Our picks for what to do in the city this weekend. 
 Theater 
 "A BED AND A CHAIR" Jazz master Wynton Marsalis adapts songs by Stephen Sondheim in this Encores! special event starring Bernadette Peters and Jeremy Jordan. 
 WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 8, Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 and 7 p.m., New York City Center, 55th Street east of Seventh Avenue. 
 INFO $30-$175, 212-581-1212, <a href="http://nycitycenter.org" target="_blank">nycitycenter.org</a> 
 "HE PATRON SAINT OF SEA MONSTERS" One is romantic, the other is not, in Marlane Meyer's new odd-couple serious comedy. 
 WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 7:30, Saturday at 2 and 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2 and 7 p.m., Playwrights Horizons, 416 W. 42nd St. 
 INFO $60, 212-279-4200, <a href="http://playwrightshorizons.org" target="_blank">playwrightshorizons.org</a> 
 "SMALL ENGINE REPAIR" John Pollono's comic thriller involves three old high school pals reunited in a repair shop. 
 WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 8, Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m., Lucille Lortel Theatre, 121 Christopher St. 
 INFO $69-$69, 212-352-3101, <a href="http://mcctheater.org" target="_blank">mcctheater.org</a> 
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 Kids 
 HOLIDAY TRAIN SHOW Even the littlest train fanatics will be delighted as model streetcars, trolleys and steam engines zip around a magical landscape of scaled New York landmarks made of plant parts. Advance reservations encouraged. 
 WHEN | WHERE Saturday through Jan. 12, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Blvd., the Bronx 
 INFO $10 kids 2-12, $20-$25 adults, 718-817-8700, <a href="http://nybg.org" target="_blank">nybg.org</a> 
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 Art 
 CHRISTOPHER WOOL 
 WHAT Paintings done in mostly black-and-white might sound snoozy, but the New York-based Wool turns out thoughtful compositions with limited means. And his text-based works frequently provide a chuckle. 
 WHEN | WHERE Through Jan. 22 (closed Thursdays), Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Ave. 
 INFO $22, 212-423-3500, <a href="http://guggenheim.org" target="_blank">guggenheim.org</a> 
 Compiled by Linda Winer, Anne Machalinski and Ted Loos.

Our picks for what to do in the city this weekend. Theater "A BED AND A CHAIR" Jazz master Wynton Marsalis adapts songs by Stephen Sondheim in this Encores! special event starring Bernadette Peters and Jeremy Jordan. WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 8, Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 and 7 p.m., New York City Center, 55th Street east of Seventh Avenue. INFO $30-$175, 212-581-1212, nycitycenter.org "HE PATRON SAINT OF SEA MONSTERS" One is romantic, the other is not, in Marlane Meyer's new odd-couple serious comedy. WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 7:30, Saturday at 2 and 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2 and 7 p.m., Playwrights Horizons, 416 W. 42nd St. INFO $60, 212-279-4200, playwrightshorizons.org "SMALL ENGINE REPAIR" John Pollono's comic thriller involves three old high school pals reunited in a repair shop. WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 8, Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m., Lucille Lortel Theatre, 121 Christopher St. INFO $69-$69, 212-352-3101, mcctheater.org _____ Kids HOLIDAY TRAIN SHOW Even the littlest train fanatics will be delighted as model streetcars, trolleys and steam engines zip around a magical landscape of scaled New York landmarks made of plant parts. Advance reservations encouraged. WHEN | WHERE Saturday through Jan. 12, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Blvd., the Bronx INFO $10 kids 2-12, $20-$25 adults, 718-817-8700, nybg.org _____ Art CHRISTOPHER WOOL WHAT Paintings done in mostly black-and-white might sound snoozy, but the New York-based Wool turns out thoughtful compositions with limited means. And his text-based works frequently provide a chuckle. WHEN | WHERE Through Jan. 22 (closed Thursdays), Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Ave. INFO $22, 212-423-3500, guggenheim.org Compiled by Linda Winer, Anne Machalinski and Ted Loos.

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