Our picks for what to do in the city this weekend. 
 Theater 
 "HARBOR" Sag Harbor is the setting for an unexpected family reunion in this serious comedy by Chad Beguelin, co-starring Randy Harrison ("Queer as Folk") and Erin Cummings ("Spartacus: Blood and Sand"). 
 WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 8, Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m., Primary Stages, 59 E. 59th St. 
 INFO $70, 212-279-4200, <a href="http://primarystages.org" target="_blank">primarystages.org</a> 
 SUMMER SHORTS New one-act plays by Tina Howe, Neil LeBute and Paul Weitz are part of two different programs at this seventh annual festival of short American works. 
 WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 8:15, Saturday at 2:15 and 8:15 p.m., Sunday at 3:15 and 7:15 p.m., 59 E. 59th Street Theaters 
 INFO $25, 212-279-4200, <a href="http://summershortsfestival.com" target="_blank">summershortsfestival.com</a> 
 "SHORT STUFF 7" This series of new one-act plays includes work by John Yearley and Arlene Hutton. 
 WHEN | WHERE Friday and Saturday nights at 8, Sunday at 7 p.m., The Barrow Group, 312 W. 36th St. 
 INFO $18, 212-868-4444 
 Film 
 LES BLANK TRIBUTE This screening, part of an ongoing retrospective on the documentary filmmaker, features three classics: "Dry Wood" (1973), "Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers" (1980) and the literally titled "Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe" (1979). 
 WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 7, Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria. 
 INFO $12, 718-777-6800, <a href="http://movingimage.us" target="_blank">movingimage.us</a> 
 Art 
 "A BEAUTIFUL WAY TO GO" Once one of the country's most popular tourist attractions, the architectural treasure trove that is Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery turns 175 this year. This exhibition looks at its influential role in the development of parks and public spaces in America. 
 WHEN Through Oct. 13, open daily, Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave. 
 INFO $10 (suggested), 212-534- 1672, <a href="http://mcny.org" target="_blank">mcny.org</a> 
 Food 
 PEARL &amp; ASH Ambitious and delicious bites abound at this new Lower East Side entry into the derby of places serving international small plates. Occasionally even the entree portions are a wee bit wee, but a strong wine list makes up for it. 
 WHEN | WHERE Dinner nightly except Sunday, 220 Bowery 
 INFO Average small plate, $14; entree, $26; 212-837-2370, <a href="http://pearlandash.com" target="_blank">pearlandash.com</a> 
 Music 
 MARCUS MILLER Get all jazzed up for the Grammy-winning "Renaissance" man and his bass guitar. 
 WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 8, Highline Ballroom, 431 W. 16th St. 
 INFO $40, 212-414-5994, <a href="http://highlineballroom.com" target="_blank">highlineballroom.com</a> 
 Nightlife 
 ALICE RIPLEY Tony winner Alice Ripley ("Next to Normal") reprises songs she performed on Broadway along with original tunes. 
 WHEN | WHERE Saturday at 8 p.m., 54 Below, 254 W. 54th St. 
 INFO $40-$50 ($25 food and beverage minimum), 866-468-7619, <a href="http://ticketweb.com" target="_blank">ticketweb.com</a> 
 Compiled by Linda Winer, Rafer Guzmán, Ted Loos and Daniel Bubbeo.

Our picks for what to do in the city this weekend. Theater "HARBOR" Sag Harbor is the setting for an unexpected family reunion in this serious comedy by Chad Beguelin, co-starring Randy Harrison ("Queer as Folk") and Erin Cummings ("Spartacus: Blood and Sand"). WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 8, Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m., Primary Stages, 59 E. 59th St. INFO $70, 212-279-4200, primarystages.org SUMMER SHORTS New one-act plays by Tina Howe, Neil LeBute and Paul Weitz are part of two different programs at this seventh annual festival of short American works. WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 8:15, Saturday at 2:15 and 8:15 p.m., Sunday at 3:15 and 7:15 p.m., 59 E. 59th Street Theaters INFO $25, 212-279-4200, summershortsfestival.com "SHORT STUFF 7" This series of new one-act plays includes work by John Yearley and Arlene Hutton. WHEN | WHERE Friday and Saturday nights at 8, Sunday at 7 p.m., The Barrow Group, 312 W. 36th St. INFO $18, 212-868-4444 Film LES BLANK TRIBUTE This screening, part of an ongoing retrospective on the documentary filmmaker, features three classics: "Dry Wood" (1973), "Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers" (1980) and the literally titled "Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe" (1979). WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 7, Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria. INFO $12, 718-777-6800, movingimage.us Art "A BEAUTIFUL WAY TO GO" Once one of the country's most popular tourist attractions, the architectural treasure trove that is Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery turns 175 this year. This exhibition looks at its influential role in the development of parks and public spaces in America. WHEN Through Oct. 13, open daily, Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave. INFO $10 (suggested), 212-534- 1672, mcny.org Food PEARL & ASH Ambitious and delicious bites abound at this new Lower East Side entry into the derby of places serving international small plates. Occasionally even the entree portions are a wee bit wee, but a strong wine list makes up for it. WHEN | WHERE Dinner nightly except Sunday, 220 Bowery INFO Average small plate, $14; entree, $26; 212-837-2370, pearlandash.com Music MARCUS MILLER Get all jazzed up for the Grammy-winning "Renaissance" man and his bass guitar. WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 8, Highline Ballroom, 431 W. 16th St. INFO $40, 212-414-5994, highlineballroom.com Nightlife ALICE RIPLEY Tony winner Alice Ripley ("Next to Normal") reprises songs she performed on Broadway along with original tunes. WHEN | WHERE Saturday at 8 p.m., 54 Below, 254 W. 54th St. INFO $40-$50 ($25 food and beverage minimum), 866-468-7619, ticketweb.com Compiled by Linda Winer, Rafer Guzmán, Ted Loos and Daniel Bubbeo.

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