NYC Weekend Picks: 'Velveteen Rabbit,' Casino Royale Gala, more
Kristin Parker in Theatreworks USA's production of "The Velveteen Rabbit." Credit: Jeremy Daniel
Our picks for what to do in the city this weekend.
Theater
“ALL IN THE TIMING” Twentieth anniversary revival of David Ives' witty playlets.
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
“LIFE AND TIMES: EPISODES 1-4" The imaginative visionaries of the Nature Theater of Oklahoma present four installments of its 10-part work based on telephone conversations.
WHEN | WHERE Marathon Saturday from 2 to 11:45 p.m., single episodes performed next week. Public Theater, 425 Lafayette St.
INFO $70 marathon, $30 for single performances, 212-967-7555, publictheater.org
“THE VELVETEEN RABBIT” Three actors and the audience create Margery Williams' story of talking toys and other good things.
WHEN | WHERE Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m., DR2 Theatre, 103 E. 15th St.
INFO $39, 212-239-6200, dr2kidstheatre.com
Film
“ISHTAR” Become one of the few who have actually seen this infamous Beatty-Hoffman bomb when it plays as part of a weekend-long salute to Paul Williams, who wrote the songs and will appear in person on Sunday.
WHEN | WHERE Saturday and Sunday at 6 p.m. at the Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria, Queens
INFO Tickets are $12, 718-777-6800; movingimage.us
Art
“LUNCH HOUR NYC” The New York Public Library's large, first-floor exhibition space is devoted to an enjoyable look at how the city helped invent the concept of lunchtime itself -- from the renowned automat (you can take away recipes) to the glitzy power lunch and the Great Depression-era free lunch.
WHEN | WHERE Open daily through Feb. 17, New York Public Library's Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street.
INFO Free, 917-275-6975, nypl.org
Dining
HENRY PUBLIC This very 19th century-looking Brooklyn saloon has killer cocktails but also a small, meat-centric menu. The mind-bendingly tender braised turkey leg sandwich ($15) is among the city's best sandwiches, hands down.
WHEN | WHERE Dinner daily, lunch and brunch Tuesday through Sunday, 329 Henry St., Brooklyn
INFO Average entree $15 (cash only), 718-852-8630, henrypublic.com
Music
LESLIE WEST The former Mountain man brings that ferocious guitar of his. When will he do “Mississippi Queen”?
WHEN | WHERE Friday and Saturday nights at 8, The Iridium, 1650 Broadway
INFO $40, 212-582-2121, theiridium.com
Nightlife
CASINO ROYALE GALA Expect martinis (shaken, not stirred), Goldfinger girls and gaming tables at this gala celebrating 50 years of James Bond. Come dressed as a Bond character. A portion of the proceeds will go to superstorm Sandy relief.
WHEN | WHERE 9 p.m. Saturday, Capitale, 130 Bowery
INFO $125, purchase tickets online at bit.ly/S6U9s4
Compiled by Linda Winer, Rafer Guzmán, Ted Loos and Kevin Amorim.
