NYC Weekend Picks, with Damian and Ziggy Marley
Damian Marley performs in Castellon, Spain. (Aug. 24, 2013) Credit: EPA
Our picks for what to do in the city this weekend.
Theater
"MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY" Anne Washburn's new comedy explores the late-21st century after social collapse.
WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 8, Saturday at 2:30 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m., Playwrights Horizons, 416 W. 42nd St.
INFO $70-$80, 212-239-4200, playwrightshorizons.org
"THE AWAKE" Three strangers wake up to find themselves at the mercy of a mysterious corporation in Ken Urban's new play.
WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 8, tomorrow at 8:30 p.m., Sunday at 3:30 p.m., 59 E. 59th Street Theaters.
INFO $18, 212-279-4200, 59e59.org
"STOP. RESET" In Regina Taylor's new drama, a book publisher struggles with the digital age and with his own identity.
WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 7:30, Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 and 7:30 p.m., Pershing Square Signature Center, 480 W. 42nd St.
INFO $25, 212-244-7529, signaturetheatre.org
Film
"ENTER THE DRAGON" The 1973 granddaddy of chop-sockies, starring an awe-inspiring Bruce Lee, screens as part of a series of films showcasing wing chun, the classic martial arts technique.
WHEN | WHERE Through Sept. 5 at BAM Rose Cinemas, 30 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn
INFO $13, 718-636-4100, bam.org
Art
FASHION JEWELRY Instead of going shopping, visit MAD to see 450 pieces of high-fashion jewelry from the collection of Barbara Berger. Many of them are one-of-a-kind and represent the best work of their respective designers.
WHEN | WHERE Through Jan. 20, closed Mondays, Museum of Arts and Design, 2 Columbus Circle
INFO $16, 718-299-7777, madmuseum.org
Dining
THE ELM Michelin-starred chef Paul Liebrandt of Corton in Manhattan just opened this new space in Williamsburg's King & Grove Hotel. His food is as precise and astounding as ever -- even if it doesn't feel very Brooklyn. But who cares, when even the fruit jelly that accompanies the cheese course has you rhapsodizing?
WHEN | WHERE Breakfast and dinner daily, 160 N. 12th St., Brooklyn
INFO Average entree $25, 718-218-1088, theelmnyc.com
Music
THE OUTLAWS
WHAT These good ol' country rocker boys are ready to shake up the big city.
WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 8, B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, 237 W. 42nd St.
INFO $35, 212-997-4144, bbkingblues.com
Nightlife
HOT 97 REGGAE TIP AFTER PARTY
WHAT Damian Marley, Stephen Marley and many others bring some Caribbean spice to Hell's Kitchen.
WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 10, Stage 48, 605 W. 48th St.
INFO $20, 212-957-1700, stage48.com
Compiled by Linda Winer, Rafer Guzmán, Ted Loos and Daniel Bubbeo.
