Theater 
 "AS YOU LIKE IT" Lily Rabe, Stephen Spinella, <a href="/topics/Oliver_Platt">Oliver Platt</a> and <a href="/topics/Andre_Braugher">Andre Braugher</a> kick off the Public Theater's 50th year of free <a href="/topics/Shakespeare_in_the_Park">Shakespeare in the Park</a>. 
 WHERE | WHEN Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 8 p.m., Delacorte Theater, enter Central Park at Central Park West and 81st Street 
 INFO Free, 212-539-8500, <a href="http://publictheater.org" target="_blank">publictheater.org</a> 
 "FOOD AND FADWA" 
 The new Noor Theatre, dedicated to plays about the <a href="/topics/Middle_East">Middle East</a> and Middle-Eastern Americans, opens with this serious comedy about a woman who cooks and her Palestinian family in Bethlehem. 
 WHERE | WHEN Saturday at 3 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 and 7 p.m., <a href="/topics/New_York_%28state%29">New York</a> Theatre Workshop, 79 E. Fourth St. 
 INFO $65, 212-279-4200, <a href="http://nytw.org" target="_blank">nytw.org</a> 
 "WE PLAY FOR THE GODS" The always interesting Women's Project collaborates on an intimate epic with seven playwrights, four directors, three producers and five actors -- including the ever-endearing Annie Golden. 
 WHERE | WHEN Friday night at 8, Saturday at 3 and 8 p.m., Cherry Lane Theatre, 38 Commerce St. 
 INFO $60, 212-352-3101, <a href="http://womensproject.org" target="_blank">womensproject.org</a> 
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 Film 
 "HAROLD AND MAUDE"<a href="/topics/Hal_Ashby"> Hal Ashby</a> directed this 1971 black comedy about a morose young man (Bud Cort) who falls for a lively 79-year-old (<a href="/topics/Ruth_Gordon">Ruth Gordon</a>). 
 WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 7 and Saturday at 3 p.m. at <a href="/topics/Museum_of_the_Moving_Image">Museum of the Moving Image</a>, 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria, Queens 
 INFO Free with $12 museum admission, 718-777-6888, <a href="http://movingimage.us" target="_blank">movingimage.us</a> 
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 Art 
 SWEPT AWAY The <a href="/topics/Museum_of_Arts_and_Design">Museum of Arts and Design</a> on Columbus Circle has a reputation for innovative programming, and the often-ephemeral works in this show -- ingeniously made of dust, dirt and ashes -- really dazzle. 
 WHEN | WHERE Through Aug. 12, closed Mondays. 2 Columbus Circle 
 INFO $15, 212-299-7777, <a href="http://madmuseum.org" target="_blank">madmuseum.org</a> 
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 Food 
 JUNGSIK The old <a href="/topics/Chanterelle">Chanterelle</a> space in TriBeCa is now home to an exciting haute cuisine Korean. Even if the <a href="/topics/Atmosphere_%28musician%29">atmosphere</a> is a touch too formal at times, memorable dishes abound, like the Tabasco chicken with kimchee. 
 WHEN | WHERE Dinner, closed Sundays, 2 Harrison St. 
 INFO Average entree price $30, 212-219-0900, <a href="http://jungsik.kr" target="_blank">jungsik.kr</a> 
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 Music 
 <a href="/topics/Gary_U.S._Bonds">GARY U.S. BONDS</a> Who knows? Maybe you'll get to dance till a quarter to 3 with this <a href="/topics/Long_Island%2C_NY">Long Island</a> Music Hall of Famer. 
 WHEN | WHERE Saturday at 8 p.m., <a href="/topics/B_B_King">B.B. King</a> Blues Club &amp; Grill, 237 W. 42nd St. 
 INFO $25, 800-745-3000, <a href="http://ticketmaster.com" target="_blank">ticketmaster.com</a> 
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 Nightlife 
 ROCK 'EM, SOCK 'EM It's going to be a long night of electro, punk, funk and indie. The tunes go until 4 a.m. 
 WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 10, Otto's Shrunken Head, 538 E. 14th St. 
 INFO Free, 212-228-2240, <a href="http://ottosshrunkenhead.com" target="_blank">ottosshrunkenhead.com</a> 
 Compiled by Kevin Amorim, Linda Winer, Rafer Guzmán and Ted Loos. 
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Theater "AS YOU LIKE IT" Lily Rabe, Stephen Spinella, Oliver Platt and Andre Braugher kick off the Public Theater's 50th year of free Shakespeare in the Park. WHERE | WHEN Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 8 p.m., Delacorte Theater, enter Central Park at Central Park West and 81st Street INFO Free, 212-539-8500, publictheater.org "FOOD AND FADWA" The new Noor Theatre, dedicated to plays about the Middle East and Middle-Eastern Americans, opens with this serious comedy about a woman who cooks and her Palestinian family in Bethlehem. WHERE | WHEN Saturday at 3 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 and 7 p.m., New York Theatre Workshop, 79 E. Fourth St. INFO $65, 212-279-4200, nytw.org "WE PLAY FOR THE GODS" The always interesting Women's Project collaborates on an intimate epic with seven playwrights, four directors, three producers and five actors -- including the ever-endearing Annie Golden. WHERE | WHEN Friday night at 8, Saturday at 3 and 8 p.m., Cherry Lane Theatre, 38 Commerce St. INFO $60, 212-352-3101, womensproject.org Film "HAROLD AND MAUDE" Hal Ashby directed this 1971 black comedy about a morose young man (Bud Cort) who falls for a lively 79-year-old (Ruth Gordon). WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 7 and Saturday at 3 p.m. at Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria, Queens INFO Free with $12 museum admission, 718-777-6888, movingimage.us Art SWEPT AWAY The Museum of Arts and Design on Columbus Circle has a reputation for innovative programming, and the often-ephemeral works in this show -- ingeniously made of dust, dirt and ashes -- really dazzle. WHEN | WHERE Through Aug. 12, closed Mondays. 2 Columbus Circle INFO $15, 212-299-7777, madmuseum.org Food JUNGSIK The old Chanterelle space in TriBeCa is now home to an exciting haute cuisine Korean. Even if the atmosphere is a touch too formal at times, memorable dishes abound, like the Tabasco chicken with kimchee. WHEN | WHERE Dinner, closed Sundays, 2 Harrison St. INFO Average entree price $30, 212-219-0900, jungsik.kr Music GARY U.S. BONDS Who knows? Maybe you'll get to dance till a quarter to 3 with this Long Island Music Hall of Famer. WHEN | WHERE Saturday at 8 p.m., B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, 237 W. 42nd St. INFO $25, 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com Nightlife ROCK 'EM, SOCK 'EM It's going to be a long night of electro, punk, funk and indie. The tunes go until 4 a.m. WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 10, Otto's Shrunken Head, 538 E. 14th St. INFO Free, 212-228-2240, ottosshrunkenhead.com Compiled by Kevin Amorim, Linda Winer, Rafer Guzmán and Ted Loos. Click here for more New York City events.

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