Sunday in Park Slope, the streets are filled with stoop sales and fallen branches from Thursday’s tornado. There’s much to do and see today and tonight, including this film and discussion at  Zora’s Space at 7:30 PM: Border crossing and migration are issues that confront societies worldwide, both rich and poor. Author and professor Behzad Yaghmaian (Embracing the Infidel) leads a program of film and discussion on the topic. And for other events…

Movies:

Last Train Home, Meserine Pts 1 & 2 (Thurs only), The American, The Town, I’m Still Here at BAM

Tonight at Zora’s Space at 7:30 PM: Border crossing and migration are issues that confront societies worldwide, both rich and poor. Author and professor Behzad Yaghmaian (Embracing the Infidel) leads a program of film and discussion on the topic.

Music:

Tonight at 7PM at Barbes: New Music Series curated by Richard Guérin and Giancarlo Vulcano. Every third sunday of the month, the series will present a composer-portrait focusing on new pieces or under-performed pieces in the composer’s body of work. This month: Roberto Rodriguez & Susie Ibarra Duo. The duo performs a series of delicate etudes in hypnotic compositions for Philippine gongs, cajon and laptop. Born in East Havana, Cuba, percussionist and composer Roberto Rodriguez has worked with Rufus Wainwright, Joe Jackson , John Zorn , Marc Ribot , Celia Cruz , Israel “CACHAO” Lopez and Maurice El Medioni. ‘Ibarra is one of the all too few artists who combine prodigious talent with cultural awareness to create art and make the world a better place in the process” Elliott Simon, All About Jazz

And at 9PM at Barbes:

The Django Experiment: French virtuoso Guitarist Stephane Wrembel seems to have channeled both the technique and the fire of Django Reinhardt. He studied for years with the manouche (the French Gypsies) but has also gotten deep into American vernacular musical styles. His weekly set mix up the traditional Django repertoire along gypsy swing re-interpretations of standards,

Theater

Through September 26th, The Gallery Players present What the Butler Saw, a comedy by Joe Orton.

Today at 2PM (and through October 2nd) at The Church of St. Joseph in Prospect Heights, Murder in the Cathedral, a site-specific production of TS Eliot’s play.

Comedy:

Today  at the Bell House: Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival

Television:

At 9PM on Sunday night, watch Steve Buscemi as Enoch “Nucky” Thompson in Boardwalk Empire, HBO’s series about Atlantic City during prohibition produced by Martin Scorsese. Says Buscemi: “This is one of the best parts I’ve ever had in my life. It’s unusual to play a character who is ambitious, who has a dark side, and yet there’s a lot of humour, as well. It’s so much fun to play a role like this. Really, going to work every day has been a pure joy.”