Let’s hear it for the weekend! TGI-Saturday and all that. HOT TIP: The Lenny Bruce show at St. Ann’s Warehouse is amazing. I saw the 90-minute verbatim “impersonation” of his Feb 4th 1961 Carnegie Hall midnight show last night. It’s like seeing history live.

Or how about Marketa Irglova (of Swell Season fame) playing with Aida Shahghasemi at Zora Space. I didn’t even bother listing Neko Case at The Bell House on Sunday night YES! “This Tornado Loves You” at the The Bell House). because it’s sold out. But there’s plenty of other things to do. Click on read more for all the essential details.

Movies

This weekend at the Pavilion: Black Swan, No Strings Attached, The Dilemma, The Fighter, The King’s Speech, True Grit

This weekend at BAM: Black Swan, The Fighter, The King’s Speech, True Grit

This weekend at Cobble Hill Cinema: Black Swan, Blue Valentine, Somewhere, The King’s Speech, True Grit

Also at BAM this weekend: BAM Kids Film Festival, an international showcase of the best in children’s films, along with live performances and fun-for-all-ages activities in the lobby throughout the day.

Music

Saturday at the Bell House at 8PM: My So Called Prom is not the name of a band, it’s a dance party! “Forget the pastel satin gowns, corsets, and penguin suits, this is the real prom you never had. Don your finest grunge apparel (fishnets, Doc Martens, flannels, ripped jeans, Converse, unwashed hair, and insane amounts of eyeliner are all encouraged) and prepare for a night of dancing like you’re an extra in the Smells Like Teen Spirit video.”

Saturday at Union Hall at 8PM: Three bands are on the line-up: A Silent C, Bridges and Powerlines, The Ayes Ayes

Saturday at Zora Space at 8PM: Marketa Irgloval and Aida Shahghasemi will perform songs from Marketa’s forthcoming solo album, Anar, which is Persian for pomegranate. Doors open at 7PM – $12 Cover

Theater

This weekend at BAM: John Gabriel Borkman by Ibsen with Fiona Shaw, Alan Rickman, Abbey Theater said to have an amazing set and, of course, stellar acting. And hey, it’s Ibsen, one of the great greats.

This weekend at St. Ann’s: Steve Cuiffo is Lenny Bruce at Carnegie Hall 50 Years to the night. 

This weekend at Gallery Players: The Drowsy Chaperone: “Take a spin on our narrator’s turntable and dive into the world of madcap musical mayhem and mischief as the cast album of his favorite Broadway show bursts to life in his living room. It’s the tale of a brazen follies starlet giving up the stage for love, and all the zany guests who’ve gathered for her wedding, including the gin-soaked chaperone assigned to keep a watchful eye, albeit at half-mast, on this motley crew.”