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Agenda: What’s Good This Week

Today: 5/11/08

Monday: 5/12/08

Tuesday: 5/13/08

Wednesday: 5/14/08

Thursday: 5/15/08

Friday: 5/16/08

Saturday: 5/17/08

All of Today’s Picks All Monday Picks All Tuesday Picks All Wednesday Picks All Thursday Picks All Friday Picks All Saturday Picks

movie

imageTurn the River
Village East Cinemas

Chris Eigeman's throwback drama places a big bet on another one of those model-gorgeous single-mom pool hustlers (Famke Janssen) you so often bump into. More »

movie

Sweet Love, Bitter (1966)

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classical

Momix
Joyce Theater

Moses Pendleton's awe-inspiring modern troupe. More »

theater

Boeing-Boeing
Longacre Theatre

Christine Baranski, Mark Rylance, and Bradley Whitford star in Marc Camoletti's sixties comedy about the romantic misadventures of an architect. More »

reading

Steve Coll
92nd Street Y

Pulitzer Prize winner Coll discusses his work with "New Yorker" editor David Remnick. More »

nightlife

imageNo Fun Fest
Knitting Factory

The annual festival of experimental acts. More »

movie

imageYella
various locations

German director Christian Petzold's surreal drama. More »

movie

True Stories
BAM Rose Cinemas

Talking Head David Byrne's 1986 film. More »

classical

Configuration Dance
Citigroup Theater, The Ailey Stu

The creative ballet troupe presents ballets by former ABT principal Susan Jaffe, Yuri Zhukov, and three pieces by Michael Shannon. More »

theater

Saved
Playwrights Horizons

Michael Friedman's musical based on the movie about a pregnant girl in a Christian high school. More »

movie

A Grin Without a Cat
Walter Reade Theater

Interwoven documentary footage of the left during the 1960s. More »

reading

Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth
Brooklyn Historical Society

Contributors to the latest in the borough-specific true-crime series read. More »

reading

David Gilmour
Barnes & Noble

The Canadian writer reads from his quirky fatherhood memoir, "Film Club." More »

reading

John Darnielle
Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

The folkster presents his debut work, "Black Sabbath's Master of Reality." More »

classical

ABT II
Joyce Theater

American Ballet Theatre's junior company gets some much deserved time in the spotlight. More »

art

Masterworks of Six Centuries: Lawrence Steingrad

One of six Upper East Side venues to participate, the gallery hosts a self-guided art walk. More »

nightlife

Kanye West: Glow in the Dark Tour
Madison Square Garden

A megawatt bill of superstar hip-hop talent performs as part of West's Glow in the Dark Tour. More »

reading

Mark Sarvas
Barnes & Noble

The lit-world blogger (the Elegant Variation) reads from his debut novel, "Harry Revised." More »

nightlife

Judah Friedlander
Carolines on Broadway

The trucker-hat-loving "30 Rock" talent. More »

classical

Let's Go Swimming
The Kitchen

A tribute to musician, composer, and former director of the Kitchen Arthur Russell. More »

Ongoing

Movies

The Cinematography of Ed Lachman

With films such as Werner Herzog's How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck..., screening with the short film Songs for Drells, and Sofia Coppola's The Virgin Suicides. Through 5/20 , BAM Rose Cinemas

Movies

Godard's 60s

A five-week retrospective of the French New Wave pioneer's sixties-era works. Through 6/5, Film Forum

Photography

New York Photo Festival 2008

An eclectic batch of photo-world talents—Laurel Ptak, Erik Kessels, Sarah Pickering, and many others—participate in a four-day symposium. 5/14—5/18, The Tobacco Warehouse

Classical

Tribeca New Music Festival

A five-concert series of new compositions performed by cutting-edge groups, including Steve Reich, Jacob TV, and Scott Johnson. 5/7—5/11, The Flea

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