New York - January 08, 2009

The Weekend Guide

What to Do This Weekend

Don’t wait for a dial tone.

HEAR
Call Cutta in a Box
What: Interactive play for audience of one. A ticket gets you a key to a room with a ringing telephone. Answer the call and the plot unfolds around you.
Why: Welcome a telemarketer’s call.
When: Thru Feb. 27. Six shows daily as part of the Public Theater’s Under the Radar fest; Mon.-Sat. thereafter.
Where: Goethe-Institut New York, 1014 Fifth Ave., at 83rd St. (212-439-8700). Same-day tix at Goethe-Institut New York or online at brownpapertickets.com.

SEE
Labapalooza Mini Festival of New Puppet Theater
What: Stop-motion folk tales, an Italian sleepwalker, and a monkey-mouse duo launched into space.
Why: You’ve got no strings to hold you down.
When: Thru Jan. 11. Thurs. & Fri., 8 p.m.; Sat., 2 p.m.; Sun., 4 p.m.
Where: St. Ann’s Warehouse, 38 Water St., near Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park, DUMBO. Tix at 718-254-8779 or online at stannswarehouse.org.

BELT
Labyrinth Sing-Along
What: Practice your contact juggling while entranced with the magical David Bowie/Jim Henson Muppet-filled mystery film.
Why: Lost in a maze? Drink beer to help it make some sense.
When: Fri., 11 p.m.
Where: 92YTribeca, 200 Hudson St., at Canal St. Tix at 212-601-1000 or 92ytribeca.org.

EAT
Ribollita Soup
What: The man behind Sullivan Street Bakery opens a pizza spot with a hearty supporting act (Tuscan bread, savoy cabbage, beans, tomatoes) to a menu of toasts and pies.
Why: The Popeye (roasted spinach, Gruyere). The Santo (béchamel, shaved radicchio, mozzarella, onions).
When: Tues.-Sat., 5-11 p.m.
Where: Co., 230 Ninth Ave., at 24th St. (212-243-1105).

WATCH
Docs on the Shortlist
What: Catch top buzzed-about true-life movies of the year.
Why: Filmmakers are on hand for post-flick Q&A.
When: Thurs., 6 & 8 p.m.; Sat., 3, 5, 7, & 9 p.m.
Where: Tribeca Cinemas, 54 Varick St., at Laight St. (212-941-2000).

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