New York - April 09, 2009

The Weekend Guide

What to Do This Weekend

Rabbit’s delight: We said hip hop, hip hip hippity hip hip hop, you don’t stop.

DO
Ukrainian Egg Decorating
What: Thirty bucks and you can get handsy with pysanky, the traditional art of decorating with wax and stains.
Why: Party time, eggselent.
When: Sat., 4:30-6 p.m.
Where: Spacecraft, 355 Bedford Ave., at S. 4th St., Williamsburg (718-599-2718).

SWEAT
Street Jazz
What: Smooth moving Rhapsody James (music video/tour choreographer for Beyoncé, Britney, etc.) leads high-energy hip-hop and R&B dance class.
Why: Dance attacks not heart attacks.
When: Sat., 1-2:30 p.m.
Where: Manhattan Movement & Arts Center, 248 W. 60th St., b/t Amsterdam & W. End Aves. R.S.V.P. to 212-787-1178.

HEAR
It’s Techno Logic
What: Sound art duo Matmos performs with the Princeton Laptop Orchestra (PLOrk) and So Percussion.
Why: Listen closely to the noise bible pages, crayfish nerve tissue, and a five-string banjo make.
When: Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m.
Where: The Kitchen, 512 W. 19th St., b/t Tenth & Eleventh Aves. Tix and info at 212-255-5793 ext. 11.

FREEZE
Stōgo for Passover
What: Organic, dairy-free scoops (cardamom-pistachio, green tea, spicy Mexican chocolate) are kosher and better than matzo.
Why: Soft-serve (banana berry, chocolate) launches Saturday.
When: You’re tired of ice cream headaches.
Where: 159 Second Ave., at 10th St. (212-677-2301).

TAT
Ink Well
What: Fleeting deals on pretty frocks (25 percent) in exchange for a permanent tattoo (only $20-$50 from top-shelf artist Adam Paterson of Jersey City Tattoo).
Why: Maybe an Easter bunny image to spice things up at the seder?
When: Sat., noon-7 p.m.
Where: Eponymy, 466 Bergen St., b/t Flatbush & 5th Aves., Park Slope (718-789-0301).