New York - March 03, 2005

The Weekend Guide

What to Do This Weekend

When it’s this cold outside, you’ve gotta keep it moving. As in moveable type, moveable art, and, of course, moveable feast.

SEE
“Ashes and Snow”
What: Gorgeous photos (you’ve seen the boy-with-elephant one around town), shown in a massive temporary structure built from shipping containers and paper tubes.
Why: Consolation for missing The Gates.
When: Sat. 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun. noon–5 p.m.
Where: Nomadic Museum, Pier 54, at 13th St. (866-468-7619 or ticketweb.com).

Walk on Water
What: Israeli film of love, hate, and secret agents.
Why: All that and hot full-frontal male nudity. Mazel tov, indeed.
When: Opens Fri.
Where: Angelika Film Center, 18 W. Houston St., at Mercer St. (212-995-2000).

DO
Block Printing Workshop
What: Craft time! Charming Brooklyn stationer hosts free one-hour class on the basics.
Why: Now if only you could find something to put your new stamp on …
When: Sun. at 6 p.m.
Where: Lion in the Sun, 463 4th Street, b/t Seventh and Eighth Aves., Park Slope (718-369-4006 or lioninthesunps.com).

EAT
Shaburi
What: New Japanese resto in Murray Hill (a.k.a. the middle of nowhere) offers C.I.Y. shabu shabu.
Why: All the fun of cooking without the cleanup.
When: Fri. 11:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m., Sat. 1 p.m.-midnight, Sun. 1 p.m.-10:30 p.m.
Where: 125 E. 39th St., b/t Park and Lexington Aves. (212-867-6999).

BUY
Christopher Fischer
What: Up to 60 percent off cashmere clothing, accessories, and home items.
Why: An easier drive than their Hamptons shop.
When: Thurs.-Sat. 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Where: 80 Wooster St., b/t Spring and Broome Sts. (212-965-9009).