May 8, 2008

The Weekend Guide

What to Do This Weekend

Get your goat.

EAT
Cabrito Opens
What: Chef David Schuttenberg’s (Fatty Crab, Craft) brand new, homey Mexican hang with house-made chorizo, oysters and sangrita, queso fundido, traditional pueblan cemitas, and pork green chili stew. (All inspired by his culinary school thesis project on Mexican street food. Did we mention he got an A?)
Why: Book the back garden picnic table and bring fifteen friends. (Y tu mamá también.)
When: Opens Fri., 5 p.m.-2 a.m. Regular hours, Sun.-Wed., 5-11 p.m.; Thurs.-Sat., 5 p.m.-2 a.m.
Where: 50 Carmine St., b/t Bleecker & Bedford Sts. (212-929-5050).

INK
Your Very Own “Mom” Tattoo
What: Scott Campbell (of legendary Saved Tattoo in Billyburg) designs a series of tats for your permanent collection, just $100 a pop. (His normal rate is $1,000 per hour).
Why: Let it get under your skin.
When: Mother’s Day. Sun., 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Where: Earnest Sewn, 821 Washington St., b/t Gansevoort & Little West 12th Sts. (212-242-3414).

SEE
Peter Beste’s True Norwegian Black Metal
What: Somehow a cool, calm, and collected documentary photographer from Texas managed to snap up-close-and-personal images of Norwegian black metal bands.
Why: An exhibit of the best of the Beste. A book signing, too.
When: Thru June 7. Opens Fri., 6-8 p.m.
Where: Steven Kasher Gallery, 521 W. 23rd St., b/t Tenth & Eleventh Aves. (212-966-3978).

BUY
Derek Lam
What: Laundered silk ruffle blouse for $200 (was $590); satin draped crewneck dress for $750 (was $1,790); crepe de chine gathered-waist dress for $600 (was $1,590).
Why: Lick your chops for racks of Lam.
When: Thurs. & Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Where: 601 W. 26th St., b/t Eleventh & Twelfth Aves., ste. 1750.

Annabelle Verhoye’s Paintings on Glass
What: An open studio for the visual artist’s whimsical abstracts in large format.
Why: True colors are shining through.
When: Sun., 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Where: 26 Bethune St., at Greenwich St. (646-486-0827).