This one’s for you, Twihards!
1. Dark Shadows at Twilight: A Paley Center Vampire Weekend
Midtown’s pop culture-loving Paley Center (25 W 52nd St between Fifth and Sixth Aves; 212-621-6600, mtr.org) hosts a vaguely Twilight-themed weekend with screenings of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, True Blood and other vampirey fare. Check out the schedule here to find a screening you want to see, or go from 2:30 to 4pm on Saturday for a panel discussion led by Entertainment Weekly’s Ken Tucker. Afterward, you’ll probably have a taste for blood—take a stroll down to Keens (72 W 36th St between Fifth and Sixth Aves; 212-947-3636, keenssteakhouse.com) for one of the best steaks in the city.

The furry Tenenbaums
2. Fantastic Mr. Fox
Spike Jonze had his moment in the sun with Where the Wild Things Are, and now it’s time for indie auteur Wes Anderson to step up to the plate with his own for-children-and-hipsters offering, a stop-motion take on Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr. Fox. The film has a limited opening this weekend in NYC, so you’ve got only two theater choices: Lincoln Square and Union Square. If you can make it to Union Square, grab a cozy winter meal fit for a foxhole at nearby Ippudo NY (65 Fourth Ave between 9th and 10th Sts, 212-388-008). The East Village has become a haven of ramen joints, but when it comes to noodles, “Ramen King” Shigemi Kawahara still makes a convincing case for his crown.

Read more: TONY’s review of Fantastic Mr. Fox

She drives an art bargain
3. Recession Proof! The Affordable Art Fair
Need to spruce up your apartment decor? No need to go hog wild at the Chelsea galleries. On Saturday, peruse some works that won’t break the bank at HiChristina (632 Grand St at Leonard St, Williamsburg, Brooklyn), where art collective SharkMother will showcase 15 local artists whose pieces all run under $200. After you’ve browsed, continue the theme of doing rich-people things at poor-people prices at Bushwick Country Club (618 Grand St at Leonard St, Williamsburg, Brooklyn; 718-388-2114, bushwickcountryclub.com)—it’s not a real country club, but rather a tongue-in-cheek bar with a ramshackle minigolf course in the back (under construction, perhaps to become less ramshackle) and one of the city’s best photo booths.

Marathon Mac
4. The Lily’s Revenge
TONY theater critic Adam Feldman says, “Taylor Mac’s fantastical epic is like nothing you have ever seen or will ever see again. Miss it and weep.” You’ll also weep if you don’t get some food in your stomach before heading to HERE (145 Sixth Ave between Broome and Spring Sts, 212-352-3101) for the show—at four hours and 45 minutes, the production demands a good deal of endurance from the audience. The show starts each day at 6:30pm, so fill up for the long haul at the always dependable Indian joint Baluchis’s (193 Spring St. between Sullivan and Thompson Sts; 212-226-2828, baluchis.com). The lengthy menu won’t leave you starved for choice.

Read more: TONY’s review of The Lily Revenge

Afrika Bambaataa, home of that hip-hop
5. Afrika Bambaataa 35th Anniversary
Let’s take it back to the old school! The legendary Afrika Bambaataa, whose pioneer status makes him one of hip-hop’s most name-checked personalities, takes over S.O.B.’s (204 Varick St at Houston St, 212-243-4940) for a Sunday night bash featuring other back-in-the-dayers like Naughty by Nature, Melle Mel and Dana Dane. Beforehand, head to Joseph Leonard (170 Waverly Pl at Grove St, 646-429-8383) for the first edition of “Cochon Sundays.” Chef Jim McDuffee will break down an entire pig in house and serve up three main courses and three appetizers (each can be ordered à la carte) until all the trotters, intestines and headcheese is gone. Check out the chalk drawing on the wall to see which parts are still on offer.