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THEATER: Pot-au-Noir (The Black Hole) is a retelling of the story of Cain & Abel "through the lens of the Great American Myth -- combining images of Hollywood Film Noir, the Gold Rush, the Dust Bowl, and Manifest Destiny with a story that is at the core of Judaism, Christianity and Islam and, therefore, America." Jake Hooker’s new production promises lyrical text, contemporary dance and live music to tell a story of lies, deceit, jealousy, lust, revenge and, finally, murder. - John Del Signore

Friday // 8pm // The Chocolate Factory [5-49 49th Ave., Long Island City] // Tickets cost $15

PARTY: Architecture in Helsinki, the down undah band with more energy than you, will be deejaying after their Irving Plaza show tonight. It's at Luke and Leroy, so you can pretend you are at the old Misshapes (that may not be a good thing). Come, dance, etc.

10pm to 4am // Luke and Leroy [21 Seventh Ave] // Free

EVENT: Looking for some cheap art to fill your expensive apartment walls? Supreme Trading is housing an art event for you then! Prints Gone Wild is a part of New York Fine Art Print Week, and Brooklyn’s Cannonball Press has brought together a ton of graphic artists to sell their prints for $50 or less.

Friday and Saturday // 6pm to 10pm Friday, Saturday open all day // Supreme Trading [213 N 8th St] // Free

THEATER: Drawn loosely from Franz Kafka's art and life, The Great Conjurer depicts the struggle of 'K', "a character forced to choose between a life that his parents wanted him to live — career, marriage, security — and the art that wanted to have life. Based in truth, The Great Conjurer tweaks the facts to suit the art of fiction, creating a universal story about beauty, love, and sacrifice in the pursuit of something great." This is a multidisciplinary production incorporating live musicians playing a mix of music from klezmer to classical, as well as stylized movement, to help create "the multiple levels of Kafka's real and imagined worlds." Martin Denton calls it "a cerebral and surprisingly uplifting celebration of the creative impulse and all the enemies in mundane experience over which it must triumph." (Ends Saturday.) - John Del Signore

Saturday // 3pm // Kirk Theatre at Theatre Row Studios [410 West 42nd St] // Tickets cost $18. (Use the code "MYSP" for a 20 percent discount off the full ticket price)

You know where to find your music listings for CMJ, right? We've even got some more bands playing over at Gothamist House today and tomorrow. Take Sunday off though, and nurse that CMJ hangover.