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THEATER: Over the summer the Belarusian Free Theater was arrested, along with their audience, during a performance of their play Being Harold Pinter, which uses Pinter’s magnificent Nobel Prize acceptance speech as a springboard for theatrical dissent, something the Belarus police state isn't really so into. (For that reason, the company’s performances are normally held secretly in alternating private apartments.) Unable to bring the entire production to New York for his Under the Radar festival, Artistic Director Mark Russell instead invited journalist/playwright Nikolai Khalezin (pictured) to present Generation Jeans, his solo show with DJ; it’s a semi-autobiographical account of a freedom fighter and the beginning of the “Jeans Revolution.” – John Del Signore

Friday // 7pm // The Public Theater [425 Lafayette St] // Tickets cost $15

EVENT: Michel Gondry is back with yet another magical and quirky film, this one titled, Be Kind, Rewind. He'll be on hand tonight to discuss his latest work, which stars Jack Black and Mos Def. You can see the trailer for here.

Friday // 7pm // Apple Store SoHo [103 Prince St] // Free

MUSIC: Le Royale, some venue that used to be some venue that hosted the Misshapes party, is hosting the Robot Rock party tonight. Spinning tunes will be Alex English, Dimitry and Marc Alan Gray. And giving you some all-original, all-live music will be Holy F*ck. Rock, robot, rock.

Friday // 10pm // Le Royale [21 7th Ave] // $10

EVENT: It's the Journal of Popular Noise release party! The semi-annual audio zine is the creation of Byron Kalet. Issues 4 through 6 come in the journal's standard form of 7” vinyl records (pictured). Genius. The party promises drinks, and also an afterparty.

Saturday // 6pm // Printed Matter [195 Tenth Ave] // Free

ART: Starting tonight the MF Gallery opens up their Sci-Fi Art Show up to geeks city-wide! The art on hand will include works by: Stephen Blickenstaff, Aya Kakeda, Daniel Kelly, Stacy Lande, Drew Maillard, Joe Simko, Suckadelic and whole lotta others. The show promises art from "beyond the stars," and runs through February 16th, and you can get more info here.

Saturday // 7pm // MF Gallery [157 Rivington St] // Free

MUSIC: Guess we're feeling a little mellow this weekend (maybe it's the rain), so we're suggesting a night at Pete's Candy Store with singer-songwriters Wynn Walent, JAYMAY, Dave Deporis and Kyle Ervin. All worth checking out, and you won't go home with hearing loss, either.

Saturday // 9pm // Pete's Candy Store [709 Lorimer St, Brooklyn] // Free

THEATER: The Whitehall Ferry Terminal in lower Manhattan is the unlikely setting for Small Metal Objects, a wholly unique experience in town through Monday as part of Under the Radar. It’s created by Australia’s Back to Back Theater, a company that features an ensemble of disabled actors. For Small Metal Objects, a bank of seats has been set aside for an intimate audience who will wear headphones to eavesdrop on the action as it unfolds amid the bustle of the terminal. “Gary and Steve are the kind of men who normally escape notice. But here they play an inadvertent but pivotal role in the night of two ambitious executives they’ve arranged to meet for a transaction.” – John Del Signore

Saturday // 2:45pm & 6:45pm // Whitehall Ferry Terminal [1 South St.] // Free, but reservations recommended. (212) 967-7555

MUSIC: Folk-rock goddess (Rolling Stone's words), KT Tunstall is at the Apple Store this Sunday. Come enjoy a lazy afternoon filled with her own personal style of alt-folk.

Sunday // 3pm // Apple Store SoHo [103 Prince St] // Free