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THEATER: We've been talking up Eric Davis for years, ever since we caught his Red Bastard act at CBGB Gallery and laughed so hard we couldn't breathe. Since then he's emerged as one of the big stars of New York's punk clown renaissance (not that that's stopped him from getting real paid by Cirque de Soleil). Tonight he stays behind the scenes, having directed Kill Me Loudly – A Clown Noir for the New York Clown Theater Festival. They're describing it thus: "In this dream-like murder mystery, a clown trio attempts to stage a film noir. But beware! No one returns unscathed from the depths of depravity! The clowns get caught up in the corruption, perversion and betrayal of their own twisted tale." Perverse clowns? We're in! Starring the hilarious Jeff Seal, whose talents we've also witnessed first-hand (from the stage). – John Del Signore

Friday // 8:30 p.m. // The Brick Theater [575 Metropolitan Ave, Williamsburg] // $15

PANEL: This weekend, to go along with the After Nature exhibit still at the New Museum, catch a panel that "will engage New York’s landscape at three distinct moments in history. Eric W. Sanderson, leader of the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Mannahatta Project, will discuss Manhattan island in 1609; Matthew Coolidge, of the Center for Land Use Interpretation (CLUI), will speak about “Up River: Points of Interest from The Battery to Troy,” CLUI’s study of the “sculpted landscape” of today’s Hudson River; and Matthew Sharpe will read from his novel Jamestown, which is partially set in an imaginary future Manhattan. Moderated by Brian Sholis, editor of Artforum. More details here.

Saturday // 3 p.m. // New Museum [235 Bowery] // $6

EVENT: Coralina Meyer presents The Last Supper Film, Food, Music & Art Festival at 3rd Ward on Saturday. "Held at the height of seasonal change, The Last Supper Festival is a celebratory feast for the senses and a multi-arts symposium exploring the theme of 'Landscape'. This year, the indoor-outdoor event features 13 short films from emerging directors, 13 artworks from budding visual artists, 13 dishes from innovative food artists and live music from 7 talented bands and DJ's including the Hungry March Band.

Saturday // 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. // 3rd Ward [195 Morgan Ave, Brooklyn] // $15 or $10 with 3 cans of food

THEATER: The theme of Japan Society's '08-'09 season is "Beyond Boundaries: Genre-Bending Mavericks." That's genre, not gender; the emphasis here is on meshing cutting-edge technologies with age-old performance traditions. The boundary-busting kicks off this weekend with KIOSK, a "visually arresting" one-woman show by the award-winning ARICA Performance Company. The performance "follows a day in the life of a woman working in a humble train station kiosk. Perched in her rolling chair, the woman sells newspapers and water. This simple premise is explored through fierce, physical repetition and live electronic music that unfolds the complex layers of the human body's relation to labor in this surreal landscape." Watch a video preview here. – John Del Signore

Saturday // 7:30 p.m. // Japan Society [333 East 47th St] // $28

MUSIC: Uninhabitable Mansions are made up of two parts Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, one part Au Revoir Simone, and a whole lot of fun. We'll keep this short, but if you only go see one show this Saturday, make it theirs (they play with Mugison and Bellman Barker).

Saturday // 8 p.m. // Mercury Lounge []// $13

The Feelies are back in town this weekend with a show at Music Hall of Williamsburg and Bowery Ballroom. Tickets are still on sale! Read, listen, and then go see the band.

Saturday and Sunday // 8 p.m. // Music Hall of Williamsburg [66 N 6th St, Brooklyn] and Bowery Ballroom [6 Delancey St] // $25

FILM: As part of Symphony Space's film series, Paul Schrader's Personal Choice, the 1947 Jacques Tourneur noir Out of the Past is screening twice. Starring Robert Mitchum as a private eye hired to find a mobster's former mistress (Kirk Douglas plays the mobster, Jane Greer the mistress), Roger Ebert called it "one of the greatest of all film noirs, the story of a man who tries to break with his past and his weakness and start over again in a town, with a new job and a new girl." (Before Out of the Past, there are screenings of Schrader's underrated The Walker, starring Woody Harrelson as a Washington D.C. escort.) - Jen Chung

Sunday // 4 p.m. & 9 p.m. // Symphony Space, Leonard Nimoy Thalia (Broadway and 95th Street) // $11 ($7 for members)
Amanda Palmer, pictured with a cardboard Obama, by Ruebie Fannin.