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FILM: The 1959 classic Some Like It Hot will screen at the Rubin Museum tonight; the film starred Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon and follows "a pair of unemployed musicians who inadvertently become witnesses to the St. Valentine Day's Massacre." They'll also be serving up Asian-inspired cocktails and tapas. Recently Curtis released his memoir "American Prince," in which he addressed the whole "flippant crack about how kissing Marilyn Monroe in Some Like It Hot was 'like kissing Hitler'."

Friday // 8 p.m. // Rubin Museum of Art [150 W 17th St] // Free

Reminder: New releases for the holiday season are listed right here!

MUSIC: Kimya Dawson is at Bowery Ballroom tonight. It's been almost exactly a year since Juno was released, so let's go back to thinking about her as one of the founders of the Moldy Peaches, 'kay?

Friday // 8 p.m. // Bowery Ballroom [6 Delancey St] // $15

THEATER: Keep the Christmas spirit alive tonight with Beasley's Christmas Party, a charming little mystery play adapted from a 1909 story by Booth Tarkington. A study of small-town America around the turn of the last century, the narrative centers on a curious journalist and his peculiar next door neighbors: a gubernatorial candidate, his amazing houseguest, and their wide circle of very special friends. Adam Feldman at Time Out NY calls it "a touching exploration of imagination, loneliness and the virtue of kindness. In terms of dazzle, Beasley’s Christmas Party can hardly compete with White Christmas or the Rockette launch at Radio City. It gets its Christmas cheer the old-fashioned way: It earns it." — John Del Signore

Friday // 8 p.m. // The Clurman @ Theatre Row [410 West 42nd Street] // $41.25

SHOW: Over at FreeNYC they're pointing towards Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, who are "planning on delivering the largest holiday shock in New York City this holiday season when The Enigma, a puzzled sideshow prodigy will be performing in the heart of Times Square. The self-proclaimed Freak of Nature emerged in 1991 and has since performed his all-ages performance around the world staging sideshow stunts that will make anyone’s jaw drop. His utter disregard for the ordinary has resulted in a dare show you have to see to believe."

Saturday // 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. // Ripley's Believe it or Not! [234 W 42nd St] // Free

THEATER: Radiotheatre, the company known for their "environmental sound spectaculars," has given Dracula the aural treatment, with a bit of a GWOT twist: "Be warned, this isn't your grandpa's version! Take heed of the vampire hunters who have invaded the Middle Eastern domain of Count Dracula on a holy mission to destroy him and his kind! Witness Dracula's revenge upon these Western invaders by taking their beautiful women as his eternal brides!" — John Del Signore

Saturday // 3 p.m. // Players Theatre [115 MacDougal Street] // $20

EVENT: Today marks the first day of Kwanzaa, and this Sunday the Natural History Museum will hold their fest in celebration. "This all-day presentation will feature a rich array of intergenerational performers, including the famed Allen Liturgical Dance Ministry; the oldest African dance school in the United States. In addition to the performances, enjoy the Kwanzaa marketplace and taste the special foods sold at the Museum Food Court." More details here.

Sunday // 12 to 5 p.m. // AMNH [Milstein Hall of Ocean Life, first floor] // Free with admission