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Photo by Jen Carlson.

MUSIC: The Seaport brings Heloise & the Savoir Faire to their ice skating rink tonight. When we interviewed frontwoman Heloise last week she said: "I'd like to see some exciting skating costumes please!!" Find some inspiration here.

Friday // 7 p.m. // Seaport Ice, Pier 17 // Free, $5 to skate

Meanwhile, Michael Pitt and his band Pagoda (pictured) are on the UWS tonight to celebrate the 8th anniversary of the Ding Dong Lounge. You may know Pitt from his portrayal of a Kurt Cobain-esque character in Last Days, amongst other things.

Friday // 9 p.m. // Ding Dong Club [929 Columbus Ave] // $7

THEATER: The current production of Ibsen's famous 1879 play A Doll's House employs an inspired casting twist: all the female roles are performed by exceptionally tall woman, while the male parts are played by actors ranging in height from 40 to 53 inches. Mabou Mines DollHouse was a hit when it first premiered at St. Ann's Warehouse in 2003; after touring the world it's back in Brooklyn for a very limited run. Reviewing it when it premiered, The Times called it "a passionate allegory that works—and plays—on many levels. The men embody small-minded convention and stunted possibilities. The women's big forms exude trapped energy, but they also remind us of the outsize roles that women played in the Victorian imagination." — John Del Signore

Friday // 8 p.m. // St. Ann's Warehouse [38 Water Street, DUMBO] // $35

BENEFIT: The 4th NOLITA Mardi Gras Fundraiser is going down tomorrrow night. The benefit supports FIGMENT, Sweet Home New Orleans and St. Patrick's Old Cathedral. There will be plenty of live music from both NYC and New Orleans musicians, and plenty of NOLA inspired dishes served up from local establishments La Esquina, 24Prince, Frank and more.

Saturday // 7 p.m. // Sullivan Hall [214 Sullivan St] // $25-100

MUSIC: Head over to Williamsburg this weekend to catch Austin McCutchen (part of Neckbeard Telecaster collective supergroup), who will be performing some solo stuff. Check out this recent video, and get more info on the show here.

Saturday // 9 p.m. // M Shanghai [129 Havemeyer St, Brooklyn] // Free

TOUR: We recently stopped by the Apollo for the kick-off of their 75th season, and now they're opening their doors for two weekends of Open House events. "Visit the legendary Apollo Theater and take an entertaining, and informative tour - including onstage, backstage and more! Learn the history of Harlem’s iconic jewel and enjoy a mock Amateur Night show, film screenings, discussions, and information about the remarkable community that surrounds and enhances the Apollo." Be sure to chat with Apollo historian Billy MItchell while you're there!

Saturday and Sunday // 12-5 p.m., 12-7 p.m. // // Free

OSCARS: Two fun Oscar parties going on this Sunday for those who want to watch the stars pick up their little gold men. Comix will be projecting the awards ceremony and offering up discounted food and drinks all night (with cute names like: "There Will be Bloody Marys." Next up is the the 8th Annual Murray Hill Oscar Party at Joe's Pub. "The evening will feature impromptu performances, hilarious videos, impersonations of the nominated stars, movie spoofs, interviews from the fake red carpet, movie trivia games and lots of prizes."

Sunday // 6:30 p.m. // Details for Comix and Details for Joe's Pub

THEATER: Eugene Ionesco's hugely influential absurdist play The Bald Soprano skewers the bourgeoisie by turning banal suburban chit chat inside out, revealing the nonsense within. In the right hands, it's electrifying, and Martin Denton at nytheatre.com says a new revival by One Year Lease is "crisp, smart, and elegant. The play reduces fatuous, passive rituals to an exaggerated and bleak view of their essentials, exposing a sad inertia that reveals quite a lot about human nature (such as what was on Ionesco's mind in 1950 when he wrote this, which was how to explain how the banal evil of fascism could ever take hold in a so-called civilized society)." — John Del Signore

Sunday // 3 p.m. // Teatro Circulo [64 E 4th St] // $18