various times: moms get a free frozen custard cup or cone at shake shack. >>
8am-4pm: the ninth annual japan day at central park’s bandshell features live music, dance and martial arts performances, plus food tents, family-friendly activities, a four-mile run, and more. free admission. >>
1-4pm: learn how to make yourself a small terrarium at nyc resistor. materials (soil, moss, succulents, figurines, glass bowl) included. $15. >>
1:30, 4pm, 7pm (+ 6/21): your parents weren’t typical, and neither are ones depicted in momi’smother’s + father’s day horror film screenings: psycho, rosemary’s baby, the brood, the night of the hunter, eyes without a face and the shining. $12 general, $9 students/seniors. >>
4pm (weekly): the sunday ‘moving pictures’ series at the way station screens 1985’s clue (free). nerd karaoke follows at 9pm ($5 suggested donation). >>
4-10pm: this month’s second sunday open studios at red hook’s pioneer works features site-specific installations, performances, live music by xenia rubinos and pitchblak brass band, and more. free ($10 suggested donation). >>
6:45pm doors, 7pm show (monthly): cabaret showdown: 21st century hits edition. under st. marks theater. $12 admission includes a drink. >>
7pm: comedian, the daily show field producer, and former letterman writer jena friedmanpreviews her solo show, ‘american c*nt,’ before hitting the edinburgh fringe festival. the annoyance theater, $5. >>
7pm: at the low standards show, guests perform stand-up and discuss their favorite underappreciated films. tonight: the wild life (1984) with hosts john murray and matt fisher. videology, free. >>
7:30pm: comedians and their moms perform a fully improvised show in honor of mother’s day at the magnet theater. $7. >>
7:30pm doors, 8pm show (monthly): the ‘i’m new here–can you show me around?’ showfeatures stand up and interviews with folks who’ve made nyc their home. tonight’sguests include wyatt cenac, daniel simonsen, christopher e. mason, ph.d., jody avirgan, and tom cowell. hosted by maeve higgins and jon ronson. union hall, $10. >>
8pm (weekly thru 10/25): habana outpost’s sunday movie night season continues with the warriors (1979). free admission. >>
8pm (weekly): the ‘if you build it’ comedy show with host kara klenk features performances by christian finnegan, eliot glazer, ophira eisenberg, rob o’reilly, josef anolin and country musical comedy duo reformed whores. ucbeast, $5. >>
8pm doors (sundays thru 5/31): electro-pop band my midnight heart plays a residency in the ace hotel lobby. free admission. >>
all weekend
10am-6pm sat + sun (ends sun): the 35th annual spring crafts on columbus arts + crafts showreturns for the season with 100 exhibitors. columbus ave., bet. 77th + 81st sts >>
10am-7pm sat, 11am-6pm sun (ends sun): annual bklyn designs show features local furniture, lighting, accessories and art designers at greenpoint’s brooklyn expo center, kicking off the city-wide nycxdesign shows. $15. >>
10am-sunset sat + sun: socrates sculpture park kicks off its spring opening weekend with kite making + flying and yoga + tai chi classes. free admission. >>
11am-7pm sat + sun (+ 5/20, 30): sketchbooks from artists from around the world are displayed and available for check out during the sketchbook project’s stop at the brooklyn art library. free admission. >>
11am-7:30pm sat, 11am-6pm sun (thru 5/12): 50+ galleries and dealers from the u.s. and europe come to the spring masters new york art and antiques show at the park avenue armory. $25 general, $15 students. >>
ends sun: san francisco-based alonzo king lines ballet returns to the joyce theater with two new york premieres: writing ground, inspired by the poetry of colum mccann, and concerto for two violins. $10+. >>
ends sun: the fifth annual bayou ’n brooklyn festival brings cajun, creole and zydeco music to the borough with bands, workshops, food, and more. jalopy, $20-30. >>
thru 5/17: nyc wildflower week offers 20+ nature walks, garden tours, and children’s events across all five boroughs. most are free. >>
thru 11/15: ‘how posters work’, an exhibition of 125 works at cooper hewitt, explores the techniques behind iconic posters. $18 general, $12 seniors, $9 students, pay-what-you-wish saturdays 6-9pm. >>
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