Weekend Agenda: Japanese Punk, Shakespeare in Drag & A Wild Smorgasbord

Weekend Agenda: Japanese Punk & Shakespeare in Drag

There are better ways to celebrate your Friday-the-13th weekend than buying cheap wine and watching the Human Centipede at home. So put some freak in your Friday, and keep it going. Here's some help:

Guitar Wolf @ The Knitting FactoryWhy: They're a zombie-fighting Japanese "garage punk" band who sounds like the Clash. When: Friday. Doors: 8PM, Show: 9PMWhere: The Knitting Factory, 361 Metropolitan Ave., BK; 347-529-6696

The Tempest: A Dark, Whimsical WhirlWhy: Part mushroom-trip, part love-letter, and there are men running around in dresses. Some of the best-performed Shakespeare this city's seen in a while.When: Friday and Saturday, 8:30 PM. Buy Tickets. Where: HERE theatre, 145 6th Ave.; 212-647-0202

9th Avenue International Food Festival--a Wild SmorgasbordWhy: Pig out on a bunch of crazy foods before you become a slave to your beach body. Pad Thai + Spicy gumbo + Stuffed quail + Cheesecake = ?!?When: Saturday and Sunday, 10 AM--5 PMWhere: Ninth Avenue btwn 37th St. & 57th St.

Radio Play with Reggie Watts and Tommy Smith: a Radio Show (Not for Grandma)Why: Mind-blowing beatboxing and a fright of black hair. Hard to explain--watch this. When: Saturday, 8 PM and 10 PM; Sunday, 6 PM Buy tickets.Where: Performance Space 122, 150 1st Ave. @ E 9th St.

German Expressionism at MoMaWhy: Can you think of better date than going to see awesome (totally bizarre) German woodcuts? Highbrow meets "Whoa"-Brow. When: Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 10:30 AM- 5:30 PMWhere: The Museum of Modern Art. 11 W 53 St; 212-708-9400

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