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FILM

POLITICAL PARANOIA A professor and film historian, Foster Hirsch, introduces a screening of "The Manchurian Candidate" (1962) at the Museum of the City of New York. Mr. Hirsch, who teaches in the film department at Brooklyn College, discusses what he calls the political paranoia of the 1960s. He examines how director John Frankenheimer captured the pervasive suspicion of the time in this cinematic satire about a plot to assassinate a presidential candidate. Saturday, 2 p.m., Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave. at 103rd Street, 212-534-1672, ext. 3395, $9 general, $5 seniors and students, free for members and children younger than 12.

GATHERINGS

BOW TO BOW The Working Harbor Committee hosts the Great North River Tugboat Race and Competition. A parade of tugs, accompanied by fireboats, chugs down the river from Pier 84 to the starting line at the 79th Street Boat Basin at 10 a.m. The race begins at 10:30 a.m., and is followed by competitions such as bow-to-bow pushing, which is also known as nose to nose — a shoving contest, only with boats. An awards ceremony takes place at 1 p.m. Viewers can also watch from aboard a Circle Line vessel, departing from Pier 83 at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Pier 84, West 44th Street at the Hudson River, free. For Circle Line, meet at Pier 83, West 43rd Street at Hudson River Park, $35 general, $30 seniors, children, and members. For tickets and complete information, go to workingharbor.org.

MUSIC

CELEBRATING BOSSA NOVA Brazilian vocalist Leny Andrade sings bossa nova classics at Birdland. The singer honors her countrymen and collaborators with favorites such as "Embraceable You," from her 1993 album of the same name, and "Rio," from her 1991 album "Bossa Nova." Ms. Andrade also has deep musical roots in samba jazz. She performs two sets with drummer Helio Schiavo, pianist Dario Eskenazi, and bassist Kip Reed. Through Saturday, 8:30 and 11 p.m., Birdland, 315 W. 44th St., between Eighth and Ninth avenues, 212-581-3080, $30-$40.

A BREW WITH BACH A young American pianist, Simone Dinnerstein, performs songs from her latest album, "The Berlin Concert," a recording of her fall 2007 recital at the Kammermusiksaal Philharmonie in Germany. The program includes Philip Lasser's Variations on a Chorale by J.S. Bach, and Bach's French Suite No. 5 in G major. Ms. Dinnerstein has released two previous albums, a collaboration with cellist Zuill Bailey and a disc featuring Bach's "Goldberg Variations." Concertgoers can sip on samples of free beer from the upstate-based Brewery Ommegang. Today, doors open at 6:30 p.m., 7 p.m., (Le) Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker St. at Thompson Street, 800-838-3006, $15.

THEATER

ROCK OF LOVE The Public Theater presents a revival of the Grammy Award-winning musical "Hair" at Shakespeare in the Park. Directed by Diane Paulus, the cast of "Hair" includes Broadway veterans Jonathan Groff ("Spring Awakening") and Tommar Wilson ("The Music Man"). Ms. Paulus is the creator of productions such as "The Donkey Show," a disco adaptation of "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Free tickets are distributed at the elacorte Theatre in Central Park; a limited number are available the day of each performance on the Public Theater Web site. Through Sunday, 8 p.m., Central Park, Delacorte Theatre, enter at 68th Street at Central Park West, 212-539-8500, free. For complete information, go to publictheater.org.

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