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No matter how much free time you have this weekend, we have TV recommendations for you. Come back every Friday for new suggestions from our TV critic on what to watch. This Weekend I Have … an Hour, and Gimme That Sweet, Sweet Trash A scene from “Release the Hounds.”Primal …

The premiere of Verdi’s “Aida” two nights earlier, starring Anna Netrebko singing the title role for the first time and Riccardo Muti conducting the Vienna Philharmonic, had gone smoothly. The new production of Shostakovich’s “Lady Macbeth of Mtensk,” starring Nina Stemme and conducted by Mariss Jansons, had proved such a …

Photo Drew Barrymore in “Firestarter.” Credit Universal Pictures Concerts in the park? Check. Days at the beach? Absolutely. But any must-do list of summer-in-the-city activities should also include a midnight movie or two, with the late-screening crowd spilling out onto the steamy streets afterward. Happily, several theaters offer films into …

KAKI KING at the Iridium (Aug. 19, 8 p.m.). The virtuosic guitarist Kaki King has done session work with mainstream acts from Foo Fighters to Timbaland, all while cultivating a dedicated audience for her own solo compositions. Ms. King is currently preparing a live album of orchestral reinterpretations of that …

Photo Joined by the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, the pianist Paul Lewis will play Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 on Sunday in Lenox, Mass.; see listing below. Credit Nathaniel Brooks for The New York Times Our guide to the city’s best classical music and opera. ‘DON GIOVANNI’ at the Rose …

Photo Jimmy Kimmel said, “If we’re going to start taking down every monument that pays tribute to racists, we should probably take down every building with the name Trump on it.” Credit ABC Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown that lets you sleep — and lets us get …

The Guangzhou Transgender Center declined to screen the film, citing pressure from the local authorities. And although the film was made mostly at the students’ school, which is affiliated with Renmin University of China, with students playing most of the parts, school officials would not grant permission for public screenings …

Photo T. J. Miller is among the many comics to be featured in the weeklong Brooklyn Comedy Festival, returning on Monday for a fifth year. Credit Richard Perry/The New York Times Our guide to stand-up, improv and variety shows. BROOKLYN COMEDY FESTIVAL (Aug. 21-27). This annual festival returns for a …

Photo From left, Krysten Ritter, Finn Jones, Charlie Cox and Mike Colter in “Marvel’s The Defenders.” Credit Netflix Netflix brings some familiar superheroes together for a singular purpose in its latest Marvel series. And two news programs investigate white supremacists in the United States. What’s Streaming MARVEL’S THE DEFENDERS on …

Photo Fabergé eggs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A “Griffins, Goblets and Gold” tour of the museum introduces fans to objects that evoke the Harry Potter books; see listing below. Credit Janette Pellegrini Our guide to cultural events in New York City for families with children and teenagers. ‘CHITTY …