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Andy Garcia and Julianna Margulies head to the boogie down Bronx in ‘City Island.’ They play a married couple in a dysfunctional family.

Set in a section of The Bronx called City Island, Vince Rizzo (Andy) is a corrections officer who is taking acting classes behind his family’s back. The movie unfolds as secrets and lies told by family members and his social circle are foiled and the truth comes out. Andy told ET, “…It’s a movie about interrelationships and behavior and predicaments. It’s about the construction of the story, how that tapestry of through lines of all the characters intertwine and sort of like emotional farce and the comedy of errors or lies.”

Also serving as a producer, Andy explained why Julianna was perfect for the role of his wife, Joyce. “I know she has this character in her; this sort of working class character,” he said. “She didn’t want to do her normal hair. She had this wig that she had done for a job that never came through or something and when she put on the wig…it was like perfect.”

‘City Island’ also stars Alan Arkin, Steven Strait, Ezra Miller, Emily Mortimer, and Andy’s real-life daughter Dominik Garcia-Lorida who plays his on-screen daughter. The comedy opens in theaters on Friday, March 19. Read more..

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THURSDAY 4

SALSA: Frankie Vázquez and the Bronx Horns at Latin Tinge Thursdays, Brooklyn Crossroads Supper Club, 402 Third Ave. at Sixth St. in Park Slope, Brooklyn, 6 p.m.; $10; women free until 8 p.m.

MIX: Brooklyn band Chicha Libre plays to Charlie Chaplin’s “Pay Day” and “The Idle Class” and guitarist Gyan Riley to shorts from Harry Smith’s “Early Abstractions,” 8 p.m. at Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St., $40-$45. Part of the New York Guitar Festival.

SATURDAY 6

SALSA: Dominican singers José Alberto (El Canario) and Raúl Rosendo and Puerto Ricans Nino Segarra and Paquito Guzmán at “Back to the the ’80s” concert, Lehman Center, 8 p.m., $35-$50.

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SHE’S bringing the Great White Way to the Bronx.

A borough native and former Broadway actress has parlayed her success in the theater into a performing arts school in the Bronx.

Lisa Maietta Rybacki, 28, opened Dream Makers Performing Arts at 3432-10 E. Tremont Ave. in Throgs Neck on Oct. 12. She already has 50 students and is planning to take dozens more.

“It’s my baby,” said the actress, who grew up in Country Club. “It’s been a dream of mine. When I was younger, I always had to go to the city for my training because there wasn’t any place that offered professional dance and acting lessons in the Bronx.

“Now that I’ve done Broadway shows, I wanted to bring it back to the community and share what I’ve learned.”

Dream Makers offers instruction in singing, dancing and acting. The school also has fitness classes for adults, including salsa, zumba and yoga. Classes are held Monday through Saturday from 3:30 to 10p.m.

Rybacki has worked as a professional actress for a decade.

She is currently the dance captain for the first national Broadway tour of “Grease,” starring former “American Idol” winner Taylor Hicks.

She has formerly performed on the national tour of “West Side Story.” She also has done regional productions of “42nd Street,” “Oklahoma!,” “Singin’ in the Rain,” “Footloose” and “The Music Man,” among others.

Lessons are at $55 a month for four one-hour classes. Read more..

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FORUM: “The Young Lords Party: 40 Years Later” with panelists Augustín Lao-Montes, Marta Moreno-Vega, Johanna Fernández, Darnell Enck-Wanzer and Andrés Torres, at Hunter College’s Faculty Dining Room, 8th floor, West Bldg., 6 p.m. Free.

FILM: “El Círculo,” a documentary about Dr. Henry Engler, a former Uruguayan guerrilla leader who was imprisoned for 13 years during his country’s military dictatorship, premieres at El Café at El Museo del Barrio, 6:30 p.m. Free, RSVP to www.elmuseo.org.

CLASSIC: Acclaimed Bolivian guitarist Piraí Vaca at Americas Society, 680 Park Ave., 7 p.m. Free.

THURSDAY 3

FLAMENCO: Chano Domínguez Quintet, a flamenco/jazz combo, presents new interpretation of the 1959 Miles Davis’ “Kind of Blue,” at Jazz Standard, 116 E. 27th St., 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. shows. Cover $30. Through Sunday.

“Los Nutcrackers: A Christmas Carajo” at BAAD!

THEATER: Charles Rice-González’s “Los Nutcrackers: A Christmas Carajo,” a gay-themed Christmas comedy, returns to BAAD!, 841 Barretto St., in the Bronx. Through Saturday and Nov. 10-12. Tickets $20.

“¡Viva Pinocho!” at Pregones Theater.

 SALSA: Cita Rodríguez and her orchestra perform tribute to her late father, Pete (El Conde) Rodríguez, at Latin Tinge Thursdays, Brooklyn Crossroads Supper Club, 402 Third Ave. at Sixth St. in Park Slope, Brooklyn, 6 p.m. Tickets $5-$10, ladies free until 8 p.m. Read more..

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I wondered why Chazz Palminteri’s “A Bronx Tale” was suddenly booked into the Venetian Showroom for a limited run this month.

Was it because Palminteri is Italian, and his semi-autobiographical solo show fits the casino’s Italianate theme? Because Wayne Brady canceled all his October dates in the showroom?

Because Palminteri felt like ending his yearlong national tour with a comfy work-play stint in Las Vegas?

Whatever the reason, this richly comic and compelling “Bronx Tale” fits in here like a bespoke Armani suit or a pair of Gucci loafers. With its doo-wop heart and street-wise soul, it’s a close cousin to “Jersey Boys” at the adjacent Palazzo.

Snazzy in a sharp charcoal suit, shooting his cuffs underneath a streetlamp at the Bronx, Palminteri situates us in 1960, where his wide-eyed 9-year-old self, Calogero Palminteri, watches over his world from a concrete stoop at the corner of 187th Street and Belmont Avenue. Read more..

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