New York

Opens Fri, Oct 27

Cocaine chronicles the 70s/80s Miami drug wars through the highs (i.e., the Steelers getting sniffy before the Super Bowl) and the just-as-entertaining lows (Free Manuel Noriega!). Basically, if you loved Scarface, this doc's for you. If you loved Noriega, prepare to have your idol shattered.

347 W 46th St, between 8th and 9th; 212.957.0046

Masatoshi Sugio's third restaurant features 130 styles of enhanced sushi (e.g., fried Kumamoto oyster on the shell w/rice and foie gras w/daikon and ponzu). The chow's pricey, but Sugio's rep's above reproach, so the only question left to ask is: who the hell's Gary?

Tonight, at Valbella: 421 W 13th St, between 9th and Washington

Sample an international array of clear spirits, from Holland's controversially named "Bong", to "Herb's Vodka" -- infused with cilantro, fennel, and other sadly unbongable plants. You'll also get a nonstop procession of Valbella's upscale Italian chow, plus a smattering of new gins -- who'll be slightly bitter being the +1 at someone else's Fest.

If you're hungry for underground fashion, but fear the troglodytic hipsters who sell it, check out Kazbah: a just-unveiled buying site for the best brands no one's heard of. Visit regularly, and you'll look so sharp, a jealous fellow Eloi will throw you down a manhole.

8pm tonight, at Theater 80: 80 St Marks, between 1st and 2nd

There'll be free beer/wine in the lobby for this acclaimed singer-songwriter's show -- so all that'll prevent you from enjoying Cleaves' wry, Texas-yet-worldly folk will be the free beer/wine in the lobby.