Night&Day

Lagomorph lovers might be disappointed to find out this isn't really a movie about rabbits, but How to Draw a Bunny, John Walters's 2002 Sundance Special Jury prize-winning film is a fascinating documentary on the life and mysterious death -- although it is thought that he planned his drowning on Friday, January 13, 1995, off Sag Harbor, Long Island, as his final performance piece -- of New York collage artist Ray Johnson. Often described in biographical references as "the most famous unknown artist," Johnson was known by many in the art scene, but no one really knew him well. Walters tries to meet the man behind the enigma by tracing his life from his hometown of Detroit to the Pop art world of New York. The film starts tonight at 8:30 at Miami Beach Cinematheque, 512 Española Way, Miami Beach. Tickets range from eight to ten dollars. Call 305-673-4567 or visit www.mbcinema.com. (LO)

When Jason Robert Brown decided to compose a Broadway-style play that told the story of a relationship's meandering death, he set out on the road less traveled. Brown combined his penchant for unique storytelling with infectiously poppy songs, and the end result was The Last Five Years, a spare, moving tale of deviating dreams and cross-cultural love that made Time Magazine's best of 2001 list and won Drama Desk Awards for Best Music and Best Lyrics. The relationship between Jamie, a good Jewish boy and Kathleen, a nice Irish Catholic girl, is ruminated upon and deconstructed through songs such as "Shiksa Goddess," "Still Hurting," and "The Schmuel Song." Catch this off-Broadway musical today at 2:00 or 7:30 p.m. in the Stafman Lounge of the Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center, 18900 NE 25th Ave., North Miami Beach. Tickets range from five to ten dollars. Call 305-932-4200, extension 127. (PEGY)