PRESSED FOR TIME

Whether it’s the tryptophan or the mindnumbing conversations with members of your extended family, you’ll have to fight the urge to stuff yourself and nap—there’s just too much to do. Sure, it might freak your relatives out to see Harmony Korine’s artwork or a faction of ladyboys performing in Boylesque, but if it saves you from another conversation about what, exactly, it is you’re doing with your life, isn’t it all worthwhile?

Boylesque Nov. 26, Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 W. 42nd St (at 9th Ave.), 212-695-6909; 10, $18-$20.

Premiering before Burlesque even opens, this parody— written and directed by Zack Carey and starring lots of drag queens— takes a Cher movie and somehow makes it even gayer.

Bottom Line: It’s possible that some of the cross-dressing performers have just as many natural female parts as the stars of Burlesque, and likely that they’ll Boylesque. be way more entertaining.

Shadow Fux Opens Nov. 24, Swiss Institute, 495 Broadway (betw. Broome & Spring Sts.), 212-925- 2035; 6, Free. Taking their cue from his 2009 film Trash Humpers, which follows sociopath seniors in Nashville, Korine and Ackermann showcase large-scale mixed media paintings, drawings and films that delve into a lunatic’s psyche. Bottom Line: In their first collaboration, Korine and Ackermann paint over stills from his films and generally create the kind of artsy havoc that will cure you of whatever wholesomeness the holiday season might try to infect you with.

Festival of Strikes Nov. 30, Brooklyn Bowl, 61 Wythe Avenue (betw. N. 12 & N. 13 Sts.), Brooklyn, 718-93-3369; 6, $15. Funny man Eugene Mirman hosts a night-before-Hanukkah benefit night of bowling and musical performances from The Sway Machinery, DeLeon and Soulico. Bottom Line: You don’t have to be Jewish to go, but we’ll know if you aren’t. Be one of the first 150 people in the door and get a free drink.

Nutcracker in the Lower Opens Nov. 27, Abrons Arts Center, 466 Grand St. (at Pitt St.), 212-598-0400; 3 & 7:30, $20. Sugar Plum Fairy season is upon us, but who said the whole production had to be a stiff, tutu- and pointe-shoe-clad affair? Urban Ballet Theater twirls, flips and pops the holiday classic with an infusion of salsa, hip-hop and flamenco under the direction of Daniel Catanach. Bottom Line: Classics do go stale. So skip the boring ballet and envision a Nutcracker with more flair.

Tennis Dec. 1, Mercury Lounge, 217 E. Houston St. (betw. Essex & Ludlow Sts.), 212-260-4700; 7:30, $10. Denver’s Tennis hits town tonight to build up some buzz for its sailing-obsessed fulllength Cape Dory, out in January. Catch the married twosome’s take on surfy fuzzcore tonight at cozy Mercury instead of tomorrow when the band opens for The Walkmen at too-massive Terminal 5. Bottom Line: This isn’t more nautical posturing with Sperry shoes and anchor tattoos; Tennis’ members actually lived on a boat for eight months while writing this record.