What’s Hot in the City this snowy weekend?

This Thursday, February 5 Laugh Boston presents the show Awkward Sex…And The City featuring comedians and storytellers Natalie Wall, Emmy Harrington, Jamie LeeLo, Carly Ann Filbin, Ginny Leise at 10:15 p.m. Tickets: $25 & $20; www.laughboston.com.

The Institute of Contemporary Art celebrates Brazilian art, music and culture with First Fridays: Carnaval! this Friday featuring the work of artist Adriana Varejão along with Samba performances and music by DJ Knife spinning Brazilian-inspired tunes beginning at 5 p.m. Tickets: $15 nonmembers; www.icaboston.org, 21+.

From the MTV series Guy Code, comedian Lil Duval performs stand-up at The Wilbur this Friday at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $22.50; www.ticketmaster.com.

Also on Friday, ArtsEmerson presents the free screening of Ousmane Sembene’s film Black Girl (La Noire de…) in the Bright Family Screening Room at the Paramount Theater at 8 p.m.

This Saturday, World Music presents Ladysmith Black Mambazo performing mbube, South African a cappella singing, at Sanders Theatre in Cambridge at 8 p.m. Tickets: $47.50, $42.50, , $37.50 $32 .50 and $12.50 for obstructed view. For tickets call the Harvard Box Office at 617.496.2222. www.boxoffice.harvard.edu.

Catch the final performance of the musical Breath & Imagination this Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre in downtown based on the life of Roland Hayes the first world-renowned African-American classical vocalist. Tickets: $79, $59, $49 and $25; www.artsemerson.org.