Bob Mackie, the costume and fashion designer whose many awards include nine Emmys, a Tony, and three Oscar nominations, will be at Guild Hall for a screening of “Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion,” a documentary by Matthew Miele, on Saturday at 1 p.m. After the film Mr. Mackie will be joined by Derek Blasberg, a writer and editor, for a conversation about his life and work.
The film showcases Mr. Mackie’s six-decade career, including his unusual upbringing and the familial surprises in his life that have contributed to the audacity of his work.
The filmmakers were given access to the full Bob Mackie archive, which includes many rare and unseen artifacts, including outfits that didn’t make the cut. It also features some of his over-the-top costumes as they get sequined and beaded from sketch to stage.
The film also includes original interviews with Mr. Mackie’s clients, collaborators, designers, stylists, comedians, friends, and actors, among them Cher, Pink, Tom Ford, Miley Cyrus, RuPaul, and Carol Burnett. The designer himself gives a first-person account of some of his most iconic looks, such as Cher’s 1986 Academy Award outfit with its feathered headdress and Tina Turner’s concert costumes.
Tickets are $35, $31.50 for members.
The parade of notables will continue on Sunday evening at 7 when Neil deGrasse Tyson, the astrophysicist and fifth head of the Hayden Planetarium, drops in for a talk that promises to bridge the intersection among science, pop culture, and comedy.
Known for his series “StarTalk,” Mr. Tyson has written 15 books and holds 23 honorary doctorates and the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal. He was the executive science editor and on-camera host and narrator for “Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey,” which won four Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award, and two Critics Choice Awards.
Only a handful of tickets remain, at $70, $63 for members.
James Dewitt Yancey, better known at J Dilla, was an American record producer and rapper who emerged during the mid-1990s underground hip-hop scene in Detroit. Although he died in 2006 at the age of 32, of a rare blood disease, he is considered one of the most influential producers in hip-hop and popular music.
“Dilla Time: The Dilla Experience” will bring Dan Charnas, Jeff Peretz, and Nate Smith to Guild Hall next Thursday evening at 7 to discuss how Dilla changed the way musicians all over the world play their instruments.
Mr. Charnas, a producer and a music and business journalist, is the author of “Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm.” Mr. Peretz, a musician and producer, is the coordinator of musicianship and songwriting at the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music. Attendees can expect a live drumming demonstration by Nate Smith, who has played with Pat Metheny, Ravi Coltrane, Dave Holland, and others.
Tickets are $45 to $85, $40.50 to $76.50 for members.
For those itching to dance, Guild Hall will host a silent disco dance party in its garden on Saturday from 8 to 11 p.m. Wireless headsets will feature three different channels, and the D.J.s Mister Lama, Almond, and Amy (Sits-a-Lot) Kirwin will be spinning hits from across decades.
Headset rental is $15, $13 for members. Cocktails and snacks will be available for purchase at Louise & Howie’s Coffee Bar in the lobby.
