saturday
alec baldwin, kevin bacon, sj parker and others give tours of central park via your cell phone, free >>
9 free public pools (in every borough) open today >>
10am: it’s housing works l.i.c. warehouse sale w. $20 all-you-can-stuff bags >>
10am-5pm: wiimbledon = 128 tennis wii-ers in daylong charity smackdown. free ($3.99 to play) @ barcade >>
11am-2pm: go fishing on the harlem meer. (catch and release, people.) central park, free >>
12:30, 1:30pm: dancers of all ages, backgrounds + body types perform @ whitehall ferry terminal, free >>
12-5pm: pappardella hands out free gelato, columbus ave/75th st >>
3-5pm: amber ‘willow's girlfriend’ benson signs her book 'death's daughter' @ midtown comics >>
3-7pm: pride performances, kite flying + ‘a costume shop sale suitable for drama queens’ e. 4th street >>
5pm: subway show! bands play train-themed songs on the 7 train. sing-along, rounds… meet @ times sq >>
5:30, 9pm: fritz lang’s ‘metropolis’ with live accompaniment by rock collective 3epkano, bam, $7-11 >>
7pm: melodious dr. dog, dylanesque phosphorescent + these united states’ electro-folk @ prospect park, $3 >>
7pm: nyc opera on the pier w. selections from puccini, rossini, verdi, more @ south st seaport, free >>
8pm: fangtastic! ‘the lost boys’ @ coney island usa , $5 includes free popcorn >>
8pm: ‘beach blanket bingo’ skate party @ coney’s dreamland. themed dress gets discount; $12 + $5 rental >>
8pm: the electoharmonicy-mellow-summery au revoir simone @ bowery ballroom, $15 >>
8:30pm: ‘what's on your plate?’ questions the food chain thru 2 11-year-olds’ eyes. fort greene park, free >>
9pm-1am: ‘hobos + mermaids on the high seas’= cruise, dance on ny's only tall ship. $20, worth it >>
11:15pm: ‘top gun!’ ‘demonlover!’ ‘the wiz’! bamcinématek’s all night 11-flick cineplex/dance party, $15 >>
sunday
sundays thru labor day: gotham bar + grill celebrates 25th anni w. classic dishes @ ’80s prices >>
11am: cheese/wine/old jazz @ stinky bklyn stink-fest. 2pm: 30 eaters compete w. cantalet. cobble hill, free >>
11am-1pm: try ben + jerry’s new ‘flipped-out’ sundae cups free @ prospect park's willink ave entrance >>
12pm: nyc pride march (5th ave from 54th st to 8th st, to christopher st) >>
12-6pm: unfancy food show = eats (jasper hill cheese, liddabit sweets), guests (butcher tom mylan, julie ‘and julia’ powell, etc.), more. east river bar (wmsbg), $5 >>
2-4pm: nat'l jazz museum in harlem does big band ellington tribute on harlem meer 2-4pm, free >>
7:30pm: sundays = wine-themed movies in enoteca's garden. tonight: cali close-up in 'bottle shock' (cob hill) >>
8pm: neo-folkster kelley mcrae (spin her ‘highrises in bklyn’) @ mercury lounge, $8 >>
10pm: minimalist quintet 'victoire' grace the stone (les) $10 >>
+ all weekend
6/27-28 12-7pm: meet 100+ zinemakers @ nyc zine fest (they’re like paper blogs!), brooklyn lyceum free >>
6/27-28, any time between 12-5pm: absurdists present "we know the secret of the colors...," an ambient audio adventure thru the lower west side (hidden creatures, lost wonders), free (also 7/4-5) >>
(more skint friday listings below)
