new jerry seinfeld-produced reality show 'the marriage ref' sets up a casting tent @ the brooklyn flea >>
museum day = free admission to 30+ ny museums >>
last day: the museum of chinese in america celebrates grand re-opening w. 5 days of free admission in its new maya lin-designed space >>
10am: crosby street closes to host the housing works open air street fair ($1 books, movies, music, more. plus beer, bbq) >>
10-3pm: manhattan citibank branches give out free not for tourists guides >>
11am: the 1st harlem science parade + 6th annual harlem science street fair and festival >>
11am-7pm: the fab! festival + block party takes over east 4th st with performances, shopping deals, classes, more. free >>
11am-7pm: new flea market on the block 'squish art market' opens in williamsburg today >>
12pm-?: all day oysters! ulysses' folk house is the epicenter of the stone street oyster fest. music @ 3pm >>
12-5pm: food, performances, interactive art @ the kitchen block party + street fair, free >>
12-7pm: the williamsburg indie designer soiree v2.0 has handmade clothing, accessories, music, 2-for-1 mimosas, diy bloody mary, beer specials >>
3-5pm: natalie merchant performs poetry-inspired songs @ the grand opening of poets house’s new home, free >>
3:30pm: harry and the potters charm us with free show @ bklyn public library >>
4pm: raimund hoghe’s 'l’après-midi' was inspired by nijinski’s 1912 interpretation of a stéphane mallarmé poem, st mark's church, $15 >>
4-10pm: robot monkey championship ii! robot monkeys fight to the death for fortune + glory, t.b.d. bklyn >>
4:30-9:30pm: 6 east village wine shops open their doors and serve samples at the east village wine tour >>
8pm: something in spanish brings shimmery electro to 92ty, $10 >>
8pm dreamland's last skate party of the year: 'moulin rouge.' $12 tix (dress themed for $10), $5 skate rental >>
10pm: funkstress marva whitney gives her first performance in 40 years w. the sweet divines, southpaw, $10 adv ($15 dos) >>
sunday
alphabet city's the sunburnt cow celebrates its 6th b-day w. free food all day long. + a $20 3-hour open bar >>
11am-6pm: dance, picnic, and feel like gatsby @ the governors island jazz age lawn party, $5 >>
11am-6pm: yo ♥ bushwick = neighborhood celebration w. activities, performances, installations @ maria hernandez park, free >>
1-5pm (sundays thru 10/11): l.i.c. boathouse free kayaking. near socrates sculpture park >>
4pm: 18 of japanese megagroup akb48's 66 female members do their j-pop thing @ webster hall. free (rsvp)
'in addition you will get to experience their cute fashion and full smile power' >>
5pm: scorsese's 'taxi driver' was written by paul schrader when he was 26 years old. see it @ moma, $10 >>
6-9pm: the farm on adderley hosts 3 hours of free beer and hors d'oeuvres at sycamore, ditmas park >>
9pm: 'you'll dance to anything' by book of love (guilty) when they play highline ballroom, $15 >>
+ all weekend
installations + performances abound @ the 13th annual art under the bridge festival, dumbo, free >>
the 9th annual dumbo dance festival has 80 companies and 400 performing artists >>
the new york film festival has 50 rush tickets for each main slate screening for just $10 >>
gizmodo gallery = interactive museum pop up w. tesla coils, a giant etch a sketch laser-synth guitar + free pancakes! 267 elizabeth st, free, but dontations accepted for doctors without borders >>
10am-5pm (weekends thru 10/11): kayaking on the hudson, 72nd st @ hudson river, free >>
10am-5pm (weekends thru 10/18): metropolitan home's showtime house is open for tours. $20 admission fee waved this weekend >>
3pm brave new world rep theatre performs the tempest on coney island beach + boardwalk >>
