thru 6/27: pride week! check out the official website for events including the rally and march. >>
11am-6pm: 3rd annual lic bike parade: workshops, bike safety checks + repairs,
12-4pm: backpacker magazine and the parks + rec dept turn central park's bandshell area into an adventureland of outdoor activities: rock wall climbing, free bike rentals + helmets, yoga clinics, an obstacle course, more. free. >>
2pm: king lou reed and queen laurie anderson join the procession down coney's surf ave for the 27th annual mermaid parade, free >>
2, 8pm (ends today): the john jasperse dance company premieres truth, revised histories, wishful thinking, and flat out lies, featuring a commissioned score and live music from ice. the joyce, $10+. >>
6pm: get your minor league baseball fix for a fraction of the cost of the majors at the brooklyn cyclones' first home game. bonus: fireworks every saturday! mcu park, $8-16. >>
7pm: funky, bluesy eli 'paperboy' reed + the true loves get it on at the bell house, $12 >>
doors @ 7:30pm, film @ sunset: outdoor screenings aboard the deck of the intrepid continue with field of dreams (1989). free >>
7:30pm: musicians celebrate the 40th anniversary miles davis’ seminal album, bitches brew. prospect park bandshell, $3 suggested donation. >>
8pm: brooklyn salsa company launch party! $2/3 brooklyn beer, live music from the rassle, naam and boomclique. party expo (929 broadway, bk), $2 cover. >>
8pm: model/singer/songwriter/jack white spouse karen elson comes to the studio at webster hall, $12 adv, $15 door >>
11pm: i'll tell you what i want, what i really really want: spice world sing-along. 92yt, $13 admission includes a beer. >>
midnight: the coen brother's classic: raising arizona. yes. ifc, $12.50. >>
sunday - happy father's day!
dads get a free small cup or cone at tcby and tasti d-lite
father's day special: free $20 ball card for pops at the golf club at chelsea piers when spawn purchases any ball card >>
the billy's bakery tribeca location turns one, celebrates with $1 cupcakes (also 6/21) >>
10am-5pm: 130+ punk bands invade governors island for a whole day of free shows on 17 stages. bonus: free ferry ride! >>
11am: compete or cheer on the racers at the 37th annual harlem cycling classic race at marcus garvey park. bonus: performance by biz markie! (yes, there will be free bike helmets) >>
12-4pm: jupiter's motorcycles (the only motorcycle rental company in nyc) hosts a bbq with free brooklyn beer and hot dogs (veggie and meat), tunes by black and gold record shop, plus 15% off any rental this month. vrooom! >>
4:30, 8pm: the bam cinemafest concludes with dublin's 3epkano performing an original live score to g.w. pabst's diary of a lost girl, starring louise brooks. closing party after 8pm screening. $19. >>
sundown: sing the body electric at habana oputpost's outdoor screening of fame, free >>
+ all weekend
thru 6/20: 10th annual bicycle film festival = screenings, parties, a street party, more! anthology film archives, free-$9.99. >>
thru 6/20: staunch: the second annual grey gardens festival celebrates all things edie (big and little). maysles institute, $10/event, $30/pass. >>
thru 6/21: the archive of contemporary music’s summer record sale: 20k lps and cds, dirt cheap. 54 white st, tribeca. free admission. >>
thru 6/27: artist paul ramÃrez jonas's citywide public art project, 'key to the city,' grants you a key to access back doors, front gates, community gardens, graveyards, and museums. free. >>
thru 6/29: new doc. stonewall uprising explores the historic 1969 police raid of grenwich village gay bar, leading to a 3-day riot and the gay rights movement. film forum, $12 >>
thru 9/12: exhibition of 50 of andy warhol's late paintings includes artwork from his last supper series and his collaborations with basquiat. plus, curator joseph ketner lecture/q+a sat 2pm. brooklyn museum, $10. >>
