7am-1pm (+ 8/20): no cars allowed at the fourth annual summer streets, where park ave and streets from the brooklyn bridge to central park are open only to pedestrians. free bike and roller blade rentals (+ free helmet giveaways), rock wall climbing, salsa and workout lessons, sand boxes, more. >>
8am-1pm: wedding gowns ($99+), bridesmaids dresses ($59+) at lord + taylor's first bridal-blowout sale. rsvp req'd. 5th ave @ 39th st. >>
10am-4pm: the volkswagen traffic jam drives into governors island w. a classic car show, spectator judging, kids’ activities, a beer garden, food vendors, djs, raffles, more. free. >>
11am: brooklyn by bike leads a 10-mile ride to manhattan's summer streets. meet a the grand army plaza arch. free. >>
11am-3pm: let’s fly a kite! bring your own or make one (free materials provided while they last) at the first brooklyn kite festival. brooklyn bridge park's pier one, free. >>
11:30am kids, 1pm adults: watch or compete at open source gallery's soapbox derby. 17th st bet 5th + 6th aves, south slope. >>
12-1pm: free tiramisu and coffee at the opening of dolce vizio. 131 christopher st @ hudson >>
12-6pm: 16th annual myanmar baptist church fun fair = cheap burmese food bonanza. raffle prizes include a 42" hdtv, an ipad, and a dell laptop. briarwood, queens. >>
2-9pm (every sat thru 9/3): today's ps1 warm up party features black dice, ooooo (chris dexter), his name is alive (dj set), more. $15. >>
1, 3pm: governors island’s first classical-contemporary music fest, rite of summer, continues with genre-bending string quartet ethel. colonel’s row, free. >>
1-5pm (+8/20): brooklyn's textile art center opens a manhattan branch with a free drawstring bag making workshop. 26 w. 8 st, bet 5th ave + macdougal. >>
2pm: bring a sandwich to share at jon friedman and cupcakes take the cake's 'delicious sandwich social and cupcake picnic' at prospect park's picnic house lawn. rsvp. >>
6pm: laura stevenson and the cans headline their last ny show before a european tour. with the brooklyn what and wagers. europa (williamsburg), $8 adv, $10 doors. >>
7pm: tim riley signs copies of his book lennon: the man, the myth, the music -- the definitive life. b+n 82nd + b'way, free. >>
8pm: tonight's 'if you build it' free comedy night at karma lounge features leo allen, craig baldo, matt mccarthy, jordan carlos, kerri lendo, and pat o'shea >>
8pm (last chance): san francisco's odc/dance celebrates 40 years with a stop at the joyce, $10+ >>
8pm (last chance): shakespeare in the park(ing) lot: the drilling company performs hamlet in, yes, an actual parking lot on ludlow and broome. free. >>
9pm: 'saved by the bell house' returns! be a student for the night at the second annual bayside high summer dance. music courtesy of '90s cover band the bayside tigers and djs in both rooms. $12-15 admission includes a free drink, with $3 from each ticket benefitting the aspca. (photos from last year) >>
9pm: guitarist ben chasny's six organs of admittance comes to littlefield, $12 >>
9pm-ish: pay tribute at union hall's neosoul funeral for amy winehouse, free >>
11:59pm: so bad it's bad. kings county cinema brings the turskish star wars to spectacle. $5. >>
sunday
11am-5pm (every second sunday thru october): the gourmet food truck bazaar returns to the hell’s kitchen flea market. trucks include gorilla cheese, rickshaw dumplings, red hook lobster pound, the cavity shoppe, more. >>
1-7pm (+ 8/21): shore boulevard in astoria park closes to traffic for 'shore fest': a watermelon eating contest, free local food samples, bands, more. >>
3pm: mocumentary finishing the game: the search for a new bruce lee explores what the casting process may have looked like after lee died before finishing filming game of death. with james franco!? momi, free with $10 museum admission. >>
3-8pm: bring a bag of clothes to trade/donate at the bushwick food coop. $5 sugg. don. gets you in plus free local organic food at the bbq and live bands. brooklyn fireproof. >>
3-8pm (+ 9/11): the third 'kings county cookout' at east williamsburg's lady jay's offers $5 bbq plates (entree + 2 sides) and live tunes from morgan o'kane and daddy long legs >>
5-9pm: the desk set fires up the grill with literacy and hosts the second sunday summer books bbq at pete's candy store. $10 gets you a plate of food and proceeds go to various charities. >>
7pm: the crappy cinema council watches crappy movies and makes fun of them. this month's theme: sequels/remakes. public assembly, free. >>
dusk: free outdoor movie tonight: risky business (habana outpost) >>
+ all weekend
9am-5pm: 170+ teams compete in the 21st annual hong kong dragon boat festival. flushing meadows park (queens), free. >>
12pm-late (weekends thru labor day): the palms = dumpster pools, cabanas, an outdoor dance party, booze, food trucks, mayhem! l.i.c. (3 blocks from ps1). sat: $10 before 3pm, $20 after. sun: $10 all day. >>
1pm (thru 1/16): the dark crystal screens at the museum of the moving image's jim henson's fantastic world exhibition. puppeteer kathy mullen (kira) in person sun. free with $10 museum admission. >>
ends sun: the 13th annual del close marathon features 150 non-stop improv shows across four stages. $25 all-access pass (based on seat availability), $12/show. >>
ends sun: animinicon soho returns with dealers, speakers, demos, screenings, a cosplay party, more. soho gallery for digital art. $15/day, $30 3-day pass. >>
ends sun: lincoln center out of doors closes the season with the 28th annual roots of american music festival: a salute to sun records, melvin van peebles, the bar-kays, bettye lavette, more. damrosch park bandshell, free. >>
thru 8/28: with 194 shows over 17 days at 18 venues, the 15th annual fringe festival has something for everyone. check out free five-minute previews to get a taste of the offerings fri-sat. all shows $15 adv, $18 door. >>
thru 8/28: john hughes ($7) and akira kurosawa ($7 with discount code 'summer', reg $13) retrospectives continue at symphony space
thru 10/16 (every wed-sun): the mobile bmw guggenheim lab visits n.y. with free talks, screenings, and workshops centered on ideas for urban life. houston @ 2nd ave. >>
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