7pm: try on and examine 500 handmade garments at the opening recption for artist stacy scibelli’s new exibition made with love at textile arts center, free.
9pm: garage/punk nobunny hits knitting factory, $10-12
thru 7/17: bamcinématek pays tribute to marilyn monroe with 14 films: gentlemen prefer blondes (1953), the seven year itch (1955), some like it hot (1959), more. $13.
SATURDAY
1pm + 3pm: governors island’s first classical-contemporary music fest, rite of summer, kicks off with 40 musicians performing terry riley’s ‘in c’. colonels row, free.
8pm: oasis vs. blur britpop battle! plus, u2 and depeche mode tribute bands. the bell house, $10 adv, $12 dos.
8pm: rooftop films presents afghanistan war doc where soldiers come from, followed by a q+a and reception with the filmmaker and veterans. the first 100 veterans to rsvp get in free. old american can factory, $10.
10pm: the rub’s classic hip hop dance party celebrates its ninth anniversary at southpaw, $10 fellas, $5 ladies
SUNDAY
12-5pm: celebrate independence day at sycamore with $5 bbq plates and $5 brooklyn brewery pints
6pm: the brooklyn cyclones celebrate the 4th a day early with a pre-game catch on the field (3:45-4:25pm) and after-game fireworks. mcu park, $8-16.
8pm: the bell house presents america: f*ck yeah!, an evening of bbq, beer, brass bands, burlesque and more. bell house, $10.
8pm: the red hook ramblers provide a live soundtrack to summer holiday-themed short comedies of chaplin, arbuckle and lloyd. jalopy, $10.
sundown: you’re the one that i want! grease screens at habana outpost, free.
ALL WEEKEND
fretting about being grill-less for the holiday weekend? the city has you covered with designated grilling locations in all 5 boroughs.
11am-7pm (thru labor day) all 54 nyc outdoor pools are now open for the season, free.
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