thru sat: the annual cmj festival wraps things up. bonus: tips for scoping out the freebies.
thru sat: pitchfork’s answer to cmj, #offline, concludes with titus andronicus, matthew dear, javelin, more. brooklyn bowl, $10.
9pm: the gutter takes its movie series up to eleven with this is spinal tap. $9 admission includes two sly fox beers (stonehenge replicas not included).
SATURDAY
give back and help spruce up your favorite park during ‘it’s my park day‘
7am + 7pm: dance to michael jackson’s ‘thriller’ for the fourth annual ‘thrill the world‘ – a worldwide simultaneous reenactment of the video for world records and charity.
1-4pm: soup! try up to 25 different kinds along smith street for just 5 bucks.
SUNDAY
11am-8pm: shop the retro-future styles at brooklyn indie market’s steampunk fashion show and exhibition. with genre-appropriate readings 11am-4pm (free tea + scones!). dumbo lofts, free.
8pm: contestants compete for the crown at murray hill’s annual lez pageant. with judges jd samson (men, letigre), the village voice’s michael musto, kaki king, more. knitting factory, $12 adv, $15 door.
ALL WEEKEND
thru 10/31: save 25% off any single item at century 21 (printable coupon)
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