weekend activities

Saturday

1, 3pm (monthly thru 9/6): governors island’s fourth annual rite of summer classical-contemporary music festival opens the season with dawn of midi, an electronica influenced all acoustic trio. colonels row, free. >>

2-6pm (thru 8/30): union pool's annual summer thunder concert series kicks off with blazer sound system and permanent love. free. >>

2-7pm: williamsburg's ten eyck park hosts a block party/playground benefit with mural painting and live music by javelin, slavic soul party and los hacheros. free admission. >>

3-5pm: grab a free coolhaus frozen treat (sammie?) and a zio ziegler designed tote bag at the ues pottery barn teen store. 1451 second ave. at 72nd street. https://www.facebook.com/events/669421549761708/

Sundaes for a Saturday//Sugar High
Saturday, May 31 6pm
Art in General (79 Walker Street, New York, NY, United States)

Mysteries of the Deep
Critics choice
The party organizers of Rubulad have been hosting themed art raves in north Brooklyn lofts, warehouses and hot spots for the past two decades—an eternity in club years. If you haven’t been to one yet, it’s about time, yeah? The crew hosts an aquatic soiree, dubbed Mysteries of the Deep, at the Paper Box. Faux-French pop group Les Sans Culottes, chamber-twee outfit Friend Roulette, and DJs Reaganomics and Mike Simonetti provide musical accompaniment to the high jinks, which also include cabaret performances, under-the-sea visuals, savory snacks and films in the outdoor courtyard. Take your pick of suggested costumes: “salty sea captain,” “monster of the deep” or “diving belle of the ball.”The Paper Box 17 Meadow St, between Bogart and Waterbury Sts

Bushwick Open Studios 2014
May 30 – June 1

It's time once again for art enthusiasts from across the five boroughs and beyond to descend on Bushwick's three square miles to celebrate its thriving art scene. Organized by Arts in Bushwick, this three-day festival, now in its eighth year,

the weekly brooklyn night bazaar night market brings bands, food, breweries + wineries, vendors, light installations, and mini golf, ping pong + skeeball to a 24,000 sq ft warehouse. this week's music comes from heartsrevolution, ninjasonic, demetra, alyson greenfield, yellow ostrich, fort lean, cruiser and sun club. 165 banker st @ norman ave (greenpoint)

shakespeare in the park: new york classical theatre's 15th season of free, unticketed plays in public spaces features as you like it. central park 5/29-6/22 (thurs-sun), prospect park 6/24-6/29, and battery park 7/1-27 (not mondays). >>

ends sun: bushwick open studios: hundreds of artists open their doors for viewings, performances, panels, people watching, booze, and more at this massive annual event. free. >>

ends sun: the seventh annual world science festival explores all sorts of sciencey topics with speakers, outdoor events, livestreams, more. various locations and prices,The Ultimate Science Street Fair
Where: Washington Square Park
When: 10am–6pm
The World Science Festival is back in town, bringing with it five days of panels, lectures, screenings and more. On June 1, the final day of the fest, organizers are taking things outdoors in Washington Square Park (more free outdoor events will take place in Brooklyn Bridge Park, and some ticketed programs will occur indoors) for a celebration packed with games, performances and hands-on experiments geared toward all ages and levels of science know-how. The packed guest list includes 50 organizations prepped to entertain and educate curious passersby with displays inspired by space, weather and robots. The street fair takes the word ultimate pretty seriously: a NASA mobile exhibit, a hurricane simulator and several robot-training challenges are just a few of the interactive offerings available.
Mysteries of the Deep


NY Press Tribute to Ned Vizzini
7 pm
Ned Vizzini landed his first New York Press byline at 15 and went on to write a string of award-winning young-adult novels, including It's Kind of a Funny Story, which was adapted into a film starring Zach Galifianakis. This special installment of KGB Fiction honors the writer, whose life was tragically cut short late last year.

KGB Bar 85 E 4th St , between Bowery and Second Ave, 10003


Queens Pride Parade

37th Ave between 75th and 85th Sts, Jackson Heights, Queens. Subway: E, F, R to Jackson Hts–Roosevelt Ave; 7 to 74th St–Broadway or 82nd St–Jackson Hts. Originally spawned by outrage over the murder of Jackson Heights resident Julio Rivera, the Pride celebration in the most diverse borough has become one of the city's most festive and highly attended LGBT events, drawing more than 40,000 revelers. This year's grand marshals are the LGBT Caucus of the NYC Council, Stonewall Democrats president Melissa Sklarz and members of the Caribbean gay-advocacy group Chutney Pride.