MOVIE: As part of a very long retrospective series running through December (it began in July), the IFC Center salutes the late Ingmar Bergman. This weekend they'll be screening Smiles of a Summer Night (as we unofficially leave the season). The 1955 film is essentially about swapping partners on a summer night. More details here. All Weekend // Various Times // IFC Center [323 Sixth Ave] // $11.50 EVENT: Charlie Parker allegedly died while watching......

MOVIE: If you have at least one creepy child in your horror film, it'll definitely up the ante. The Shining has a few, and is definitely one of the scariest movies of all time. Tonight, sit in the dark amongst strangers and watch the classic Stanley Kubrick film! Spooky. 6 p.m. // Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park, DUMBO // Free BIKE: What better way to get to The Shining than a nice bike ride over the......

MOVIE: This is the second summer screening around town of Stand By Me, but it deserves two showings in one season. Head over to Tompkins Square Park after work to catch Gordie Lachance & Co.; the movie was based on Stephen King's story, The Body. If you forgot how much you loved this movie, watch the trailer. 6 p.m. // Tompkins Square Park // Free BBQ: Join the Finger on the Pulse crew as they......

EVENT: Get ready for more L.E.S. Stories about the blackout. "Four storytellers spin yarns about blackouts recent and past. Afterward, audience members are invited to tell three-minute tales about when they were left in the dark." Tonight features: Kimberlee Auerbach, Michele Carlo, Jennifer DeMeritt, and Brad Lawrence. Hosted by H.R. Britton. 6:30 p.m. // Tenement Museum [108 Orchard St] // Free READING: Project Runway judge and ex-ELLE editrix, Nina Garcia, has entered the world of......

MUSIC: The free outdoor concerts you've been enjoying are quickly coming to an end, so better soak 'em up while you can. Tonight the Patti LaBelle (pictured with her first band, The Bluebells) will entertain one and all at Wingate Field. 7:30 p.m. // Wingate Field, Crown Heights // Free COMEDY: It's Comedy Night! Join the Rejection Show's Jon Friedman, who will be joined by Kumail Ali, Lang Fisher, Dan Ahdoot, Brent Sullivan,Matt Goldich, Heather......

Baraka @ the Rubin Art Museum, Solar One's Annual Solar-Powered Film Series, Neckbeard Telecaster @ Cake Shop, Bushwick Film Festival, StreetWars in Union Square, Dances of Vice in Brooklyn, the Last Pool Party/Obama Fundraiser at McCarren Park Pool & More!...

MOVIE: Today marks the start of Anthology Film Archives New York City Vigilantes series, where they invite you to "Beat the suffering summer heat with some of the finest NYC vigilante films from the mid 70s to early 90s." Tonight you've got a choice between 1981 cult classic Ms. 45 and 1974's Death Wish (starring Charles Bronson, pictured). 7 p.m. // Anthology Film Archives [32 2nd Ave] // $8 THEATER: Damn, the Ice Factory festival......

FOOD: We love the Van Leeuwen Ice Cream truck! If you haven't been able to find it out on the streets yet, head over to the Brooklyn Kitchen where "Ben will go over the basics of making custard, and will talk about overrun, eggs, butterfat and stabilizers. He'll cover the chemistry involved in ice cream making, and go over different styles of ice cream." Word is that the truck has been concocting some new flavors,......

MOVIE: Don't forget to head over to the kick-off of the Central Park Film Festival. All five boroughs will be celebrated in the series, starting with Staten Island. Tonight get ready for high hair and thick accents with a screening of Working Girl. Bonus: free gourmet popcorn! 6 p.m. // Rumsey Playfield (5th Ave & 72nd St] // Free MUSIC: Jaguar Love (ex-Blood Brothers/Pretty Girls Make Graves) celebrate their album release tonight at Southpaw. Beluga......

READING: Tonight Courtney Humphries talks pigeons at McNally Jackson. The author of Superdove: How the Pigeon Took Manhattan…and the World "tells the story of how the lowly rock dove became the pigeon, a bird ubiquitous and annoying enough to be reviled as a rat with wings, but one that has also inspired rapturous artistry and fetishistic devotion from breeders, eaters, and racers, while managing to thrive just about anywhere humans have trod." 7 p.m. //......

MUSIC: Brooklyn’s Dirty Projectors (pictured) are set to play at the Seaport stage tonight, so let's hope the weather cooperates! The band is simply a must-see, so even if it's drizzling just suck it up and go. White Williams opens. Friday // 7 p.m. // South Street Seaport, Pier 17 // Free THEATER: The Ice Factory festival continues apace; this weekend’s premiere is W.M.D. (just the low points) – the title is a clever nod......

MOVIE: Catch the 1980 drama-rockumentary, Rude Boy, documenting life on the road with the Clash. Azazel Jacobs had this to say: “Can’t say it had any direct influence, other than a film that I have watched countless times, but only once on screen—a midnight show at 8th St Playhouse which my best friend and I could only get in by bringing his mom. The place was filled with bikers, and one next to me yelled......

MUSIC:After you listen to Jeff Tweedy & Co. croon at McCarren Park Pool, head over to Union Pool for an afterparty of sorts. Salt & Samovar (pictured) play at 10, followed by Phonograph at 11. Sadly, neither pool has water. 10 p.m. // Union Pool [484 Union Ave, Williamsburg] // $tba THEATER: Playwright Timothy Nolan's new play Not Dark Yet premieres tonight as part of the New York Fringe Festival, which kicked off last week......

EVENT: PopRally at MoMA presents the Art of Dissent tonight. "For many artists, politics are an essential component of both their art and their interactions with community and commerce. In this panel, artists and musicians discuss how politics and art mix in their work and working processes." Tonight join Justseeds, Paper Tiger and Ted Leo! A cocktail reception follows the discussion. 7 p.m. // MoMA [11 W 53rd St] // $8 READING: Max Gross, reporter......

FILM: Starting tonight BAMcinématek presents The Films of Azazel Jacobs. "Jacobs has spent the last few years forging his cinematic vision—he is a unique independent filmmaker in an age when American independent cinema is faced with a creative drought. This series gathers three features by Jacobs— son of famed avant-garde filmmaker Ken Jacobs—including his recent Sundance Film Festival hit Momma’s Man, along with two films selected by Jacobs." Tonight his sophomore feature The GoodTimesKid will......

This weekend as the 88Boadrum event (which is now sold out) brings 88 drummers to the Williamsburg waterfront, and Radiohead enchants a crowd at All Points West...there's still plenty going on around town, including some Double Dirty Dancing. MOVIE: Put on your hoodie and ride your bike over to Pier 46 tonight, one of the "80s hoodie films" (as Natasha Khan coined the genre) is playing tonight: The Goonies! Sure it's part of the River......

DRINK: Hey Singles, Bottlerocket Wine shop invites you to "Get Some" this month at their singles event that's titled just that. Their idea is simple: "Discover a new wine. Taste a new cocktail. Meet a potential date." The series kicks off tonight with the hard stuff! They'll be pouring some Lucid Absinthe, so even if you don't really meet someone, maybe you'll hallucinate that you did. (Pictured: the poet Verlaine drinking Absinthe.) 6 to 8......

EVENT: It's Union Hall's turn to bring music, and more, to the bridge. As part of the Music at the Bridge series the venue invites you to enjoy "an evening of live music and comedy" with their very own Secret Science Club event in addition to live sets by the French Kicks, Headlights, Tiny Masters of Today. The night is hosted by comedian Dave Hill, and as usual "Brooklyn Brewery sells beer, RICE sells yummy......

PARTY: The Brazilian Girls (pictured) are performing not one, but two in-store shows at two of the Apple Stores tonight. The double-header falls on the day of the release of their newest album titled, simply, New York City. "They will perform at the Soho location from 7-8pm, followed by a DJ set at the 14th st location at 11pm. In between sets, the band will be hanging out with fans on a party bus that......

MOVIE: The New Galapagos Art Space isn’t fully open yet, but WNYC is inviting you over tonight all the same. Come enjoy a free screening of Robert Redford’s The Candidate. They add that the event is part of the "Leonard Lopate Show, part of the Political Projections – our monthly on-air look at what we can learn from political films." Lopate will be on hand to introduce and speak about the 1973 film, which was......

PHOTOGRAPHY: Vice unleashes more photos of theirs than you probably ever wanted to see, as they open their 2008 Vice Photo Show to the public today. Photos, like the one of the nice young lady to the left, will not only be on view -- but will also be on sale. More details here. Friday // 3 to 7 p.m. // Vice Gallery [99 N 10th St, Williamsburg] // Free ART: The electronica pioneers in......

EVENT: Upstairs at the Square is going on vacation for the rest of the summer, after tonight's event that is. Singer/songwriter Aimee Mann (pictured), whose new album is @#%&*! Smilers, and Joseph O'Neill, author of Netherland discuss and perform their work in conversation with host and journalist Katherine Lanpher. 7 p.m. // Barnes & Noble Union Square [33 E 17th St] // Free MUSIC: Before heading upstairs, why not bask in the evening sun in......

MUSIC: The Music At the Bridge series keeps going with a night curated by Issue Project Room. John Zorn's Cobra, The Theremin Society, and Jonathan Kale will all be taking the stage. And as usual Brooklyn Brewery sells the beer while RICE sells the yummy food. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. // Tobacco Warehouse, Brooklyn Bridge Park [1 Main St, DUMBO] // Free READING: Tonight's summertime stories will bring together storytellers to share their steamy "tales......

EVENT: What It Is: What It Is is a book that combines the photography of Cold War Kids bassist Maust and the poetry of Paul Maziar (pictured). Tonight at a book release celebration Maziar will bring the book to life with a live performance. Kristin Diable, Pure Horsehair and Indigo Street will be on hand to back his words up instrumentally. LAist was recently at the west coast book release; here's an upcoming Nylon Mag......

MOVIE: WORD in Greenpoint turns their attention from books to film tonight with Italian Movie Night. They'll be screening Il Posto (The Job) by Ermanno Olmi, which is "the first film in the series Twelve Nights, hosted by Luca Dipierro. A nocturnal journey through Italian cinema, an occasion to see rare, forgotten, unseen movies." 7:30 p.m. // WORD [126 Franklin St] // Free YOGA: Skip the happy hour and hit the yoga mat after work......

This Weekend's Events: E.T. at Pier 46, Atlas Sound at Pier 17, Animation Festival at BAM, a Brooklyn Arm Wrestling Championship, a Johnny Cash tribute, Ghostland Observatory at Prospect Park and much more!...

Tonight's events include: A New York Adorned tattoo art show, Fahrenheit 451 in Prospect Park, The Spinto Band, and CollegeHumor Live!...

EVENT: In conjunction with the exhibition Nessie Does New York, join Dr. Macnab (Cryptozoologist) tonight for Monetizing Myth, Legend & Culture. She'll explore and explain "the origins, symbolism and hoaxes that populate the field. Hear tales of sightings, notorious exploits, scandals and fantasy that surround these tales and the science that guides Cryptozoologists." 6:30, 7, 7:30, and 8 p.m. // apexart [291 Church St] // Free MOVIE: Socrates Sculpture Park's Outdoor Cinema series presents a......

EVENT: The American Museum of Natural History gets boozy tonight, as they "Discover the Mint Julep." The lecture is part of their series Adventures in the Global Kitchen, which highlights cultures around the world through their cuisine. "Attendees of Mint Julep: The Official Drink of the Kentucky Derby will taste a bit of history as master mixologist Chris McMillian, former beverage director of the Library Lounge in New Orleans, shares his famous mint julep recipe......

MOVIE: The original high school musical, Fame, screens tonight at the Directors Guild of America. The musical drama follows a group of young talents throughout their four years at a New York performing arts high school. There's even a post-screening discussion featuring costume designer Kristi Zea and composer Michael Gore, who took home an Oscar for his score. 7 p.m. // Directors Guild of America [110 W 57th St] // $5 COMEDY: John Mulaney and......