Dirty Projectors

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Date: Friday, July 20th
Time: 6:00pm
Location: Whitney Museum of American Art (945 Madison Avenue at 75th St., Lower Level Gallery)
Cost: Pay What You Wish on Fridays 6:00pm - 9:00pm

"Dirty Projectors, is an emerging avant-pop group, create a psychedelic carnival. The group, led by composer David Longstreth, performs reconstructions and reinterpretations of Black Flag's Damaged album. Luke Fischbeck performs as Lucky Dragons, an electronic music project with a handmade aesthetic. New York’s own 'Poetry Czar' (Village Voice) Bob Holman starts early with a new poem crafted specifically for the evening."

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The Brooklyn Ballet Brings Ballet to the Streets

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Date: Friday, July 20th
Time: 6:30pm
Location: The Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park
Cost: Free

This evening The Brooklyn Ballet will “Take Ballet to the Streets” at the Empire-Fulton Park. "The program will feature new works by Lynn Parkerson and Caridad Martinez, including Brooklyn Caprice, which combines classical and street dance styles. The program is followed by a Dance Party with DJ Soul Summit Music of Fort Greene, who is known for his enthralling Sunday music festivals. The dancers will be joining the crowd once the dance party begins"

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El Carro Screens at Passport Friday

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Date: Friday, July 20th
Time: 6:30pm - 10:00pm
Location: Queens Museum of Art (Flushing Meadows Corona Park)
Cost: Free

Passport Friday's is in it's third season at the Queens Museum of Art, bringing an outdoor summer festival of international music, dance and film. Tonight they screen El Carro. "The Velez’s, a typical middle-class family from Bogotá, Columbia, buy their first car in an attempt to move up the local social ladder. After the father accidentally gives away a winning lottery ticket for a new car to the neighbors, the Velez family decides to save face and buy their neighbor’s old car--a 1950´s cherry red Chevy convertible--spending their entire nest egg."

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Bobby 'Blue' Bland at the Bandshell

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Date: Friday, July 20th
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Prospect Park Bandshell (Enter at Prospect Park West and 9th st)
Cost: $3 Suggested Donation

The Prospect Park Bandshell is a good, relaxing way to spend your Friday night. "Half a century into a career in which his 'evocative vocal style has taken the blues out of the barroom and into the bedroom,' (Salon) Bobby 'Blue' Bland can still turn on your love light like nobody else—he's as untouchably authentic as ever." Joining him tonight is singer Catherine Russell "who takes on jazz balladry, bordello blues, dance hall swing, country, pop, and soul with equal élan."

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Open Season at River Flicks

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Date: Friday, July 20th
Time: Dusk (around 8 or 8:30)
Location: Pier 54 (14th st and the Hudson River)
Cost: Free

So they keep calling this River Flicks for Kids, but we're into a bunch of these movies, so either the films are also for grown ups, or we are just into kid stuff. Tonights kid flick is Open Season. Besides getting to watch movies outside on beautiful summer nights on the Hudson River, the other thing I like about River Flicks is that the popcorn is always free. Seating is first come first served, so you and you little ones may want to show up early.

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The Beets! and more

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Date: Friday, July 20th
Time: 9:00pm
Location: The Creek and The Cave (10-93 Jackson Ave LIC)
Cost: $5

Summer is for Long Island City! Tonight, New York's own The Beets headline with Frontier Ruckus from Michigan and acoustic band Rivers and Lakes.

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Mo Pair and Craig Chin at Freddy's Backroom

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Date: Friday, July 20th
Time: 9:30pm
Location: Freddy's Backroom(485 Dean St.)
Cost: Free

If you're looking for a more mellow and low key night, but still wish to drown your sorrows in a lil booze and maybe even share some of that sorrow, I suggest you head over down to Freddy's Backroom. Tonight, Mo Pair and Craig Chin sing songs of "despair and redemption." They are both indie singer song writers, and I am exaggerating a bit, they aren't completely debie downer. It should be a fun chill way to spend your Friday night.

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Summer Vacation

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Date: Friday, July 20th
Time: 10:00pm
Location: Lolita Bar (266 Broome @ Allen)
Cost: Free

Don't be afraid to cross Delancey Street! Midge Pingleton, Shirley MC, DJ Pink Vomit and Dirty Dave bring you music to drink by... mostly 60's soul with a splash of Xanadu Soundtrack (which they were rocking long before it was revived on Broadway). $4 Yuengling Bottles and Labatt's Drafts.

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