Ollabelle (again)

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Date: Friday, July 25th
Time: 12:30pm
Venue: One New York Plaza (at Water & Whitehall Streets)
Cost: Free

Spend your lunch break with Brooklyn's own Americana, roots-rockers, Ollabelle, who will be performing a special homage to Johnny Cash, the baddest man in music.

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Atlas Sound at the Seaport

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Date: Friday, July 25th
Time: 6:30pm
Location: South Street Seaport, Pier 17 (Fulton St & East River)
Cost: Free

Atlas Sound is the solo moniker of Deerhunter frontman Bradford Cox. The music is a collage of ambient electronic influenced bliss-outs and avant-garage gauzy pop.
El Guincho’s live set is a unique experience. Some have called it “amazonic rave. Mind blowing and 200% danceable.”

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Philip Glass Ensemble at Celebrate Brooklyn

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Date: Friday, July 25th
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Prospect Park Bandshell (Enter park at 9th St and Prospect Park West, P'Slope)
Cost: Free, $3 suggested

I had to throw this one up or else it would be like the 3rd weekend in a row where I went to something and then was like "why didn't I get this on the site?" But these days, there's just too many great events happening. Anyway, tonight is a rare chance to catch world-renowned contemporary composer Philip Glass outdoors and for free. His ensemble - along with the Brooklyn Youth Chorus - will perform the score to avant garde filmmaker Godfrey Reggio's "visually stunning chronicle of cultures around the world" Powaqqatsi (1988). The Brooklyn based cross-cultural singer/songwriter, Marta Topferova, opens the night witha blend of South American folk music and her native Czech background. All Ages

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E.T. at River Flicks for Kids

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Date: Friday, July 25th
Time: Dusk (around 8 or 8:30)
Location: Pier 46 (Charles St. and the Hudson River)
Cost: Free

The folks over at Hudson River Park keep calling this River Flicks for Kids, but we're really into a bunch of these movies, so either the films are also for grown ups, or we're just into kid stuff. Tonight's kid flick is the 80's classic about a friend from another world, E.T. 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 your little ones may want to show up early.

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Cinéma Sur l’Herbe | Films on the Green

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Date:Friday, July 25th
Time: Sunset (8:30pm)
Location: Herb Garden (111th St. between 7th & Lenox Ave.)
Cost: Free

Films on the Green moves from the Village to Harlem for the month of July present three rare or never before seen French films in outdoor sunset settings. This month's series, “Dancing Together,” will feature three critically acclaimed and award-winning films showcasing dance and music, from tango to hip hop, an electrifying mixture sure to appeal to West Harlem’s diverse residents. All three movies will be followed by parties! In tonight's final screening, On n’est pas des marques de vélo (We Aren't Cheap Brands), director Jean-Pierre Thorn tells the story of Bouda, one of France’s most popular hip hop dancers, who grew up just as hip hop was taking hold in the banlieues. Thirty-year old Bouda—along with his friends and family and the most recognized and talented Hip Hop artists of his generation—goes over the 80s and 90s and how they formed a new generation. After the movie, audience members will be invited to drink a toast to hip hop in France. All Ages

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