wednesdayjuly28

Slummer Nights, a four night series of collaborative events organized by Sadie Laska, begins at Canada, 55 Chrystie St, btw Hester and Canal, 8pm, Free

The Young Israelis Artist Talk: Oded Hirsch, Tom Pnini and Lior Shvil at Lesley Heller Workspace, 54 Orchard St, btw Hester and Grand, 6-8pm

Anderbo Indoors , a rare Anderbo.com reading at KGB Bar, 84 E 4^th St, btw 2^nd and 3^rd Ave, 7-9pm

Special Graffiti Unit opens at Lyons Wier, 175 7^th Ave at 20^th St, 6-10pm

Battle of the Boroughs, a Park Lit reading, at Sara D Roosevelt Park, 6:30-7:45pm

Screening of Daisies at Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd at Broadway, LIC, 7pm, Free, Pre-screening Performance by Detektivbyran

Josh Charles plays at Rockwood Music Hall, 196 Allen St at Houston, 9pm, $5 suggested

The Moth Grand Slam Championship, hosted by Dan Kennedy, at Highline Ballroom, 431 W 16^th St at 10^th Ave, 6pm, $20

Michael Aram and Evette Rios host an evening of art, craft, and design at the American Folk Art Museum, 45 W 53^rd St, btw 5^th and 6^th, 6-8pm, $40-60, benefits the fight against HIV/AIDS

thursdayjuly29

Melanie J. Moczarski opens at Y Gallery, 355A Bowery, btw 3^rd and 4^th St, 7-10pm

After party for the Chelsea Art Walk at BES, 559 W 22^nd St at 11^th Ave, 8-10pm

Okay Mountain opens at Freight Volume, 542 W 24^th St, btw 10^th and 11^th, 6-8pm

The Exiles, a panel discussion with four creators who can’t go home, at Powerhouse, 37 Main St at Water, Brooklyn, 7-9pm, Free

Interactive Tour with the Tenement Museum, 7pm, $20, post-tour party with live music and food provided by Whole Foods, 866.606.7232 for tix

Rising Currents Boat Tour with Center for Architecture and MoMA, meet at Pier 16, Fulton and Water St, 6:15pm-9pm, $40

fridayjuly30

Arielle Falk opens at LZ Project Space, 164 Suffolk St, btw Stanton and Houston, 7-9pm

Employee of the Month opens at Marianne Boesky, 509 W 24^th St, btw 10^th and 11^th, 6-8pm

Kate Levant hosts a blood drive at Zach Feuer, 530 W 24^th St, btw 10^th and 11^th, 12-6pm, register by calling 212.989.7700

Citizens of the Collage Society: A Panel Discussion at Casita Gallery, 928 Simpson St, 6^th Fl, Bronx, 6-8pm

The 12^th Annual Del Close Marathon begins at UCB, 307 W 26^th St, btw 8^th and 9^th, 11pm, through Sunday, ticket prices vary

saturdayjuly31

Rafael Sanchez performs at Exit Art, 475 10^th Ave, btw 36^th and 37^th, 12-6pm, last day of his exhibition, The Limit as the Body Approaches Zero
Zine and Self-Published Photo Book Fair at CCNY, 336 W 37^th St, btw 8^th and 9^th, 1-6pm

Electric Windows, a large-scale installation in Beacon, NY, opens, 510 Main St, 12pm

Life of Fire, a 12-hour art performance and party, 7pm-7am, send email for address

PS1 Warmup, 22-25 Jackson Ave at 46^th Ave, LIC, 12-9pm, $15

sundayaugust1

Zine and Photo Book Fair at CCNY, 336 W 37^th St, Ste 206, btw 8^th and 9^th, 1-6pm

Wayne Adams and Jimmy Miracle in conversation at Storefront, 16 Wilson Ave at Noll, Brooklyn, 5pm

A Night of Old time Record Listening and Discussion by John Heneghan at Jalopy, 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, 7pm, Free

The Pool Parties Block Party at Brooklyn Bowl, 61 Wythe Ave at N 12^th, Brooklyn, 2pm, Free

Bomb Summer Bash at Glasslands, 289 Kent Ave, btw S 1^st and S 2^nd, Brooklyn, 8pm, $10

mondayaugust2

See Shred, curated by Carlo McCormick, at Perry Rubenstein, 527 W 23^rd St, btw 10^th and 11^th, 10am-6pm

See the Arnold Odermatt exhibition at Leo Koenig, 541 W 23^rd St, btw 10^th and 11^th, 10am-6pm

Multiverse, a live web installation by Mimi Yin and Katie Parlante, at Chasama Window Space, 266 W 37^th St, near 8^th, 4-7pm

Screening of Rosemary’s Baby at Bryant Park, 6^th Ave at 42^nd St, 5pm, Free

Memoir, a panel discussion with Adam Langer, Beth Raymer and Ben Yagoda, at Greenlight, 686 Fulton St at S Portland, Brooklyn, 7:30pm, Free

Olivier Messiaen's Visions de l'Amen with pianists Marilyn Nonken and Sarah Rothenberg at Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker St at Thompson, 6:30pm. $20

tuesdayaugust3

Emily St John Mandel, Aaron Michael Morales, and Deborah Clearman read at KGB, 85 E 4^th St at 2^nd Ave, 7pm, Free, presented by InDigest’s 1207 Reading Series

See Defrosted: A Life of Walt Disney, by Adam Cvijanovic and David Humphrey, at Postmasters, 459 W 19^th St, btw 10^th and 11^th, 10am-6pm

Music in Motion on the Barge at Brooklyn Bridge Park, Washington at Plymouth, Brooklyn, 1pm, $10

Ann Arbor Film Festival at BAM, 30 Lafayette Ave at Ashland Pl, 7pm, $12

See American Women: Fashioning an Identity at the Met, 1000 5^th Ave at 82^nd, 9:30am-5:30pm, $20 recommended

Mary Ellen Carroll     zingchat: Enoc Perez     Brendan Quick