Weekend Activity Time

GenArt film fest wraps up this weekend, featuring seven premiers and seven afterparties at New York au courrant hotspots like Happy Valley, B.E.D., and Home. The night screenings are $25, which includes an open bar at the afterparty, but to cut costs go to the $5 “Encore Screenings” Friday through Sunday. Especially if it’s all about the film for you, and not so much about downing jager shots with Molly Shannon or Michael Rapaport.

Also, FYI: The Raconteurs are Jack White and Brendan Benson. I'm tempted, but $20? A Clear Channel venue? Eh...no thanks. OH and also also - I don't know if it's every been mentioned, but if you want to see big versions of these flyers, just click on 'em. ~Andrea

Today Talib Kweli @ Pratt Hall, 6pm, FREE w/college ID / $4 w/out
Today Brooklyn Poster Show @ SPR (210 Kent Av), 2-8pm, FREE thru Sun
Today Damage Project @ DCKT Contemporary, 6pm, FREE (flyer)
Today The Raconteurs @ Irving Plaza, 7pm, $20
Today Opening (with spiked punch!) @ Zakka, 7-10pm, FREE
Today Arab Strap @ Southpaw, 8pm, $15
Today The Hold Steady @ Warsaw, 8pm, $16.50
Today Arab Strap @ Southpaw, 8pm, $15
Today RJD2 + Beans DJ @ Guggenheim, 9pm, $20
Today Gypsy Music @ Maia Meyhane, 10pm, FREE
Today John Cameron Mitchell spins @ Luke + Leroy, 10pm, FREE

Today R Star @ Pianos, 10:30pm, $8
Today Crashin In @ Supreme Trading, FREE

*Sat 4.8 Dunk Xchange @ Stereo, 2-7pm, $10 (flyer)

Sat 4.8 Effi Briest @ Monkeytown, 7:30pm, $7
Sat 4.8 Looker @ Pianos, 7:30pm, $8
Sat 4.8 Arab Strap @ Knitting Factory, 7:30pm, $15
Sat 4.8 Oneida + Parts & Labor + more @ Northsix, 8pm, $8
Sat 4.8 Come in Peace Leave In Pieces @ 27 Arion Place, Bkln, 10pm, $6
Sat 4.8 FreeNYC 2-Year Anniversary @ Galapagos, 10:30pm, FREE w/RSVP
Sat 4.8 Fun’raiser @ 99 Montrose Ave, $5 all you can drink PBR / FREE BYOB

Sun 4.9 Food tasting @ Foragers (56 Adams St, Dumbo), 2-6pm, FREE
Sun 4.9 Making It! Panel @ Clearview West, 5pm, FREE
Sun 4.9 City Reliquary 2nd Annual Collectors’ Night @ Union Pool, 5pm, $10
Sun 4.9 The Sword + Tarantula AD @ CBGB, 7pm, $10 adv
Sun 4.9 Gang Gang Dance @ Anthology Film Archive, 7pm, $20
Sun 4.9 Save Our Films Benefit @ Anthology Films Archive, 8pm, $20 (flyer)
Sun 4.9 Morrissey Night @ Sway, FREE