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COMEDY: Our favorite duo, Gil Faizon (Nick Kroll) and George St. Geegland (John Mulaney), will be bringing their "Oh Hello" show to UCB. Drop by, even if it's just for their famous Tuna-tina recipe. In addition, there will be NEW drink recipes...and special guests.

Photo of the duo, taken at Movable Hype, via Bluejake.

Friday // 7pm // UCB Theater [226 W th St]

MUSIC: If you got shut out of Band of Horses tonight at Bowery (or if you just don't care for them) then we suggest heading over to Sin-e for Saints + Lovers. Or to Midway (formerly Scenic) for Hello Nurse. Or maybe Country Teasers, Young People and Magik Markers at the Syrup Room. Unless of course you're going to Radio City for Dashboard Confessional. Don't worry, we won't tell.

Listen: El Paso.mp3 - Young People

Friday // Various Times and Venues

ART OPENING: Crust and Dirt's Instant Drawing Machine: "Emerging artists Oliver Halsman Rosenberg (San Francisco) and Clint Taniguchi (Tokyo), who collaborate under the name Crust and Dirt, will exhibit wall drawings and scrolls made with their Instant Drawing Machine. Their playful images are generated from wishes requested via webcam from passersby in Barcelona, London, Stockholm, Shanghai, Tokyo, and New York City." Also, don't miss the free artists' talk on Saturday at 5 pm. - Jason Laning

6 to 8pm // The Drawing Center, Drawing Room [40 Wooster Street] // Free

FAIR: The Renegade Craft Fair is this weekend (they even have a MySpace page). There will be a ton of vendors on hand to sell you their crafty goods. Last year we bought a Jay Ryan print and an iPod cozy. Speaking of which, Catherine's PIta Shop is having a $6 going out of business sale, so you can buy the same cozy for much less than we did!

Saturday and Sunday // 11am to 6pm // McCarren Park [Bedford Ave at N 12th, Williamsburg]

BLOCK PARTY: First Look Studios in association with SkatePark Association USA, presents the "Wassup Rockers Free-For-All Block Party." Free admission with a pass from American Apparel stores. Entertainment includes:

- "Doors" open for games of skate. $500 cash prize plus $250 in product for the winner.
- Pro-Skaters Chad Muska Danny Minnick In Person. Autograph signing.
- Live Bands: ARE Weapons Taylor Bow, The Films, Pissed Jeans (more TBA)
- DJ's: Josh Madden, Patrick Lavin (more TBA)
- Screening of WASSUP ROCKERS on a giant 40-Foot Outdoor Screen After Dark!
- Introduction by filmmaker Larry Clark (BULLY, KIDS) and 16-year old actor Francisco "Kico" Pedras, one of the leads in the film.

There will also be food, contests and vendors.

Saturday // 4 to 10pm // Office Opps [57 Thames St, Brooklyn]

PAGEANT: It's Murray Hill's 6th Annual Miss Lez Pageant! Performances by Miss LES 2005, Dynasty Handbag, and A Capella sensations The Lesbian Overtones. This year the pageant is at the Knitting Factory (after it's usual pad, The Fez, closed down). Competition categories include: Platform, Swimsuit, Evening Gown, Interview and Talent. The Judges: Michael Musto, Rose Troche, Johanna Fatemen (from Le Tigre), Linda Simpson, The Wau-Wau Sisters and World Famous Bob. Come join in the wildly provocative, insane, jaw-dropping beauty pageant for gay women in NYC!

Sunday // The Knitting Factory [74 Leonard Street // $12 adv, $15 at the door

THEATER: This is the first weekend of this summer's Shakespeare in the Park, with Liev Schreiber starring in Macbeth. Doubtless a great show, but if you want to avoid the lines and crowds, or if you prefer your Shakespeare a little less bloody, consider Boomerang Theater's http://boomerangtheatre.org/ outdoor production of King Lear, which plays at various parks throughout the city. Philip Emeott directs a fine cast in the enduring tragedy -- which coincidentally would make an interesting choice of entertainment to take your old man to on Sunday for Father's Day. - Mallory Jensen

Central Park (69th and CPW) [this weekend; check the official website for the location on other dates] // Through July 30, Sat.-Sun. 2pm // FREE