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MUSIC: Tonight head down to the Pier 17 for another Seaport Music Festival show.

Lineup: 7pm Mike Wexler, 7:45pm Juana Molina, 8:45pm White Magic

Friday // 7pm // Pier 17 // Free

COMEDY: We just happened to check out the UCB site and found out that God's Pottery is playing tonight! We saw these guys months ago and they made us laugh quite a bit. Go check them out! To give you an idea of what's in store, here's the description: "Christian folk rockers Jeremiah Smallchild and Gideon Lamb are raising money for LaVert, a sick boy they met recently after getting lost in the subway system and ending up in Harlem. Armed only with a guitar, two voices, and a profound desire to make friends with the Youth of today, they aim to change a young boy’s life through the power of song, true belief, and a PowerPoint presentation."

Friday // 8pm // UCB Theater [307 W26th St] // $8

READING: Colin Channer reads from the Jamaican anthology he edited for Akashic, Iron Balloons: Hit Fiction From Jamaica's Calabash Writer's Workshop at the Jamaican Consulate tonight. Set in the Caribbean and the U.S.A., the stories in the collection sweep across a range of moods and genres, a gathering of fascinating voices from a host of talented writers. The reading is followed by drinks and refreshments. - Krissa Courbett Cavouras

Friday // 6 PM // Jamaican Consulate [767 3rd Ave], RSVP at 212-935-9000 (ext. 22 or 23) // Free (please RSVP)

THEATER: To make sure you have inexpensive theater options for tonight, tomorrow, andSunday, today we suggest the Summer Play Festival, which challenges movies with its all-$10 tickets, and which in its opening week has Rob Handel's irresistibly titled Millicent Scowlworthy (about two teens who reenact a murder), Alex Moggridge's black comedy The Squirrel, and Splitting Infinity, Jamie Pachino's drama with religio-philosophical undertones. Over the next few weeks, look for a further twelve hard-charging shows in this three-year-old festival of new plays and playwrights. - Mallory Jensen

Theatre Row [410 W. 42nd St] // Festival through July 29, see full schedule for details // Tickets via Ticket Central

MOVIE: Break out that red bull movie goers and viddy all night long at the 24 Hour Film Festival kicking off tonight. Hosted in the historic DCTV Firehouse in lower Manhattan, the program features two rooftop parties, 12 2-hour blocks of indie film and unlimited coffee to keep you perky. The 7:30 pm screening block features R.E.M. video director Jem Cohen's most recent film, Chain which won the 2005 Independent Spirit Award. - Karen Wilson

Friday // 6:30 pm kick off party, 7:30 pm first screening // 87 Lafayette St btwn Canal and White // Tickets $45 for All Access Pass, $7 for individual 2 hour programs

PARTY: FreeNYC is celebrating Post-Dependence Day this weekend. Join them at Galapagos for live hip-hop, grime, ghetto tech, miami bass, and more. Featuring "Big Dada recording artists Bigg Jus (ex-Company Flow) and Orko Elohiem (NMS) dropping political flows over "dilapidated sci-fi beats." They are joined by a "who's who" of the hip hop underground including High Priest (Ninja Tune), Despot (Def Jux) and Zesto (Stolen Music Imprint) live on stage. CX Kidtronik and Zack Shadetek hold it down on the tables all night! Drink Specials to be announced." Ironically, this is not a free show, but it's still cheap!

Saturday // 10pm // Galapagos Art Space [70 N6th St]// $5

MORE COMEDY: Before Asssscat turns 10 and celebrates on July 25th at Irving Plaza, come check out the show for free this Sunday. Or for $8. Your choice. The 7:30 costs money, the 9:30 show is free.

Sunday // 7:30pm and 9:30pm // UCB Theater // Free, $8