It's a big outdoor weekend, so good thing there are 51 outdoor pools opening up for the season around the city today (here's a "best of" list). If you prefer to stay dry, here are some options...

EVENT: The Afro Punk series begins at BAMcafé tonight. The series kicks off with a spotlight on the Black Panthers, including "an Opening Night discussion with Black Panther co-Founder Bobby Seale, Gloria Rolando’s Eyes of the Rainbow (1997), John Valadez’s Passin’ It On (1992), Newsreel Collective shorts, and an illustrated lecture by Panther historian Roz Payne."

Other events throughout the week include Q&As with filmmakers, music at BAMcafé, an outdoor concert at Brooklyn Museum, live performances at Southpaw, Afro-Punk Block Party, and Afro-Punk Festival Art Lounge.

Through July 7th // 9pm // BAMcafé [30 Lafayette St, Fort Greene] // Free

MUSIC: Ra Ra Riot (pictured) will be playing their first show since their drummer John Pike was found dead earlier this month. Come out to the Seaport to support them tonight. Joining them are Sam Champion and Bikini Carwash Company.

Listen: Each Year.mp3 - Ra Ra Riot

Friday // 7pm // South Street Seaport, Pier 17 // Free

THEATER: Italian master of satire and Nobel laureate Dario Fo’s play Accidental Death of an Anarchist has been reborn down in the East Village. Conceived in the politically repressive Italy of 1969, the story concerns the government’s abuse of power in the fight against terrorists. (Fo wrote it after a terrorist attack on the Banca Nazionale dell'Agricoltura in Milan.) Specifically, the play tells of the “accidental” death of an anarchist railway worker who “fell” from a police headquarters window. – John Del Signore

Friday // 8pm // Kraine Theater [85 East 4th St.] // Tickets cost $20.

EVENT: It's opening day for MoMA's P.S.1 Warm Up Series this Saturday. Pass the day away in the courtyard, have some drinks and listen to The Juan Maclean spin some tunes. That's not all, here's more of the lineup: "DFA hosts with Invisible Conga People (live), Tim & Tim (Tim Goldsworthy and Tim Sweeney), Shit Robot aka Marcus Lambkin plus BLARVUSTER (Matthew Welch)."

Saturday // 3 to 9pm // P.S.A [2-25 Jackson Ave, LIC] // $10

THEATER: Rachel Chavkin is the Artistic Director of the TEAM a physically zany company whose Particularly in the Heartland made a big splash at P.S.122 last spring. Chavkin’s lastest directorial endeavor is a gender-blending take on Chekhov's Uncle Vanya. The contemporary interpretation on Chekhov's portrait of country life features female performers in the roles of Vanya and Astrov, “highlighting the vulnerability and tenderness of their yearning for the unattainable Yelena, played by internationally acclaimed Finnish performer Marjo-Riikka Makela.” ENDS TONIGHT! – John Del Signore

Saturday // 7pm // The East 13th Street Theater [136 E. 13th St.] // Tickets cost $15.

MUSIC: The Pool Parties continue at McCarren Park Pool this Sunday. Ice Cream Man will be there, Man Man, Illinois and Dengue Fever will be providing rock while dodgeball and slip n' slide will provide recreational entertainment. Or just go and work on your tan.

Sunday // 2pm // McCarren Park Pool // Free