EVENT: The Duplass Brothers settle down in the Apple Store in SoHo tonight, competing with the new iPhone, no doubt. The two wrote 2005's The Puffy Chair and will be on hand to discuss the making of their latest film, Baghead (opening July 25th), with two of its stars, Greta Gerwig and Ross Partridge.

Friday // 7 p.m. // Apple Store SoHo [103 Prince St] // Free

MUSIC: Tonight the Wordless Music Series is at Prospect Park with a performance by Deerhoof and the Metropolis Ensemble. The latter is a local chamber group, they'll be opening the show with The Rite: Remixed, "a new arrangement and imagining of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. And you already know Deerhoof, right? If you can't make it to the park, log on to NPR for a live broadcast.

Friday // 7:30 p.m. // Prospect Park Bandshell // Free

THEATER: East 14th: True Tales of a Reluctant Player is a critically-acclaimed, autobiographical one-man comedy by Don Reed, who chronicles his childhood flight from his step-father to his biological father’s home on the other side of Oakland in the ‘70s. Once settled in, it becomes apparent that his “real pop is a real pimp...for real,” and his introduction to the world of drugs and hookers begins. The Times says, “It’s hard not to love 1970s funk and soul, and Don Reed effectively conjures the music and the era.” Watch a video preview here. – John Del Signore

Friday // 9 p.m. // New World Stages / Stage 5 [340 West 50th Street] // Ticket prices vary.

Want to stick to the indoor air-conditioned venues this weekend? The Kiss Off are playing Southpaw tonight (with Susu and Forest Fire), and the Tiswas party at the Annex tomorrow. Give the boys a listen here.

Friday and Saturday // 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. // Southpaw [125 5th Ave, Park Slope] and The Annex [152 Orchard St] // $8

COMEDY: If you missed out on Dark Knight tickets, commiserate with others just like you at UCB's Blockbuster Movie Spectacular. "Join your favorite (and least favorite) characters from this Summer's blockbuster movies along with critics, fans, and other film nerds as we celebrate all things we love to hate paying money to see."

Friday // 7:30 p.m. // UCB [307 W 26th St] // $8

SPORTS: With the weather hot and sticky, it's perfect to head to Coney Island for volleyball at the AVP Brooklyn Open. Matches are going on today, Saturday and Sunday and feature some of the world's top volleyball pros including 2007 Brooklyn Open men's and women's champs Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers and Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh. For some, this weekend will serve as a final tuneup before heading to Beijing for the Olympics. Check the schedule here. - Tien Mao

All Weekend // Coney Island Beach, 21st and Boardwalk // Tickets here

For the first time in history, a different type of court will grace Arthur Ashe Stadium at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing. Instead of players like Maria Sharipova, Serena and Venus Williams, and Elena Dementieva on the tennis court, the New York Liberty and Indiana Fever will tip off on the basketball court in the Liberty Outdoor Classic. The hardwood is in place for the history making event as the two teams will play in the WNBA's first regular-season outdoor game. - Tien Mao

Saturday // 5 p.m. // Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing // Tickets

SAND: The Brooklyn Paper reminds us that it's sand sculpting time on Coney Island this weekend. "There’ll be plenty of face painting, arm wrestling and, of course, lots of people in bathing suits gratuitously caressing wet sand."

Saturday // Noon to 5 p.m. // On the beach between West 10th and West 12th Streets // Free

MUSIC: If the Siren Fest doesn't ware you out, head over to the after party! Marnie Stern and A Place to Bury Strangers open the night, with Apes & Androids headlining. You won't want to miss the extravaganza those guys bring to the stage every time they perform, it may be the only time they do it this summer. Last time around (pictured) there were confetti cannons, monsters, and a full choir singing "Hey Jude."

Saturday // 9 p.m. // Music Hall of Williamsburg [66 N 6th St, Williamsburg] // $15

THEATER: The golden age of Coney Island serves as the milieu for a free outdoor production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Park Slope at the Old Stone House, a modern reconstruction a 1699 Dutch stone farmhouse that will be “lit up like Luna Park on a summer night in 1904” for the show. A carnival theme prevails in the little JJ Byrne Park where the play is performed – show up 45 minutes prior to participate in “games of chance.” Ends tonight! – John Del Signore

Saturday // 8 p.m. // Old Stone House/JJ Byrne Park [3rd Street @ 5th Avenue] // Free

PARTY: PopRally presents the Home Delivery House Party. This is your chance to see the Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling exhibit at MoMA, get inside the 5 prefab houses, and dance in the dwellings to the beat of DJ Tropical Jeremy and Matthew Radune.

Saturday // 7 to 10 p.m. // MoMA [11 W 53rd St] // $8

MUSIC: Santogold, Diplo and A-Trak invade Central Park's SummerStage this Sunday, for a free afternoon of tunes. Brooklyn's Santogold (aka Santi White) is the main draw, but get there early for the two opening turntablists!

Sunday // 3 p.m. // Central Park SummerStage // Free

Photo of Apes & Androids by Steph Goralnick.