COMEDY: You may know Kevin Nealon from Saturday Night Live, but hopefully you've also appreciated his more recent role as the dope-lovin' Doug Wilson on Weeds (pictured). Well this weekend he's taking residency at Caroline's, and for some reason tickets are still on sale—get on it!
All Weekend // Various Times // Caroline's [1626 Broadway] // $28
LECTURE: Daniel Libeskind is headlining a two day symposium focusing in on the Bronx. "Noted architects, urban planners, city officials, historians, writers, and artists convene at The Bronx Museum of the Arts to discuss the history and future of the Bronx. The event is titled "Intersections: The Grand Concourse at 100" and is part of a yearl long series celebrating the thoroughfare. "A visionary feat of 19th-century planning, the Grand Concourse was conceived in 1890 and designed by the French-born engineer Louis Risse as a means of connecting residents of Manhattan to the parks of the north Bronx." It officially opened in 1909.
Friday and Saturday // 6:30, 8 p.m. and 10 a.m., 6 p.m. // Bronx Museum of the Arts [1040 Grand Concourse] // Free
ART PARTY: Every few months or so, the giant Eyebeam space in Chelsea is transformed into an eclectic DIY art installation and performance party called MIXER. We had a blast there last November, and highly recommend checking it out. Because of increasing popularity, this time they've expanded the party to two nights; Friday night's headliner is DJ Tim Sweeney, Saturday night's top billing is The Juan Maclean, who will be doing a DJ set. The rest of the night is full of tightly-guarded secrets, but the Eyebeam crew always puts a tremendous amount of work into this thing, so you can count on ample surprises. Peruse the full list of collaborators here. — John Del Signore
Friday & Saturday // 9 p.m. // Eyebeam [540 West 21st Street, between 10th and 11th] // $15 in advance, $20 at the door
MUSIC: The Bird & the Bee (pictured) are bringing some added warmth all the way from Los Angeles tonight. The duo will delight you with their nearly Portishead-esque pop tunes (minus the "suffocating sincerity"). Obi Best and Brookville open.
Friday // The Bell House [149 7th St, Gowanus] // $20
CELEBRATION: This Saturday the city celebrates our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln with "a distinguished array of authors, historians, and biographers of Abraham Lincoln will be on hand" for a day-long event. "Held in conjunction with a major exhibition of original documents and artifacts—Abraham Lincoln in New York: A Rail-Splitter Bicentennial Celebration—the opening is a family-oriented event free to the public with tours given all throughout the day. Pulitzer-prize winning historian James M. McPherson will speak on his recent bestseller on Lincoln as commander-in-chief, and Michael Burlingame will talk about his magisterial two-volume biography of Lincoln...Mr. Lincoln will also be present to take pictures with one and all in attendance!"
Saturday // 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. // Federal Hall [26 Wall St] // Free
EVENT: The Brooklyn Botanical Garden is lucking out weather-wise for its annual community horticulture event this weekend. Called Making Brooklyn Bloom, it's "devoted to urban agriculture and building a healthy food system in our borough." The free all-day event is presented by GreenBridge, the community environmental horticulture program behind the Greenest Block contest. Enjoy workshops, exhibitors, short films and a panel dedicated to informing folks about ways to green their city neighborhoods. More details here.
Saturday // 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. // Brooklyn Botanic Garden [1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn] // Free with flyer on this page
ART: Head over to the New Museum as "The Armory Show highlights the Lower East Side as a top destination for contemporary art!" Tour groups will leave at various times to "visit selected downtown art galleries." More details here.
Sunday // 12:30, 2 and 4 p.m. // New Museum lobby [235 Bowery] // Free
FOOD FUNDRAISER: Tonight's your night to get game at the Swamp Cabbage Wild Game Tasting Fundraiser. Delicacies include Wild Boar Sausage, Fried Gator Bites, Venison Chili, Quail in Wine Sauce, and Red Velvet Wild Boar Cake. Proceeds from the evening go to benefit Swamp Cabbage: A Dark and Sweaty Documentary about living and eating in Central Florida, where activities like coleslaw wrestling are a very big deal. (Brooklyn Based has more on the film.) As for tonight's fundraiser, the filmmakers behind it promise vegetarian options and "an unruly mix of punk and country" as musical accompaniment. — John Del Signore
Sunday // 5 p.m. // Hugs Salon [106 North 6th St, Williamsburg] // $50 suggested donation
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