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ART FILM: Get out your berets and dust off those cigarette holders! If you thought that Transformers 2 wasn't cultured enough for your refined palette, head to Symphony Space for their Essential Art House Series, featuring 12 films from the Janus Collection. This Sunday they'll house a double feature of Polanski's Knife in the Water and Kurosawa's High and Low, both filled with suspense, revenge and mystery. Or check out the rest of the listings if Camus and Truffaut are more your style.
All Weekend // 7 p.m. // Symphony Space [2537 Broadway] // $7-$11
FESTIVAL: Just in case you hadn't gotten enough this summer, another indie music festival in Brooklyn slides in just before September's cool winds start. After the Jump Fest is celebrating it's third year raising money for inner-city school music programs. Artists this year include Mr. F from Tally Hall, Captain Ahab and the Sea Crackers and Blood Warrior, sure to be on buzz lists in the coming months. And even if you don't know anyone playing, Brooklyn Brewery is providing free beer for the first hour of each day, so show up early.
All Weekend // Littlefield [622 Degraw St, Brooklyn] // $10-$25ROUND THE CAMPFIRE: Backpacker Magazine, NYC Parks and Recreation, and Victorinox-Swiss Army host a more rugged than thou afternoon of chefs and pocket knifes. The inaugural Campfire pits out-of-towners Tim Love and Melissa Perello against local favorite Chris Santos. The chefs will each have a camping stove, cutting board, knife, some wild game, and an hour not to cut themselves really badly. They have to cook something beautifu, too: chef Daniel Humm, of the newly anointed four star Eleven Madison Park (he's also the chef spokesman for Victorinox-Swiss Army), will serve as judge.
Saturday // 2 p.m. // Dead Road between the Bandshell at 72nd Street and Sheep Meadow in Central Park // free
TRIBUTE: It would have been the King of Pop's 51st birthday this weekend, so if you still haven't mourned/celebrated his life enough, Le Poisson Rouge wants to rock with you all night. They will be hosting an MJ Birthday Bash , featuring Michael T., DJ MISS GUY, DJ Jess (Trash), Brett Burton and DJ Ole, and hosted by MC Peppermint Gummybear. Prizes will be handed out for look-alikes and best moonwalk, and the real party will kick off with a midnight screening of Thriller. An open bar of PBR from 10-11 should also be enough to make even the shyest fans try out their moves.
And don't forget, the Spike Lee block party in MJ's honor has been moved to Prospect Park.
Saturday // 10 p.m. // Le Poisson Rouge [158 Bleeker St] // Free
JAZZ: With buzz-rock festivals popping up every weekend these summers, sometimes it's nice to revisit something that's been going for years. This summer is the 17th season of the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival , courtesy of the City Parks Foundation. New York native Parker practically invented bebop jazz, changing the landscape of jazz music and easily matching Miles' or Coltrane's talent. The two-day festival features headliners Frank Wess and Cedar Walton, and honors the mark Parker's music left on the world.
Saturday and Sunday // 3 p.m. // Marcus Garvey Park and Thompkins Square Park // FreeKITTENS & CUPCAKES: Ever thought about adopting a cat? Now there's a new incentive: free cupcakes. This Sunday, the CupcakeStop Truck will park it's truck outside the Anjellicle Cats Rescue for a Cupcakes & Kitties fundraising and adoption event. To celebrate the cuteness, CupcakeStop will give one free cupcake to every adopter. And even if you don't have the room for a friendly feline, the money from the cupcakes go to the Rescue fund. You do have room in your belly for a cute cupcake, don't you?
Sunday // 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. // Anjellicle Cats Rescue [87th and Lexington Ave] // FreeMUSIC: The Pool Parties are back again, even if the pool has been substituted for the East River. Tonight, Grizzly Bear are the honored guests, fresh off the release of their hype-deserving latest album Veckatimest, which Pitchfork gave a 9.0. Though now you can drink only in a gated off area , the view is better than anything McCarren park could offer, making a perfect backdrop for these Brooklyn natives' tight sound.
Sunday // 2 p.m. // East River Park [90 Kent Ave, Brooklyn] // Free
Newsletter contributions from Jaya Harrover Saxena, Hugh Merwin and Jen Carlson
