FREE: ELECTION
Wed. 7/23 at 8:30 pm
Pier 1 in Riverside Park South
Hudson River at 70th Street
No tickets or reservations required to attend

When high school overachiever Tracy Flick runs for class president in the school election, Social Studies teacher Jim McAllister believes she does not deserve the position, and tries his best to stop her from winning.  Don't miss Reese Witherspoon's breakout performance as a ruthless teen politician!

FREE: WALLACE AND GROMIT
Thurs. 7/24 at 8:30 pm
Empire Fulton Ferry State Park
Dumbo, BK
No tickets or reservations required to attend

The annual Giant Vegetable Competition is days away and Wallace & Gromit's humane pest control service, "Anti-Pesto," is doing big business. But who exactly is changing into the mysterious Were-Rabbit, trashing and eating all the prized veggies? Find out in this 2005 Academy Award winner for Best Animated Feature.

$5: LATE SUMMER BLUES
Thurs. 7/24 at 8:30 pm
The JCC in Manhattan
334 Amsterdam Avenue
Purchase tickets online or at the door

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of this classic film. Set in 1970 during the War of Attrition, Late Summer Blues is the story of seven high school students whose summer break is clouded by their impending induction into the army. A universal story of life under war's shadow. With Dror Zweigenbom, Yoav Tsafir and Shahar Segal.

FREE: DANCE OUT!
Thru 7/20 at 7:00 pm
Various locations
No tickets or reservations required to attend
Open classes begin at 3:00 pm

City Parks Foundation is thrilled to partner with The Joyce Theater in presenting Dance Out!, a special collaboration for CityParks Dance, featuring three breathtaking pieces throughout all five boroughs. These three acclaimed dances will launch consecutively in East River Park in Manhattan. From there, each company will tour separately and perform in parks throughout the city.

FREE: SHALL WE DANCE
Thurs. 7/24 at 6:30 pm
Low Memorial Library
Columbia University
No tickets or reservations required to attend

Columbia University in the City of New York is pleased to host the 2nd Annual "Shall We Dance" summer events.  Each of the three nights will explore a distinct style of movement, beginning with dance instruction and then followed by screenings of a documentary film.  This week, get ready for Hip-Hop week, with a presentation of the film From Mambo to Hip-Hop: A South Bronx Tale.

FREE: SIREN FESTIVAL
Sat. 7/19 at 12:00 pm
Various locations in Coney Island
No tickets or reservations required to attend

The Village Voice is proud to present the 2008 installment of Siren Festival, featuring nine hours of non-stop music and merriment on Coney Island.  Siren Festival brings together both new and established artists, including Broken Social Scene, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Jaguar Love and Ra Ra Riot.  We'll see you on the boardwalk!

FREE: GOSPEL DAY AT SUMMERSTAGE
Sat. July 19 at 3:00 pm
Central Park Summer Stage
Rumsey Playfield
No tickets or reservations required to attend; gates open an hour prior to performances

Don't miss this full day of today's premiere gospel artists at Summerstage! This year's performance will feature Pastor Hezekiah Walker, Jr., Dorinda Clark-Cole, Kurt Carr, Dave Hollister and 21:03. Presented in association with the Gospel Music Channel and Globe Star Media.

FREE: SUMMERGARDEN
Sun. 7/20 at 7:00 pm
Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd Street
No tickets or reservations required to attend

Summergarden 2008: New Music for New York presents eight evenings of adventurous contemporary music, with premieres each night.  This week, come hear music for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano, featuring compositions by Daniel Giorgetti, Ricardo Lorenz, Elliot Sharp, Pablo Ortiz and Valentin Bibik.

FREE: HOT BOOK FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME
Sun. 7/20 at 2:00 pm
Pier 66A
26th Street & 12th Avenue
No tickets or reservations required to attend

Celebrate the summer with some of the hottest titles for the taking. Readings, dancing and refreshments - an afternoon by the water to relax and take a moment for you!  Featured authors include Abiola Abrams, Herb Boyd, Breena Clark, Renee Flagler, Felicia Pride and David Rivera, Jr.

FREE: THE FIRST LINE
Thurs. 7/24 at 7:00 pm
KGB Bar
85 East 4th Street
No tickets or reservations required to attend

Celebrating its 10-year anniversary, the literary magazine "The First Line" -- where all stories in an issue begin with same opening line -- presents an evening with some of its favorite writers.  Authors M.M. Devoe (SoA '01), Matt McHugh, and Mary Robinette Kowal will read select work from the new anthology, "The Best of The First Line: Editors' Picks 2002-2006," and share some insights on writing for this unique quarterly.

FREE: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
6/17 - 6/20 at 6:30 pm
Riverside Park
Riverside Drive and West 89th Street
No tickets or reservations required to attend

Much Ado About Nothing was written sometime between 1598 and 1599, and is among the first comedies that represent Shakespeare's comic genius at its height.  Is Hero's reputation ruined forever?  Will Beatrice and Benedick finally admit their love for one another?  Will justice be served?  Join Hudson Warehouse in Riverside Park for their production of this classic Shakespeare comedy.

FREE: BROADWAY IN BRYANT PARK
Thurs. 7/24 at 12:30 pm
Bryant Park
42nd Street and 6th Avenue
No tickets or reservations required to attend

Take advantage of your lunch break to hear actors from the most popular shows on and off Broadway perform their biggest hits. This week's line-up features songs from The Lion King, Vanities, Hairspray, Godspell and For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide.

FREE: FAHRENHEIT 451
Thurs. 7/24 at 8:00 pm
Prospect Park Bandshell
Park Slope, BK
No tickets or reservations required to attend

For its third Celebrate Brooklyn outing the daring and ambitious Brooklyn theater company Brave New World takes on Ray Bradbury's 1953 science fiction masterpiece, which Bradbury himself adapted for the stage in the 1970s. A dynamic video design will transform the Bandshell as the strong performances and imaginative staging, which have made BNW a local favorite, bring the action to vivid life.

FREE: NEW MUSEUM BLOCK PARTY
Sat. 7/20 at 12:00 pm
Sara D.Roosevelt Park
Chystie Street between Delancy and Broome
No tickets or reservations required to attend

Join us for the New Museum Block Party 2008, a day of art activities and performances in Sara D. Roosevelt Park! Enjoy a range of artist- and educator-led interactive projects and programs related to the neighborhood and the New Museum as well as a tour of the exhibition "2008 Altoids Award" at the New Museum.

FREE: THE BIRDS
Thru 7/25 various times
Guild & Greyshkul Gallery
28 Wooster Street
No tickets or reservations required to attend

In his second exhibition at Guild & Greyshkul, Halsey Rodman (SoA '03) presents sculptures that emphasize the process and gestures of their own making, inviting the viewer to experience traces of a charged presence through the act of looking. As in the Hitchcock film from which the show's title is taken, the enigmatic, objectified non-human is both gazed at and gazes back, turning the gallery space into a site of reciprocal exchange.

FREE: HOME DELIVERY
Opening 7/20 various times
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd Street
Present valid CUID at information desk for free admission to museum

Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling is both a survey of the past, present and future of the prefabricated home and a building project on the Museum's vacant west lot. This exhibit illustrates how the prefabricated house has been, and continues to be, not only a reflection on the house as a replicable object of design but also a critical agent in the discourse of sustainability, architectural invention, and new material and formal research.