Sneak Peek: FRI 8/20 to SUN 8/22

A full Friday post is forthcoming, and the calendar will be updated later.

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FRI 8/20 (and SAT 8/21)

10am to 10pm
Boston GreenFest 2010
at City Hall Plaza, Boston (Govt Center)
FREE

Get some info, see exhibits, and enjoy activities related to the environment and sustainable living. I went last year and wasn't blown away, but there was some cool stuff.

There is music/entertainment all day long, and the exhibits are open from 10am to 6pm today and 10am to 4pm on Saturday. (A "Gubernatorial Green Debate" begins at 4pm tomorrow.

FRI 8/20

Sunset
"The Princess and the Frog"
at Hatch Shell, Storrow Dr, Boston (Charles River Esplanade)
FREE

WBZ Free Flicks ends next week with "Up". I wouldn't mind seeing either film for free on a summer night.

FRI 8/20

The Organ Beats (Midnight), The Backup Factor (11pm), Herra Terra (10pm), Marc Pinansky (9pm)
at TT the Bear's Place, 10 Brookline St, Cambridge (Central Sq)
$10

An impressive mix of rock.

FRI 8/20

8:30pm
Jay Brannan, Plushgun
at Harpers Ferry, 158 Brighton Ave, Allston
$10 / 18+

For some reason, I think it's going to be a really young crowd. For singer-songwriter and pop-rock, the music is good but clean and mellow.

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SAT 8/21

In or near Salem this weekend? There's a free Jazz and Soul Festival.

Plenty of garage-rock and punk downstairs at the Cantab.

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SAT 8/21

1:30pm to 3pm
Banditos Misteriosos Water Gun Fight
TBA at 11:59pm, Boston
FREE

It's a time-traveling theme -- cool.

I think the secret location was on the Esplanade last year (last two years?). Expect somewhere with a water source to refill...

Registration requested before 6pm.

SAT 8/21

2pm to 4pm
Ice Cream Showdown
at Grand (adjacent lot), 374 Somerville Ave, Somerville (Union Sq)
$9.43 advance / $8 door

This was SO GOOD last year. Still worth it at 4x the price.

Union Sq is hopping on Saturday with this event, craft market, art installation, and dancing later.

Sunday's Showdown in South End.

SAT 8/21

4pm
Battle House, Big Big Bucks, Thunderhole, The High Seas, Thief Thief, Beach Hair, Arvid Noe
at O'Brien's, 3 Harvard St, Allston
$8 / 21+

Get there at 3pm for BBQ (included with cover) before the indie-rock party.

SAT 8/21

8:30pm
One Night Band, Year #2
at Middle East - Downstairs, 480 Mass Ave, Cambridge (Central Sq)
$10 advance / $12 day of show / 18+

Pretty simple and similar to last year: "40 Boston musicians randomly shuffled into bands of 5 and given one day to prepare a four-song set".

All proceeds benefit Zumix. Go before 7pm (I think) tonight for advance tix or do it online.

SAT 8/21

9pm to 1am
Project MUM: "5 Years of MUM"
Under the McGrath Highway, about 150 Medford St, Somerville (outside Union Sq)
$10

Five DJs (Flack, Pace, Axel Foley, Wayne & Wax, Brother Cleve) celebrating 5 years of "Music under McGrath" in a tribute to George Clinton & the P-Funk Mothership.

Participants are encouraged to come outfitted with their best Funkadelic space attire!

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SAT 8/21

10pm
BrownBoot, 5-Point, The Twangified Trio
at Rosebud Bar & Grill (behind Diner), 381 Summer St, Somerville (Davis Sq)
$5 / 21+

Rick, punk, and twang(?)

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SUN 8/22

It's "Go-Topless Day", ladies. I didn't see an organized Boston protest scheduled

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SUN 8/22

11am to 5pm
Annual Quincy August Moon Festival
around 1400 to 1600 Hancock St, Quincy (Quincy Center)
FREE

Should be a pretty big celebration.

SUN 8/22

2pm to 4pm
Ice Cream Showdown
at SoWa Open Market, 460 Harrison Ave, Boston (South End)
$9.43 advance / $8 door

Eat great ice cream on Sunday too.

SUN 8/22

9pm
The Arkanes, Streight Angular, My Own Worst Enemy
at Church, 69 Kilmarnock St, Boston (Fenway)
$6 / 18+

Rock from Liverpool and Boston

SUN 8/22

9pm-ish
The Beat Awfuls
at Enormous Room, 567 Mass Ave, Cambridge (Central Sq)
FREE

"A night" of rootsy indie-rock with The Beat Awfuls