Friday:
 • Evidently, the French don't hate us as much as previously thought: All of the restaurants in Simon Oren's Tour de France group (Both French Roasts, Marseille, Maison, &c.) will be serving a special "French Quarter" cocktail through September 30th, the proceeds of which will be donated to the Red Cross. When you're getting drunk with your inner Pepe, remember: You're saving people.
• The Chemical Brothers, Paul Oakenfold, and Mylo give the CMJ kids a run for their money with a show at SummerStage. That said, it costs 60 bucks. Your other options: Hold Steady (Lincoln Center), Ambulance LTD w/Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (Mercury Lounge), !!! (S.O.B.'s), and Gawker fav Spinto Band (Mo Pitkins). [flavorpill]
Saturday:
 • Salman Rushdie, Miranda July, and the Hungry March Band join Paris Review editor Philip Gourevitch at the New York Public Library for a night of cultural edification and high-brow conversation, after which you'll likely realize you're not all that smart. Fuck that. [flavorpill]
• The Kitchen Art Center throws a block party to celebrate the forthcoming conversion of the West Side's High Line into a public walkway. Finally, Edward Norton, Andres Balazs, and Richard Meier will all be able to traipse together in peace. [Paper]
Sunday:
 • If you don't go to "gay comic hottie" (his words, not ours) Adam Sank's Electro Shock Therapy Comedy Hour at Therapy Bar, he'll kill you. Seriously, the dude's sent us at least 5 threatening emails, and we're starting to get worried. Go cheer him on, and let our inbox be cluttered no more. [Adam Sank]