Saturday, May 26: You might have already pulled out your madras shorts and flip-flops, but are you really ready for summer? With Memorial Day upon us, now’s the time to pick up a barbeque — honestly, grilling on that George Foreman is just shameful. Before too long, it will be too hot to grill and somebody else will have thrown the best party of the summer. Do you really want that to happen?

Monday, May 28: Pay your respects to the veterans and do something withe your day off, take part in the King’s Country Memorial Day parade, the longest-running procession for this three-day weekend in the country. Beginning in Bay Ridge, the parade moves south on Third Avenue to Marine Avenue, then heads east to Fourth Avenue, going all the way to John Paul Jones Park where a ceremony will be held.

Wednesday, May 30: Perennial borough fave Paul Auster will be at the Brooklyn Academy of Music tonight for a screening of “The Inner Life of Martin Frost,” a new film that he wrote and directed. After the film, the author will answer questions from the audience. We’ve got one: what was up with the last page of “Brooklyn Follies”? Yikes.

Thursday, May 31: Celebrating their first year in business, the Downtown Bar & Grill kicks off their weekend early with the Extreme Beer Weekend. A dozen different types of beer, all with 9 percent alcohol or more, will be served. You might need those extra few days to recover.

Friday, June 1: Bafflingly popular Manhattan DJ trio the Misshapes bring their shtick across the river to celebrate powerHouse Books and their presence at this weekend’s Book Expo America conference. With catering by Rice and drinks courtesy of Stella Artois and Big Nose Full Body, reading has never been so much fun.