High ‘Society’
Saturday, July 28: Tonight at Cha Cha’s in Coney Island, Brooklyn’s favorite klezmer punk band, the World Inferno Friendship Society, will rock the boardwalk. The oversized band will fit right in since they’ve already got a sideshow vibe going on — but we think they should recruit Insectavora to play tambourine.
7 pm at Cha Cha’s (on the Boardwalk near Stillwell Avenue in Coney Island). $20. For information, call (718) 946-1305.
Big dig
Sunday, July 29: Working in DUMBO, we think that the York Street station is woefully in need of an update, but this afternoon you can tour the Atlantic Avenue Tunnel, the abandoned railroad tunnel that tour guide Bob Diamond calls “the world’s oldest subway.” Sure, it was sealed up years ago, but it’s probably easier to get out of than our F train stop.
11 am, 1 pm at Court Street and Atlantic Avenue. $15. For information, call (718) 941-3160.
Drawn out
Monday, July 30: Check out the last day of the four-day Animation Block Party, which descends upon Brooklyn each July to screen more than 100 independent animated films. Tonight 17 films will be shown, followed by an afterparty across the street at Mullane’s Bar which, along with everything else, is sure to be animated.
6:50 pm at BAMCinematek (30 Lafayette Ave. at Ashland Place in Fort Greene). $11. For information, call (718) 636-4100 or visit
www.animationblock.c....
Home ‘Repo’
Tuesday, July 31: There was a time, believe it or not, when Paula Abdul’s ex-husband Emilio Estevez was a big movie star. Tonight, one of his best flicks, 1984’s cult classic “Repo Man,” is screening at McCarren Pool. The movie’s great, but the hard cement of the pool can be a buzzkill, so bring a blanket to keep yourself comfortable.
8 pm at McCarren Park Pool (Lorimer and Bayard streets in Williamsburg). Free. For information, visit
www.summerscreen.org.
Kvelling for Kweller
Wednesday, August 1: Mop-topped indie rocker Ben Kweller finishes off a three-night stint at Southpaw, playing all the way through one of his records each night. But if the crowds are too much, pick up a copy at Music Matters and listen anywhere you want.
8 pm at Southpaw (125 Fifth Ave. between Sterling and St. John’s places in Park Slope). $20. For information, call (718) 230-0236 or visit
www.spsounds.com.