Friday:
 • Serena Maneesh, the best thing to come from Norway since Kjartan Fl gstad, plays at Northsix. [Paper]
• Movies for socially-conscious people: Why We Fight, a level-headed look into the American War Machine, and How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (And Enjoy It), a documentary on the career of Melvin Van Peebles. [flavorpill]
Saturday:
 • Sophie B. Hawkins (yes, that one) performs at the Canal Room tonight. Go on: it's not embarassing once it's for nostalgia's sake. [Upcoming]
Sunday:
 • Writers Working features contemporary authors reading from works-in-progress. Go and tell James Oliver Cury, Jen Nails, Intern Hugh and others what they're doing wrong before it's too late. [WW]
• Pantsless fun on the subway? We're so in. [Improv Everywhere]