Friday:
 • The day of days is finally here: Lindsay and Meryl hit the big screen in A Prairie Home Companion. Judge the firecrotch in all her artistic glory. [flavorpill]
• Take a silent auction, subtract the Franzia and cheese cubes, and add a keg. Should be fun until people start breaking the art over their heads. [Gothamist]
• Former Page Sixer Ian Spiegelman reads from his novel, Welcome to Yesterday. Go and ask him about Doug Dechert. Trust us. [NYM]

Saturday:
 • Observer senior editor and Gawker alum Choire Sicha emerges from his batcave to offer artistic commentary at Iron Artist, a real-time artistic competition based on Iron Chef. [PS1]
• Get thee to Madison Square Park for the Big Apple BBQ Block Party, two days of live music and delicious meat. That is, if you can ignore Shake Shack for just a moment.
[Big Apple BBQ]

Sunday:
 • Wouldn't it be awesome if a rockin' benefit concert featured a "secret band," and that "secret band" were really The Rapture? We're not saying anything, we're just saying.
[Good Time Kid Fund]