This week in 24/Seven

Each week we'll preview what you can expect in our 24/Seven print edition, out Thursday for you southern Brooklynites and Friday for the downtown neighborhoods.

Highlights include:

Film: Independent filmmakers find a home with the Zero Film Festival, which provides a forum for self-budgeted films. On August 20, the founder hosts a night of screenings and music at Galapagos in DUMBO in anticipation of the festival's New York premiere in December.

Books: Girls just want to have fun, and rock out. Learn out with "The Girls Guide to Rocking," a how-to on everything from starting a band to what to bring on tour. And meet author Jessica Hopper when she stops in Brooklyn at the Gowanus venue Littlefield August 22 for a reading and concert.

Music: LA's rockers Night Horse gallop into Brooklyn August 16, with a show at Union Pool in Williamsburg, and some crazy times to follow.

Columns: Pumps & Pleast checks out Smith and Butler, located right where the name suggests in Cobble Hill, while the Kitchen Klutz goes ape over monkey bread and beets that can't be beat find their way to the Reporter's Table.

For these stories and more, pick up a copy in your nabe or check back here later this week!