The Weekend: 7.16-7.18

Friday, July 16

Williamsburg: Check out A.M. Richard Fine Art's lastet, a photography exhibit devote entirely to Polarod art. Then head to Juliette and celebrate Bastille day the ironic way by dressing up like a French person and sipping a Guillotine, one of the restaurant's signature cocktail concoctions.

Saturday, July 17

Coney Island: It's back - the annual Siren Music Festival brings indie rock to Surf Avenue. For adventures in competitive eating, check out the Atomic Wings booth for a wings eating competition.

Red Hook: "The Food Lovers Guide to Brooklyn" author Sherri Eisenberg reads at Mercado.

Williamsburg: JellyNYC has branched out into another hot summer music series, this one not on the waterfront or in a pool.

DUMBO: Hang out in Brooklyn Bridge Park and take in the sounds and sights of India.

Sunday, July 18

Cobble Hill: It's Bastille Day! (In Brooklyn, at least.) Celebrate with some croque madame and a game of petanque.

Bushwick: Pig out at 3rd Ward's BBQ bash.

Crown Heights: Or, reconnect with our four-legged friends at a workshop on keeping chickens in the city.