This is a great weekend in the indiestry! This should hang you over until Monday.

The Arts and Cocktails" for FOU-DRE' VODKA—Friday, July 15, 6 - 100pm at Lamont Bishop Art Gallery, 1314 9th St. NW Washington, DC.  Featuring Alison Carney. Hosted by Sunni from WPGC and Joi Marie of DC Fab. RSVP at kimberly@knprmarketing.com.

Philly Youth Poetry Night –Saturday, July 16, 6- 10 pm at The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA.  Philly Youth Poetry Movement (PYPM) hosts a special send off for the Philadelphia Youth Poetry Slam Team that will head to San Francisco on July 20 for the Brave New Voices Youth Poetry Slam Festival. Performance force VOSS hits stage as the special feature.  The Movement, founded by “UnLitter Us” poet Greg Corbin, provides a safe space for at-risk, empowered youth ages 13-19 to use their voice to promote social change, leadership, cultural diversity, and build self-esteem. Admission is $7 for youth, $10 for adults.

Leading a Legacee Part 2—Friday, July 15, 7 -11 pm at The Street Poets Den in Brooklyn, NYC.  $10 cover. Must RSVP at firebirdmgmt@gmail.com.

Poetry in the Park—Saturday, July 16, noon-7 pm at Sligo-Dennis Avenue Park , 10200 Sligo Creek Parkway, Silver Spring, Md.  Crescent Moon Nights has teamed with Night of Sawa to bring to you an amazingly awesome super fantastic event filled day with POETRY IN THE PARK …Filled with FOOD, Games & Poetry.

The 16th Annual Spring Gardens Summer Picnic— Saturday, July 16, 5:30 - 8:30 pm at The Spring Gardens Community Garden, 1800 Wallace St. Philadelphia, Pa.  Join us in the garden for an evening of fun, food & friendship….Get to know your fellow gardeners! Please bring a potluck dish to share (a main dish, salad or dessert).  Sodas, hotdogs, hamburgers and a roasted pig provided. Live music performed by a steel drum band. Plus great entertainment for kids, including face painting and a piñata. events@thespringgardens.org.

Beats, Rhyme & Life Viewing—Friday, July 15, 7 - 10pm at Landmark's E Street Cinema, Washington, D.C.

Watch a showing of the new Tribe Called Quest documentary and then hit a up bar or lounge to discuss all things tribe.

Baltimore Youth Environmental Response Summer Kick-Off—Saturday, July 16,1 – 4 pm at Baltimore Bicycle Works, 1813 Falls Road.

The Baltimore Youth Environmental Response is a group of teens formed in 2009 to bring attention and action to the problems facing our natural world (oil spills, deforestation, air pollution, oh my!). Join them for a clean-up of the Jones Falls stream. Bags and gloves will be provided. At 2:30pm they’ll break for a conversation about the future of the group and goals for the summer and fall. Refreshments will be provided. Wear clothes that can get dirty and shoes that can get wet. For more info about the event or about group, contact Eliza at eliza.j.stokes@gmail.com.

30^th Annual Artscape—July 15-17 in Baltimore. www.artscape.org/home

It’s the East Coast’s largest and loudest free arts fest. Since 1982, Artscape has taken up a sizable chunk of the Station North arts district with mainstream acts and local/ indie artists, of course!