GET ON YOUR BIKE AND RIOT LIKE IT'S 1968.

Dear Deer,

Antler up kids, it’s time for some riotous frantic fantastic two-wheeled, Parisian, midday leisurely, support-your-friends-who-got-robbed-and/or-hospitalized, sin destroying goodness. Welcome to the weekend. Fuck work, let’s get dirty.

||||||||||||||||||||||||FRIDAY||||||||||||||||||||||||

1) Critical Mass! Be there. 4 meeting points or more, you know the drill. Union square for newcomers. 7pm sharp. Ride on. Last crit mass we made it all the way to Williamsburg through Queens and it was the best thing ever) 7pm. free. http://www.times-up.org/calendar/detail.php?calendarid=354

2) message from God re: his fave band: Sin Destroyers cleanse you of all that bad shit you did that you’re sorry about. Nasty thoughts erased too. Dope god-wielding band. 256 Grand St. midnight $7. sindestroyers.com

3) TRUE LOVE! offered by Kathe Izzo at Cinders Gallery. opening 7-11pm 103 Havemeyer b/w Hope & Grand in Williamsburg cindersgallery.com ||||||||||||||||||||||||SATURDAY|||||||||||||||||||||||| 1) 1968 Paris Reenactment! "Sous les paves, la plage!" Come and participate in a dramatic and full-scale reenactment of the events of Paris in May 1968. Dress as a mod French student or a disgruntled factory worker. To participate: dress up, bring your flags, handkerchiefs, helmets and portable radios to Grand St. Park ( Kent & Grand in W'burg) Saturday July 30th, 6:45 pm sharp [via matt levy events actiondirection.org] 2) PARTY TO BENEFIT THE EMPTY VESSEL PROJECT! The Empty Vessel Project Presents: A Twilight Dance Party and BBQ Fundraiser Keeping our Boat Afloat by Shakin It

*With DJs Porkchop and Dirty Fingers of the Black Label Bicycle Club and Imaginary People. Cheap beer and open barbecue: Throw your burgers on our grill. We provide the ketchup and mustard Speed- drawing re-design-the-boat contest. *This is an afterparty for the Re-enactment of the 1968 Paris Student Riots. A group bike ride will leave Bedford and North 7th for the party immediately following the mayhem (around 7:30). 106 Beadel Street at Vandervoort, Williamsburg Brooklyn L train to Graham station (but you should really ride your bike) 8-11p; $2-10 sliding scale [via nonsensenyc.com]

3) 3QuarksDaily and Flux factory Present: 3QD Ball with the inimitable Dan Balis on the wheels of steel 3838 43rd Street, Long Island City NY 11101 9:15pm http://3quarksdaily.blogs.com/3quarksdaily/2005/07/1st_annual_3_qu.html

4) Anton Newcombe & David Cross spin at Scenic. open bar 1-2am. 25 Ave B NYC scenicnyc.com

||||||||||||||||||||||||SUNDAY|||||||||||||||||||||||

1) help us raise some dough for super duper awesome people that had the misfortune of being robbed (twice!). there is going to be some really pretty people there. so come. drink. smile. dance. enjoy. good things for good people. bands: NECKING NIGHT SHADES UNITED STATES POORBOY JOHNSON & THE GODDAMN RATTLESNAKE sunday. july 31st. 5:00 PM (the afternoon!) 265 mckibbin. 4th floor. bushwick. brooklyn. 11206.

2) Tracksploitation! Trackstar and Crumpler Present: Tracksploitation Registration 10am Sunday July 31 at Kissena, Queens. BBQ. FUN. kissena.info trackstarnyc.com

3) East River No Ordinary Monkey Party. Grand St. & the east river 2-9pm w/local hero DJ Tim Sweeney sponsored by I Heart, Nom de Guerre, Seize Sur Vingt and friends. noordinarymonkey.com

||||||||||||||||||||||||SAVE THE DATE|||||||||||||||||||||||| From Hisham: Hey Ya'll, I'm playin a pretty sweet show next Thursday so come check it out, this rad band from So Cal is playin so let's all headbang together! xoxo Hisham aka Soft Circle August 4th Thurs. At Tonic (on Norfolk off Delancey) 8pm start * Dim Diamond (our friend Avi's solo project) * Wives (from LA) *Growing (Kranky records killer drone stuff) * Soft Circle

with love from antlers.

(ORIEN & THE OLD ANTLERED STEED, PRE-MAKEOVER.)