It’s time to figure out where the best parties are this weekend. Below are our picks of the city’s top events. And, as always, you can find the full details, as well as more events, on our Calendar Page.

Upper Echelon Shoes Pool Party - Music by DJ Nick Cohen
When: Sat, August 1, 10:00 pm - 2:00 am
Where: C5 – Atlantic City
Why: Lay out by the pool if you get sick of the slots [Details]

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• Think twice about downing that currywurst. Not only is that hot dog fatty thing really bad for your figure but do you really want to risk eating the surprise side dish of a roach? ewwwwwwwwww [grubstreet]

• Maybe not in 1984, but nowadays it seems legit for anyone (say a highschooler?) to sue for anything. Well maybe the Kindle isn’t all its cracked up to be or maybe highschoolers are just too damn lazy.. [TheSocial]

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[All photos by JIMI CELESTE for PMc]

Last night, the world premiere of Columbia Picture’s Julie And Julia took place at the Ziegfeld Theater. The movie is based on the real life story of Julie Powell (who was in attendance) who cooked her way through Julia Child’s cookbook and (what else?) blogged about it.The wonderful Meryl Streep and Amy Adams were present.The premier also brought outc hefs– Martha Stewart, Rachel Ray as well as fashion/art ladies like Rachel Roy, Yoko Ono, Jazmine Gonzales.

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The Aboveground, a community of tastemakers, celebrated their latest fashion find last night, the Arbitrage Hooded Shirt (left), “A hybrid between a dress shirt and light jacket, Arbitrage’s Krona hooded shirt has created a stir in men’s fashion with the inventiveness of its design.” The rooftop party consisted of a Sugar Hill Gang as well as Hugh Hayden’s “FUNature” collection and music by DJ The Chainsmokers. More»

[Kimora Lee Simmons helps Mayor Michael Bloomberg shop for ties at JC Penny. Photos via Getty]

Yesterday, the first ever JC Penney store opened it’s doors in Manhattan’s Herald Square, and Kimora Lee Simmons was there to help our Mayor, Michael Bloomberg stock up on some purchases.  The mayor wears ties from JC PENNY? How recessionista-fab of him! The store is the subject of “a major, multimedia marketing campaign, a rarity for Penney.” “A special case gets a special level of attention. More»

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Tuesday night, Lyons Wier Gallery held a reception for Derrick B. Harden (aka Couture Ink)’s Vast Wasteland: A Hollywood 187 Film. His project consisted of a screening of the film as well as a reading, his “work is a fusion of personal history, hip-hop, urban culture and fine art.” More»

Which Gossip Girl starlet wouldn’t touch a boy her age with a 10 foot pool? Answer below… More»

[One poor guy felt the after-effects of what being a Polo fan really means last weekend in Bridgehampton] via hamptons.guestofaguest.com: Think that Bridgehampton Polo watching is a laid-back, carefree day of fun in the sun, spent breezing around with fabulous people who carry Evian spritzers in their seersucker shorts? Think again. Newbies to the sport of Polo watching, such as this young gentleman on the left, More»

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Last night’s Arlo Guthrie concert in Battery Park for the River to River Festival looked pretty chill, but let’s be honest here: the real party is going to be tonight’s kick-off of the All Points West music festival at Liberty State Park. Jay-Z is headlining! (The Beastie Boys were supposed to, but Adam Yauch sadly came down with a wee bit of throat cancer.) More»

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Last night at Haven, guests attending the Glitz and Glam event were not only treated to Prairie Organic Vodka cocktails but also surprised by a burlesque performance. All of the proceeds of the night went to SMART- Sisterhood Mobilized for AIDS/HIV Research. The night seemed quite fun, proof being that at some point Miss Zimbabwe USA decided to switch off her sash! More»