Out & About: Upcoming Events

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  • Friday, July 24: Today is National Tequila Day! Mad Dog & Beans in the Financial District is handing out the agave spirit for free if you RSVP here, although if you have the dough, also check out Mayahuel for well-made tequila and mezcal cocktails.
  • Sunday, July 26: In celebration of July Good Beer Month, Bike to the Bars encourages cyclists to roll together from one crafty beer bar to the next. Meet at d.b.a. Brooklyn at 2 p.m.
  • Sunday, July 26: ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, an epically melodic Texas band, performs on the Williamsburg waterfront. Show starts at 2 p.m. with Black Lips, HEALTH, and Grupo Fantasma, at East River State Park, 90 Kent Ave. (at N. 8th St.) Free.
  • Sunday, July 26: 3rd Ward is turning 200 pounds of hog into pork tacos for all at its 2nd Annual Pig Roast and Dance Party. A $9 plate will get you two tacos and two sides, and there will be drink specials at well. The event goes from 4 to 9 p.m. at 195 Morgan Ave., Bushwick. RSVP events@3rdward.com

Selena Ricks-Good

Selena Ricks-Good is a New York-based writer and digital strategist with more than 15 years in journalism, brand development, and content marketing. Her writing on food, drinks, travel, and culture has appeared in CBS New York, Time Out New York, Village Voice, and Thrillist. She founded Little Good Life to fill the gap she kept hitting in her own life: thoughtful, opinionated travel writing for families whose kids are past the stroller years. She lives in New York with her husband and a travel-soccer-playing teenage son who has firm opinions about crudo, boba, and pizza.