1. All the schedules for free concerts and movie screenings for the summer are up, and guess who’s coming to the Gallivan Twilight Concert series this year? Neko Case, The Awesomest Woman To Sing Since Patsy Cline. She’s playing August 28th. For free. (Also free: An outdoor screening of The Muppet Movie at Lindsay Gardens in the Avenues July 25th.)

2. Speaking of thrifty entertainment, here’s a collection of thrifty tips (not mine) that we can learn from Cormac McCarthy’s The Road.

3. Toby likes the sun. He takes after me.