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Happy freakin' Fourth. I always get so depressed after this holiday, knowing that summer's about half eaten up. So, while I don't exactly look forward to this occasion, I do tend to make the most of these final days of sunny summer moods. I will be enjoying a much-needed, four-day hiatus... If you need anything from me in the meantime, try the rooftop of my uptown area brownstone. I'll be the pasty-white thing fanning myself, slathered in 55+, beckoning to my houseboy (uh, boyfriend) to fix me up some pina colada.

In any case, je vous presente the template social calendar for my fellow pessimists out there, anyone who'll be weathering the dog days of winter dread come July 5:

On Saturday, check out Electropolis (with bonus, Alva Star!) at the Nomad. Apparently, there have been some booking problems with other Electropolis shows, and so this will be the last of their shoes in a while. Get your fix!

There's also the ARTSOURCING opening night party at the Soap Factory.

Or, if you're not that hip, try the Minnesota History Center, where there's a Red Wing Pottery retrospective opening tomorrow.

On the big day itself, the most dignified thing to do is to check out the free Minnesota Orchestra concert in Excelsior, set on the banks of Lake Minnetonka. There's also the very popular Ten Second Film Festival happening down at the Soap Factory, just after the grand finale of fireworks over downtown Minneapolis.