T TIME Weekend Events

DEMOCRATIC PARTY
For everyone out there who’s ever thought, “If only I could help my candidate get elected by just partying a little harder” (so, basically every college student ever), this is the event for you. Obama is officially accepting the nomination tonight at the Democratic Convention, so what better excuse to throw down at Boston’s Generation Obama “20 Something” Bash tonight beginning at 5 p.m.? This official campaign fundraiser will have live bands, drink and food specials, a speech from Massachusetts Campaign Director Roger Fisk, and a live feed of Obama shooting rainbows of hope out of his eyes from Denver. At the District Lounge (180 Lincoln St., Boston. MBTA: Red Line to South Station). A minimum donation of $20 is required. Call 617-426-0180 or go to www.districtboston.com for more info.

ENTERTAINMENT

Raiders of the Lost Ark
Monday, 7 p.m.
Coolidge Corner Theatre
290 Harvard St., Brookline
MBTA: Green C Line to Coolidge Corner
$9, 617-734-2500
www.coolidge.org
Sure everyone else is outside at barbecues and parties trying to relish the last few weeks of summer. But we’ve got more important matters to address, namely, getting over the rotten stink of that latest Indiana Jones movie. A quick tune up with this classic should do the trick.

Glam Boston Fashion Show
Saturday, 8 p.m.
Vlora
545 Boylston St. Boston
MBTA: Green Line to Boylston
Free, 617-638-9699
www.glamboston.com
Designer Nigel Ramsay returns to Boston later this month with a full show featuring all of his latest deigns at this hip Mediterranean restaurant in the Back Bay. But for fashion junkies who want a quick hit, Glam Boston offers you a free preview with cocktails, music and, presumably a lot of fierceness this weekend.

‘Once Upon a Time in the West’
Tomorrow-Sunday, times vary
Brattle Theatre
40 Brattle St., Cambridge
MBTA: Red Line to Harvard
$7.50 - 9.50, 617-876-6837
www.brattlefilm.org
For a long time Sergio Leone’s misunderstood and under-appreciated classic Spaghetti Western often took a backseat to some of the Italian director’s other films, but all the elements are here: Leone’s masterful cinematography, an Ennio Morricone score and a stellar cast of bandits and brawlers led by Charles Bronson and Henry Fonda.

MUSIC

Neptune
Tomorrow, 9 p.m.
Milky Way Lounge
403 Centre St., Jamaica Plain
MBTA: Orange Line to Green
$10, 21+, 617-524-3740
www.milkywayjp.com
You don’t see many bands that got their start as a sculpture product, but then again there isn’t really anything ordinary about Boston’s Neptune. The band, who tease and mangle all manner of sound out of a wide array of homemade instruments, perform tonight.

Ernie and the Automatics
Tomorrow, 8 p.m.
Hard Rock Café
22-24 Clinton St., Boston
MBTA: Green or Orange Line to Haymarket
Free, 617-424-ROCK
www.hardrock.com
It’s the classic rock and roll story: Berklee trained musician parlays success of auto dealership into a rock band to live out his dreams. How many times have we heard that one? Ernie Boch Jr. and band perform tonight so come on down! (Sorry for that.)

Dj Akbar Sami
Saturday, 10 p.m.
Vinalia Lounge
34 Summer St., Boston
MBTA: Orange or Red Line to Downtown Crossing
$20, 617-737-1777
www.vinaliaboston.com
Remixing house, hip-hop, bahangra, Bollywood and more, India’s DJ Akbar Sami has cross faded and beat matched his way to the top of the international DJ scene playing to big crowds all over the world. He makes his first appearance in Boston tonight.

HE CAN’T BE STOPPED
Best known as the musical mastermind behind the legendary hip-hop crew, the Wu-Tang Clan, RZA has branched out over the years with film scores (his minimalist work on both “Kill Bill” films was haunting) and acting, with a solid turn opposite Denzel Washington in “American Gangster.” But tonight he puts on his hardass hat and hits town as alter ego Bobby Digital. Tracks like “You Can’t Stop Me Now” from the new album “Digi Snacks” continue RZA/Bobby’s impeccable track record. It’s another spooky minimal track with a ghostly sample and a hard-hitting lyric. At the Middle East Downstairs (480 Mass. Ave., Cambridge. MBTA: Red Line to Central). 9 p.m. 18+. Tickets are $30. 617-864-EAST. www.mideastclub.com

LOCAL

Lord of the Wings
Today-Monday, 11 a.m.,
1 p.m., 3 p.m.
Stone Zoo
149 Pond St., Stoneham
$12, 617-541-LION
www.stonezoo.org
Living in the city, it can be easy to forget sometimes that birds can do more than poop on the sidewalk and steal your lunch when you turn your head for a minute. Refresh your memory at Lord of the Wings: Birds of Prey, a live, free-flight demonstration of birds from around the world, including the kind that could probably rip your face off with ease.
Totally awesome.

CULTURAL

Savion Glover
Tomorrow, 8 p.m.
Showcase Live
23 Patriot Place, Foxborough
MBTA: Commuter Rail to Foxborough
$45-75, 888-354-7042
www.showcaselive.com
Hey, remember that one tap-dancing dude? You know, the only one you’ve ever heard of? Well, he’s back. The choreographer, dancer and director Savion Glover, who won a Tony Award for his 1996 show “Bring in ‘da Noise, Bring in ‘da Funk,” hits the stage of the new performance venue Showcase Live down in Foxborough tomorrow.

Boston Literary Walking Tour
Saturday, 10 a.m.
Boston By Foot
Corner of School St., and Washington St., Boston
MBTA: Orange or Red Line to Downtown Crossing
$8-12, 617-367-2345
www.bostonbyfoot.org
They don’t call it the Hub for nothing. There was a time when Boston thought it was the center of the universe. This guided tour of some of the major literary landmarks in the city’s history includes the homes and hangouts of greats like Thoreau, Hawthorne, Emerson, Longfellow, Alcott and Dickens.

‘Summer of Love’
Through Sunday
International Poster Gallery
205 Newbury St., Boston
MBTA: Green Line to Copley
Free, 617-375-0076
www.internationalpostergallery.com
Still got those decrepit posters you’ve been carting around since college up on the walls at home? It may be time to update your design aesthetic with some of the vintage and modern classics on display here. The International Poster Gallery’s 15th annual summer poster show features iconic images like Arnold Skolnickís famed Woodstock poster.

Robots and Beyond: Exploring Artificial Intelligence
Through Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
MIT Museum
Building N51, 265 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge
MBTA: Red Line to Kendall
Free, 617-253-5927
web.mit.edu
Scientists have been pushing the boundaries of robotic technology at MIT’s Artificial Intelligence Laboratory for decades, and this exhibit gives you a peak behind the curtains. Answering such crucial questions as, “How can robots help humans?” and “How do robots learn?” this is probably a good chance to see what our inevitable robotic overlords look like before they’ve enslaved us all.

SPORTS

Deutsche Bank Championship Golf Tournament
Through Monday, 7:30 a.m.
Tournament Players Club Boston
400 Arnold Palmer Blvd.,
Norton
$25-55, 508-285-3200
www.thetpcofboston.com
The road to the PGA Tour’s FedEx cup goes through Massachusetts this weekend with the 2008 Deutsche Bank Championship. Last year’s winner Phil Mickelson and the rest of the top players on the tour make this one of the biggest golfing events of the summer.


New England Revolution
Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
Gillette Stadium
Foxborough
MBTA: Commuter Rail to Foxborough
$19-37, 508-543-1776
www.gillettestadium.com
It won’t be long before that other team that plays in Foxborough starts hogging all the attention, but there’s still plenty of soccer left to be played for the hometown side. Tonight the Revs welcome the Los Angeles Galaxy and a guy we like to call “Becksy” to the pitch.

Esteban Pastorino DÌaz
The last time we questioned our concepts of perspective, space and motion like this was after a weekendlong bender in New York City. But that’s not exactly the type of challenge that Argentinean photographer Esteban Pastorino Díaz has in mind with his work. Beginning Friday, an exhibit of more than seventy of his photographs goes on display at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (230 The Fenway, Boston. MBTA: Green E Line to Museum) in a program called “Shifting Perspectives.” Many of his pieces, like “Las Ventas No. 3,” were taken with his self-built cameras and have a palpable sense of movement. An opening reception and artist talk will be held on Sept. 3. The free exhibit runs through Oct. 3 and gallery hours are Monday- Saturday 10 a.m.-5 pm, and Thursday 10 a.m.-8 p.m. 617-369-3718. www.smfa.edu/exhibitions

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