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Make every weekend count with our guide to summertime in NYC

What do you do now that summer’s finally here? Plan out the season with our guide to 15 hot weekends of fun in the city.

May 24, 25

Tracy Morgan returns to standup.Art Streiber

Sat., Sun. Hop to it and join the 100th birthday celebration for the late Harlem dancer Frankie Manning — the “Ambassador of Lindy Hop.” Among the highlights: free youth swing classes Saturday at Lincoln Center’s Rubenstein Atrium. Info: frankie100.com.

Sat., Sun. Admit it, you miss Tracy Morgan since “30 Rock” finished. The remedy? Two nights of stand-up at Carolines on Broadway; carolines.com, $60 and up.

May 30, 31, June 1

Fri., Sat., Sun. Your head will be spinning at the crazy selection of vinyl, rock ’n’ roll memorabilia and live action at the annual WFMU Record Fair. At the 69th Regiment Armory, Lexington Avenue at 26th Street; wfmu.org, $7 per day.

Fri. Angelina Jolie with horns? Yep — she’s the wicked fairy in Disney’s “Maleficent,’’ opening in movie theaters today.

Sat. Expect plenty of hoopla when the new Thunderbolt roller coaster (with a 115-foot vertical drop) opens May 31 to compete with a Coney Island classic — the Cyclone.

Sun. Put on your leg warmers and crank up the Boy George for the Amazing ’80s Scavenger Hunt, where you’ll solve puzzles and tackle obstacles in an ’80s-themed race across the city. Start at the Village Pourhouse (64 Third Ave.); pogoevents.com, $20.

June 6 – 8

Headliners at Governor’s Ball this year include Jack White, Outkast and Vampire Weekend.Taylor Hill

Fri., Sat., Sun. Governors Ball features Outkast, Jack White, Vampire Weekend and the Strokes on Randalls Island; governorsballmusicfestival.com.

Sat. “This American Life” jumps out of the radio for a live show at BAM; bam.org, $35.

Sat., Sun. Pit masters from around the US show us what they’ve got at the Big Apple Barbecue Block Party in Madison Square Park; bigapplebbq.org.

Sun. The Transit Museum sends its Nostalgia Ride 50 years back to the 1964 opening of the World’s Fair in Flushing. Details: mta.info/mta/museum.

June 13 – 15

Step back in time at the Jazz Age Lawn Party.Gabi Porter

Sat., Sun. Radio City welcomes Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin; radiocity.com, $55 and up.

Sat. It’s family day at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, with a program set to Duke Ellington, plus the troupe’s signature “Revelations” and a post-show Q&A with the dancers. Lincoln Center’s Koch Theater; $25 and up, at alvinailey.org.

Sat. Queens-raised 50 Cent plays Citi Field following the 4 p.m. game. Free with Mets tickets, $17 and up; mets.com.

Sat. Rock out with a Rockaway Beach Surf Club bash to kick off the season on June 14.

Sat., Sun. Set your time machine to the 1920s for the June 14 and 15 Jazz Age Lawn Party on Governors Island.

June 20-22

Say ‘bonjour!’ on Bastille Day.Aleksandra Sasha Arutyunova

Fri. Clint Eastwood meets “Sherry” baby — he directed the film version of the Broadway smash “Jersey Boys,” about the Four Seasons.

Sat. Start planning your costume now for the June 21 Mermaid Parade along the Boardwalk.

Sun. Look for a French accent on 74th Street between Madison and Fifth at the La Guinguette du Languedoc-Roussillon block party. The idea is to re-create a block-long market from the South of France. Tres bien! Info: suddefrancefestival.com.

June 27 – 29

Cool off with a view at the Brooklyn Bride Park pop-up pool.Mario Tama/Getty Images

Fri. Get in the swim as Brooklyn Bridge Park’s pop-up pool opens.

Sat. Museums know how to party, so check out the Long Island City season opener of PS1’s summer Warm Up series, combining experimental live music, soundscapes and art with lots of dancing. $15; momaps1.org.

Sun. Find out what Spike Lee was thinking when he made “Do the Right Thing.” Brooklyn is a lot different than it was when the movie came out 25 years ago, and to mark the film’s anniversary, Lee and his cast will participate in a Q&A after the 5 p.m. screening that closes out this year’s BAMcinemaFest; bam.org. Tickets, $25.

July 4 – 6

Bike your way through Queens during the Tour de Queens.

Sun. Get an up-close look at one of our finest boroughs with the Tour de Queens. The 19-mile family-friendly bike ride starts at Astoria Park at 9 a.m. and finishes there at 12:30 p.m. The Tour police escort will make you feel like a VIP; tour- dequeens.org.

July 11 – 13

Get drunk in love at the On The Run tour with Jay and Bey.Kevin Mazur/WireImage

Fri. Don’t fret if you can only get tickets to the Jay Z-Beyoncé “On the Run” tour in the nosebleed seats at Jersey’s MetLife Stadium — you’ll probably bump into Solange up there. $54.50 and up; metlifestadium.com.

Fri., Sat. In an Empire State of Mind? Hit Yankee Stadium, where King of Bachata and Bronx native Romeo Santos takes the field. $43.50 and up; romeosantosonline.com.

July 18 – 20

Explore your artistic side at “Swan Lake.”Damir Yusupov/Bolshoi Theatre

Fri., Sat., Sun. As if artisanal pickles weren’t enough to distinguish Brooklyn, the borough is playing host to giant prehistoric figures when “Walking With Dinosaurs” invades Barclays Center. The lifelike figures moving onstage include a T-Rex and a 36-foot-tall brachiosaurus. Tickets from $45 at barclayscenter.com.

Fri., Sat. “Femmes Noirs” — a three-week salute to “Hollywood’s Dangerous Dames’’ — opens with a double feature of “Mildred Pierce’’ and “The Postman Always Rings Twice’’ at Film Forum.

Sat. If anyone’s likely to give us the definitive “Swan Lake,” it’s the Bolshoi Ballet and Orchestra, which sweeps into the Lincoln Center Festival this summer. Two performances today at the Koch Theater; tickets from $55 at lincolncenterfestival.org.

July 25 – 27

Central Park’s Delacorte Theater. Joseph Moran

Fri., Sat., Sun. The first preview performances of “King Lear” bring John Lithgow to Central Park’s Delacorte Theater as the head of Shakespeare’s classic dysfunctional family, with Annette Bening as one of his greedy daughters. The show runs through Aug. 17. Free, inperson or online lottery; publictheater.org.

August 1 – 3

Fri. The year’s fourth Marvel comic flick, “Guardians of the Galaxy,’’ in theaters today, focuses on B-list superheroes. With Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana and the voice of Bradley Cooper.

Sat. A few years back, people had to pay big Broadway bucks to see Stew in his Tony-winning play “Passing Strange.” Now, you can see him for free at Lincoln Center Out of Doors, where he’ll perform new songs with his rock band the Negro Problem. At the Damrosch Park Bandshell. Info: lcoutofdoors.org.

August 8 – 10

Cate Blanchett in “The Maids.”Lisa Tomasetti

Fri., Sat., Sun. Cate Blanchett and Isabelle Huppert play the twisted sisters of Jean Genet’s “The Maids” in the Sydney Theatre Company production, opening its Lincoln Center Festival run; more performances through Aug. 16. New York City Center, 131 W. 55th St.; tickets from $35; nycitycenter.org.

Sun. If the only thing you know about Dominicans in New York is Robinson Cano, catch the 33rd annual Dominican Day Parade along Sixth Avenue, between 36th and 52nd streets, and enjoy the music and food.

August 15 – 17

Fri. Let the box office determine who really is expendable as “The Expendables 3’’ hits the multiplex. Mel Gibson (as a ruthless arms dealer), Harrison Ford and Wesley Snipes are added to the over-the-hill gang.

Sat., Sun. Rihanna and Eminem have hit gold in recent years with their wildly successful duets “Love the Way You Lie” and “Monster,” so the only surprise about this joint tour that hits MetLife Stadium is that it took so long to happen. $55 and up; metlifestadium.com.

August 22 – 24

Dig in to a plate of chicken wings from Dinosaur Bar-B-Que.Lorenzo Ciniglio

Sat. You won’t have the blues with a trio of top NYC barbecue joints setting up on Pier 84 at West 44th Street. But feel free to sample fare from Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, Delaney and Mighty Quinn’s while Shemekia Copeland and other artists sing the blues; hudsonriverpark.org.

August 29 – 31

Take part in the revelry at Electric Zoo.Daniel Zuchnik/Getty Images

Fri., Sat., Sun. The unfortunate deaths of two festival goers at last year’s Electric Zoo hasn’t stopped the multistage, dance-music extravaganza from returning to Randalls Island with headliners that include Armin Van Buuren, Kaskade and David Guetta. Tickets, $79 and up; electriczoofestival.com.

Fri. Sat., Sun. Keep your eyes open for celebs in the crowd, sample the expensive food, or just watch the tennis matches as the US Open goes into its first weekend; usopen.org.