Get your pop rocks off.

HEAR
Futureshock
What: Rappy, synthy, groovy goodness that defies genre lines.
Why: No fakin’. It’s funky.
When: Fri., 8 p.m.
Where: Lenny’s Bar, 486 Decatur St., Old Fourth Ward (404-577-7721).

PARTY
Process Launch Circuit
What: Hometown tee company Epidemik Coalition leads a line-launching party hop through town.
Why: Time to pay the pipers.
When: Fri., 6 p.m.-3 a.m.
Where: Begin at Standard, Lenox Square Mall, 3393 Peachtree Rd., Buckhead (404-355-1410). Other party locations online.

GO (and EAT)
Charleston Food & Wine Festival
What: Celeb chefs, regional purveyors, and more gourmet goodness than you can stomach.
Why: Chop chop.
When: Thru Sun. Schedule and tickets online.
Where: Citywide. Take a map.

Shaun’s Pasta Night
What: The new $12 chow down features handcrafted pasta, gelato, and shared breads and salads.
Why: Keep it in the family.
When: Sun., 5-9 p.m.
Where: 1029 Edgewood Ave. NE, Inman Park (404-577-4358).

Don’t carbo-load alone. Invite your friends to the table.

SEE
A Powerful Noise
What: Natalie Portman, Madeleine Albright, and more present the critically acclaimed ode to women’s issues and triumphs all over the world.
Why: Lady business.
When: Thurs., 7:30 p.m.
Where: Theaters everywhere.