Around Town: Laura Bush, Afrika Bambaataa, Fetish Parties, Rick Ross, Diddy, and Busta Rhymes

We’re guessing most of you already know about the shower of hip-hop events hitting Miami this long weekend, but allow us to point out some other events worthy of your time and cash. There’s a saucy Fetish party happening all weekend in Broward. If you’re willing to sport a gag ball, we think you might also be willing to endure the drive up.

Friday

• Laura and Jenna Bush make an appearance at Books & Books. The former first lady has written a memoir that bags on Dubya’s bad decisions.
• Tucked away in a resort in Doral this weekend is DocMiami, a documentary film festival.
• The Godfather of Hip-Hop, Afrika Bambaataa, plays Revolution tonight.

Saturday

• French rockers Crusaders of Love swoop

  through Miami for So Raw’s Let’s

  Make Memories show at Bar.

• The

  Good, the Bad, the Weird

  is a Korean homage to Sergio Leone’s The

  Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

  . See why it scored a foreign film

  nomination at this year’s Oscars. It screens at the Miami Beach Cinematheque all weekend.

• Broward is kinkier than Dade, at least it is this weekend. Celebrate the 15th anniversary (that’s

  crystal, right?) of the Fetish Factory parties. On Saturday, head to the decked-out, skin-flashing

  Fetish Ball.

Sunday

• Musicians,

  celebrities, and party people will flock to Bicentennial Park on Sunday for 2010’s Best

  of the Best, a dancehall and hip-hop day-long concert. This year,

  the lineup includes Rick Ross, Diddy (and friends), Gucci Mane, and oh,

  just read the write-up here.

• Recently-released jailbird T.I. plays

  Klutch just in time for the Urban Beach Week events. Now he knows why the caged bird sings.

• Seven

  comedians will tickle your funnybone at Sunday’s Memorial

  Weekend Comedy Festival.Our pick? Mark Curry. Give that man his own show. See his bit on crackheads here.

• Cafeina, a Wynwood

  lounge/gallery, will host Los Angeles DJ duo Classixx, last seen in Miami during the Winter Music Conference.

Monday

• Sports stars and rap celebs like Carmelo Anthony, Cam’ron, Jim Jones, and Fabolous will be at Klucth

  on Monday to celebrate Busta

  Rhymes’ b-day. We gon’ sip Bacardi like it’s his birthday…cause it is.