There’s a screening of Hairspray and fireworks in the Long Meadow in Prospect Park on Wednesday (8/20) at 8:00 P.M. Per a press release from Borough President Marty Markowitz’s office:
On Wednesday, August 20, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz will present a free screening of the hit movie Hairspray and fireworks at the Long Meadow in [...]

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So many “end of summer” things are coming that they’re bumming us out. Here’s the conclusion of the Carroll Park Concert Series on Wednesday. Per an email:
We’re sorry to see summer 2008 come to an end, but let’s sing and dance once last time as The Carroll Park Concert Series concludes with BariKoral FamilyBand on [...]

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The movie series in Brooklyn Bridge Park is starting on Thrusday. The schedule is above and here’s a bit from an email we got about it:
This coming Thursday, July 10th at 6 PM, brooklynradio.net will be at Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park, providing music for Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy’s Movies With A View series. For the [...]

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Given that it’s July 4, why not a list of upcoming Coney Island events, starting with today’s big show, the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, which starts at noon:

July 4 at 12:00 pm
Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest
Stillwell and Surf Avenues
July 19
Village Voice Siren Music Festival
on two stages: one on West 10th Street and the other [...]

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Here’s a roundup of some activities on July 4 for those who will not leave the boundaries of Brooklyn, including the Brooklyn Independence Parade.–About Brooklyn

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Here are the lineups for two other significant Brooklyn summer concert series, one of which will feature shows by Jill Scott, Erykah Badu and Patti LaBelle. The other will have Micheal Bolton, Liza Minelli and others, which isn’t our thing, but is sure to appeal many as well, even for ironic hipster kitsch. (Brian Wilson [...]

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The Carroll Park Concert Series starts tomorrow, June 21 with a show by local performer AudraRox. Per an email, the show is free but donations of $5 per family “will be very helpful.” The concerts are in front of the monument in Carroll Park and the sprinklers will be on for colling purposes. The show [...]

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The schedule for the Next Wave Festival at BAM has been announced, though we don’t even want to think about things that will take place in October, November and December. The festival schedule can be viewed by clicking here. Interestingly, there are many video previews posted of performances and events as well, and a list [...]

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Here are some Brooklyn Bridge 125th Anniversary celebration-related events taking place today:
Tour de Brooklyn: For the fourth year in a row, 2,000 bicyclists will ride all around Brooklyn in this leisurely 18-mile bike tour. Participate or just cheer from the sidelines. For advance registration, go to tourdebrooklyn.org. Family friendly. Free.
Brooklyn Bridge Walking Tours: At 11am, [...]

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There’s a Wildflower Seed Give-Away going on at the Artisan Market at Fort Green Park on Saturday,May 31. Here’s a bit about it:
Plant flowers and help save the bees/Honey Bees are in danger and are disappearing worldwide. They pollinate 30% of plants necessary for our food supply. Haagen-Dazs is providing 2,000 packets of wildflower [...]

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There’s a worthwhile stoop sale going on in Park Slope today to benefit Thomas Golden Randolph, a very sick child about whom we posted yesterday. If you’re on Third Street today, perhaps on the way to the Fifth Avenue Fair, stop by and buy something or make a donation. The sale is at 422 Third [...]

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There is no way to look at this baby’s face and not be moved. We’ve gotten a number of emails from the organizers of this event about a “Giant Stoop Sale for Babies” tomorrow at 422 Third Street in Park Slope and a Blood and Platelet Drive for a beautiful child named Thomas Golden Randolph. [...]

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We have to say that our favorite part of the Brooklyn Bridge 125th Anniversary celebration will probably be the kick off activities. Per the Visit NYC website:
Be part of the excitement with a concert featuring the Brooklyn Philharmonic and special guest performances, followed by a Grucci Fireworks extravaganza. A festive lighting ceremony will illuminate the [...]

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The annual “Greenest Block in Brooklyn” competition is underway. Per its website: “More than 1,200 blocks throughout Brooklyn have entered the contest since it was founded in 1994, and an estimated 500,000 residents have participated in this borough-wide beautification and greening effort. Application forms for 2008 are due by June 2.” More info and applications [...]

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With the Ikea Red Hook set to open next month, a documentary called A Hole in a Fence by D.W. Young will be having its first local screenings soon, including one in Red Hook on May 29 at the Waterfront Museum Barge on Pier 44 (next to the Fairway). It will also screen on Wednesday, [...]

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Among the city-sponsored electronics recycling events taking place is this one next week in Prospect Park. It takes place on Sunday, May 18 from 8AM-2PM next to the Carousel, which is located near the corner of Flatbush Avenue and Empire Boulevard. It’s for both electronic equipment and clothing donations.

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The annual blogger get together known as the Brooklyn Blogfest is tonight at the Lyceum on Fourth Avenue. There’s a big program together for this year’s event, which is open to the public. It starts at 8PM and admission is $10. The Brooklyn Lyceum is located at 227 Fourth Avenue at President Street.

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The Carroll Gardens Neigbhorhood Association is having its next monthly meeting on Monday, May 12 at 7:30. It takes place at the St. Mary Star of the Sea Senior Residence, which is located at 41 First St. The agenda includes a “Report on Post Office Community Meeting” by Frank Verderame, an update on the Regional [...]

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BKLYN Designs is coming up this weekend, the three-day event described as the “hottest exhibition of designers and manufacturers of contemporary furnishings, lighting, and accessories made and/or designed in Brooklyn, all handpicked by a jury of editors from leading design and shelter magazines. Founded in 2003, this not-to-be-missed tradeshow has doubled its attendance in just [...]

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The Windsor Terrace Alliance is having its next meeting on Tuesday (May 13) at Lonelyville Coffee from 6:30PM-8:30PM. It’s located at 154 Prospect Park Southwest. From the email: “Topics on the agenda for the May meeting include graffiti, local crime concerns, need for neighborhood community center, possible community event(s), and continuing traffic issues. We [...]

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The Department of Housing Preservation and Development is having one of its bedbug seminars in Greenpoint on Tuesday. It will take place from 6:00 - 8:00 PM at the Greenpoint Reformed Church, which is located at 136 Milton Street. RSVP’s to (212) 863-8830. There’s more information about the seminars and the questions the city is [...]

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There’s a meeting about Brooklyn Bridge Park tomorrow (May 5). Per an email from the Brooklyn Bridge Park Defense Fund:
There is an important meeting 5/5 regarding Brooklyn Bridge Park’s inclusion of Pier 6 in the plan for the new park. Pier 6 was not part of the original plan and therefore did not receive the [...]

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We can’t lie about this: we really like the Williamsburg Kite Festival. After all, what’s not to like about a day of kite flying in McCarren Park? The kite festival takes place Saturday, May 17.

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We got an email from the Cobble Hill Association, which is having its Spring 2008 Meeting on Monday, May 12, at 7:00 PM. The meeting will take place at the Kane Street Synagogue, which is between Court Street and Tompkins Place. The agenda includes the nomination of officers for 2008 and a presentation about “predators [...]

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Want to take a GreenWalk? There’s a chance on Thursday. Per an email about the event that came to our inbox:
Join us on Thursday, May 1, 2008, from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. New York City College of Technology, CUNY (City Tech) students will lead GreenWalk, a walking tour of Downtown Brooklyn and DUMBO, on Thursday, [...]

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