You may have already seen this over at Brooklyn Vegan and other music sites, but we figure it’s worth posting the schedule for Saturday’s Siren Festival in Coney Island. Full info about the fest here.

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The Animation Block Party kicks off next Friday (7/25) at Rooftop Films. Here’s some info about it: New York City’s largest exhibition of the world’s best independent, professional and student animation begins Friday, July 25th and ends Sunday July 27th !! The official film lineups for the jam-packed three day annual festival is available on […]

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The Windsor Terrace Alliance will be having its next meeting on Tuesday, July 15 at 6:30 PM at Bishop Ford High School in the auditorium (enter on the corner of 19th St. and 10th Ave.). Here are some of the topics that will be covered: Free summer children’s programs in Windsor Terrace, the local mosquito […]

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Perhaps the Green Boroughs Walking Tour of Park Slope green businesses would be of interest? It will take place on Sunday, July 27. Per an email: The Green Boroughs Walking Tour of Park Slope will take you to the newest, coolest, greenest retail stores, green buildings, community gardens, parks and other green places in Park […]

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Was the Metropolitan Opera in Prospect Park only a couple of weeks ago? Well, Eugene Patron, who we like to think of as the Oracle of Prospect Park, sent us an email to let us know that the Philharmonic will be performing on July 14. Per the email: Each year, the New York Philharmonic returns […]

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Here’s a worthwhile activity coming up in Greenpoint on July 12 that came our way that involves taking care of some of the neighborhood’s street trees: Get Green In Greenpoint! Be a part of our street tree care community event: – learn about the MillionTrees Initiative – participate in street tree care on Manhattan Ave. […]

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Here’s the schedule for music, film and theater at JJ Byrne Park on Fifth Avenue in Park Slope for next month. The Tuesday dates are music. The Wednesday dates are film. Everything is free. All activities take place outside, of course: July 1: Opera on Tap, 6 PM & 8 PM July 2: 1776, 8:45 […]

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There’s a “block party” taking place at McCarren Pool on Tuesday, July 8, with proceeds going to benefit the Open Space Alliance of North Brooklyn. The event is sponsored by L Magazine, and here’s more detail about it, per an email: The L Magazine invites you to its FIRST ANNUAL WILLIAMSBURG BLOCK PARTY. Held in […]

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There’s a big and interesting music series coming to Brooklyn Bridge Park starting Wednesday, July 9 called Music At The Bridge. Headliners include John Zorn, French Kicks, and Las Rubias Del Norte. The concerts will run on five consecutive Wenesdays starting at 6:30PM and a different Brooklyn musical venue “will curate a three-hour jewel of […]

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There will be a showing of ET and fireworks again this year in Prospect Park. It takes place on Thursday, June 26 at 8:30 PM. From an email from the Prospect Park Alliance: “School’s out! Start your summer off right by enjoying a free feature film + fireworks in Prospect Park. Sponsored by Brooklyn Borough […]

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[Photo courtesy of Tracy Collins/flickr] The Dean Street Block Association is having a block party on Dean Street, between 6th and Carlton Avenues, on Saturday (6/21) from Noon to 6PM. Per an email: Join your Dean Street neighbors as we party in the street between 6th & Carlton Avenues. Break out the BBQ grill, cooler […]

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Our favorite local film series, Rooftop Films, returns to the roof of the Old American Can Factory at Third Avenue and Third Street in Gowanus tonight (6/14). Tonights program is INDUSTRIANCE Short Films: Eminent Domain. Shorts program co presented by XO Projects. Dynamic short films about communities in flames and on the cusp. Then, next […]

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We got a reminder about a screening of Lavender Lake, a documentary about our favorite Brooklyn canal, the Gowanus, via both the Friends and Residents of Greater Gowanus (FROGG) and the Carroll Gardens Neighborhood Association (CGNA). The screening takes place tonight (6/13) at 7:30PM at Spoke the Hub, which is located at 295 Douglass Street […]

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There’s a 5K Run/Walk for Public Elementary Schools sponsored by the Brooklyn PTA tonight. Here’s a bit from the release: Parents, students, and teachers come together to run, raise funds, and protest budget cuts. Hundreds of parents, students, and teachers will meet up in Prospect Park to run, walk, and stroll 5k for Brooklyn’s public […]

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Here is a list of upcoming Brooklyn Community Board Meetings from the handy Daily News compilation. A number of them take place today: Community Board 1 (Greenpoint, Williamsburg) will hold its next board meeting at 6:30 p.m. today (6/11) at Swinging Sixties Senior Center, 211 Ainslie Street. Community Board 2 (Fort Greene, Fulton Mall, Boerum […]

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The Fourth Annual Renegade Craft Fair is happening this weekend in Williamsburg. It’ll be taking place for the second year in a row at McCarren Pool rather than in McCarren Park proper. The dates are June 14 and 15 from 11AM-7PM. More than 200 artists are supposed to be showing their stuff. Also, per the […]

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[Photo courtesy silk cut/flickr] If you’re looking for a fun way to check out historic Weeksville, then think about the Brooklyn Historical Society-sponsored tour coming up on Saturday, June 14. Here’s some info: Walkabout Weeksville: Guided walking tour of Weeksville Neighborhood by the Society for the Preservation of Weeksville. The Hunterfly Road Houses, located on […]

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There are an estimated 7000 languages spoken world-wide (174 of which are spoken in New York City, according to the Department of City Planning), and half of them are slowly disappearing. The Linguists, one of the documentaries being shown as part of the Sundance Institute at BAM — which began last night — follows Dr. […]

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One of our favorite summer series, Rootop Films, is back for another season. Per an email: We’re back, kicking it off with a screening this weekend! On Saturday, May 31st, at 9:00pm we will be holding a FREE screening of the film “At the Death House Door” in Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn. The film: Pastor […]

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The Fifth Annual Atlantic Avenue Artwalk is coming up on Saturday & Sunday, June 7 and 8, from 1PM-6PM both days. Per an email: ARTWALK08 is a tour of open studios, exhibits, public art projects, and special events on Atlantic Avenue featuring over 250 artists. A wide range of artists across media will open their […]

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There is a “People’s Accountable Development Summit” coming up this Saturday, May 31 from 9AM-3PM. It’s organized by The South Brooklyn Accountable Development Initiative, which is a project of the Fifth Avenue Committee that “seeks to create dialogue and forge alliances among residents and various community stake holders in Brooklyn facing large developments, re-zonings and […]

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Would anyone care for “A Petite Bit of BoCoCa“? If so, Saturday, June 7 would be a day to note. That is when said event will be happening in the Transit Garden on Smith St. at Second Place from 11AM-5PM. It’s billed as a “Food & Wine Tasting Event celebrating The Transit Garden.” Per the […]

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So, if the beach or a barbecue isn’t your thing on Memorial Day, how about a free concert in Green-Wood Cemetery? It’s green and peaceful and historic. The 10th Annual Concert takes place on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, at 2:30PM on what promises to be a gorgeous day. Here are some details: Our annual […]

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There will be a forum on Internet Safety at the Brooklyn Public Library at Grand Army Plaza on June 4 as part of Internet Week New York. It will take place from 7PM-8:30PM. The session, Checking the Monitor: A Forum on Internet Safety, is free and open to the public. Anyone that wants to register […]

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It’s short notice, but jazz artist Ravi Coltrane is performing a show at PS 107 in the South Slope tonight (5/20) at 7:30 PM. The show will benefit the school’s PTA. PS 107 is located at 13th Street and Eighth Avenue. The show is on the Fourth Floor of the school. Tickets are $20 and […]

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