The Metropolitan Opera rolled into Prospect Park last night with an incredible amount of equipment and a huge cast of musicians and singers to present Gounod’s Faust. Thousands turned out to watch, listen, have picnics and hang out for a beautiful evening in the park. Rain held off until long after the concert was concluded. […]

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There are two chances to catch the excellent documentary Brooklyn Matters tonight and tomorrow. Tomorrow night’s screening in Park Slope, in fact, includes a special panel discussion that’s sure to be interesting: Wednesday, June 20, 6:45PMSt. Gregory’s Roman Catholic Church991 St. Johns Place (Near Brooklyn Avenue). Crown Heights.Sponsored by the Crown Heights North Association Thursday, […]

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The schedule for the Seaside Summer Concert Series in Asser Levy Park in Coney Island/Brighton Beach is posted online. The B-52s are playing on August 9. (Last year we didn’t go because a monster thunderstorm was about to happen and this year we’ll be out of town.) In any case, here’s the summer schedule, which […]

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Given global warming, New York may someday really be a city of water and Brooklyn a borough of the same thing. However, in this case City of Water refers to a new documentary about the future of New York’s waterfront. There’s a premiere for the documentary, on which the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance and the Municipal […]

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So, if you are feeling in an opera mood tonight, we want to remind you that the Metropolitan Opera is performing Gounod’s Faust in Prospect Park tonight. The Met in the Parks performance starts at 8:00 PM and will take place on the big lawn between the Third Street entrance to the park and Grand […]

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Yes, the headline is a cheap come on to get you to read, but some very cool-looking pics are up on display at Halcyon in Dumbo this month. The name of the show is, you guessed it, “Lost, Lonely and Vicious.” It opened a couple of days ago at Halcyon and will run until July […]

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We attended the first Rooftop Films screening of the season in Gowanus this weekend and have to say there’s nothing nicer than watching some films al fresco on a great summer night in Gowanus. In introducing the program, Mark Rosenberg, Rooftop’s director, noted that “Gowanus is changing rapdily, but not all of it is good.” […]

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Tonight (6/16) is the season’s first Rooftop Films event of the season in Gowanus. The screenings take place at the Old American Can Factory in Gowanus. It’s located at 232 Third Street at Third Avenue. The screening is Industriance Shorts: Disaster Management, The Space Age goes terribly wrong. They’re described as “Short, funny, bizarre films.” […]

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The Renegade Craft Fair is back in Brooklyn this weekend and it’s taking place at McCarren Pool this year. (In past years it’s been in McCarren Park itself.) In any case, the event includes more than 200 booths with vendors from all over the country. It takes place today (6/16) and tomorrow (6/17) from 11AM-6PM […]

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The New York Aquarium is celebrating 50 years in Coney Island (there’s a long story to the move) this weekend with a series of special activities. The program goes on both today (6/16) and tomorrow (6/17). The Aquarium website says: Sock hop, hula hoop contests, Elvis impersonators! Join us for a special ’50s-theme weekend event […]

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If you’ve got children and you need something to do with them tomorrow, think about doing up the Dumbo Family Picnic. It takes place tomorrow (6/16) from 3PM to 7PM and it’s sponsored by the DUMBO Parents Organization. The location is Main Street, between Water and Plymouth Streets. The email we got said: At 3 […]

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We’ve been remiss in not mentioning Brooklyn writer Gabriel Cohen‘s new novel Boombox, which is a story about class, race, gentrification and clashing cultures set in Boerum Hill. Gabriel, who is both a superb writer and a very nice person, called us a while back to tell us about the book. We read it during […]

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There’s a book launch party this evening, from 6PM-8PM for The Great Neighborhood Book. It takes place at Christ Church, which is at the corner of Clinton Street and Kane Street in Cobble Hill. The book is from the Project for Public Spaces and its formal title is The Great Neighborhood Book: A Do-It Yourself […]

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Rooftop Films are back. They’ll be holding their first Brooklyn screening of the summer on Saturday, June 16. The screening are held at the Old American Can Factory in Gowanus. It’s located at 232 Third Street at Third Avenue. Saturday’s screening sounds fascinating–Industriance Shorts: Disaster ManagementThe Space Age goes terribly wrong, described as “Short, funny, […]

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The Brooklyn Artist’s Gym, which is located at 168 7th Street, between 2nd and 3rd Avenues in Gowanus has several workshops coming up: The Kid’s Art Workshop is geared towards the 6-12 age range and includes painting and drawing, collage and sculpture, depending on the child’s interests. It will be offered on Saturdays, beginning July […]

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