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Tip Sheet: June 11 - June 19
ROY G. BIV + LGBT
Saturday Brooklyn Pride (brooklynpride.org) in Prospect Park will kick start a day of revelry, leading up to the nighttime parade on 7th Ave. and after parties on 5th. Dads will have to vie for attention during the Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket’s Father’s Day Strawberry Shortcake Eating Contest. Wonder who’s going to […]
Published on June 11th, 2008 under Everything, Food & Drink, Arts & Entertainment, Community, Family.
Tip Sheet: June 5-9
Sure sign that summer is upon us: Too much fun to be had on any given weekend, starting with this one.
For the Grillmasters
Compete in the RUB-sponsored,Grillin’ by the Bay cookoff in Sheepshead Bay this Saturday — or just eat the charred masterpieces of bigtime barbecuers like The Rhode Island Anchormen, last year’s winners. grillinonthebay.org
For […]
Published on June 4th, 2008 under Everything, Food & Drink, Arts & Entertainment, Shopping & Services, Community, Family, Play.
The “Other” Brooklyn Bridge Celebrations
The five-day blowout celebration of the Brooklyn Bridge’s 125th anniversary begins Thursday, May 22, and there are a multitude of cool things planned: a Technicolor light installation, a Brooklyn Philharmonic performance, outdoor films in Fulton-Ferry State Park, guided tours, and Grucci fireworks (all detailed here).
But BB is particularly psyched about two great events that just […]
Published on May 15th, 2008 under Everything, Arts & Entertainment, Community, Family, Play.
On the Waterfront
Lest you forget, we’re on an island, surrounded by water, and these seven organizations make it insanely easy to see Brooklyn* by boat — oil slicks, egrets, and all. Some will even let you paddle for free, so there’s no excuse for landlubbers.
Gowanus Dredgers, waterfrontmuseum.org/dredgers
The Deal: Free canoes, life vests, and maps to explore the […]
Published on May 13th, 2008 under Everything, Community, Family, Play.
Yo, Mama (to be)
“Got any weird cravings?”
If you’re pregnant, or you’ve been pregnant, you know this is one of those questions people love to ask, because they all want you to say pickles.
Nevermind that few reliable studies confirm this craving. (One Sri Lankan survey found that many pregnant women do crave sour foods — especially those who believe […]
Published on May 8th, 2008 under Everything, Food & Drink, Community, Family, Play.
Tip Sheet: April 30 to May 4
Kid ‘n’ Play
Indulge your mini, 7- to 16-year-old speed demon this Sunday in Bay Ridge’s Owl Head Park, where they’ll learn how to build and embellish hot-wheels-sized cars from scratch, then race them down a 40-foot track. (A non-racing class called the “Show Boat” division exists for art cars.) The free event, from 11-3, is […]
Published on April 30th, 2008 under Everything, Food & Drink, Community, Family, Play.
Tip Sheet: 2.27-3.2
Mapped Out
The Brooklyn Based Ork Prints went on sale last Thursday, and there are roughly 30 JUST 9 left! If you buy one, you can get a 10 to 15 percent discount off framing at any of the custom framers on our Fix-It List. orkposters.com/bkbased
21 and Over
BB’s inaugural Cocktail Club meets tonight from 6:30-8:30 at […]
Published on February 27th, 2008 under Everything, Food & Drink, Arts & Entertainment, Family, Play.
Community Spirit
Hot Tickets
We really wish we could watch the Miss Brooklyn Pageant on TV this Saturday, when it returns after a 16-year hiatus to the Kumble Theater in Downtown Brooklyn — because we can’t imagine spending the $25 in advance, or $30 at the door to see it in person. brooklynqueens.org
But we would love to drop […]
Published on February 20th, 2008 under Everything, Arts & Entertainment, Community, Family, Play.
Real Estate Theater
For all you voyeurs who love to peer into your neighbors’ windows and ogle their built-in bookcases, high loft ceilings, or crown moldings, now through March 16, The Foundry Theatre is making it possible for you to enter private living rooms in all five boroughs to see “Open House,” by Prospect-Lefferts Gardens playwright Aaron Landsman. […]
Published on February 13th, 2008 under Everything, Family.
Out and About
Behind the Music
Next Tuesday, MeanRed Productions — the visionaries who turned Gowanus canalfront property into the outdoor music venue The Yard — begin their second annual, 5-day music residency in Fort Greene’s Paul Robeson Theater, once a church and now an often overlooked cultural center (though MeanRed is trying to change that). Performing Wed., […]
Published on December 12th, 2007 under Everything, Food & Drink, Arts & Entertainment, Shopping & Services, Family.
