The Skaters from Mars
One of our writers tells us that the Dreamland Roller Rink in Coney Island is “more excellent than could be imagined” — and this Saturday’s Ziggy Stardust-soundtracked skate party, complete with spacey Bowie movies, seems too good to be true. Glammed up skaters get $2 off the $14 admission (site>>).

Poets in the Park
After hearing past poet laureates Amiri Baraka and Hal Sirowitz read at the Fort Greene Literary Fest Saturday at 3 (site>>), head back to Myrtle on Sunday for the Soul Summit DJs, the new scheduled guests at the Urban Arts Market (Slick Rick cancelled unfortunately). site>>

Revisiting James…
We liked the new ProHi restaurant James, but Robert Sietsema was positively gaga>>

Garden Delights
To help the Greenpoint-Williamsburg CSA continue contributing fresh produce to the Greenpoint Soup Kitchen, attend the $40, three-course fundraising brunch this Sunday at Bridge Urban Winery, 11am to 1pm. For more info, email>>

“Ratatouille,” the animated film for foodies (with or without kids), screens this Thursday, Aug. 21, at dusk at the Red Hook Community Farm (site>>). The same night, Brooklyn Bridge Park screens “Being There,” in which illiterate gardener Peter Sellers inadvertently winds up a Washington advisor (our must-see summer flick). site>>

Park Slope’s Root, Stock & Quade holds their annual summer sale on Sunday, 9:30 am-6 pm, with some lanterns, vases, pillows as low as $5. site>>

Surreal Good Films
Tomorrow night, Starr Space continues its amazing Cinema 16 film series with the surreal shorts of Czech filmmaker Jan Svankmajer, a live soundtrack provided by Hundred Eyes, free booze from Drambuie and food from Eat Records (site>>). From Friday through Sunday, the Bushwick Film Festival features bands, visual art, alternative performances, BBQ, booze and an eclectic lineup of films from the United States and abroad. site>>

Off the Deep End
Sadly, all good things must come to an end. The events at McCarren Park Pool have had a good run, and over the next week they go out with a bang: On Sunday, highly influential indie fixture Yo La Tengo plays the very last Pool Party (site>>), while the free Summerscreen series ends with Wes Anderson’s greatest film, “Rushmore.” site>>

Monster Mash
A wrestling event of Godzilla-like proportions hits The Yard on Saturday with Kaiju Big Battel, a bizarre spectacle of athletic men in outrageous monster costumes battling it out for…well, we’re not really sure what. But it’s awesome. site>>

Sent by Keith and Nicole.