Animaniacs
Ever since the word “D’oh” entered our lexicon, it’s generally been acceptable for adults to love cartoons, and this weekend you can indulge your inner kid at the Animation Block Party, which kicks off with a Rooftop Films’ presentation in Williamsburg including a set from electro-pop outfit Plushgun and an open bar afterparty at Matchless. The 90-minute collection of animated shorts will also be screening for the next two days at BAM, who is also showing the best of the Ottawa International Animation Festival — North America’s largest animation event — on Friday night. sites here>> and here>>

2D or not 2D
This Friday at Like the Spice Gallery, 10 artists, including the amazingly talented Beka Goedde, Dean Goelz and Kathleen Vance, examine the relationship between two-dimensional drawings and three-dimensional sculptures during the opening of “Forming Lines: Translations Between Drawing and Sculpture.” Prepare to use terms like scale, form and “Where’s the free booze?” all night long. site>>

Hooked on Film
“Do the Right Thing,” Spike Lee’s dramedic account of racial tensions on the hottest day of the year in Bed-Stuy, screens this Thursday at dusk (8:30 or so) in Coffey Park as part of the roving 2008 Red Hook Movies in the Parks series — which we just learned is in full swing, and includes “Raising Arizona,” “King Corn” and “Ratatouille,” among others, Thursday nights through August 28. The full schedule will be updated in the next few days at the still-down redhookmovies.org.

The Fixe Is In
Manhattan’s Restaurant Week (actually 2 weeks: July 21-25 and July 28-August 1) can be great if you plan ahead — but for those too late to score a ressie, we have our own great, weeknight prix fixe deals year round, from French bistro Pit Stop ($24), to Greenmarket-fresh Rose Water ($29), to the new American Five Front ($25) in Dumbo (Find even more here>>). Afterward, stroll over to the waterfront and wave to the folks who paid $35 for an 11:30 dinner at Acquavit.

A Kensignton State of Mind
Ron Lopez’s Top Ten Reasons Why Kensington is Better Than Park Slope has a ton of (OK, just 10) choice entries like: “You’ll always be able to walk off your meal from the nearest nice restaurant, because it’s not near at all.” But the greatest find? Learning that the Brooklyn Buzz-A-Rama, a slot car racing track circa the 60s, is still open (2-7 on weekends per the owners’ grandaughter). Call before you go just to be sure: 718-853-1800.

Fleas Don’t Go
Thirty or so Brooklyn Flea opponents are meeting again tomorrow to air their grievances — like vendors taking their double parking spaces on Sunday. Even if the Flea isn’t in danger of being ousted, this Thursday is a chance to voice your support and hear what the hubbub is about. July 24, 7 pm, Queen of All Saints Roman Catholic Church, Lafayette and Vanderbilt.

But to See the Flea Circus, Go to Coney
The ACME Miniature Flea Circus, in which Professor A.G. Gertsacov’s trained fleas Midge and Madge perform almost-impossible-to-see acts, is at the Coney Island Museam this Sunday at 4 pm. Tickets are $5, at the Coney Island Museum. site>>

All Ears
Tonight from 6:30-9:30, take cover beneath the Tobacco Warehouse tent in Dumbo as Red Hook’s Jalopy Theater presents a night of blues, Old-Timey music, and composer Rob Reddy’s big-band, avant-garde jazz, part of the free Music at the Bridge series (site>>). By Friday the rain should clear for The Philip Glass Ensemble and Brooklyn Youth Choir’s live score to the 1988 silent film of cultures around the world, “Powaqqatsi” (8 pm, $3 suggested donation, Prospect Park Bandshell, site>>). The next night at the Bandshell, electro-rockers Ghostland Observatory headline a concert with two Brooklyn bands, The Jealous Girlfriends and Bear Hands. But the most hyped (and deservedly so!) local outfit — MGMT, pictured — plays their psychadelic-and-80s-tinged synth pop at Sunday’s JellyNYC Pool Party with the even more danceable Ting Tings. For once the hoards of hipsters, long lines, and porta potties will be worth it (2 pm, McCarren Park Pool, site>>). And if you’re looking for a less crowded dance floor, The Yard hosts DJs from the Wurst Edits label this Sunday. In between sets, you can refuel on huaraches, tacos, and of course, Bratwurst (site>>).

Might Like You Better If We Worked Together
This Friday is a free Jelly, or co-working session for independents and freelancers, at the Change you Want to See gallery, one of the nation’s first permanent co-working spaces. Sign up here (the password is j3lly) to work, network, use the free wifi and mingle over beers afterwards.

Permanent Record
No one can dispute the fact that Brooklyn’s landscape is changing, but some refuse to let the process happen without thoroughly documenting it first. Nathaniel Kensinger’s photo exhibit, “Twilight on the Waterfront: Brooklyn’s Vanishing Industrial Heritage,” depicts factories, warehouses and old buildings devoid of humans, but filled with decades, even centuries of history. Some, such as Admiral’s Row, have uncertain futures, but Kensinger’s photographs are here to stay, and will be up at the Brooklyn Public Library at Grand Army Plaza until August 30. site>>

On Board
Obvious references aside, this Saturday night’s auction and opening of “Good Wood,” a show of 50 artist-designed skate decks, is for a good cause. Proceeds from the 3rd Ward event benefit Stoked Mentoring, an action sports nonprofit for at-risk kids, and a homemade photo booth and hot dog stand (Midwest meets NYC–how Williamsburg!) add to the festivities. site>>

Sent by Keith, Nicole, Chrysanthe, and Alicia.

Photos from top: Eva Michon’s “The Bear,” courtesy Animation Block Party. MGMT pic via whoismgmt.com. “Inside the Dry Dock” by Nathan Kensinger, courtesy Brooklyn Public Library.