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August 02, 2008 10:00am to 5:00pm
Part of the New York Transit Museum's Nostalgia Train Rides, this tour of the IRT commemorates the 100th Anniversary of service to 242nd Street-Van Cortlandt Park. Ride the "Train of Many Colors" (post WW-II IRT "SMEE" cars in a rainbow of colors) from Grand Central to Atlantic... >
August 16, 2008 10:00am to 4:00pm
Join the members of the Prospect Park Alliance Youth Council as they harvest their home-grown produce, including pumpkin squash, carrots, broccoli, peas, and cucumbers. For more information, visit www.prospectpark.org.   >
August 21, 2008 6:30-8:30pm
It is our pleasure to introduce to you the premier golf group for women of color - Black Jewels Ladies' Golf Association, Inc. (BJLGA). BJLGA, a non profit organization, was founded in 2004 to enhance the representation of women of color in golf. We are a network of women... >
August 30, 2008 11am-6pm
The next Fulton Mall Sidewalk SalesDay is scheduled for Saturday, August 30th from 11am-6pm. Sidewalk SalesDay, in its fourth year, is an outdoor shopping event sponsored by the Fulton Mall Improvement Association (FMIA). Do you back-to-school shopping along Fulton Street... >
August 01, 2008 Visit the BAM website for showtimes.
The series kicks off with a week-long screening of MASH (1970). Brooklyn-born Elliott Gould was one of the greatest leading men of the 1970s, with his idiosyncratic, original take on each of his roles. BAMcinématek presents a retrospective of Gould's work, featuring many... >
August 01, 2008 7:30pm
Three of Chaplin's greatest shorts-The Rink (1916), The Immigrant (1916), and The Adventurer (1917) - will come alive as never before with new scores by the highly sought after UK based composer Carl Davis (London Philharmonic Orchestra), performed live by the dashing 16-piece... >
August 15, 2008 10:00am
Part of "Senior Cinemas," adults 65 and older can watch American movie classics on the big screen for free. Georgy Girl is a hilarious time-capsule of swinging 60s London. Lynn Redgrave plays a girl who just doesn't fit into the mod world that her roommate so seamlessly... >
August 22, 2008 Visit the website for showtimes.
Fresh from their festival in June, NewFest brings the hits, award-winners, and audience favorites to Brooklyn for a weekend celebrating gay/bi/lesbian/transgendered identities. Films are to be determined. Visit www.bam.org for film information or call 718.636.4100. >
August 02, 2008 4:00pm
Join us to celebrate the classic and progressive work of children's book author Ezra Jack Keats as Dan Zanes cohort Father Goose throws a block party stretching from Jamaica to Brooklyn. This block party will include the psychedelic California kids rockers The Sippy Cups, "quite... >
August 02, 2008 3:00pm to 6:00pm
A collaborative performance with Urban Bush Women and a talented cast representing 20 states, Venezuela, Brazil, Canada and Kenya. Dance, spoken word, music, ideas! Please check the Urban Bush Women website for updates about pre-performance civic dialogues focused on art and... >
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