Welcome to another preposterously well-attended Celebrate Brooklyn! fete, David Byrne-ian in its excess of humanity, thousands upon thousands packed within (and hundreds of bummed-out latecomers turned away without) the Bandshell to celebrate the end of the World Cup (great game, huh?) and the debut of Okayafrica.com.
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It's hard to imagine many things nicer than an evening like last night in Prospect Park. After several sweltering days in the city, things had cooled down a few degrees, the night was clear and the F-train was running in both directions. And so, while Passion Pit's electro-pop is probably better suited for a much smaller venue with less grass and more dance floor, the pleasant evening more than made up for the lack of intimacy and excess of mosquitos at Prospect Park's Celebrate Brooklyn Bandshell.
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Students at 11 Brooklyn Public Schools Participate
Students from Brooklyn’s P.S. 503, the School of Discovery and Exploration, packed into BRIC Rotunda Gallery’s little “Project Room” and gazed at walls hung with plastic birds, pink tickets, bones, paintings, boxes filled with objects, drawings and photos.
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"Melvin Van Peebles, ever the Hollywood outsider, is staging a musical-theater adaptation of his 1971 film “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song.”
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"The group mixed-media show Status Report (BRIC Rotunda Gallery, 33 Clinton St between Cadman Plaza West and Pierrepont St, Brooklyn Heights; 718-875-4047, bricartsmedia.org; through Oct 10)—featuring works by local Mexican artists Erika Harrsch, Pedro Lasch and Dulce Pinzón—touches upon the themes of immigration, the border and labor.. . ."
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"BRIC Rotunda Gallery is a brainy, politically-minded art space in the heart of downtown Brooklyn. Commencing BRIC's 2009-2010 season, Status Report is a knowledgeably curated show about Mexican immigration and borders—the first show of its caliber in New York City.. . ."
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"Animal Collective thought it was awesome playing their two-show stint to close out this year's Celebrate Brooklyn music series in Prospect Park this weekend. I know this because Avey kept saying 'It's so awesome to play here" on Saturday night.'. . . "
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"Twenty-five years ago, teenagers were singing along with Purple Rain, Prince's newly released movie. Apparently, the lyrics stuck, because thousands showed up at Prospect Park in Brooklyn for Thursday night's "Purple Rain Sing-Along" wearing purple, Prince masks in hand.. . ."
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"Prospect Park was a sea of violet Thursday night as a Prince-loving crowd watched "Purple Rain" and sang along to every song. Brooklyn disco group Escort led the sing-along, celebrating the 25th anniversary of Prince's groundbreaking album and the outrageous movie it inspired.. . ."
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“'I think that Brooklyn has maybe become the music capital of the world,' the violinist David Harrington said from the stage of the Prospect Park Bandshell on Thursday night.. . ."
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