GO Girl: Although GO Girl is loathe to leave the tres chic shores of Brooklyn, an irresistible invitation from the Brooklyn Philharmonic drew her to the Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center on Monday for the orchestra’s spring gala, featuring a performance by Marvin Hamlisch. Comment.

Where to GO: Editors’ Picks

Hey ‘Stupid!”

Saturday, August 23: Theater for the New City rolls into Prospect Park this afternoon with a free performance of “It’s the Economy Stupid! Or the Turning Point.” The operetta, which is set in part on the streets of New York, is fun for the whole family with a clever set and a sing-a-long finale. See our review.

2 pm. Prospect Park concert grove, Ninth Street and Prospect Park West in Park Slope. Free. For more information, call (212) 254-1109 or visit www.theaterforthenewcity.net.

Go USA!

Sunday, August 24: It’s the 232nd anniversary of the Battle of Brooklyn — but who’s counting? You can meet these patriotic folks and talk about the American Revolution at today’s commemoration ceremony at Green-Wood Cemetery. See battle re-enactment inside the main gate at 12:30 pm and more.

9:30 am. Green-Wood Cemetery, Fifth Avenue at 25th Street in Sunset Park. Free. For information, call (718) 852-8235 or visit oldstonehouse.org.

’Belle and whistles

Monday, August 25: Here’s some info that will give you a “new attitude”: Patti LaBelle will play a free concert in Brooklyn tonight! So feel free to put on “a new dress and new hat” because the last show of Borough President Markowitz’s star-studded Martin Luther King, Jr. Concert Series promises to be a grand finale indeed.

7:30 pm. Wingate Field, Brooklyn Avenue at Winthrop Street in Crown Heights. Free. Seating is limited; bring a chair. For information, call (718) 222-0600 or visit www.brooklynconcerts.com.

‘Shining’ moment

Thursday, August 28: Carroll Gardens movie mogul Glenn Sanders celebrates his 500th Fresh Air Flicks event tonight with a screening of Stanley Kubrick’s terrifying 1980 film “The Shining.” The Jack Nicholson vehicle unspools at sundown in DUMBO’s park, but show up as early as 6 pm to claim a spot on the grass and catch DJ Ayres spinning tunes.

6 pm. Empire–Fulton Ferry State Park, Main and Plymouth streets in DUMBO. Free. For information, call (718) 802-0603 or visit www.brooklynbridgepark.org.

Walk the plank

Friday, August 29: This weekend is a three-day long birthday celebration for Brooklyn’s floating concert hall. Tonight, as part of “Here and Now: A Labor Day Music Festival Celebrating Bargemusic’s 30th Anniversary,” the Voxare Quartet and others will perform works commissioned by Bargemusic.

8 pm. Fulton Ferry Landing, Old Fulton Street at the East River in DUMBO. $40, $15 students. For information, call (718) 624-2083 or visit www.bargemusic.org.

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Bridge bash

By Adam Rathe

Event: Starting Thursday, May 22, the city will throw a five-day party to celebrate the Brooklyn Bridge’s 125th birthday. Comment.

‘Designs’ reflects boro’s style

By Lisa J. Curtis and Adam Rathe

Shopping: Despite a rainy start, BKLYN Designs, the annual home furnishings fair that sprawled over four DUMBO locations, drew in more than 6,500 attendees from May 9 through May 11 to check out the work of artisans who either design or manufacture their wares in the borough. Comment.

Tasty restaurant gossip

By Adam Rathe and Kate Ray

Breaking Chews: We’re dishing up Brooklyn’s latest food news! Comments (1).

‘Hop’ to it

By Adam Rathe

Music: Tickets are already on sale for July’s “Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival.” Comment.

Greek beauty

By Adam Rathe

Shopping: Astoria is normally credited with being the most Hellenic ‘hood in town, but with the May 8 opening of Korres, an Athens-based cosmetics company, Brooklyn Heights might be giving Queens a run for its drachmas. Comment.

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