Music: “I’ve always been fascinated by my teenage years and by teenagers, especially because I have a lot of great memories,” Anthony Gonzalez — aka M83 — told GO Brooklyn from Portland, Ore., where he and his band had played the second show of the U.S. tour that lands in Brooklyn on Tuesday, June 3 at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. Comment.

Silver & gold

By Lisa J. Curtis

Andrew Eccles

Dance: After several decades, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is finally returning to the Brooklyn Academy of Music. On Tuesday, June 3, the legendary company will take the stage with two exciting programs that run the gamut from Ailey’s rarely seen classic, born from the appalling injustices of apartheid, to a new work by a 28-year-old talent, inspired by the personal irritation triggered by public transportation. Comment.

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Pork out

Saturday, May 31: Backyard BBQs are great, but tofu dogs on a hibachi pale in comparison to today’s Pigfest in DUMBO, a Brooklyn Brewery-sponsored fundraiser for the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy. Serious snacks — including a whole roasted pig — will be served.

1 pm to 6 pm. Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park (enter park at Main and Plymouth streets in DUMBO). $95. For information, call (718) 802-0603 or visit www.brooklynbrewery.com.

Blues night

Sunday, June 1: Tonight at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple, Crown Heights resident Toshi Reagon and her band, BIGLovely, will bring their eclectic blend of blues, folk and rock to the stage. Opening for Reagon, will be Sharde Thomas, an 18-year-old singing sensation from Mississippi.

6 pm. The Brooklyn Masonic Temple (317 Clermont Ave. at Lafayette Avenue in Fort Greene). $20. For information, visit www.masonicboom.com.

Greek out

Monday, June 2: Today the Greek Festival at Sts. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Brooklyn kicks off with a market, raffles, games for kids and — our favorite part! — Greek food. The festival, now in its 31st year, runs through June 8. Weekend nights will feature dancing and cocktails for the adults. Save a glass of ouzo for us!

11 am to 9 pm. Saints Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Brooklyn (64 Schermerhorn St. at Court Street in Downtown Brooklyn). Free. For information, call (718) 624-0595 or visit www. stconstantineandhelen.org.

Gallery crawl

Thursday, June 5: “First Thursday,” the monthly DUMBO art walk, offers a chance to peek inside local galleries, which stay open late tonight. “Annals of America” is a collection of Charlotta Janssen’s paintings — including the work on paper, “Boy on the Beach” (pictured) — on view at the Gloria Kennedy gallery.

6 pm to 8:30 pm. Gloria Kennedy Gallery (111 Front St. at Washington Street, gallery 222, in DUMBO). Free. For information, call (718) 858-5254.

M.I.A. in Pool

Friday, June 6: Tonight, indie rock sensation M.I.A. — with opening acts Holy F—k and DJ Low-B — will bring her energetic, Sri Lankan-inspired brand of indie pop to the McCarren Park Pool. The show — which kicks off the pool’s music series — might be sold out, but you’ll be able to hear just fine from a blanket just outside the gates.

7 pm at the McCarren Park Pool (Lorimer Street and Bayard Street in Greenpoint). Sold out. For information, visit www.bowerypresents.com.

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Toys 101

By Lisa J. Curtis

Shopping: Prospect Heights mom Claire Cavanah is opening a toy store in Park Slope on Tuesday, but the gadgets, books and DVDs are just for the adults. Comment.

Get fresh

By Adam Rathe

Dance: Everybody knows that the farmer’s market is a great place to grab local vegetables, but this weekend, the Park Slope Community Gardens will be the place to stock up on “Local Produce.” Comment.

Cinema verite

By Adam Rathe

Cinema: In Paul Krik’s film, “Able Danger,” which opened the 2008 Brooklyn International Film Festival on Friday, something about the movie’s main character seemed very familiar. Thomas Flynn owned a cafe called Vox Pop on Cortelyou Road and wrote a book about a 9-11 cover-up theory; in fact, in many ways, he resembled real-life Vox Pop owner, writer and man-about-town Sander Hicks. Comment.

Let’s do luncheon

By Vince DiMiceli

Dining: Toro, the formerly Spanish-Asian fusion restaurant inside the white Italianate building on DUMBO’s edge, is back in business — losing the Latin flavor and adding an awesome lunch deal. Comments (1).

’Green’ day

By Jason Brown

Music: If you saw these billboards cruising all over Carroll Gardens and park Slope last weekend, they were literally pedaling this weekend’s “Gowanus Goes Green” festival. Comment.

Tasty restaurant gossip

By Adam Rathe and Jason Brown

Breaking Chews: We’re dishing up Brooklyn’s latest food news! Comment.

New ‘Don’

By Adam Rathe

Music: On her fourth studio album, “Brooklyn Don Diva,” scandal-plagued, Bedford-Stuyvesant–born rapper Foxy Brown doesn’t waste any time addressing the rumors that have swirled around her over the years. Comment.

Hot shots

By Adam Rathe

Art: Growing up in Coney Island, Arlene Gottfried was witness to plenty of odd scenes. It’s no surprise, then, that her new book of gritty, black-and-white photographs, “Sometimes Overwhelming,” charts a path through the wacky, wild and just plain weird characters that New York City attracts. Comment.

‘Super’ opera

By Adam Rathe

Music: Traditionally, opera doesn’t require much technology. There are no microphones, and lights are about all you need. But at the Regina Opera, the Dyker Heights–based belter’s brigade, high-tech “Super title” equipment has been installed to project an English translation of the librettos above the stage. Comment.

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