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August 14, 2008 / News / Parenting / Family Calendar

Family calendar

By Susan Rosenthal Jay

The Brooklyn Paper

Saturday, Aug. 16

10 am: Block party with music, arts and crafts and performances. Still Hip (283 Grand Ave., at Lafayette Avenue in Clinton Hill). Free. Call (718) 398-0008 for info.

11:30 am: Stories and songs. Brooklyn Public Library’s Bay Ridge branch (7223 Ridge Blvd., at 73rd Street). Free. Call (718) 748-5709 for info.

5:30 pm: Disco party. The Moxie Spot (81 Atlantic Ave., at Hicks Street in Brooklyn Heights). Free. Call (718) 923-9710 for info.

Sunday, Aug. 17

3–9 pm: Treats and boogie music at The Yard (388 Carroll St., between Bond and Nevins in Gowanus). Free. Visit www.theyard.ws for info.

Monday, Aug. 18

2:30 pm: Summer arts program. Pierrepont Playground (end of Pierrepont Street, Brooklyn Heights). Free.

3:30 pm: Creative movement class. Pierrepont Playground (end of Pierrepont Street, Brooklyn Heights). Free.

Tuesday, Aug. 19

3:30 pm: Learn about insects through arts and crafts. Park at the foot of Main Street in DUMBO. Free. Call (718) 735-4400 for info.

7 pm: Beatles tribute band. Dyker Park (14th Avenue at 86th Street in Dyker Heights). Free. Call (718) 236-7547 for info.

Wednesday, Aug. 20

4 pm: Bari Koral Family Band plays. Carroll Park (President Street at Smith Street in Carroll Gardens). Free. Visit www.carrollparkbrooklyn.org/concerts.

6 pm: Family movie night. McCarren Park (Lorimer Street near Nassau Avenue). Free. Call (718) 735-4400 for info.

Thursday, Aug. 21

Noon-6 pm: Free rides on the Prospect Park Carousel (enter park on Flatbush Avenue just north of Empire Boulevard). Call (718) 965-8999 for info.

Friday, Aug. 22

9:30 am: Bird watching. Park at the foot of Main Street in DUMBO. Free. For info visit www.brooklynbridgepark.org.

10 am-6 pm: Free admission at the New York Aquarium (West Eighth Street and Surf Avenue in Coney Island). Call (718) 265-FISH for info.

8 pm: Family movie, “Asai: The Rain Warriors.” Fulton Park (corner of Utica Avenue and Fulton Street in Bed-Stuy). Free. Call (718) 230-0492 for info.

Saturday, Aug. 23

11 am: Golf clinic. Von King Park (Greene, Marcy, Lafayette and Tompkins avenues in Bedford-Stuyvesant) Free. Pre-register at clinics@finerlifegolf.org. For info (917) 250-0184 for info.

5:30 pm: Disco party. See Saturday, Aug. 16.

Sunday, Aug. 24

1 pm: Nature crafts. Fort Greene Park Visitors Center (enter park at Myrtle Avenue or DeKalb Avenue at Washington Park). Free. Call (718) 722-3218 for info.

1 pm: Family picnic. Face painting, picnic games, food and drink, juggling and prizes. Prospect Park Picnic House (enter park at Prospect Park West and Fifth Street). Free. For info, visit www.tuckaberry.com.

3 pm-9 pm: Treats and boogie music. See Sunday, Aug. 17.

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