Community Corner
July 11: "Friendraiser" For Fort Greene Park
Green space advocates to hold event at Der Schwartze Kölner this evening.
Come listen to music by The James Gathing Duo and drink free beer care of Fort Greene Conservancy to celebrate their Greene Music Series sponsor, .
Participants will be enrolled in a contest to win round-trip tickets courtesy of Jet Blue.
Here are your 5 Things for today:
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1. In the latest of 's regular blogger/author pairings, "Nom de Plume," writer Carmela Ciuraru offers a series of biographical snapshots exploring the lives of famous authors and their pen names .
2. Change.org is organizing a boycott of the popular Movies With a View series in Brooklyn Bridge Park for its selection of Breakfast At Tiffany's, which features a "yellowface" sequence by former child star Mickey Rooney.
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3. BAM is screening the first of five films by actor, writer and director Dan O'Bannon, who BAM describes as "a leading, if unheralded, figure in the creation of modern horror." First up is the Sigourney Weaver deep space classic, .
4. In case you missed it: about the General behind Fowler's Square in Fort Greene.
5. Alternate side parking rules are in effect.
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