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The Weekend Tip: 'Sounds of Africa' Family Workshop

A day of exhilarating steps and rhythm.

1. and learn key drum phrases to signal dancers to start, change moves and end. Ages 13-18. Cumbe, 558 Fulton St. Sun., 11:30 p.m. $25 for up to 2 family members, $5 for additional family members.

2. Kids and teens are invited to join and share work in a fun and positive environment. All participants will be invited to read their writing as part of the Fort Greene Park Summer Literary Festival on Aug. 18. Fort Greene Park. Sat., 10:30 a.m. Free. 

3. The String Orchestra of Brooklyn in a performance sponsored by Fort Greene Park Conservancy. Fort Greene Park. Sat., 6 p.m. Free.

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4. Enjoy with a mojito and a cuban—our idea of paradise. This week: The Princess Bride. Habana Outpost, 757 Fulton St. 8 p.m. Free.

5. Borough-born comic Dave Lester brings ab-crunching laughs at with comedians seen on Comedy Central, BET and Dave Letterman. Mo's Fort Greene, 80 Lafayette Ave. 9 p.m. Free.

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