UPDATED MAY 31, 2005
YOU JUST GOTTA: This summer’s CELEBRATE BROOKLYN schedule has ARRIVED. And get this: Rickie Lee Jones is the headliner for the opening night on Wednesday, June 15th. A rare New York appearance, it’s her first live performance since releasing a new album this spring. A vivid storyteller and one of the most evocative singers in the history of pop music, Jones has inspired a generation of songwriters; her latest work reveals that she’s as vital, surprising, and enchanting as ever. The concert is free with a $3. suggested contribution. $300 gets you entry to a gala benefit party and good karma for supporting live music in the Park – a highlight of summers in Park Slope. For all your Celebrate Brooklyn questions go to www.celebratebrooklyn.org
***Drinking Liberally, an informal, inclusive drinking club committed to promoting democracy one pint at a time. They meet the second Wednesday of every month at Commonwealth (12th Street and 5th Avenue) at 7 p.m. Next meeting: June 8th. Check out: www.drinkingliberally.org. For more information contact Emily Farris 917-548-8472 or emilyfarris@earthlink.net
***Mommy Matinees at the Brooklyn Heights Pavillion on Fridays. Call for
info about times and movies. 718-596-5095. Kids run wild, moms
get to watch first-run movies. What about the Park Slope Pavillion?
BOOKISH BITS:
Go to Brooklyn Reading Works for more about Writers, Readers, and book culture in Brooklyn.
***A Brooklyn bookstore invites visitors to break free from e-mail at a
biweekly letter-writing session. They’ll provide the pens, paper, and
envelopes. Stamps are available for purchase on site, so no more toting
around that note for weeks until you happen by a post office.
Wednesday, 7-9 p.m., Freebird Books & Goods, 123 Columbia St. at
Kane Street, Brooklyn, 718-643-8484, free.
***Former Poet Laureateof Brooklyn, D. Nurkse, has a new collection of poetry out. BURNT ISLAND, explores tragedy both grand and intimate, in city and country,
in our own troubled moment and across the greater scope o geological
time. Arranged in three "suites" of lucid, often heart-wrenching
verse, the book begins with a city under siege, in a group of poems
that becomes a subtle homage to New York after 9/11 — a metaphorical
Many upcoming events including public hearings and rallies surrounding Atlantic Yards – keep up to date at NoLandGrab.org/events.php and Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn dddb.net
Just want to mention that it is my understanding that the band shell and seating areas will be open for the Ricky Lee Jones show in the park. The $300 ticket is only for the fundraiser and reserved seating and it begins at 5:30 p.m. Thought I’d add this clarification.
YOU JUST GOTTA: This summer’s CELEBRATE BROOKLYN schedule has ARRIVED. And get this: Rickie Lee Jones is the headliner for the Gala Benefit for Celebrate Brooklyn on Wednesday, June 15th. A rare New York appearance, it’s her first live performance since releasing a new album this spring. A vivid storyteller and one of the most evocative singers in the history of pop music, Jones has inspired a generation of songwriters; her latest work reveals that she’s as vital, surprising, and enchanting as ever. The $300. price tag is a little pricey. You can still listen from the playground. For all your Celebrate Brooklyn questions go to http://www.brooklynx.org