> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://bklyner.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Events: Outdoor Concerts, Movies Under The Stars, Burlesque & More This Weekend - URL: https://bklyner.com/events-outdoor-concerts-movies-stars-burlesque-weekend/ - Published: 2017-07-07T15:11:55.000Z - Updated: 2017-07-07T15:11:55.000Z - Author: Carly Miller - Tags: Central Brooklyn, Events, Nonsponsored, Southern Brooklyn, Western Brooklyn, BRIC celebrate brooklyn, Brooklyn Brainery, coney island usa, ditmas civic, Green-Wood Cemetery, lola star's dreamland disco, on stage at kingsborough, #wp ![](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/PeoplesChamp_DSC_4828-Shervin-1_780x520.jpg) People’s Champs. (Photo credit: Shervin Lainez) TGIF! Get ready for a great summer weekend in your favorite boro, with great music, outdoor movies, embroidery classes, and more! If you have an event to share, email us at [editor@bklyner.com](mailto:editor@bklyner.com). **Prospect Park: [Outdoor sculpture exhibit: “The Connective Project”](https://www.connectiveproject.com/?ref=bklyner.com)** **Where:** Rose Garden, East Drive, Prospect Park **When:** Friday, July 7 until July 17 **What:** A large-scale, interactive art installation featuring 7,000 pinwheels is coming to Prospect Park. The Connective Project will transform Prospect Park’s Rose Garden into a project creating from the memories of Brooklyn residents. —a little-known landscape in the Park’s northeast corner—into an immersive, engaging and ever-growing field of pinwheels. [**BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn: Musiq Soulchild / People’s Champs**](https://www.bricartsmedia.org/events-performances/bric-celebrate-brooklyn-festival/musiq-soulchild-peoples-champs?ref=bklyner.com) **When:** Friday, July 7 at 7:30pm **Where:** Prospect Park Bandshell, enter at 9th Street and West Drive **What:** Musiq Soulchild brings a goldmine of timeless hooks and Brooklyn’s own 10-piece afrobeat, indie rock, and hip-hop band, People’s Champs. **How much:** Free **Prospect Lefferts:**[ **Lola Star’s Dreamland disco: On the floor – Jennifer Lopez**](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lola-stars-dreamland-roller-disco-at-lakeside-brooklyn-on-the-floor-jennifer-lopez-tickets-33588203220?aff=erelexpmlt&ref=bklyner.com) **When:** Friday, July 9 from 7:30pm to 10pm **Where:** LeFrak Center at Lakeside, Prospect Park **What:** Lola Star’s Dreamland is back every Friday night, showcases a new theme from 70s Glitter to 80s Glam, dazzling performers, kitschy contests, and more. This event is 21+ **How much:** $18 **East Flatbush: Outdoor movies! Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children** **When:** Friday, July 9 from 6:30pm to 10:30pm **Where:** Lincoln Terrace Park, East New York Avenue **What:** Catch a glorious outdoor movie under the stars — come early with blankets and chairs. Sponsored by Senator Jesse Hamilton. **How much:** Free ![](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/unnamed-193.jpg) **[BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn](https://www.bricartsmedia.org/events-performances/bric-celebrate-brooklyn-festival/musiq-soulchild-peoples-champs?ref=bklyner.com): Chronixx / Chop and Quench / Laolu NYC** **When:** Saturday, July 8 at 7pm **Where:** Prospect Park Bandshell, enter at 9th Street and West Drive **What:** Check out Ditmas Park’s very own multi-talented [artist Laolu NYC](/skin-becomes-paint-nigerian-artist-immigration-afromysterics-working-beyonce/) with Chronixx, whose style recalls the Rastafarian golden age of the 1970s. **How much:** Free **Ditmas Park:**[ **You Can Change the World: Local Politics 201**](https://www.facebook.com/events/142053146349789/?acontext=%7B%22action%5Fhistory%22%3A%22[%7B%5C%22surface%5C%22%3A%5C%22page%5C%22%2C%5C%22mechanism%5C%22%3A%5C%22page%5Fupcoming%5Fevents%5Fcard%5C%22%2C%5C%22extra%5Fdata%5C%22%3A[]%7D]%22%2C%22has%5Fsource%22%3Atrue%7D) **When:** Saturday, July 8 from 1pm to 3pm **Where:** IS 62 Ditmas, 700 Cortelyou Road between East 7th and East 8th Streets **What:** Join local grassroots activist groups Ditmas Civic and Indivisible 9th NY for presentations on the Kings County Democratic County Committee and the RepYourBlock campaign. **How much:** Free **Windsor Terrace:**[ **Intro to Embroidery**](http://brooklynbrainery.com/courses/introduction-to-embroidery-making-a-sampler-windsor-terrace?ref=bklyner.com) **When:** Saturday, July 8 2:30m to 5pm **Where:** Brooklyn Brainery Windsor Terrace, 1233 Prospect Ave **What:** Feeling crafty? Check out the Brainery’s class to learn eight different stitches with knots, edging, and basics. Leave with a finished sampler and the tools to continue further. **How much:** $35 **Manhattan Beach: [outdoor concerts presents Swingin’ in New Orleans](http://siteline.vendini.com/site/OnStageAtKingsborough.org/event/f32023d51ff091ef9463c6f65ba4b38a?ref=bklyner.com)** **When:** Saturday, July 8 at 8pm **Where:** Kingsborough Community College, 2001 Oriental Boulevard **What:** Hear Wycliffe Gordon and his international all-stars, featuring the trumpet, trombone, and clarinet, pay tribute to legend Louis Armstrong. **How much:** Free! **Coney Island:[ The Persistence of Nudity](http://www.coneyisland.com/event/batb7817?ref=bklyner.com)** **When:** Saturday, July 8 at 10pm **Where:** 1208 Surf Avenue, Coney Island **What:** Burlesque at the beach presents a tribute to Salvador Dalí starring Clara Coquette, Gemini Blitz, Mia Julep, Wae Messed, and more. **How much:** $15 ![](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/unnamed-194.jpg) Stickball Day at MCU Park. (Photo via Jay Cusato) **Greenwood Heights:**[ **Birding in Peace**](http://www.green-wood.com/event/birding-in-peace-summer/2017-07-09/?ref=bklyner.com) **When:** Sunday, July 9, 6:30am to 8am **Where:** Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street **What:** Before the cemetery gates open to the general public, birding expert Rob Jett will lead a peaceful Sunday morning walking tour in search of the many birds that call Green-Wood Cemetery home. A Bird Checklist will be provided to all tour participants. **How Much:** $15, $10 for members **Bay Ridge: [Bay Ridge Arab American Bazaar](https://www.facebook.com/events/247020535777307/?ti=cl)** **When:** Sunday, July 9 from 12pm to 7pm **Where:** Shore Road Park, entrance at 79th Street and Shore Road **What:** Check out Bay Ridge’s festival running for it’s 11th year, with live music, food vendors, henna artists, calligraphists, vendors, fashion, and activities. **How much:** Free **Ditmas Park:**[ **Bloody Maria Callas live opera**](http://www.sycamorebrooklyn.com/special-events/?ref=bklyner.com) **When:** Sunday, July 9 from 3 to 4:30pm **Where:** Sycamore Bar, 1118 Cortelyou Road **What:** Grab a bloody mary, mimosa, pint, or cocktail and catch Opera on Tap’s performance in Sycamore’s lovely backyard. **How much:** Free! **Coney Island:**[ **When Broomsticks Were King screening + Stickball Day**](/sunday-delightful-award-winning-short-film-leads-off-brooklyn-stickball-day/) **When:** Sunday, July 9 gates open at 2:30 **Where:** MCU Park, 1904 Surf Ave **What:** Check out the critically acclaimed short film about Brooklyn’s stickball legends showing while those very legends play their rival team on the field. All before the ultimate rival game: Brooklyn’s Cyclones against the Staten Island Yankees. **How much:** Ticket start at $15.