Park Slope Weekend Events Spotlight: September 3-8
Welcome to September! If you’re hanging around the Slope this weekend and looking for adventure, we’ve got everything from a young up and coming teen metal act from Brooklyn, to birding and the moved-to-Prospect-Park Smorgasburg. Don’t miss some of our favorite events from around the area:
Fresh Air Yoga
When: Thursday, September 3, 7pm
Where: Long Meadow, Prospect Park
What: Get your yoga on in the Park with a free open-level outdoor class every Thursday night. This week, the class is taught by Kate Reil, Bend & Bloom Yoga.
How much: Free.
Lola Star’s Dreamland Roller Disco
When: Friday, September 4, 7:30pm
Where: LeFrak Center, Lakeside
What: Start working on your Charleston, because it’s all about zoot suits and flappers, as we celebrate the 1920s at this week’s Dreamland Roller Disco. Note that admission is restricted to guests ages 21 and older. For more information, or to buy tickets in advance, visit the Dreamland website.
How much: $18 (includes admission and skate rental).
Early Morning Bird Walk: Fall Migration
When: Sunday, September 6, 8-9am
Where: Audubon Center, Prospect Park
What: Spend a beautiful morning with our park’s fine feathered friends. This month’s walk, led by the Brooklyn Bird Club, will be on the lookout for Prospect Park residents that are headed south for the winter.
How much: Free.
Smorgasburg
When: Sunday, September 6, 11am-4pm
Where: Breeze Hill, Prospect Park
What: Even if you’re lighting up those barbecues for Labor Day weekend, be sure to leave room for the gastronomical delights waiting for you at the Prospect Park Smorgasburg. With 100 vendors featuring prepared and packaged cuisines from all over the world, you’ll definitely want to check it out.
Black Rock Coalition’s 30th Anniversary Birthday Party
When: Sunday, September 6, Doors at 6pm, Show at 7pm
Where: The Bell House, 149 7th Street (at 2nd Avenue)
What: Music by Brooklyn’s own Unlocking The Truth, Vernon Reid and Corey Glover of Living Colour, and Betty Black
How much: $10 in advance, $12 at door.
Benjamin Furman Project
When: Tuesday, September 8, 9:30pm
Where: ShapeShifter Lab, 18 Whitwell Place (between 1st and Carroll Streets)
What: The Benjamin Furman Project is a musical concept which mixes Jazz, Moroccan tradition, South American folklore (primarily Argentine and Peruvian), Middle Eastern music, Klezmer and Pop-Rock. His band includes some of the best jazz musicians from the Boston and New York scene. It is a highly international band with players from Brazil, Chile, Israel and USA.
How much: $10.
Medicine, Mediumship & Messages: an Illustrated Presentation with Dr. Ian Rubenstein
When: Tuesday September 8, 8-10pm
Where: The Morbid Anatomy Museum, 424-A 3rd Avenue (at 7th Street)
What: In this true story of strange synchronicities, ethereal entities and mediumistic messages, Dr. Ian Rubenstein talks about his attempts to integrate his training as a medium with his everyday work as a medical doctor.
How much: $5.