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The audience filing into for the first show at the Coney Island Amphitheater. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)The show must go on! After a disappointing cancellation notice last month, two free outdoor concert series in Coney Island and East Flatbush are back in action, announced Brooklyn Borough President Eric
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(Photo via Seaside Summer Concert Series/Facebook)Today, organizers of two decades-old free summer concert series in Coney Island and East Flatbush cut the power ahead of the 2017 season. The Seaside Summer Concert Series in Coney Island and the Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series at Wingate Field in
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Former Borough President Marty Markowitz at the Coney Island Amphitheater. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)For many, it was a milestone in the revitalization of Coney Island. For one person, it was a dream come true. Former Borough President Marty Markowitz saw his vision of building an oceanside concert venue
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Former Borough President Marty Markowitz at the Coney Island Amphitheater. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)For many, it was a milestone in the revitalization of Coney Island. For one person, it was a dream come true. Former Borough President Marty Markowitz saw his vision of building an oceanside concert venue
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This summer, for the first ever, music lovers will trek out to Coney Island to experience rock legends like Willie Nelson [/road-willie-nelson-visit-coney-island-summer/#.VykBN6ODGko], Beach Boys and Jane’s Addiction [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2016/04/coney-island-amphitheaters-summer-lineup-will-include-beach-boys-boston-sting-ziggy-marley/] at a gorgeous $60 million, 5,000-seat, outdoor amphitheater [/childs-amphitheater-coney/#.Vyj8uaODGkq]. But over the
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MCU Park. (Photo: Brooklyn Cyclones [https://www.facebook.com/BrooklynCyclones/photos/pb.40490112716.-2207520000.1437406081./10153038396757717/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)A lot of outdoor fun in southern Brooklyn this week. Enjoy The Goonies on the beach or Big Hero 6 at Marlboro Playground, win Cyclones tickets by donating blood
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Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys at Seaside Summer Concert Series in 2008 (Source: Howard Brier/Flickr)After a one-year hiatus following the departure of term-limited Borough President Marty Markowitz, it looks as if the Brooklyn Borough President’s office under Eric Adams will resume hosting the annual free Seaside
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Source: Google MapsWork to convert the historic Childs Restaurant in Coney Island into a 5,099-seat amphitheater [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2013/12/seaside-park-community-arts-center-coney-island/] and restaurant began last week. Construction workers were seen filling trash bags at the site, located at West 21st Street on the Riegelmann Boardwalk, and one
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Huey Lewis and the News (Source: hueylewisandthenews.com)The 35th annual Seaside Summer Concert Series will kick off July 12, featuring another year of all-stars coming to the shore community, hosted by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz. All shows take place on Thursdays, beginning at 7:30 p.m., except
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Joan Jett returns! (Source: Wikimedia Commons)Beginning July 12 and through August 16, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz will host the 34th annual Seaside Summer Concert Series at Coney Island! This summer, the shows will again be held at West 21st Street and Surf Avenue, next to the home of
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Aretha Franklin wipes a tear after being honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Bush in 2005. (from wikipedia)Baby, I got what you need! Grammy award-winning legend Aretha Franklin is set to perform in Coney Island tonight as part of Borough President Marty Markowitz’s Seaside Summer
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The rather gloomy looking lot that will soon host the Seaside Summer Concerts. (Source: Google Maps)The show will go on! Borough President Marty Markowitz has announced the new location for the 2011 Summer Concert Series: West 21st Street in Coney Island, the former site of the Ringling Bros. and