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Blue Velvet at Summerscreen

Date: Tuesday, August 12th
Time: Doors at 5:30pm, film at dusk
Location: The McCarren Park Pool (Lorimer St between Driggs and Bayard Ave)
Cost: Free with RSVP

Tonight is another installment of Summerscreen, the L Magazine's summer movie series. Pull up a chair at the bottom of the pool with the cool kids to watch David Lynch's cult classic Blue Velvet. Enjoy live music from Red Wire Black Wire and The Mumbles before and after the screening. Note there is now an RSVP required. Trailer below.

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Stars of Tomorrow

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Date: Tuesdays through August
Time: 6:30pm
Location: Pier 45 at Christopher St
Cost: Free

Tuesdays hit a high note with jazz and classical performances from Mannes College The New School for Music and The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music on one of Hudson River Park's most beautiful piers by star students from around the city. Tonight features a classical performance by students of the Mannes College of the New School. All Ages.

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BT Express

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Date: Tuesday, August 12th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Red Hook Park (Lorraine, Clinton, & Henry streets, Red Hook)
Cost: Free

In the 70’s a party wasn’t a party unless BT Express was playing. The band, originally named King Davis House Rockers, reached the absolute pinnacle of funkiness with their layered orchestral sound, soulful vocals, and infectious choruses. Their unforgettable hits include, “Do It Til You’re Satisfied,” and “Express.” The group produced eight albums which included those stand-outs, as well as “Peace Pipe,” “Give it What You Got,” “Shout it Out,” and “Give Up the Funk.”

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Bob Dylan... Sort of

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Date: Tuesday, August 12th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Prospect Park Bandshell (9th St & Prospect Park West)
Cost: Free

So the Bob Dylan show is well sold out and, no, we don't have some magic ticket printing button to get you all in for free. What I can tell you, however, is that despite that obnoxious black fence the put around the bandshell exclusively for pay shows (come on guys, it's not like you can sell any more tickets) you can still grab a blanket, pack a picnic, and hang out with the hundreds on the lawn outside and listen to the show. This one should be filled with Park Slope residents so early arrival for good blanket space is suggested. All Ages

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Shakespeare in the Park: Hair

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Date: Tuesday - Sunday through August
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Delacorte Theater, Central Park (closest entrances are 81st Street and Central Park West or 79th Street and Fifth Avenue)
Cost: Free with ticket, see below

For the second half of their summer run Shakespeare in the Park forgo their traditional fair and present that great American, tribal love musical, Hair. Based on an acclaimed concert production seen in summer 2007 as part of the Joe's Pub in the Park series, the current incarnation of hair is a fully-staged version complete with strobes, smoke machines, and assorted bells and whistles. This is a classic part of Summer in NYC so get ready to wait in line and make sure you catch the performance. All Ages. Ticket info below.

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