FABfest on Fulton Street…. concludes with a 4-hour music and dance tribute to MICHAEL JACKSON!

This Sunday, June 27, 2010, FABfest is goes out with 4-hours of Michael Jackson - on the anniversary of his passing - with music, dance and more in honor of the King of Pop… featuring DJ REBORN.

Plus there will be games, crafts and activities for kids; chess tournaments and mini-golf putt-putt competitions. Plus EVERYBODY PAINT is back, where everyone is invited to grab a brush and create a work of art inspired by MJ.

It’s all FREE on Fulton Street between Lafayette and South Oxford, Sundays in JUNE. Presented by the FAB Alliance (www.faballiance.org)

You can also enter to win a package of five $20 gift certificates from local Fulton Street FAB Alliance Businesses in Clinton Hill and Fort Greene. Fill out an entry form on Sunday at the FAB table next to the stage (at S. Elliott Place) or you can ENTER RIGHT NOW on facebook at FAB Fulton.

SCHEDULE

MAIN STAGE

12noon - 2:00
SALSA DANCE PARTY and lessons for everyone!
Courtesy Brooklyn Salsa Party

2:00 - 6:00
MICHAEL JACKSON
On the anniversary of his passing, Brooklyn remembers the life and legacy of the King of Pop Michael Jackson with an all-day music tribute and community dance party featuring DJ REBORN

5:00
THRILLER!

PLUS these activities up and down Fulton Street:

@ South Elliott
Edible mandala workshop - A Loving Tribute To Fort Greene Park!
Hosted by smARTS and the Fort Greene Park Conservancy
Free Balloons, courtesy Prudential Douglass Elliman

@ South Portland
Literary Trivia Contest, Streetside Mad Libs, Literary Magazine Giveaways
5:00pm Literary magazine celebration with A Public Space, Armchair/Shotgun, BOMB, and Electric Literature
Courtesy Greenlight Bookstore

Habana Outpost’s 5th Annual Ladybug Release.
Learn about Ladybugs and how important they are for our environment and then examine live ladybugs up close before releasing them in the garden

Mini-golf, Chess Tables (“…prepare to loose!”), plus live sounds of the Steel Drums
Courtesy Brooklyn Moon Restaurant

@ South Oxford
Everybody Paint! Grab a brush and go (but not in your nice clothes!)
Courtesy of Benjamin Moore/Go Greene Hardware

GAMES!
Including the Ring Toss, Hula Hoops, Bean Bag Toss, Milk Bottle Bowling and more…Courtesy the Fort Greene Park Conservancy

Join your neighbors at FABfest! Sundays in JUNE

FABfest is part of the NYC DOT Weekend Walks program. FABfest is presented by the FAB Alliance, the new Business Improvement District in Clinton Hill and Fort Greene that is working with property owners, merchants, residents and stakeholders to retain current businesses and make Fulton Street a destination for people work, shop, dine and play.

FRIDAY, June 18, 2010

It wouldn’t be the summer solstice without TamarRaqs ushering in the year’s longest day with the bi-annual hafla (“celebration” in Arabic) series at BAMcafé Live. Guest host Kaeshi Chai fills in this year with guest dancers Altagracia, Janelle Cortes, and musical guest Shusmo. Free!

Walt Whitman’s Fort Greene Park
1:00 - 3:00 PM Fort Greene Park

Walt Whitman’s Fort Greene Park A stroll sponsored by Fort Greene Park Conservancy and The Walt Whitman Project

Walk around Fort Greene Park, a greensward that owes its existence in large part to Walt Whitman’s editorials written for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, and learn about this poet’s intimate connection with Brooklyn’s first official park.

The afternoon includes readings of Whitman’s prose and poetry and discussions about the park, the Wallabout Martyrs and the monument dedicated to their memory, and Brooklyn Hospital. This event will conclude with a walk up Myrtle Avenue to 99 Ryerson Street, the last existing building in Brooklyn that was a residence of Walt Whitman.

Your guide is Greg Trupiano, Artistic Director of The Walt Whitman Project. Guest artist: Nicole Mitchell, mezzo-soprano.
· Meet at the Visitors Center, Top of the Park, Fort Greene Park
· Enter at Myrtle Avenue, Washington Park, or DeKalb Avenue, Brooklyn
· FREE event / rain or shine

Information & Reservations: 718-391-8824 or visit www.whitmanproject.org

12noon - 1:30
SALSA DANCE PARTY and lessons for everyone!
Courtesy Brooklyn Salsa Party

1:30 - 2:00 Live Rock Music
FALLING SHORT OF LUXURY

2:00 - 2:30
DJ RAINY

Greenlight Bookstore presents

2:30 - 3:30
URBAN WORD POETRY

3:30 - 4:00
DJ RAINY

4:00, 4:30, 5:00
STEAMBOAT COMEDY

5:30 in conversation
TOURE & NELSON GEORGE

PLUS these activities up and down Fulton Street:

@ South Elliott

Calling all artists, age: 4+ for Private Picassos’
Free Balloons, courtesy Prudential Douglass Elliman

Walking Tour of the picturesque blocks of Fort Greene (3:00)
with Author Adrienne Onofri

@ South Portland

For Kids: Streetside Mad Libs, Stickers, Buttons, Six-Word Memoir Contest, Prizes
All Ages: Creative Writing Class 4:00 (all ages) with
Courtesy Greenlight Bookstore

Milkweed for Monarchs!
Plus more environmental displays
Courtesy Habana Outpost
Potato print aprons for Father’s Day (12noon-3pm)
Bring one of dad’s old t-shirts or an apron to decorate for him - or we’ll provide you with one (while supplies last).
Courtesy ShopKeep, the web-based point of sale system, and Greene Grape Provisions

@ South Oxford

Everybody Paint! Grab a brush and go (but not in your nice clothes!)
Courtesy of Benjamin Moore/Go Greene Hardware

GAMES!
Including the Ring Toss, Hula Hoops, Bean Bag Toss, Milk Bottle Bowling and more…
Courtesy the Fort Greene Park Conservancy

Fort Greene Park
10 am - 3pm