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Brooklyn Book Festival Posted: 14 Sep 2008 09:00 AM CDT Straight from the mouth, err, keyboard, of my man, Marty Markowitz: "The third annual Brooklyn Book Festival... is a book lover's dream come true! The festival presents exciting and innovative fiction and non-fiction programs with author discussions and readings—come early to get a seat! Nearly 100 booksellers and thousands of books will fill beautiful Borough Hall Plaza and Columbus Park. You can hear a poetry slam, participate in a define-a-thon, and have your favorite book signed by the author. Children can hear their best-loved books read at the Target Children's Pavilion; teenagers will find sports, fantasy, graphic novels and more at the Independence Community Foundation Youth Pavilion. The Brooklyn Book Festival is a best seller! See you there!" Read More... Digg this | Email to a friend | Reddit

The 8th Annual International Pickle Day Posted: 14 Sep 2008 09:00 AM CDT Today is the 8th Annual International Pickle Day and in honor of the tasty vinegared and brined cucumbers Orchard Street between Broome and Grand will be turned into a pickle street fair. Pickle Day will feature music, cooking and home canning demonstrations, children's activities, neighborhood walking tours and of course pickle samples! And for the first year Pickle Day is welcoming a full-length production Shakespeare in the Parking Lot, produced by The Drilling Company. Read More... Digg this | Email to a friend | Reddit

Street Art, Street Life: From the 1950s to Now Posted: 14 Sep 2008 09:00 AM CDT "Organized by guest curator Lydia Yee, Street Art, Street Life examines the street as subject matter, venue, and source of inspiration for artists and photographers from the late 1950s to the present. This far ranging exhibition, one of the largest to consider the subject, includes street photography; documentation of performance, events, and artworks presented in the street; works using material from the street; and examples of street culture by more than thirty artists including William Klein, Lee Friedlander, Raymond Hains, Vito Acconci, Martha Rosler, Sophie Calle, David Hammons, Jamel Shabazz, and Francis Alÿs, among others." To celebrate the opening at the Bronx Museum today there will a giant street party in front of the Museum with DJs, break dancers, family activities, as well as a market of local artisans. Read More... Digg this | Email to a friend | Reddit

NYC's Best Short Films at 3rd Ward Posted: 14 Sep 2008 09:00 AM CDT Every 2nd Sunday beginning this evening, 3rd Ward will bring you this free screening series with the very best in local filmmaking. Today will feature Matthew Lessner's Darling Darling, starring our favorite awkward teen from Juno and Arrested Development, Michael Cera, Astronauts Visit New York by Joanne Getson and Carmen by Leat Klingman, Re'ut Ben-Ze'ev, and Claudia La Rocco. This will be a night of cinematic oddities, strange encounters and video performance. The doors open at 7 pm and the films screen at 8 pm. Expect drinks and snacks, lively discussion with the filmmakers and a chance to dance at the after party with VJ Clay Franklin. Read More... Digg this | Email to a friend | Reddit