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Declare Independence! Celebrate the 233rd anniversary of the United States’ independence at Lefferts.
 

Saturday, July 4,  2009 1 p.m.
Look extra patriotic as you make yourself a plumed hat to wear while signing a reproduction of the Declaration of Independence.  Lefferts Historic House.

Saturday, July 5, 2009 1 p.m.
Decorate your clothes as many freed slaves did and parade through the Lefferts yeard. Come listen to stories and live music to help celebrate freedom.

Click here to view Lefferts Historic House on our Interactive Map.

Eagle as Icon, 12 p.m.
At the Audubon Center. Click here for more information.

Prospect Park is open for the 4th of July Weekend!
Click here for more information.

4th of July Celebration at Bargemusic

Saturday, July 4 at 7 pm
Concertgoers are invited to watch the spectacular fireworks from the roof of the Barge. Works by Dvorák, Ellington, and Mendelssohn, Voxare Quartet: Emily Ondracek, Violin and Viola; Galina Zhdanova, Violin; Erik Peterson, Viola; Adrian Daurov, Cello; with Mark Peskanov, Violin

Moored in Brooklyn just under the Brooklyn Bridge, Bargemusic presents great music up to five days a week, every week of the year.

Walk across the gangplank of a renovated coffee barge into a “wonderfully intimate wood-paneled room with thrilling views of lower Manhattan and excellent acoustics.” Experience why critics call Bargemusic “the perfect chamber-music hall” and why artists say it is “unlike any other place in the world to perform.

4th of July at Brooklyn Museum's First Saturdays

At the Brooklyn Museum's Target First Saturdays, thousands of visitors enjoy free programs of art and entertainment each month from 5–11 p.m. All evening long, the Museum Café serves a wide selection of sandwiches, salads, and beverages, and a cash bar offers wine and beer. Parking is a flat rate of $4 starting at 5 p.m. All other Saturdays, the Museum closes at 6 p.m.

Please note that due to limited capacities, some Target First Saturday programs require tickets. Ticket lines often form 30 minutes before ticket distribution at the Visitor Center located in the Rubin Lobby. Members may pick up tickets from the Membership Desk beginning at 2 p.m. while supplies last. Programs subject to change without notice.

A new first-of-its-kind socially networked Brooklyn Museum Membership.

On the 4th of July, 1stfans will be escorted up to the roof of the Museum to check out the view from one of the highest points in Brooklyn. Then, cool down, relax, and socialize with an ice cream social just for 1stfans. Learn more.

America Remix
Music

5–5:40 p.m.
Steinberg Family Sculpture Garden, 1st Floor
Alex Battles and the Whisky Rebellion perform a roof-shaking, joyful medley of country, jump blues, and rock ‘n’ roll. Rain Plan: Rubin Glass Pavilion, 1st Floor.

Music

6–6:40 p.m.
Steinberg Family Sculpture Garden, 1st Floor
The legendary Mandingo Ambassadors play authentic Guinean music, using their rich melodies and funky moves to get you dancing. Rain Plan: Rubin Glass Pavilion, 1st Floor.

Hands-On Art

6:30–8:30 p.m.
Education Division, 1st Floor
Stitch together your own patchwork quilt with fabrics and designs inspired by the diverse cultures of Brooklyn. Free timed tickets (380) are available at the Visitor Center at 5:30 p.m.

Film

6:30–8:30 p.m.
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor
The Namesake (Mira Nair, 2007, 122 min., PG-13) follows one family as they adjust to life in North America. Gogol, the American-born son of Bengali parents, struggles to find balance between his family’s traditions and his own path. Free tickets (340) are available at the Visitor Center at 5 p.m.

Music

7–7:40 p.m.
Steinberg Family Sculpture Garden, 1st Floor
Samba Nation takes the musical energy up a notch with its Latin grooves. Rain Plan: Rubin Glass Pavilion, 1st Floor.

Gallery Talk by Student Guide

7 p.m.
Meet at the Entrance to Yinka Shonibare MBE, Schapiro Wing, 4th Floor
Cristina Garza, a Student Guide, gives a Sign Language–interpreted talk on Yinka Shonibare MBE.

Music

8–8:40 p.m.
Steinberg Family Sculpture Garden, 1st Floor
Brooklyn-based indie rockers The Shondes keep the evening hot with high-energy, politically savvy rock’n’roll with Yiddish and classical influences. Rain Plan: Rubin Glass Pavilion, 1st Floor.

Dance Party

9–11 p.m.
Museum Parking Lot, Behind Museum
Cosmo Baker from The Rub brings a fast-paced American music mash-up from disco to hip-hop and everything in between. Rain Plan: Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor.

Ready for Williamsburg Walks 2009? Every Saturday through to July 11th from noon to sunset.

The L Magazine and Neighbors Allied for Good Growth (NAG) have partnered this year to organize the 2009 Williamsburg Walks. We invite North Brooklyn residents, visitors and merchants to celebrate the community on a pedestrian Bedford Avenue: Williamsburg’s lively main drag will be closed to cars between North 4th and North 9th Streets every Saturday from June 6th to July 11th from noon to sunset.

Area non-profits and businesses will be organizing events and activities – acoustic music, urban gardening, children’s classes, performances, and many more – and the June 13th date coincides with The L’s Northside Music and Arts Festival, which will bring even more public programming to the neighborhood.

This year, they’re hoping to make the event even more enjoyable for the ighborhood—feedback was collected during the successful 2008 season that has informed many of this year’s improvements.

Williamsburg Walks is also a great opportunity to support the community. Click here to learn about volunteering this summer.

If you or your organization would like to contribute to Williamsburg Walks (organize activities, donate street furniture, etc.), please email williamsburgwalks@gmail.com with your suggestions.

Best Sources for Food Help in Brooklyn

Brooklyn has agencies that can tell you if you’re eligible for food stamps, and how to get through the application process.

Just call or visit one of the agencies below to find out if you qualify for a benefit that can help you and your family to eat healthier meals without breaking your budget:

Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council
217 Wyckoff Avenue
718-366-3800

Family Resource Center
100 Pennsylvania Avenue
718-875-0027

Also, more than 400 soup kitchens and food pantries in Brooklyn offer meals and/or food you can prepare at home. Some are open every day, while others may be open only a few hours a week.

You can find a kitchen or pantry in your neighborhood by going to the New York City Coalition Against Hunger (NYCCAH) website, at www.nyccah.org, and clicking on “Hunger Maps” or by calling Jim Wengler at NYCCAH: 212-825-0028 ext. 218.

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