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The Best ofV V I I 141 1. >J> %u25a0 %u25a0 V% |kT r 'W %u25a0 B H i n n o n i n a m m m %u00a3-yIn and AroundDowntown Brooklyn[art events |HAITIAN M O N U M EN TS: Center for Art andCulture of Bedord Stuyvesant presents: \ti: The First Black Republic and Its M onuments to Freedom ,%u201d an exhibition aboutHaiti's historical background. Through June29. Gallery hou s: 9am-5pm. Skylight Gallery,1368 Fulton St. For info, 636-6907.C H O R A L AUDITIONS: G race Choral Societyof Brooklyn holds auditions every week atrehearsal. Wed., 7:30pm. Grace Church, Hicksand Joralem on Sts. Reservations required. Forinfo. 643-8129.B EN EFIT PICNIC: Celebrate Brooklyn Performing Arts Sum mer Series holds benefitpicnic before dance performance. June 26,cocktails, 6pm, dinner, 7pm, show, 8pm. Prospect Park Band Shell, Prospect Park Westand 9th St. $40. For info, 788-0699.PAINTING TA LK : Brooklyn M useum hostsGallery Talk on Am erican Painting. June 26,1:30pm. Grand Lobby, first floor. Free.M A TTH EW M ELTS: Meltdown PerformingArts continues its Club Melt performanceseries with Matthew Paris, musician/composer and author. June 27, 8pm. Park SlopeCafe Book Shop, 297 Seventh Ave. Free. Forinfo, 768-1399.M U SEU M ART: Brooklyn M useum holdsGallery Talk on New World Art. June 27,1:30pm. Grand Lobby, first floor. Free.G A LLE R Y TALK: Brooklyn Museum hoststalk on \Royal Style of Central Africa.%u201d June 28, 3pm.Lobby Gallery, first floor. Free.FU LTO N ART: Art Exhibition being held atpark, Fulton St. and Stuyvesant Ave. June28-29. Free. For info, 783-3077.B A C A READING: \series features selection of Brooklyn settlerreal life dramas written in ballad form. June29, 2-4pm. Brooklyn M useum , 3rd floor Lecture Hall. Free. For info, 783-3077.PO ETRY P E R F O R M A N C E : BrooklynM useum hosts performance of \W estern Spirit,%u201d by North Carolina troupe,Poetry Alive! June 29, 3pm. Frieda Schiff W arburg Memorial Sculpture Garden. Free.D R AM ATIC B A LLA D S : Brooklyn Arts Council presents \Gertrude Ryder Bennett, with performances incostum e and live music. Ju ne 29, 2pm,Brooklyn M useum third floor lecture hall. Freewith m useum adm ission.INTERIOR DESIGN: \Period R oom s%u201d discussed in BrooklynM useum talk. June 3 0 ,1:30pm. Meet in GrandLobby, first floor. Free.B A C A P E R F O R M A N C E : Sum m er seriesshow presents Dixieland m usic by On theLam Street Band, dance by Elise Long andSpoke the Hub Dancing, and the Big ApplePuppets. July 2, 7:30pm, Pierrepont Street entrance to the Brooklyn Heights Promenade.FU LT O N FAIR: Fulton Art Fair at FultonPark and Bedford Stuyvesant RestorationCenter includes outdoor art exhibition, July 6and 7. Park at Fulton Street and StuyvesantAvenue. Restoration at 1368 Fulton Street.A lso, July 6 , 1pm, concert by jazz quartet Martin Aubert and The Miz, Fulton Park.J anice :D A N C E M ARATHO N : Celebrate Brooklynpresents The Brooklyn Dance ConsortiumMarathon, with works by ten Brooklynchoreographers. June 26, 8pm. Prospect ParkBand Shell, Prospect Park W est and 9th St.Free. For info, 768-0699.PARK D AN CE: Celebrate Brooklyn%u2019s DanceSeries continues with perform ances byCreach & Koester, Stephen Petronio andDancers, and Codanceco. June 27, 8pm. Prospect Park Band Shell, Prospect Park Westand 9th St. Free. For info, 768-0699.B R O O K LYN DAN CE: Bill T. Jones and ArnieZane Dance Com pany perform as part ofCelebrate Brooklyn series. June 28, 8pm. Prospect Park Band Shell, Prospect Park Westand 9th St. Free. For info, 768-0699.FO U R FR O M B R O O K LY N : CelebrateBrooklyn%u2019s last dance show features TheBrooklyn Dance Consortium Showcase, withworks by four Brooklyn choreographers. June29, 8pm. Prospect Park Band Shell, Prospectra ik W coi and 3th Ct. Frcc. Tor ir.fc, 768 0699.PARK SHOW : Spoke the Hub Dance C o ncert presents %u201cThe Grand Arm y Maneuvers.%u201dJuly 5, 2 & 4pm. Prospect Park Long Meadownear Picnic House. Free. For info, 965-8951.Chapel Series SetBarbara Oldham wilt play theFrench hom as part of the ChapelConcert Series at the First UnitarianChurch on June 30 at 8pm. Thechurch is at Monroe Race and Pierrepont Street.B A R G EM U SIC: Program of Locatelli,Beethoven and Faure with H om ao Fujiwara onviolin, Toby Hoffm an on viola, pianist DavidOei, and Ronald Thom as on cello. June 26.7:30pm and June 29, 4pm. Fulton Ferry Landing. $10, $8 seniors and students. For info,624-4061.PIANO RECITAL: Benefit concert for FortGreene Ecum enical Summer Program, byclassical pianist, Rumilo Isaksen. June 27,7pm. Hanson Place Central United MethodistChurch, Hanson PI. & Flatbush Ave. $7 in advance, $8 at the door. For info, 230-7859.JA Z Z SERIES: Performance by LesterBowie. June 29, 4pm. Brooklyn Bridge A n %u00adchorage, Cadm an Plaza West and Front St. $6.For info, (212) 619-1955.SU N D A Y JA ZZ: W illiamsburgh M usicCenter presents saxophonist, Joe Ford. June29, 4pm. 367 Bedford Ave. $5. For info,384-1654.PO P C O N C E R T : Miller Express Concert atProspect Park features pop-artist on portableshell stage. June 2 9 ,1-4pm. Long Meadow, offProspect Park W est. Free. For info, 788-0055.O U TD O O R SH OW : Brooklyn%u2019s %u201cJeffSam aha Singers%u201d and \Children%u2019s C horus\travaganza with full orchestra and lighting atJohn Paul Jo n es Park. June 29, 7:30pm.Fourth Ave. and Shore Road, near Ft.Hamilton. Free. For info, 238-8561.C H A P E L C O N C E R T : Brooklyn BachFestival opens with Barbara Oldham, frenchhorn, and Rick Dolan, violin, with Leah Bowes,and Judith Ottern, soprano. June 30, 8pm.First Unitarian Church Chapel, Pierrepont St.at Monroe PI. $5. For info, 787-0157.PICNIC PR O G R A M : Prospect Park hostsSafari East, multi-cultural m usic by VishnuW ood and Co. July 5 ,8pm. Picnic House, Prospect Park W est & 9th St. $2, free for kidsunder 5. For info, 788-0055.C E L E B R A T E CO N TINU ES: Jazz Seriesbegins as part of Celebrate Brooklyn's Sum %u00admer Series, with M usicians of Brooklyn Initiative, featuring the MOBI Big Band, MartyEhrlich Trio, and Over Easy. July 5, 8pm. Prospect Park Bandshell, Prospect Park Westand 9th St. For info, 768-0699.PA R K C O N C E R T : Cal M assey ConcertTribute & Celebration with co-directors ZaneM assey and Fred Wei-han Houn. July 6, 8pm.Prospect Park Bandshell, Prospect Park W estand 9th St. For info, 768-0699.B R O O K LY N TH EATR E: The MaverickTheatre presents %u201c Hanna und Rainer,\tional play based on Germ an cinem a figures,through June 29. Thurs., Fri., and Sat. at 8pm,Sun. at 7. N o performance June 28. 152Bergen St. $6. For info, 828-6014.RIVER PO STER : The River Stage performsthree-act com edy, \Ju n e 29, Thurs-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 3pm. 46 OldFulton St. $6 or TDF. For info, 852-7360.NEW M USICAL: Theatre W orkshoppresents \Thurs.-Sun., 7:30pm; Sat. and Sun., 2:30pm.Trianale Theatre of L.I.U. Flatbush Ave. nearDeKalb Ave. $6. For info, 783-3902.SEA SID E SH OW : \series performance of \man show by Pedro Juan Pietri. June 29, 8pm.Sideshow s by the Seashore, Coney IslandBoardwalk at W. 12th St. $5. For info,372-5159.B R O O K LY N S H A K E S P E A R E : King's Menof Kings County Shakespeare Com pany perform \Steve Zimmer. July 5, 2:30pm. Brooklyn WarMemorial, Cadm an Plaza W est and Orange St.Free. For info, 858-8872.V E R O N A IN B R O O K LY N : King%u2019s Men ofKings County Shakespeare Com pany perform\Deborah Wright Houston. July 6, 2:30pm.Brooklyn W ar Memorial, Cadm an Plaza W estand Orange St. Free. For info, 858-8872.LIBERTY SH OW : \by Pennybridge Players, July 6, 8prn. ProspectPark Picnic House, Prospect Park W est and9th St. $2, free for kids under 5. For info,788-0055.SID ESH O W PU PPETS: \N ights%u201d series presents performance of%u201c Punch and Judy.%u201d July 6, 8pm. Sideshow s bythe Seashore, Coney Island Boardwalk atW est 12th St. $5. For info, 372-5159.Multi-Cultural Music Performed In ParkVillage urums or t-reeaomrrroeuoHi Summ, %u00bb H nn alM w imiwiw yiwwp wCCwt!in New York and Trinidad and Tobago, will be part of the second annua! CaribbeanCultural Heritage Week Festival, performing on June 28. The festival runs fromnoon to 7:30pm. For information, call 804-0178.B A C K AT LIBRARY: Central Public Libraryshow s photo exhibit %u201c Back to Brooklyn,%u201dcourtesy of Brooklyn Union Gas. Thru June30. Grand Army Plaza. For info, 780-7700.G A R D EN ART: Memorial Art Exhibition atBrooklyn Botanic Garden opens with JacquesHnizdovsky%u2019s W oodcuts and Etchings.Through July 6; Sat. and Sun. 11am-4pm.W eekdays by appointment.PAR K ART: Outdoor Sculpture Show Part IIsponsored by N.Y. State O ffice of Parks,Recreation and Historic Preservation.Through July 2 0 ,10am-8pm daily. EmpireFulton Ferry State Park, between Brooklynand Manhattan Bridges along the waterfront.Free. For info, (212) 977-8240.P R O S P E C T PARK EN VIR O N EN TALC E N T E R : %u201cThe Birds and Beasts of Brooklyn,%u201dan exhibit of Brooklyn artists works of ourborough%u2019s wildlife. Through Septem ber 7. ThePicnic House, near 5 St. and Prospect ParkW est entrance. Gallery hours, Sat.-Sun.12-5pm. For info, 788-8500.W O O D CARVIN G DISPLAY: City TechnicalCollege hosts exhibition of wood sculpturesby the Greater N.Y. Chapter of the NationalW oodcarvers Association. Through July 24,Mon.-Thurs., 8:30am-8pm. Namm Hall Library,300 Jay St. Free. For info, 634-5240.PAR K W EA TH ER : Prospect Park Boathouseexhibit \dealing with the sky, curated by MariellaBisson. Thru Sept. 21, W ed.-Sun.,11 am-4:45pm. Use Park entrance at Lincoln IRd. and Ocean Ave. For info, 287-3474^ CIVIL WAR EXHIBIT: Brooklyn Historical 1ouoiciy pieaciiio Tnc ufcai C,,iMC.Brooklyn%u2019s Henry Ward Beecher,%u201d an exhibit Iof m anuscripts, prints, artifacts and photos Itelling Beecher%u2019s story from Civil War period. *Through Oct. 10. Tues.-Sat., 12-5pm.Puge 14, T H E PH O EN IX, Ju n e 28,19861