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PROSPECTB A D I / sum m err r l l \\ i \\ Guide CALENDARBotanic Garden, Public Library & Brooklyn MuseumprospectPark95 Prospect Park w. 11215 Telephone 965-8951Park Phone (weekly information): 788 0055Adm inistrator's Office: 965-8951Boathouse Visitor C e n te r 287-3400Lefferts Homestead: 965-6505Prospect Park Zoo: 965-6560Picnic House Rental: 965-8950Boathouse Rental: 287-3400Horseback Rental: 438-8849Brooklyn Parks Information: 965-8900Recreation Office: 965-8940Urban Park Rangers: 287-3400Park Enforcem ent Patrol: 462-5087Mounted P.E.P.: 789-1151DailyZOO: 8am-4:30pm; buildings open at 11am.Willink Entrance, Empire Blvd. & FlatbushAve.C H ILD R EN %u2019S FARM: (next to Zoo): Wed.-Sun., plus holidays, 10am -4pm .LEFFERTS HOM ESTEAD (across fromChildren%u2019s Farm): W ed.-Sun. and holidays,10am-4pm.PEDAL BOATING: At W ollm an Rink dock,each day, 11am-1 hr. before sunset. Call287-9824.PLAYGROUND MOBILE UNITSThe Brooklyn Recreation O ffice will onceagain offer a free playground program in Prospect Park, in accordance with the followingschedule. For more information call 965-8941.BANDSHELL PLAYGROUNDJULY 11: Sports, 1:30pmJULY 18: Arts and Crafts, 1:30pmJULY 25: Skating, 1:30pmAUGUST 13: Puppets, 1:30pmAUGUST 15: Skating, 10:30amLINCOLN ROAD PLAYGROUNDJULY 11: Sports, 10:30amJULY 18: Arts and Crafts, 10:30amAUGUST 13: Puppets, 10:30amAUGUST 15: Skating, 1:30pmAUGUST 23: Play, 1:30pmSpecial EventsJUNE 27: The Floating Cinema, ProspectLake by W ollman Rink, 9-11pm. Raindate:June 28.JUNE 28: VIDCAP Caribbean Culture Festival, Wollman Rink parking lot, noon-7:30pm.noon-7:30pm.JUNE 29: Miller Express Concert, LongMeadow, 1-4pm. Call 788-0055 for moredetails.JULY 5: Spoke the Hub Dance Concert,%u201cThe Grand Army Maneuvers,%u201d Long Meadownear the Picnic House. Two performances, at2 & 4pm.JULY 8: New York Philharmonic Concertwith Fireworks, northern end of the LongMeadow, 8pm . For works to be performed,call 788-0055.JULY 12,13, 26 & 27: Brooklyn Playworks,dramatic performances, the Long Meadowbetween the Tennis and Picnic Houses,4-5:45pm.JULY 12 & 26: Kings County ShakespeareCompany, Much Ado about Nothing, Litchfield Villa lawn, 2-4pm.July 13 & 27: Kings County ShakespeareCompany, Two Gentlem en of Verona, Litchfield Villa lawn, 2-4pm.JULY 20: BaUetforce Dance Concert, theBandshell, 1-3pm.JULY 24-27: Riverside Shakespeare Company, works to be announced, the MusicPagoda. Call 788-0055 for more information.AUGUST 13: N.Y.C. Parks and RecreationDay Camp Jamboree, the Long Meadow, 8am4pm. Call 965-8941 for more information.AUGUST 13: Folkworksi New York FolkFestival performance, the Bandshell, 10am2pm. Raindate: August 14. For more information, call (212) 807-6896.AUGUST 23: Feedback Band Concert, theBandshell, noon-3pm.AUGUST 24: Theatre for the N ew City, theBandshell, 2~4pm. For more Information, call(212)254-1109.Sporting EventsJUNE 18; JULY 3 ,1 8 * 30; AUGUST 6 ,1 3 ,827: Summer Speed Race, Park Circle. 7pm.For more information call Kurt Steiner,336-3025.JUNE 22: N ew York on W heels RoH-e-thon.Tennis House, 10am. For information andregistration call (212) 972-5690.JULY 22-AUGUST 2: A 8 S Fishing Contestfor Youngsters, the Rustic Shelter byW ollman Rink, each Tuesday through Saturday, 11am-4pm. Awards Ceremony, August 9,2-4pm. For more information, call 287-5252.JUNE 28: Stroh Run. For m ore informationcall 965-8954.AUGUST 12: Housing Authority TenantAssociation Fishing Contest, Prospect Lakeby W ollman Rink. For inform ation call (212)316-3749.AUGUST 17: New York Triathaion, beginning at Abe Stark Center, Coney Island, andproceeding to Prospect Park. For more information call Don Davis, (914) 255-8251.AUGUST 24: Bee W ee Sunjets Road Race,Grecian Shelter, 10:30am. For more information, call 693-7506.Picnic House ProgramsThe Picnic House Summer Series, sponsored by the Park Adm inistrator's office,features weekend shows for children of allages. Admission is $2 per person; youngstersunder 5 are free. For more information, call788-0055.JULY 5: Safari East, multi cultural music byVishnu Wood and his company.JULY 6: Sweet Land of Liberty, a musical bythe Pennybridge Players.JULY 12: Beau Jest Moving Theatre Com %u00adpany, vaudeville and mime.JULY 13: Rainbow Road Dancers, an introduction to the world of dance.JULY 19: W hen the Spirit Says Sing, withDon Oliver%u2014 singer, actor and storyteller.JULY 20: Hooter Hyter, with an originalsinging and dancing musical.JULY 26: Craig Babcock, humoristJULY 27: Goldilocks, a dance version by thePennybridge Players.AUGUST 2: Alborada Latina, Latin Americanmusic by Fracesca Vanasco.AUGUST 3: Sim Sallah Bim, a musical bythe Pennybridge Players.AUGUST 9: The Boy W ho W ished to LiveForever, with the Ragabash Puppets.BOATHOUSE EXHIBITIONSee the %u201cDaily%u201d section above forBoathouse visiting hours. A Change in theW eather, through Sept. 21. Paintings, drawings and prints, with the sky as the them e, byDorothy Cochran, Cicely Cottingham , PamelaCucinell, Harvey Dinnerstien and JohnFrohnhofer.Lefferts HomesteadConcerts celebrating the music of earlynineteenth century America will be held atAll concerts are at the Prospect Park Bandshell, Ninth Street and Prospect Park W est,and begin at 8pm, unless otherwise noted.Rain dates, tim es and locations are iisted inparentheses at the end of each listing.DANCEJU N E 19: American Ballroom Theatre;Ballet Hispanico (6/23, 8pm, Bandshell).JU NE 20: Jazz Tap Ensemble; JazzDance:Danny Buraczeski Dance Company (6/23,8pm,Bandshell).JU NE 21: Momix; Douglas Ham by DanceCompany; Peridance (6/24,8pm , Bandshell).JU NE 22: Loremil Machado & TheCapoeiras; Charles Moore Dance Theater(6/24,8pm, Bandshell).JU NE 26: Fourth Annual Gourmet PicnicBenefit at 6pm; Brooklyn Dance ConsortiumMarathon at 8pm (6/30, 8pm, Bandshell).JU NE 27: Creach & Koester; StephenPetronio & Dancers; Codanceco (6/30,8pm,Bandshell).JU N E 28: Bill T. Jones & A rtie Zane DanceCompany (7 /1 ,8pm , Bandshell).JAZZ A N D GOSPELJULY 5: Musicians of Brooklyn Initiativefeaturing the M OBI Big Band and Marty ErlichTrio & Over Easy (7/6, 3pm, Bandshell).JULY 8: Cal M assey Tribute Concert featuring m usicians conducted by RomulusFranceschini (sam e tim e. Picnic House).JULY 11: Steve Turre%u2019s Seashell Choir; CitySpirits (7/12, 3pm, Bandshell).JULY 12: Lester Bowie%u2019s Brass Fantasy;W illiamsburg All-Stars (7/13,3pm , Bandshell).JULY 13: Brooklyn Grass RootsGospel/Spiritual Concert (7/14, 8pm, Bandshell).CLASSICALJULY 18: The Brooklyn Philharmonic condlir.tfld hw I Ilk Aft P a %u00ab q uuilh uiArVa hu Q o m a.tein, Copland, Foss 8 Gershwin (same tim e,Picnic House).JULY 19: The Brooklyn Philharmonic & IIPiccolo Teatro dell%u2019Opera, conducted byBruce Ferden, with operatic highlights (sametim e, Picnic House).Lefferts Hom estead this September. All concerts begin at 4:15pm; admission is $5 per person. Seating is limited; call 965-6505 for reservations.SEPTEMBER 13: Cham ber M usic for Piano,Violin and Flute.SEPTEMBER 20: M usic for Two Pianos.SEPTEMBER 27: Am erican Songs and OtherVocal Music.Park Ranger ToursThese tours are free to the public unlessotherwise noted. The Rangers also offer toursof other Brooklyn parks; call 287-3400 formore information.JUNE 15: W ater Course of Prospect Park.Meet at Grand Army Plaza at 1pm.JU>%u2018 . 28: Let the Horse Do the W alking.Meet at C ullm itt Stables, at E. 8th St. andCaton PI., at 11am. $20 hors\vations are necessary; call 287-3400.JUNE 29: Just SSSSSnakes. Meet at thePicnic House at 1pm. Call 287-3400 for reservations.JULY 13: W ater Course of Prospect Park.Meet at Prospect Park W est & 3rd St. at 11pm.JULY 20: Let the Horse Do the W alking. Seelisting for June 28.JULY 26: Park-to-park by Bike. Brooklynparks tour. M eet at W ollm an Rink at 9am; call287-3400 for reservations and more details.JULY 27: Anim als In Our Lives. Meet at theChildren%u2019s Farm at 1pm.AUGUST 3: Prospect Park Renaissance.Meet at Grand Army Plaza at 1pm.AUGUST 9: W ho%u2019s W ho at the Zoo? Meet atthe Zoo%u2019s Sea Lion Pool at 1pm.AUGUST 10: Park-to-park by Bike. Seelisting for July 26.AUGUST 10: Let the Horse Do the W alking.See listing for June 28.AUGUST 17: Prospect Park History andDesign. M eet at Grand Army Plaza Arch at1pm.AUGUST 23: Let the Horse Do the Walking.See listing for June 28.AUGUST 31: Monum ents of Prospect Park.Meet at Grand Army Plaza Arch at 1pm.SEPTEMBER 6: Zoo Tour. Meet at theZoo%u2019s Sea Lion Pool at 1 pm.SEPTEMBER 7: Let the Horse Do the W alking. See listing for June 28.SEPTEMBER 14: M onum ents of ProspectPark from the South End. M eet at Park Circle,Ocean Parkway & Parkside Ave., at 1pm.POP, ROCK & DOO W OPJULY 25: Noel Pointer & the BrooklynPhilharmonic conducted by Tania Leon (sametime, Picnic House).JULY 26: The Harptones; Reparata & TheDel-Rons (7/27, 3pm, Bandshell).JULY 27: Black Rock Coalition Orchestra(7/28,8pm, Bandshell).LATINAUGUST 1: Bobby Sanabria & Acension;Daniel Ponce (8/2, 3pm, Bandshell)AUGUST 2: Dave Valentin; Roland VazquezBand (8/3, 3pm, Bandshell).AUGUST 3: Louie Ramirez & Ray de la Paz;La Gran M anzana (8 /4 ,8pm, Bandshell).VIDEO IN TH E PARKVideo in the Park, featuring large-screenpresentations of new and classic video artand television programs, will be shown at8:30pm on AUGUST 6 and AUGUST 13 (thereare no rain dates).CARIBBEAN FESTIVALAUGUST 8: Monyaka; Lady Peachena &Kalabash (8/9, 3pm, Bandshell)AUGUST 9: Magnum Band; Shirley Stewart& Triple X-tra (8/10, 3pm. Bandshell)AUGUST 10: Carnival Extravaganza featuring steel bands, costum es & calypso. (8/11,8pm, Bandshell)AFRO-BRAZILIANAUGUST 15: M lkata (8/16,3pm, Bandshell).AUGUST 18: Pe de Boi; Roots of Brazil(8/17,3pm, Bandshell).AUGUST 17: New York Samba Band; MarioToledo & Chores of Brazil (no rain date).BLUEGRASS, IR ISH A N D FOLKAUGUST 22: Gone at Last; Mike Soloway(same time, Picnic House).AUGUST 23: The Clancy Brothers; Ray Collins (same tim e, Picnic House).AUGUST 24: Sweet Honey in the Rock(same time, Picnic House).SHAKESPEAREThe New York Shakespeare Festival Playerspresent \Juliet%u201d at 8pm on AUGUST 2 9 ,3 0 and 31.Prospect ParkEnvironmental CenterThe Picnic House %u2022 Prospect ParkTelephone 788-8500All walks take 2-3 hours and meet at thePicnic House unless otherwise indicated.They cost $2 for adults and $1 for children;PPEC %u201cfree walk\Call 788-8500 for more information.JULY 12: Under the Green-Wood Trees. 1pm.Tom Delendick, leader. Meet at the GreenWood Cem etery gates, 25th St. & 5th Ave.,Brooklyn.JULY 18: Sights and Sounds of Nightfall. 8pm.John Yrizarry, leader.JULY 19: The Nature of a Lake: A Walk by Paddleboat. 9am. John Yrizarry, leader. Meet atProspect Lake by Wollman Rink; an additional$2 required for boat rental.JULY 26: Rowboats to Roebling: Fulton FerryLanding and the Brooklyn Bridge. 1pm. MarvinGelfand, leader. Meet at Fulton Ferry Landing,Brooklyn.AUGUST 2: Park Slope and the Social Historyof the Stoop. 1pm. John Gallagher, leader.AUGUST 9: Trail of the Waters. 1pm. HelenEngelhardt, leader.AUGUST 23: Revolution in Brooklyn, 1776.1pm. Herbert Yellin and John Gallagher,leaders. Meet at Lefferts Homestead.PPEC also offers bus and boat tours, aswell as other activities. Call 788-8500 fordetails.BrooklynBotanic Garden1000 Washington Ave 11225Telephone 6220455Open Tuesdays through Fridays, 8am-6pm;Saturdays & Sundays, 10am-6pm. TheBotanic Garden offers concerts and performances; call 622-4433 for details.BrooklynMuseum200 Eastern Parkway 11258Telephone 658-5000The Brooklyn Museum is open six days aweek, and is closed on Tuesdays only. On theother weekdays the hours are 10am-5pm; onSaturdays, 11am-6pm; on Sundays, 1-6pm; onselected holidays, 1-5pm. Some galleries areclosed some days%u2014 call for schedule. $2general admission; $1 students; free tomembers, seniors and children under 12 accompanied by an adult. Groups call ext. 221for arrangements.EXHIB ITIO N SArchaic Coins from the Jonathan Rose Collection, through Aug. 4.The Alex Hillm an FamHy Foundation Collection; French A rt of the 19th and 20th Centuries, through Jan. 5,1987.Curator's Choice: The Arts of CentralAfrica, through June 30.The Art of Cezanne: From the Henry andRose Peariman Foundation Collection,through July 14.Aslan A rtists of Brooklyn, through June 23(Com m unity Gallery).Site Drawings by Martyl: The Precinct ofM ut at Luxor, through July 21.Third W estern States Exhibition, throughAug. 5.W illiam Rlm m er (1816-1879), through July 28.Liberty: Photographs by Ruffin Cooper,June 26 Sept. 8.Curator%u2019s Choice: Piein Air-Pleasures, July9 - Sept. 8.Joel-Peter W itkln: Forty Photographs, Aug.1 - Sept. 22.Starrett: City w ithin a City, Aug. 24 - Sept. 8(Com m unity Gallery).Second Drawing National, Sept. 12 - Nov. 10.BrooklynPublic LibraryGraml Army Plaza 11258Telephone 780-7722Open Mon. - Thurs., 9am-8pm; Fri. & Sat.,10am-6pm; Sun., 1-5pm. Call for holiday hours.Groups cannot always be accom modated.Call 780-7717 for more events information.The Public Library offers children%u2019s programs on weekdays; call 780-7722 for details.C elebrate BrooklynNinth street Bandshell, Prospect Park Telephone 768-0699Page 22, TH E PH O EN IX, May 29, 1986