Kids' Cartoon Workshop at the Art Room

From 9 AM to 12:30 AM August 25 through 28, The Art Room, at 8710 3rd Avenue in Bay Ridge, will host a Cartoon Workshop for Kids featuring famous New York City cartoonist Dane LaChiusa.

The workshop, for kids aged 8 and up, will combine The Art Room’s hands-on teaching method with cartooning tricks and techniques from guest artist LaChiusa.

The workshop will cover storytelling basics, such as

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Badass Brooklyn Fall Festival in Gowanus

On Sunday, September 14 from 11 AM to  5 PM  (rain or shine), The Badass Fall Festival will be rolled out on President Street between Third Avenue and Nevins Street in Brooklyn.



This big street festival -- with activities, vendors, music, and more -- is both a local Brooklyn community event and part of a growing rescue mission. All proceeds go to support the work of Badass Brooklyn Animal

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"Stop 'n' Swap" at Bay Ridge Jewish Center

The Office of Recycling Outreach and Education, a program funded by the city Department of Sanitation, will host a free "Stop 'n' Swap" event from 12 to 3 PM on Sunday, August 10 at the Bay Ridge Jewish Center, 8025 4th Avenue (R to 77.)

Bring along your clean, reusable, portable items to swap or come just to see what's free for the taking.  You don't have to bring something to take

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ASPCA Mobile Clinic at Scarangella Park

According to an email blast from State Senator Marty Golden's office, he will host the ASPCA Mobile Clinic for a Spay/Neuter day at Scarangella Park, at Avenue U between Stillwell Avenue and West 13th Street in Gravesend, on Sunday, August 3.



Services are variously priced according to your income status and the breed of your pet.

For more information about the Mobile Clinic, to see a price

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Progressive Activists Rally to Teachout-Wu

As the Cuomo campaign tries to dig out of its Moreland Commission quagmire, progressive activists from across the state are rallying to the disruptive campaign of progressives Zephyr Teachout and Tim Wu, which in an email blast today boasted 200 new donors and 100 new volunteers in just the past week.



The campaign will host a phone conference this evening to hear updates from the candidates,

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Rooftop Films in Brooklyn this Week

Thursday, July 31

APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR (Desiree Akhavan | 82 min.)

8:00 PM Doors open
8:30 PM Live music by Glockabelle
9:00 PM Film begins
10:30 PM Q and A with filmmaker/lead actress Desiree Akhavan
11:30 PM After party at Bar Matchless, sponsored by New Amsterdam Spirits

Venue: Greenpoint High School for Engineering and Automotive Technology, 50 Bedford Avenue at N. 13th Street (L to

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Three Bay Ridge Feral Cats on Death Row at ACC

Ethel



Fred



Scooby

This is what mortal terror looks like.

Scooby, Fred and Ethel are three neutered, ear-tipped feral cats that were living in a small Bay Ridge colony managed by an elderly local homeowner.

When their elderly caretaker sold his house and moved away, he made no provision for the cats who depended on him, leaving them behind.

The buyer of his home, who wanted to be rid

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The North Shore's "Cowboy Cop" Culture

Staten Island, where Eric Garner died after being put in a prohibited chokehold on July 17, may be the least populous of the city's five boroughs, but it tops the city's list for most-sued NYPD officers.

Seven of the city's 10 most-sued cops (based on a Daily News review of lawsuits between 2003 and 2013) work narcotics in the 120th Pct. on Staten Island's North Shore, where Eric Garner's

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Gentile in City Council Delegation to Taiwan

As part of a select delegation led by City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Council Member Vinnie will be in Taiwan this week as the guest of the Washington, DC-based Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office, Taiwan's de facto U.S. embassy.



The delegation's packed schedule for the 6-day trip includes meetings with the Taipei City Council, the Ministry of Education, the

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Staten Island P.S. 37 Cafeteria Renovation Unveiled

The Carl V. Bini Memorial Fund invites the media, local elected officials, students, families and school personnel to the unveiling, on Tuesday, July 29 at 9:30 AM, of the newly-renovated cafeteria facility at P.S. 37, at 15 Fairfield Street in Great Kills, S.I., which serves more than 300 special needs students.

The complete refurbishment of the school cafeteria was completed with a $40,000

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Wednesday Mornings on the Hill 2014

Join Friends of Sunset Park in welcoming the NYC Parks Foundation's "Summerstage Kids" to Sunset Park this summer for Asian folk dance, puppets and funky fables.

All performances begin at 10:30 AM. (Arrival by 10 AM is recommended if you want to get a good spot.) Remember to bring your own seating -- a blanket or cushion -- water to drink, and sunscreen.

Asian Folk Dance. By the flagpole at the

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Gentile Bill Would Speed Clothing Bin Removal

City Council Member Vinnie Gentile, responding to "countless" complaints from constituents about the illegal clothing donation bins popping up "everywhere" in the district, has enlisted the support of Mayor de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverto to introduce a bill to expedite removal of the bins.

These "eyesore" illegal bins are designed to deceive generous, well-intentioned

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Cuomo Tries to Kick Teachout-Wu off the Ballot

According to an email blast today from their campaign, Governor Andrew Cuomo has expectedly deployed his legal team to kick upstarts Zephyr Teachout and Tim Wu off the Democratic gubernatorial primary ballot this fall, submitting a "general objection" to the approximately 45,000 petition signatures gathered by their campaign supporters.



The campaign now has 7 days to defend its petitions by

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SIBA "Bikes and Bagels" Ride

This summer, the Staten Island Bicycling Association (SIBA) is hosting a series of weekend "Bikes and Bagels" rides, leaving from New Dorp High School on Saturdays and Sundays.

The next scheduled ride will be on Saturday, August 9, leaving from the parking lot behind New Dorp High School at 8:30 AM. All riders will be treated to a free bagel buffet.

There will be a ride leader for your

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Golden Hosts Parks Play Mobile

From 11 AM to 3 PM on Tuesday, August 19, State Senator Marty Golden will host a NYC Parks Play Mobile at Shore Road Park, on 79th Street and Shore Road.

The Play Mobile is a mobile facility offering basketball, volleyball and soccer, as well as activities like relay races and tug-o-war. Jump rope, arts and crafts activities, nature projects, board games, face painting and balloon art are

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Recchia in Bensonhurst, New Dorp this Weekend

At 11 AM on Saturday, July 26 at the Stars and Stripes Democratic Club, at 7321 15th Avenue in Bensonhurst; and at 12 PM on Sunday, July 27 at 109 New Dorp Plaza in Staten Island, Democrat Domenic Recchia Jr., challenging incumbent Repubican/Conservative Michael Grimm for the 11th Congressional District seat, will begin the 100-day countdown to Election Day with weekend volunteer events in

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De-Contextualized

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Gentile Convenes a Meeting on Illegal Conversions

According to a media release today, City Council Member Vinnie Gentile has responded to mounting concerns about the scale of the illegal home conversion problem in his district by convening a meeting this week with Community Board 10 District Manager Josephine Beckmann and representatives from the Mayor’s office, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams’ office, City Council Speaker Melissa

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BRAVO Recruiting EMTS

Local volunteer ambulance service BRAVO, headquartered at 8507 7th Avenue in Bay Ridge, is recruiting trained EMTs.

If you're an EMT and would like to join the BRAVO team, call 718-630-8501 for more information.

BRAVO on the web.

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"All the Individual Had to Do Was Give Up"

To watch the video of Eric Garner's last moments, after NYPD cops had choked him down and cuffed him for selling loosies on a Staten Island street, is to be sickened by their indifference to his humanity.



But Republican/Conservative State Senator Marty Golden, interviewed by Capital New York today, implied that Garner himself, and the EMTs who did nothing at the scene, and not the cops,

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News from the Commodore Barry Club

Club President Mary Nolan at Fraunces






Barry Biographer Tim McGrath Honored by the U.S. Navy League

On June 10, members of the Commodore Barry Club of Brooklyn attended a gala dinner hosted by the U.S. Navy League at Revolutionary War-era landmark Fraunces Tavern in lower Manhattan, where naval historian Tim McGrath was honored for his contributions to naval history. 



McGrath authored

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Has BPL Gone Rogue?

In advance of the Community Board 6 Land Use/ Landmarks Committee meeting at 6 PM this evening, Thursday, July 24, at the Red Hook Library, 7 Wolcott Street (between Dwight and Richards), Eric Richmond of the Brooklyn Lyceum, at 227 4th Avenue in Gowanus/Park Slope, asked in a rhetorical email blast whether the Brooklyn Public Library has "gone rogue" and slipped its charter under president/CEO

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So Who's Gonna Design the Bay Ridge Flag?

Imagine the Bay Ridge flag, designed by you, hanging at the local coffee shop. The Brooklyn Flag Project is calling for entries to the Brooklyn flag design contest, which will ultimately print and produce flags for each Brooklyn neighborhood.

You can submit your artwork online here. The deadline for submission is August 31.

In mid-September, the judges will meet to pick the finalists, who

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86th Street Repaving Starts Next Week

According to an email blast today from Council Member Vinnie Gentile's office, the repaving of 86th Street, from Gatling Place to Stillwell Avenue, will begin on Monday, July 28, with milling (grinding off the top layer of asphalt to prepare it for repaving) taking place on 86th Street from Gatling Place to 7th Avenue.



Although the city Department of Transportation does what it can to reduce

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Getting Corky Back

Seems like not a month goes by in Bay Ridge that you don't see a "LOST DOG" flyer on a tree or a light pole with a photo of the unfortunate missing family pet.

As NBC Local observed, instances of  "dog flipping" -- stealing and re-selling pets -- in New York City rose by nearly 30% in 2013, with thieves sometimes taking purebred puppies right from pet shops.

According to the American Kennel

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Camping Out, Lief Ericson Park

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Alleged Groper Flyered

The NYPD has posted flyers of an alleged groper near the entrance to the R Train on 95th Street and 4th Avenue.

He's described as a white male, about 5'9" and 135 lbs.  According to the flyer, he's wanted for "questioning only" in connection with two counts of Forcible Touching.

One incident took place on Saturday, June 21 at around 2345 hours (11:45 PM) and the second incident took place on

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Environmental Action Targets Shark Fin Sellers

Every hour, an estimated 8,000 sharks are killed. That’s 192,000 sharks a day and 70 million sharks in a year. Sharks are being hunted to extinction, with some species declining more than 90% in the last decade. The Whale Shark, the world’s largest fish, is already classified as vulnerable, and dozens of other sharks are listed as critically endangered.

Despite being cast as arch-demons by the

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Blood Drive at First Free Evangelical Church

From 11:30 AM to 4 PM on July 27, First Free Evangelical Church will host a Blood Drive at 6501 6th Avenue in Bay Ridge.

To schedule an appointment, call Steven Gilberto at 646-772-2465. Walk-ins are also welcome.

No Social Security number is required, but you must have a photo or signature ID.

Be sure to eat something before giving blood.

Blood will be drawn by the New York Blood Center

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National Night out against Crime at Shore Road Park

From 6-9 PM on Tuesday, August 5, the 68th PCT and the 68th PCT Community Council will co-host the 31st Annual National Night Out Against Crime at Shore Road Park @ 79th Street in Bay Ridge.

This free, public event, in additional to providing crime prevention information, will offer food, snacks, giveaways, kids' rides, games, and entertainment.

Featured entertainment will be "A Tribute to

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More Yoga in the Park at Shore Road, Marine Park

Brooklyn Eagle Photo

Free summer yoga classes in Shore Road and Marine Park, co-sponsored by State Senator Marty Golden and Assembly Member Nicole Malliotakis and provided by 5 Boro Power Yoga and Cathy Dews, are scheduled for the following July and August dates:

Shore Road Park 
(79th Street and Shore Road):

Tuesday, August 12, 7:00 PM


Saturday, August 30, 9:00 AM

Marine Park
(Fillmore

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Getting on the Beach Bus, Flatbush and Pacific

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Brooklyn Antiques and Book Fair in Greenpoint

From 10 AM to 5 PM on September 13 and 14, the first-ever Brooklyn Antiques and Book Fair is coming to the brand-new Brooklyn Expo Center at 79 Franklin Street (at Noble) in Greenpoint.

More than 100 antique dealers from all over the eastern seaboard will be bringing their treasures to the event, including mid-century and decorative arts, vintage and antiquarian books, ephemera, prints,

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"Paid in Full", the R Train

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Flea Market at Good Shepherd

From 9 AM to 3 PM on August 16, the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, at 7420 4th Avenue in Bay Ridge, will host its indoor/outdoor Flea Market, a popular annual event.

Interested vendors can call Donna at 718-745-8520 for a copy of the vendor contract. The rental fee is $35.00.

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Youth Summer Acting Camp at Block Institute

Act Out! Acting School and the Block Institute will co-host the 5th Annual Youth Summer Acting Camp at the Block Institute, 376 Bay 44th Street in Bath Beach, from 10 AM to 2 PM Monday, August 11 through Friday, August 22, and Saturday, August 23 from 10 AM to 5 PM.

Children ages 4-17 are invited to enroll. The two-week camp will be capped by the presentation of an original, fully-staged

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Honest Abe, Avenue U

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Teachout-Wu Campaign Reports over 800 Individual Contributors

Fresh from garnering over 45,000 signatures in record time to get their names on the 2014 Democratic Primary ballot, Progressives Zephyr Teachout and Tim Wu report that their campaign, in its first financial filing, listed more than 800 individual contributors (real, not corporate people)  -- more than have contributed to Governor Andrew Cuomo's re-election campaign in the past 6 months.



In

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deBlasio Appoints Rick Chandler to Head DOB

Seven months into his administration, Mayor Bill de Blasio has appointed professional engineer Rick Chandler commissioner of the NYC Department of Buildings, saying the agency badly needs an overhaul.

DOB's bureaucratic culture needs to change, deBlasio said, calling the agency inefficient and out-of-touch.

Chandler, a 1990 Columbia MSCE and a 1984 BSCE from the University of Nebraska, is

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Brooklyn Rescue Umbrella Cat Adoption Event at Boggie Doggie

On Saturday, July 19, from 11 AM to 6 PM, and on Sunday, July 20, from 12 PM to 6 PM, Brooklyn Rescue Umbrella, a tax-exempt not-for-profit rescue organization, will host a cat and kitten adoption event at Boggie Doggie pet store, at 7616 5th Avenue in Bay Ridge.

All adoptable animals are FELV/FIV negative and have been or will be vetted, vaccinated against distemper and rabies, and

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Cyclones CAMBA Benefit at MCU Park

The first 3,000 fans to arrive will get an “I ♥ BROOKLYN” jersey at MCU Park, at 1094 Surf Avenue in Coney Island, at 7 PM on July 24, when the Brooklyn Cyclones play the Vermont Lake Monsters as a benefit for Flatbush-based CAMBA.




Every CAMBA ticket sold will help support the multi-service organization’s more than 150 programs, which serve 45,000 people (9,000 of them young people) a year

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Recchia Reports $400,000 in Second-Quarter Donations

According to an email blast from his campaign yesterday, Domenic Recchia, the Democratic congressional challenger in New York’s 11th congressional district, reported more than $400,000 in donations for second-quarter 2014 (April 1 through June 30.)



Recchia reported $262,009.00 in post pre-primary filings (June 5-June 30), which, combined with contributions from April 1-June 4, totals $

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Domino’s Pizza® Job Fair in Bed-Stuy

Domino’s Pizza, with 51 locations across Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx, is looking to hire 500 part-time delivery people in those boroughs.

Domino’s will host job fairs to fill these delivery positions on Thursday, July 24 from 3 – 7 PM. The Brooklyn job fair will be held at its 1555 Nostrand Ave. location in Bed-Stuy.



Those who attend the job fair should bring along a resume and

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"Cheese and Wine for the Summertime" at Cebu

A.L.C. Italian Grocery, at 8613 3rd Avenue in Bay Ridge, and the Red Hook Winery, at Pier 41 in Red Hook, will host "Cheese and Wine for the Summertime", a summer-inspired wine and cheese party at Cebu Bar and Bistro, 8801 3rd Avenue in Bay Ridge, at 6:30 PM on Wednesday, July 30.

The 5-course event, curated by chef Lawrence Rush, will highlight locally-made wines and cheeses.

The per-person

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Park Slope

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Kenneth Shinozuka Google Science Fair Semi-Finalist

Fifteen-year-old New York City resident Kenneth Shinozuka has been named a regional finalist in the 2014 Google Science Fair, a global online science and technology competition open to individuals and teams aged 13 to 18.

Shinozuka's project is "Wearable Sensors: A Novel Healthcare Solution for the Aging Society."  Kenneth, watching his family struggle to care for his grandfather, who

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"Mateo", "10,000 KM" at Industry City

On Friday, July 18, Rooftop Films will open SXSW showcase weekend with the New York Premiere of Mateo, a documentary about Matthew Stoneman, a redheaded white dude playing authentic Mexican love songs. SXSW weekend ends on Saturday with Carlos Marques-Marcet's 10,000KM, a film about a couple that relies on virtual communication to keep the flame of their relationship alive, which won a special

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Metal Lathers and Reinforcing Iron Workers Local 46 Endorses Kemmerer

Metal Lathers and Reinforcing Iron Workers Local 46 has endorsed Democrat James Kemmerer in the race for the State Senate seat in the 22nd District, where a large portion of the local's membership lives.

In a statement urging his members to vote for Kemmerer, Local 46 president John Skinner said the union only supports candidates who will fight for working class families in Albany on issues

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Tackling the Problem of Stealth Upzoning

Home Reporter Photo

A group of neighbors from Dyker Heights, Fort Hamilton and Bay Ridge have formed the Brooklyn Housing Preservation Alliance (BHPA) which has mounted a website and a Twitter feed (with a Facebook page and a petition to follow).

The group was organized to address the problem of the illegal conversion of 2-family homes Bay Ridge/Dyker Heights into multiple/ Single Room

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BRACA Culture Wave at Summer Stroll I

Revised to include the final Culture Wave schedule. Please note changes in location and timing, and the addition of Mexican Folkloric Dance.

You're invited to a Culture Wave, hosted by the Bay Ridge Arts and Cultural Alliance (BRACA), this Friday, July 18, at Bay Ridge's first Summer Stroll of the season.


The Wave begins at 7 PM at Ovington House and Hardware, 6926 3rd Avenue, with the cast

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Bay Ridge 2 Broadway

Auditions for "Bay Ridge 2 Broadway", Mary Elizabeth Micari's 5th Annual Musical Master Class, are scheduled from 3-8 PM on Sunday, July 20.

Auditions will be held at the M Center for the Arts at 508 83rd Street in Bay Ridge.

Call 347-492-0534 to schedule an appointment.

The class will offer students instruction in voice technique, song analysis, and auditioning skills.

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"Universal Summer" at Coney Island

From 2-10 PM on Saturday, July 19, Stanton Melina Galleries will present "Universal Summer" at the Shooting Gallery/Arts Annex, at 1214 Surf Avenue in Coney Island.

An artist reception, with refreshments, libations and light snacks, begins at 6 PM.

The Lock Yard sponsors.

SM Galleries, the first gallery to partner with Coney Island USA's Shooting Gallery/Arts Annex, is bringing its second

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Stringer Launches ClaimStat

City Comptroller Scott Stringer has launched ClaimStat, a first-of-its-kind IT initiative that analyzes all claims filed against the City, from fallen tree limbs to medical malpractice.



This year alone, settlements and judgments resulting from claims against the City are projected to cost taxpayers $674 million, with the cost rising each year.



Claims against the City show where its 

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Teachout Campaign Delivers 46,000 Signatures

The political event of the season is taking shape.

According to an email blast today from the Teachout/Wu Campaign, progressive Democrat Zephyr Teachout has delivered 46,000 signatures to get on the ballot for the Democratic gubernatorial Primary this fall, more than enough, Teachout said, to withstand any challenge mounted by Cuomo's team of election lawyers.



Now, she said, the real fight

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"Back to the Beach" at Midland

From 10 AM to dusk on Saturday, July 12 and Sunday July 13 at Staten Island's Midland Beach, (Father Capodanno Blvd. to end of Jefferson Avenue to Turtle Circle), the Carl V. Bini Memorial Fund, Borough President James Oddo and other local electeds will host "Back to the Beach" along a mile of boardwalk, featuring three stages of live music, more than 20 kids' rides, games, over 100 vendors,

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City Officials Look Away as Churches Disappear

Urbanist Julia Vitullo-Martin wrote in 2007 that if current development trends continue, New York may one day be a city without houses of worship.



Historically, nearly every neighborhood in every borough was anchored by houses of worship -- churches, synagogues, mosques, temples -- built by immigrants. But some of the most beautiful of these, abandoned by their congregations due to shrinking

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State Senate Coalition Blocks "Boss Bill"

According to an email blast from Manhattan State Senator Liz Krueger, new legislation (A. 8769A / S. 6578B) that she co-sponsored with State Senator Ellen Jaffee would counteract the U.S. Supreme Court's anti-birth control decision in the Hobby Lobby case by banning employers in New York State from discriminating against their employees based on their reproductive healthcare choices.

Hobby

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Teachout Campaign Raising Money for Election Lawyers

In an email blast today, upstart progressive Democrat Zephyr Teachout, who, as of July 8, had reportedly collected about 45,000 signatures in her bid to get on the ballot for the Democratic Primary this fall, called on her campaign supporters to help raise $20,000 for lawyers to defend her petitions.



In the "blood sport" of politics, said Teachout, Andrew Cuomo's $33 million warchest allows

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Community Meeting at UPROSE

Sunset Park residents are invited to join with their neighbors on Wednesday, July 9th @ 6 PM to find out what's going on with the promised Bush Terminal Piers waterfront park.


Reúnase junto a sus vecinos el miércoles 9 de julio a las 6 PM para averiguar que es lo que está pasando.

The meeting will be hosted by UPROSE, at 166a 22nd Street (between 3rd and 4th Avenues)


Call UPROSE at 

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Rooftop Films at MetroTech, Industry City

On Friday, July 11, Rooftop Films will present Broken Hearted: Twisted Romantic Shorts,  its last free show at MetroTech Commons, featuring Dawn, the directorial debut of acclaimed actress Rose McGowan, who will be on hand for the screening.

On Saturday, July 12, Rooftop will wrap up with the Zellner Brothers masterpiece Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter, screened at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival

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Kemmerer Comes out Swinging

Fresh from a successful balloting petition drive, Bay Ridge Democrat James Kemmerer, challenging incumbent Republican/Conservation State Senator Marty Golden in the 22nd Disrict, is pushing ahead, five days before campaign season officially opens, with an appeal for donations.



The issues-focused community organizer is running on a platform centered on getting really big money out of Albany

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Bay Ridge Loses the Church of the Generals

According to a Brooklyn Daily report, St. John's Episcopal Church ("The Church of Generals") at 9818 Fort Hamilton Parkway, where Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson worshipped in the 1840s, is being decommissioned.

According to the shrinking congregation, it is unable to sustain the church. The priest-in-charge announced on June 29 that the St. John's congregation will be merged with

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The Coney Island Talent Show

From 4 PM to 8 PM on Saturday July 26th, Thirsty Girl Productions, The Alliance for Coney Island and Deno’s Wonder Wheel will present the 5th Annual Coney Island Talent Show, a spectacle of sunshine and lollipops between 10th and 12th Streets on the Coney Island Boardwalk.



The Talent Show has become a signature event in the Coney Island Summer Event Series, drawing thousands of spectators

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Fortis Rooted in Satmar Williamsburg

Louis Kestenbaum

According to the Wall Street Journal, Fortis Property Group, which now owns the former Long Island University Hospital in Cobble Hill, is chaired by Eliezer (Louis) Kestenbaum, a "bigwig' in Williamsburg's Hasidic community who, until recent years, had managed to keep a low profile by avoiding the high-rise developments that trigger neighborhood pushback.

Brooklyn-based

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Faces in a Doorway

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News from the Commodore Berry Club

Brooklyn's Commodore Berry Club traveled to Philadelphia on Memorial Day weekend for a day of commemoration and celebration that included a mass by Msgr. DiGiralamo honoring the Commodore's contributions.

After the tour bus arrived at historic Old St. Mary’s Church in Philadelphia at 10 AM, members explored the quaint surrounding neighborhood before an 11 AM mass honoring the Irish-American

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Visionary Tattoo Arts Festival in Asbury Park

The 5th Annual Visionary Tattoo Arts Festival will take place at the Convention Hall, at 1300 Ocean Avenue in Asbury Park, New Jersey, on July 25 through July 27.

The event will feature live tattooing, burlesque, a sideshow, suspension contests, and more.

For more information, visit the website (but be sure to turn down the volume first.)

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Community Concert Auditions at Trinity Lutheran

The Trinity Lutheran Church Monthly Classical Concert Series and the La Forza dell'Opera Company, seeking local musical talent to perform a free community concert at Trinity Lutheran Church on October 25, will audition performers on Saturday, September 6 from 11 AM to 2 PM, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 9020 3rd Avenue in Bay Ridge.

For more information or to schedule an audition, contact

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