Closing Bell: Bill Withers Tribute, Then Flea

We’ve got a bunch of new vendors starting at The Flea this weekend. Mark Hodson will be showing off his designer vintage clothing collection; West Village mainstays Castor + Pollux will be crossing the river to hold a sample sale; Maya Coppola will be hawking her cool jewelry designs. Also in the yard: new local literary publication Slice Magazine, Red Hook-based 4 Korners furniture design and vintage dealer Marilyn Hitchcock. For more details on Sunday’s line-up, check out this post. Flea hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday; it’s located at 176 Lafayette Avenue in Brooklyn; no bikes or dogs allowed in the market. Closest trains are the C and G to Washington/Clinton. Or you can take any of the number of trains that go to Atlantic Station and make the 10-minute stroll up Lafayette Avenue from there. For more info, check out the Flea Blog. Also, Sunday is the second Urban Arts Market on Myrtle Avenue and Grand from 12 to 8 p.m. Check it.

Also this weekend, Brownstoner bro-in-law Alex Vlack and his co-director Damani Baker will be capping off an eight-year film project called Still Bill about legendary musician Bill Withers by filming the Withers Tribute Concert on Saturday night at the Prospect Park Bandshell as part of Celebrate Brooklyn. Check it out at 7 p.m. For more info, click here.