Weekday Events

Movies With a View: Brokeback Mountain
Movies With A View is one of the city’s premiere outdoor film series with an eclectic lineup of films and breathtaking views of the NYC waterfront. This Thursday, enjoy Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain with a friend or loved one. All are welcome. Thursday, August 5. 6 p.m. – 11 p.m. Film at sunset. Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park.

Groundbreaking Ceremony for WNYC Transmitter Park
The $11.6MM improvements for Transmitter include a pier for river watching and fishing, a waterfront walkway with benches, tables and lighting, a children’s playground with a spray shower, lawns and bird friendly gardens. RSVP to osa@osanb.org to celebrate. Tuesday, August 3. 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. RSVP for more information.

Meet the Curator at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Get an intimate look at BBG’s gardens and collections with one of the Garden’s expert horticulture staff. Free with Garden admission; no preregistration required. Lean about water lilies, sacred lotus, and more on a tour of Lily Pool Terrace. Thursday, August 5. 2 p.m. Free with admission. 900 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn Botanic Gardens.

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The Green Team
The Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy’s Green Team of volunteer stewards have returned to the Main Street section of Brooklyn Bridge Park for the 2010 season. Green Team members donate thousands of hours to provide critical care for the much-used park located at Main and Plymouth Streets. Be one of the many to help out with the Conservancy’s environment. To RSVP, email Kara at kgilmour@bbpc.net or call at 718-802-0603 x 18. Tuesday, August 3. 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Free. Meeting place located at the corner of Main and Plymouth Streets.

Video Exhibition
All are invited to DAC (DUMBO Art Center) for a party marking the closing of “Field Transitions | Memory Screens, a solo exhibition of video work by Sean Capone. Capone received attention for his large-scale, atmospheric video projections of computer-animated florals, seen in the Archway tunnel beneath the Manhattan Bridge in Brooklyn, and in the atrium of the Museum of Modern Art. Thursday, August 5. 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. $5 suggested donation. 30 Washington Street, Dumbo Arts Center (DAC).

BHA Pub Crawl
Celebrate Summer in Brooklyn Heights with FOUR Centennial Cocktails at FOUR Brooklyn Heights venues for only $25. The mixmasters at Brooklyn Heights Wine Bar, Armando’s, Pete’s Waterfront Alehouse, and Roebling Inn will offer specialty cocktails to the first 25 thirsty few who purchase these tickets. RSVP to rsvp@austeragency.com. Thursday, August 5. 5 p.m. $25. RSVP for more information.