"Well the Real Thing is back in town/ Ask me if you wanna know the way to Coolsville," invites singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones in her song about that mythical burg. Audience members can take Jones up on her offer at her concert in the Prospect Park band shell on June 15, when the 50-year-old, flaxen-haired chanteuse kicks off the annual Celebrate Brooklyn performing arts series. Comment.

"CircuSundays" are back. After a four-year hiatus, the old dock at Conover Street in Red Hook has been rebuilt and the Showboat Barge has been refitted with a new bottom sheathed in plastic, re-caulked and re-fastened. Comment.

Take advantage of the opportunity to meet and speak with Native American artists from nations such as Sioux, Navajo, Winnebago, Cherokee, and Mohawk June 17 - 19 at the 11th annual "New York City American Heritage Celebration," commemorating the summer solstice. Comment.

Don’t miss Park Slope author John Wray reading from his historical fiction novel, "Canaan’s Tongue," at the Community Bookstore in Park Slope on June 14 at 7:30 pm. Comment.

To add more spice to the ethnic cafes and bistros along Fifth Avenue in Park Slope, Kinara Indian Restaurant opened its doors in September. Comment.

On one of the hippest streets in uber-hip Williamsburg, a bar and bistro has opened with little in the way of pretension. The place is Sweetwater, named for the space’s former resident, Sweetwater Tavern, a dive nicknamed "the smoky cave" by its punk clientele. Comment.

"The show is a step back in time," Fort Hamilton spokesman Ray Aalbue said of "Twilight Tattoo," the ceremonial program which will be staged at the Fort Hamilton U.S. Army base on Saturday. Comment.