Music: “I’ve always been fascinated by my teenage years and by teenagers, especially because I have a lot of great memories,” Anthony Gonzalez — aka M83 — told GO Brooklyn from Portland, Ore., where he and his band had played the second show of the U.S. tour that lands in Brooklyn on Tuesday, June 3 at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. Comment.

Silver & gold

By Lisa J. Curtis

Andrew Eccles

Dance: After several decades, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is finally returning to the Brooklyn Academy of Music. On Tuesday, June 3, the legendary company will take the stage with two exciting programs that run the gamut from Ailey’s rarely seen classic, born from the appalling injustices of apartheid, to a new work by a 28-year-old talent, inspired by the personal irritation triggered by public transportation. Comment.

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Truth or dare

Saturday, August 16: Bushwick performance artist Marni Kotak is going to relive snippets of adolescence as part of the opening reception for “Maximum Perception: Contemporary Brooklyn Performance” at the English Kills Art Gallery. Tonight, Kotak gives the world premiere performance of “Slumber Party,” and the audience is invited to play along.

5 pm. English Kills Art Gallery, 114 Forrest St. at Flushing Avenue in Bushwick. Free. For information, call (718) 366-7323 or visit www.maximumperceptionperformance.com.

‘Dream’ team

Sunday, August 17: If you haven’t taken the opportunity to visit DUMBO’s newest — and most glamorous — venue, Galapagos Art Space, tonight’s the night! Michael Arenella and his Dreamland Orchestra will perform hot jazz from the roaring twenties for listeners and dancers alike.

7 pm. Galapagos Art Space, 16 Main St. at Water Street in DUMBO. $12. For information, call (718) 222-8500 or visit www.galapagosartspace.com.

‘Moon’ struck

Monday, August 18: The “Mondays Under the Moon” outdoor film series continues tonight with a screening of John Milius’s 1975 classic “The Wind and the Lion,” starring Sean Connery and Candice Bergen. Bring a blanket or chair, nosh on the free popcorn and enjoy the show — which includes a great view of the Manhattan skyline.

8:30 pm. East River State Park, Kent Avenue and North Eighth Street in Williamsburg. Free. For more information, call (347) 297-9470 or visit www.nysparks.state.ny.us/events.

Good ‘News’

Thursday, August 21: “The Heart of Rock and Roll” will be beating when Huey Lewis and the News prove “It’s Hip to Be Square” in Coney Island tonight. If you’ve been complaining, “I Wanna New Drug,” Lewis may have the cure with his latest tune — the title track to the stoner flick “Pineapple Express.”

7:30 pm. Asser Levy Seaside Park, West Fifth Street at Surf Avenue in Coney Island. Free. For more information, call (718) 222-0600 or visit www.brooklynconcerts.com.

Hey ‘Stupid!”

Saturday, August 23: Theater for the New City rolls into Prospect Park this afternoon with a free performance of “It’s the Economy Stupid! Or the Turning Point.” The operetta, which is set in part on the streets of New York, is fun for the whole family with a clever set and a sing-a-long finale. See our review.

2 pm. Prospect Park concert grove, Ninth Street and Prospect Park West in Park Slope. Free. For more information, call (212) 254-1109 or visit www.theaterforthenewcity.net.

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Toys 101

By Lisa J. Curtis

Shopping: Prospect Heights mom Claire Cavanah is opening a toy store in Park Slope on Tuesday, but the gadgets, books and DVDs are just for the adults. Comment.

Get fresh

By Adam Rathe

Dance: Everybody knows that the farmer’s market is a great place to grab local vegetables, but this weekend, the Park Slope Community Gardens will be the place to stock up on “Local Produce.” Comment.

Cinema verite

By Adam Rathe

Cinema: In Paul Krik’s film, “Able Danger,” which opened the 2008 Brooklyn International Film Festival on Friday, something about the movie’s main character seemed very familiar. Thomas Flynn owned a cafe called Vox Pop on Cortelyou Road and wrote a book about a 9-11 cover-up theory; in fact, in many ways, he resembled real-life Vox Pop owner, writer and man-about-town Sander Hicks. Comment.

Let’s do luncheon

By Vince DiMiceli

Dining: Toro, the formerly Spanish-Asian fusion restaurant inside the white Italianate building on DUMBO’s edge, is back in business — losing the Latin flavor and adding an awesome lunch deal. Comments (1).

’Green’ day

By Jason Brown

Music: If you saw these billboards cruising all over Carroll Gardens and park Slope last weekend, they were literally pedaling this weekend’s “Gowanus Goes Green” festival. Comment.

Tasty restaurant gossip

By Adam Rathe and Jason Brown

Breaking Chews: We’re dishing up Brooklyn’s latest food news! Comment.

New ‘Don’

By Adam Rathe

Music: On her fourth studio album, “Brooklyn Don Diva,” scandal-plagued, Bedford-Stuyvesant–born rapper Foxy Brown doesn’t waste any time addressing the rumors that have swirled around her over the years. Comment.

Hot shots

By Adam Rathe

Art: Growing up in Coney Island, Arlene Gottfried was witness to plenty of odd scenes. It’s no surprise, then, that her new book of gritty, black-and-white photographs, “Sometimes Overwhelming,” charts a path through the wacky, wild and just plain weird characters that New York City attracts. Comment.

‘Super’ opera

By Adam Rathe

Music: Traditionally, opera doesn’t require much technology. There are no microphones, and lights are about all you need. But at the Regina Opera, the Dyker Heights–based belter’s brigade, high-tech “Super title” equipment has been installed to project an English translation of the librettos above the stage. Comment.

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