Art: Next weekend, “The Dark Knight,” the latest movie in the Batman franchise, opens in theaters nationwide. Hidden away in Red Hook, however, is another look at the Caped Crusader — and what it lacks in box office glitz, it more than makes up for in graphic authenticity. Comment.

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Canal concert

Saturday, July 12: More than 10 local bands — including Oneida and Japanther (pictured) — are playing today at The Yard, on the banks of the Gowanus Canal. And since it’s rare to catch some of these bands outside of Williamsburg, we think it’s time for South Brooklynites to get to know them and vice versa.

Noon. The Yard (388-400 Carroll St. at Bond Street in Gowanus). $10. For information, visit www.theyard.ws.

Need a lift?

Sunday, July 13: GO Brooklyn’s heard of schlepping, but this is a whole different story! Today, as part of the annual Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St Paulinus of Nola feast, 130 strapping men will carry an 180-foot, three-ton “giglio” — that’s Italian for “lily” — through the streets of Williamsburg. And they won’t be complaining, they’ll be dancing!

1 pm. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church (275 N. Eighth St. at Havemeyer Street in Williamsburg). Free. For information, call (718) 384-0223 or visit www.olmcfeast.com.

Get yer Phil’

Monday, July 14: Tonight the New York Philharmonic, led by conductor Alan Gilbert, pictured, will perform a concert — two pieces by Tchaikovsky and one by Dvorak — in Prospect Park. The show will be followed by a fireworks display. Let’s see them pull that off at Lincoln Center!

8 pm. Prospect Park band shell (Prospect Park West and Ninth Street in Park Slope). For information, call (718) 965-8999 or visit www.nyphil.org.

‘Dogg’ days

Wednesday, July 16: It’s hard to imagine anything more exciting than a Cyclones-SI Yankees game happening in Keyspan Park, but tonight Snoop Dogg, pictured, will take the stage. The famed rapper, touring in support of his latest record, “Ego Trippin’,” is sure to toke — er, take — the borough by storm.

6 pm. Keyspan Park (1904 Surf Ave. at 19th Street in Coney Island). Tickets are $42 in advance, $45 day of. For information, call (718) 486-5400 or visit www.bowerypresents.com.

‘Seaside’ Beach Boy

Thursday, July 17: Don’t worry, baby, Brian Wilson’s concert tonight at Asser Levy Park is totally free, so don’t miss the chance to catch the former Beach Boy perform live as part of the “Seaside Summer Concert Series.”

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

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Eat to the beat

By Adam Rathe

Music: Just because Brooklynites are ga-ga for outdoor summer concert series, it doesn’t mean that bands prefer them to the confines of a nightclub. “I like playing indoor shows, hearing the reverb and the natural sound of the guitars coming off the wall,” said Britt Daniel, lead singer of Spoon. “Some people love nature — I love nature in doses.” Comments (1).

Fancy schmancy

By Kate Ray

Dining: Sweat dripped from customers’ chins into their mugs of Sixpoint beer. The fumes of grilling pork rose to meet the smell of close, hot bodies. And then it began to pour. This was the second annual UnFancy Food Show, a celebration of Brooklyn food artisans and small producers in a defiantly un-fancy setting in Williamsburg. With video … Comment.

La Brooklynais

By Christopher Varmus

Two Smith Street restaurants are baring their Bastille Day pride with an enormous “petanque” tournament on Sunday. Comment.

Bastille Day beckons

By Kate Ray

Dining: Fort Greene bistro Chez Oskar to celebrate Bastille Day — and its 10th anniversary — with live music, fire-eating, a prix-fixe menu and more! Comment.

Tasty restaurant gossip

By Adam Rathe and Kate Ray

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

Denmark’s dozen

By Adam Rathe

Theater: Each year, there are more Shakespearean productions in the borough than we can count, but on Friday night at the McCarren Park Pool in Greenpoint, fans of the Bard got more for their money with the Woodshed Collective theater company’s “Twelve Ophelias.” Comment.

Mind your Q’s

By Adam Rathe

Art: Brooklyn Paper photographer Tom Callan is a star at “Click!,” the publicly curated photo show currently hanging at the Brooklyn Museum. Comments (1).

For the birds

By Adam Rathe

Event: Of all the immigrants who’ve made homes in Brooklyn, there’s still one group that doesn’t quite fit in: the parrots. Comment.

Flower power

By Adam Rathe

Shopping: The Hibiscus Day Spa, open since 2005 in Stuyvesant Heights — and going on two months in its new location — has unveiled its latest beauty treatment: a retail shop stocking skin care essentials, lounge clothing and spa accessories. Comment.

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