Shopping: It’s August and the heat and humidity are still on the rise. But for Lexi Sacchi, the buyer for Frock, a new vintage boutique in Park Slope, it’s almost time to break out the winter threads. Comment.

Where to GO: Editors’ Picks

Catch the wave

Saturday, August 2: Jump in a boat and push off from the shores of DUMBO today, when the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy brings in some river-worthy vessels. No experience necessary — just a love of the high seas!

11:30 am to 3:30 pm. Enter park at Main and Water streets in DUMBO. Free. For information, call (718) 802-0603 ext. 18 or visit www.brooklynbridgepark.org.

Out of Africa

Sunday, August 3: Celebrate Brooklyn hosts a daylong guitar festival, featuring musicians from Africa. At 7:30 pm, Zimbabwe’s soulful Oliver Mtukudzi (pictured, right) will close the program of five acts. If the music’s got you on the move, sample the vendors offering food, clothing, crafts and more.

2:30 pm. Prospect Park band shell. Enter park at Prospect Park West and Ninth Street in Park Slope. $3 suggested admission. For information, call (718) 855-7882, ext. 45 or visit www.celebratebrooklyn.org.

Badu news

Monday, August 4: Don’t cry if you missed her gig at Radio City Music Hall in May — “Honey”-voiced crooner Erykah Badu will take the stage for a free Brooklyn performance tonight. The singer-songwriter is touring in support of her first album in eight long years, “New Amerykah Part One (4th World War).”

7:30 pm. Wingate Field (Brooklyn Avenue at Winthrop Street in Crown Heights). Free. Seating is limited; bring a chair. For information, call (718) 222-0600 or visit www.brooklynconcerts.com.

Good ol’ days

Wednesday, August 6: The Alloy Orchestra will perform live at a screening of Ted Wilde’s 1928 silent film “Speedy” tonight. Among the highlights of the slapstick flick are actors Harold Lloyd and Ann Christy (pictured) cavorting through Coney Island in its heyday.

7 pm. Brooklyn Academy of Music (30 Lafayette Ave. at Ashland Place in Fort Greene). $15, $10 students and seniors. For information, call (718) 636-4100 or visit www.bam.org.

Sail away

Thursday, August 7: Tonight, Liza Minnelli is back by popular demand at Marty Markowitz’s Seaside Summer Concert Series in Coney Island! As if seeing the sequin-studded “Cabaret” star isn’t enough of an incentive to put up those jazz hands, the chanteuse will be joined by “Sailing” star Christopher Cross.

7:30 pm. Asser Levy Park (West Fifth Street at Surf Avenue in Coney Island). Free, $5 chair rental. For more information, call (718) 222-0600 or visit www.brooklynconcerts.com.

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Three cheers

By Kate Ray

Nightlife: Even though The Trophy Bar in Williamsburg has only been open for three months, it already has the feel of an established neighborhood watering hole. Comment.

Tasty restaurant gossip

By Kate Ray

Breaking Chews: We’re dishing up Brooklyn’s latest food news! Comments (1).

Get on board

Kate Ray

Fitness: Starting Aug. 2, you’ll get the chance to explore the East River on a kayak or rowboat — no experience necessary. Comment.

Reel people

Kate Ray

Art: Our coastal borough hasn’t lost all traces of its maritime ways, as photographer Christian Johnston and writer Shamar Hill reveal in their exhibition “Fishermen of Sheepshead Bay,” on display now at South Oxford Space in Fort Greene. Comment.

‘Best Painting’

Adam Rathe

Books: When art writers Deanna MacDonald and Geoff Smith set out to write their book, “100 Best paintings in New York,” they knew from the get-go that our borough would be a great place to visit. Comment.

Artful spreads

By Rabiyya Smith

Art: A group of Brooklyn quilters are redefining the way we think of the folksy blankets with their latest show, “Stitch by Stitch: Works in Fabric,” on display now at Brooklyn College. Comments (4).

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