Travel around the globe without leaving Bay Ridge this weekend!
Third Avenue will once again transform into a European-style piazza, world music is landing in Owl’s Head Park, a Scandinavian vocal group will sing at a local church, and a whole lot of rockers from right here in the Ridge will be playing all over the nabe.
This Friday is the third (of four) Third Avenue Summer Stroll — this time between 69th and 80th streets. Support local businesses and grab a bite while you are — literally — on the avenue, which will be closed to traffic from 6 pm to 9 pm. Just make sure you catch some of the local talent performing for the neighborhood’s largest block party.
Here’s the rundown:
• Steve McEvoy and Friends will rock out in front of Greenhouse Cafe (7717 Third Ave. between 77th and 78th streets) at 6 pm.
• Art Of BKC plays at Circles Cafe (310 Bay Ridge Ave. between Third and Fourth avenues) at 6:30 pm.
• Tommy Andersen sings at the corner of 74th Street and Third Avenue at 7 pm.
On Saturday, flap over to Owl’s Head Park (entrances on Colonial Road at 67th and 68th streets), where the Owl’s Head Park Horticulture Group is putting on a concert of world music. Park manager and disc jockey Dave Matthews (no, not the Dave Matthews of perennial dorm room boom box fame) will be at the top of the hill, spinning music from every corner of the Earth. The free, globe-trotting concert starts at 7 pm.
On Monday night, go celebrate the Ridge’s Nordic roots. Vocal quartet Åkervinda — hailing all the way from Sweden and Denmark — will perform at Bethlehem Lutheran Church (440 Ovington Ave. between Fourth and Fifth avenues). The foursome will sing traditional Scandinavian folk songs infused with jazzy harmonies and some vocal improvisation. Tickets are $15.
