Friday
July 15
Beach, please
The silly 1960s beach films of Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon get a campy, murderous update in Charles Busch’s “Psycho Beach Party.” Bring a chair or blanket and show up early for this free outdoor production — the Piper Theatre Company will turn the lawn into a pre-show luau with food, beer, wine, and soft drinks. The show continues Saturday and Sunday.
8 pm at the Old Stone House [336 Third St. between Fourth and Fifth avenues in Park Slope, (718) 768–3195], theol
Saturday
July 16
Rockin’ stroll
The South Slope Summer Stroll will keep you racing down the shut-down street to keep up with all the awesome events — the Doggie Fashion show in front of Freddy’s Bar at 6 pm, the climbing wall, fencing demonstrations, rock bands, and the empanada eating contest in front of Empanada Loca at 7:30 pm.
5–9 pm on Fifth Avenue (between 12th and 18th streets in Park Slope, www.parks
Tuesday
July 19
Lavender lake
Settle beside the purifying waters of Lake Minetonka — or New York Harbor, whatever — while you watch “Purple Rain” tonight with Red Hook Flicks. The rock musical from Prince has a stunning soundtrack and a problematic plot, but you can discuss the Kid and Appallonia’s dysfunctional relationship after the film at Sunny’s Bar, just a few blocks away.
8:30 pm at Valentino Pier (Coffey Street at Ferris Street in Red Hook, www.redho
Wednesday
July 20
Perfect Pitch
The partnership behind the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival launches its new Bridge Grooves free concert series in Brooklyn Bridge Park tonight with a performance from the PitchBlak Brass Band, a Brooklyn ten-piece that blends hip-hop, jazz, and pop tunes. The gang plays with Grammy-winning trumpeter Maurice “Mobetta” Brown and DJ OP!
7 pm at Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Harbor View Lawn, Pier 1 [enter at Old Fulton Street at Furman Street in Dumbo, (718) 222–9939, www.brook
Thursday
July 21
They’ve got bite
Need some more brass? Go old-school with the swing, jazz, and blues outfit the Blue Vipers of Brooklyn, which plays retro tunes from the 1920s and 30s. The gang will perform its songs in four-part harmony underneath the Manhattan Bridge tonight, as part of the Live at the Archway music series, so the acoustics are going to be great.
7 pm at the Manhattan Bridge Archway (Anchorage Place at Water Street in Dumbo, www.thebl
