Celebrate Brooklyn! schedule announced

Anticipation is building for summertime events in Brooklyn, from outdoor film screenings to concerts.

The latest buzz comes from BRIC, which just announced its Celebrate Brooklyn! 2009 lineup, featuring a summer of free concerts, dance, film screenings and more at the Prospect Park Bandshell.

All performances, except Benefit Concerts, are free with a $3 suggested donation.

Monday, June 8, 8:00 P.M. (gates open at 6:30 P.M.) David Byrne
(The concert will be preceded at 5:30 P.M. with Celebrate Brooklyn's firstGreen Gala, which includes cocktails, dinner and reserved seats for Byrne's performance. Gala tickets, for $325 and up, are available at 718.855.7882x33. The 8:00PM concert will be followed, at 9:45 P.M., by a dance partyopen to gala guests and Friends of Celebrate Brooklyn.)

Thursday, June 11, 7:30 P.M. (gates open at 6:30 P.M.) Goran Bregovic & His Weddings & Funerals Orchestra


Friday, June 19, 7:30 P.M. (gates open at 6:30 P.M.) David Rudder/Samantha Thornhill

Saturday, June 20, 7:30 P.M. (gates open at 6:30 P.M.) La Nave de los Monstruos, with live score by Ethel and Gutbucket (part of Celebrate Brooklyn!'s Music & Movies Series)

Thursday, June 25, 7:00 P.M. (gates open at 6:00 P.M.) Femi Kuti & The Positive Force/Melvin Gibbs' Elevated Entity

Friday, June 26, 7:30 P.M. (gates open at 6:30 P.M.) Blonde Redhead

Saturday, June 27, 7:00 P.M. (gates open at 600 P.M.) Celebrate Brooklyn and LimeWire Present Dr. Dog/Phosphorescent/These United States

Thursday, July 2, 7:00 P.M. (gates open at 6:00 P.M.)

Obie Juan Bermudéz/Cucu Diamantes/Rebel DiazBud Light Latin Music Series

Thursday, July 9, 8:00 P.M. (gates open at 7:00 P.M.) DanceSTREB: Invisible Forces

Friday, July 10, 7:30 P.M. (gates open at 6:30 P.M.) Los Amigos Invisibles/Aterciopelados

Saturday, July 11, 4:00 P.M. (gates open at 3:00 P.M.) A Very Special Show with They Might Be Giants

Thursday, July 16, 7:30 P.M. (gates open at 6:30 P.M.) Kronos Quartet/Luminescent Orchestrii

Friday, July 17, 7:30 P.M. (gates open at 6:30 P.M.) The Robert Cray Band/The Sweet Divines

Saturday, July 18, 2:00 P.M.‹9:00 P.M. (gates open at 1:00 P.M.) African Festival with King Sunny Adé/Freshly Ground/The MandingoAmbassadors/Cheikh M'Baye & Sing Sing/Abena Koomson/Yasser Darwish

Thursday, July 23, 8:00 P.M. (gates open at 7:00 P.M.) Dance: Stephen Petronio Company

Friday, July 24, 7:30 P.M. (gates open at 6:30 P.M.) Buckwheat Zydeco/The Holmes Brothers

Saturday, July 25, 7:30 P.M. (gates open at 6:30 P.M.) Kailash Kher/Electro Morocco

Thursday, July 30, 7:30 P.M. (gates open at 6:30 P.M.) Burning Spear/Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens

Friday, July 31, 7:00 P.M. (gates open at 6:00 P.M.) The Royal Family: Soulive's 10th Anniversary Celebration, with Special Guests John Scofield and Christian Scott/Ivan Neville & Dumpstaphunk

Saturday, August 1, 7:30 P.M. (gates open at 6:30 P.M.) Music & Movies: Dean & Britta: 13 Most Beautiful Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests/Crystal Stilts

Thursday, August 6, 7:30 P.M. (gates open at 6:30 P.M.) Music & Movies: Purple Rain Sing-A-Long with Escort

Friday, August 7, 7:00 P.M. (gates open at 6:00 P.M.) Grace Potter & The Nocturnals/ Deer Tick / The London Souls

Saturday, August 8, 7:00 P.M. (gates open at 6:00 P.M.) Celebrate Brooklyn & Lyricist Lounge Present Big Daddy Kane (with Special Guests TBA), plus a Screening of BDK: The Big Daddy Kane Story

Celebrate Brooklyn! Benefit Concerts

July 1 MGMT (Sold Out)

July 21 Jackson Browne

August 11 TV on the Radio

August 12 Bonnie Raitt & Taj Mahal

August 14 & 15 Animal Collective