It's the last day of a NY summer, really. Head to the beach, they close tonight until 2012. Or, head to the incredible, joyous, noisy, food-filled, costume-bedecked West Indian parade happening now until about 6pm tonight down Eastern Parkway. At 10 am the set up was already in full swing, with hundreds of vendors, some from as far away as Virginia, cooking pork chops and fried chicken and greens, selling sorrel and ginger drinks, and lots of flags, Carib-proud t-shirts and baubles. People were dancing in the streets, before the floats and steel bands even showed up! BRING WATER, SUNSCREEN, HAT & STREET SMARTS. IT'S HOT AND VERY CROWDED AT THE PARADE.
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- Get the schedule of West Indian American events.
- Find out about the Towers of Light, memorial concerts, lectures, services and public activities to mark the anniversary of September 11, in Brooklyn. See Calendar of 9/11 events in Brooklyn.
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- The Next Wave Festival, Coney Tattoo & Motorcycle Fest, Irish Culture Festival and Brooklyn Book Festival are coming up in September, too.
For your calendars:
- Daily list of things going on in Brooklyn!
- September monthly overview. Use this if you're new to Brooklyn, or are entertaining out-of-town guests, or just want to get oriented to the fact that it's....autumn!
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