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Celebrate Brooklyn! Concert in Prospect Park on 4th of July Weekend
July 4th in Brooklyn - 4th of July Calendar of Events

Celebrate Brooklyn!'s is Brooklyn's famous almost-free concert series, held in the Prospect Park Bandshell in Park Slope

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JULY 4 2012- TWO WEEKENDS OF CONCERTS AT CELEBRATE BROOKLYN: JUNE 29 & 30, JULY 6 & 7

Celebrate being in the city instead of at the airport or stuck in traffic on Fourth of July weekend! Kick off Independence Day 2012 in style at the Prospect Park Bandshell.

  • SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 7:30 P.M ANGELIQUE KIDJOS "WOMEN WAGING PEACE" WITH LAURIE ANDERSON O "World music superstar" Kidjo presents a tribute to Wangari Maathai, the late Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize activist, with opening by world music mavin Somi and the inestimable Laurie Anderson. Note other events include a film screening at the Brooklyn Public Library, and a peace tree planting ceremony.
  • SATURDAY, JULY 7, 7:30 P.M. Souad Massi and Simon Shaheen
  • SUNDAY, JULY 8, 4 P.M. Sweet Honey in the Rock

Get there early for seats or a good spot on the grass.

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