Upcoming Merchant Events

Here are a few, upcoming Fifth Avenue merchant events that we thought you would be interested in:

Piramide: Trivia night starts August 22nd with prizes and lots of fun. Grand Prize: Mountain bike or Kayak. Every Thursday is Karaoke and every Wednesday is free Texas Hold Em. August 26th, Mariachi's to entertain from 8:30 to 10:30. They will also be celebrating Mexico's Independence on September 15th. Save the Date!

5th Avenue Fitness Collective: Celebrating their three year anniversary on August 27 with an open house which will include free group fitness classes (such as Kickboxing, Yoga, BalletFit, Circuit Dynamica and more), sales on personal training packages, prizes and free food!

Baluchis: Cultural Exchange/fundraising event.
6:00pm exotic pass around appetizers & discounted cocktails begins
7:00pm screening of works in process by Shannon Brunette
7:30pm classical Indian Odissi dance performance by Mala Desai
Children & friends welcomed!
Suggested donation at door, $30 ~ Kids $10
Donation page

Culture: FIPS and Google Places sponsoring Free Yogurt Night. Thursday, August 18th (TONIGHT) between 4 and 7 PM. The first 150 customers who drop by between those hours will receive a FREE cup of frozen yogurt!

Tonight: Even More Rolie Polie

Tonight at 6:00 pm @4th Street and 5th Avenue

Tonight at Dancing Under the Stars: Sonido Costeno (Part 2)

Sonido Costeno played at Dancing Under the Stars last month and they really got people's feet moving. Don't miss their Latin/Salsa music tonight at 7:00 PM at 4th Street and 5th Avenue.

In the meantime, check out these two clips from last week's performance by The Moonlighters. They were amazing!

Art of Brooklyn Festival

Coming this weekend:

The Art of Brooklyn is a new independent film and art festival created to bring together the new Brooklyn-based art community, the Brooklyn of immigrants and transplants and the Brooklyn of those who were born and raised here. Because to us, all Brooklyns are created equal. The festival features a week of indie films in all genres as well as art exhibits and live music, with pre-show receptions and after parties included in the ticket price.

Details

What: The Art of Brooklyn: A Festival of Film, Music and Art
When: August 20-27, 2011
Where: St. Francis College Theatre, 180 Remsen St. Brooklyn, NY 11201
How Much: Daily passes for $12 online/ $15 at the door

Full Schedule, trailers, tickets and more at: theartofbrooklyn.com

Speaking of films, Park Slope Films (Apostles of Park Slope) is raising funds for a new movie called "The Schenectady Package":

It’s a quiet Sunday on Brooklyn’s Schenectady Street, a dead-end block in what has recently become a very desirable neighborhood for wealthy young urbanites. Suddenly, an anonymous large box is discovered in the middle of the street by one of Schenectady Street’s long time residents. When the rest of neighbors gather to investigate, speculation slowly turns to accusation. Tensions rise as crazy theories fan the flames of mistrust. Fear of terrorism brings unspoken prejudices to the surface. Each homeowner points a finger at the others as panic make even the most outlandish claim seem reasonable. In a mad rush to escape the fear, houses are put on the market as the old guard of the street sells their homes for whatever they can get. Only then, is the story behind the mysterious package revealed.

For more details, go to thepackagemovie.com. To contribute to the movie, click here.

News Round-Up

Chicken of Easy Virtue [PS Patch]

Before Taking on Albany, Raising 14 Children in 1960s Brooklyn [NY Times]

New Task Force Aims to Give Fourth Avenue a Makeover [PS Patch]

Jungle Love! Bongo, the Missing Monkey Doll, Has Been Found [Brooklyn Paper]

Free Yogurt Day at Culture

Culture Yogurt is becoming a real hot spot, this summer. In fact, a majority of the folks hanging out at Dancing Under the Stars seem to have a cup of Culture's frozen yogurt in their hands!

It seems that FIPS is teaming up with the gang at Google Places to sponsor an event at Culture on Thursday, August 18th between 4 and 7 PM (one week from today). The first 150 customers who drop by between those hours will receive a FREE cup of frozen yogurt!

In addition, FIPS readers are voting on a choice of 5 flavors in the comments section here. The most popular flavor will be served so feel free to cast your vote.

Tonight: Rolie Polie Guacamole

Rolie Polie Guacamole returns tonight at 6:00 PM at the corner of 4th Street and 5th Avenue.

See you there!