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State Senator Martin J. Golden, in conjunction with the South West Brooklyn Parks Task Force, will host a series of concerts throughout July and August in Marine Park on Fillmore Avenue.

“This summer, I am proud to host another great line up of concerts and invite music lovers and neighbors to be a part of these great evenings of music. It’s time to grab a beach chair, or a blanket, and head to our local parks on most Tuesday and Wednesday evenings,” said Golden. “The music of the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, dance, classic rock, and more will be sure to get you dancing under the stars. Frankie Marra, Carl Thomas, Sound Affair, Plastic Soul and more acts will make our local park[s] alive with the music that we have come to enjoy and love.”

The 2012 Summer Concerts Complete Schedule:

July 11: Brooklyn Keys (oldies through 90’s)

July 18: Generation Gap (60’s through 90’s)

August 1: Sound Affair (60’s through 90’s dance)

August 8: Plastic Soul (60’s, 70’s, classic rock)

August 15: Out Of The Blue (classic rock and dance)

All the concerts, which begin at 7:00 p.m., are free and open to the public. Golden will also be holding a similar concert series around the Bay Ridge / Bensonhurst / Gravesend section of his district. The events are supported by Tracey Real Estate, Flushing Bank, the Bay Ridge Manor, Approved Energy, Northfield Bank, and Lifetime Vending and Amusements.

For further info and for updates on the shows, visit Golden’s website, www.golden.nysenate.gov, or follow him on Twitter @senmartygolden, or on Facebook at Martin J. Golden.

Joan Jett returns! (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Beginning July 12 and through August 16, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz will host the 34th annual Seaside Summer Concert Series at Coney Island!

This summer, the shows will again be held at West 21st Street and Surf Avenue, next to the home of the Brooklyn Cyclones.

A limited number of $5 rental chairs in a specially designated area are available on a first come, first served basis.

All shows are Thursday nights—except for the Friday, July 20 show—beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Performers are subject to change without notice. Call the concert hotline for updates at (718) 222-0600 or visit www.brooklynconcerts.com.

Coney Island’s Seaside Summer Concert Series 2012 Full Schedule.

Two exciting, stimulating events involving the youth and elderly of the Marine Park community, will be held back-to-back tomorrow afternoon, Tuesday June 5, beginning at 1 p.m. in Marine Park.

The first event, which will take place from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., is a concert in the park. All senior citizens are invited to join together and enjoy an afternoon of music. At this event, refreshments and seating will be provided to all of those who wish to join.

Forty-five minutes later, the 9th Annual Marine Park Community Youth Showcase will begin, and run until 8 p.m. The showcase will feature performances by local schools, martial arts teams, and after schools programs. Come enjoy and appreciate the talent of the next generation of the Marine Park Community! All those who attend should please bring a chair and blanket.

The events are scheduled to take place in the park, off Fillmore Avenue and Marine Parkway, weather permitting. In case of rain, they will be relocated to the auditorium of I.S. 278, located at 1925 Stuart St. between Fillmore Avenue and Avenue S.

Both events are brought to the community by Councilman Lew Fidler.

A set of about a half dozen bands will be rocking out at the Sheepshead Bay Yacht Club this Saturday for the 19th Annual Holiday Reunion.

The show is put together every first Saturday after New Years by Sheepshead Bay native and BCAT producer Ralph Favilla. The concerts are a big hit with the community, hosting several bands including Favilla’s “The Resstock Review.” All of the bands come from Brooklyn.

It’s a great bargain for a good show; $5 cover and the booze are served at club prices, about $3 to $4 a pop.

The show is open to the public, and tickets can be bought at the door. The club is at 3076 Emmons Avenue, and you can call (718) 891-0991 ‎ahead of time for more information.

The Brooklyn Philharmonic (Source: bphil.org)

The Brooklyn Philharmonic, a 154-year-old institution that had recently fallen on hard times, is revitalizing itself this season throughout several “artistically under-served” neighborhoods, including Brighton Beach.

Keep reading about this exciting program, and view the schedule of events in Brighton Beach.

Clarinetist Thomas Piercy. Source: Forestone Japan

Beginning October 2, the 16th annual “Music from Good Shepherd” chamber music series, under the musical direction of Michael Fontana, commences, featuring clarinetist Thomas Piercy. Music from Good Shepherd” concerts take place over the course of 11 consecutive Sundays at 6 p.m. in Marine Park’s Good Shepherd Church on the corner of Avenue S at Brown Street.

The final concert will be a rousing performance of Georg Friedrich Händel’s “Messiah,” December 11, featuring full orchestra, choir and soloists. Admission is free and open to the public, although donations for the performers are encouraged and appreciated.

For more, call (718) 998-2800 or email mforgan@aol.com.

See below the fold for the complete “Music From Good Shepherd” concert schedule…

Musicians Nelson F. Ferrer, Ralph Favilla, Frank Diorio and Mike Kisto will take over Wheeler’s Bar and Restaurant tonight with a free show by locals, for locals.

Sheepshead Bay native and BCAT producer Ralph Favilla is, of course, the well-known organizer of the annual rock showcase at the Sheepshead Bay Yacht Club. Nelson F. was the first guest on his BCAT show, and he continues to bring together great bands from Sheepshead Bay and other Brooklyn neighborhoods for performances at local venues.

The music starts at 9:30 p.m. No cover charge. Wheeler’s is located at 1707 Sheepshead Bay Road.

The Handsome Little Devils’ Squirm Burpee Circus is just one of the performances on the 2011/12 lineup.

Kingsborough Community College hosts one of the finest – and most under-appreciated – cultural venues in Southern Brooklyn, with a top-notch theater as its crown jewel. The On Stage at Kingsborough program, which produces seasonal schedules for the theater, is announcing their lineup of exclusive cabaret, dance, theatre and family performances covering the next year. Featuring stars like Lorna Loft, Billy Stritch and America’s Got Talent finalists Recycled Percussion, the diverse slate is revving up for one of the school’s biggest years of affordable, local entertainment yet.

“We approach this season with tremendous anticipation as we welcome leading artists in dance, theatre, music and family entertainment,” said Anna Becker, the executive director of On Stage at Kingsborough. “We are honored that world-class performers such as Lorna Luft, Billy Stritch and Paul Taylor’s Taylor 2 among many, many others have agreed to make On Stage at Kingsborough their only Brooklyn engagement this season.  We are confident that our audiences will welcome them with great enthusiasm.”

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A shout-out to all the talented vocalists, crooners, divas, choristers, nightingales and shower chanteuses out there — the Kingsborough Musical Society Chorus, under the direction of conductor Mark Mangini, is seeking a few good choral singers, and they’d love for you to join them.

The group — whose mixed repertoire includes theater, folk, and classical music — performs two free annual concerts on the Kingsborough Community College campus (2001 Oriental Boulevard) in December and May, as well as a number of community outreach concerts at various locations throughout Brooklyn.

Rehearsals are Thursday evenings at 7:30 p.m. on the second floor of Kingsborough’s T-8 building, beginning September 8. Sightreading is helpful but not mandatory. Parking is free, on campus, for chorus members.

The Kingsborough Musical Society Chorus will be performing a medley from the Broadway musical Oliver!, as well as selected holiday favorites, December 11.

For information about joining the chorus, call Steve Friedman at (718) 338-9132. Oh, and looky — they’re on Facebook too!

From State Senator Marty Golden’s office:

Senator Marty Golden Invites You to the 3rd Annual Mid Summer Festival

Saturday, August 6th  & Sunday, August 7th 11am – 7pm

Alive N Kickin with the hit song “Tighter and Tighter” will perform Sunday, August 7, 2011 at 4 p.m.

There will be rides, games, food, merchandise and entertainment!

All proceeds will benefit the Marine Park Civic Association

For additional information call 718 238-6044 or 718 236-7547