Fun-raiser
By Colin Mixson Spare some green for Fort Greene!
Fans of Fort Greene Park are
invited to an al fresco feast featuring
jazz, wine, and good eats on June 15,
where the price of admission will help
support park stewards in their mission
to keep the community green space awesome,
according to an organizer with the
Fort Greene Park Conservancy.
“It’s a celebration of community and
creativity in and around Fort Greene,
and it’s an opportunity to support the
Conservancy and the 100-plus events we
provide annually free of charge to the
community,” said Julian Macrone, associate
director of the group.
The conservancy’s Fort Greene Fling
event will feature tunes courtesy of local
jazz legend Eric Frazier, who will jam
out along with his band as locals chow
down under the big tent, with the park’s
dazzling Prison Ship Martyr’s Monument
and the Manhattan skyline glowing in the
background.
The organizers encourage guests to
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bring their own food and drinks for a doit
yourself feast under the tent, but meals
— including pork short-rib sandwiches
and grilled summer squash sandwiches —
can be ordered in advance from Adelphi
Street eatery Metta, while Green Grape
Provisions offers hors d’ouevres, and
Gnarly Vines wine shop slings the vino.
Fort Greene Park Conservancy was
created by a group of local gardeners in
1998, who banded together to beautify the
cherished community green space and utilize
the public area to its fullest potential
through free public events.
Some of the conservancy’s stellar
upcoming programming includes:
• A screening of Melvin Van Peebles’
classic 1971 blaxploitation flick “Sweet
Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song” on
Thursday, May 30 at 7:30 p.m.
• Walt Whitman Walking Tours in
honor of the poet’s 200th birthday on June
10 and 23, July 13, and Aug. 10 at 11 am.
• A screening of “Well Groomed,” a
documentary about the humorous world
of competitive dog grooming on Saturday,
June 13 at 8:30 p.m.
• The Walt Whitman Beard and
Moustache Competition on Saturday, June
8 from noon–3 p.m.
• The Fort Greene Jazz Festival on
Saturday, June 15 at 3 p.m. and on Saturday
July 27 at 3 p.m.
The conservancy celebrated its 20th
anniversary and launched the Fort Greene
Fling last year, where the group raised a
whopping $40,000.
All proceeds generated from ticket
sales at this year’s event — which are
100-percent tax deductible — will go to
funding the conservancy’s operations and
community events, and the park stewards
hopes to exceed last year’s fund-raising
effort and generate more than $60,000 for
the do-gooder group.
Fort Greene Fling at Fort Greene Park’s
Monument Plaza (enter at Myrtle Avenue
and DeKalb Avenue between Washington
Park and St. Edwards Street in Fort Greene,
www.fortgreenepark.org/2019fling). June
15; 5–10 p.m. Tickets start at $45. Must be
21, or older.
Fort Greene Park throws
party to help fund its events
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