May 12: Brooklyn Pigfest It's the 7th year for this pork-filled event, which also serves as a fundraiser for the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy. Swine and birds will be tenderly slow-cooked by Waterfront Ale House's own Sam Barbieri and his champion BBQ team, and there will be plenty of cold beer and live music to go around. Tobacco Warehouse at Brooklyn Bridge Park, 1 - 6 p.m., tickets $75, available online in advance and at......

THEATER: Dance-theatre maverick Pina Bausch returns to the Brooklyn Academy of Music with Nefés, which is described as an ode to Istanbul, 'the city of water'. Originally conceived in 2002, Nefés (Turkish for "breath") “quickly became a life-affirming response to Istanbul's bouts with political upheaval. But rather than echoing the violence, Bausch invests her signature humor and emotional pathos with an acute sense of calm. Set to an eclectic score featuring Turkish songs, tangos from......

Bronx teen Gerardo Parraga was on his cell phone with his girlfriend when he was confronted and shot on Lafayette Avenue. The police believe Parraga was killed in a botched robbery after leaving a Washington Mutual on Saturday night. His girlfriend heard the confrontation and gunfire and called his family; the family discovered Parraga, who was shot in the shoulder and died at the scene. His family said cash, his cell phone and jewelry were......

#1 I have a coworker who is running the marathon on Sunday. Where are some good locations to cheer the runners on? #2 Is there a better map of the course out there? The official map is missing an amazing amount of information about the actual roads of the course? The ING New York City Marathon is one of the world's great road races, attracting more than 90,000 applicants from all over the world.......

The ING New York City Marathon is just five days away, and many people are probably thinking about their viewing strategies. The marathon website has different suggestions for watching the professional marathoners and friends and family. If you're cheering someone on, the ING NYC marathon suggests:Mile 8 in Brooklyn , where the three starts converge, is a great place to catch runners looking fresh for photographs. A variety of subways can get you there:......

THEATER: A new multimedia opera called Violet Fire centers on legendary inventor Nikola Tesla, who not only claimed over 700 patents but also inspired basically the most wicked band ever. Part of the BAM Next Wave Festival, the show conceptualizes the inner life of the man whose famous “waking hallucinations” led to great breakthroughs in electricity (alternating current, hydroelectric power), wireless broadcasting (radio transmission), robotics (remote control), and mind-blowing guitar riffs. (Ends Saturday!) - John......

You have the long stem roses and box of chocolates on tap, but what else? What else to plan for your cinema-lovin' sweetie? Hey, nothing spells l'amour like dinner and a movie. In Brooklyn, BAM's Rose Cinématek offers tonight a prix fix dinner at the BAMcafé and then a special screening of the 1941 comedy, Howard Hawks' Ball of Fire, written by Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Gary Cooper. "A......

Tonight head over to BAM to celebrate a life in Come Share the Dream: the 20th Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.. Master of Ceremonies, Deputy Borough President Yvonne J. Graham, will introduce the multimedia event. Taking the stage are fellow civil rights activists inspired by King, including Dr. Carolyn Goodman and Fannie Lee Chaney - who will participate in a discussion introduced by Brooklyn Borough president Marty Markowitz. The women are......

Too many times, we’ve suffered through a poorly directed film (or Brittany Murphy movie) and admitted the only aspect which kept us from banging our head up against the overpriced tub of popcorn was the trailer lineup. Sad, but for many of us, often the trailers are the best part of the money-sucking movie experience. Bam Cinematek understands our appreciation (as well as our ADD) and tonight at 7:00 PM, the theatre will present......

May 25: "Belly" Dancing -- North African Food and Wine Pairing Take a journey to Egypt, Lebanon, Morroco and the Mediterranean at Le Tableau Restaurant. $65 provides you with six courses, five wines, and one belly dancer. Menu includes Coriander Crusted Prawns with Chilled Harira, Lebnah and Smoked Syrian Almonds Grouper with Charmoula and Red Rice, Tahini Lime Sauce Squab Breast, and Foie Gras and Roasted Apricots. 511 East 5th Street between A and B,......

Always a film writer whose approach to criticism places the movies within their cultural context, it makes sense that J. Hoberman of the Village Voice would be interested in political movies during an election year. Tonight at BAM Cinemathéque he will present films that "give an insider’s look into America’s presidential campaigns." At 6:50 pm will be a feature, Four More Years directed by TVTV Collective (1972) with the short, Campaign Manager (1964), directed by......