Arts & Entertainment

Brooklyn Brief: Carroll Gardens, June 20

Events, reminders, alternate-side parking and other fun info.

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Happy National Vanilla Milkshake Day!
 Who knew such a thing existed! Whose milkshake brings you to the yard?

Today's weather forecast: Partly cloudy / 88ºF 
 
Alternate-side parking is: in effect.

Nighttime Event(s) of Note: BAMcinemafest kicked off last night and for the next 10 days, film-lovers can indulge in a bevy of beautiful flicks—with many featuring the talents of other Brooklynites. Tonight's spotlight screening is for The Spectacular Now, a coming-of-age tale wrapped in bittersweet scenery written by the same minds being 500 Days of Summer, who will both participate in a Q&A after the show. $14, 7 p.m. BAM Harvey Theatre. 

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