Get Out: Weekend Planner July 27 - 29

Still without plans for the weekend? We've got you covered. Here are our picks for awesome events happening around town.

Where/When: Prospect Park Bandshell, 9th St & Prospect Park West, Friday, July 27 at 7 p.m.

Why Go: Summer is going to be over before you know it, and you want to cram in as many outdoor events as possible before the frost settles in.

Cost: Free!

Where/When: Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1000 Washington Ave. 1 to 4 p.m.

Why Go: Preserving the abundance of your garden and the market while harvests are at their peak ensures that you'll have optimal variety, nutrition, and a lower food carbon footprint come winter. Learn the best and safest ways to can, freeze, lacto-ferment, pickle, dry, salt, and otherwise preserve summer's bounty.  

Cost: $48

Where/When: 9th St & Prospect Park W, Saturday, July 28 at 7:30 p.m.

Why Go: Why are there so many songs about rainbows? Ask the Loser’s Lounge. Before the screening of The Muppet Movie (the 1979 original) that all-star tribute ensemble gets its Kermit on with a salute to the Muppet musical oeuvre. And who better to dig into it than the Loser’s Lounge, which has covered everyone from Elton John to Dolly Parton to Simon and Garfunkel to Prince? Bring your kids, your voice, and your sense of childlike wonder and delight—because the whole night is a sing-along.

Cost: Free!

Where/When: , 200 Eastern Pkwy, Friday, July 27 at 11 a.m.

Why Go: Why not prepare for the London Olympics by learning about past Olympiads? The Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art’s Dinner Party exhibition showcases four women who were involved with Olympics dating as far back as 396 B.C. 

Cost: Free!