Dylan takes on Prospect Park; doggies have a ball with the Cyclones; ladies recycle wardrobes; daters relive high school prom; and Beerlympics encourage drunken competition!
The Cyclones have gone to the dogs!
CHARITY – Mon 11
Maddie’s Fund and the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals are hosting an “awwww”-inspiring event at KeySpan Park where dog lovers and their pooches will be welcome with wet kisses and wagging tails at the Cyclones’ annual “Bark in the Park” day. Catch a great game, share a couple of hot dogs (with your preferably not-too-hot dog) and perhaps even bring home a new pup (or cat) from the Animal Care & Control adoption van. Low-cost microchipping (a lifesaver if Lassie ever goes missing) will also be available. The event happens rain or shine and begins at 4 p.m.
Go for the gold, boozers!
DRINK – Sun 10
You’ve trained hard all year, specifically on St. Patrick’s Day and every time a friend had a birthday party. Finally, the moment has come . . . for the 2008 Beerlympics! Today, starting at noon – hustle to get there in time for the Opening Ceremony – you can drink all the cheap suds you can handle. Choices range from Czech import Krusovice to good ol’ Bud Light, with prices at $15 for the ladies and $20 for the guys. There will be team competitions, snacks and even medals awarded to the most athletic guzzlers. So put your brewski-pounding talents to the test and show the world you’re a champion!
‘Carrie’ on!
DANCE – Fri, 15
Chances are, if you live in New York City, you were a high school misfit and had a crap prom. Bemoan that fact no longer, and step into a time machine that’ll transform your gym-based formal memories from horror to happiness. Tonight’s Mishap Prom gives you a chance to showcase your true fabulosity (tuxes and gowns are encouraged) with a cool band (though, there may be some ironic Phil Collins ballads thrown in), photographers, boozed-up punch, and a prom king and queen crowned at midnight. Come dressed to impress at 9 p.m. sharp, and purchase open bar tickets (only available through presale, $35 for one ticket, $60 for two) at mishapprom.com. Sorry, real teens: This is a 21-and-over event where admission at the door costs $13 sans dress-up, $9 if you’re prom-attired.
Free style
Lolita Bar, 266 Broome St.; (212) 966-7223, lolitabar.net
OK, ladies, you know all of those impulse-purchased, I’ll-diet-down-to-fit-in-them skinny jeans? Those H+M dresses that just, well, seemed like a really good, cheap buy at the time? Well, it’s time to swap them for great treasures that were once another woman’s trash at Monday’s Summer Recess-ion Clothing Exchange. Drinks are a steal, too: From 5:30 till 9-ish, there will be $3 beer and well drinks, plus $5 mojitos and margaritas. Deejays Carla and Midge Pingleton will lay down the summer shopping jams, while Midge and the Green Markets of Manhattan will provide tasty snacks.
Bob plays Brooklyn!
MUSIC – Tues, 12
Yes, the freewheelin’ bard of bohemia will be rocking the outer borough as part of the Celebrate Brooklyn! festival – and no, Mr. Tambourine Man (or Woman), you cannot buy tickets. It’s a sold-out show, but don’t get the Subterranean Homesick Blues over it: Craigslist and Stubhub still have some ducats available. If all else fails, hang around outside the Bandshell with the rest of the aging hipsters and hope for stellar amplification. The show starts at 7 p.m.