A Year In Pictures: 2012 In South Brooklyn

A quick glance backwards before heading into a new year.

Carroll Gardens and surroundings.

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BoCoCa Arts Festival Comes To Carroll Park This Saturday

Get ready for a day of music, art and much more at Carroll Park on Saturday, June 30th.  It's all part of the fourth Annual BoCoCa Arts Festival.
Enjoy performances by:
Devlin Miles at 12 PM
Ferns at 1PM
Onliest -Ganessa James at 2PM
Br and Timebomb at 3 PM.
The event is open and free to the public.
For further information, please visit BoCoCa Arts Festival's web site.


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Smith Street Funday Sunday Draws Huge Crowds. Will "The Champ" Millender Wins Cheese Eating Contest Again

Will "The Champ" Millender, Winner Of Cheese Eating Contest

The weather yesterday couldn't have been better for this year's Smith Street Funday Sunday celebration, the annual street fair, sponsored by South Brooklyn Local Development Corporation, which stretches from Union Street to Bergen Street.

The event highlights not only the small eateries and boutiques which line Smith Street, but also local arts and crafts, as well as great music.Apart from the great food, the highlight by far is Stinky's Cheese Eating Contest, which was held at 2 PM. Though quite a few contestant valiantly tried to beat the winner of years past, Will "The Champ" Millender, easily won for the sixth year in a row. He even set a record, wolfing down 16 onces of cheese in two minutes. Impressive.

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Karen K And The Jitterbugs Rocked Carroll Park

Judging by the crowd and the big smiles on everyone's face, Saturday's performance by Karen K And The Jitterbug in Carroll Park was a huge success. On this sunny afternoon, neighborhood kids clapped, cheered and swayed to the band's catchy tunes.
The performance was the first of this summer's much loved Carroll Park Kids Concert Series. The event was hosted in collaboration with PS 58.  Throughout the summer, there will be three more such concerts featuring some of the most beloved children's bands in Brooklyn and each benefiting a local public school.

For the schedule and updates, click here.

A big thanks to organizer and neighborhood mom Simmi Degnemark and her tireless volunteers for their hard work and for bringing so much joy to the little ones and their families.


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