Music in the neighborhoods! Why bother spending a ticket package when you can see the same entertainment for free in Brooklyn? Check out this amazing schedule of free entertainment on Mondays during the summer. Concerts start at 7:30 PM, but get there early for a good seat.
Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series Lineup 2013
- Monday July 15: EDMONDS KENNY ‘BABYFACE’
- MONDAY JULY 22 OLD SCHOOL NIGHT: RAKIM, WHODINI, BIG DADDY KANE, CHUBB ROCK
- Monday, JULY 29: ANNUAL GOSPEL NIGHT with MARVIN SAPP, ISRAEL HAUGHTON AND THE NEW RACE. CHOIR OF THE CHRISTIAN CULTURAL CENTER
- Monday, August 5: ANNUAL NIGHT OF THE CARIBBEAN with MORGAN HERITAGE. THE KES BAND and MIGHTY SPARROW
- Monday August 12: TONI BRAXTON
- Monday August 19: GLADYS KNIGHT and the O’JAYS
Check out the free concerts at Coney Island: Seaside Summer Concerts
Advice
- Get there early as lines can be very long and slow.
- Artists are subject to change, see WLIB 1190AM or WBLS 107.5 FM
- If there is a rain forecast, check that the program is still on
- NO cameras, audio and / or video recording, alcohol, pets, glass bottles, or smoking.
- You can bring folding chairs; Space is limited. All people and packages are subject to search before entering (and yes, they do)
Where is
Driving from Manhattan: Take the Manhattan Bridge to Flatbush Avenue. Drive 3 miles to Rutland Road. At Rutland Road, turn left. Continue straight on Rutland Road until you reach Brooklyn Avenue. The park and field are on your right.
From Long Island and South Brooklyn, take the Belt Parkway to Exit 6N. Flatbush Avenue North. Take Flatbush Avenue approx. 5 miles to Rutland Road. At Rutland Road, turn right. Continue straight on Rutland Road until you reach Brooklyn Avenue. The park and field are on your right.
By Public Transportation: Take the number “2” or “5” trains to Winthrop Street. “5” works only during rush hour. Walk 2 blocks east.
By bus: B12 on Clarkson Avenue to New York Avenue, or B44 on Nostrand Avenue and New York Avenues to Winthrop Street
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