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5 Things You Should Know This Week

Vickie Winans, Cissy Houston and free supplies for children heading back to school

1. Monday, August 20, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Concert series will hold its Annual Gospel Night, featuring Vickie Winans and Cissy Houston (with a tribute to her daughter, Whitney Houston). The free concerts are Monday nights at 7:30 p.m., at Wingate Field, located at Brooklyn Avenue between Rutland Road and Winthrop Street. The public is encouraged to bring their own chairs. A limited amount of general seating is available on a first come, first served basis. 

2. Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Monday and Tuesday, August 20-21, for Idul-Fitr. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.

3. On Wednesday, August 22, is the at Rustik Tavern and Bar, located at 471 Dekalb Ave. The cover is free!

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4. On Friday, August, 24, is the —Summer edition 2012. You may know what you want, but you are have not specified exactly what it is, what it should be and what it should not be.  The Vision Board (Dream Map) is a great way to not only identify specifically what you want, but you can actually create the pattern in which it can happen. The workshop will take place at 375 Stuyvesant Ave, Bklyn, NY. The workshop includes:

  • Wheel of Life workshsheet
  • Poster Boards 
  • Magazines [I encourage to bring your own pictures]
  • Overview on Law of Attraction & Personal Intent: Exercises that will help you engage your board.
  • Light Refreshment  

Space is Limited to reserve your spot TODAY!! The program begins at 7:30pm.

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5. Islamic Circle of North America, a NY based national organization, will be giving away free school supplies in Bed-Stuy on Sunday, August 26, at the Masjid Taqwa, located at 1266 Bedford Ave., from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.


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