Travel Reference
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Unique Finds
The Saturday
Brooklyn Flea
(
www.brooklynflea.com
;
176 Lafayette Ave, btwn Clermont & Vanderbilt
Aves, Fort Greene; 10am-5pm Sat Apr-Nov; ; G to Clinton-Washington Aves)
hosts some 150
vendors peddling everything from antiques and vintage clothes to lip-smacking
snacks.
BAM!
America's oldest performing arts center, the
Brooklyn Academy of Music
(BAM;
718-636-4100;
www.bam.org
; 30 Lafayette Ave, at Ashland Pl, Fort Greene; 2/3, 4/5, B, Q to Atlantic Ave)
supplies NYC with edgier works of modern dance, music and theater. Free perform-
ances are known to boil up on weekends.
Rock Climbing
Get high at
Brooklyn Boulders
(
www.brooklynboulders.com
; 575 Degraw St, at Third Ave, Boerum
Hill; day pass $25;
R to Union St)
, BK's biggest indoor climbing area.
8am-midnight;
Homegrown Art
In a converted factory, interdisciplinary arts center
Invisible Dog
(
www.theinvisibledog.org
;
51 Bergen St; F, G to Bergen St)
embodies Brooklyn's creativity. Fre-
quent exhibitions are held on the ground floor.
Dinner: Big Spender
Reserve a table at
Dover
( 347-987-3545;
www.doverbrooklyn.com
; 412 Court St, btwn 1st & 2nd
Pl; mains $28-40; 5:30-10:30pm; F, G to Carroll St)
, one of Brooklyn's newest dining hot-
spots. The seven-course tasting menu has foodies frothing.
Dinner: Smaller Wallet
Cash-only
Lucali
(
718-858-4086; 575 Henry St, at Carroll St, Carroll Gardens; pizza $24, calzone
F, G to Carroll St)
dishes out superlative pizzas.
$10, toppings $3;
6-10pm, closed Tues;
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