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The Weekend Tip: Summer Literary Festival Comes to Fort Greene Park

A celebration of the written word.

1. After a summer of free outdoor writing workshops, young authors from the New York Writers Coalition will present their work to veteran writers at the 8th annual Summer Literary Festival. Authors Earl Lovelace, Tayari Jones and Jessica Hagedorn. Fort Greene Park. Sat., 3 p.m. Free. 

2. Fort Greene Park Greenmarket presents their latest installment of their —this time featuring Carrie King from the market-inspired cooking blog, A Cook Grows in Brooklyn. Fort Greene Park. Sat., 11 a.m. Free.

3. Let’s Move! Brooklyn leads to promote healthy living. Meet at Cadman Plaza (Downtown Brooklyn) Sun., 9:30 a.m. Free.

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4. , benefitting Brooklyn Tech's Parent Teacher Association, returns to the neighborhood. Fort Greene Place and Dekalb Avenue. 10 a.m. Free.

5. leads with Mike Brun and Nicole Weiss in a night of drink specials and fabulous outdoor sounds. Chez Lola, 387 Myrtle Ave. 7 p.m. $5.

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