THE 33rd ANNUAL ATLANTIC ANTIC STREET FESTIVAL Sunday, September 30th 2007 from 10am to 6pm, rain or shine Atlantic Avenue from Hicks Street to Fourth Avenue 10 Blocks of Food, Festivities, and Fun Through the Heart of Brownstone Brooklyn

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33rd ANNUAL ATLANTIC ANTIC STREET FESTIVAL SET FOR SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE FOOD!

Brooklyn, New York, July 23, 2007 – The 33rd Annual Atlantic Antic Street Festival will be held on Sunday, September 30, 2007 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (rain or shine), transforming ten blocks of Atlantic Avenue into a sea of live performances, one of a kind merchandise, and savory treats from around the world. This homegrown festival will span from Hicks Street to Fourth Avenue, passing through Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, and Boerum Hill in the heart of brownstone Brooklyn. This year’s Antic will celebrate Atlantic Avenue’s diverse culinary offerings via a special map that will let you navigate the event by delicacy. From pulled pork and Vietnamese sandwiches to ice cream and red velvet cupcakes, let your stomach lead the way!

Not hungry? Not a problem. From shopping for jewelry, home accessories, and clothing to watching live belly dancing – if you want it, you’ll find it at the Antic. Hundreds of local vendors will compliment the avenue’s wide array of trendy restaurants and shops. Anchored between Smith Street and Boerum Place, the children’s section will offer plenty of family fun with pony rides, face painting, balloon sculptures, puppets, books, kids clothing, and plenty of art activities.

Room for more? There will be nine live musical stages – featuring blues, rock, country, R&B, jazz, a Middle Eastern orchestra and interactive music for kids – to keep you moving along the avenue. The New York Transit Museum’s Bus Festival will coincide and intersect with this year’s Atlantic Antic. Running perpendicular along Boerum Place, visitors can board and explore a collection of vintage buses dating as far back as 1917, and enjoy hands-on activities at the “Kid’s Stop” tent. Admission to the Museum, around the corner on Schermerhorn Street, will be free between noon and 5 p.m.

Closed to traffic for the day, the 2007 Atlantic Antic will showcase the rich cultural, culinary and commercial diversity along Atlantic Avenue. . All activities are free and open to the public.

The Atlantic Antic, which is presented by the Atlantic Avenue Local Development Corporation, and produced by auster*events, gives merchants, residents and street vendors the opportunity to open their neighborhoods to a wider audience during this annual New York City tradition.

The Atlantic Avenue Local Development Corporation, originally formed in 1974, is a not-for-profit organization committed to the economic development of the Atlantic Avenue area from Fourth Avenue to the East River waterfront in Brooklyn, New York. In addition to producing the Atlantic Antic and other special events, the organization's activities include implementation of streetscape improvements, historic storefront preservation, and advocacy on issues of importance to the retail and residential community

The 2007 Atlantic Antic is sponsored by Sovereign Bank, Two Trees Management, The Nets, Forest City Ratner Companies, Equinox Fitness Club, Time Warner, Crunch Fitness, WCBS-FM, Independence Community Foundation, Brooklyn Eagle and Con Edison.

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Directions: Several public and private parking lots on and around Atlantic Avenue or any Brooklyn bus to civic center area, or by subway take either the 2, 3, 4, 5 to Nevins St. OR Atlantic Avenue OR Borough Hall, M to Borough Hall; R to Borough Hall Station OR Lawrence St, or Pacific St. F to Bergen Street OR Jay Street B, Q to Atlantic Avenue N, M, D to Pacific Street A, C, G to Hoyt/Schemerhorn or Jay Street.