RA RA RASPUTIN at Le Gamin Café: A Dinner and Celebration of the Life and Times of Russia’s Greatest Love Machine!

Come help to celebrate the life and times of everyone’s favorite Siberian holy man and tsarist power broker, Grigory Yefimovich Rasputin. The occasion is the 99th anniversary of the Mad Monk’s notorious Yar Restaurant incident in Moscow, wherein a lewd and drunken Rasputin (or was it an impersonator?) exposed himself to the assembled haute bourgeoisie of Moscow, before being chased out by the fuzz.

Gaze into the crazed eyes of the Satyr of St. Petersburg, and tease the man from the myth with the guidance of The Center for Investigative Research.

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Bloomberg expresses concern over the (gasp!) ascendence of the mighty, mighty hipster: “Brooklyn’s cachet as a global brand and epitome of urban hipsterdom is shifting NYC’s center of gravity, reducing the supremacy of Manhattan and exerting more influence on NY’s political, economic and cultural life.” [Bloomberg]

Also added to the “JUST IN, in case you didn’t notice” file: Median rent in Brooklyn hits $2,890, virtually in the same league as Manhattan. [NY Daily News]

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Sarah Barron at WORD Brooklyn: The hilarious Sara Barron presents her essay collection The Harm in Asking: My Clumsy Encounters with the Human Race in an event with fellow authors Ophira Eisenberg (Screw Everyone) and Diana Spechler (Skinny, Who By Fire).

DJ D’s Ragged But Right show spins 45s at Teddy’s tonight; test your classic vinyl knowledge and win prizes!

As you probably know, the G train will be suspended from July 26 through September 1 between Long Island City and Nassau Avenue. You can attend a community town hall tomorrow on Java Street at 6:00 pm. Details here. [Brooklyn Daily Eagle]

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In New York, Participatory Budgeting (or PB) is a relatively new program where district residents participate directly in the city budgeting process, deciding how to spend $1,000,000 in city funds. These funds can go towards capital projects in our parks, our schools—or wherever else the residents of our district decide.

Yesterday we profiled the BOOKlyn SHUTTLE mobile library project, and gave an overview of the PB voting process, which you can read about here.

Meerkat Media Collective provides us with “A quick introduction to an inspiring form of participatory democracy taking root across America” in this super enjoyable video.

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Saturday is Caturday, and more: we’re getting that sexy is the vibe in the hood this weekend. MEOW: WG Saturday Picks.

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Be ready to get on the road to Metropolitan Avenue by 9:30 for Kimberly Sevilla’s 10:00 a.m. “Gardening, Starting from Scratch” workshop at Rose, Red, & Lavender.

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