MONDAY, AUG. 16, 2010 >>>
1. Phil Berkowitz and The Dirty Cats fill The Swiss with blues beginning at 8 p.m.
2. A.K. Mimi Allin's 15-minute Seaside Opera was actually inspired by Tollefson Plaza. No joke. As Allin says of her poetic opera - now set to be performed daily 2-7 p.m. every half hour through Aug. 21 in the place that inspired it - "I can smell the water from Tollefson and long for it. ... I wanted to capitalize on the water element of the park. How wonderful, I thought, to bring the beach right up into town!" Hell, the beach is better than nothing.
3. Amy Pennington - organic gardener, urban cook and food enthusiast - will share valuable tips for growing greens, aromatic herbs and edible flowers, including small batch preserving and canning tips, at 6 p.m. at the Bayview School of Cooking.
4. Cropsey is a documentary examining the concept of the bogeyman - as legend, as reality and as a combination of the two. On Staten Island in the '70s and '80s, a story was passed around by local children about a man who lived in the woods. This man was often known as Cropsey, and according to the story he roamed at night, snatching children. The legend of Cropsey became all too real with the 1987 disappearance of a young girl. Joshua Zeman and Barbara Brancaccio's film investigates at 6:30 p.m. inside the Capitol Theater.
5. Kamel Toe Bar and Grill's Karaoke Idol Qualifying Round begins at 9 p.m.