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(Chelsey Faucher/Unsplash) (BROOKLYN, N.Y.) The Prospect Park Alliance is planning to unveil a new mascot for its Park Champion campaign, but it is first seeking name suggestions for the chipmunk.

(Brooklyn Public Library) (BROOKLYN, N.Y.) The Metropolitan Opera is partnering with the Brooklyn Public Library for a free performance of "Hansel and Gretel" at the Central Library plaza in Prospect Heights on Wednesday night.

(Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council) (BROOKLYN, N.Y.) The New York City Department of Transportation is planning to upgrade Vanderbilt Avenue and Underhill Avenue, two popular open streets in Prospect Heights.

(Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (BROOKLYN, N.Y.) The Brooklyn Botanic Garden is set to open a new exhibit Thursday that will showcase Caribbean-American gardening and cultural programs throughout the garden.

(BROOKLYN, N.Y.) Randi Lee and Jeanette Zinno, the couple who co-own Leland Eating and Drinking House in Prospect Heights, will appear on a new Food Network series called "Me or the Menu" starting June 30.

(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (BROOKLYN, N.Y.) Bierwax, the local craft beer bar known for its wall of thousands of vinyl records, is hiring at its Brooklyn and Queens locations.

(Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (BROOKLYN, N.Y.) The Brooklyn Botanic Garden is hosting "A Liminal Soundbath," a musical experience in a live environment with the purpose of slowing down, focusing on your senses and being present in the moment, on Monday at 7:30 p.m.

(Isaiah Bekkers/Unsplash) (BROOKLYN, N.Y.) Underhill Open Streets is offering free yoga on Tuesday and free skateboarding lessons on Thursday this week. The yoga runs from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. between Park Place and Sterling Place. The class is hosted by Shambhala Yoga & Dance Center, and attendees must bring their own mat or towel. No registration is required.

(Mark Davis/Getty Images for Dave & Buster's) (BROOKLYN, N.Y.) New York City Council member Crystal Hudson is hosting a Father's Day celebration at Dave & Buster's on Sunday at Atlantic Terminal Mall.

(Mark Davis/Getty Images for Dave & Buster's) (BROOKLYN, N.Y.) The recently-opened Dave & Buster's at Atlantic Terminal is looking to hire multiple positions, including bartenders, line cooks, managers, game technicians and more.

(Concept art by Germane Barnes) (BROOKLYN, N.Y.) The Brooklyn Botanic Garden will unveil "For The Birds," a garden-wide birdhouse installation featuring more than 30 birdhouses made by artists of various disciplines, on Saturday.

(Bogomil Mihaylov/Unsplash) (BROOKLYN, N.Y.) Prospect Heights staple Branded Saloon will host a free comedy show presented by Brooklyn Pride on Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Lois Thompson will produce and host the show, which features comedians Calvin Cato, Dana Friedman, Jay Jurden, Nica Russell and headliner Pat Brown.

(Mario Tama/Getty Images) (BROOKLYN, N.Y.) Oonee, a company dedicated to offering affordable, secure bike parking while enlivening surrounding public spaces, has brought its mini pilot to Vanderbilt Avenue in Prospect Heights.

(BROOKLYN, N.Y.) New York-based real-estate development firm Mortar Group recently closed on the acquisition development site at 319 Prospect Place in Prospect Heights, according to a press release.

(Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images) (BROOKLYN, N.Y.) Tickets went on sale Tuesday for the NBA Draft at the Barclays Center on June 23. Ticket prices currently start at $47 and go up to $357 for the live event, which starts at 7 p.m.

(Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (BROOKLYN, N.Y.) Several stoop sales will pop up this weekend in Prospect Heights, and 100% of the proceeds will be donated to Razom for Ukraine, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing direct aid to the people of Ukraine.

(Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council) (BROOKLYN, N.Y.) The New York City Department of Transportation will host a series of public design workshops to collect community feedback on design proposals for Open Streets in Prospect Heights.

(Afton Almaraz/Getty Images) (BROOKLYN, N.Y.) The New York Road Runners half marathon on Saturday will cause some street closures around Grand Army Plaza in the morning. The race will start near the Brooklyn Museum around 7 a.m. and will finish at Coney Island. Participants will run past the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and around Grand Army Plaza before entering Prospect Park, where they will do a loop around the park and exit from the southwest corner onto Ocean Parkway.

(Ethan Miller/Getty Images) (BROOKLYN, N.Y.) Tickets for singer Ozuna's Barclays Center concert, scheduled for Sept. 30, go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday. The Puerto Rican singer and songwriter announced his "Ozutochi USA Tour" last week and he'll be kicking it off in Brooklyn, followed by stops in Boston, Chicago, Houston, Phoenix, San Diego, Los Angeles and more.

(BROOKLYN, N.Y.) Vanderbilt Open Streets is hosting its second Poetry Series on June 5 and it's looking for submissions from Prospect Heights poets to feature in the upcoming event.