Arts & Entertainment

— Prepare to party: The countdown to Carnival has begun

Park Slope — South Slope Summer Stroll to bring summer fun to Fifth Avenue

Greenpoint — Award-winning Brooklyn playwright premieres “Rubber Ducks and Sunsets”

— Miss Brooklyn and Miss Kings County compete for their chance to represent Miss New York

— Bastille Day fun from France, all summer long

— Moms Demand Action’s movie with a message

Fort Greene — Food trucks return outside Barclays Center this Saturday

Dyker Heights — Sights from the annual Dyker Heights Independence Day Parade

— Fireworks, beer, live music, and baseballs at Coney Island for July 4th Thursday

Cobble Hill — REMINDER: Smith Street Stage’s “Julius Caesar” opens tonight

Park Slope — Avidya & the Kleshas performing tonight at the Tea Lounge

— A convention, solely dedicated to [tattoo] ink lovers