| Rainy Day Brooklyn
If the meteorologists are right, a deluge of near-Biblical proportions is in store for April. This should come as no surprise, though, it being April and all (whose showers, legend has it, bring about the next month's flowers). In honor of the borough's restless and intrepid residents, we at GO Brooklyn have diligently compiled a list of indoor activities to help keep you occupied all month long, through the most dismal of drizzles and soul-crushing of storms. Bear in mind that foul-weather gear, a steely resolve and, in some cases, flotation devices may be required for transit to-and-from the following venues. A Brownie Sundae at theChocolate Room The restorative qualities of a brownie sundae cannot be overstated. On a rainy day, it might be all that stands between you and complete mental collapse.
Stachel's hat track lifts FH Central
Stachel, the junior captain of the Forest Hills Central girls soccer team, scored a natural hat trick Friday night as the Rangers defeated visiting Forest Hills Eastern 4-0. Stachel's three consecutive goals came after sophomore midfielder Erika Boll gave the Rangers a 1-0 lead in the game's first nine minutes. One of Stachel's goals came in the first half and two came in the second. "We switched some things up to try to let her run freely," FHC coach Josh Sheldon said. "We put a couple of forwards in the middle so that she could run and find her openings. She finished tonight. She has had these kinds of chances all year but tonight she stepped up and finishes those chances." Stachel's first goal was assisted by sophomore Kailee Stacy. Senior goalkeeper Kelsey Lovell stopped five Hawks shots in earning the shutout for Forest Hills Central.
'Smithsonian' Forms Partnership for Concerts in Manhattan
Smithsonian Magazine is partnering with the Metropolis Ensemble to present two concerts at the Angel Orensanz Foundation Center for the Arts in New York City. "Smithsonian Magazine readers are avid cultural catalysts, and an overwhelming number of them fulfill their passion for the arts by regularly attending live music performances," said Smithsonian Publishing Group publisher Kerry Bianchi. At the first Metropolis Ensemble concert on May 24, conductor Andrew Cyr will lead an international ensemble in a blue-grass inflected East-meets-West Mandolin Concerto by composer Avner Dorman, complimented by in-vogue Argentinean composer Osvaldo Golijov and the Chamber Symphony of Dmitri Shostakovich. In October, composer Dave Longstreth, leader of the indie rock band the Dirty Projectors, will collaborate with the Metropolis Ensemble in a classical twist on contemporary rock.
DiDonna trades cleats for skates
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Having been an Advance All Star at St. Peter's and a standout first baseman at St. Francis College in Brooklyn, Chris DiDonna has some pretty solid baseball credentials. But the Petrides coach has a secret: Baseball's not his favorite sport. DiDonna was also a superb defenseman for the St. Peter's hockey team, and has never put his love for that "on ice." "I've been playing hockey since I was 5 years old. I love it," said DiDonna, 33, who has played the last eight years with a Long Island-based men's league team composed primarily of court officers. "I'm the ringer," DiDonna grinned. Tonight through Sunday in Lake Placid, DiDonna's team will play in the annual Can-Am Tournament featuring men's league teams from both sides of the border, with some of the games played on the 1980 Olympic rink, site of the United States' "Miracle on Ice" win over the Soviet Union and subsequent Olympic gold medal.
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