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5 Things To Do Today: Buy Tickets for Hunger Games, Get Your Hands Dirty and More

Carroll Gardens-area subway, alternate side and event information you won't want to miss.

1. Buy your tickets for Hunger Games. The first screening of the day for this hotly anticipated film will happen at IMAX Theatre at 9:00 a.m. on Friday. Diehard fans can say they had buttered popcorn for breakfast. , 570 Second Avenue between 31st and 32nd Streets, Friday, 9:00 a.m., $8-$15

2. Get your hands dirty. Little Hands Arts & Crafts classes let toddlers explore a variety of art materials in a studio environment with their mom, dad or caregiver. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Workshops meet for 45 minutes. , 65 Bond Street between State and Schemerhorm Streets, 9:30 a.m., $25 drop-in.

3. Sing with the Kings of Karaoke. Stop belting it out in the shower and start showing off in public. Kings of Karaoke is a festive, rowdy karaoke party encouraging singers to enjoy themselves and get up out of their seats. The Rock Shop, 249 Fourth Avenue between Carroll and President Streets, 9:00 p.m., Free.

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4. Find out if your train is running ... The F and G trains will be skipping Smith-9th St, 15th St-Prospect Park and Fort Hamilton Parkway, per usual. Jamaica-bound F trains will run via the M from 47-50 Streets to Roosevelt Avenue. Coney Island-bound F trains run via A the from W 4 St to Jay St-MetroTech, according to the MTA

5. ... And if you have to move your car. Yes. Alternate side parking is in effect, according to the NYCDOT.

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