The Downtown Brooklyn Hoedown is set for this Saturday, Oct. 24, from noon to midnight. Food, music, dancing and art will fill this festive day at the Bond Street Garage, corner of Bond and Livingston streets. Performers include Melody Berger and Friends, the Five Deadly Venoms, Alex Battles (of Brooklyn Country Music Fest fame), and the Cozy Shack Fiddle Extravaganza. There will of course be pumpkin carving and apple bobbing as well.

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