Things To Do In Ditmas Park This Week

Photo via Amandla Turner
Amandla Turner will perform at Bar Chord tonight at 9pm. Photo via Amandla Turner

We hope everyone had a relaxing Memorial Day weekend! This week, you can go to a free doulas event at the Family of Light Holistic Center tonight, attend the 70th Precinct Community Council meeting Wednesday, join your favorite bloggers at The BITE Thursday evening, and lots more! If you have an upcoming event you’d like featured in our calendar, or if there’s anything we’ve left off, let us know! Post your events in our community calendar or email us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com.

Tuesday, May 26

• El Super Tostadas dishes up their goods at Sycamore’s Flatbush Food Court, 6-10:30pm.
• Find out about postpartum doulas at a free event at the Family of Light Holistic Center, 6:30pm.
• Learn about the DOT’s plans to make Caton Avenue safer at CB 7’s meeting, 6:30pm.
Join the Brooklyn Front Runners (a multi-sport club for LGBT and LGBT-friendly athletes) for a run at Prospect Park every Tuesday evening, 7pm.
• Win a $60 bar tab during Highbury Pub’s trivia night, 9pm.
• Folky, funky singer/songwriter Amandla Turner performs at Bar Chord, 9pm.

Wednesday, May 27

• A gentle yoga class each Wednesday at the Church of the Nativity (1099 Ocean Avenue, by Farragut) will include stretching, strengthening, and breathing deeply, and the instructor noted it’s good for those with arthritis, hypertension, diabetes, or just regular aches and pains. $10 suggested donation, 10:30am.
• Join the sing-along with Debbie Deane at Lark Café, 11am.
• Kids can get help with their homework at the Cortelyou Library, 3-4:30pm.
• Teens Tech Time at the Cortelyou Library, 4-5pm.
• Shape Up NYC presents its Glutes in Gear: Cardio & Toning class at Prospect Park’s Audubon Center, 6-7pm. (Please bring your own workout mat.)
• Bring your kitchen scraps to Q Gardens for free composting, 6:30-8:30pm.
Ono Banh Mi dishes up their deliciousness at Sycamore’s Flatbush Food Court, 6-10:30pm.
• Attend the 70th Precinct Community Council meeting at 175 Lawrence Avenue, 7:30pm.
Mic the Robot performs their funky, Latin-tinged dance grooves at Bar Chord, 9pm.
• Two-for-one whiskey night at the Highbury Pub, 9pm.
• Beer and food specials, trivia, prizes and more at Hamilton’s Movie Night, featuring “Rock ‘N Roll High School,” 10pm.

Thursday, May 28

fish at Liman in Sheepshead Bay

• Kids ages 0-5 are invited to story time at the Cortelyou Library, 10:30am.
The Dad Beats perform their kid-friendly tunes at Lark Cafe, 11am.
• Adults can refresh their technology skills at this free computer class at the Cortelyou Library, 1pm.
• Children ages 6-12 can play board games, card games and more at the Cortelyou Library, 3pm.
• Kids can get help with their homework at the Cortelyou Library, 3pm.
• Learn about the critters that call Prospect Park home & even assist in a feeding at the Audubon Center, 4pm.
PS 217’s free Spring Concert Series continues in the school’s garden, 6pm.
Queen Cobra Thai serves up their tasty eats at Sycamore’s Flatbush Food Court, 6pm.
• Singer/songwriter Jono Manson performs at Bar Chord, 8pm.
• Gregg Allman’s guitarist Scott Sharrard and his Brickyard Band perform at Bar Chord, 9:30pm.