Things To Do In Ditmas Park This Weekend

This weekend might be a little stormy, but is also full of music, classes, a street fair, and more. Learn, play, listen, and enjoy!

Thursday, June 27

• Preschool story time is at the Cortelyou Library, 10:30am.
• Kids can make nature journals and learn how to use binoculars and field guides at Prospect Park’s Blooming Naturalists, Audubon Center, 2-3pm Thursdays and Fridays.
• Nature on the Go! is on next at the Prospect Park Audubon Center, Thursdays and Fridays, 3-4pm.
• … and stick around to learn about park wildlife at Animal Encounter, at the Audubon Center Thursdays and Fridays, 4-4:30pm.
• Sustainable Flatbush’s Healing Herb Garden open hours continue at 2103 Kenmore Terrace, Thursdays and Fridays from 4-6pm.
• Meet City Council District 40 Candidate Saundra Thomas at Lark, 6:30pm.
• Catch a free performance of The Seagull at a rustic shelter in Prospect Park, 7 pm nightly from June 25-30.
• Celebrate Brooklyn! continues with Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo at the Prospect Park Bandshell, 8pm.
• Sign up for Open Mic night at Shenanigans, 8pm.
• Sign up to perform at Open Mic night from 8-8:30 pm, or just watch starting at 9pm at 773 Lounge.
• See Zach Jones and Sean Kershaw & the New Jack Ramblers at Bar Chord, starting at 8pm.

Friday, June 28

• Shape Up NYC hosts a free introductory pilates class, Prospect Park Audubon Center, 12-1pm.
• Meet fellow parents at the New Parent Meet-Up, Lark, 1-2pm.
• Teens are invited to a writing workshop at the Cortelyou Library, 3-4pm.
• Babes and Beer Happy Hour is at Lark, 4-5:30pm.
• Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Aurelio Martinez play Celebrate Brooklyn! at the Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:30pm.
• The Luna Sisters are at Bar Chord, 8pm.

Saturday, June 29

• Get focused for nothing at Free Meditation with Kathleen, Midwood Martial Arts, 8:30-9am.
• The Lavender Blues Singalong is at Lark, 10-11am.
• Attend an all-levels donation-based yoga class with Spring Into Yoga at the Prospect Park Peristyle, starting at 10am Saturdays and 1pm Sundays, plus a kids-only class with Little Yoga Bubbles at 1pm on Saturdays. See the full schedule of classes on Spring Into Yoga’s website.
• Pre-register to help Prospect Park’s Weekend Woodland Corps, meeting at thePicnic House parking lot, 10am-2pm.
• Attend a “Kiddie and Me” flower class with Stems at Lark at 11:30am, or a boozy DIY class at Stems at 1pm.
• Learn avian basics at Introduction to Birdwatching, Prospect Park Pop-Up Audubon, 12pm, and hang out after until 5pm.
• Sustainable Flatbush’s Healing Herb Garden Saturday open hours are at 2103 Kenmore Terrace, 10am-2pm (with compost open hours 10am-12pm).
• See Alex Levin and guests play jazz at Purple Yam, 12-2:30pm.
• Learn about 19th Century life at the Lefferts 2nd Floor Tours, Lefferts Historic House, Saturdays and Sundays 1pm-3:30pm (tours every half hour).
• Kids can learn about making cloth at History in Your Hands: Flax to Linen, also at the Lefferts Historic House, Saturdays and Sundays from 2-4pm.
• “Honey, Dear” Vintage Jazz is on at Lark, 4-5pm.
• Os Mutantes, Javelin, Janka Nabay, and The Bubu Gang play Celebrate Brooklyn! at the Prospect Park Bandshell, 7pm.
• Missed our neighbor Sarah Jenny‘s sold out “Everybooty” event at BAM? You can still get tickets and attend the Queen of Pentacles dance party at Littlefield NYC, 9pm-4am.
• Tall County plays Bar Chord, 9pm.
• Belt Parkway West plays 773 Lounge, 10pm.

Sunday, June 30

• Toddlers can play and sing at Toddler Time with Mary Jo, Lark, 10-10:30am.
• The Pop-Up Audubon is open again from 12-5pm.
• The Flatbush Avenue Street Fair runs from Parkside to Cortelyou, 12-6pm.
• Attend a free photography workshop with Ditmas Arts (call ahead to reserve a spot), 2-4pm.
• Attend the OMNI Ensemble Gala at 690 E 18th St. between Foster and Glenwood, 4-9pm.
• Sit zazen at Third Root, 6:45-7:15pm.

Photo via Sean Kershaw & the New Jack Ramblers