Things To Do In Ditmas Park This Weekend

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This weekend is set to be a gloomy one, but not to worry–there are concerts, classes, fun food events, and more to try.

Thursday, March 27

• Sign up ahead of time for Introduction to Herbal Tinctures at Brooklyn ARTery, 6:30-8:30pm.
• Sign up for open mic night at 773 Lounge starting at 8pm.
Frank LoCrasto plays Sycamore, 8-10pm.
Stanley John Mitchell and His Band of Buddies play folk rock at Bar Chord, 9pm.

Friday, March 28

Sing along with Lloyd of The Deedle Deedle Dees at Lark, 10 and 11am.
Shape Up NYC hosts a free pilates class in Prospect Park, 12pm.
• Meet fellow moms and dads at the New Parent Meet-Up, Lark, 1pm.
• There’s a writing workshop for teens at the Cortelyou Library, 2:45pm.
Happy hour with babies and ice cream happy hour are at Lark, 4pm.
Check out Happy Hour cocktail recipes at T.B. Ackerson Wine Merchants, 6-8pm.
• Attend a screening and discussion of Dennis Ho’s Subway Preacher at All Souls Bethlehem Church, 7pm.
• Get your heart rate up and explore the neighborhood with Ditmas Rides, meeting in front of the Cortelyou Library at 7pm.
•  Jake G and the Soul Vibrance play Bar Chord, 9pm.

Saturday, March 29

• Email sameskyumuganda@gmail.com to reserve a spot, then join Same Sky and fellow volunteers for day of service to commemorate the Rwandan Genocide. Prospect Park, 9am-12pm.
• Register to help the Weekend Woodland Corps, starting at Prospect Park’s Picnic House parking lot, 9:45am.
• The Lavender Blues sing along is at Lark, 10 and 11 am.
Ready, Set, Kindergarten is at the Cortelyou Library, 11am.
• You can check out Introduction to Birdwatching, starting at the Audubon Center, 12-1pm.
• Take a historic walking tour of Prospect Park with the Urban Park Rangers, starting at the Grand Army Plaza Arch, 12pm.
Alex Levin and guests play jazz at Purple Yam, 12:30-2:30pm.
• Reserve a spot ahead of time for a bike tune up with Flatbush Mutual Aid at the Flatbush Reformed Church, 1:30-4:30pm.
• Author Kathy McDonald gives a talk on revolutionary playwright Lorraine Hansberry at the Cortelyou Library, 3pm.
• Sign up ahead of time for Pickle Making with a Pro at Brooklyn ARTery, 3:30-5:30pm.
• There’s an Allagash Brewery tap takeover at Sycamore, whenever’s good for you.
Pinky Swearz and The Crevulators play Bar Chord, 9pm.
Sweet Potato is at 773 Lounge, 10pm.

Sunday, March 30

• Meditate for free at at Jaya Yoga East, 8:30am.
• Play and sing at Toddler Time with Mary Jo, Lark, 10am.
Made by Lukas brings top tier veggie burgers to this week’s Flatbush Food Court, Sycamore, 12-6pm.
• Join the Ditmas Park Sitting Group to meditate at Third Root, 6:45pm.
Mike O’Malley plays Bar Chord, 7pm.
• … followed by the Cortelyou Jazz Jam, also at Bar Chord, 9pm.