5 Things To Do In Park Slope This Weekend

Hope everyone enjoys the last weekend of 2013! If you’re looking for some fun things to do to send your year off well, we’ve got some suggestions:

Introduction to Birdwatching
When: Saturday, December 28, 12pm
Where: Prospect Park’s Audubon Center
What: Take a tour from the Brooklyn Bird Club to learn about the 250 species of birds that call Prospect Park home.
How much: Free!

The Steadfast Tin Soldier & Nutcracker Sweets
Where: Puppetworks, 338 6th Avenue, 718-965-3391
When: Daily through Monday, December 30, 12:30pm & 2:30pm
What: These two fun puppet shows (both are shown at each performance), adaptations of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale and Tchaikovsky’s Land of Sweets dances, are becoming a holiday tradition. Appropriate for ages 3 and up.
How much: $8 for children, $9 for adults; reservations are suggested

Are You Game?
When: Saturday, December 28, 8-10pm (doors 7pm)
Where: Union Hall, 702 Union Street
What: Looking for a date for New Year’s Eve? Think your perfect match is the person who will still be interested in you if you beat them at a board game? Then this is the place for you, where trivia, games, booze, and speed dating meet in one odd event. And if you don’t find a match, maybe you’ll come away with one of many prizes, like tickets to shows at Union Hall and The Bell House.
How much: $15, available in advance

Charanga Soleil
When: Saturday, December 28, 9pm
Where: BAMcafé, 30 Lafayette Ave
What: Bring your dancing shoes to this annual holiday party from the lively pan-Caribbean ensemble, who will play a globe-hopping jam session that encompasses Cuban salsa, Congolese rumba-soukous, Haitian compas, and Puerto Rican plena-bomba.
How much: Free!

Open Mic
When: Sunday, December 29, 8pm
Where: Tea Lounge, 837 Union Street
What: Looking for a low-pressure place to try out some new songs or other pieces? Tea Lounge promises “a great relaxed environment with zero judgment perfect for beginners.”
How much: Free!

Photo via Charanga Soleil