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# Where To Take Your Date This Weekend: April 14–16
- URL: https://bklyner.com/take-date-weekend-april-14-16/
- Published: 2017-04-14T17:05:17.000Z
- Updated: 2017-04-14T17:05:17.000Z
- Author: Carly Miller
- Tags: Events, Explore, Nonsponsored, bar chord, birding, brooklyn events, brooklyn historical society, Brooklyn Public Library, comedy, date night, greenwood cemetery, littlefield, live music, #wp

![](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-11.09.38-AM.png)

(Photo via prospect\_park/instagram)

It’s springtime, and romance is sprouting up with the [cherry blossoms at the Botanic Gardens](https://www.bbg.org/collections/cherries?ref=bklyner.com). Whether you have a giddy new love or a cherished long-term partner, use this guide to plan the perfect weekend and try something new in your favorite boro — together.

If you have an event to share, email us at [editor@bklyner.com](mailto:editor@bklyner.com).

**All Weekend:**  
Celebrating Easter? Check out the [best easter egg hunts](/9-eggs-cellent-easter-egg-hunts/) in Marine Park, Bay Ridge, Gowanus, and more.

Looking for a romantic spot for brunch or dinner where you can enjoy a table outside? Check out our guides to the best outdoor dining and drinking in [Ditmas Park](/where-to-eat-drink-outside-in-around-ditmas-park/), [Sheepshead Bay](/eat-outside-sheepshead-bay-almost-complete-guide/), and [Park Slope (garden edition)](/where-to-eat-outdoors-in-park-slope-restaurants-with-backyards/).

![](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/pss_cherryblossoms_bbg.jpg)

Cherry Blossoms at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

**Outdoors lovers**

[**Spring in Prospect Park**](https://www.prospectpark.org/news-events/events/2017/4/16?ref=bklyner.com#pacific-sports-5th-brooklyn-15k)  
**When:** Saturday, and Sunday, April 15–April 17  
**Where:** Various locations in Prospect Park  
**What:** Now that the sun is out, the hoards have descended on Prospect Park with their picnic baskets and summer dresses (well, almost — it’s still jean-jacket weather). Explore nature, take a romantic walk on wooded paths, and of course, get some delicious eats at [Smorgasburg](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/prospect-park-150th-anniversary-opening-weekend-tickets-32605024506?ref=bklyner.com) in the Nethermead. Impress your date with some Prospect Park history — don’t worry, we’ve got you covered [here](/prospect-park-turns-150/).  
**How much:** Free.

[**Learn to identify trees and clouds**](http://brooklynbrainery.com/courses?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Saturday, April 15 — one session each 10:30am and 12:30pm  
**Where:** Greenpoint, from the Brooklyn Brainery  
**What:** Looking for a bit of pre-brunch sunshine? Check out a [Greenpoint tree identification](http://brooklynbrainery.com/courses/street-tree-identification-for-beginners?ref=bklyner.com) walk at 10:30, and then stay for the [cloud study](http://brooklynbrainery.com/courses/cloud-study-greenpoint?ref=bklyner.com) class — and build the skills you can take into the summer.  
**How much:** $13 each class.

[**Birding in Peace**](http://www.green-wood.com/event/birding-in-peace-april/2017-04-16/?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Sunday, April 16 at 6:30am  
**Where:** Greenwood Cemetery  
**What:** Are you an early riser? Take advantage with this before-hours walking tour with birding expert Rob Jett. You don’t have to be an expert to have fun — copies of Greenwood’s Bird Checklist will be on site.  
**How much:** $15 for non-members, get your ticket [here](http://www.green-wood.com/event/birding-in-peace-april/2017-04-16/?ref=bklyner.com).

![](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/bar-chord-band.jpeg)

Photo by Ditmas Park Corner

**Date nights: Music, dance, history, & laughs**

[**Free Fridays begin at the Brooklyn Historical Society**](http://brooklynhistory.org/visitor/freefridays?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Friday, April 14 from 5pm to 9pm  
**Where:** 128 Pierrepont Street, Brooklyn Heights  
**What:** Can anyone say sports history-buff date night?! Curator-led tours of the new baseball history exhibition, drink-n-design pennants, old-timey Dodgers ephemera, and local history of baseball’s grandfather: cricket.  
**How much:** FREE!

[**Comedy at Littlefield**](http://www.littlefieldnyc.com/event/1451226-hidden-fences-play-brooklyn/?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Friday, April 14 at 8pm  
**Where:** Littlefield, 622 DeGraw Street in Gowanus  
**What:** Hidden Fences is an absurd comedic mashup of a play based on the movies *Hidden Figures* and movie/play *Fences* and inspired by the viral mistake made at the Golden Globes.  
**How much:** $10 at the door

[**Brian Marsella’s Trio de Flail at the Owl in PLG**](http://theowl.nyc/?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Saturday, April 15 at 8pm (doors at 7:30)  
**Where:** The Owl Music Parlor, 497 Rogers Avenue between Midwood and Maple Streets.  
**What:** Check out the rhythm section of the NYC quintet The Flail in a cozy, intimate neighborhood venue.  
**How Much:** $10 suggested donation.

**[Alegba & Friends at Bar Chord](http://calendar.barchordnyc.com/events/2017/4/15/alegba-friends?ref=bklyner.com)**  
**When:** Saturday, April 15 at 10pm  
**Where:** Bar Chord, 10008 Cortelyou Road between Coney Island Avenue.  
**What:** Dance the night away with Afro Caribbean/Haitian/ Latin grooves at your fave Ditmas Park spot.  
**How Much:** No cover charge, but don’t forget drinks and the bar and tips.

![](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Brooklyn-Public-Library-Plaza.jpg)

**Daytime Arts & Culture**

**[Art in the Bar ](http://www.sycamorebrooklyn.com/art-in-the-bar/?ref=bklyner.com)**  
**When:** Saturday, April 15 from 2pm–4pm  
**Where:** Sycamore Bar + Flowershop, 1118 Cortelyou Road  
**What:** Develop a hobby that will bind you together (too much?) at this Basic Bookmaking/bookbinding workshop in Sycamore’s lovely backyard Lodge.  
**How much:** $45/student

**[PRI’s Taking ISIS to Court interview](http://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/pri%E2%80%99s-world-and-across-wo-central-library-dweck-cen-041517?ref=bklyner.com)**  
**When:** Saturday, April 15, at 1pm  
**Where:** Brooklyn Public Library Central Branch,10 Grand Army Plaza  
**What:** Looking for a conversation starter?Check out this discussion with human rights activist Nadia Murad, an ISIS survivor, Nobel Peace Prize nominee and UN Goodwill Ambassador. Just steps from the expansive greenmarket at Grand Army Plaza.  
**How much:** Free