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# Things To Do In Ditmas Park This Week
- URL: https://bklyner.com/things-ditmas-park-week-6-ditmas-park/
- Published: 2014-11-17T22:30:20.000Z
- Updated: 2014-11-17T22:06:49.000Z
- Author: Anna Gustafson
- Tags: bar chord, brooklyn front runners, cortelyou library, family, family and kids, free events, Highbury Pub, Lark Café, live music, prospect park, #API-Imported

![Dan Loomis](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Dan-Loomis.jpg)

Happy Monday, everyone! This week, you can address concerns about crime at tonight’s [Community Board 14 Public Safety Committee meeting ](http://www.cb14brooklyn.com/public-safety-committee-meeting-6/?ref=bklyner.com)or Wednesday’s [70th Precinct Community Council meeting](http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/precincts/precinct%5F070.shtml?ref=bklyner.com), learn more about PS 217 [at an open house](/blog/education/learn-ps-217-open-house-wednesday-november-19), win a $60 bar tab at [the Highbury Pub’s trivia night](https://twitter.com/HighburyPubBK?ref=bklyner.com), and lots more. If you have something you’d like added to our calendar, let us know! You can email us at [editor@ditmasparkcorner.com](mailto:editor@ditmasparkcorner.com).

**Monday, November 17**

• All are welcome to attend [Community Board 14’s Public Safety Committee meeting](http://www.cb14brooklyn.com/public-safety-committee-meeting-6/?ref=bklyner.com) at the CB 14 District Office (810 East 16th Street). Deputy Inspector Richard DiBlasio, commanding officer of the 70th Precinct, will be on hand to discuss crime in the area. 7pm  
• Check out the weekly [Shape Up NYC Couch to 5k Group Run](http://www.prospectpark.org/calendar/event/shape-up-nyc-group-run?ref=bklyner.com), meeting at the [Lefferts Historic House](http://www.prospectpark.org/visit/places/lefferts?ref=bklyner.com), 7pm.

**Tuesday, November 18**

• There’s a [drop-in sing-along](http://www.larkcafe.com/weekly-calendar/?ref=bklyner.com) with [Dan Loomis](http://www.danloomismusic.com/about?ref=bklyner.com) (of The Dadbeats) at Lark Cafe, 9am.  
• Join the [drop-in sing-along](http://www.larkcafe.com/weekly-calendar/?ref=bklyner.com) with [Miss Katie](http://www.musicwithmisskatie.com/?ref=bklyner.com) at Lark Cafe, 11am.  
• Babies (up to 18 months old) and their parents/caregivers are welcome to [enjoy books, songs & rhymes at Cortelyou Library](http://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/babies-and-books-cortelyou-library-111814?ref=bklyner.com), 11:15am.  
• [Teenagers can learn more about embroidery](http://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/embroidery-teens-cortelyou-library-111814?ref=bklyner.com) at the Cortelyou Library, 3-4pm.  
• Come sing and dance with [Amy Miles](http://www.amymiles.net/Main/Main.htm?ref=bklyner.com) at [Lark Cafe](http://www.larkcafe.com/weekly-calendar/?ref=bklyner.com), 4pm.  
• [Join the Brooklyn Front Runners](http://frny.org/fun-runs/tuesday-fun-run-brooklyn/?ref=bklyner.com) (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](https://twitter.com/HighburyPubBK?ref=bklyner.com), 9pm.  
• Ken Shoji performs [at Bar Chord](http://barchordnyc.com/calendar.html?ref=bklyner.com), 9pm.

**Wednesday, November 19**

• [Learn about PS 217](/blog/education/learn-ps-217-open-house-wednesday-november-19) at its open house, 8:30-10:30am.  
• Lend the [Wednesday Corps](http://www.prospectpark.org/calendar/event/wednesday-corps?ref=bklyner.com) a hand at Prospect Park (call 718-287-3400 for location), 10am.  
• A new gentle yoga class each Wednesday at [the Church of the Nativity](http://www.episcopalchurch.org/parish/church-nativity-brooklyn-ny?ref=bklyner.com) (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.  
• Children in grades 1 through 8 can get help with their homework [at the Cortelyou Library](http://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/homework-help-cortelyou-library-101514?ref=bklyner.com), 3-5pm.  
• Teens are invited to [play video games at the Cortelyou Library](http://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/teen-tech-time-ps3-gaming-cortelyou-library-110514?ref=bklyner.com), 4-5pm.  
• The [70th Precinct Community Council will meet](http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/precincts/precinct%5F070.shtml?ref=bklyner.com) at 175 Lawrence Avenue, 7:30pm.  
• Free standards [at Bar Chord](http://barchordnyc.com/calendar.html?ref=bklyner.com), 9pm.  
• Two-for-one whiskey night [at the Highbury Pub](https://twitter.com/HighburyPubBK?ref=bklyner.com), 9pm.

*Photo [via Dan Loomis](https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152900522784972&set=pb.534964971.-2207520000.1416261095.&type=3&theater).*