Things To Do In Ditmas Park This Week

Happy Monday, everyone! This week, you can address concerns about crime at tonight’s Community Board 14 Public Safety Committee meeting or Wednesday’s 70th Precinct Community Council meeting, learn more about PS 217 at an open house, win a $60 bar tab at the Highbury Pub’s trivia night, 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.

Monday, November 17

• All are welcome to attend Community Board 14’s Public Safety Committee meeting 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, meeting at the Lefferts Historic House, 7pm.

Tuesday, November 18

• There’s a drop-in sing-along with Dan Loomis (of The Dadbeats) at Lark Cafe, 9am.
• Join the drop-in sing-along with Miss Katie at Lark Cafe, 11am.
• Babies (up to 18 months old) and their parents/caregivers are welcome to enjoy books, songs & rhymes at Cortelyou Library, 11:15am.
• Teenagers can learn more about embroidery at the Cortelyou Library, 3-4pm.
• Come sing and dance with Amy Miles at Lark Cafe, 4pm.
• Join the Brooklyn Front Runners (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, 9pm.
• Ken Shoji performs at Bar Chord, 9pm.

Wednesday, November 19

• Learn about PS 217 at its open house, 8:30-10:30am.
• Lend the Wednesday Corps 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 (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, 3-5pm.
• Teens are invited to play video games at the Cortelyou Library, 4-5pm.
• The 70th Precinct Community Council will meet at 175 Lawrence Avenue, 7:30pm.
• Free standards at Bar Chord, 9pm.
• Two-for-one whiskey night at the Highbury Pub, 9pm.

Photo via Dan Loomis.