Things To Do In Ditmas Park This Weekend

Photo via Lit at Lark

Happy Thursday, everyone! This weekend, you can celebrate Hanukkah (and eat lots of latkes) at Temple Beth Emeth, go to a Cortelyou Library Friends meeting, join the Flatbush Tenant Coalition & other neighbors for a Housing Justice March, hear some amazing authors read at Lit at Lark, and lots more:

Thursday, December 18

• The Gillian Harwin Band performs a folky, funky, sultry R&B stew at Bar Chord, 9pm.

Friday, December 19

• Join the drop-in sing-alongs with Lloyd H. Miller at Lark Café, 10 & 11am.
• Come to Prospect Park’s Audubon Center for a free cardio toning class, 12pm.
• Meet fellow moms and dads at the New Parent Meet-Up, Lark, 1pm.
• Kids can attend Blooming Naturalists  at the Prospect Park’s Audubon Center, 1-2pm Thursdays and Fridays.
• … followed by Nature on the Go, also at the Audubon Center, 2-3pm Thursdays and Fridays.
• Learn about local wildlife at Animal Encounter, also at the Audubon Center, 3-4pm Thursdays and Fridays.
Happy hour with babies and ice cream happy hour are at Lark, 4pm.
• Drop-in sing-along with Andrew of Rolie Polie Guacamole at Lark Cafe ($10 per family), 4pm.
Check out Happy Hour cocktail recipes at T.B. Ackerson Wine Merchants, 6-8pm.
• Celebrate Hanukkah at Temple Beth Emeth’s family service (complete with song, latkes & more!), 6:30pm.
• Get your heart rate up and explore the neighborhood with Ditmas Rides, meeting in front of the Cortelyou Library at 7pm.
• Looking for a fun & safe environment for your child while you do your shopping, go out to dinner, or catch up with friends? Latin Fever will provide your child with fun-filled activities, games, movies and more. $35 for 2.5 hours and snacks or $15 for one hour. 7:30-10pm.
The Pluto Moons (think Frank Zappa meets dance floor pop) is at Bar Chord, 9pm.
Rahlou is at Sycamore, 10pm.

Saturday, December 20

• Brainstorm ideas to make the Cortelyou Library even better at the Cortelyou Library Friends meeting, 10am.
• Lavender Blues Sing-Along at Lark Cafe, 10 & 11am.
• Join the Flatbush Tenant Coalition & other neighbors for a Housing Justice March, 10:30am.
• Grab your binoculars for the annual Christmas Bird Count at Prospect Park, 12pm and 3pm.
• Free Sahaja yoga meditation at the Cortelyou Library, 12:30-1:30pm.
• Try some scrumptious food and drinks at Sycamore’s Flatbush Food Court, 2-8pm every Saturday and Sunday.
• Craig Dreyer & Friends perform their bluesy, funky, soulful tunes at Bar Chord, 9pm.

Sunday, December 21

• Check out all the fresh veggies, fruit, and more at the Cortelyou greenmarket (Cortelyou between Argyle and Rugby), 8am-3pm.
• Kids yoga with Jen at Lark Café, 10am.
• Join Justice for Kyam Livington’s monthly vigil for our neighbor who died in a Brooklyn jail cell, at 20 E. 18th Street, 3pm.
• Hear authors Elizabeth Kadetsky, Sara Lippman, and David Gordon read their short stories at Lit at Lark, at Lark Café, 5-7pm.
• Cortelyou Jazz Jam at Bar Chord, 9pm.