Things To Do In Ditmas Park This Weekend

Photo via the Strung Out String Band
Photo via the Strung Out String Band

Happy Thursday, neighbors! This weekend, you can raise money for PS 139, attend an Anti-Racism Film Festival, help clean up Q Gardens, and lots more. If you have an event you’d like to see on the calendar, let us know! Email us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com.

Thursday, March 26

• Rock out with The Dad Beats to raise money for PS 139, doors open at 5:45pm.
• Try some scrumptious food and drinks at Sycamore’s Flatbush Food Court,  beginning at 6pm every day.
• Dream of warmer weather with surfing videos & Caribbean food at Sycamore’s The Lodge, 8pm.
• The Strung Out String Band performs their old timey and mountain music at Bar Chord, 9pm.

Friday, March 27

• Join the drop-in sing-alongs with Lloyd H. Miller at Lark Café, 10 & 11am.
• Adults are welcome to work on their technological skills at Cortelyou Library’s computer lab, 11am.
• Celebrate the opening weekend of Prospect Park’s carousel, 12-5pm through Sunday.
• Come to Prospect Park’s Audubon Center for a free cardio toning class (bring your own workout mat), 12pm.
• Meet fellow moms and dads at the New Parent Meet-Up, Lark, 1pm.
• Teens are welcome to attend the creative writing group at the Cortelyou Library, 2:45-3:45pm.
Happy hour with babies and ice cream happy hour are at Lark, 4pm.
• Attend the free Anti-Racism Film Festival, 7pm.
• 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.
Molly Tigre performs their pumped up Afro rhythms at Bar Chord, 9pm.
Rahlou is at Sycamore, 10pm.

Saturday, March 28

• Lavender Blues Sing-Along at Lark Cafe, 9,10 & 11am.
Help clean up Q Gardens — our new green space behind the Church Avenue subway station, 12-4pm.
• Free Sahaja yoga meditation at the Cortelyou Library, 12:30pm.
• The Brooklyn Bird Club offers a free class on birdwatching at Prospect Park’s Audubon Center, 12-1:30pm.
• The Elijah Tucker Band performs their soul and rock ‘n roll at Bar Chord, 9pm.

Sunday, March 29

• 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.
• Sing along with Amy Miles at Lark Café, 11am.
Women’s Wellness Day at the Family of Light Holistic Center (sign up here), 11am-4pm.
• Adorable cats and kittens will be at an adoption fair at 1112 Cortelyou Road (in front of Qathra), 11am-4pm.
• DJ Telly spins a mix of old Jamaican, funk and soul tunes every Sunday at Coffee Mob, 2-5pm.
• Watch a theatrical version of “The Adventures Of Harold And The Purple Crayon” at the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts ($9, buy tickets here), 2pm.
• Cortelyou Jazz Jam at Bar Chord, 9pm.