> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://bklyner.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Things To Do In Ditmas Park This Labor Day Weekend - URL: https://bklyner.com/things-to-do-in-ditmas-park-this-labor-day-weekend-ditmas-park/ - Published: 2014-08-28T20:37:31.000Z - Updated: 2014-09-29T23:18:19.000Z - Author: Anna Gustafson - Tags: 773 Lounge, Children's Events, Cynthia King Dance Studio, Ev's, #API-Imported ![Laolu-bicubic](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Laolu-bicubic.jpg) Happy Labor Day weekend! There’s a ton going on to help you live out your last summer days to the fullest, from a free open house at [Cynthia King Dance Studio’s new space](/blog/events/cynthia-king-dance-studios-accepting-new-students) at 21 Snyder Avenue to a chance to pay what you want at the new coffee/cocktail bar [Erv’s](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ervs/1469269146662506?fref=ts) on Saturday, and lots of amazing live music at Bar Chord. **Thursday, August 28** • Sign up for open mic night at [773 Lounge](https://www.facebook.com/773Lounge) starting at 8pm. • [Eamonn Dowd](http://www.eamonndowd.com/?ref=bklyner.com) and [Jackson Lynch](http://jacksonlynchmusic.com/lll/?ref=bklyner.com) play their Americana and bluesy folk at [Bar Chord](http://www.barchordnyc.com/?ref=bklyner.com), 9pm. **Friday, August 29** • [Sing along ](http://www.larkcafe.com/activities.html?ref=bklyner.com)with [Jon Samson](http://www.cocreativemusic.com/?ref=bklyner.com) at [Lark](http://larkcafe.com/?ref=bklyner.com),11am. • Computer lab at the [Cortelyou Library](http://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/computer-lab-cortelyou-library-082914?ref=bklyner.com), 11am. • Come to Prospect Park’s Audubon Center for [a free cardio toning class](http://www.prospectpark.org/calendar/event/shape-up-nyc-cardio-toning?ref=bklyner.com), 12pm. • Meet fellow moms and dads at the [New Parent Meet-Up](http://www.larkcafe.com/activities.html?ref=bklyner.com), Lark, 1pm. • Kids can attend [Blooming Naturalists](http://www.prospectpark.org/calendar/event/blooming-naturalists?ref=bklyner.com) at the [Prospect Park’s Audubon Center](http://www.prospectpark.org/visit/places/audubon?ref=bklyner.com), 1-2pm Thursdays and Fridays. • … followed by [Nature on the Go](http://www.prospectpark.org/calendar/event/nature-on-the-go?ref=bklyner.com), also at the Audubon Center, 2-3pm Thursdays and Fridays. • … and finally, learn about local wildlife at [Animal Encounter](http://www.prospectpark.org/calendar/event/animal-encounter?ref=bklyner.com), *also* at the Audubon Center, 3-4pm Thursdays and Fridays. • [Happy hour with babies](http://www.larkcafe.com/activities.html?ref=bklyner.com) and ice cream happy hour are at Lark, 4pm. • [Check out Happy Hour cocktail recipes](/blog/events/t-b-ackerson-mixes-up-happy-hour-cocktails-starting-this-friday) at [T.B. Ackerson Wine Merchants](https://www.facebook.com/pages/T-B-Ackerson-Wine-Merchants/166235210058763), 6-8pm. • Get your heart rate up and explore the neighborhood with [Ditmas Rides](https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditmasrides/), meeting in front of the Cortelyou Library at 7pm. • Come take part in la vie boheme and skate your heart out at [Lola Star](http://lolastar.com/?ref=bklyner.com)‘s Moulin Rouge-themed roller disco skate party (Lola’s last skate party of the season) at the LeFrak Center at [Lakeside Prospect Park](http://www.prospectpark.org/about-prospect-park/lakeside?ref=bklyner.com) (buy tickets [here](https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/9934407?ref=bklyner.com)), 8-10pm. • [Dr. Zsa’s Powdered Zydeco Band](http://doctorzsa.com/?ref=bklyner.com) performs at [Bar Chord](http://www.barchordnyc.com/calendar.html?ref=bklyner.com), 9pm. • [Rahlou](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rahlou/174174852789278) is at [Sycamore](http://sycamorebrooklyn.com/?ref=bklyner.com), 10pm. **Saturday, August 30** • [Erv’s](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ervs/1469269146662506?fref=ts), a new coffee/cocktail bar at 2122 Beekman Place, is holding a “meet the neighborhood” opening – and you’ll be able to pay what you want for a medium or small coffee and $2.50 for espresso drinks. 8am-2pm. • There’s [Sahaja yoga meditation](http://catalog.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/record=g1011409?ref=bklyner.com) at the [Cortelyou Library](http://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/cortelyou?ref=bklyner.com), 12:30-2pm. • [Cynthia King Dance Studio is inviting everyone](/blog/events/cynthia-king-dance-studios-accepting-new-students) to tour the new space, meet teachers, and enjoy a class at an open house, 2-4pm. • [Laolu and the Afromysterics](http://www.laolusenbanjo.com/?ref=bklyner.com) perform Afro pop all night long at [Bar Chord](http://barchordnyc.com/calendar.html?ref=bklyner.com), 9pm. **Sunday, August 31** • Check out all the delicious fresh fruits, veggies and more at the [Cortelyou greenmarket](http://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket/brooklyn/cortelyou?ref=bklyner.com), 8am-3pm. • [Game Night](/blog/events/773-lounge-starts-their-weekly-board-game-night-next-sunday-november-3) is on at 773 Lounge, 7pm. • [Mike O’Malley peforms](http://barchordnyc.com/calendar.html?ref=bklyner.com) at Bar Chord, 7pm • [Cortelyou Jazz Jam](http://www.barchordnyc.com/calendar.html?ref=bklyner.com) at Bar Chord, 9pm. **Monday, September 1** • [The West Indian American Day Parade](http://wiadcacarnival.org/?ref=bklyner.com) will run from Eastern Parkway and Schenectady Avenue to Flatbush Avenue Extension, 11am-6pm. • [Celebrate Labor Day at Prospect Park](/events/what-to-do-in-prospect-park-in-september) with a free bird-watching class at the [Audubon Center](http://www.prospectpark.org/visit/places/audubon?utm%5Fsource=September+Events+2014+E-Blast+8.1.14&utm%5Fcampaign=August+Events+2014+E-Blast+7.1.14%5F12pm&utm%5Fmedium=email) (1-4pm), old-fashioned games at [Lefferts Historic House](http://www.prospectpark.org/lefferts?utm%5Fsource=September+Events+2014+E-Blast+8.1.14&utm%5Fcampaign=August+Events+2014+E-Blast+7.1.14%5F12pm&utm%5Fmedium=email) (2-4pm), and an Audubon Center Class in the nature that’s all around us in Prospect Park (2-3pm). **Tuesday, September 2** • [Drop-in sing-along with Dan Loomis](http://www.larkcafe.com/weekly-calendar/?ref=bklyner.com) at Lark Cafe, 9am. • Babies and Books at [Cortelyou Library](http://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/babies-and-books-cortelyou-library-090214?ref=bklyner.com), 11am. • Drop-in sing-along with Miss Katie at[ Lark Cafe](http://www.larkcafe.com/weekly-calendar/?ref=bklyner.com), 11am. • [Brooklyn Lifelong Learning](http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/web/academics/centers/irpe.php?ref=bklyner.com), a non-profit that is located at Brooklyn College and offers classes, films, and more to all retired and semi-retired adults of any age, is hold a free information session from 12:30pm to 2pm in 3139 Boylan Hall at Brooklyn College (2900 Bedford Avenue). It will include a sample mini-class by Brooklyn Borough Historian Ron Schweiger. All are welcome. For more information about the fall semester offerings, go [here](http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/web/academics/centers/irpe/classes.php?ref=bklyner.com), call (718) 951-5647, or email [bll@brooklyn.cuny.edu](mailto:bll@brooklyn.cuny.edu). • Music trivia with Shane and Ruth at [Bar Chord](http://barchordnyc.com/calendar.html?ref=bklyner.com), 7pm. • [Singer-songwriter Alexis Pastuhov](http://www.alexispastuhov.com/?ref=bklyner.com) performs at [Bar Chord](http://barchordnyc.com/calendar.html?ref=bklyner.com), 9pm. *Image via [Laolu Senbanjo](http://www.laolusenbanjo.com/?ref=bklyner.com).*