Things To Do In Ditmas Park This Memorial Day Weekend
While it’s not feeling very summer-like today, this weekend looks like it’s shaping up to be a nice — and busy — one! There’s lots happening in the neighborhood this Memorial Day weekend, including a concert at PS 217 tonight, Lola Star’s roller disco on Friday, a free workshop at the Family of Light Holistic Center Saturday, the annual Memorial Day concert at Green-Wood Cemetery, and lots more. If you have events you’d like added to the calendar, let us know. Email us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com.
And add your event, plus check out more happenings in our neighborhood, on our community calendar!
Thursday, May 21
• PS 217’s free Spring Concert Series continues in the school’s garden, 6pm.
• Queen Cobra Thai serves up their tasty eats at Sycamore’s Flatbush Food Court, 6pm.
• Watch Matt Fuller perform a guitar recital at Lark Cafe, 6-8pm.
• New aroma yoga class at Family of Light Holistic Center ($15), 7:30pm.
• Gregg Allman’s guitarist Scott Sharrard and his Brickyard Band perform at Bar Chord, 9pm.
Friday, May 22
• Join the drop-in sing-alongs with Lloyd H. Miller at Lark Café, 10 & 11am.
• Get in shape at Shape Up NYC’s free cardio toning class at Prospect Park’s Audubon Center, 12-1pm.
• Meet fellow moms and dads at the New Parent Meet-Up, Lark Cafe, 1pm.
• Johnny Lupiani’s Awesome BBQ is dishing up food at Sycamore’s Flatbush Food Court, 4pm.
• Happy hour with babies and ice cream happy hour are at Lark, 4pm.
• Free wine tasting at Kings County Wines, every Friday from 6-8pm.
• Join neighbor Jenn Wilenta for a house concert with Sean Rowe. Bring a dish for the potluck dinner at 6:30pm, show starts at 8pm. Email dancingfairygal@yahoo.com to RSVP and for the address.
• Get your heart rate up and explore the neighborhood with Ditmas Rides, meeting in front of the Cortelyou Library at 7pm.
• Neighbor Lola Star’s Dreamland Roller Disco is at Prospect Park’s Lakeside, 7:30-10pm.
• The Condescending Liberals perform their funky, soulful tunes at Bar Chord, 9pm.
• Rahlou is at Sycamore, 10pm.
Saturday, May 23
• The Brooklyn ARTery celebrates the opening of its pop-up shop on Governors Island, 10am.
• Lavender Blues Sing-Along at Lark Cafe, 9:30 & 10:30am.
• Join ShapeUp NYC for a free cardio sculpt class at Prospect Park’s Audubon Center, 11am.
• Free “Reversing Aging with Natural Solutions” workshop at the Family of Light Holistic Center, 11:30am.
• The Brooklyn Bird Club leads an intro to birdwatching class at Prospect Park’s Audubon Center, 12-1pm.
• Fleece Festival at Prospect Park’s Lefferts Historic House & Prospect Park Zoo, 2pm.
• Burma Noodle Bar whips up their culinary creations at Sycamore’s Flatbush Food Court, 4pm.
• Jake G and the Soul Vibrance take you on a soul expedition at Bar Chord, 9pm.
Sunday, May 24
• 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.
• Join the folks from Brooklyn ARTery for Governor Island’s opening weekend family festival. The ARTery’s pop-up shop, which will be on Governor’s Island all summer, is in building 10B. 1-4pm.
• Learn how wool was used on a Flatbush farm at the Lefferts Historic House, 2-4pm.
• Gaddy Lane serves up their delicious eats at Sycamore’s Flatbush Food Court, 2-8pm.
• Wig Doctor spins a mix of old Jamaican, funk and soul tunes every Sunday at Coffee Mob, 2-5pm.
• Cortelyou Jazz Jam at Bar Chord, 9pm.
Monday, May 25
• Commemorate Memorial Day at Green-Wood Cemetery’s free Memorial Day event, including a ceremony marking the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War and a free concert (please register here), 11am.
• Plant the annual potato crop, race against friends and family in a potato sack race, and take a tour of the historic rooms at the Lefferts Historic House ($3 suggested donation), 2-4pm.
• Our Neighborhood Comedy Night at Bar Chord, 9pm.