Things To Do In Ditmas Park This Weekend

Happy Thursday, everyone! This weekend, you can eat pizza and drink cocktails to raise money for The Bonnie Youth Club at Wheated, see a free organ concert at Flatbush-Tompkins Congregational Church, watch the documentary “Life and Debt” for free, meet tons of adorable dogs & cats at Adoptapalooza, celebrate Q Gardens at a community potluck, 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 events, plus check out more happenings in our neighborhood, on our community calendar!

Thursday, July 30

• Eat pizza and drink cocktails at a Bonnie’s Youth Club benefit at Wheated, 6pm-12am.
• Arborio King serves up their tasty eats at Sycamore’s Flatbush Food Court, 6-10:30pm.
• Clifford Ross & The Orchestra of St. Luke’s perform at Celebrate Brooklyn, 7:30pm
• Gregg Allman’s guitarist Scott Sharrard and his Brickyard Band perform at Bar Chord, 9pm.

Friday, July 31

• Join the drop-in sing-along with Lucy Kalantari at Lark Café, 10am.
• 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.
• Enjoy a free kid-friendly film at the Cortelyou Library, 2pm.
• Johnny Lupiani’s Awesome BBQ is dishing up food at Sycamore’s Flatbush Food Court, 4-11pm.
• Happy hour with babies and ice cream happy hour are at Lark, 4pm.
• Listen to pianist Albert Marques perform at Kettle & Thread, 5:30-7pm.
• Free wine tasting at Kings County Wines, every Friday from 6-8pm.
• See student musicians from across the country perform at the Brooklyn Pipe Organ Encounter recital concert at the Flatbush-Tompkins Congregational Church, 6:30pm.
• Get your heart rate up and explore the neighborhood with Ditmas Rides, meeting in front of the Cortelyou Library at 7pm.
• See the documentary “Life and Debt” for free at All Souls Bethlehem Church, 7:30pm.
• Listen to an evening of jazz at Kettle & Thread, 7:30-9pm.
• Big K.R.I.T. performs at Celebrate Brooklyn, 7:30pm.
• Neighbor Lola Star’s Dreamland Roller Disco is at Prospect Park’s Lakeside ($18, buy tickets here), 7:30-10pm.
• Jake G & the Soul Vibrance take you on a soul expedition at Bar Chord, 9pm.
• Rahlou is at Sycamore, 10pm.

Saturday, August 1

• Bring your pups to Prospect Park’s Long Meadow for the free Coffee Bark, which will include goodies for dogs and their owners, 7-9am.
• Check out all the veggies, fruit & more at the Flatbush Junction Youthmarket, 8:30am-3pm.
• Meet more than 150 dogs and cats up for adoption at Prospect Park’s Adoptapalooza, 11am-5pm.
• Go to a free Natural Healthcare Solutions With Essential Oils workshop at the Family of Light Holistic Center (there will be free gifts, samples and tastings!), 11am.
• Go rowing for free at Prospect Park Lake, 12-4pm.
• Go foraging in Prospect Park ($30, buy tickets here), 12-2pm.
• The Brooklyn Bird Club leads an intro to birdwatching class at Prospect Park’s Audubon Center, 12-1pm.
• Relax at the free Sahaja yoga meditation at the Cortelyou Library, 12:30pm.
• Kids ages 15 and under can take free fishing clinics at Prospect Park’s Eastwood, 1pm & 3pm.
• Play historic games at the Lefferts Historic House, 2-5pm.
• Burma Noodle Bar whips up their culinary creations at Sycamore’s Flatbush Food Court, 4-11pm.
• Free family bird watching at Prospect Park’s Eastwood, 4:30pm.
• Taylor Mac performs at Celebrate Brooklyn, 7:30pm.
• Ethoscope performs at Bar Chord, 9pm.
• Chevy Lopez performs at Bar Chord, 9pm.

Sunday, August 2

• Check out all the fresh veggies, fruit, and more at the Cortelyou Greenmarket and the new Parkside Greenmarket, 8am-3pm.
• Sing-along with Amy Miles at Lark Café, 10am.
• Kids ages 15 and under can take free fishing clinics at Prospect Park’s Eastwood, 1pm & 3pm.
• Celebrate Q Gardens at a community potluck and barbecue, 2-5pm.
• Wig Doctor spins a mix of old Jamaican, funk and soul tunes every Sunday at Coffee Mob, 2-5pm.
• Play historic games at the Lefferts Historic House, 2-5pm.
• Free family bird watching at Prospect Park’s Eastwood, 4:30pm.
• Cortelyou Jazz Jam at Bar Chord, 9pm.