Neighborhood Events

This weekend will be another busy one of neighborhood events both in- and outside the borders of Ditmas Park. Play in nature, get political, and jam out all weekend long–just make it in time for work Monday morning.

Thursday, April 11

Kids can learn about keeping green at Nature’s Helpers at the Prospect Park Audubon Center, 1-2pm Thursdays and Fridays.
… and then learn about the park’s wildlife at Animal Encounter, also at the Audubon Center, 2-2:30pm.
Lars Graugaard and Brad Shepik play Sycamore, 8pm.
Sign up to perform at Open Mic night from 8-8:30 pm, or just watch starting at 9pm at 773 Lounge.

Friday, April 12

Get bikini-ready with a free introductory pilates class hosted by Shape Up NYC, Prospect Park Audubon Center, 12-1pm.
Meet other neighborhood moms and dads at the New Parent Meet-Up, Lark, 1-2pm.
Teens can attend a writing workshop at the Cortelyou Library, 3pm.
“Roy & Lloyd’s Happy Hour” live jazz series debuts this week, also at Lark, 5:45pm.
Bree Ann Klauser visits Sycamore, 9pm.
Check out the Nawlins Funk Band with Dave Clives as they play 773 Lounge, 10pm.

Saturday, April 13

Get your fill from the food trucks at the Parade Ground (and don’t miss the Grand Army Plaza trucks on Sundays), Prospect Park, 8am-5pm.

Meet candidates and enjoy lunch at New York Communities for Change’s Mayoral Forum, the United Federation of Teachers, 9am-3:30pm.
Get your hands dirty in the Flatbush Reformed Church’s Healing Herb Garden, 10am-12pm.
Help the Woodland Corps keep Prospect Park healthy by the Picnic House, 10am-2pm.
Stick around to see the Pop-Up Audubon, Saturdays and Sundays from 12-5pm.
Then join History in Your Hands: Spring Sprouts and tend to the plots at the Lefferts Historic House, Saturdays and Sundays from 2-4pm.
Make crafts, sing songs, and read at Storytime with Jumpstart! Cortelyou Library, 2:30pm.
Attend the Guitar for Kids open house with Matt Fuller, Lark, 2:30-3:30pm.
Hear local author and illustrator Kris Waldherr speak about her work and getting published, Cortelyou Library, 3pm.
Join Cortelyou Greenmarket manager Tali Biale for a spiced-apple chutney and blood-orange ginger marmalade-making class, Brooklyn ARTery, 3-5pm.
Julie Peppito’s show, featuring paintings and works on paper, opens at Lark, 4pm.
Support the children of wounded veterans and enter to win raffle prizes at the Freedom Alliance Fundraiser, 773 Lounge, 7pm.
Hearsay & Hyperbole, Glass Anchors, and Ember Schrag come to Sycamore, 9pm.
Names You Can Trust plays their weekly party at Sycamore, 10pm.

Sunday, April 14

Find out about pre- and post-Colonial times at Revolutionary New York: The Battle of Brooklyn, Prospect Park Audubon Center, 1pm.

Drop in for a live figure-drawing session at Brooklyn ARTery, 3:30pm.
Hear “Our Stories”: tales from the lives of recent immigrants from Belize, Egypt, Mexico, Russian, Haiti, and Hungary at the East Midwood Jewish Center, 4-6pm.
Meet author Amy Shearn as she reads and signs her book The Mermaid of Brooklyn, Lark, 4-6pm.
Ask questions and eat cake at the Spring Candidates Election Forum, Temple Isaac, 5pm.
The Jerome Sabbagh Quartet play Sycamore, 8:30pm.

Photo via Brad Shepik