Things To Do In Ditmas Park This Weekend

This weekend will be in the low 70s and sunny, perfect for local fun inside or out! Enjoy lots of live music, check out parenting workshops, catch some cinema with caribBEING, or attend Third Root’s 5th Anniversary Gala–the beauty is, it’s up to you.

Thursday, September 26

• Pre-register to attend a free self defense workshop at Third Root, 6:30-8:30pm.
• Sign up for open mic night at 773 Lounge starting at 8pm.
• Check out Raphael McGregor at The Castello Plan, 8pm.
• See Bens Bierman and Lapidus at Bar Chord, 9pm.

Friday, September 27

• Singalong with Lloyd of the Deedle Deedle Dees at Lark, 10am.
• Shape Up NYC hosts a free introductory pilates class in Prospect Park, 12pm.
• Meet fellow moms and dads at the New Parent Meet-Up, Lark, 1pm.
• Kids make nature journals and more at Blooming Naturalists, Prospect Park, 2pm.
• Nature on the Go! is at the Audubon Center in Prospect Park, 3pm.
• Happy hour with babies and ice cream happy hour are at Lark, 4pm.
• There’s a World Lens Foundation exhibit and party at Lark, 7-9pm.
• See Super Hi Fi at Bar Chord’s Ilegal Mezcal Music Series, 9pm.
• The Lori Behrman Band plays 773 Lounge, 10pm.

Saturday, September 28

• A pop-up bookstore with WORD is at Lark, 9am-1pm.
• Lavender Blues music group for babies and toddlers at Lark, 10am.
• Ready, Set, Kindergarten is at the Cortelyou Library (sign up in advance), 11am.
• Alex Levin and guests play jazz at Purple Yam, 12:30-2:30pm.
• Join the Brooklyn Bird Club for a walk starting at the Prospect Park Audubon Center, 12-1pm.
• Kids can churn butter and more at the Lefferts Historic House, 2 and 3pm.
• Watch some contemporary Jamaican films from caribBEING now outside the Flatbush Reformed Church, 6pm.
• La Mecanica Popular and NYCTrust are at Sycamore, 8pm.
• Get a sliding scale ticket to the Third Root 5th Anniversary Gala at the Irondale Ensemble Project, 7-11pm.

Sunday, September 29

• Meditate for free at at Jaya Yoga East, 8:30am.
• Go to the Ditmas Park Association yard sale, 9am-4pm.
• Learn a spicy salsa recipe at Brooklyn ARTery at 11am, and stick around for the tortilla class at 1pm.
• Join a Baby Love workshop with local life coach Emmeline Chang at Lark, 3pm.
• … then check out a support group for breastfeeding moms, also at Lark, 5pm.

Photo via Urban Bush Women