Things To Do In Ditmas Park This Weekend

Nora Whelan -

This weekend will be another lovely one before the weather turns on Monday, so make the best of it by frolicking in Prospect Park’s new Natural Exploration Area, jamming at BAM, Sycamore, Bar Chord, and Lark, drinking some Smokebeer at Hamilton’s Oktoberfest, or learning some recipes at Brooklyn ARTery. Monday, we’ll tell you what’s on for next week.

Thursday, October 3

• Discuss Participatory Budgeting ideas for District 45, Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School (610 E 37th Street between Avenue D and Foster Avenue), 6:30pm.
• Attend a Transportation Committee meeting at the Community Board 14 office (810 E 16th Street by Avenue H), 7pm.
• Sign up for open mic night at 773 Lounge starting at 8pm.
• Baroko is at Bar Chord, 9pm.

Friday, October 4

• Meet with the Friends of PS 217 at Milk & Honey (1119 Newkirk Avenue on the corner of Westminster Road), 8-9am.
• 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.
• There’s a writing workshop for teens at the Cortelyou Library, 2:45pm.
• 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.
• Roy and Lloyd’s Happy Hour returns to Lark, 5pm.
• The El Pasos play Bar Chord, 9pm.
• DJ Slim Hug spins it at Sycamore, 9pm-1am.
• Sing your heart out Karaoke Party at 773 Lounge, 9pm.

Saturday, October 5

• Get cute and caffeinated at Coffee Bark, meadow by the Prospect Park Picnic House, 7-9am.
• Plant and mulch with neighbors starting at the Glenwood dead end (between the subway tracks and Rugby Road), 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.
•  Get tickets for Shine and the Moonbeams at BAMKids, BAMCafe (30 Lafayette Avenue between Saint Felix Street and Ashland Place), 2pm.
• Join a race around the barnyard at the Lefferts Historic House, 2-4pm Saturdays and Sundays.
•  Honey, Dear plays vintage jazz at Lark, 4pm.
• Turn junk to jewels with a class at Brooklyn Artery, 6:30pm.
• NYCTrust plays their weekly party at Sycamore, 8pm.
• Sean Kershaw & the New Jack Ramblers are at Bar Chord, 9pm.
• Amy Coleman is at 773 Lounge, 10pm.

Sunday, October 6

• Take a bird walk starting at the Prospect Park Audubon Center, 8am.
• Meditate for free at at Jaya Yoga East, 8:30am.
• Play and sing at Toddler Time with Mary Jo, Lark, 10am.
• Celebrate Oxtoberfest at Hamilton’s (2826 Fort Hamilton Parkway between E 4th and E 5th Streets), starting at 10am.
• Make chicken tamales at Brooklyn ARTery, 11am.
• Eat some baked clams and thank Rob Williams of Seatuck Fish at the Cortelyou Greenmarket (Cortelyou Road between Argyle and Rugby Roads), 11:30am.
• Get your pet blessed at  Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church (yard on Saint Pauls Court between Ocean Avenue and E 19th Street), 12:45pm.
• Tammy Hall tells stories at the Lefferts Historic House, 2 and 3pm.
• The Cortelyou Jazz Jam is at Bar Chord, 9pm.

Photo via BAMKids