Things To Do In Ditmas Park This Weekend

This weekend will likely be cool and grey, but don’t worry–there are plenty of activities to do to keep cozy. See some hawks at play, then run to Church Avenue for a cup of hot chocolate, or down to Cortelyou for a whiskey–you get the idea.

Thursday, October 10

• Attend a District 45 Participatory Budgeting meeting at the Glenwood Houses Community Center (5816 Farragut Road at the corner of E 59th Street), 6:30pm.
• Sign up for open mic night at 773 Lounge starting at 8pm.
• The John Pinamonti Trio is at Bar Chord, 9pm.

Friday, October 11

• Singalong with Lloyd of the Deedle Deedle Dees at Lark, 10am.
• Enjoy happy hour all day and all night to celebrate the first anniversary of Hamilton’s, starting at 11am.
• 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.
• Turn junk to jewels with a class at Brooklyn Artery, 6:30pm.
• DECOSTER plays original music and 80s covers at Connecticut Muffin, 7pm.
• Jake G and the Soul Vibrance play Bar Chord’s Ilegal Mezcal Music Series, 9pm.
• Karl and Friends are at 773 Lounge, 9pm.

Saturday, October 12

• Sign up beforehand for a P90x class at Ditmas Fitness Studio, 9:30am.
• The Lavender Blues sing along is back at Lark, 10am.
• Wallace and Grommit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit plays at BAMKids, 11am.
• Sign up in advance for a Kundalini yoga class at Ditmas Fitness Studio, 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.
• Join a race around the barnyard at the Lefferts Historic House, 2-4pm Saturdays and Sundays.
• Take an Autumn Herbs for Health class at Brooklyn ARTery, 3pm.
• Honey, Dear plays vintage jazz at Lark, 4pm.
• NYCTrust plays their weekly party at Sycamore, 8pm.

Sunday, October 13

• Meditate for free at at Jaya Yoga East, 8:30am.
• Sign up ahead of time for a stroller sculpting class at Ditmas Fitness Studio, 9am.
• Play and sing at Toddler Time with Mary Jo, Lark, 10am.
• Raptor Fest is at the Peninsula in Prospect Park, 12-3pm.
• Find jewelry, paintings, and more at Art and Craft in the Garden, 690 East 18th Street (between Glenwood and Foster Avenues), 12-5pm.
• Tammy Hall tells stories at the Lefferts Historic House, 2 and 3pm.
• Try Reiki meditation at Ditmas Fitness Studio, 3:30pm.
• …or sign up beforehand to shake your groove thing, also at Ditmas Fitness Studio, 5pm.
• … then sign up before and wind down with Vinyasa yoga at Ditmas Fitness Studio, 7pm.
• The Cortelyou Jazz Jam is at  Bar Chord, 9pm.

Photo via DECOSTER