Things To Do In Ditmas Park This Weekend
This weekend you can get competitive with music trivia and board game night, artsy with a paper or ornament making class, philanthropic at a food drive (or just by donating to our ongoing one), or well-fed yourself with oysters and pie. Or you know what? Go ahead and do more than one.
Thursday, November 7
- Learn about middle and high school applications, plus kindergarten registration at Andries Hudde JHS (2500 Nostrand Avenue between Avenues K and L), 6-8pm.
- Learn about preparing vinegars and oils at Brooklyn ARTery, 6:30-8:30pm.
- It’s the first night ever of Music Trivia with Shane and Ruth at Bar Chord, 7-9pm.
- Sign up for open mic night at 773 Lounge starting at 8pm.
Friday, November 8
- Sing along 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, 1-3pm.
- Nature on the Go! is at the Audubon Center in Prospect Park, 2-3pm.
- There’s a writing workshop for teens at the Cortelyou Library, 2:45pm.
- Learn about local wildlife at Animal Encounter, Prospect Park, 3pm.
- Happy hour with babies and ice cream happy hour are at Lark, 4pm.
- Get your heart rate up and explore the neighborhood with Ditmas Rides, meeting in front of the Cortelyou Library at 7pm.
- Ewald is at Bar Chord, 9pm.
- Matt Seneka and Dirty Princess play 773 Lounge, 9pm.
Saturday, November 9
- The Lavender Blues sing along is at Lark, 10am.
- Attend a special talk about Solomon Rabinowitz’s female characters at Temple Beth Emeth, 10am.
- There’s a quilt show on Saturdays and Sundays until December 1 at the Lefferts Historic House, 12-1pm.
- Or you can join the Brooklyn Bird Club for a walk starting at the Prospect Park Audubon Center, 12-1pm.
- Alex Levin and guests play jazz at Purple Yam, 12:30-2:30pm.
- Race around the farmyard Saturdays and Sundays at the Lefferts Historic House, 2:30-3:30pm.
- See neighbor Jonathan Fitzgordon read from Psoas Release Party! at the Cortelyou Library, 3pm.
- Make paper and greeting cards at Brooklyn ARTery, 3-5pm.
- Honey, Dear plays vintage jazz at Lark, 4pm.
- Check out Gospel Fest at the Flatbush-Tompkins Congregational Church, 7pm.
- Enjoy Kirtan and classical music at Jaya Yoga East, 7:30-9pm.
- NYCTrust plays their weekly party at Sycamore, 8pm.
- Baby Machine plays 773 Lounge, 9pm.
- Julius Judah plays at Bar Chord, 9pm.
Sunday, November 10
- Meditate for free at at Jaya Yoga East, 8:30am.
- Play and sing at Toddler Time with Mary Jo, Lark, 10am.
- Bring nonperishable food and or/a financial contribution to a CAMBA drive at the Flatbush Food Coop, 10am-1pm.
- Brooklyn Oyster Party serves up swanky seafood at the Flatbush Food Court, Sycamore, 12-6pm.
- Taste pie and meet the Four and Twenty Blackbirds crew at their book signing, Lark, 2pm.
- Attend a craft fair, celebration, and food and coat drive at Temple Beth Emeth, 2-5pm.
- Make a Ukranian egg ornament at Brooklyn ARTery, 3-5pm.
- Join the Ditmas Park Sitting Group to meditate at Third Root, 6:45pm.
- Game on! At Board Game Night, 773 Lounge, 8pm.
- The Cortelyou Jazz Jam is at Bar Chord, 9pm.
Photo via Jaya Yoga