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# Things To Do In Ditmas Park This Weekend
- URL: https://bklyner.com/things-to-do-in-ditmas-park-this-weekend-43-ditmas-park/
- Published: 2013-11-07T21:40:52.000Z
- Updated: 2014-09-30T05:34:06.000Z
- Author: Nora Whelan
- Tags: #API-Imported

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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](http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/500-turkeys-for-500-families?ref=bklyner.com)), or well-fed *yourself* with oysters and pie. Or you know what? Go ahead and do more than one.

**Thursday, November 7**

- [Learn about](/blog/events/learn-about-applying-to-nyc-public-schools-this-thursday) middle and high school applications, plus kindergarten registration at [Andries Hudde JHS](http://schools.nyc.gov/SchoolPortals/22/K240/default.htm?ref=bklyner.com) (2500 Nostrand Avenue between Avenues K and L), 6-8pm.
- [Learn about preparing vinegars and oils](http://brooklynartery.com/upcomingclasses/your-kitchen-pharmacy-learn-to-prepare-herbs/?ref=bklyner.com) at [Brooklyn ARTery](http://brooklynartery.com/?ref=bklyner.com), 6:30-8:30pm.
- It’s the first night ever of [Music Trivia with Shane and Ruth](/blog/art-music/bar-chords-new-music-trivia-night-starts-november-7) at [Bar Chord](http://www.barchordnyc.com/?ref=bklyner.com), 7-9pm.
- Sign up for open mic night at [773 Lounge](https://www.facebook.com/773Lounge) starting at 8pm.

**Friday, November 8**

- [Sing along with Lloyd](https://www.google.com/calendar/render?eid=bnFycW0yMGViZGFoZWNjYm4xMGI1azhyNWdfMjAxMzA5MjBUMTQwMDAwWiBsYXJrY2FmZUBt&ctz=America/New%5FYork&sf=true&output=xml&ref=bklyner.com) of the Deedle Deedle Dees at [Lark](http://larkcafe.com/?ref=bklyner.com), 10am.
- [Shape Up NYC](http://www.nycgovparks.org/programs/recreation/shape-up-nyc?ref=bklyner.com) hosts a [free introductory pilates class](http://www.prospectpark.org/calendar/event/shape-up-nyc-pilates?ref=bklyner.com) in Prospect Park, 12pm.
- Meet fellow moms and dads at the [New Parent Meet-Up](http://larkcafe.wordpress.com/2012/09/20/new-twist-on-larks-new-parent-meet-ups/?ref=bklyner.com), [Lark](http://larkcafe.com/activities.html?ref=bklyner.com), 1pm.
- Kids make nature journals and more at [Blooming Naturalists](http://www.prospectpark.org/calendar/event/blooming-naturalists?ref=bklyner.com), Prospect Park, 1-3pm.
- [Nature on the Go!](http://www.prospectpark.org/calendar/event/nature-on-the-go?ref=bklyner.com) is at the Audubon Center in Prospect Park, 2-3pm.
- There’s a writing workshop for teens at the [Cortelyou Library](http://www.bklynpubliclibrary.org/locations/cortelyou?ref=bklyner.com), 2:45pm.
- Learn about local wildlife at [Animal Encounter](http://www.prospectpark.org/calendar/event/animal-encounter?ref=bklyner.com), Prospect Park, 3pm.
- [Happy hour with babies](http://larkcafe.wordpress.com/2012/12/07/babes-and-beer-at-lark/?ref=bklyner.com) and ice cream happy hour are at Lark, 4pm.
- Get your heart rate up and explore the neighborhood with [Ditmas Rides](https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditmasrides/), meeting in front of the [Cortelyou Library](http://www.bklynpubliclibrary.org/locations/cortelyou?ref=bklyner.com) at 7pm.
- [Ewald](http://jasonewald.bandcamp.com/?ref=bklyner.com) is at Bar Chord, 9pm.
- Matt Seneka and Dirty Princess play 773 Lounge, 9pm.

**Saturday, November 9**

- The [Lavender Blues sing along](https://www.facebook.com/LavenderBluesMusic) is at Lark, 10am.
- [Attend a special talk about Solomon Rabinowitz’s female characters](/blog/events/attend-special-events-this-weekend-at-temple-beth-emeth) at [Temple Beth Emeth](http://www2.bethemeth.net/?ref=bklyner.com), 10am.
- There’s a [quilt show](http://www.prospectpark.org/calendar/event/quilt-show?ref=bklyner.com) on Saturdays and Sundays until December 1 at the [Lefferts Historic House](http://www.prospectpark.org/visit/places/lefferts?ref=bklyner.com), 12-1pm.
- Or you can [join the Brooklyn Bird Club](/blog/animals/explore-birdwatching-at-prospect-park-with-the-brooklyn-bird-club) for a walk starting at the [Prospect Park Audubon Center](http://www.prospectpark.org/visit/places/audubon?ref=bklyner.com), 12-1pm.
- [Alex Levin](http://www.alexlevinjazz.com/?ref=bklyner.com) and guests play jazz at [Purple Yam](http://www.purpleyamnyc.com/?ref=bklyner.com), 12:30-2:30pm.
- [Race around the farmyard](http://www.prospectpark.org/calendar/event/race-farmyard?ref=bklyner.com) Saturdays and Sundays at the Lefferts Historic House, 2:30-3:30pm.
- [See neighbor Jonathan Fitzgordon read](/blog/events/see-local-author-jonathan-fitzgordon-read-this-saturday-at-the-cortelyou-library) from Psoas Release Party! at the [Cortelyou Library](http://www.bklynpubliclibrary.org/locations/cortelyou?ref=bklyner.com), 3pm.
- [Make paper and greeting cards](http://brooklynartery.com/upcomingclasses/papermaking/?ref=bklyner.com) at [Brooklyn ARTery](http://brooklynartery.com/?ref=bklyner.com), 3-5pm.
- [Honey, Dear plays vintage jazz](https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=218625121608594&set=a.218620011609105.50502.182502618554178&type=1&theater) at Lark, 4pm.
- Check out [Gospel Fest](/blog/events/hear-local-choirs-sing-their-hearts-out-this-saturday-at-ftccs-gospel-fest) at the [Flatbush-Tompkins Congregational Church](https://sites.google.com/site/flatbushtompkins/?ref=bklyner.com), 7pm.
- Enjoy [Kirtan and classical music](http://jayayogacenter.com/workshops-and-retreats?options%5Bids%5D=1257&options%5Bsite%5Fid%5D=1222&ref=bklyner.com) at [Jaya Yoga East](http://jayayogacenter.com/?ref=bklyner.com), 7:30-9pm.
- [NYCTrust](http://www.nyctrust.com/?ref=bklyner.com) plays their weekly party at [Sycamore](http://sycamorebrooklyn.com/index.php/bar-posts/?ref=bklyner.com), 8pm.
- Baby Machine plays [773 Lounge](https://www.facebook.com/773Lounge), 9pm.
- Julius Judah plays at [Bar Chord](http://www.barchordnyc.com/?ref=bklyner.com), 9pm.

**Sunday, November 10**

- Meditate for free at at Jaya Yoga East, 8:30am.
- Play and sing at [Toddler Time with Mary Jo](https://www.google.com/calendar/render?eid=M3M5YTBibG9qcTJhbDBnMjNoazg5NGw4N2tfMjAxMzA2MDJUMTQwMDAwWiBsYXJrY2FmZUBt&ctz=America/New%5FYork&pli=1&sf=true&output=xml&ref=bklyner.com), Lark, 10am.
- Bring nonperishable food and or/a financial contribution to a [CAMBA](https://www.camba.org/?ref=bklyner.com) drive at the [Flatbush Food Coop](http://flatbushfood.coop/?ref=bklyner.com), 10am-1pm.
- [Brooklyn Oyster Party](http://brooklynoysterparty.com/?ref=bklyner.com) serves up swanky seafood at the [Flatbush Food Court](/blog/events/sycamores-pop-up-restaurant-flatbush-food-court-starts-this-sunday), [Sycamore](http://sycamorebrooklyn.com/index.php/bar-posts/?ref=bklyner.com), 12-6pm.
- Taste pie and meet the [Four and Twenty Blackbirds](http://www.birdsblack.com/?ref=bklyner.com) crew at their book signing, Lark, 2pm.
- Attend a [craft fair, celebration, and food and coat drive](/blog/events/attend-special-events-this-weekend-at-temple-beth-emeth) at Temple Beth Emeth, 2-5pm.
- [Make a Ukranian egg ornament](http://brooklynartery.com/upcomingclasses/make-your-own-ukranian-egg-pysanky-ornament/?ref=bklyner.com) at Brooklyn ARTery, 3-5pm.
- Join the [Ditmas Park Sitting Group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditmasparksits/) to meditate at [Third Root](http://thirdroot.org/?ref=bklyner.com), 6:45pm.
- Game on! At [Board Game Night](/blog/events/773-lounge-starts-their-weekly-board-game-night-next-sunday-november-3), 773 Lounge, 8pm.
- The [Cortelyou Jazz Jam](http://www.barchordnyc.com/announcing-bar-chords-cortelyou-road-jazz-jam-starting-this-sunday/?ref=bklyner.com) is at Bar Chord, 9pm.

*Photo via [Jaya Yoga](http://jayayogacenter.com/about-us/photos?ref=bklyner.com)*