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