Things To Do In Ditmas Park This Weekend

Thursday, November 14

• Sign up for open mic night at 773 Lounge starting at 8pm.
• The Todd Gaynor Band is at Bar Chord, 9pm.

Friday, November 15

• 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.
• Give blood at at 70th Precinct Blood Drive, 154 Lawrence Avenue between Ocean Parkway and Seton Place, 12:30pm-6pm.
• 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.
• Check out Happy Hour cocktail recipes at T.B. Ackerson Wine Merchants, 6-8pm.
• Get your heart rate up and explore the neighborhood with Ditmas Rides, meeting in front of the Cortelyou Library at 7pm.
• Sean Coleman and the Quasars play Bar Chord, 9pm.
• The Lori Behrman Band plays 773 Lounge, 10pm.

Saturday, November 16

• The Lavender Blues sing along is at Lark, 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.
• Take Intro to Sanskrit with Kiki Flynn at Jaya Yoga East, 1-3pm.
• … then stick around for Intro to the Sutras, also at Jaya Yoga East, 3:30-5:15pm.
• Race around the farmyard Saturdays and Sundays at the Lefferts Historic House, 2:30-3:30pm.
• Honey, Dear plays vintage jazz at Lark, 4pm.
• La Mecanica Popular plays Sycamore, 8pm.
• DECOSTER plays 773 Lounge, 9pm.
• Alegba and Friends are at Bar Chord, 9pm.

Sunday, November 17

• Meditate for free at at Jaya Yoga East, 8:30am.
• Play and sing at Toddler Time with Mary Jo, Lark, 10am.
• Check out neighbor and WKCR DJ Carter Van Pelt as he spins reggae records at Coffee Mob, 10am-12pm.
• Email or call ahead of time for one of two Typhoon Yolanda benefit brunches, Purple Yam, 11am-4pm.
• Adopt a cat or kitten from the Brooklyn Bridge Animal Welfare Coalition in front of Qathra, 11am-4pm.
• Local veggie favorite Barry’s Tempeh is at the Flatbush Food Court, Sycamore, 12-6pm.
• Yoon Sun Choi plays at Sunday Jazz for the Family, Lark, 4pm.
• The Lit at Lark series continues with host  Amy Shearn, plus Pia Z. Ehrhardt, Jael McHenry, and Nathan Oates at Lark, 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 Purple Yam