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# Things To Do In Ditmas Park This Weekend
- URL: https://bklyner.com/things-to-do-in-ditmas-park-this-weekend-47-ditmas-park/
- Published: 2013-12-05T20:15:49.000Z
- Updated: 2014-09-30T05:22:47.000Z
- Author: Nora Whelan
- Tags: #API-Imported

![strung out string band via Facebook](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/31262_395712954575_330155_n-600x400.jpg)

The coming days are looking cold and wet, but there are plenty of fun indoor activities this weekend to keep you cozy and entertained.

**Thursday, December 5**

- Attend a [Public Safety & Youth Services meeting](/blog/politics/community-board-14-december-meetings) at the [CB14 District Office](http://www.cb14brooklyn.com/contact-us/?ref=bklyner.com) (810 E 16th Street south of Avenue H), 7pm.
- [See a viola recital](/blog/art-music/free-cheap-upcoming-events-at-brooklyn-college) at [Brooklyn College](http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/web/home.php?ref=bklyner.com), 7pm.
- Sign up for open mic night at [773 Lounge](https://www.facebook.com/773Lounge) starting at 8pm.
- [The Strung Out String Band](http://www.strungoutstringband.com/?ref=bklyner.com) plays old-timey Appalachian music at [Bar Chord](http://www.barchordnyc.com/?ref=bklyner.com), 9pm.
- [The Q Train Queer Night](/blog/events/starting-tomorrow-night-the-q-train-rolls-back-into-sycamore) is back at [Sycamore](http://sycamorebrooklyn.com/index.php/bar-posts/?ref=bklyner.com), 10pm.

**Friday, December 6**

- [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.
- [Check out Happy Hour cocktail recipes](/blog/events/t-b-ackerson-mixes-up-happy-hour-cocktails-starting-this-friday) at [T.B. Ackerson Wine Merchants](https://www.facebook.com/pages/T-B-Ackerson-Wine-Merchants/166235210058763), 6-8pm.
- 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.
- [Jason Green and the Labor of Love](http://www.jasongreenguitar.com/jasongreen/id3.html?ref=bklyner.com) play [Bar Chord](http://www.barchordnyc.com/?ref=bklyner.com), 9pm.

**Saturday, December 7**

- Get caffeinated with your canine and learn about off-leash activities at [FIDO](http://www.fidobrooklyn.org/?ref=bklyner.com)\-sponsored [Coffee Bark](http://www.prospectpark.org/calendar/event/coffeebark?ref=bklyner.com), Prospect Park, 7-9am.
- The [Lavender Blues sing along](https://www.facebook.com/LavenderBluesMusic) is at Lark, 10am.
- Kids can jam out to [live music](http://catalog.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/iii/calendar/month/C&R=17;jsessionid=773DBFB695273E7915A9A275817E0032?lang=eng&suite=17&ref=bklyner.com) at the Cortelyou Library, 11:30am.
- [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.
- There’s a [faculty piano recital](/blog/art-music/free-cheap-upcoming-events-at-brooklyn-college) at [Brooklyn College](http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/web/home.php?ref=bklyner.com), 1:15pm.
- [Local kids are teaching other kids](http://www.brooklynartery.com/upcomingclasses/kids-teach-kids-origami-and-rubber-band-bracelets/?ref=bklyner.com) (ages 5-10) to make origami and rubber band bracelets at [Brooklyn ARTery](http://www.brooklynartery.com/?ref=bklyner.com), 2-3:30pm.
- Kids can learn about [historic games](http://www.prospectpark.org/calendar/event/history-hands-historic-games?ref=bklyner.com) Saturdays and Sundays at the Lefferts Historic House, 2-4pm.
- [Honey, Dear plays vintage jazz](https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=218625121608594&set=a.218620011609105.50502.182502618554178&type=1&theater) at Lark, 4pm.
- Parents can leave kids to listen to storyteller [Robin Bady](http://www.robinbady.com/?ref=bklyner.com), then [enjoy a night out](http://www.brooklynartery.com/upcomingclasses/parents-night-out-kids-craft-class-2013-12-07/?ref=bklyner.com) with drink coupons from Brooklyn ARTery, 6-8pm.
- Attend a [fundraiser](https://www.facebook.com/events/1374632326113465/) for [our neighbors](/blog/art-music/neighbors-andie-springer-katie-cox-and-conrad-winslow-on-music-from-alaska-to-ditmas-park)‘ [Wild Shore Festival for New Music](http://wildshore.org/?ref=bklyner.com) at [The DiMenna Center for Classical Music](http://www.oslmusic.org/dimenna-center-welcome?ref=bklyner.com), 7-9pm.
- [Support the arts at PS 217](/blog/events/enjoy-music-support-ps-217s-arts-programming-this-saturday-at-bar-chord) with music, drinks, and more at [Bar Chord](http://www.barchordnyc.com/?ref=bklyner.com), 7pm.
- [Alegba and Friends](https://www.facebook.com/alegbaandfriends) play [773 Lounge](https://www.facebook.com/773Lounge), 10pm.

**Sunday, December 8**

- 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.
- Attend Alden LaPaglia’s [Healthy Holidays](/blog/events/attend-healthy-holidays-this-sunday-at-the-cortelyou-early-childhood-center) wellness fair at the [Cortelyou Early Childhood Center Annex](http://www.mycecc.com/home.html?ref=bklyner.com) (368 Marlborough Road on the corner of Cortelyou Road), 11am-3pm.
- [Jack’s ChedBred](http://www.chedbred.com/?ref=bklyner.com) is 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.
- Try locally-made treats for free at [Brooklyn ARTery](http://brooklynartery.com/?ref=bklyner.com), 1-3pm.
- 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 [The Strung Out String Band](https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=395712954575&set=pb.252628974575.-2207520000.1386274287.&type=3&theater)*