Things To Do In Ditmas Park This Weekend


What are you getting up to this weekend? Looks like it’ll be in the 40s and 50s, so you can have fun at weekend-long Purim and Saint Patrick’s Day events, play in the park, enjoy music and readings, and more.

Thursday, March 13

• Join Brooklyn Tenants United as they put Brooklyn Housing Court on trial at Borough Hall (209 Joralemon Street between Court and Adams Streets), 6pm.
• Sign up for open mic night at 773 Lounge starting at 8pm.
• Blame Mercury and The Drejun Duo play at Bar Chord, 9pm.

Friday, March 14

Sing along with Lloyd of The Deedle Deedle Dees at Lark, 10 and 11am.
Shape Up NYC hosts a free pilates class in Prospect Park, 12pm.
• Meet fellow moms and dads at the New Parent Meet-Up, Lark, 1pm.
• There’s a writing workshop for teens at the Cortelyou Library, 2:45pm.
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.
John Pinamonti plays American roots music at Bar Chord, 9pm.

Saturday, March 15

• Check out local Saint Patrick’s Day events all weekend long.
Purim events are still happening, too.
• The Lavender Blues sing along is at Lark, 10 and 11 am.
Ready, Set, Kindergarten is at the Cortelyou Library, 11am.
• You can check out Introduction to Birdwatching, starting at the Audubon Center, 12-1pm on Saturdays until March 29.
Alex Levin and guests play jazz at Purple Yam, 12:30-2:30pm.
• The Cortelyou Jazz Jam is a day early at Bar Chord, 9pm.
• The Jukebox Romeo spins at Sycamore, 10pm.

Sunday, March 16

• Meditate for free at at Jaya Yoga East, 8:30am.
• Play and sing at Toddler Time with Mary Jo, Lark, 10am.
•  Bill’s Balls is at the Flatbush Food Court this week, Sycamore, 12-6pm.
•  Sara Barron, Annie Choi, Saul Austerlitz, Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, and guest host Mary Phillips-Sandy are at this month’s Lit at Lark, 5pm.
• Join the Ditmas Park Sitting Group to meditate at Third Root, 6:45pm.