Things To Do In Ditmas Park This Weekend
Finally, we’re out of the rain! Keep your fingers crossed the weather stays nice this weekend, and enjoy CAMBA’s Healthy Way 5k, free wellness events around town, and more.
Thursday, May 1
• There’s an English conversation group at the Cortelyou Library, 4-5:30pm.
• Sign up for open mic night at 773 Lounge starting at 8pm.
• Super Hi-Fi plays Bar Chord, 9pm.
• Climb aboard the Q Train featuring DJ GoGo Gadget at Sycamore, starting at 10pm.
Friday, May 2
• 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.
• Happy Arbor Day! Celebrate with events at the Audubon Center from 12-4pm.
• Meet fellow moms and dads at the New Parent Meet-Up, Lark, 1pm.
• Kids can learn about different types of birds at Blooming Naturalists at the Audubon Center in Prospect Park, 1-3pm Thursdays and Fridays…
• … followed by Nature on the Go, also at the Audubon Center, 2-3pm Thursdays and Fridays…
• … and finally, learn about local wildlife at Animal Encounter in Prospect Park’s Audubon Center, 3-4pm Thursdays and Fridays.
• 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.
• Order tickets ahead of time to see Notre Dame organist Johann Vexo play at Our Lady of Refuge, 7:30pm.
• Marek and The Boss Chops play Bar Chord, 9pm.
• Karl & Friends are at 773 Lounge, 9pm.
Saturday, May 3
• Get caffeinated with your canine and learn about off-leash activities at FIDO-sponsored Coffee Bark, Prospect Park, 7-9am.
• Register to help the Weekend Woodland Corps, starting at Prospect Park’s Picnic House parking lot, 9:45am.
• There’s a housing resource fair at the Brooklyn College Student Center, 10am-5pm.
• Lesley & the Flying Foxes host a singalong at Lark, 10 and 11 am.
• The Prospect Park Fair is on from 11am-4pm.
• Made by Lukas brings veggie burgers to the Sycamore’s Flatbush Food Court, from 12-6pm.
• You can check out Introduction to Birdwatching, starting at the Audubon Center, 12-1pm.
• … or visit the Pop-Up Audubon at the Binnen Bridge, Saturdays and Sundays from 12-5pm.
• … or take a tour of the Lefferts Historic House, every half hour Saturdays and Sundays from 12:30-4:30pm until June 29.
• Alex Levin and guests play jazz at Purple Yam, 12:30-2:30pm.
• History in Your Hands: Spring Sprouts is at the Lefferts Historic House, 2-4pm Saturdays and Sundays.
• Sean Kershaw & the New Jack Ramblers at Bar Chord, 9pm.
Sunday, May 4
• Play and sing at Toddler Time with Mary Jo, Lark, 10am.
• Brooklyn Oyster Party is at Sycamore’s Flatbush Food Court, 12-6pm.
• Yoon Sun Choi plays at Sunday Jazz for the Family, Lark, 4-5pm.
• See Piyutim: Sacred Poetry in Song at the East Midwood Jewish Center, 4pm.
• Join the Ditmas Park Sitting Group to meditate at Third Root, 6:45pm.
• Game Night is on at 773 Lounge, 7pm.
• The Cortelyou Jazz Jam is at Bar Chord, 9pm.
Photo by Joe Vitacco