Things To Do In Ditmas Park This Weekend

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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