> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://bklyner.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Things To Do In Ditmas Park This Weekend - URL: https://bklyner.com/things-to-do-in-ditmas-park-this-weekend-74-ditmas-park/ - Published: 2014-07-03T17:00:06.000Z - Updated: 2014-09-30T00:52:47.000Z - Author: Anna Gustafson - Tags: Prospect Park Bandshell, #API-Imported ![Robert Glasper](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Robert-Glasper-.jpg) Happy Fourth of July weekend! If you’re going to be hanging out in the neighborhood this weekend, there is lots to do. If you need to cool off, take a dip in one [15 city pools](/blog/destinations/get-out-of-this-heat-and-into-a-city-pool) in the area, visit [Ali Kazan](/blog/neighbors/ali-kazan-mr-softee-man) – otherwise known as our “Mister Softee Man,” or try out a smoothie (on sale) at the just opened [Newkirk Fruit](/blog/business/welcome-to-the-neighborhood-newkirk-fruit). **Thursday, July 3** • Sign up for open mic night at [773 Lounge](https://www.facebook.com/773Lounge) starting at 8pm. • Ben Ben Iroko plays [Bar Chord](http://www.barchordnyc.com/?ref=bklyner.com), 9pm. **Friday, July 4** • [Sing along ](http://www.larkcafe.com/activities.html?ref=bklyner.com)with [Jon Samson](http://www.cocreativemusic.com/?ref=bklyner.com) at [Lark](http://larkcafe.com/?ref=bklyner.com),11am. • Meet fellow moms and dads at the [New Parent Meet-Up](https://www.google.com/calendar/render?eid=aGEycTZoZ3NpMGVxbW9ycnVpMjZhazM5bTRfMjAxNDA3MDRUMTcwMDAwWiBsYXJrY2FmZUBt&ctz=America/New%5FYork&sf=true&output=xml&ref=bklyner.com), [Lark](http://larkcafe.com/activities.html?ref=bklyner.com), 1pm. • Kids can attend [Blooming Naturalists](http://www.prospectpark.org/calendar/event/blooming-naturalists?ref=bklyner.com) at the [Prospect Park’s Audubon Center](http://www.prospectpark.org/visit/places/audubon?ref=bklyner.com), 1-2pm Thursdays and Fridays. • … followed by [Nature on the Go](http://www.prospectpark.org/calendar/event/nature-on-the-go?ref=bklyner.com), also at the Audubon Center, 2-3pm Thursdays and Fridays. • … and finally, learn about local wildlife at [Animal Encounter](http://www.prospectpark.org/calendar/event/animal-encounter?ref=bklyner.com), *also* at the Audubon Center, 3-4pm Thursdays and Fridays. • [Happy hour with babies](https://www.google.com/calendar/render?eid=aGNuMzZlZGFpN2JkOG9waDZuY3BrMG5wOTBfMjAxNDA3MDRUMjAwMDAwWiBsYXJrY2FmZUBt&ctz=America/New%5FYork&sf=true&output=xml&ref=bklyner.com) and ice cream happy hour are at [Lark](http://www.larkcafe.com/?ref=bklyner.com), 4pm. • Local artist and singer [Laolu Senbanjo](http://www.laolusenbanjo.com/?ref=bklyner.com) leads a drop-in [African folk song singalong](https://www.google.com/calendar/render?eid=ZTFpM2RxdG82M29jYjR0OWRvMXFycjRjNnNfMjAxNDA3MDRUMjAwMDAwWiBsYXJrY2FmZUBt&ctz=America/New%5FYork&sf=true&output=xml&ref=bklyner.com) ($5) at [Lark](http://www.larkcafe.com/?ref=bklyner.com), 4pm. • 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 at 7pm. • [Dr. Zsa’s Powdered Zydeco Band](http://doctorzsa.com/?ref=bklyner.com) play [Bar Chord](http://www.barchordnyc.com/calendar.html?ref=bklyner.com), 9pm. • [Rahlou](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rahlou/174174852789278) and [Que Sera DJ](https://twitter.com/djquesera?ref=bklyner.com) are at [Sycamore](http://sycamorebrooklyn.com/?ref=bklyner.com), 10pm. **Saturday, July 5** • The [Lavender Blues sing along](https://www.google.com/calendar/render?eid=bjAxNW4xZGtnNmI0NzdsZmxtdW8yazJxdHNfMjAxNDA3MDVUMTQzMDAwWiBsYXJrY2FmZUBt&ctz=America/New%5FYork&sf=true&output=xml&ref=bklyner.com) is at [Lark](http://larkcafe.com/?ref=bklyner.com), 10:30am. • You can check out [Introduction to Birdwatching](http://www.prospectpark.org/calendar/event/intro-birdwatching?ref=bklyner.com), starting at the Audubon Center, 12-1pm… • … or visit the [Pop-Up Audubon](http://www.prospectpark.org/calendar/event/pop-up-audubon?ref=bklyner.com) at the [Binnen Bridge](http://www.prospectpark.org/media/file/pop-up-audubon-map-2014.pdf?ref=bklyner.com), Saturdays and Sundays from 12-5pm. • There’s [Sahaja yoga meditation](http://catalog.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/record=g1011409?ref=bklyner.com) at the Cortelyou Library, 12:30-2pm. • [History in Your Hands: Flax to Linen](http://www.prospectpark.org/calendar/event/history-hands-flax-linen?ref=bklyner.com) is at the [Lefferts Historic House](http://www.prospectpark.org/lefferts?ref=bklyner.com), 2-4pm Saturdays and Sundays. • [Robert Glasper Experiment](http://www.robertglasper.com/?ref=bklyner.com) Featuring [Talib Kweli](http://www.talibkweli.com/?ref=bklyner.com), [Glenn Kotche](http://glennkotche.com/?ref=bklyner.com), and [Aja Monet](http://www.ajamonet.com/?ref=bklyner.com) play [Celebrate Brooklyn](/blog/art-music/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-celebrate-brooklyn-free-mostly-concert-lineup-2) at the [Prospect Park Bandshell](http://www.prospectpark.org/visit/places/bandshell?ref=bklyner.com), 7pm. • The James Petrie Band play [Bar Chord](http://www.barchordnyc.com/calendar.html?ref=bklyner.com), 9pm. **Sunday, July 6** • Multi-family yard sale will be held at the following Fiske Terrace locations: 1809 Glenwood Rd., 820 East 18th Street, 825 East 18th Street, 1721 Avenue H, and 53 Wellington, 10am-4pm • Play and sing at [Toddler Time with Mary Jo](https://www.google.com/calendar/render?eid=M3M5YTBibG9qcTJhbDBnMjNoazg5NGw4N2tfMjAxNDA3MDZUMTQwMDAwWiBsYXJrY2FmZUBt&ctz=America/New%5FYork&sf=true&output=xml&ref=bklyner.com), [Lark](http://www.larkcafe.com/activities.html?ref=bklyner.com), 10am. • [Game Night](/blog/events/773-lounge-starts-their-weekly-board-game-night-next-sunday-november-3) is on at 773 Lounge, 7pm. • [Cortelyou Jazz Jam](http://www.barchordnyc.com/calendar.html?ref=bklyner.com) at Bar Chord, 9pm *Photo by Don Q. Hannah via [Robert Glasper](http://www.robertglasper.com/media/?ref=bklyner.com)*