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# Things To Do In Ditmas Park This Weekend
- URL: https://bklyner.com/things-to-do-in-ditmas-park-this-weekend-80-ditmas-park/
- Published: 2014-08-14T18:00:44.000Z
- Updated: 2014-09-29T23:53:29.000Z
- Author: Anna Gustafson
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![Sean Kershaw at Bar Chord](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Sean-Kershaw-at-Bar-Chord.jpg)

This weekend, you can celebrate our neighbor Sarah Jenny’s [Hey Queen!](http://www.heyqueen.org/?ref=bklyner.com) dance party Saturday night [being named a Time Out New York critic’s pick](/blog/neighbors/neighbor-sarah-jennys-final-hey-queen-parties-named-as-time-out-new-york-critics-pick), catch all kinds of amazing music at Bar Chord, enjoy the second-to-last Saturday of [free rowing in Prospect Park](/blog/sports/enjoy-free-public-rowing-this-summer-in-prospect-park), and lots more:

**Thursday, August 14**

• English conversation group at the Cortelyou Library, 4pm.  
• Sign up for open mic night at [773 Lounge](https://www.facebook.com/773Lounge) starting at 8pm.  
• Sean Kershaw plays his pared down Brooklyn rockabilly at [Bar Chord](http://www.barchordnyc.com/?ref=bklyner.com), 9pm.

**Friday, August 15**

• [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.  
• Computer lab at the Cortelyou Library. 11am.  
• Meet fellow moms and dads at the [New Parent Meet-Up](http://www.larkcafe.com/activities.html?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](http://www.larkcafe.com/activities.html?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 at 7pm.  
• Rip your jeans, tease your hair, and let your inner David Lee Roth out for [Lola Star](http://lolastar.com/?ref=bklyner.com)‘s “Livin’ on a Prayer” roller disco skate party at the LeFrak Center at [Lakeside Prospect Park](http://www.prospectpark.org/about-prospect-park/lakeside?ref=bklyner.com) (buy tickets [here](https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/9934407?ref=bklyner.com)), 8-10pm.  
• John Pinamonti Band plays its American roots music at [Bar Chord](http://www.barchordnyc.com/calendar.html?ref=bklyner.com), 9pm.  
• [Rahlou](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rahlou/174174852789278) is at [Sycamore](http://sycamorebrooklyn.com/?ref=bklyner.com), 10pm.

**Saturday, August 16**

• The [Lavender Blues sing along](https://www.facebook.com/LavenderBluesMusic) is at [Lark](http://larkcafe.com/?ref=bklyner.com), 10:30am.  
• Children ages 3 to 5 and their parents and caregivers are welcome to attend [Ready, Set, Kindergarten](http://catalog.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/record=g1007203?ref=bklyner.com), a special six-session series for families that includes stories and activities designed to encourage the development of early learning skills at the [Cortelyou Library](http://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/cortelyou?ref=bklyner.com), 11am-12pm.  
• [Row, row, row your boat](/blog/sports/enjoy-free-public-rowing-this-summer-in-prospect-park) for free in Prospect Park, 12-4pm.  
• 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.  
• … *or* take a tour of the [Lefferts Historic House](http://www.prospectpark.org/calendar/event/lefferts-tours?ref=bklyner.com), every half hour Saturdays and Sundays from 12:30-4:30pm until June 29.  
• 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, 2-4pm Saturdays and Sundays.  
• Alegba & Friends play their Afro-Caribbean love at [Bar Chord](http://barchordnyc.com/calendar.html?ref=bklyner.com), 9pm.  
• Celebrate [neighbor Sarah Jenny’s Hey Queen! dance party](/blog/neighbors/neighbor-sarah-jennys-final-hey-queen-parties-named-as-time-out-new-york-critics-pick) being named a Time Out New York Critic’s Pick at [Littlefield](http://www.littlefieldnyc.com/?ref=bklyner.com), 11pm.

**Sunday, August 17**

• Check out all the fruit, veggies, baked goods, and more at the [Cortelyou greenmarket](http://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket/brooklyn/cortelyou?ref=bklyner.com) (Cortelyou between Argyle and Rugby), 8am-3pm  
• Play and sing at [Toddler Time with Mary Jo](https://www.facebook.com/ToddlerTimeWithMaryJo) at [Lark](http://www.larkcafe.com/activities.html?ref=bklyner.com), 10am.  
• [Brooklyn Mela will be celebrated](/blog/events/brooklyn-mela-will-be-celebrated-on-coney-island-avenue-this-sunday-watch-out-for-street-closures-and-bus-changes) with much food and music on Coney Island Avenue (between Avenue H and Newkirk Avenue), 12pm-6pm.  
• Garden hours at [Compost for Brooklyn](http://compostforbrooklyn.org/?ref=bklyner.com)‘s native plant garden (Newkirk Avenue and 8th Street) are held every first and third Sunday, 4-6pm.  
• [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 via [Sean Kershaw](https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10203031697168690&set=t.1092887086&type=3&theater).*