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# Things To Do In Ditmas Park This Weekend
- URL: https://bklyner.com/things-to-do-in-ditmas-park-this-weekend-83-ditmas-park/
- Published: 2014-09-11T20:52:57.000Z
- Updated: 2014-09-29T22:46:41.000Z
- Author: Anna Gustafson
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![217 fundraiser at Bar Chord](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/217-fundraiser-at-Bar-Chord.jpg)

  
Happy weekend, everyone! There’s a ton happening this weekend, including a fundraiser for the arts at PS 217 at Bar Chord on Friday night, [an open house at the Family of Light Holistic Center](/blog/sponsored/family-of-light-holistic-center-to-hold-open-house-this-saturday) on Saturday, the Kensington duo from [Gaddy Lane](http://www.gaddylane.com/?ref=bklyner.com) serving up some tasty treats at Sycamore’s Flatbush Food Court on Sunday, and [Lit at Lark](https://www.facebook.com/events/1470156796567761/) kicking off its second season at Lark Café on Sunday.

**Thursday, September 11**

• [Free rowing at Prospect Park](/blog/sports/enjoy-free-public-rowing-this-summer-in-prospect-park) today and September 18 & 25, 4-7pm  
• End your day with a deep timeline healing meditation at the [Family of Light Holistic Center](http://www.familyoflight.center/?ref=bklyner.com), 7pm.  
• Sign up for open mic night at [773 Lounge](https://www.facebook.com/773Lounge) starting at 8pm.  
• [The Strung Out String Band](http://strungoutstringband.com/?ref=bklyner.com) performs at [Bar Chord](http://www.barchordnyc.com/?ref=bklyner.com), 9pm.

**Friday, September 12**

• [Sing-along with Lloyd H. Miller](http://www.larkcafe.com/weekly-calendar/?ref=bklyner.com) at Lark Cafe, 10 & 11am.  
• Come to Prospect Park’s Audubon Center for [a free cardio toning class](http://www.prospectpark.org/calendar/event/shape-up-nyc-cardio-toning?ref=bklyner.com), 12pm.  
• Meet fellow moms and dads at the [New Parent Meet-Up](http://www.larkcafe.com/activities.html?ref=bklyner.com), Lark, 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.  
• Enjoy de-stress meditation and a shot of raw organic juice at [Family of Light Holistic Center](/blog/business/family-of-light-holistic-center-holds-grand-opening-weekend-tomorrow-and-sunday)‘s holistic happy hour, 5:30pm.  
• … followed by pranic yoga to balance your elements at the [Family of Light Holistic Center](/blog/business/family-of-light-holistic-center-holds-grand-opening-weekend-tomorrow-and-sunday), 6:30pm.  
• [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.  
• Friends of PS 217 is holding a fundraiser for its arts program at [Bar Chord](http://barchordnyc.com/?ref=bklyner.com), where a bebop band featuring Jay Jennings (of the Grammy-winning [Snarky Puppets](https://www.facebook.com/snarkypuppy/info)), [Sylvester Onyejiaka](http://sly5thave.com/?ref=bklyner.com), and [Ross Pederson](https://www.facebook.com/ross.pederson) will play. $20 donation at the door (which includes a cocktail), 7-9pm.  
• Join the [Church Ave Yoga & Bodywork Center for its monthly kirtan](https://www.facebook.com/events/654272081335354/) (devotional chanting) series with “Brooklyn Mellows” recording artist, Devadas, 7-9pm.  
• 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.  
• [Bill Carney’s Jug Addicts](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bill-Carneys-Jug-Addicts/295204180509222) performs 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, September 13**

• Lavender Blues Sing-Along [at Lark Cafe](http://www.larkcafe.com/weekly-calendar/?ref=bklyner.com), 10 & 11am.  
• Join the [Family of Light Holistic Center for its open house](/blog/sponsored/family-of-light-holistic-center-to-hold-open-house-this-saturday), which will include free events for kids and adults, 10am-5pm.  
• There’s [Sahaja yoga meditation](http://catalog.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/record=g1011409?ref=bklyner.com) at the [Cortelyou Library](http://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/cortelyou?ref=bklyner.com), 12:30-2pm.  
• Local nonprofit [caribBEING](http://www.caribbeing.com/?ref=bklyner.com) presents its Flatbush Takeover at the corner of Flatbush and Church, where there will be reggae music and a screening of [Rockers](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079815/?ref=bklyner.com), free, 6pm-late.  
• [Hannah art opening](https://www.google.com/calendar/render?eid=dXBmamwwcTc3ZDlxbmN0bTE4MWxpMDB0dTAgbGFya2NhZmVAbQ&ctz=America/New%5FYork&sf=true&output=xml&ref=bklyner.com) at Lark Cafe, 7-9pm.  
• The Todd Gaynor Band performs at [Bar Chord](http://barchordnyc.com/calendar.html?ref=bklyner.com), 9pm.

**Sunday, September 14**

• Check out all the fresh veggies, fruit, and more at the [Cortelyou greenmarket](http://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket/brooklyn/cortelyou?ref=bklyner.com) (Cortelyou between Argyle and Rugby), 8am-3pm.  
• Practice kundalini-inspired vinyasa yoga at the [Family of Light Holistic Center](http://www.familyoflight.center/?ref=bklyner.com) at 9:30am, community healing at 2pm and pranic yoga at 4pm.  
• 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.  
• [Kids yoga with Jen](http://www.larkcafe.com/weekly-calendar/?ref=bklyner.com) at Lark Cafe, 11am.  
• Kensington’s [Gaddy Lane](http://www.gaddylane.com/?ref=bklyner.com) will be serving sandwiches and snacks, including a roasted chicken with verde dressing and crispy shallots sandwich called the Ditmas Yard Bird, at [Sycamore’s Flatbush Food Court](http://www.sycamorebrooklyn.com/flatbush-food-court/?ref=bklyner.com), 2-9pm.  
• [Lit at Lark](https://www.facebook.com/events/1470156796567761/) kicks off at Lark Café, 5-7pm.  
• [Stems](http://stemsbrooklyn.com/?ref=bklyner.com) has two spots left for its upcoming flower arranging class, which, for $75, you’ll get an arrangement to take home and two cocktails, 5:30pm.  
• [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 courtesy Bar Chord.*