Things To Do In Ditmas Park This Weekend

Photo via Scott Sharrard

Happy Thursday, neighbors! This weekend, you can check out all the shopping and food deals in the Church Avenue Sidewalk Sales & Dining Days, check out the Gregg Allman Band’s guitarist, Scott Sharrard, at Bar Chord, go to an Easter egg hunt at the Cortelyou greenmarket, and lots more. If you have an event you’d like to see on the calendar, let us know! Email us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com.

Thursday, April 2

• Try some scrumptious food and drinks at Sycamore’s Flatbush Food Court,  beginning at 6pm every day.
Sycamore’s Q Train party kicks off with Ariel Speedwagon’s Bingo in The Lodge at 8pm, DJ GoGo Gadget at 10pm, and steamy late-night performances by Rify Royalty.
Scott Sharrard, the guitarist and musical director for the Gregg Allman Band, and his Brickard Band will perform at Bar Chord, 9pm.

Friday, April 3

• Check out the shopping and food deals (including outdoor dining!) along Church Avenue, 10am-6pm.
• Join the drop-in sing-alongs with Lloyd H. Miller at Lark Café, 10 & 11am.
• Meet fellow moms and dads at the New Parent Meet-Up, Lark, 1pm.
• Make your own nature journal and learn how to use binoculars and field guides at the Prospect Park Audubon Center, 1pm.
• Children and families are invited to learn about the nature all around us at Prospect Park’s Audubon Center, 3pm.
• Join naturalists to meet the animals in Prospect Park Audubon Center’s collection, 4pm.
Happy hour with babies and ice cream happy hour are at Lark, 4pm.
• Get your heart rate up and explore the neighborhood with Ditmas Rides, meeting in front of the Cortelyou Library at 7pm.
• Looking for a fun & safe environment for your child while you do your shopping, go out to dinner, or catch up with friends? Latin Fever will provide your child with fun-filled activities, games, movies and more. $35 for 2.5 hours and snacks or $15 for one hour. 7:30-10pm.
La Madrugada perform their Latin grooves and salsa moves at Bar Chord, 9pm.
Rahlou is at Sycamore, 10pm.

Saturday, April 4

• Lavender Blues Sing-Along at Lark Cafe, 9,10 & 11am.
• Check out the shopping and food deals (including outdoor dining!) along Church Avenue, 10am-6pm.
Stems will be offering special pre-made, hand-made bouquets (as well as their usual items) for the holiday weekend, 11am-6pm.
• Help plant the first crop of the season at Prospect Park’s Lefferts Historic House, 2-4pm.
Children’s Corner will hold a free Easter egg hunt, 2pm-6pm.
• Attend a Passover seder, complete with a festive, catered, kosher-style meal, at Temple Beth Emeth ($50/person; call 718-282-1596 to  make reservations), 6:30pm.
Jake G & The Soul Vibrance perform their soul and funk classics at Bar Chord, 9pm.

Sunday, April 5

• Check out all the fresh veggies, fruit, and more at the Cortelyou Greenmarket (Cortelyou between Argyle and Rugby), which will also be featuring Passover and Easter recipes this week, 8am-3pm.
• Easter egg hunt at the Cortelyou Greenmarket, 9am-1pm.
• Check out the shopping and food deals (including outdoor dining!) along Church Avenue, 10am-6pm.
• Kids yoga with Jen at Lark Café, 10am.
Stems will be offering special pre-made, hand-made bouquets (as well as their usual items) for the holiday weekend, 11am-6pm.
• Sing along with Amy Miles at Lark Café, 11am.
• DJ Telly spins a mix of old Jamaican, funk and soul tunes every Sunday at Coffee Mob, 2-5pm.
• Jazz for the family with Yoon Choi at Lark Cafe, 4-5pm.
• Cortelyou Jazz Jam at Bar Chord, 9pm.