Things To Do In Ditmas Park This Weekend
Happy Thursday, neighbors! This weekend, you can watch the guitarist and musical director for the Gregg Allman Band at Bar Chord, see some amazing movies at the Anti-Racism Film Festival, check out the new compost project at Q Gardens, get your eat on at Sycamore’s fried chicken & waffles party, 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 9
• Try some scrumptious food and drinks at Sycamore’s Flatbush Food Court, beginning at 6pm every day.
• Celebrate neighbor Paul Catalanotto’s art opening at Brooklyn Oenology (show will run through May 4), 7-10pm.
• Show off your stuff at the “moderately difficult trivia” night at The Lodge at Sycamore, 8pm.
• Scott Sharrard, the guitarist and musical director for the Gregg Allman Band, and his Brickyard Band will perform at Bar Chord, 9pm.
Friday, April 10
• Join the drop-in sing-alongs with Lloyd H. Miller at Lark Café, 10 & 11am.
• Adults are welcome to get help on their computer skills at the Cortelyou Library, 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.
• Teens are invited to work on their creative writing at the Cortelyou Library, 2:45pm.
• Children and families are invited to learn about the nature all around us at Prospect Park’s Audubon Center, 3pm.
• It’s karaoke time at the Cortelyou Library! All ages are welcome, 4pm.
• 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.
• Watch the “Taxi to the Dark Side” documentary at the Anti-Racism Film Festival at All Souls Bethlehem Church, 7pm.
• 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.
• The Dirty Water Dogs perform their Cajun-funky-zydeco love at Bar Chord, 9pm.
• Rahlou is at Sycamore, 10pm.
Saturday, April 11
• Lavender Blues Sing-Along at Lark Cafe, 9,10 & 11am.
• Celebrate the opening day of the baseball and softball seasons at Prospect Park, 10-11am.
• Bring your kitchen scraps to Q Gardens’ new compost project, 12-4pm.
• Adults can check out the Sahaja yoga meditation at the Cortelyou Library, 12:30pm.
• Check out three different movies at the Anti-Racism Film Festival at All Souls Bethlehem Church, beginning at 1pm.
• Make your own nature journal and learn how to use binoculars and field guides at the Prospect Park Audubon Center, 1pm.
• Families are invited to help clean up Prospect Park (pre-register here), 1:30-3:30pm.
• 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.
• Reverse Double Clutch (formerly the Gillian Harwin Band) performs at Bar Chord, 9pm.
• Jukebox Romeo spins his music at Sycamore, 10pm-2am.
Sunday, April 12
• Check out all the fresh veggies, fruit, and more at the Cortelyou Greenmarket (Cortelyou between Argyle and Rugby), 8am-3pm.
• Kids yoga with Jen at Lark Café, 10am.
• Sing along with Amy Miles at Lark Café, 11am.
• Take home a free tree at Compost for Brooklyn, 12pm-2pm.
• Get your eat on at the spring fried chicken and waffles backyard party at Sycamore, 2-10pm.
• Wig Doctor spins a mix of old Jamaican, funk and soul tunes every Sunday at Coffee Mob, 2-5pm.
• Watch Montana Rep’s adaptation of “The Great Gatsby” at the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts ($30, buy tickets here), 3pm.
• Cortelyou Jazz Jam at Bar Chord, 9pm.