> ## 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-92-ditmas-park/ - Published: 2015-05-07T20:46:33.000Z - Updated: 2015-05-07T21:19:26.000Z - Author: Anna Gustafson - Tags: Brooklyn PTA 5K, cariBBeing, Ditmas Rides, #API-Imported ![The Cookie Cutta Experience will perform at Bar Chord on Saturday at 9pm. Photo via Cookie Cutta.](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Cookie-Cutta.jpg) The Cookie Cutta Experience will perform at Bar Chord on Saturday at 9pm. Photo via [Cookie Cutta](https://www.facebook.com/cookiecutta1/photos/pb.289321184505419.-2207520000.1431034108./494638743973661/?type=3&theater). Happy Thursday, everyone! This weekend, you can go to a [free spring concert at PS 217](/blog/events/ps-217s-spring-concert-series-kicks-off-tomorrow-may-7-with-performance-by-calpulli-mexican-dance-company); check out all the deals at the [Flatbush Avenue Sidewalk Sale](https://www.facebook.com/FlatbushAveBID/posts/476876282475116); go to the [Butterflies, Bulbs & Bookmarks](/blog/events/butterflies-bulbs-bookmarks-is-at-the-cortelyou-library-this-saturday-may-9) at the Cortelyou Library; [Bike the Branches](/blog/library/bike-the-branches-and-support-the-brooklyn-public-library); get a [free mammogram](/blog/health/free-digital-mammograms-clinical-breast-exams-in-the-neighborhood-this-sunday-may-10); and lots more. If you have events you’d like added to the calendar, let us know! Email us at [editor@ditmasparkcorner.com](mailto:editor@ditmasparkcorner.com). **Thursday, May 7** • [PS 217’s free Spring Concert Series](/blog/events/ps-217s-spring-concert-series-kicks-off-tomorrow-may-7-with-performance-by-calpulli-mexican-dance-company) kicks off in the school’s garden, 6pm. • [Queen Cobra Thai](https://www.facebook.com/queencobrathai?fref=ts) serves up their tasty eats at [Sycamore’s Flatbush Food Court](http://www.sycamorebrooklyn.com/flatbush-food-court/?ref=bklyner.com), 6pm. • [Sycamore’s Q Train party](http://www.sycamorebrooklyn.com/special-events/?ref=bklyner.com) kicks off with Ariel Speedwagon’s Bingo in The Lodge at 8pm, DJ GoGo Gadget at 10pm, and steamy late-night performances by Kimberly Smallz. • Open mic night [at Visions Cocktail Lounge](https://www.facebook.com/events/1639251299623380/), every Thursday at 8pm. • [The Evan Francis Group](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Evan-Francis-Group/92287671670?fref=ts) performs their funky Afro-Cuban [at Bar Chord](http://barchordnyc.com/calendar.html?ref=bklyner.com), 9pm. **Friday, May 8** • Local nonprofit caribBEING will be [selling](http://www.caribbeing.com/shop/?ref=bklyner.com) their Caribpolitan tea towels, stationary, and more at the [BKLYN Design](http://bklyndesigns.com/?ref=bklyner.com) show at the [Brooklyn Expo Center](http://brooklynexpocenter.com/?ref=bklyner.com), Friday through Sunday. • Join the drop-in sing-alongs with [Lloyd H. Miller](http://lloydhmiller.com/?ref=bklyner.com) at [Lark Café](http://www.larkcafe.com/weekly-calendar/?ref=bklyner.com), 10 & 11am. • Adults are welcome to get help on their computer skills [at the Cortelyou Library](http://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/list?loc[]=539&ref=bklyner.com), 11am. • Check out all the deals from shops & eateries along Flatbush Avenue, from Parkside Avenue to Cortelyou Road, during the [Flatbush Avenue BID’s sidewalk sale](https://www.facebook.com/FlatbushAveBID/posts/476876282475116), 12-6pm. • Get in shape at Shape Up NYC’s free cardio toning class [at Prospect Park’s Audubon Center](http://www.prospectpark.org/news-events/events/2015/5/1?ref=bklyner.com#fat-boy-reception), 12-1pm. • Meet fellow moms and dads at the [New Parent Meet-Up](http://www.larkcafe.com/activities.html?ref=bklyner.com), Lark, 1pm. • [Johnny Lupiani’s Awesome BBQ](https://www.facebook.com/Johnnylupianibbq?fref=ts) is dishing up food at [Sycamore’s Flatbush Food Court](http://www.sycamorebrooklyn.com/flatbush-food-court/?ref=bklyner.com), 4pm. • [Happy hour with babies](http://www.larkcafe.com/activities.html?ref=bklyner.com) and ice cream happy hour are at Lark, 4pm. • Free wine tasting [at Kings County Wines](https://www.facebook.com/kingscountywines/photos/a.909281805797720.1073741828.909073839151850/909281732464394/?type=1&theater), 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. • [Craig Dreyer and Fiends](https://www.facebook.com/events/981893241855848/) play their R&R, blues and soul [at Bar Chord](http://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, May 9** • Lavender Blues Sing-Along [at Lark Cafe](http://www.larkcafe.com/weekly-calendar/?ref=bklyner.com), 9,10 & 11am. • Ride around Brooklyn and support the library during the annual [Bike the Branches](/blog/library/bike-the-branches-and-support-the-brooklyn-public-library), 10am-5pm. • Support our local schools at the [Brooklyn PTA 5K at Prospect Park](/blog/events/support-local-schools-at-the-brooklyn-pta-5k-in-prospect-park-on-saturday-may-9), 10am. • [Curious George story time](http://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/list?loc[]=539&ref=bklyner.com) for kids ages 0-5 at the Cortelyou Library, 11am. • Check out all the deals from shops & eateries along Flatbush Avenue, from Parkside Avenue to Cortelyou Road, during the [Flatbush Avenue BID’s sidewalk sale](https://www.facebook.com/FlatbushAveBID/posts/476876282475116), 12-6pm. • Adults can check out the free Sahaja yoga meditation [at the Cortelyou Library](http://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/list?loc[]=539&ref=bklyner.com), 12:30pm. • Plant, listen to music, eat treats from the Farm on Adderley & more at the annual [Butterflies, Bulbs & Bookmarks](/blog/events/butterflies-bulbs-bookmarks-is-at-the-cortelyou-library-this-saturday-may-9) at the Cortelyou Library, 1-4pm. • [Burma Noodle Bar](https://www.facebook.com/burmanoodlebar?fref=ts) whips up their culinary creations at [Sycamore’s Flatbush Food Court](http://www.sycamorebrooklyn.com/flatbush-food-court/?ref=bklyner.com), 4pm. • [The Cookie Cutta Experience](https://www.facebook.com/cookiecutta1?fref=ts) performs their funktastic groove party [at Bar Chord](http://barchordnyc.com/calendar.html?ref=bklyner.com), 9pm. • Karaoke night [at Visions Cocktail Lounge](https://www.facebook.com/events/778610208924408/), 10pm. **Sunday, May 10** • Happy Mother’s Day! Treat your mom to [brunch today](/blog/food/gifts-flowers-brunch-how-to-celebrate-mothers-day-in-ditmas-park). • Check out all the Mother’s Day celebration, 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 (Mother’s Day celebration starts at 10). • [Free mammograms & clinical breast exams](/blog/health/free-digital-mammograms-clinical-breast-exams-in-the-neighborhood-this-sunday-may-10) at Holy Innocents RC Church, 9am-4:30pm. • Kids yoga with Jen [at Lark Café](http://www.larkcafe.com/weekly-calendar/?ref=bklyner.com), 10am. • Sing along with Amy Miles [at Lark Café](http://www.larkcafe.com/weekly-calendar/?ref=bklyner.com), 11am. • Free wine tasting [at Kings County Wines](https://www.facebook.com/kingscountywines/photos/a.909281805797720.1073741828.909073839151850/909281732464394/?type=1&theater), 12-4pm. • Check out all the deals from shops & eateries along Flatbush Avenue, from Parkside Avenue to Cortelyou Road, during the [Flatbush Avenue BID’s sidewalk sale](https://www.facebook.com/FlatbushAveBID/posts/476876282475116), 12-6pm. • [La Chiflada](https://www.facebook.com/LaChifladaTexMex) serves up their delicious eats at [Sycamore’s Flatbush Food Court](http://www.sycamorebrooklyn.com/flatbush-food-court/?ref=bklyner.com), 2-8pm. • [Wig Doctor](https://twitter.com/wigdoc?ref=bklyner.com) spins a mix of old Jamaican, funk and soul tunes every Sunday at [Coffee Mob](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Coffee-Mob/389999214408030?fref=ts), 2-5pm. • Cortelyou Jazz Jam [at Bar Chord](http://barchordnyc.com/calendar.html?ref=bklyner.com), 9pm.