Things To Do In Ditmas Park This Weekend
Get ready to be on the go during this gorgeous weekend, neighbors! You can go to a free spring concert in PS 217’s garden tonight, take a free tour of the Flatbush Gardener’s backyard oasis Friday afternoon, skate your heart out at Lola Star’s Dreamland Roller Disco Friday night, get your eat on at Bashi Channel’s grand opening Saturday, check out the free Ditmas Park Summer Camp Crawl and Lit at Lark Sunday, and lots more! If you have events you’d like added to the calendar, let us know! Email us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com.
And add your event, plus check out more happenings in our neighborhood, on our community calendar!
Thursday, May 14
• Join the Flatbush Tenant Coalition as they rally for stronger rent laws at Foley Square, 5pm on.
• PS 217’s free Spring Concert Series continues in the school’s garden, 6pm.
• Queen Cobra Thai serves up their tasty eats at Sycamore’s Flatbush Food Court, 6pm.
• Hear city & local elected officials and meet civic leaders, neighborhood association presidents, community board chairs & more at the 44th Assembly District’s Leadership Networking Reception at Signature Living, 7pm.
• Gregg Allman’s guitarist Scott Sharrard and his Brickyard Band perform at Bar Chord, 9pm.
Friday, May 15
• Join the drop-in sing-alongs with Lloyd H. Miller at Lark Café, 10 & 11am.
• Get in shape at Shape Up NYC’s free cardio toning class at Prospect Park’s Audubon Center, 12-1pm.
• Check out neighbor Chris Kreussling’s (aka the Flatbush Gardener) amazing backyard oasis for free, 1-3pm.
• Meet fellow moms and dads at the New Parent Meet-Up, Lark Cafe, 1pm.
• Johnny Lupiani’s Awesome BBQ is dishing up food at Sycamore’s Flatbush Food Court, 4pm.
• Bring your canine friends to FIDO’s annual Pupnic at Prospect Park, 5pm.
• Happy hour with babies and ice cream happy hour are at Lark, 4pm.
• Free wine tasting at Kings County Wines, every Friday from 6-8pm.
• Are you a Taurus? Let’s hope so! You’ll drink happy hour specials all night at Sycamore’s Taurus party, beginning at 7pm.
• Get your heart rate up and explore the neighborhood with Ditmas Rides, meeting in front of the Cortelyou Library at 7pm.
• Neighbor Lola Star’s Dreamland Roller Disco returns to Prospect Park’s Lakeside, 7:30-10pm.
• The Blue Dahlia performs their tango, reggae, ska, and klezmer mashup at Bar Chord, 9pm.
• Rahlou is at Sycamore, 10pm.
Saturday, May 16
• Cheer on your neighbors as they run the Brooklyn Half Marathon, beginning at 7am.
• Lavender Blues Sing-Along at Lark Cafe, 9:30 & 10:30am.
• Join ShapeUp NYC for a free cardio sculpt class at Prospect Park’s Audubon Center, 11am.
• Q Gardens will hold a workday to transport its second set of composting bins from Flatbush Reformed Church, get its teepee trellis set up, and build three pallet A-frame vertical planters, 12pm-4pm.
• Adults can check out the free Sahaja yoga meditation at the Cortelyou Library, 12:30pm.
• Bar Chord kicks off its second anniversary celebration with a BBQ series, which will run monthly from May to October, that includes Chef Michael Frazier whipping up Jerk Creole chicken, potato salad and red cabbage slaw, 2-8pm. (Plus there’s an all-day happy hour)
• Fleece Festival at Prospect Park’s Lefferts Historic House & Prospect Park Zoo, 2pm.
• Burma Noodle Bar whips up their culinary creations at Sycamore’s Flatbush Food Court, 4pm.
• Bashi Channel, the new restaurant at 1120 Cortelyou Road, celebrates its grand opening, 5pm-12am.
• Matt Fuller/Johannes Weidenmeuller Duo at Lark Cafe, 6pm.
• Alegba and Friends perform their Afro-Caribbean at Bar Chord, 9pm.
Sunday, May 17
• Check out all the Mother’s Day celebration, fresh veggies, fruit, and more at the Cortelyou Greenmarket (Cortelyou between Argyle and Rugby), 8am-3pm.
• Free spring clothes (coats, clothing, winter accessories, shoes, textiles & more) swap at PS 139’s cafeteria, 9am-3pm.
• Kids yoga with Jen at Lark Café, 10am.
• Enjoy floats, dancing, music and more at the Haitian Flag Day Parade, on Nostrand Avenue between Sterling Street & Glenwood Road, beginning at 11am.
• Sing along with Amy Miles at Lark Café, 11am.
• Free wine tasting at Kings County Wines, 12-4pm.
• Check out the free Ditmas Park Summer Camp Crawl, 12:30-5:30pm.
• Bar Chord kicks off its second anniversary celebration with a BBQ series, which will run monthly from May to October, that includes Chef Michael Frazier whipping up Jerk Creole chicken, potato salad and red cabbage slaw, 2-8pm.
• Gaddy Lane serves up their delicious eats at Sycamore’s Flatbush Food Court, 2-8pm.
• Wig Doctor spins a mix of old Jamaican, funk and soul tunes every Sunday at Coffee Mob, 2-5pm.
• Have fun at the Haitian Flag Day celebration at Erasmus Hall High School, 5pm.
• Check out our neighborhood’s own literary series, Lit at Lark, at, you guessed it, Lark Cafe, 5pm.
• Cortelyou Jazz Jam at Bar Chord, 9pm.