Things To Do In Ditmas Park This Weekend

DanceBrazil will perform at Celebrate Brooklyn this Saturday. Photo via DanceBrazil

Happy Thursday, everyone! This weekend, you can go to the last of PS 217’s outdoor concerts, see the New York Philharmonic perform a free concert under the stars in Prospect Park, celebrate Father’s Day with by seeing tons of musicians play in our neighborhood, go to a Justice for Kyam Livingston rally, 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 events, plus check out more happenings in our neighborhood, on our community calendar!

Thursday, June 18

• See Holler play at the final performance in PS 217’s outdoors concert series, 6pm.
Queen Cobra Thai serves up their tasty eats at Sycamore’s Flatbush Food Court, 6pm.
• The Grammy-winning Eighth Blackbird performs at Celebrate Brooklyn, 7:30-10:30pm.
• The Strung-Out String Band performs their old-timey Appalachian tunes at Bar Chord, 9pm.

Friday, June 19

• 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.
• 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.
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.
• See the New York Philharmonic play a free concert at Prospect Park, 6:30-10pm.
• 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 is at Prospect Park’s Lakeside ($18, buy tickets here), 7:30-10pm.
Trailer Radio performs their country, blues & Americana tunes at Bar Chord, 9pm.
Rahlou is at Sycamore, 10pm.

Saturday, June 20

• 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.
• DIY crafting for adults at the Cortelyou Library (all supplies are provided), 11am
Go rowing for free at Prospect Park Lake, 12-4pm.
• Check out Sycamore’s new brunch & bloody mary bar, 12-3:30pm.
• The Brooklyn Bird Club leads an intro to birdwatching class at Prospect Park’s Audubon Center, 12-1pm.
• Attend a free Sahaja yoga meditation at the Cortelyou Library, 12:30pm.
• Take a free waterfall hike in Prospect Park, tour leaves from the Audubon Center at 1pm.
Burma Noodle Bar whips up their culinary creations at Sycamore’s Flatbush Food Court, 4pm.
DanceBrazil performs at Celebrate Brooklyn, 7:30-10:30pm.
• The El Pasos play their cowboy-inspired music at Bar Chord, 9pm.

Sunday, June 21

• Check out all the fresh veggies, fruit, and more at the Cortelyou Greenmarket (Cortelyou between Argyle and Rugby), 8am-3pm.
• See tons of free concerts on Cortelyou Road, Church Avenue & more, 10am-8pm.
• Kids yoga with Jen at Lark Café, 10am.
• Check out Sycamore’s new brunch & bloody mary bar, 12-3:30pm.
• Join neighbors to rally in support of Kyam Livingston, a neighbor who died in police custody almost 2 years ago, at E. 18th Street and Church Avenue, 5:30pm.
• Cortelyou Jazz Jam at Bar Chord, 9pm.