Things To Do In Ditmas Park This Weekend

Lucinda Williams will play  with neighbor Jason Walker at Celebrate Brooklyn Thursday night. Photo via Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams will play with neighbor Jason Walker at Celebrate Brooklyn Thursday night. Photo via Lucinda Williams

Happy Thursday, everyone! This weekend, you can see neighbor Jason Walker open for Lucinda Williams at Celebrate Brooklyn, show your pride at neighbor Sarah Jenny’s “Everybooty” at BAM, stuff your face at the Cortelyou Greenmarket’s strawberry shortcake eating contest, 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 25

Queen Cobra Thai serves up their tasty eats at Sycamore’s Flatbush Food Court, 6pm.
• Neighbor Jason Walker and Lucinda Williams perform at Celebrate Brooklyn, 7:30-10:30pm.
King Isto’s Tropical String Band plays their Hawaiian music at Bar Chord, 9pm.

Friday, June 26

• Join the drop-in sing-along with Lucy Kalantari 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.
• Get your heart rate up and explore the neighborhood with Ditmas Rides, meeting in front of the Cortelyou Library at 7pm.
• Watch “Paris Is Burning,” an intimate and moving portrait of the Harlem drag balls in the 1980s, at Celebrate Brooklyn, 7:30pm.
• Neighbor Lola Star’s Dreamland Roller Disco is at Prospect Park’s Lakeside ($18, buy tickets here), 7:30-10pm.
• Show your pride at neighbor Sarah Jenny’s “Everybooty” at BAM Fisher, 8pm-2am.
Jake G and the Soul Vibrance perform at Bar Chord, 9pm.
Rahlou is at Sycamore, 10pm.

Saturday, June 27

• 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.
Go rowing for free at Prospect Park Lake, 12-4pm.
• 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.
Burma Noodle Bar whips up their culinary creations at Sycamore’s Flatbush Food Court, 4pm.
Jason Moran performs at Celebrate Brooklyn, 7:30-10:30pm.
Alegba and Friends play their reggae tunes at Bar Chord, 9pm.

Sunday, June 28

• 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.
• Claim sweet victory at the Cortelyou Greenmarket’s strawberry shortcake eating contest, 11am.
• Stuff your face with amazing West Indian food at Ram’s Authentic Cookout at Sycamore, 2-8pm.
• Cortelyou Jazz Jam at Bar Chord, 9pm.