🌱 Taste Of Flatbush Food Crawl + Ditmas Park Shakespeare Festival

Happy Thursday, people of Ditmas Park-Flatbush! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

A heavy t-storm in the p.m.. High: 79 Low: 52.

Here are the top three stories today in Ditmas Park-Flatbush:

1. The 'taste of Brooklyn' food crawl is coming to Flatbush this spring. On May 14, take yourself on a self-guided walking tour of the neighborhood, with special deals at 10 restaurants. Here's a map of the participating restaurants in Flatbush (and Prospect-Lefferts Garden.) (Patch)
2. The Brave New World Repertory Theatre is holding a celebration in honor of Shakespeare's birthday, Saturday, April 23, on Stratford Road in Ditmas Park–which shares its name with the bard's birthplace Stratford Upon Avon. The day will feature four 20-minute long performances. The festivities will also play tribute to Flatbush's Haitian population with a Haitian dance finale and drumming. (Broadway World)
3. Celebrate Brooklyn, the borough's outdoor concert and events series, is returning for the season on June 8. This summer, look forward to performances by Erykah Badu, Yemi Alade, Kamasi Washington, Ravyn Lenae, Phoebe Bridgers and more at the Prospect Park Bandshell. (Brooklyn Reader)

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Today in Ditmas Park-Flatbush:

• Conversation: Changing Outcomes, Moving Black Maternal Health Forward, at Kings Theater (2 p.m.)
• Congresswoman Yvette Clarke hosts virtual town hall (5:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• A graduate student researching gentrification would like to hear stories from long-time Flatbush residents about their experiences interacting with law enforcement. (Facebook)
• Here's five upcoming open houses planned in Flatbush and Ditmas Park. (Ditmas Park-Flatbush Patch)
• The Flatbush Avenue Business Improvement District (BID) will be holding its annual street fair on June 12. Any businesses or street vendors interested in participating are encouraged to register. (Twitter)

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— Dashiell Allen