Get Out: N'Dambi, Mario Van Peebles and Bed-Stuy Food and Family Day

It's Friday, and you have no clue what's going on this weekend. BSP is coming to the rescue. We've got the best bets for the liveliest, most cultural and entertaining options for weekend fun. Check out our picks of activities to hit in and around the neighborhood.

WHAT: BAMcafé Live All-Stars as part of BAM 150th Anniversary Celebration: N’Dambi

WHEN/WHERE: Friday, September 30, 9:00pm, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Peter Jay Sharp Building, 30 Lafayette Ave., Bklyn, NY

WHY GO: The season kicks off with the neo-soul of N’dambi, jazz-funk starring the legendary Melvin Van Peebles widLaxative, two Late Night Dance Parties with DJ Idlemind and DJs Kervyn Mark and Kamala Jefferson, Malian acoustics with the Sidi Toure Trio, the smooth R&B of Gordon Chambers, Colombian punk-rock with M.A.K.U. SoundSystem, the soul-tinged pop and electro-rock of Miss Fairchild and Kidding on the Square, the bluesy rock of Sasha Dobson, and R&B crooner V. Rich. No cover! No minimum! Friday and Saturday nights

HOW MUCH: Free

WHAT: BAMcafé Live All-Stars as part of BAM 150th anniversary celebration: Mario Van Peebles widLaxative

WHEN/WHERE: Saturday, October1, 9:00pm, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Peter Jay Sharp Building, 30 Lafayette Ave., Bklyn, NY

WHY GO: The season kicks off with the neo-soul of N’dambi, jazz-funk starring the legendary Melvin Van Peebles widLaxative, two Late Night Dance Parties with DJ Idlemind and DJs Kervyn Mark and Kamala Jefferson, Malian acoustics with the Sidi Toure Trio, the smooth R&B of Gordon Chambers, Colombian punk-rock with M.A.K.U. SoundSystem, the soul-tinged pop and electro-rock of Miss Fairchild and Kidding on the Square, the bluesy rock of Sasha Dobson, and R&B crooner V. Rich. No cover! No minimum! Friday and Saturday nights

HOW MUCH: Free

WHAT: Bed-Stuy Food and Family Day

WHEN/WHERE: Saturday, October 1, 9:30am – 4:00pm, Restoration Plaza, 1368 Fulton Street

WHY GO: Join the Coalition for the Improvement of Bedford Stuyvesant (CIBS) in partnership with Council Member Albert Vann and the Brooklyn Community Foundation for an all-day event that will bring together local residents, food justice advocates, urban farmers and gardeners, local businesses, schools, educators and community organizations to examine wellness and access to healthy foods in Bed-Stuy. Free and open to all ages!

HOW MUCH: Free

WHAT: The Second Annual Kings County Tennis League Youth Jamboree

WHEN/WHERE: Saturday, October 1, at the Marcy Playground, located at 764 Myrtle Avenue between Nostrand and Marcy Avenues. Registration begins at 12:00pm

WHY GO: A competition between youth tennis teams from Marcy and Tompkins Housing Projects. Others who would like to play or participate are invited. Trophies are guaranteed for the two top winners from each age group, although medals and goodies will be provided for most, if not all, who participate.  The seven to eight tennis courts available also open up the competition to any kid in Bed-Stuy to play There will be a free barbeque, a DJ playing live music, a clown, face-painting and even a voter registration booth

HOW MUCH: Free

WHAT: Vodou Bar and Rhum Barbancourt Present the Fight Hunger Fundraiser to Benefit the Bed-Stuy Campaign Against Hunger

WHEN/WHERE: Saturday, October 1, 6:00pm – 8:00pm, Vodou Bar, 95 Halsey Street at Nostrand Avenue

WHY GO: Bed-Stuy Campaign Against Hunger works vigorously to end hunger in the Bedford-Stuyvesant / Brownsville / Ocean Hill neighborhoods of Brooklyn. To do this, they provide emergency food, and other social services including Food Stamp screenings, Brooklyn’s only community focused urban garden and assistance with enrollment in publicly-supported health insurance. Their mission is to end hunger by distributing food and empowering families through information and support, which will give both strength and dignity to the community

HOW MUCH: $20 - $40 suggested donations