El Sol Brillante, 522 E 12th St (between Ave A & Ave B)
Sun 9/29, 11 am – 12 pm. Non-food-waste Bokashi Gardening [El Sol Brillante]
How to use the bokashi microbes to improve your soil, as well as, do non-food-waste bokashi composting.
M’Finda Kalunga Garden, 179 Chrystie St. & Rivington St.
Sun 9/29, 12:30–2:30 pm. NYC Birds [M’Finda Kalunga]
Bird tours between 1–2 pm.
There will be crafts, bird feeding, and birdwatching all afternoon! Make your own binoculars and learn about NYC birds!
Sun 9/29, 1–3 pm. Picture Book Festival [M’Finda Kalunga]
Kids – come and enjoy beautifully illustrated picture books, listen to a story, and choose some picture books to take home for yourself.
La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez Community Garden, 9th St & Ave C (southwest corner)
Sun 9/29, 1:30 pm. Matthew Silver’s Idiot’s Hour [La Plaza]
First Street Green Cultural Park, 33 E 1st Street (east of 2nd Ave)
Sun 9/29, 1:30–6 pm. Arts for Art Jazz
Sun 9/29, 1:30 pm. The Daves [First Street Green]
Dave Sewelson – bari sax
Dave Hofstra – tuba
Dave Hernandez – tuba
Sun 9/29, 2:30 pm. Lesley Mok Band [First Street Green]
Selendis Sebastian Alexander Johnson – trombone
Nathan Nakadegawa-Lee – reeds
Lesley Mok – drums
Sun 9/29, 3:30 pm. Warrior of Light [First Street Green]
Djassi Dacosta Johnson – dance
Shayna Dulberger – bass
Sun 9/29, 4:30 pm. Ayumi Ishito [First Street Green]
Ayumi Ishito – saxophone
Rema Hasumi – keyboard
Yuko Togami – drums
Miracle Garden, 194 E 3rd St (west of Ave B)
Sun 9/29, 2 pm. Poetry [Miracle Garden]
Mame-Loschen or “Mother Tongue”
Mame-Loschen is a poetry reading series at Miracle Garden featuring original works from local poets, works in translation, and selections from the neighborhood’s rich literary history.
6th & B Garden, 84 Ave B (E 6th St, southwest corner)
Sun 9/29, 2–5 pm. Fahrenheit Open Mic [6&B Garden]
DeColores Community Yard and Cultural Garden, 311 E 8th St (between Ave B & Ave C)
Sun 9/29, 3 pm. Poetry, Sparrow, the Truffles, Bob Holman, Kyra Gordon and provisional list. [DeColores]
6BC Botanical Garden, 624 E 6th St (between Ave B & Ave C)
Sun 9/29, 4 pm. Beyond Flute Group [6BC Botanical Garden]
Green Oasis Community Garden, 370 E 8th St (between Ave C & Ave D)
~ FESTIVAL CLOSING PARTY! ~
Sun 9/29, 6 pm. Kid Java [Green Oasis]
KID JAVA is a NYC‑based band that plays “Blue Note Americana”, ie., music that is deeply indebted to the blues, but mix it up with other rootsy genres and often with a contemporary feel. Sometimes we’ll play a down-home traditional blues, other times more swing-oriented material, and then there is the New Orleans second-line or funk tune thrown in to keep things lively.
Sun 9/29, 7 pm. Ray Santiago [Green Oasis]
Afro-Cuban Jazz, Ray Santiago is New York City based pianist, percussionist, singer, composer, arranger and band leader, active in the US Salsa scene from the early 1970s.