The 6th Annual LUNGS Harvest Arts Festival is fast approaching this year, Saturday, September 23 & Sunday, Sept 24.  We are lining up a many great programs. Please let us know what your garden is planning so we can include it in the schedule and promotions.

This year HOWL Arts will be presenting their audacious program Sunday afternoon in El Jardin.

And we are very happy to announce that The Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre will be present Czech & Slovak Fairy Tales With Strings with Puppeteer and Storyteller Vít Hořejš. Vít  performs a one-man show of Czech fairy tales (in English) replete with kings, clever village maidens, witches and spirits.  His marionettes speak in dozen voices, dance, play violin, swim and fly. Saturday 2pm at All People’s Garden on E.3rd St and Sunday 2pm at Campos Garden E.12th St

The remarkable Ray Santiago and his crazy hot band again playing for your dancing pleasure on Saturday night, Sept 23.

“Faith” with Felice Rosser will preform Sunday evening.

“Avon Faire”will join us again.

Paul Sachs will sing on Saturday.

The East Village Dance Project is putting together a program of dance companies.

The Loisadia Center will be presenting an extravaganza.

The Festival will have workshops and yoga as well as painting, photography, films, poetry and crazy fun.

Let us know if you interested in participating.

The LUNGS 6th Annual Harvest Arts Festival is happening this year on September 23 & 24. Plenty of talented artists are going to be offering free performances, stay tuned for more info.

LUNGS CSA will begin Sunday, July 9  with fresh produce coming again from the Acevedos Family Farm in Orange County. Campos Garden on E. 12th St is hosting the CSA each July Sunday.  It’s still $10 for a bag of fresh produce, you pickup between 1-3pm, if you are interested send an email to Info@Lungsnyc.org.

The LUNGS Summer Youth Employment Program will begin July 5, if your garden has special projects that need support, let us know.

LEEP the LUNGS Environmental Education Program will begin July 10 with free classes for elementary students Monday and Tuesday afternoons, 1:30 to 4pm in the gardens. More information on how to register.

Saturday, September 24, at 6:30pm at 6B Garden, Ave B & 6th St. Please join us for a Slide Show/Discussion with Eric Sanderson, landscape ecologist for the Wildlife Conservation Society at the Bronx Zoo, director of the Mannahatta Project and the author of the bestselling book, Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City.