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The 4th ANNUAL LUNGS HARVEST ARTS FESTIVAL IN THE GARDENS

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girl dance4th ANNUAL LUNGS HARVEST ARTS FESTIVAL IN THE GARDENS
Saturday, September 26 & Sunday, September 27, 2015
38 Community Gardens
Loisaida / The East Village / The Lower East Side / The Village

WHAT TO EXPECT
• A multidimensional arts festival that reflects the creative spirit of the neighborhood and the integral part that community gardens play in the culture and life of Loisaida.
• Scheduled events include music, dance, performance, films, photography, puppets, environmental workshops, yoga. Each garden is designing its own program, so we know it will be interesting.
CHECK OUT THE PROGRAMS BY ARTS CATEGORIES
We hope you’ll join us for an hour, a day, or the full weekend.

HERE IS THE SATURDAY PRoGRAM TiMELine

HERE IS THE SUNDAY TIMELINE

WHERE TO GO
38 Gardens are participating in this year’s Festival
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS BY GARDENS

Dias y Flores 13th St (A & B)
Relaxation Garden 13th & Ave
El Sol Brillante, 12th St (A & B)
Children’s Garden, 12th St (Ave B)
Campos Gardens, 12th St (B & C)
East Side Community High School Garden, 11th St (1st & A)
11BC Garden, 11th St (B & C)
Toyota Children’s Garden, 11th St (B & C)
9C Garden, Ave C (9th St)
La Plaza Cultural, Ave C (9th St)
DeColores Community Garden, 8th St (B & C)
Earth People Garden, 8th St btwn Aves B & C
Firemen’s Garden, 8th St (C & D)
Green Oasis and Gilbert’s Sculpture Garden, 8th St (C & D)
Creative Little Garden, 6th ST (A & B)
6B Garden, Ave B (6th St)
6BC Botanical Garden, 6th St (B & C)
Generation X, 4th St (A & B)
Secret Garden, 4th St (Ave C)
Parque de Tranquilidad, 4th St (C & D)
El Jardin del Paraiso, 4th St (C & D)
Orchard Alley, 4th St (C & D)
Miracle Garden, 3rd St (A & B)
All People’s Garden, 3rd St betw Aves C & D
Los Amigos, 3rd St betwn Aves B & C
Umbrella House Rooftop Garden, 21-23 Avenue C, between 2nd & 3rd Streets
Peachtree Garden, 2nd St betw Aves B & C
Kenkeleba House Garden, 2nd St (B & C)
Le Petit Versailles, 2nd St (B & C)
Liz Christy Garden, Houston at Bowery
Dorothy Strelsin Suffolk St Community Garden, Suffolk (Houston & Stanton)
Children’s Magical Garden, Norfolk & Stanton Sts
Siempre Verde Garden, Stanton St (Clinton & Attorney)
Elizabeth St Garden, (Prince & Spring)
LaGuardia Corner Gardens, LaGuardia Pl (Bleecker & Houston)
M’Finda Kalunga Garden, Christie & Rivington
Elizabeth St Garden, Elizabeth St betw Prince & Spring
New Forsyth St Garden Conservancy, Forsythe St & southside of Delancy

WHAT IT COSTS
Nothing. Nada.

NEED TO KNOW MORE?
Press, performers, painters, philanthropists. Email info@LUNGSnyc.org
Curiosity seekers. Facebook: www.facebook.com/LUNGSnyc and LUNGS Website: www.lungsnyc.org

HOW IT HAPPENS
The 2015 LUNGS Fourth Harvest Arts Festival in the Gardens is organized by LUNGS (Loisada United Neighborhood Gardens), with a tremendous group of volunteers and the support of our generous neighborhood businesses.

LUNGS CSA Fresh Food Bag meeting this Saturday

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We will be meeting this Saturday June 20, at noon at DeColores Garden, E.8th St Btwn Aves B & C, to make plans for this year’s LUNGS Fresh Food Bag CSA.

The program is going to begin Sunday, June 28 at Campos Garden on E.12th St.

Please come or send a rep from your garden to this meeting on Saturday. We will have signup sheet for the first week’s CSA. We will also ask garden reps to come up with a list of their gardeners who want to begin the program the first week and the money to place the order.

The program will continue to operate as it has for the last two years; as a, week to week, $10 per order, program. Once again we are working with the Acevedos Family Farm from Orange County.

The first five Sundays, through July, the program will operate out of Campos Garden on E.12th St between Aves B & C.

We need bags! Last year we supplied bags at the beginning of the season and they all disappeared by the end. So please bring good sturdy bags that can carry 10 pounds of produce. Again, we are going to have honey as a separate order and we are discussing ordering eggs.

We need people to volunteer to make this program possible. If you are able to contribute some time, please join us.

In August we will move to Green Oasis. In September Orchard Alley will host the program. El Jardin del Paraiso has offered to host October. The CSA will end at La Plaza Cultural in November.

SPRING AWAKENING 2015

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Hey folks–so for tomorrow’s Spring Awakening.

We are going to start out at three different locations and separately cover all the gardens along various and sundry routes, ending with a grand finale at El Jardin about 3pm.
Please join us if you can, it’s a celebration of our gardens!!
Bring your music, your funny walks, your butterfly wings and let’s have a good time.

The Southern troupe will meet at Children’s Magical Garden at 1pm. and will have the “Welcome to the Garden District ” signs and hang them from the gardens on their route.

The Northern crew meets at Dias y Flores at 1pm and will also have the signs and take care of al that biz.

The best in the West meets at Liz Christy at 1pm to begin our walkabout with signs etc.

In the meantime, the world at our final destination, El Jardin, is turning.
a plethora of poets to do stunts of elocution and daring dos at El Jardin, and musicians extrodinaire are preparing to offer musical interludes and April interpretations of the Bunny Rabbit Theme from Chocolateville.
While treats and drinks are being assembled for the assemblage and the heavens will smile in recognition of our humble Spring Awakening 2015.

Please do alter any of this you may find necessary but that’s the bares bones folks.
And invite everybody to join us, act funny and dress well and have a good time.

Below is the REViSED list of the parade routes:

Northern Route begins at 1pm AT Dias y Flores Garden

1. Dias y Flores 13th St Btwn Aves A & B
2. El Sol Brillante 12th St Btwn Aves A & B
3. El Sol Brillante JR. 12thSt Btwn Aves A & B
4. Children’s Garden, 12th St & Ave B
5. Campos Gardens, 12th St Btwn Aves B & C
6.11BC Garden, 11th St Btwn Aves B & C
7.ToyotaChildren’s Garden 11th St Btwn Aves B & C
8.11th St Community Garden 11th St Btwn 1st Ave & Ave A
9. East Side Community High School Garden 11thSt Btwn 1st Ave & Ave A
10. 9C Garden, Ave C & 9th St
11. La Plaza Cultural de Armando Parez, Ave C& 9th St
12. DeColores Garden 8th St Aves B & C
13. Earth People Garden, 8th St Btwn Aves B &C
14. Fireman’s Garden, 8th St Btwn Aves C & D
15. Green Oasis & Gilbert’s Sculpture Garden, 8th St, Aves C & D
16. Sam& Sadie Koenig Garden,7th St Btwn Aves C & D
17. 5th St Slope Garden 5th St west off Ave C.
ENDS El Jardin del Paraiso, 4th St Btwn Aves C & D

Southern Route begins at 1pm AT Children’s Magical Garden
1. Children’s Magical Garden, Norfolk & Stanton Sts

2. Suffolk St Community Garden, Suffolk bwtn Houston and Stanton
3. Clinton St Garden, Clinton & Stanton
4.Siempre Verde Garden, Stanton St (Clinton & Attorney)

5. Le Petit Versailles, 2nd St Btwn Aves B & C

6. Peachtree Garden, 2nd St (B & C)

7. Kenkeleba House Garden 2nd St Btwn Aves B & C

8. Hope Garden, 2nd St (A & B)

9. Miracle Garden, 3rd St (A & B)

10. Los Amigos 3rd St (B & C)

11. Brisas Del Caribe 3rd St (B & C)

12. Generation X 4th St Btwn Aves A & B

13. Secret Garden, 4th St (Ave C)

14. All People’s Garden 3rd st Btwn Aves c 7 D

15. Orchard Alley, 4th St Btwn Aves C & D

16. Parque De Tranquilidad, 4th St Btwn Aves C & D

ENDS El Jardin del Paraiso, 4th St Btwn Aves C & D

Western Route begins at 1pm AT Liz Christy Garden
1. Liz Christy Garden, Houston btwn Bowery & Stanton Sts
2. Albert’s Garden, 2nd St btwn Bowery & Second Ave.
3. LaGuardia Corner Gardens, LaGuardia Place & Bleecker St
4. Elizabeth St Garden, Elizabeth St btwn Prince & Spring
5. M’Finda Kalunga Community Garden, Rivington St. & Christie
6.First St Garden 1st bwtn 1st & 2nd Aves
7.Creative Little Garden 6th St btwn Aves A & B
8. 6B Garden, Ave B & 6th St
9. 6BC Botanical Garden, 6th St btwn Aves B & C

AND DON’t Forget SUNDAY

EAST VILLAGE DANCE PROJECT
Charlotte Ruby Cantor Scholarship Fund
Brunch Bash, Auction & Performance!
Sunday, April 26 from 12-4pm
Only 3 days left for $25 tickets. ($35 at door)

Silent auction items now available for bidding! Join us Sunday for a chance to take home some of these great items:
Show tickets (BAM, La MaMa, NY Theatre Workshop and more!)
Gift certificates to local eateries
New York Rangers tix
Hair services, cookbooks, artwork and more!!
Not available to join us Sunday?
You can still bid this week by stopping by the studio at 55 Avenue C.

Performers
East Village Dance Project Teen Company (preview video)
Lucy Baer, Alishanee Chafe-Hearmon, Katie Lowen, Elise Stumpf, Afinatou Thiam
GUESTS- Carrie Beehan, Emma Judkins, Tristan Koepke
John Gutierrez, Caity Richards, Karl Rogers
Rebecca Shulman, Sarazina Joy Stein, Liz Sutton-Stone

Get Your Tickets!
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Can’t make it to the event? Please consider making a donation!
DONATE HERE

All donations are to support the Charlotte Ruby Cantor Scholarship Fund.
A component program of GOH Productions.

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Join the Spring Awakening on Saturday, April 25

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“SPRING AWAKENING”
as we parade from garden to garden Saturday, April 26 1-3pm . It’s a celebration of our community gardens!

Bring your music, wear your costumes. It’s time to party!!

We are asking all gardens to be open from 1 til 3 and welcome the revelers. Bring your smiles and kids, your music and your dance and join us as we snake Pied Piper style through Loisaida.

Three groups will parade through the neighborhood visiting each garden and then converge at 3pm at El Jardin del Paraiso on E.4th St, btwn Aves C & D for continuing music and and frivolity.

Each group will form at one pm.

The North Group forms at Dias Y Flores on E. 13 St btwn Aves A & B.

The Southern Contingent will meet at Children’s Magical Garden on Stanton and Norfolk Sts. Dance like nobody’s watching.

The West parade will begin at Liz Christy Garden on the Northeast corner of Bowery and Houston Streets

AS it stands we are having three groups which will begin in your respective gardens and wend their ways to El Jardin meeting about 3-3:30

Northern Route
1.Dias y Flores 13th St Btwn Aves A & B
2.El Sol Brillante 12th St Btwn Aves A & B (Received Flyer and confirmed)
3. El Sol Brillante JR. 12thSt Btwn Aves A & B
4.Children’s Garden, 12th St & Ave B
5.Campos Gardens, 12th St Btwn Aves B & C
6.11BC Garden, 11th St Btwn Aves B & C
7.ToyotaChildren’s Garden 11th St Btwn Aves B & C
8.9C Garden, Ave C & 9th St
9.La Plaza Cultural de Armando Parez, Ave C& 9th St
10.DeColores Garden 8th St Aves B & C
11. Earth People Garden, 8th St Btwn Aves B &C
12.Fireman’s Garden, 8th St Btwn Aves C & D
13.Green Oasis and Gilbert’s Sculpture Garden, 8th St Btwn Aves C & D (Received Flyer and confirmed)
14. Sam& Sadie Koenig Garden,7th St Btwn Aves C & D
14.Creative Little Garden 6th ST btwn ave A & B
15.6B Garden, Ave B & 6th St
16.6BC Botanical Garden
17. 5th St Slope Garden 5th St west off Ave C.
ENDS El Jardin del Paraiso, 4th St Btwn Aves C & D

Southern Route

1. Children’s Magical Garden, Norfolk & Stanton Sts
2. Siempre Verde Garden, Stanton St (Clinton & Attorney)
3. Le Petit Versailles, 2nd St Btwn Aves B & C
4. Peachtree Garden, 2nd St (B & C)
5. Kenkeleba House Garden 2nd St Btwn Aves B & C
6. Hope Garden, 2nd St (A & B)
7.Miracle Garden, 3rd St (A & B)
8. Los Amigos 3rd St (B & C)
9. Brisas Del Caribe 3rd St (B & C)
10. Generation X 4th St Btwn Aves A & B
11. Secret Garden, 4th St (Ave C)
12.All People’s Garden 3rd st betwn Aves c 7 D
13. Orchard Alley, 4th St Btwn Aves C & D
14. Parque De Tranquilidad, 4th St Btwn Aves C & D
ENDS El Jardin del Paraiso, 4th St Btwn Aves C & D

Western Route
1. Liz Christie Garden, Houston btwn Bowery & Stanton Sts
2. Albert’s Garden, 2nd St btwn Bowery & Second Ave.
3.First St Garden 1st bwtn ist & 2nd Aves
4.. M’Finda Kalunga Community Garden, Rivington St. & Christie 5. First St Green @2nd ave and First st
ENDS El Jardin del Paraiso, 4th St Btwn Aves C & D

Rally to save Gardens !! Tomorrow at City Hall !

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Dear Gardeners,
Join us tomorrow on the steps of City Hall! Please arrive early – it will take time to get everyone through security

Tuesday, 2/10, 9AM
New York City Hall
4,5,6 to Brooklyn Bridge City Hall
J, Z to Chambers St.
N, R to City Hall
2, 3 to Park Place
A, C to Chambers St.
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On Tuesday, February 10th, at 9 A.M. the NYCCGC, community members, partnering housing organizations, and various elected representatives will be rallying on the steps of city hall to protest the lack of transparency and community involvement in issuing an RFQ to developers to build affordable housing on “vacant” lots throughout the 5 boroughs.

A large number of sites listed in the Department of Housing Preservation and Development’s most recent RFQ for the New Infill Home Ownership Opportunities Program (NIHOP) and Neighborhood Construction Program (NCP) are disproportionally thriving, active community gardens.

Make no mistake, we are all in favor of affordable housing. Many of us would have a direct benefit from this proposal. Affordable housing and community gardens are compatible. We advocate for more gardens and more housing. We do not understand how the selection process came about and why 17 active community gardens were selected as lots to be developed.

These community gardens were a direct result of sweat equity that neighbors used to improve their neighborhoods. And it seems undeniably wrong to destroy the very asset that makes neighborhoods livable and a place where developers subsequently seek to build.

We ask Mayor de Blasio to give all community members a place at the table to make NYC livable. In a speech this past January, he said: “We have a duty to protect and preserve the culture and character of our neighborhoods, and we will do so.”

We ask the Mayor to honor his sentiment and words.

Click here for our full press release.SAVE-OUR-GARDENS-RALLY-(color)