CANCELLED BY THE WEATHER!! PArty on SaTurDay Sept 30
Friday Night Opening Party
at La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez Community Garden, 9th St & Ave C (southwest corner)
Fri 9/29, 6:30 pm.Moved to Sat 10/7 Campos 5 pm. Trio Daphne [La PlazaCampos] With Rie Yamaguchi-Borden (b) Steve Nelson (g) and Reid Taylor (b) will visit sentimental jazz standards for intimate Autumn Serenade with some uplifting swing numbers in the beautiful La Plaza Community Garden.
Fri 9/29, 7:30 pm.Moved to Sun 10/1 Green Oasis 8 pm. KID JAVA [La PlazaGreen 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. KID JAVA has shared bills with such blues greats as Albert King, Otis Rush, Pinetop Perkins, and Johnny Copeland.
Siempre Verde Garden, 181 Stanton St (between Clinton St & Attorney St)
The SuKKOT! Will go up — sit under the sky until October 15. [Siempre Verde]
Elizabeth Street Garden, Elizabeth St between Spring St & Prince St
Sat 9/30, 10 am – 12 pm. Community Gardening [Elizabeth Street Garden] Join us for community gardening every Saturday & Sunday. All volunteers and neighbors welcome during this time! Gardening tasks will vary each week. See you in the garden!
Sat 9/30, 10:30–11:30 am. Yoga with Sky Ting [Elizabeth Street Garden]
Green Oasis Community Garden, 370 E 8th St (between Ave C & Ave D)
Sat 9/30, 11 am “Joan Jokes For Change” [Green Oasis] Satire writing workshop with Joan Reinmuth. Just Married or Just Married; now Barbie says “I want a divorce.” Tell jokes like Joan does, with the pleasure of knowing she didn’t lose the file she just moved it.
Kids Day After Dark
Sat 9/30, 6 pm. Musical Monsters [Green Oasis] Fairy Tale Marionettes presents Musical Monsters. This is our Monster / Halloween themed show featuring popular songs and poems spanning the decades.
Sat 9/30, 6:30 pm. Z Fire Flies, Zariah Maya Sapphire [Green Oasis]
Sat 9/30, 7 pm. Charlotte Midnight Radio Show [Green Oasis]
Due to the weather, KIDS DAY Moves to Sunday 10/1, same time, same garden.
El Jardin del Paraiso, E 4th St (between Ave C & Ave D)
Kids Day
See Sun 10/1—Sat 9/30, 12 pm. Razzle Dazzle magic show. [El Jardin] Tanya Solomon, a magician and clown performing in New York for over a decade.
See Sun 10/1—Sat 9/30, 1 pm. Show Up Kids! [El Jardin] Making it all up. This fresh twist on the traditional kids’ show blasts off into unknown comedy zones when Denisse enlists the Audience to help write, design, and Direct it. What could possibly go wrong?
See Sun 10/1—Sat 9/30, 2 pm. Son Pecadores music and dance. [El Jardin]
See Sun 10/1—Sat 9/30, 3 pm. Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theater. [El Jardin] The irreverent storyteller Vít Hořejš re-tells classic Czech and Slovak fairy tales. Co-starring guest-musicians from across the globe.
Kids Day continues After Dark at Green Oasis Community Garden, above.
DeColores Community Yard and Cultural Garden, 311 E 8th St (between Ave B & Ave C)
Sat 9/30, 12–7 pm. The Jack Hardy Circle [DeColores] SongWriters Workshop. Jack Hardy was a lyrical singer-songwriter and playwright based in Greenwich Village, who was influential in the folk music scenes for decades. In songwriter circles, Hardy was as well-known as a teacher and mentor as he was as an artist. Come and hear this current crop of singer-songwriters.
Due to the weather, El Sol Brillante’s garden benefit moves to Sunday 10/1, same time.
El Sol Brillante, 522 E 12th St (between Ave A & Ave B)
See Sun 10/1—Sat 9/30, 12–7 pm. El Sol Brillante garden party benefit. [El Sol Brillante] Live music, food, refreshments, and fun.
Cancelled (May be rescheduled to Sat 10/7—TBD)
Carmen Pabon Del Amanecer Garden, 115 Loisaida Ave (Ave C between 7th St & 8t St)
11th Street Community Garden, 422 E 11th St (between 1st Ave & Ave A)
Sat 9/30, 2–6 pm. The 11th Street Community Garden presents live music [11th Street] Gina Healy, Todd Louis Ross Daisamont, Jason Green Coby Petric, Manny Music Diana Gitesha Hernandez and Marc Capon, Kieran Knightly and more.
Miracle Garden, 194 E 3rd St (west of Ave B)
Sat 9/30, 3 pm. Poetry [Miracle Garden] Mame-Loschen or “Mother Tongue” is a monthly reading series inspired by the Yiddish poets living on the Lower East Side in the early 20th Century, each session welcomes readers to present works by other authors that speak to their personal canon as well as new original works.
Campos Community Garden, 644 E 12th St (between Ave B & Ave C)
Sat 9/30, 4 pm. Music – TAPi TAPi. [Campos] TAPi TAPi is the lean, mean offspring of the Afrodelic trance-dance band Timbila.
Sat 9/30, 5 pm. Roisin McKeown Band. [Campos] Róisín McKeown is a New York-Irish singer-songwriter, whose influences stem from jazz, blues, soul and folk. Having grown up between New York’s Lower East Side and Dublin, Ireland, Róisín takes inspiration and cues from both cities, while developing her own sound along with her global community of friends and collaborators.
9th St & Ave C: La Plaza (southwest corner) and 9th Street Community Garden (northeast corner)
Catty Corners ART
Sat 9/30, 12–5 pm. Painting [Outside La Plaza & 9th Street Community Garden] Live painting along the garden fences. Bring your own paint and brushes, we supply the canvas. Artists exhibit their work with Eric Yung, Chun Park, Savanna Fortgang, Eileen Doster and more.
Siempre Verde Garden, 181 Stanton St (between Clinton St & Attorney St)
Time: TBD. Aaron Diskin & Jeremy Brown play Jewish music and more. [Siempre Verde]
La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez Community Garden, 9th St & Ave C (southwest corner)
Sat 9/30, 2–5 pm. Green Guerillas 50th Anniversary Celebration [La Plaza] Celebrate 50 years of creating, preserving, and protecting community gardens.
Sat 9/30, 5:30 pm. Avon Faire [La Plaza] Lively & moving “Fairy Baroque Folk” ~ weaving harmonies thru delightful Celtic & English songs.
Sat 9/30, 6:30 pm. DASO [La Plaza] Singer, Songwriter, Youth Development & Community Organizer. David Soto aka Daso has dedicated several decades to music and the activism through art movement. From his first show with Cultural Music Bomba Y Plena Group Cemi at age 8 to Live performances with his own Afro Latin Caribbean Soul band at Music Venues throughout NYC and beyond. A few of his accomplishments include: Music Artist As Daso El Afro Caribeño, Founder of the PIRAGUA clothing brand, Owner of the PIRAGUA ART SPACE, Founder of the yearly multicultural New Village Music Festival, Founder of the record label DeKora Digital, Founder of the New Village Foundation connecting artists to community and youth development.
Sat 9/30, 7:30 pm. Chupacabras.[La Plaza] Chupacabras serve as the guide to bring both young and old on a celestial journey of chaos and transformation, restoring balance to the galaxy. But as new cosmic turbulences arise, this band of brothers continues to travel through time and space, inspiring audiences to move, love, and live like never before.
Le Petit Versailles Garden, 247 E 2nd St (west of Ave C)
Sat 9/30, 7:30 pm. ¡Sólo una noche! One night only! [Le Petit Versailles] An evening of film and flamenco, Noe Kidder & Flamenco Rosado.
Sun 10/1, 11 am – 12 pm. Bokashi Gardening Workshop. A non-composting workshop on how to use and make your own bokashi varieties for your soil and plants. [Down to Earth Garden]
El Jardin del Paraiso, E 4th St (between Ave C & Ave D)
Kids Day
Sun 10/1, 12 pm. Razzle Dazzle magic show. [El Jardin] Tanya Solomon, a magician and clown performing in New York for over a decade.
Sun 10/1, 1 pm. Show Up Kids! [El Jardin] Making it all up. This fresh twist on the traditional kids’ show blasts off into unknown comedy zones when Denisse enlists the Audience to help write, design, and Direct it. What could possibly go wrong?
Sun 10/1, 2 pm. Son Pecadores music and dance. [El Jardin]
Sun 10/1, 3 pm. Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theater. [El Jardin] The irreverent storyteller Vít Hořejš re-tells classic Czech and Slovak fairy tales. Co-starring guest-musicians from across the globe.
Sun 10/1, 4–6 pm. Anna Pasztor – Jewelry Workshop. [Carmen Pabon]
East Side Outside Community Garden, 415 E 11th St (east of 1st Ave)
Sun 10/1, 2 pm. Music Down Home with V/C—Victor and Carmine. [East Side Outside]
Children’s Magical Garden, 129 Stanton St (at Norfolk St)
Jazz produced by Arts for Art
Sun 10/1, 2 pm. Heru’s “Basquiat Blues” [Children’s Magical Garden]
Sun 10/1, 3 pm. Jason Kao Hwang: Human Rites Trio. [Children’s Magical Garden]
Sun 10/1, 4 pm. Joseph Daley: The Tuba Trio. [Children’s Magical Garden]
Green Oasis Community Garden, 370 E 8th St (between Ave C & Ave D)
Sun 10/1, 2–4 pm. Indigo Dye Process Workshop. [Green Oasis]
Sun 10/1, 7 pm. Jazz Mitchell Cheng Trio. [Green Oasis] Mitchell on Fender Rhodes Everton Isadoro, Percussion Adrian Morning, Bass.
Sun 10/1, 8 pm. KID JAVA. [Green Oasis] Kid JAVA plays the blues.
Miracle Garden, 194 E 3rd St (west of Ave B)
Sun 10/1, 3 pm. Baby Soda. [Miracle Garden] Baby Soda is an adaptable and ever changing group with an eclectic set of influences ranging from 30’s era swing and New Orleans jazz to early gospel and blues.
El Jardin del Paraiso, E 4th St (between Ave C & Ave D)
Sun 10/1, 4 pm. “Outline For A Tree” – A Performance by Theresa Byrnes [El Jardin] A ceremony worshipping and drawing strength from the trees. A community meditation & sound bath led by Theresa standing with the trees.
La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez Community Garden, 9th St & Ave C (southwest corner)
Sun 10/1, 4 pm. Maputi [La Plaza] Mbira (the name of both the instrument and the music) is considered to be a “telephone to the spirits, used to communicate with deceased ancestors.
Sun 10/1, 5 pm. Pinc Louds [La Plaza] “New York City’s best imaginary band” – The Village Voice
DeColores Community Yard and Cultural Garden, 311 E 8th St (between Ave B & Ave C)
Sun 10/1, 4–6 pm. Bingo in the Garden. [DeColores] With the invigorating and zazzy Lala Wiggy, grab a card, win a prize?
Sun 10/1, 7:30 pm. FILM: “The Clash” [DeColores] Over a dozen years in the making, the Clash is a story about public space in New York, with contests over green space, biking, occupying, sustaining, and Black Lives in public space by Ben Shepard.
Sam and Sadie Koenig Garden, 237 E 7th St (east of Ave C)
Sun 10/1, Time TBD. The 15th annual Music and Art Festival [Sam & Sadie] A Tribute to Carla Savoy!
DeColores Community Yard and Cultural Garden, 311 E 8th St (between Ave B & Ave C)
Mon 10/2, 7 pm. Film: “Freedom or Death” [DeColores] A powerful and shocking narrative of the Ukrainian revolution and the beginnings of the war with Russia.
Green Oasis Community Garden, 370 E 8th St (between Ave C & Ave D)
Mon 10/2, 8 pm. Theater: “ELEGY FOR AN UNDERGROUND PLAYWRIGHT” [Green Oasis] The historic essentials of Robert Patrick. Join us for performance of original short plays by gay downtown theater pioneer of the 1960’s, Robert Patrick, who died this year. Presented by Jason Trucco.
DeColores Community Yard and Cultural Garden, 311 E 8th St (between Ave B & Ave C)
Tue 10/3, 7 pm. Film: “They Survived Together” [DeColores] “They Survived Together” is the incredible, true story of the survival of the Neiger family, as they desperately try to stay together as a family while escaping certain death by the Nazis – with four small children.
DeColores Community Yard and Cultural Garden, 311 E 8th St (between Ave B & Ave C)
Wed 10/4, 7 pm. Film: “Medium Hot” [DeColores] In 2004, the Republicans came to NYC for their convention, and we made “Medium Hot”. The Village Voice — “You didn’t know it, but Medium Hot was shot on dislocation during the convention.”
Green Oasis Community Garden, 370 E 8th St (between Ave C & Ave D)
Wed 10/4, 8 pm. Theater: “ELEGY FOR AN UNDERGROUND PLAYWRIGHT” [Green Oasis] The historic essentials of Robert Patrick. Join us for performance of original short plays by gay downtown theater pioneer of the 1960’s, Robert Patrick, who died this year. Presented by Jason Trucco.
La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez Community Garden, 9th St & Ave C (southwest corner)
Thu 10/5, 7 pm. Film: “End of the Rope” [La Plaza] Suspicion falls on a sociopathic farmhand when a family mysteriously disappears from the town of Schafer, N.D., in the 1930s.
Children’s Magical Garden, 129 Stanton St (at Norfolk St)
Fri 10/6, 4 pm. Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theater [Children’s Magical Garden] The irreverent storyteller Vít Hořejš re-tells classic Czech and Slovak fairy tales. Co-starring guest-musicians from across the globe.
Green Oasis Community Garden, 370 E 8th St (between Ave C & Ave D)
Fri 10/6, 4:30 pm. “Away With The Fairies” [Green Oasis] An afternoon of empowering magical crafts, fairy spells and enchanted hidden treasures!
Fri 10/6, 5:30 pm. “HARES AND BEARS” – A Cranky Show [Green Oasis] A cranky is a 3 x 3 ft box with a scroll of illustrations for our story told by Theresa Linnihan.
Fri 10/6, 6:30 pm. Matthieu [Green Oasis] Matthieu Eveillard is a singer songwriter from Brittany, France. He sings his folk-based poetic songs in French and in English and will perform live solo at the Garden with effects and looper. An eclectic repertoire from his solo albums and from his former band Kowalski. Matthieu released this summer his 6th album, SESSION RIVINGTON.
Fri 10/6, 7:30 pm. The Silos [Green Oasis]
Fri 10/6, 8:30 pm. Faith NYC [Green Oasis]
DeColores Community Yard and Cultural Garden, 311 E 8th St (between Ave B & Ave C)
Fri 10/6, 6 pm. Theater – A Bloody Business: INNOVATION IN SURGERY AND HOPE FOR THE HUMAN HEART with Dr. Christiaan Barnard. [DeColores] In 1967, Dr. Christiaan Barnard stunned the world when the then-unknown South African became the first surgeon to transplant a human heart. In this speech, entitled A BLOODY BUSINESS: INNOVATION IN SURGERY AND HOPE FOR THE HUMAN HEART, Dr. Barnard details the incredible events that led to his breakthrough, and outlines what he predicts will be a bright future for the human race.
9th Street Community Garden & Park, 703 E 9th St (at Ave C)
Fri 10/6, 7 pm. Short Film Night at the Garden [9th Street] with works by Abigail Child, George Hirose, Jeannie Liotta, Evie McKenna, Bill Morrison, Laurie Olinder, Nadia Roden and Beck Underwood.
DeColores Community Yard and Cultural Garden, 311 E 8th St (between Ave B & Ave C)
Music
Sat 10/7, 1 pm. David Barish. [DeColores]
Sat 10/7, 2 pm. Head Peddlers and Santo. [DeColores]
Sat 10/7, 3 pm. V/C. [DeColores]
Carmen Pabon Del Amanecer Garden, 115 Loisaida Ave (Ave C between 7th St & 8t St)
Sat 10/7, 1–3 pm. Workshop: Skin CARE WITH Khadijah. [Carmen Pabon]
11 BC Serenity Garden, 626 E 11th St (between Ave B & Ave C)
Sat 10/7, 2 pm. JAZZ: Steve Wirts Band [11 BC] with George Garzone, Jeff “Tain” Watts, and Nick Jozwiak.
First Street Green Cultural Park, 33 E 1st Street (east of 2nd Ave)
Jazz produced by Arts for Art
Sat 10/7, 2 pm. Sam Newsome Trio. [First Street Green] Sam Newsome – soprano sax, Adam Lane – bass, James Paul Nadien – drums.
Sat 10/7, 3 pm. Christi / Nicholson / Thompson, Knife & Rose. [First Street Green] Ellen Christi – vocals, Patricia Nicholson – vocals, movement, TA Thompson – drums.
Sat 10/7, 4 pm. Mixashawn / Hartigan. [First Street Green] Mixashawn Rozie – reeds, voice, mandolin, Royal Hartigan – drums.
La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez Community Garden, 9th St & Ave C (southwest corner)
Sat 10/7, 2:30 pm. Tour of the Gardens. [La Plaza] Wendy Brawer of Green Map leads a tour of the gardens.
MUSIC
Sat 10/7, 3 pm. Marta & Arturo – Portuguese Chanteuse. [La Plaza]
Sat 10/7, 4 pm. Samara Lubelski. [La Plaza] Songwriter, Singer, Multi-Instrumentalist, Improviser, and Engineer.
Sat 10/7, 5 pm. Elliott Sharp solo + duo w/Tracie Morris. [La Plaza] Elliott Sharp is a composer and multi-instrumentalist also a producer, sound-designer, author, and visual artist. Tracie Morris is an American poet, performance artist, vocalist, creative non-fiction writer and actor.
Sat 10/7, 6 pm. “Under One Sky” [La Plaza] A one-hour concert that includes songs about moon, stars and love with a blend of influences from jazz, R&B, soul, and Mandarin pop in both Mandarin and English. Singer Vivi Hu will be singing her original songs, arrangements of classic English and Mandarin songs. Her goal is to show that though we all have diverse cultures, languages, instruments, colors of skin, we can enjoy the same sky, moon, stars and love. She will be accompanied by pianist/producer Shereen Cheong, pipa (Chinese traditional instrument) player Zhou Yi and bassist Anthony Muthurajah. The program includes songs such as “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” “Fly Me to the Moon,” “我要你的愛 I Want Your Love,” and many other show stoppers. Here’s our social handles: IG: @vivihumusic @scheongmusic @anthonymuthurajah @babanchinesemusicny
Campos Community Garden, 644 E 12th St (between Ave B & Ave C)
Sat 10/7, 3 pm. Oratorio: Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble. [Campos] The opera ensemble returns to Campos Garden to perform arias from the classical repertoire, featuring three singers and pianist Chris Fecteau.
Sat 10/7, 5 pm. Trio Daphne. [Campos] An intimate Autumn Serenade of sentimental jazz standards.
Sat 10/7, 7 pm. Ray Santiago – Afro Cuban Jazz. [Campos]
9th Street Community Garden & Park, 703 E 9th St (at Ave C)
Sat 10/7, 4 pm. El Cuarteto Los Primos [9th Street] Old School Salsa
6BC Botanical Garden, 624 E 6th St (between Ave B & Ave C)
Sat 10/7, 5:30–7:30. Vines, garden growth and kombucha leather trim the steel sculptural Animalia figures of Metacene Unleashed. As evening nears, the addition of light and sound adds patterns that playfully mimic circadian rhythms, a “soundscape” to further advance the ideas of repurposing and regenerating the natural world.
Sun 10/8, 11 am – 12 pm. Bokashi Other Uses Workshop. [Down to Earth Garden] Bokashi personal care & bokashi fermented drinks. How to use bokashi and Effective Microorganisms (the main ingredient for making bokashi used in composting and gardening) for personal care (bath, skin and hair), and taste and learn how to make your own bokashi fermented drinks.
La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez Community Garden, 9th St & Ave C (southwest corner)
Sun 10/8, 12 pm. Free YOGA provided by sustainable solutions. [La Plaza]
Sun 10/8, 1–3 pm. Earth Celebrations – Natural Paint Workshop. [La Plaza] Learn to create paint from fruits, vegetables and plants and collaborate on a painting celebrating community gardens and their climate solutions.
Sun 10/8, 2 pm. Dr Noreen’s Healthy Walk. [La Plaza] Free Medicinal Herbal Class. The medicinal herbal plot at La Plaza is a learning garden and houses over 30 species of herbs from all around the world.
Creative Little Garden, 530 E 6th St (between Ave A & Ave B)
Sun 10/8, 2–4 pm. Music: Under The Willow. [Creative Little Garden] Intimate performances by NYC’s finest up-and-coming musicians, folk and “unplugged” indie rock, free refreshments.
First Street Green Cultural Park, 33 E 1st Street (east of 2nd Ave)
Jazz produced by Arts for Art
Sun 10/8, 2 pm. Laubrock / Rainey. [First Street Green] Ingrid Laubrock – reeds, Tom Rainey – drums.
Sun 10/8, 3 pm. Holmes / Sandoval. [First Street Green] Patrick Holmes – clarinet, Sarah Sandoval – dance.
Sun 10/8, 4 pm. Devin Brahja Waldman Quartet. [First Street Green] Devin Brahja Waldman – sax, Sam Newsome – soprano sax, Shayna Dulberger – bass, Michael TA Thompson – drums.
DeColores Community Yard and Cultural Garden, 311 E 8th St (between Ave B & Ave C)
Sun 10/8, 2 pm. Poetry: Garden of Words, Garland of Song. [DeColores] An afternoon of poetry and music: Sparrow, Alexandra Egan, Filip Marinovich, the Truffles and special guests.
Sun 10/8, 6 pm. Theater — A Bloody Business: INNOVATION IN SURGERY AND HOPE FOR THE HUMAN HEART with Dr. Christiaan Barnard. [DeColores] In 1967, Dr. Christiaan Barnard stunned the world when the then-unknown South African became the first surgeon to transplant a human heart. In this speech, entitled A BLOODY BUSINESS: INNOVATION IN SURGERY AND HOPE FOR THE HUMAN HEART, Dr. Barnard details the incredible events that led to his breakthrough, and outlines what he predicts will be a bright future for the human race.
Le Petit Versailles Garden, 247 E 2nd St (west of Ave C)
Sun 10/8, 6 pm. Tassles on Tassles. [Le Petit] Multi-disciplinary project combining dance and fabric art to create a unique and immersive experience for visitors to the community.
Green Oasis Community Garden, 370 E 8th St (between Ave C & Ave D)
Sun 10/8, 11 am – 12 pm. Bokashi Other Uses Workshop. [Down to Earth Garden] Bokashi personal care & bokashi fermented drinks. How to use bokashi and Effective Microorganisms (the main ingredient for making bokashi used in composting and gardening) for personal care (bath, skin and hair), and taste and learn how to make your own bokashi fermented drinks.
La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez Community Garden, 9th St & Ave C (southwest corner)
Sun 10/8, 12 pm. Free YOGA provided by sustainable solutions. [La Plaza]
Sun 10/8, 1–3 pm. Earth Celebrations – Natural Paint Workshop. [La Plaza] Learn to create paint from fruits, vegetables and plants and collaborate on a painting celebrating community gardens and their climate solutions.
Sun 10/8, 2 pm. Dr Noreen’s Healthy Walk. [La Plaza] Free Medicinal Herbal Class. The medicinal herbal plot at La Plaza is a learning garden and houses over 30 species of herbs from all around the world.
Creative Little Garden, 530 E 6th St (between Ave A & Ave B)
Sun 10/8, 2–4 pm. Music: Under The Willow. [Creative Little Garden] Intimate performances by NYC’s finest up-and-coming musicians, folk and “unplugged” indie rock, free refreshments.
First Street Green Cultural Park, 33 E 1st Street (east of 2nd Ave)
Jazz produced by Arts for Art
Sun 10/8, 2 pm. Laubrock / Rainey. [First Street Green] Ingrid Laubrock – reeds, Tom Rainey – drums.
Sun 10/8, 3 pm. Holmes / Sandoval. [First Street Green] Patrick Holmes – clarinet, Sarah Sandoval – dance.
Sun 10/8, 4 pm. Devin Brahja Waldman Quartet. [First Street Green] Devin Brahja Waldman – sax, Sam Newsome – soprano sax, Shayna Dulberger – bass, Michael TA Thompson – drums.
DeColores Community Yard and Cultural Garden, 311 E 8th St (between Ave B & Ave C)
Sun 10/8, 2 pm. Poetry: Garden of Words, Garland of Song. [DeColores] An afternoon of poetry and music: Sparrow, Alexandra Egan, Filip Marinovich, the Truffles and special guests.
Sun 10/8, 6 pm. Theater — A Bloody Business: INNOVATION IN SURGERY AND HOPE FOR THE HUMAN HEART with Dr. Christiaan Barnard. [DeColores] In 1967, Dr. Christiaan Barnard stunned the world when the then-unknown South African became the first surgeon to transplant a human heart. In this speech, entitled A BLOODY BUSINESS: INNOVATION IN SURGERY AND HOPE FOR THE HUMAN HEART, Dr. Barnard details the incredible events that led to his breakthrough, and outlines what he predicts will be a bright future for the human race.
Le Petit Versailles Garden, 247 E 2nd St (west of Ave C)
Sun 10/8, 6 pm. Tassles on Tassles. [Le Petit] Multi-disciplinary project combining dance and fabric art to create a unique and immersive experience for visitors to the community.
Green Oasis Community Garden, 370 E 8th St (between Ave C & Ave D)
DeColores Community Yard and Cultural Garden, 311 E 8th St (between Ave B & Ave C)
Music
Sat 10/7, 1 pm. David Barish. [DeColores]
Sat 10/7, 2 pm. Head Peddlers and Santo. [DeColores]
Sat 10/7, 3 pm. V/C. [DeColores]
Carmen Pabon Del Amanecer Garden, 115 Loisaida Ave (Ave C between 7th St & 8t St)
Sat 10/7, 1–3 pm. Workshop: Skin CARE WITH Khadijah. [Carmen Pabon]
11 BC Serenity Garden, 626 E 11th St (between Ave B & Ave C)
Sat 10/7, 2 pm. JAZZ: Steve Wirts Band [11 BC] with George Garzone, Jeff “Tain” Watts, and Nick Jozwiak.
First Street Green Cultural Park, 33 E 1st Street (east of 2nd Ave)
Jazz produced by Arts for Art
Sat 10/7, 2 pm. Sam Newsome Trio. [First Street Green] Sam Newsome – soprano sax, Adam Lane – bass, James Paul Nadien – drums.
Sat 10/7, 3 pm. Christi / Nicholson / Thompson, Knife & Rose. [First Street Green] Ellen Christi – vocals, Patricia Nicholson – vocals, movement, TA Thompson – drums.
Sat 10/7, 4 pm. Mixashawn / Hartigan. [First Street Green] Mixashawn Rozie – reeds, voice, mandolin, Royal Hartigan – drums.
La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez Community Garden, 9th St & Ave C (southwest corner)
Sat 10/7, 2:30 pm. Tour of the Gardens. [La Plaza] Wendy Brawer of Green Map leads a tour of the gardens.
MUSIC
Sat 10/7, 3 pm. Marta & Arturo – Portuguese Chanteuse. [La Plaza]
Sat 10/7, 4 pm. Samara Lubelski. [La Plaza] Songwriter, Singer, Multi-Instrumentalist, Improviser, and Engineer.
Sat 10/7, 5 pm. Elliott Sharp solo + duo w/Tracie Morris. [La Plaza] Elliott Sharp is a composer and multi-instrumentalist also a producer, sound-designer, author, and visual artist. Tracie Morris is an American poet, performance artist, vocalist, creative non-fiction writer and actor.
Sat 10/7, 6 pm. “Under One Sky” [La Plaza] A one-hour concert that includes songs about moon, stars and love with a blend of influences from jazz, R&B, soul, and Mandarin pop in both Mandarin and English. Singer Vivi Hu will be singing her original songs, arrangements of classic English and Mandarin songs. Her goal is to show that though we all have diverse cultures, languages, instruments, colors of skin, we can enjoy the same sky, moon, stars and love. She will be accompanied by pianist/producer Shereen Cheong, pipa (Chinese traditional instrument) player Zhou Yi and bassist Anthony Muthurajah. The program includes songs such as “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” “Fly Me to the Moon,” “我要你的愛 I Want Your Love,” and many other show stoppers. Here’s our social handles: IG: @vivihumusic @scheongmusic @anthonymuthurajah @babanchinesemusicny
Campos Community Garden, 644 E 12th St (between Ave B & Ave C)
Sat 10/7, 3 pm. Oratorio: Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble. [Campos] The opera ensemble returns to Campos Garden to perform arias from the classical repertoire, featuring three singers and pianist Chris Fecteau.
Sat 10/7, 5 pm. Trio Daphne. [Campos] An intimate Autumn Serenade of sentimental jazz standards.
Sat 10/7, 7 pm. Ray Santiago – Afro Cuban Jazz. [Campos]
9th Street Community Garden & Park, 703 E 9th St (at Ave C)
Sat 10/7, 4 pm. El Cuarteto Los Primos [9th Street] Old School Salsa
6BC Botanical Garden, 624 E 6th St (between Ave B & Ave C)
Sat 10/7, 5:30–7:30. Vines, garden growth and kombucha leather trim the steel sculptural Animalia figures of Metacene Unleashed. As evening nears, the addition of light and sound adds patterns that playfully mimic circadian rhythms, a “soundscape” to further advance the ideas of repurposing and regenerating the natural world.
Children’s Magical Garden, 129 Stanton St (at Norfolk St)
Fri 10/6, 4 pm. Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theater [Children’s Magical Garden] The irreverent storyteller Vít Hořejš re-tells classic Czech and Slovak fairy tales. Co-starring guest-musicians from across the globe.
Green Oasis Community Garden, 370 E 8th St (between Ave C & Ave D)
Fri 10/6, 4:30 pm. “Away With The Fairies” [Green Oasis] An afternoon of empowering magical crafts, fairy spells and enchanted hidden treasures!
Fri 10/6, 5:30 pm. “HARES AND BEARS” – A Cranky Show [Green Oasis] A cranky is a 3 x 3 ft box with a scroll of illustrations for our story told by Theresa Linnihan.
Fri 10/6, 6:30 pm. Matthieu [Green Oasis] Matthieu Eveillard is a singer songwriter from Brittany, France. He sings his folk-based poetic songs in French and in English and will perform live solo at the Garden with effects and looper. An eclectic repertoire from his solo albums and from his former band Kowalski. Matthieu released this summer his 6th album, SESSION RIVINGTON.
Fri 10/6, 7:30 pm. The Silos [Green Oasis]
Fri 10/6, 8:30 pm. Faith NYC [Green Oasis]
DeColores Community Yard and Cultural Garden, 311 E 8th St (between Ave B & Ave C)
Fri 10/6, 6 pm. Theater – A Bloody Business: INNOVATION IN SURGERY AND HOPE FOR THE HUMAN HEART with Dr. Christiaan Barnard. [DeColores] In 1967, Dr. Christiaan Barnard stunned the world when the then-unknown South African became the first surgeon to transplant a human heart. In this speech, entitled A BLOODY BUSINESS: INNOVATION IN SURGERY AND HOPE FOR THE HUMAN HEART, Dr. Barnard details the incredible events that led to his breakthrough, and outlines what he predicts will be a bright future for the human race.
9th Street Community Garden & Park, 703 E 9th St (at Ave C)
Fri 10/6, 7 pm. Short Film Night at the Garden [9th Street] with works by Abigail Child, George Hirose, Jeannie Liotta, Evie McKenna, Bill Morrison, Laurie Olinder, Nadia Roden and Beck Underwood.
La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez Community Garden, 9th St & Ave C (southwest corner)
Thu 10/5, 7 pm. Film: “End of the Rope” [La Plaza] Suspicion falls on a sociopathic farmhand when a family mysteriously disappears from the town of Schafer, N.D., in the 1930s.
DeColores Community Yard and Cultural Garden, 311 E 8th St (between Ave B & Ave C)
Wed 10/4, 7 pm. Film: “Medium Hot” [DeColores] In 2004, the Republicans came to NYC for their convention, and we made “Medium Hot”. The Village Voice — “You didn’t know it, but Medium Hot was shot on dislocation during the convention.”
Green Oasis Community Garden, 370 E 8th St (between Ave C & Ave D)
Wed 10/4, 8 pm. Theater: “ELEGY FOR AN UNDERGROUND PLAYWRIGHT” [Green Oasis] The historic essentials of Robert Patrick. Join us for performance of original short plays by gay downtown theater pioneer of the 1960’s, Robert Patrick, who died this year. Presented by Jason Trucco.
DeColores Community Yard and Cultural Garden, 311 E 8th St (between Ave B & Ave C)
Tue 10/3, 7 pm. Film: “They Survived Together” [DeColores] “They Survived Together” is the incredible, true story of the survival of the Neiger family, as they desperately try to stay together as a family while escaping certain death by the Nazis – with four small children.
DeColores Community Yard and Cultural Garden, 311 E 8th St (between Ave B & Ave C)
Mon 10/2, 7 pm. Film: “Freedom or Death” [DeColores] A powerful and shocking narrative of the Ukrainian revolution and the beginnings of the war with Russia.
Green Oasis Community Garden, 370 E 8th St (between Ave C & Ave D)
Mon 10/2, 8 pm. Theater: “ELEGY FOR AN UNDERGROUND PLAYWRIGHT” [Green Oasis] The historic essentials of Robert Patrick. Join us for performance of original short plays by gay downtown theater pioneer of the 1960’s, Robert Patrick, who died this year. Presented by Jason Trucco.
Sun 10/1, 11 am – 12 pm. Bokashi Gardening Workshop. A non-composting workshop on how to use and make your own bokashi varieties for your soil and plants. [Down to Earth Garden]
El Jardin del Paraiso, E 4th St (between Ave C & Ave D)
Kids Day
Sun 10/1, 12 pm. Razzle Dazzle magic show. [El Jardin] Tanya Solomon, a magician and clown performing in New York for over a decade.
Sun 10/1, 1 pm. Show Up Kids! [El Jardin] Making it all up. This fresh twist on the traditional kids’ show blasts off into unknown comedy zones when Denisse enlists the Audience to help write, design, and Direct it. What could possibly go wrong?
Sun 10/1, 2 pm. Son Pecadores music and dance. [El Jardin]
Sun 10/1, 3 pm. Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theater. [El Jardin] The irreverent storyteller Vít Hořejš re-tells classic Czech and Slovak fairy tales. Co-starring guest-musicians from across the globe.
Sun 10/1, 4–6 pm. Anna Pasztor – Jewelry Workshop. [Carmen Pabon]
East Side Outside Community Garden, 415 E 11th St (east of 1st Ave)
Sun 10/1, 2 pm. Music Down Home with V/C—Victor and Carmine. [East Side Outside]
Children’s Magical Garden, 129 Stanton St (at Norfolk St)
Jazz produced by Arts for Art
Sun 10/1, 2 pm. Heru’s “Basquiat Blues” [Children’s Magical Garden]
Sun 10/1, 3 pm. Jason Kao Hwang: Human Rites Trio. [Children’s Magical Garden]
Sun 10/1, 4 pm. Joseph Daley: The Tuba Trio. [Children’s Magical Garden]
Green Oasis Community Garden, 370 E 8th St (between Ave C & Ave D)
Sun 10/1, 2–4 pm. Indigo Dye Process Workshop. [Green Oasis]
Sun 10/1, 7 pm. Jazz Mitchell Cheng Trio. [Green Oasis] Mitchell on Fender Rhodes Everton Isadoro, Percussion Adrian Morning, Bass.
Sun 10/1, 8 pm. KID JAVA. [Green Oasis] Kid JAVA plays the blues.
Miracle Garden, 194 E 3rd St (west of Ave B)
Sun 10/1, 3 pm. Baby Soda. [Miracle Garden] Baby Soda is an adaptable and ever changing group with an eclectic set of influences ranging from 30’s era swing and New Orleans jazz to early gospel and blues.
El Jardin del Paraiso, E 4th St (between Ave C & Ave D)
Sun 10/1, 4 pm. “Outline For A Tree” – A Performance by Theresa Byrnes [El Jardin] A ceremony worshipping and drawing strength from the trees. A community meditation & sound bath led by Theresa standing with the trees.
La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez Community Garden, 9th St & Ave C (southwest corner)
Sun 10/1, 4 pm. Maputi [La Plaza] Mbira (the name of both the instrument and the music) is considered to be a “telephone to the spirits, used to communicate with deceased ancestors.
Sun 10/1, 5 pm. Pinc Louds [La Plaza] “New York City’s best imaginary band” – The Village Voice
DeColores Community Yard and Cultural Garden, 311 E 8th St (between Ave B & Ave C)
Sun 10/1, 4–6 pm. Bingo in the Garden. [DeColores] With the invigorating and zazzy Lala Wiggy, grab a card, win a prize?
Sun 10/1, 7:30 pm. FILM: “The Clash” [DeColores] Over a dozen years in the making, the Clash is a story about public space in New York, with contests over green space, biking, occupying, sustaining, and Black Lives in public space by Ben Shepard.
Sam and Sadie Koenig Garden, 237 E 7th St (east of Ave C)
Sun 10/1, Time TBD. The 15th annual Music and Art Festival [Sam & Sadie] A Tribute to Carla Savoy!
