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The Bokashi Method to Prep Your Soil 12/14/2024 Sat 1-4pm

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Garden plot 20 at El Sol Brillante from early winter through the start of spring: 12/31/2023, 2/25/2024, 3/10/2024, and 3/24/2024.

Saturday, December 14, 2024 
1 pm – 4 pm 
at Down to Earth Garden, 546 E 12th St (by Ave B) [map] 

We will cover application guidelines on the bokashi method for preparing your soil whether in late fall, during the winter, or early spring. 

We will make Activated EM (i.e., the bokashi microbes, aka bokashi spray) which is one of the main microbial applications to soil and organic matter (including fall leaves, plant clippings, twigs/branches, and food waste). 

Down to Earth Garden (a GreenThumb community garden) has had a combined bokashi composting system with El Sol Brillante since the fall of 2009. 

Co-sponsored by LUNGS (Loisaida United Neighborhood Gardens), lungsnyc.org, and El Sol Brillante, elsolbrillante.org.

Non-Food-Waste Bokashi Gardening Workshop 11/23/2024 Sat 1-4pm

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Non-food-waste bokashi composting pile at East Side Outside Community Garden.

Saturday, November 23, 2024 
1 pm – 4 pm 
at Down to Earth Garden, 546 E 12th St (by Ave B) [map] 

How to use the bokashi microbes to improve your soil, as well as, do non-food-waste bokashi composting. 

Bring your own items (bottles and ingredients) and together we’ll make the bokashi ferments (Activated EM and/or EM•5). 
Bottle suggestions (type and size): 
– Type: seltzer water bottles (HDPE) since they are designed to handle the carbonation/gas pressure buildup. (Glass bottles are only recommended if an airlock can be used with it.) 
– Size: either 16.9 fl oz (500 ml), 1 liter (or 1 quart), or 2-liter bottle. 

Ingredients (% of the volume or per volume of the bottle): 
Activated EM: blackstrap molasses (5%), EM•1 Microbial Inoculant (5%), and sea salt (2 tsp/liter). 
EM•5: blackstrap molasses (5%), EM•1 Microbial Inoculant (5%), apple cider vinegar (5%), 40% alcohol (5%) (e.g., vodka, tequila, whiskey), garlic cloves (1 clove/liter), and hot spicy peppers (3 or more/liter, can more different kinds, should be cayenne or hotter peppers). 

We will make Activated EM (i.e., the bokashi microbes, aka bokashi spray) and the EM•5 foliar spray and show how to use them for gardening, plant care, soil improvement, and composting plant clippings, twigs and branches (without food waste). 

Down to Earth Garden (a GreenThumb community garden) has had a combined bokashi composting system with El Sol Brillante since the fall of 2009. 

Co-sponsored by LUNGS (Loisaida United Neighborhood Gardens), lungsnyc.org, and El Sol Brillante, elsolbrillante.org. 

Sunday October 6, 2024

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Rescheduled LUNGS Harvest Arts Festival 2024 Last Day Closing Party!

Campos Community Garden, 644 E 12th St (between Ave B & Ave C)

Sun 10/6, 3:00 pm. dell’Arte Opera [Campos Garden]

Clockwise from upper Left:
Boris Derow, Oleksandra Hrabova, Elizaveta Kozlova and Jennifer Gliere

dell’Arte Opera is pleased to participate in this year’s ‘LUNGS Harvest Arts Festival’! We are featuring four wonderful singers in a collection of Ukrainian songs, excerpts from La Traviata and La Bohéme, and Musical Theater favorites!

Green Oasis Community Garden, 370 E 8th St (between Ave C & Ave D)

Sun 10/6, 2 pm. Poetry, Sparrow, the Truffles, Bob Holman, Kyra Gordon and provisional list. [DeColores]

Sun 10/6, 4 pm. Mitchell Chang [Green Oasis]

Sun 10/6, 5 pm. Elliott Sharp [Green Oasis]

Sun 10/6, 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 10/6, 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.

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OUTLINE – LUNGS 13th Annual Harvest Arts Festival Schedule

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OUTLINLE & DIRECTORY

FULL DETAILED SCHEDULE>>

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at La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez Community Garden, 9th St & Ave C (southwest corner)

  • Festival Opening Night Party!
    • 6:00 pm. Avon Faire, traditional Celtic and English folk songs [La Plaza]
    • 7:00 pm. “Source” African Jazz [La Plaza]

at Green Oasis Community Garden, 370 E 8th St (between Ave C & Ave D)

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  • El Sol Brillante, 522 E 12th St (between Ave A & Ave B)
  • St Mark’s Place (block between Avenue A and 1st Ave)
    • 11 am – 2 pm. SUNCAST Flint Collective NYC—8 site installations [Little Mish, 95 St Mark’s Place]
  • La Plaza Cultural, 9th St & Ave C (southwest corner)
  • Pancho’s Garden, 709 E 9th St (entrance: Ave C, east side, between 9th & 10th St)
  • 6th & B Garden, 84 Ave B (E 6th St, southwest corner)
  • De Colores Community Yard and Cultural Center, 311 E 8th St (between Ave B & Ave C)
    • 12–7 pm. Songwriters Circle — The Jack Hardy Songwriters Exchange [De Colores]
      • 12:50 pm. Special guest Patrick Cavanagh
      • 1:00 pm. Kathryn Bloss, David Seitz, Dalan Sow
      • 1:45 pm. Orly Bendavid, Chris Fuller, Morman Salant
      • 2:30 pm. Michelle Biagi, Steve Schalchlin, Carolann Solebello
      • 3:15 pm. Jane Byaela, Mark Aaron James, Ina May Wool
      • 4:00 pm. Diana Jones, Frank Mazzetti, Paul Sachs
      • 4:45 pm. Mya Byrne, Jonathan Laurence Green, John Hodel, Jenny Leto
  • Children’s Magical Garden, 129 Stanton St (at Norfolk St)
  • 11 BC Serenity Garden, 626 E 11th St (between Ave B & Ave C)
  • Le Petit Versailles Garden, 247 E 2nd St (west of Ave C)
  • Green Oasis Community Garden, 370 E 8th St (between Ave C & Ave D)
  • Campos Community Garden, 644 E 12th St (between Ave B & Ave C)

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  • M’Finda Kalunga Garden, 179 Chrystie St. & Rivington St.
  • La Plaza Cultural, 9th St & Ave C (southwest corner)

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  • La Plaza Cultural, 9th St & Ave C (southwest corner)
  • Pancho’s Garden, 709 E 9th St (entrance: Ave C, east side, between 9th & 10th St)

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Saturday, September 28, 2024 – Outline | Detailed >

DUE TO RAIN, SOME OF THE EVENTS MAY HAVE BEEN CANCELED
OR RESCHEDULED TO SUNDAY 9/29.

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Rescheduled Festival Last Day Closing Party!

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THANKS to all of our sponsors, supporters, contributors, participants, and volunteers.

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For the 13th Annual LUNGS Harvest Arts Festival 2024

THANKS to all of our sponsors, supporters, contributors, participants, and volunteers.

CO-SPONSORS

STATE SENATOR BRIAN KAVANAGH

CITY COUNCILPERSON CHRISTOPHER MARTE

MANHATTAN BOROUGH PRESIDENT MARK LEVINE

CITY PARKS FOUNDATION

LOWER MANHATTAN CULTURAL COUNCIL

PARTNERSHIP FOR PARKS

NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS

LA PLAZA CULTURAL ARMANDO PEREZ GARDEN

GREEN OASIS & GILBERT’S SCULPTURE GARDEN

DE COLORES COMMUNITY YARD

ART LOISAIDA FOUNDATION
 
SPECIAL THANKS FOR OPENING NIGHT VENDOR DONATIONS
BARNYARD CHEESE SHOP 168 Ave B
BRIX WINE SHOP 170 Ave B
C & B Café 178 E. 7th St
C-TOWN GROCERY 188 Ave C
FIASCHETTERIA 647 E 11th St
GNOCCO 337 E 10th St
GRUPPO 98 Ave B
Josie’s 52o E 6th St
Mona’s 224 Ave B
ROYALE 157 Ave C
Sophie’s 507 E 5th St
THE SUMMIT BAR & CAFE 133 Ave C
THE YORK 186 Ave B
TOMPKINS SQUARE BAGELS 165 Ave A
TRADER JOE’S 436 E 14th St
YANKEE PIZZA 181 Ave C

WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THESE LOCAL BUSINESSES FOR THEIR ONGOING SUPPORT
THE SOURCE UNLTD PRINT & COPY SHOP 331 E 9th St
SAIFEE HARDWARE 114 1st Ave

SPECIAL THANKS
Kay Bloss

Dania Bressler
Doug Bressler
Bunny
JK Canepa
Stewart Cauley & Pollen

Patrick Cavanagh
Bill DiPaola & MoRUS
Brigitte Engler
Fulla
Sandy Hirshkowitz
Damian Kolodiy
Jon Lefkowitz
Sylvain Leroux
Beverley Love
Jack Ludkey
Sylvia Mandel
Ross Martin
Santo Mollica
Rina Root
Anna Sawaryn
Oscar Grigg Schoenberg
Christian Schoenberg
Sparrow
Ania Wang & Vasilii Krasikov
Alexia Weidler

Debra Williams
Sally Young
Chinese-American Planning Council – Manhattan
Dahlimama Inc
GrowNYC
Loisaida Community Gardeners
Loisaida Open Streets
Lower Eastside Girls Club of New York
LUNGS CSA Volunteers
NYC Parks GreenThumb
NYC Summer Youth Employment Program
Royale Bar Staff
TriStar Offset

(Loisaida United Neighborhood Gardens, Inc) was founded in 2011 to strengthen our community by promoting, protecting and preserving the gardens and greening on the Lower East Side. LUNGS works to unite the gardens through cooperation, coordination and communication. We believe that permanent community gardens and public green spaces are necessary for a healthy New York City.
 
CHARLES KREZELL President (Firemen’s Memorial Garden, De Colores Community Yard) • RIKI COLON Vice President (Sam & Sadie Koenig Garden) • KAREN KANDRAC Treasurer (Miracle Garden) • CHRISTOPHER BATENHORST Secretary (Campos Community Garden) • GEORGE HIROSE Program Director (Children’s Magical Garden) • Board Members: WENDY BRAWER (Siempre Verde Garden) • SHAWN DAHL (De Colores Community Yard) • CARMINE D’INTINO (6th & B Garden) • EILEEN DOSTER (6BC Botanical Garden) • JIM FEALY (Green Oasis & Gilbert’s Sculpture Garden) • FRANK GONZALEZ (St. Mark’s-in-the-Bowery & Trinity Church) • MICHAEL HINDS (11BC Garden) • ALVAH HOLMES (La Plaza Cultural Armando Perez Garden) • SHIG MATSUKAWA (Down to Earth Garden) • CAROLYN RATCLIFFE (Carmen’s Garden & more) • MAGALI REGIS (Toyota Children’s Learning Garden) • LAURA SEWELL (El Sol Brillante)

PROGRAM DESIGN by Christian Schoenberg.
© 2024 LUNGS (Loisada United Neighborhood Gardens, Inc) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
428 E 10th St, New York, NY 10009

ON THE EDGE

LUNGS’ Lucky 13th Annual Harvest Arts Festival finds us on the edge.
Elections are looming, the weather is challenging and the City of Yes is threatening our community gardens.
I’m not sure Mayor Eric Adams knows what he wants or what he is doing. On August 21, he issued an executive order to require all city agencies to review city owned property for potential housing development.
NYC Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue supported Adams’ order as “an important step in addressing New York City’s affordable housing crisis.” 
 
On April 22, Governor Hochul announced a package of programs and initiatives to create new housing, including affordable housing, in New York City. It was immediately denounced by This sham of a housing deal will do absolutely nothing to make housing more affordable and keep New Yorkers in their homes. It is nothing more than a massive giveaway to the real estate industry.”
 
It is ridiculous to consider destroying gardens to build housing. In 2021, the city housing agency said the number of potential vacancies as almost 89,000 units. It was reported at least 26,000 apartments are being warehoused by landlords.
 
In 1996, Giuliani was mayor, and he tried to auction off every community garden across the city to developers. The gardens were listed by the city as empty lots.
 
We cannot sit back and wait to have our gardens listed as available. The past tells us we have to be Pro-active. We’ve got to make some noise.
That is why, in the middle of our Festival,  LUNGS is convening a city-wide community gardener meeting to discuss what needs to be done. It is important to hear each other out and to stand together. Sunday, September 22 at 3pm at Green Oasis.

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Sunday September 29, 2024

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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]

Rain or shine!

How to use the bokashi microbes to improve your soil, as well as, do non-food-waste bokashi composting.

Community Garden Tour 3 (of 3) — East Village Gardens: starting at El Sol Brillante 524 E 12th St (between Ave A & Ave B) > El Sol Brillante Jr. > Campos Community Garden > Toyota Children’s Learning Garden > De Colores Community Yard > La Plaza Cultural > Pancho’s Garden.

Sun 9/29, 1:30–3:30 pm. Meet at 1:20 pm. Community Garden Tour 3 [El Sol Brillante, El Sol Brillante Jr., Campos Community Garden, Toyota Children’s Learning Garden, De Colores Community Yard, La Plaza Cultural, and Pancho’s Garden]

Come meet the gardeners who tend these gorgeous green spaces and learn about the challenges these community gardens are facing and what it takes to overcome them.
This tour starts at the entrance gate of El Sol Brillante, 524 E 12th St between Ave A & Ave B. Meet your tour guide Magali Régis at 1:20 pm. This tour involves walking several block; wear comfortable shoes. Email questions to: fleurdelys@mindspring.com.

Tour 1: Sun 9/22, 1:00–3:30 pm >>
Tour 2: Sat 9/28, 3:30–6:00 pm >>
Tour 3: Sun 9/29, 1:30–3:30 pm.

La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez Community Garden, 9th St & Ave C (southwest corner)

Sun 9/29, 12–5 pm. Art around La Plaza [La Plaza]

Art around LaPlaza, paint draw, exhibit your art on the Garden Fence, we supply the canvas you bring your brushes, paints, creativity.
For Kids of All Ages!

Sun 9/29, 1:00 pm. Matthew Silver’s Idiot’s Hour [La Plaza]

An Avant Clown Variety Show, that celebrates your inner idiot.

Co-produced and Co-hosted by Matthew Silver and The Powerful Comedy

Sun 9/29, 5–8 pm. Pinc Louds and Lumberob [La Plaza]

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.

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. Mame-Loschen or “Mother Tongue” – Poetry [Miracle Garden]

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]

Campos Community Garden, 644 E 12th St (between Ave B & Ave C)

Sun 9/29, 3:00 pm. dell’Arte Opera [Campos Garden]

Clockwise from upper Left:
Boris Derow, Oleksandra Hrabova, Elizaveta Kozlova and Jennifer Gliere

dell’Arte Opera is pleased to participate in this year’s ‘LUNGS Harvest Arts Festival’! We are featuring four wonderful singers in a collection of Ukrainian songs, excerpts from La Traviata and La Bohéme, and Musical Theater favorites!

DeColores Community Yard and Cultural Garden, 311 E 8th St (between Ave B & Ave C)

Sun 9/29, 3:00 pm. “The Thin Ice Tour” – Comedy from Joan Reinmuth [De Colores]

Sun 9/29, 3:30 pm. Poetry, Sparrow, the Truffles, Bob Holman, Kyra Gordon and provisional list. [DeColores]

Children’s Magical Garden, 129 Stanton St (at Norfolk St)

Sun 9/29, 3:00–3:45 pm. Music by Latido a percussion teaching circle [Children’s Magical] 

4–5 pm. Followed by performance.

Experience Latido, a vibrant fusion where soaring vocals weave tales of love and longing, inspired by pop and Latin American traditions. A piano-driven foundation grooves with infectious Latin rhythms, complemented by rock-infused guitar. Rich harmonies and captivating dance movements add another dimension on select songs. Defying definition, Latido’s fresh sound compels you to move! Join the celebration!

6BC Botanical Garden, 624 E 6th St (between Ave B & Ave C)

Sun 9/29, 4 pm. Beyond Flute Group [6BC Botanical Garden]

Carmen Pabon del Amanecer Garden, 115 Loisaida Ave (Ave C between 7th St & 8t St)

Sun 9/29, 4–6 pm. Jewelry Making Workshop [Carmen Pabon]
carmenpabongarden.org

East Side Outside Community Garden, 415 E 11th St (east of 1st Ave)

Sun 9/29, 5 pm. Marta & Spiritu Gitano [East Side Outside]

Green Oasis Community Garden, 370 E 8th St (between Ave C & Ave D)

Sun 9/29, 4 pm. Mitchell Chang [Green Oasis]

Sun 9/29, 5 pm. Elliott Sharp [Green Oasis]

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.

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Saturday September 28, 2024

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El Sol Brillante, 522 E 12th St (between Ave A & Ave B)

Sat 9/28, 11 am – 12 pm. Bokashi Mudballs [El Sol Brillante]

How to use the bokashi microbes to make mudballs which can be used to inoculate contaminated soils and waters.

Sat 9/28, 3 pm. Poetry Prompt [El Sol Brillante]

Ian Caskey
Carl Heubner
Andreas Apostolides

Join a participatory writing exercise inspired by a prose or poem prompt. Sitting beside experienced writers, we’ll listen to the prompts, write whatever comes to mind, and share a few of our spontaneous creations with the group.

Here’s one I hope appeals to Gardners: 
by Mary Oliver
LINES WRITTEN IN THE DAYS OF GROWING DARKNESS
Every year we have been 
witness to it: how the
world descends

into a rich mass, in order that
it may resume.
And therefore
who would cry out

to the petals on the ground
to stay, 
knowing as we must,
how the vivacity of what was is married

to the vitality of what will be?
I don’t say
it’s easy, but
what else will do

if the love one claims to have for the world
be true? 

Orchard Alley, 346–354 E 4th St (west of Ave D)

Sat 9/28, 11 am – 1 pm. Hounds of Harvest [Orchard Alley]

Bring your dog for a free outdoors doggie shoot in a dog friendly community garden. Treats and water will be served!

El Jardin del Paraiso, 311 E 4th St (between Ave C & Ave D)

Sat 9/28, 12–4 pm. GreenThumb Harvest Fair [El Jardin]

Join NYC Parks GreenThumb and GreenThumb community gardeners in celebrating the start of fall with workshops, healthy cooking, Harvest Fair Competition, and more.

La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez Community Garden, 9th St & Ave C (southwest corner).

Sat 9/28, 12–3 pm. Natural Paint Workshop [La Plaza]

Join Earth Celebrations for Climate Week with NYU at LUNGS Harvest Arts Festival. Natural Paint Workshop making paint from fruit vegetable and plants and painting climate solution banners.

Sun 9/28, 2–5 pm. Tapestry Weaving Workshop — New York Textile Month. [La Plaza]
This workshop is part of New York Textile Month.

Amirtha Arasu and Lin Qiqing will host a workshop to teach the basics of tapestry weaving and how to use a simple frame loom. Participants will be introduced to non-traditional materials such as hand-made paper yarn, and natural fibers such as cotton, hemp, and linen. Each participant will be able to take a hand-made loom home after the workshop, so you can keep on weaving!

Fibers will also be provided.

Sun 9/28, 3:30–4:00 pm. “I dreamt I was the ocean” [La Plaza]

Theresa Byrnes performs

Theresa, inside her painting process brings us into the creative zone and into deep contemplation.

Sat 9/28, 5–8 pm. Pinc Louds and Lumberob [La Plaza]

Sat 9/28, 8 pm. Music at the Cotton Club [La Plaza]

Sat 9/28, 8–9 pm. A Special 70s Music Tribute [La Plaza 137 Ave C]

Hosted by: Lee Soulja

Performers:
Ivana Black
Kristy Blaze
La’Nece Onassis

6th & B Garden, 84 Ave B (E 6th St, southwest corner)

Sat 9/28, 1–4 pm. Biodiversity Day [6&B Garden]

What makes the world go round?
Birds & bees… and the plants, of course!

Learn about backyard biodiversity with George Silvera Seamans & Loyan Beausoleil (Local Nature Lab), Melinda Billings (LES Ecology Center), and Amy Berkov.

Ave B Open Street between 8th & 9th Streets

Open Arts LES on Avenue B

Sat 9/28, 1:00 pm. Arts Workshop [Ave B Open Street]

Sat 9/28, 1:30 pm. Duo Chuño Argentinian percussionist & singer play melodies of South and Central America [Ave B Open Street]

Mr. Pablo (photo by Amber Chang)

Sat 9/28, 3:00 pm. Mr. Pablo Latin fusion band mixes Latin styles with rock, reggae and funk [Ave B Open Street]

First Street Green Cultural Park, 33 E 1st Street (east of 2nd Ave)

Sat 9/28, 1:30–6:00 pm. Arts for Art Jazz

Sat 9/28, 1:30 pm. Devin Brahja Waldman Trio [First Street Green]

Devin Brahja Waldman – sax
Georgia Wartel Collins – bass
Malik Washington – drums

Sat 9/28, 2:30 pm. Siren Xypher [First Street Green]

Melanie Dyer – viola
Kyoko Kitamura – voice
Mara Rosenbloom – piano

Sat 9/28, 3:30 pm. Anne Waldman – poetry [First Street Green]

Sat 9/28, 4:30 pm. Michael Wimberly Trio [First Street Green]

Jay Rodriquez – reeds
John King – guitar
Ken Filliano – bass
Michael Wimberly – drums

El Sol Brillante Jr, 537 E 12th St (between Ave A & Ave B)

Sat 9/28, 2–4 pm. Intentional Mending [El Sol Brillante Jr]

“Intentional Mending” It is a form of mending that is not disguised, but shown. Often with interesting stitching. It has a long history in Japan. Also known as Boro or Sashiko.

There is a resurgence in popularity in the art of mending. Before the age of disposable fashion, our grandmothers bought good clothes and, as they became worn, they mended them. They darned socks and learned how to match fabrics and patterns so mending could only be seen with close inspection. The beauty of mending clothes is in preserving old favorites with slow, meditative stitches that extend the life of garments or home accessories.

Campos Community Garden, 644 E 12th St (between Ave B & Ave C)

Sat 9/28, 2–5 pm. BWAY Z SKETCH CLUB [Campos Garden]

Campos Garden welcomes the fabulous BWAY Z SKETCH CLUB with LIVE FASHION MODEL DRAWING EVENT SATURDAY 28 SEPT.

BRING YOUR SKETCH PADS!!!!

11th Street Community Garden, 422 E 11th St (between 1st Ave & Ave A)

Sat 9/28, 2–6 pm. Live Music Series [11th Street]
Gina Healy & Friends
Stephanie M. Hall
Brooklyn Bluegrass All-Stars
Mimsey Mack
Kieran Murray
Ross Daisomont Lower Heights

La Sala de Pepe y Foto Espacio, 73 Ave C

Sat 9/28, 2 pm. Unknown Tales From The Gardens [La Sala]

Community Garden Tour 2 (of 3) — East Village Gardens: starting at El Jardin del Paraiso 311 E 4th St (between Ave C & Ave D) > Orchard Alley > Parque de Tranquilidad > 6BC Botanical Garden > 6&B Garden > Green Oasis > Pancho’s Garden > La Plaza Cultural.

Sat 9/28, 3:30–6:00 pm. Meet at 3:20 pm. Community Garden Tour 2 [El Jardin del Paraiso, Orchard Alley, Parque de Tranquilidad, 6BC Botanical Garden, 6&B Garden, Green Oasis, Pancho’s Garden, and La Plaza Cultural]

Come meet the gardeners who tend these gorgeous green spaces and learn about the challenges these community gardens are facing and what it takes to overcome them.
This tour starts at the entrance gate of El Jardin del Paraiso 4th St between Ave C and Ave D (next door to 309 E 4th St). Meet your tour guide Magali Régis at 3:20 pm. This tour involves walking several blocks; wear comfortable shoes. Email questions to: fleurdelys@mindspring.com.

Tour 1: Sun 9/22, 1:00–3:30 pm >>
Tour 2: Sat 9/28, 3:30–6:00 pm.
Tour 3: Sun 9/29, 1:30–3:30 pm >>

Albert’s Garden, 16 E 2nd St (between Bowery & 2nd Ave)

Sat 9/28, 4–6 pm. Just Jazz Friends [Albert’s Garden]

Carmen Pabon del Amanecer Garden, 115 Loisaida Ave (Ave C between 7th St & 8t St)

Sat 9/28, 4–6 pm. Jewelry Making Workshop [Carmen Pabon]
carmenpabongarden.org

Green Oasis Community Garden, 370 E 8th St (between Ave C & D)

Sat 9/28, 5 pm. Elliott Sharp [Green Oasis]

Sat 9/28, 6 pm. Mitchell Chang [Green Oasis]

Sat 9/28, 7 pm. Fiction Light [Green Oasis]

Kyoko Kitamura – voice
Melanie Dyer – viola
Claire de Brunner – bassoon
Leonid Galaganov – drums

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Friday September 27, 2024

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La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez Community Garden, 9th St & Ave C (southwest corner)

Fri 9/27, 6:30 pm. Everloving [La Plaza]

Everloving is a NYC rock band that plays the music of Henry Flynt.

With
Jonathan Kane – drums (La Monte Young, Swans, February),
Dave Soldier – violin, vocals (John Cale, David Byrne, The Kropotkins),
Jim McHugh – guitar, vocals (Sunwatchers, Eugene Chadborne, Drunken Foreigner Band),
Peter Kerlin – bass (Sunwatchers, Daniel Carter, Brigid Dawson).

“The NYC supergroup Everloving promised a modern update on Henry Flynt’s avant-hillbilly jive; they more than deliver, with enormous excitement and transcendent bliss. I’ve only seen one gig, and it’s killing me waiting for the next one!” – Scott Williams / WFMU

Fri 9/27, 7:30 pm. Chupacabras [La Plaza]

Transcending time and space, we welcome you to the other side of reality. Journey with us on this distinct experience. Weaving old-school surf rock with funk and ruminations of psychedelic flavors. A seven-piece band of brothers, Chupacabras peppers Afro-Cuban beats with jazz, rock and a captivating stage presence, inspiring audiences to move, love and live like never before.

Pancho’s Garden — Francisco “Pancho” Ramos Community Garden (9th Street Community Garden & Park), 709 E 9th St (entrance: Ave C, east side, between 9th & 10th St)

Fri 9/27, 7 pm. Short Film Night in the Garden [Pancho’s Garden]

Laurie Olinder
Evie McKenna
Bill Morrison
George Hirose

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Thursday September 26, 2024

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La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez Community Garden, 9th St & Ave C (southwest corner)

Thu 9/26, 7–9 pm. Richard Freeman’s Natural Universe – Films [La Plaza]

A biopic of the Australian fisherman, photographer and physicist, Richard Freeman, and his fascinating, theoretical, Natural Model of the Universe. In this film, Mr. Freeman showcases scientific facts that prove out his new model, all while detailing his life as a fisherman for over 40 years on Australia’s Sunshine Coast.