THANKS

For The 12th Annual LUNGS Harvest Arts Festival 2023

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

CO-SPONSORS

STATE SENATOR BRIAN KAVANAGH

CITY COUNCILPERSON CHRISTOPHER MARTE

LOWER MANHATTAN CULTURAL COUNCIL

Green Guerillas

Benevity Causes

Citizens Committee for New York City

LA PLAZA CULTURAL ARMANDO PEREZ GARDEN

GREEN OASIS & GILBERT’S SCULPTURE GARDEN

DECOLORES COMMUNITY YARD

ART LOISAIDA FOUNDATION


LOISAIDA CENTER


SPECIAL THANKS FOR OPENING NIGHT VENDOR DONATIONS

FROM:

TOMPKINS SQUARE BAGELS 165 Ave A

Tompkins Sq Bagels

GNOCCO
337 E 10th St

GNOCCO

YANKEE PIZZA 181 Ave C

GRUPPO 98 Ave B


C-TOWN GROCERY, 188 Ave C

ROYALE 157 Ave C


FIASCHETTERIA PISTOIA 647 E 11th St

SAIFEE HARDWARE 114 1st Ave

WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THESE FINE BUSINESSES FOR THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT

ASSOCIATED SUPERMARKET 123 Ave C

BRIX WINES 170 Ave B

EAST VILLAGE VINTAGE COLLECTIVE 545 E 12TH ST

THE ROOST 222 Ave B


SHOP FARE SUPERMARKET, 42 Avenue C, NYC

THE SOURCE UNLTD PRINT & COPY SHOP 331 E 9th St

YANKEE DELI Ave C & 11th St


EAST VILLAGE VINTAGE COLLECTIVE 545 E 12TH ST

SPECIAL THANKS TO

Christopher Batenhorst

Kay Bloss


Dania Bressler


Bunny

JK Canepa

Margarita Calderon

Stewart Cauley

Patrick Cavanagh

Riki Colon

Shawn Dahl

Carmine D’Intino

Bill DiPaola


Eileen Doster

Heather Dubin

Brigitte Engler

Jim Feely

George Hirose

Alvah Holmes

Karen Kandrac

John Lefkowitz

Shig Matsukawa

Carolyn Ratcliffe

Laura Sewell

In honor of Jack Finelli


Michael Hines

Sandy Hirshkowitz

Damian Kolodiy

Ania Wang & Vasilii Krasikov

Sylvain Leroux

Beverley Love

Ross Martin

Santo Mollica

Jamal Rayyis

Magali Regis


Rina Root

John Rokosny

Elizabeth Ruf Maldonado

Anna Sawaryn

Oscar Grigg Schoenberg

Christian Schoenberg

Ben Shepard

Sparrow

Staff at ROYALE

Alexia Weidler


Debra Williams

Sally Young

Aitor Zabalegui

Stuyvesant High School ARISTA

All the CSA volunteers

TriStar Offset

DAHLIMAMA INC

MORUS


POLLEN


Citizens Committee for New York City

GreenThumb

GROWNYC

New Yorkers for Parks

Partnerships for Parks

Chinese-American Planning Council – Manhattan

NYC Summer Youth Employment Program

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FULL – 12th Annual LUNGS Harvest Arts Festival


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ENTIRE SCHEDULE — Detailed version with descriptions, flyers, and images
Outline Version of the Schedule >>

Climate and schedule subject to change


Friday, September 29, 2023
Saturday, September 30
Sunday, October 1
Monday, October 2
Tuesday, October 3
Wednesday, October 4
Thursday, October 5
Friday, October 6
Saturday, October 7
Sunday, October 8


LUNGS Harvest Arts Festival

CANCELED 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 Plaza Campos]
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 Plaza 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. 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]


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Elizabeth Street Garden, Elizabeth St between Spring St & Prince St

Sat 9/30, 10 am – 12 pmCommunity 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 amJoan 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.


Canceled—Kids Day After Dark—Check back for schedule.

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 10/1Sat 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 10/1Sat 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 10/1Sat 9/30, 2 pm. Son Pecadores music and dance. [El Jardin]


See Sun 10/1Sat 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 10/1Sat 9/30, 12–7 pm. El Sol Brillante garden party benefit. [El Sol Brillante]
Live music, food, refreshments, and fun.


Canceled (May be rescheduled to Sat 10/7—TBD)

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

Sat 9/30, 1–3 pm. Kellie Pryor-Knot & Crochet Workshop [Carmen Pabon]


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

Jazz produced by Arts for Art

Sat 9/30, 2 pm. Hans Young Binter Trio [Children’s Magical Garden]
Hans Young Binter – piano
Che Buford – violin
Joshua Mathews – drums


Sat 9/30, 3 pm. Dulberger / Johnson Warriors of Light [Children’s Magical Garden]
Shayna Dulberger – bass
Djassi DaCosta Johnson – movement


Sat 9/30, 4 pm. Aakash Mittal Trio [Children’s Magical Garden]
Aakash Mittal – saxophone
Ivy Fu – electronics
Lesley Mok – drums


Due to the weather, the 11th Street live music event moved to Sun 10/1, same time.

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

See Sun 10/1Sat 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. MusicTAPi 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.


FESTIVAL OPENING NIGHT PARTY

MUSIC

Sat 9/30, 5:30 6:00 pm. Avon Faire [La Plaza]
Lively & moving “Fairy Baroque Folk” ~ weaving harmonies thru delightful Celtic & English songs. 


Sat 9/30, 6:30 7:00 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 8:00 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.


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Down to Earth Garden, 546 E 12th St (by Ave B)

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.

(Also on Fri 10/6, 4 pm at Children’s Magical Garden >>)


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

Sun 10/1, 12–7 pm. El Sol Brillante garden party benefit. [El Sol Brillante]
Live music, food, refreshments, and fun.


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

Sun 10/1, 1–3 pm. Carolyn Ratcliffe – Drawing Workshop. [Carmen Pabon]


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, 6 pm. Isabel Estrada-Jamison, Afro-Cuban Folklore Dance and Music. [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.


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

Sun 10/1, 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)

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, 5:00 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, 5:30 pm. Musical monster show with Katharine Kaspar’s Marionettes [Green Oasis]


Fri 10/6, 6:00 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, 7:00 pm. The Silos [Green Oasis]
American rock band with Walter Salas-Humara and Bob Rupe.


Fri 10/6, 8:00 pm. Faith NYC [Green Oasis]
Featuring Felice Rosser on bass and singing.


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

Fri 10/6, 6 pm 7:30 pm. TheaterA 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.



If expected events are no longer shown here, they have been either canceled or moved to Sunday 10/8. See the OUTLINE version to see all changes.


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]


CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER

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.


CANCELED DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE

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.


MOVED TO SUNDAY

See Sun 10/8, 8 pmSat 10/7, 7 pm. Ray Santiago – Afro Cuban Jazz. [Campos]


MOVED TO SUNDAY

9th Street Community Garden & Park, 703 E 9th St (at Ave C)

See Sun 10/8, 1–4 pmSat 10/7, 4 pm. El Cuarteto Los Primos [9th Street]
Old School Salsa
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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.



Down to Earth Garden, 546 E 12th St (by Ave B)

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 CelebrationsNatural 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.


Sun 10/8, 2:30 pm. Tour of the Gardens. [La Plaza]
Wendy Brawer of Green Map leads a tour of the gardens.


MUSIC

Sun 10/8, 2:30 pm. Samara Lubelski. [La Plaza]
Songwriter, Singer, Multi-Instrumentalist, Improviser, and Engineer.


Sun 10/8, 3:30 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, voca


Sun 10/8, 5 pm. Marta & Arturo – Portuguese Chanteuse. [La Plaza]


9th Street Community Garden & Park, 703 E 9th St (at Ave C)

Sun 10/8, 1–4 pm. El Cuarteto Los Primos [9th Street]
Old School Salsa Dance PArty!


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.

Music Schedule

2:00 pm. Honeycrush 
2:30 pm. Sister
3:00 pm. Quinn Devlin
3:30 pm. Pearla


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.


Music

Sun 10/8, 4 pm. Head Peddlers and Santo. [DeColores]


Sun 10/8, 5 pm. David Barish. [DeColores]


Sun 10/8, 6 pm. TheaterA 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)

CLOSING PARTY!

Sun 10/8, 6 pm. V/CVictor and Carmine laying down the dew. [Green Oasis]


Sun 10/8, 7 pm. “Sylvain Leroux & Source” [Green Oasis]
Musicians:
Sylvain Leroux: Fula flute, flute, alto sax, donzo ngoni
Alexis Marcello: keyboards
Mamadou Ba: bass
Sean Dixon: drums


Sun 10/8, 8 pm. Ray Santiago – Afro Cuban Jazz. [Green Oasis]



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Sunday October 8, 2023

Down to Earth Garden, 546 E 12th St (by Ave B)

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 CelebrationsNatural 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.


Sun 10/8, 2:30 pm. Tour of the Gardens. [La Plaza]
Wendy Brawer of Green Map leads a tour of the gardens.


MUSIC

Sun 10/8, 2:30 pm. Samara Lubelski. [La Plaza]
Songwriter, Singer, Multi-Instrumentalist, Improviser, and Engineer.


Sun 10/8, 3:30 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, voca


Sun 10/8, 5 pm. Marta & Arturo – Portuguese Chanteuse. [La Plaza]


9th Street Community Garden & Park, 703 E 9th St (at Ave C)

Sun 10/8, 1–4 pm. El Cuarteto Los Primos [9th Street]
Old School Salsa Dance PArty!


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.

Music Schedule

2:00 pm. Honeycrush 
2:30 pm. Sister
3:00 pm. Quinn Devlin
3:30 pm. Pearla


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.


Music

Sun 10/8, 4 pm. Head Peddlers and Santo. [DeColores]


Sun 10/8, 5 pm. David Barish. [DeColores]


Sun 10/8, 6 pm. TheaterA 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)

CLOSING PARTY!

Sun 10/8, 6 pm. V/CVictor and Carmine laying down the dew. [Green Oasis]


Sun 10/8, 7 pm. “Sylvain Leroux & Source” [Green Oasis]
Musicians:
Sylvain Leroux: Fula flute, flute, alto sax, donzo ngoni
Alexis Marcello: keyboards
Mamadou Ba: bass
Sean Dixon: drums


Sun 10/8, 8 pm. Ray Santiago – Afro Cuban Jazz. [Green Oasis]


Saturday October 7, 2023

If expected events are no longer shown here, they have been either canceled or moved to Sunday 10/8. See the OUTLINE version to see all changes.


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]


CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER

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.


CANCELED DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE

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.


MOVED TO SUNDAY

See Sun 10/8, 8 pmSat 10/7, 7 pm. Ray Santiago – Afro Cuban Jazz. [Campos]


MOVED TO SUNDAY

9th Street Community Garden & Park, 703 E 9th St (at Ave C)

See Sun 10/8, 1–4 pmSat 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.


Friday October 6, 2023

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, 5:00 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, 5:30 pm. Musical monster show with Katharine Kaspar’s Marionettes [Green Oasis]


Fri 10/6, 6:00 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, 7:00 pm. The Silos [Green Oasis]
American rock band with Walter Salas-Humara and Bob Rupe.


Fri 10/6, 8:00 pm. Faith NYC [Green Oasis]
Featuring Felice Rosser on bass and singing.


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

Fri 10/6, 6 pm 7:30 pm. TheaterA 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.


Wednesday October 4, 2023

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.


Tuesday October 3, 2023

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.


Monday October 2, 2023

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.


Sunday October 1, 2023

Down to Earth Garden, 546 E 12th St (by Ave B)

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.

(Also on Fri 10/6, 4 pm at Children’s Magical Garden >>)


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

Sun 10/1, 12–7 pm. El Sol Brillante garden party benefit. [El Sol Brillante]
Live music, food, refreshments, and fun.


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

Sun 10/1, 1–3 pm. Carolyn Ratcliffe – Drawing Workshop. [Carmen Pabon]


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, 6 pm. Isabel Estrada-Jamison, Afro-Cuban Folklore Dance and Music. [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.


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

Sun 10/1, 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)

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!