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]

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

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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.

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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!

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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.

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

Sun 9/29, 1:30 pm. Matthew Silver’s Idiot’s Hour [La Plaza]

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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

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Sun 9/29, 2:30 pm. Lesley Mok Band [First Street Green]

Selendis Sebastian Alexander Johnson – trombone
Nathan Nakadegawa-Lee – reeds
Lesley Mok – drums

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Sun 9/29, 3:30 pm. Warrior of Light [First Street Green]

Djassi Dacosta Johnson – dance
Shayna Dulberger – bass

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Sun 9/29, 4:30 pm. Ayumi Ishito [First Street Green]

Ayumi Ishito – saxophone
Rema Hasumi – keyboard
Yuko Togami – drums

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Miracle Garden, 194 E 3rd St (west of Ave B)

Sun 9/29, 2 pm. Poetry [Miracle Garden]
Mame-Loschen or “Mother Tongue” 

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.

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

Sun 9/29, 2–5 pm. Fahrenheit Open Mic [6&B Garden]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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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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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.

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

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

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

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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.

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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.

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

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

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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

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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.

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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]

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

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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

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

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

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

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Sat 9/28, 4:40 pm. Michael Wimberly Trio [First Street Green]

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

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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.

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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

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La Sala de Pepe y Foto Espacio, 73 Ave C

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

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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 >>

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

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

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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

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

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

Mitchell Chang [Green Oasis]

Fiction Light [Green Oasis]

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

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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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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

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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.

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

Thu 9/26, 7–9 pm. 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.

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

Wed 9/25, 7–9 pm. Films [La Plaza]

The Deplorables & The Despicables. 66 minutes
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A documentary shot in 2017 in Washington, DC at Trump’s Inauguration, Saturday, January 20, followed by The Women’s March, Sunday, January 21. “The Deplorables and Despicables” is a mashup, a shout out, a hootenanny, a hymn, a hip hop poem to a country in need of inspiration. It’s a primer for the voting public. It’s a cautionary tale of the future we are now living.

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M’Finda Kalunga Garden, 179 Chrystie St. & Rivington St.

Tue 9/24, 5:30–7:30 pm. The Magic Forest [M’Finda Kalunga]

The Magic Forest will perform original music and selected unique covers at M’Finda Kalunga Garden during CSA pick-up.

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

Tue 9/24, 7–9 pm. Films [La Plaza]
Ecole Fula Flute

This lovely film retraces the history of the Centre Tyabala de Guinée and l’école fula flute through the eyes of its students and teachers. The director artfully weaves the story of children growing into accomplished artists through a decade’s worth of clips and interviews.

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

Mon 9/23, 7–9 pm. Films [La Plaza]
Six Films by MM Serra

• Endless possibilities Jack Waters & Peter Cramer
• Divine Possibilities
• Silent Garden
• Jack Smith’s Apartment
• Chop Off
• NYC

MM Serra is an experimental filmmaker, curator and was the Executive Director of Film-Makers’ Cooperative until March 2023. Serra has created over 32 short documentary films that have screened at festivals including Sundance, The New York Film Festival and the Tribeca Film Festival and at the Louvre, Paris. She was awarded the Emily Harvey Foundation Venice Residency in 2023. On May 27, at the Millennium Film Workshop she had a retrospective of her films curated by Erica Schreiner. March 16, 2024, the Society of Cinema and Media Studies hosted a panel discussion on MM Serra’s films and her years as Executive Director of the FMC. In 2024, she was awarded a New York State Council on the Arts Individual Arts grant to create a film on community gardens.

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

Sun 9/22, 11 am – 12 pm. Bokashi Dog Run [El Sol Brillante]

How to use the bokashi microbes (i.e., Activated EM or bokashi spray) to spray down a dog run to minimize odor and pests, such as biting flies.

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Sun 9/22, 2:00 pm. 30-minute Guided Meditation in the Garden [El Sol Brillante]
Please join us in El Sol Brillante community garden for a 30-minute guided meditation, led by a certified meditation teacher from East Village’s beloved Three Jewels Enlightenment Studio. Seated among plantlife, we’ll focus on our breath and joy and love for all beings, using comfortable stillness and visualization techniques. It’s a free event and open to all (including first-time meditators!). We will begin promptly at 2:00 PM, so please arrive a few minutes early to find your seat. We’ll have benches and chairs, but you might like to bring a blanket to sit on in case it fills up. We hope to see you there and enjoy this beautiful moment of peace together.

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Le Petit Versailles Garden, 247 E 2nd St (west of Ave C)

Sun 9/22, 12:00–4:30 pm. Tie Dye Shibori Workshop [Le Petit Versailles]

Tie dye shibori workshop. All ages. Bring your own white t-shirt or tank top. T-shirts with the garden’s logo are available. $5 Suggested donation. Communal indigo vat. Shibori and tie dye folding patterns demonstrated. (Set up at noon.)

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M’Finda Kalunga Garden, 179 Chrystie St. & Rivington St.

Sun 9/22, 1–3 pm. Inspired by Nature [M’Finda Kalunga]

Join us for an exhibition of beautiful garden themed painting, ceramic and digital work by our M’Finda Kalunga Gardeners

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Miracle Garden, 194 E 3rd St (west of Ave B)

Sun 9/22, 1–3 pm. Music [Miracle Garden]
Baby Soda — Prohibition Era Jazz Band

Baby Soda is an adabtable 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. Playing trumpet, trombone, clarinet, banjo, the unique one string box bass and low boy, the band has performed at some of New York’s finest venues, breathing the spirit and joy of the music into the present. babysoda.org

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

Sun 9/22, 1–3 pm. Knit and Crochet Workshop [Carmen Pabon]

Sun 9/22, 3–5 pm. Drawing Workshop [Carmen Pabon]

carmenpabongarden.org

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Community Garden Tour 1 (of 3) — Along Houston Street: starting at LaGuardia Corner Gardens 511 LaGuardia Pl (between Bleecker St & Houston St) > Elizabeth Street Garden > Liz Christy Garden > Albert’s Garden > First Street Garden.

Sun 9/22, 1:00–3:30 pm. Meet at 12:50 pm. Community Garden Tour 1 [LaGuardia Corner Gardens, Elizabeth Street Garden, Liz Christy Garden, Albert’s Garden, and First Street 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 LaGuardia Community Garden, LaGuardia place between Bleecker & Houston Street. Meet your tour guide Magali Régis at 12:50 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 >>

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

Sun 9/22, 1:30–6:00 pm. Arts for Art presents Jazz

Sun 9/22, 1:30 pm. Aakash Mittal Awaz Trio [Children’s Magical Garden]

Aakash Mittal – reeds, percussion
Colson Jimenez – bass
Juan Pablo Carletti – drums

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Sun 9/22, 2:30 pm. Ingrid Laubrock [Children’s Magical Garden] 

Ingrid Laubrock – woodwinds
Tom Rainey – drums

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Sun 9/22, 3:30 pm. L.I.P [Children’s Magical Garden] 

KJ Holmes – dance
Jeremy Carlstedt – drum

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Sun 9/22, 4:30 pm. Amirtha Kidambi [Children’s Magical Garden] 

Amirtha Kidambi – vocals
David Leon – saxes/woodwinds
Henry Fraser – bass
Lesley Mok – drums

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

Sun 9/22, 2–5 pm. Kids Day [El Jardin]

Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre [El Jardin]

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Son Pecadores [El Jardin]

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Sayma Karim [El Jardin]

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Show Up Kids! [El Jardin]

“Show Up, Kids!” When the main attraction doesn’t show up, the kids in the audience help create a comedy show from plot to props, characters to costumes, and set to sound. Anything can happen at Peter Michael Marino’s internationally acclaimed show!

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Razzle Dazzle Magic Show [El Jardin]

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“The Mystery of the Missing Mysterious Egg” [El Jardin]

An interactive puppet show hosted by Coach Rocco, where kids of all ages become junior detectives. When the prized Mysterious Egg suddenly goes missing, Coach Rocco leads the audience on a thrilling adventure filled with clues, surprises, and plenty of laughs. With each twist and turn, the young detectives get to help solve puzzles, question quirky puppet characters, and unravel the egg-citing mystery!

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

Sun 9/22, 3:00 pm. A city-wide meeting of community gardeners to discuss the Mayor’s order for all city agencies to review city owned property for potential development. [Green Oasis]

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Sun 9/22, 6:00 pm. Kiki and the Fellas [Green Oasis]

Kiki Cotto is a local legend and a Loisaida staple for generations, growing up in the midst of the Nuyorican cultural movement. Starting with Bomba, which captured his interest in music at a young age, Puerto Rican folklore helped him find his way through the tumultuous era in the Lower East Side. Kiki & The Fellas now play a vibrant mix of boogaloo, son, cha-cha-cha and boleros. Their performances are full of energy and spontaneity, featuring call and response and improvised elements to engage the crowd. Kiki and his crew will bring this Loisaida-Latin groove out for this show in the garden.

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Sun 9/22, 7:00 pm. Marta & Spiritu Gitano [Green Oasis]

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Sun 9/22, 7:30 pm. Caña y Cadencia [Green Oasis]

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Sun 9/22, 8:00 pm. Isabel Estrada-Jamison [Green Oasis]

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11 BC Serenity Garden, 626 E 11th St (between Ave B & Ave C)

Sun 9/22, 5:00 pm. The Beyond Flute Group [11 BC]

Cheryl Pyle – C flute/alto flute 
Michael Eaton – soprano sax 
Gene Coleman – bass flute /piccolo 
Sylvain Leroux – C flute /fula flute 

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Sun 9/22, 5–6 pm. MAPUTI [11 BC]

Maputi is a group dedicated to performing mbira music from Zimbabwe… with violin and Fula flute twists.
With: Nora Balaban & Susan Rapalee: mbira and vocals;
Rima Fand: violin and vocals;
Isabel Thompson: hosho;
Sylvain Leroux: qromatica, Fula flute, and vocals.

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

Sun 9/22, 6:00 pm. MoRUS Film Festival [6&B Garden]
EVERY LITTLE THING: Closing Night Shorts
Rain Location at Museum: 155 Ave C (between 9th & 10th St)

• Liquid Denial — 6 Min. — MoRUS
• Shut Down Indian Point — 5 Min. — Time’s Up!
• Village Green Recycling Team Archives
• The Nature of Green Maps — 2 Min. — Green Map
• Scene From Viva Loisaida — Marlis Momber

MoRUS — Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space, morusnyc.org

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

“Everything in New York goes BANG!”
NY NY: Two New York artists share their joy under the stars in an outdoor East Village Garden setting as part of the LUNGS Harvest Arts Festival.
“Everything in New York Goes BANG!” and “Broken Ceilings” are a one-night-only engagement that takes place FREE. Garden gates open at 4 pm! This is a free show.


Sun 9/22, 6:00 pm. Galinsky [Campos]


Sun 9/22, 7:30 pm. Swihart [Campos]
Garden gates open at 4pm! This is a free show.

About Morgan Swihart, from Beatsperminute.com, Joshua Pickard:
“From Mercury Lounge to any number of DIY venues scattered across NYC, Swihart absorbs inspiration and history directly from her surroundings – from concrete, graffiti, and outdated metalworks that act as urban touchstones of decades gone by. Finding a happy medium between the cutting emotional rictus of PJ Harvey and the more introspective exhalations of Hope Sandoval, she breathes hope into dim landscapes, bringing a gauzy illumination to the craggy contours of our communal anxieties.”

About Galinsky’s “BANG!” from Artistic Director of Educational Alliance, Cory Michael Herman:
“…a gripping and raw exploration of systemic injustice, blending sharp humor and poetic cadence with the harsh realities of a society that fails its most vulnerable. Through his vibrant storytelling and a deeply personal lens, Galinsky offers a powerful reminder of resilience, hope, and the enduring value of every human life.”

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