Category Archives: Harvest Arts Festival

LUNGS Harvest Arts Festival in the gardens every fall

Saturday October 7, 2023

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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 pm—Sat 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 pm—Sat 10/7, 4 pm. El Cuarteto Los Primos [9th Street]
Old School Salsa.

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

Sat 10/7, 5:30–7:30. Vines, garden growth and kombucha leather trim the steel sculptural Animalia figures of Metacene Unleashed. As evening nears, the addition of light and sound adds patterns that playfully mimic circadian rhythms, a “soundscape” to further advance the ideas of repurposing and regenerating the natural world.

Friday October 6, 2023

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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. Theater – A Bloody Business: INNOVATION IN SURGERY AND HOPE FOR THE HUMAN HEART with Dr. Christiaan Barnard. [DeColores]
In 1967, Dr. Christiaan Barnard stunned the world when the then-unknown South African became the first surgeon to transplant a human heart. In this speech, entitled A BLOODY BUSINESS: INNOVATION IN SURGERY AND HOPE FOR THE HUMAN HEART, Dr. Barnard details the incredible events that led to his breakthrough, and outlines what he predicts will be a bright future for the human race.

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

Fri 10/6, 7 pm. Short Film Night at the Garden [9th Street]
with works by Abigail Child, George Hirose, Jeannie Liotta, Evie McKenna, Bill Morrison, Laurie Olinder, Nadia Roden and Beck Underwood.

Wednesday October 4, 2023

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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

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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.