Saturday September 30, 2023

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.


Friday September 29, 2023

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]


OUTLINE – LUNGS 12th Annual Harvest Arts Festival Schedule


Climate and schedule subject to change

To see the entire detailed schedule with full descriptions and images, go here.
Below is a quick OUTLINE & DIRECTORY of events.

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Friday, September 29, 2023 – Outline | Detailed >

CANCELED – RESCHEDULED TO SATURDAY NIGHT
Festival Opening Night

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

  • 6:30 pm.Moved to Sat 10/7 Campos 5 pm. Trio Daphne with Rie Yamaguchi-Borden Steve Nelson and Reid Taylor. An intimate Autumn Serenade of sentimental jazz standards.
  • 7:30 pm.Moved to Sun 10/1 Green Oasis 8 pm. KID JAVA plays the blues.

Siempre Verde Garden, 181 Stanton St (between Clinton St & Attorney St)

  • SuKKOT! Will go up — sit under the sky until October 15 [Siempre Verde].

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Saturday, September 30, 2023 – Outline | Detailed >

  • Elizabeth Street Garden, Elizabeth St between Spring St & Prince St.
    • 10 am – 12 pm. Community Gardening at Elizabeth Street Garden.
    • 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)
    • 11 am. “Joan Jokes For Change” A satire writing workshop with Joan Reinmuth, [Green Oasis]
    • Canceled — Check back for rescheduled date, time, and location:
      Kids Day After Dark
      • 6 pm. Musical Monsters Fairy Tale Marionettes. [Green Oasis]
      • 6:30 pm. Z Fire Flies, Zariah Maya Sapphire. [Green Oasis]
      • 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
      • 12 pm. Razzle Dazzle magic show—Tanya Solomon. [El Jardin]
      • 1 pm. Show Up Kids! Making it all up. [El Jardin]
      • 2 pm. Son Pecadores music and dance. [El Jardin]
      • 3 pm. Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theater. [El Jardin]
  • DeColores Community Yard and Cultural Garden, 311 E 8th St (between Ave B & Ave C)
    • 12–7 pm. Songwriters Workshop – The Jack Hardy Circle. [DeColores]
  • Due to the weather, El Sol Brillante’s garden benefit moved to Sunday 10/1, same time:
    El Sol Brillante, 522 E 12th St (between Ave A & Ave B)
    • 12–7 pm. Garden party benefit. [El Sol Brillante]
  • Canceled (May be rescheduled to Sat 10/7—TBD):
    Carmen Pabon Del Amanecer Garden, 115 Loisaida Ave (Ave C between 7th St & 8th St)
    • 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
      • 2 pm. Hans Young Binter Trio. [Children’s Magical Garden]
      • 3 pm. Dulberger / Johnson Warriors of Light. [Children’s Magical Garden]
      • 4 pm. Aakash Mittal Trio. [Children’s Magical Garden]
  • 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)
    • 2–6 pm. The 11th Street Community Garden presents live music
      • Gina Healy, Todd Louis
        Ross Daisamont, Jason Green
        Coby Petric, Manny Music
        Diana Gitesha Hernandez and Marc Capon, Kieran Knightly and more
        . [11th Street]
  • Miracle Garden, 194 E 3rd St (west of Ave B)
    • 3 pm. Poetry: Mame-Loschen or “Mother Tongue” [Miracle Garden]
  • Campos Community Garden, 644 E 12th St (between Ave B & Ave C)
    • 4 pm. TAPi TAPi – Music. [Campos]
    • 5 pm. Roisin McKeown Band. [Campos]
  • 9th St & Ave C: La Plaza (southwest corner) and 9th Street Community Garden (northeast corner)
    • 12–5 pm. Catty Corners ART – Live painting outside along the gardens’ fences.
  • 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)
    • 2–5 pm. Green Guerillas 50th Anniversary Celebration. [La Plaza]
    • FESTIVAL OPENING NIGHT PARTY
    • Music
      • 5:30 6:00 pm. Avon Faire – Lively and moving “Fairy Baroque Folk”. [La Plaza]
      • 6:30 7:00 pm. DASO – Singer songwriter, salsa to hip hop. [La Plaza]
      • 7:30 8:00 pm. Chupacabras – A band of brothers inspire audiences to move, love, and live. [La Plaza]
  • Le Petit Versailles Garden, 247 E 2nd St (west of Ave C)
    • 7:30 pm. ¡Sólo una noche! One night only! Film and flamenco. [Le Petit]

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Sunday, October 1, 2023 – Outline | Detailed >

  • Down to Earth Garden, 546 E 12th St (by Ave B)
    • 11 am – 12 pm. Bokashi Gardening Workshop. [Down to Earth Garden]
  • El Jardin del Paraiso, E 4th St (between Ave C & Ave D)
    • Kids Day
      • 12 pm. Razzle Dazzle magic show—Tanya Solomon. [El Jardin]
      • 1 pm. Show Up Kids! Making it all up. [El Jardin]
      • 2 pm. Son Pecadores music and dance. [El Jardin]
      • 3 pm. Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theater. [El Jardin]
  • El Sol Brillante, 522 E 12th St (between Ave A & Ave B)
    • 12–7 pm. Garden party benefit. [El Sol Brillante]
  • Carmen Pabon Del Amanecer Garden, 115 Loisaida Ave (Ave C between 7th St & 8th St)
    • 1–3 pm. Carolyn Ratcliffe – Drawing Workshop. [Carmen Pabon]
    • 4–6 pm. Anna Pasztor – Jewelry Workshop. [Carmen Pabon]
  • East Side Outside Community Garden, 415 E 11th St (east of 1st Ave)
    • 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
      • 2 pm. Heru’s “Basquiat Blues” [Children’s Magical Garden]
      • 3 pm. Jason Kao Hwang: Human Rites Trio. [Children’s Magical Garden]
      • 4 pm. Joseph Daley: The Tuba Trio. [Children’s Magical Garden]
  • Green Oasis Community Garden, 370 E 8th St (between Ave C & Ave D)
    • 2–4 pm. Indigo Dye Process Workshop. [Green Oasis]
    • 6 pm. Isabel Estrada-Jamison, Afro-Cuban Folklore Dance and Music. [Green Oasis]
    • 7 pm. Jazz Mitchell Cheng Trio. [Green Oasis]
    • 8 pm. KID JAVA plays the blues. [Green Oasis]
  • 11th Street Community Garden, 422 E 11th St (between 1st Ave & Ave A)
    • 2–6 pm. The 11th Street Community Garden presents live music
      • Gina Healy, Todd Louis
        Ross Daisamont, Jason Green
        Coby Petric, Manny Music
        Diana Gitesha Hernandez and Marc Capon, Kieran Knightly and more
        . [11th Street]
  • Miracle Garden, 194 E 3rd St (west of Ave B)
    • 3 pm. Baby Soda – from swing to jazz to early gospel and blues. [Miracle Garden]
  • El Jardin del Paraiso, E 4th St (between Ave C & Ave D)
    • 4 pm. Theresa Byrnes Performance Art, “Outline For A Tree” [El Jardin]
  • La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez Community Garden, 9th St & Ave C (southwest corner)
    • 4 pm. Maputi – Mbira (the name of both the instrument and the music). [La Plaza]
    • 5 pm. Pinc Louds – “NYC’s best imaginary band” [La Plaza]
  • DeColores Community Yard and Cultural Garden, 311 E 8th St (between Ave B & Ave C)
    • 4–6 pm. Bingo in the Garden, with Lala Wiggy – grab a card, win a prize. [DeColores]
    • 7:30 pm. Film: “The Clash”, by Ben Shepard, a story about public space in NY. [DeColores]
  • Sam and Sadie Koenig Garden, 237 E 7th St (east of Ave C)
    • Time TBD. The 15th Annual Music and Art Festival – a tribute to Carla Savoy! [Sam & Sadie]

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Monday, October 2, 2023 – Outline | Detailed >

  • DeColores Community Yard and Cultural Garden, 311 E 8th St (between Ave B & Ave C)
    • 7 pm. Film: “Freedom or Death”, a powerful and shocking narrative of the Ukrainian revolution and the beginnings of the war with Russia. [DeColores]
  • Green Oasis Community Garden, 370 E 8th St (between Ave C & Ave D)
    • 8 pm. Theater: “Elegy for an Underground Playwright”, the historic essentials of Robert Patrick, presented by Jason Trucco. [Green Oasis]

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023 – Outline | Detailed >

  • DeColores Community Yard and Cultural Garden, 311 E 8th St (between Ave B & Ave C)
    • 7 pm. Film: “They Survived Together”, a 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]

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023 – Outline | Detailed >

  • DeColores Community Yard and Cultural Garden, 311 E 8th St (between Ave B & Ave C)
    • 7 pm. Film: “Medium Hot”, In 2004 the Republicans came to NYC for their convention, and we made “Medium Hot”. [DeColores]
  • Green Oasis Community Garden, 370 E 8th St (between Ave C & Ave D)
    • 8 pm. Theater: “Elegy for an Underground Playwright”, the historic essentials of Robert Patrick, presented by Jason Trucco. [Green Oasis]

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Thursday, October 5, 2023 – Outline | Detailed >

  • La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez Community Garden, 9th St & Ave C (southwest corner)
    • 7 pm. Film: “End of the Rope”, Suspicion falls on a sociopathic farmhand when a family mysteriously disappears from the town of Schafer, N.D., in the 1930s. [La Plaza]

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Friday, October 6, 2023 – Outline | Detailed >

  • Children’s Magical Garden, 129 Stanton St (at Norfolk St)
    • 4 pm. Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theater – The irreverent storyteller Vít Hořejš re-tells classic Czech and Slovak fairy tales. Co-starring guest-musicians from across the globe. [Children’s Magical Garden]
  • Green Oasis Community Garden, 370 E 8th St (between Ave C & Ave D)
    • Cancelled: 4:30 pm. “Away With The Fairies” – An afternoon of empowering magical crafts, fairy spells and enchanted hidden treasures! [Green Oasis]
    • Time change: 5 pm. 5:30 pm. “HARES AND BEARS” – A Cranky Show [Green Oasis]
    • Added: 5:30 pm. Musical Monster Show with Katharine Kaspar’s Marionettes [Green Oasis]
    • Music Time changes:
      • 6 pm. 6:30 pm. Matthieu. [Green Oasis]
      • 7 pm. 7:30 pm. The Silos – American rock band with Walter Salas-Humara and Bob Rupe. [Green Oasis]
      • 8 pm. 8:30 pm. Faith NYC featuring Felice Rosser on bass and singing. [Green Oasis]
  • DeColores Community Yard and Cultural Garden, 311 E 8th St (between Ave B & Ave C)
    • Time change: 7:30 pm. 6 pm. TheaterA Bloody Business: INNOVATION IN SURGERY AND HOPE FOR THE HUMAN HEART with Dr. Christiaan Barnard. [DeColores]
  • 9th Street Community Garden & Park, 703 E 9th St (at Ave C)
    • 7 pm. Short Film Night at the Garden [9th Street]

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Saturday, October 7, 2023 – Outline | Detailed >

  • Cancelled due to weather:
    DeColores Community Yard and Cultural Garden, 311 E 8th St (between Ave B & Ave C)
    • Music
      • Moved to Sunday 10/8, 5 pm 1 pm. David Barish. [DeColores]
      • Moved to Sunday 10/8, 4 pm 2 pm. Head Peddlers and Santo. [DeColores]
      • Moved to Sunday 10/8, 5 pm at Green Oasis 3 pm. V/C. [DeColores]
  • Carmen Pabon Del Amanecer Garden, 115 Loisaida Ave (Ave C between 7th St & 8th St)
    • 1–3 pm. Workshop: Skin CARE WITH Khadijah. [Carmen Pabon]
  • Cancelled due to weather:
    11 BC Serenity Garden, 626 E 11th St (between Ave B & Ave C)
    • 2 pm. JAZZ – Steve Wirts Band with George Garzone, Jeff “Tain” Watts and Nick Jozwiak. [11 BC]
  • First Street Green Cultural Park, 33 E 1st Street (east of 2nd Ave)
    • Jazz produced by Arts for Art
      • 2 pm. Sam Newsome Trio, [First Street Green]
        Sam Newsome – soprano sax, Adam Lane – bass, James Paul Nadien – drums.
      • 3 pm. Christi / Nicholson / Thompson, Knife & Rose. [First Street Green]
        Ellen Christi – vocals, Patricia Nicholson – vocals, movement, TA Thompson – drums.
      • 4 pm. Mixashawn / Hartigan. [First Street Green]
        Mixashawn Rozie – reeds, voice, mandolin, Royal Hartigan – drums.
  • Cancelled due to weather:
    La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez Community Garden, 9th St & Ave C (southwest corner)
    • Moved to Sunday 10/8, 2:30 pm 2:30 pm. Wendy Brawer of Green Map leads a tour of the gardens. [La Plaza]
    • Music
      • Moved to Sunday 10/8, 5 pm 3 pm. Marta & Arturo. [La Plaza]
      • Moved to Sunday 10/8, 2:30 pm 4 pm. Samara Lubelski, Songwriter, Singer, Multi-Instrumentalist, Improviser, and Engineer. [La Plaza]
      • Moved to Sunday 10/8, 3:30 pm 5 pm. Elliott SharpElliott Sharp solo + duo with Tracie Morris. [La Plaza]
      • Cancelled: 6 pm. “Under One Sky” is a one-hour concert that includes songs about moon, stars and love with a blend of influences from jazz, R&B, soul, and Mandarin pop in both Mandarin and English. [La Plaza]
  • Cancelled due to weather:
    Campos Community Garden, 644 E 12th St (between Ave B & Ave C)
    • Cancelled: 3 pm. Oratorio. [Campos]
    • Cancelled: 5 pm. Trio Daphne with Rie Yamaguchi-Borden Steve Nelson and Reid Taylor. An intimate Autumn Serenade of sentimental jazz standards.
    • Moved to Sunday 10/8, 8 pm at Green Oasis 7 pm. Ray Santiago. [Campos]
  • Cancelled due to weather:
    9th Street Community Garden & Park, 703 E 9th St (at Ave C)
    • Moved to Sunday 10/8, 1–4 pm. 4 pm. El Cuarteto Los Primos – Old School Salsa. [9th Street]
  • 6BC Botanical Garden, 624 E 6th St (between Ave B & Ave C)
    • 5:30–7:30 pm. Metacene Unleashed—Vines, garden growth and kombucha leather trim the steel sculptural Animalia figures. [6BC Botanical Garden]

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Sunday, October 8, 2023 – Outline | Detailed >

  • Down to Earth Garden, 546 E 12th St (by Ave B)
    • 11 am – 12 pm. Bokashi Other Uses Workshop. Bokashi personal care & bokashi fermented drinks. [Down to Earth Garden]
  • La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez Community Garden, 9th St & Ave C (southwest corner)
    • 12 pm. Free Yoga provided by sustainable solutions. [La Plaza]
    • 1–3 pm. Earth CelebrationsNatural Paint Workshop. [La Plaza]
    • 2 pm. Dr Noreen’s Healthy walk – Free Medicinal Herbal Class. [La Plaza]
    • 2:30 pm. Wendy Brawer of Green Map leads a tour of the gardens. [La Plaza]
    • 2:30 pm. Samara Lubelski, Songwriter, Singer, Multi-Instrumentalist, Improviser, and Engineer. [La Plaza]
    • 3:30 pm. Elliott Sharp – Elliott Sharp solo + duo with Tracie Morris. [La Plaza]
    • 5 pm. Marta & Arturo – Portuguese Chanteuse. [La Plaza]
  • 9th Street Community Garden & Park, 703 E 9th St (at Ave C)
    • 1–4 pm. Music with El Cuarteto Los Primos – Old School Salsa. [9th Street]
  • Creative Little Garden, 530 E 6th St (between Ave A & Ave B)
    • 2–4 pm. Music: Under The Willow. [Creative Little Garden]
      Music Schedule
      • 2:00 pm. Honeycrush [Creative Little Garden]
      • 2:30 pm. Sister [Creative Little Garden]
      • 3:00 pm. Quinn Devlin [Creative Little Garden]
      • 3:30 pm. Pearla [Creative Little Garden]
  • First Street Green Cultural Park, 33 E 1st Street (east of 2nd Ave)
    • Jazz produced by Arts for Art
      • 2 pm. Laubrock / Rainey. [First Street Green]
        Ingrid Laubrock – reeds, Tom Rainey – drums.
      • 3 pm. Holmes / Sandoval. [First Street Green]
        Patrick Holmes – clarinet, ​Sarah Sandoval – dance.
      • 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)
    • 2 pm. Poetry – Garden of Words, Garland of Song An afternoon of poetry and music. [DeColores]
    • 4 pm. Head Peddlers and Santo. [DeColores]
    • 5 pm. David Barish. [DeColores]
    • 6 pm. TheaterA Bloody Business: INNOVATION IN SURGERY AND HOPE FOR THE HUMAN HEART with Dr. Christiaan Barnard. [DeColores]
  • Le Petit Versailles Garden, 247 E 2nd St (west of Ave C)
    • 6 pm. Tassles on Tassles, multi-disciplinary project combining dance and fabric art to create a unique and immersive experience for visitors to the community. [Le Petit]
  • Green Oasis Community Garden, 370 E 8th St (between Ave C & Ave D)
    • CLOSING PARTY
      5 pm. V/C – Victor/Carmine music Americain. [Green Oasis]
    • 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
    • 8 pm. Ray Santiago – Afro Cuban Jazz [Green Oasis]

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To see the entire detailed schedule with full descriptions and images, go here.


The 12th Annual LUNGS Harvest Arts Festival

THE 12TH ANNUAL LUNGS HARVEST ATS FESTIVAL 2023 starts with an Opening Night Party, Friday, September 29, 6:30 pm and runs through Sunday, October 8, 2023.

OPENING NIGHT PARTY CANCELLED AND MOVED TO SATURDAY NIGHT (9/30) at La Plaza.

Community gardens throughout the Lower East Side and East Village will be participating.

Schedule changes to Saturday 10/7 & Sunday 10/8 >>
Outline of All Activitiesquick OUTLINE & DIRECTORY of events, go here.

Entire Schedule — detailed version with all of the descriptions, flyers, and images, go here.

Harvest Arts Festival section >>

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Critical Environmental Area

Two bills have been introduced in the New York State Legislature for a vote – calling for community gardens to be designated as Critical Environmental Areas
Both bills have the same wording and purpose which read in part as follows: 

Requires the community gardens task force [of the New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets] to conduct an assessment of all community gardens located on publicly owned land in the state to facilitate each garden’s designation as a critical environmental area. 

A Critical Environmental Area (CEA) is a geographic area with exceptional or unique character with respect to one or more of the following: 

  • a benefit or threat to human health
  • natural setting such as fish and wildlife habitat, forest and vegetation, open space, and areas of important aesthetic or scenic quality; 
  • agricultural, social, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, or educational values; or 
  • an inherent ecological, geological, or hydrological sensitivity that may be adversely affected by any change. 

On Monday,  the State Senate passed CEA Bill S629A.

Now Assembly Bill A4139A is before the members of the State Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee.

Assembly Bill A4139A calls for a regulatory Process by which community gardens can be officially designated as CEAs.

When passed this will raise the “environmental impact review process” bar in order to help preserve & protect community gardens as CEAs. 

Both bills have the same wording and purpose which read in part as follows: 

Requires the community gardens task force [of the New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets] to conduct an assessment of all community gardens located on publicly owned land in the state to facilitate each garden’s designation as a critical environmental area. 

The State Senate bill was sponsored by State Senator Leroy Comrie. He represents the 14th Senatorial District of Queens 

The State Assembly bill (A4139A) is sponsored by State Assemblymember Donna A. Lupardo and co-sponsored by State Assemblymember Steven B. Raga

Assemblymember Lupardo is the Chair of the Agriculture Committee She represents the 123rd Assembly District, which includes  Binghamton,  Vestal, and Union, the villages of Johnson City,  and Endicott 

LupardoD@nyassembly.gov

Assemblymember Raga represents the 30th Assembly District of Woodside, Elmhurst, Maspeth, Jackson Heights, Astoria, and Middle Village. 

ragas@nyassembly.gov

The Assembly bill A4139A is currently in the committee review phase before the very powerful Assembly Ways and Means CommitteeThis is the link where you can see information regarding the status of the Assembly bill: 

Please visit by email, phone or in person, the members of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee, including the Committee Chair, Helene E. Weinstein, in order to communicate yoursupport for the Critical Environmental Areas Designation of community gardens along  

Albany Office: Legislative Office Building, Room 612, Albany, NY 12247, 

PROTECT COMMUNITY GARDENS 

Contact members of the Ways and Means Committee and tell them why you support this effort to protect the gardens and why the New York State Assembly Ways and Means Committee should vote in favor of the bill. The members of the Ways and Means Committee can be found HERE
 
 

SPRING AWAKENING 2023

SPRING AWAKENING kicks off with our parade led by BATALA, through the Streets beginning at 11am at El Sol Brillante, 522 E. 12th St between Aves A & B, walking east to Avenue C, south on Avenue C to E. 7th St, west on 7th to Tompkins Square Park, meandering through the Park and ending at Avenue B and 9th St.

Avenue B & 8TH ST

1 PM FREE Pony rides, WITH CHARLIE AND NUGGET

PLEASE sign the pony ride waiver to saddle up

Toy Makers workshop

BRING Your old and broken toys and make them into new.
Sonny & Sara reinvent timeless characters and cherished heroes into new, one-of-a-kind friends and legends. You are invited to get creative and build your own creations out of up-cycled toys!

2pm Hawk Nest Tour with NYC Park Rangers Rob and Grant, meet at 8th St & Ave B

In the GARDENS

DeColores, 313 E.8th St btwn Aves B & C

2pm Poetry 

with Eileen DOSTER and friends 

Music

3pm Victor & Carmine and friends

4pm “FAITH” with Felice Rosser

5pm Kid Java

6B  GARDEN, the corner of Avenue B & 6th St

1 pm Let’s make Art!!

Outside on garden fence Art around the Garden, we provide canvas 

La Plaza Cultural, the corner of Avenue C & 9th St

12-3pm Earth Celebrations Climate Solutions Mural Workshop

Crafts from Campos Garden

GreenThumb bringing us the Goods

Loisaida Center Ecolibrium Project

1 pm Wendy Brawer’s Green Infrastructure Tour

1pm time’s up Bike repair class

2pm time’s up garden tour bike ride

4pm time’s up free sailing school
PLUS in Conjunction with

the Earth Month convergence!!

11th Street Community Garden, 422 E.11th St, Between First Ave & Ave A

3-7pm MUSIC

Gina Healy & James Tilson

Coby Petric

LUNGS HOLIDAY PARTY

FUN, FOOD, MUSIC, DRINKS, POTLUCK, PLEASE JOIN US AND CELEBRATE THE SEASON!

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2022 from 6:30 pm – 10 pm
428 E 10th St, (between Ave C & D)
EVERYONE IS WELCOME!!

La Plaza Cultural: Pumpkin Smash 11/6/2022 Sun 12-3 pm

At La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez Community Garden 
9th Street & Ave C (southwest corner), East Village [map below
laplazacultural.com

PUMPKIN SMASH 2022

Sunday, November 6, 2022, 12 pm – 3 pm [rain or shine]

“Join LES Ecology Center at La Plaza Cultural for Pumpkin Smash 2022 on Sunday, November 6th. Bring your pumpkins, jack-o-lanterns, and gourds for a smashing good time!”

Visit Pumpkin Smash 2022 — LES Ecology Center.