Join us for our Spring Awakening Celebration Saturday. April 20. We are meeting at 11:30am at El Sol Brillante, 522 E.12th St between A & B. Our parade steps off at Noon with our Tree Goddess, Batala, Stiltwalkers and more.
The parade will travel east on 12th St, south on Avenue C, west of E.6th St, north on Avenue A and enter Tompkins Square Park at 7th St, meander through the park and end on Avenue B and 9th St.
There will be many greening groups representing on Avenue B.
From 2–4 pm free pony rides will be available for kids.
At 2:30 on Avenue B Isabel Estrada-Jamison’s group will perform Afro-Cuban folklore and Rumba.
From 3:00–4:30 pm a garden tour will be led by Magali Regis, meeting at 9th St & Ave B.
There are other Spring Awakening events happening in various gardens throughout the day. This schedule is still in flux, so these times are approximations.
At 1:30pm, DeColores, 311 E.8th St ( B & C) is hosting a meeting to introduce the migrants to the community gardens, followed by a short tour of the gardens.
La Plaza Cultural ( SW corner of 9th & C)
2 PM: Elika Healing Bowls
2:30 PM : Bubblez
3pm Poetry featuring Sparrow, Truffles, David Carter, Flip Marinovich, Jill Rappaport and Bob Holman
4pm : Christopher Thomas
430pm : Bartho
5PM Open Jam with Ali Bishop (from the HAven Jam)
6 pm NORY
6:30 Sylvain Leroux & Sources
7:30 Kid Java
Lower Eastside Girls Club
Here is the RSVP link, to the Planetarium Shows but walk-ins are OK.
Pancho’s Garden (formerly 9C garden, NE corner of 9th & C) will have a memorial for gardeners who passed away in the last year, hosted by GreenThumb.
2023 In Memoriam for GreenThumb community gardeners who passed away at Francisco “Pancho” Ramos Community Garden
UPDATES to Follow!!!