May  2011
6th Street and Avenue B Garden
open sat-sun-1to6.
Kasba Workshop:Prep for Plant and Bake Sale Make Planters and Pot Arrangements.
We Will Sell for the Plant Bake Sale.
Learn how to make planters out of tea cups and other interesting items-make a planter for mothers or for someone special.
Oranized By Master Designer Kim Depole
Sunday May 1st at 1p.m.

Plant and Bake Sale..Annual Funraiser..
Annual .Garden Fundraiser we will be selling bake goods refreshments and special outdoor garden and indoor plants with specially made plant arrangements-e-items and doctors answering your plant questions are among the things that make this year special.
Saturday and Sunday May7th and 8th from 11am to 5pm.

Poetry in the garden,our long standing poetry program organized by Mindy Levokove.
Leading New York poets take to the stage along with an open session-welcome New York poets.Our long standing Poetry in the Garden series,some 15 years,is coordinated by Mindy Levokove long time lower east resident and poet.
Sunday May 15th. 4pm……raindate is the 22nd…

Full Moon Celbration.! Come and gather to celebrate the beauty of the garden under a full moon!
Music,Laugher,Poerty,Mystery,Bonfire, Smores!!
Tuesday May 17th…7pm til 10pm.



Mindy Hung,reads from her tales about about lost dreams and confused Canadians.
Ms Hung is a 2010 Artist Fellowship recipient of the New York Foundation for the Arts(NYFA).
This presentation is co-sponsored by Artists&Audiences Exchange,
aNYFA public program,funded with leadership support from the New York State Council on the Arts(NYSCA)
ThursdayMay 19th 6p.m.RaindateThursday Thursday, june 2.



Mighty Action Racket Theatre…Intergenerationl Workshop TAKES YOUNG ACTORS AND PARENTS orcaretakes on an awesome,self-empowering theatrical adventure.Racing through a menu of voice and movement skills,actors write linesmlearn choral actions and become collaborators in an instanttheatre company.Each session includes a short performance.Presented by Lois Kagah Mingus and Joanie Fritz Zosike
Organized For the Garden By Effie Serlis….Saturday May21st..2pm..Raindate June4th
Avram Fefer Jazz Trio…Avam has performed in fifteen countries around the world,has published poetry and essays is a saxophononist,
bandleader and composer now residing in New York City .http//www.AvramFerfer.com….Saturday May21st 5pm

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Oct 6bgarden Events

6^th & B Garden

HARVEST FEST ’10   Close out the season with a bang: food, families, fun, and fabulous music by Trio Geo and Side Car a Go Go. Bring a potluck dish and enjoy the cooking of others. Saturday, Oct. 2^nd, 2PM (rain: Sun, Oct. 3)

”9/11”  Alex Harsley, photographer,  LES gallery operator, NYC underground mover&shaker, brings his many talents to “9/11”, a work 7 years in the making. His “9/11” video merges reality, history, and artistic interpretation into a work that challenges us to re-evaluate the information we have received.. Alex will be on hand to answer questions. Parental discretion advised. Saturday, October 9^th, 2 & 4PM showings

AN AUTUMN AFTERNOON OF MUSIC Original riffs from local (and maybe distant) singers/songwriters. Coordinated by Joff Wilson. Saturday, October 16^th, 3PM

General Membership Meeting  Sunday, Oct. 24^th, 4PM

PUMPKIN CARVING  Create a pumpkin that’s scary, wary, or merry. Kid-safe knives available. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Thursday, Oct 28^th, 5PM (rain: Oct. 29)

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 THE 2010 EVENTS PROGRAMS ARE  MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BYPUBLIC FUNDS FROM THE FUND FOR CREATIVE COMMUNITIES/NYS COUNCIL ON THE ARTS DECENTRALIZATION PROGRAM AND THE MANHATTAN COMMUNITY ARTS FUND/NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS, ADMINISTERED BY THE LOWER MANHATTAN  CULTURAL COUNCIL.  THE PROGRAM WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE  TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND FOR ONGOING ASSISTANCE.

6th & B Garden September 2010 Events

  6th & B Garden
located at 6th Street and Ave. B 
OPEN HOURS: Sat. & Sun. 1-6PM
SEPTEMBER 2010 EVENTS
*FREE*FREE*FREE*FREE*FREE*

PROJECT ONE ROOM environmental workshop. Join us in this two-day workshop where you will get creative while you recycle and rethink the meaning of waste. To bring with you: a recycled piece of cardboard, 2’X2’. First part: Saturday. September 11, 2-4PM; Second part, Saturday, September 18th, 2-4PM. For the best results, attend both sessions.

WMD’s – The not-so-secret Weapons for Mass Developments, 1-0-1, a transformational video arts presentation in composition with live music and poetry, presented by the NuMuse Gallery, Friday, September 18th, 5PM

M’BIRA WORKSHOP. Learn to play the African thumb piano. Coordinated by Alex Coleman. Sunday, September 19th, 3-5PM

CITY ROSES: The Manhattan Chapter of the N. American Rock Garden Society meeting features a slide presentation by Anne O'Neill, Curator at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden. Learn about roses that are agreeable in small spaces, beautiful through the seasons, and don't require a chemical arsenal. Rock garden plants will be for sale. Monday, September 20th, 6PM

CLAY WORKSHOP  Effie Serlis leads a class in working with clay. Kids under 7 must be accompanied by an adult. Sunday, September 26th,  11-1PM

September Under the Stars Music Night, coordinated by Joff Wilson, Saturday, September 25th, 7:30PM

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING:  Sunday,  September 26th, 4PM

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 THE 2010 EVENTS PROGRAMS ARE MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY PUBLIC FUNDS FROM THE FUND FOR CREATIVE COMMUNITIES/NYS COUNCIL ON THE ARTS DECENTRALIZATION PROGRAM AND THE MANHATTAN COMMUNITY ARTS FUND/NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS, ADMINISTERED BY THE LOWER MANHATTAN  CULTURAL COUNCIL.  THE PROGRAM WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE  TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND FOR ONGOING ASSISTANCE.

Here are Videos & Pictures of some of the August Events at 6th & B Garden

Laney Ford - MID-AUGUST Music Session UNDER THE STARS w/ Various Artists.
Coordinated by Joff Wilson



David Peel with Joff Wilson - - MID-AUGUST Music Session UNDER THE STARS w/ Various Artists.Coordinated by Joff Wilson



Rew  - MID-AUGUST Music Session UNDER THE STARS w/ Various Artists.
Coordinated by Joff Wilson


Fairy Garden Concert-Elaine Silver. Yes, there are real fairies ... An enchanting evening of song and fairy sweets and tea.




Started work on new 6th & B Garden Pond for fish & turtles (Photos by Graywolf)

Started work on New Abora (Photos by Graywolf)

August 2010 Events for 6th & B Garden

  6th & B Garden
located at 6th Street and Ave. B  
OPEN HOURS: Sat. & Sun. 1-6PM
AUGUST 2010 EVENTS
*FREE*FREE*FREE*FREE*FREE*


PETS ON PARADE!! All non-man-eating species welcome.  All predators/predatorees should be contained (leash, cage, etc.)  Prizes for all, distributed by our panel of distinguished judges. Friday, August 6th, 7PM

LOWER EAST SIDE PLANETEERS WINDFARM  Is the summer too hot for you? Join Science Teacher Sarah for a really cool way to learn about alternative energy: make a windturbine & whirlygigs, play with energy games and solar toys, w/help from KidWind. Ages 6-12 with parent, young teens welcome. Saturday, Aug 7th 11-2, Raindate, Aug 8th

RANDINESS IN THE GARDEN,  an evening of theater, dance & music. With Marla Mase, Tomas Doncker, Derek Newman, Janine Squillari, Gabrielle Gold, Ragidy Supreme, Vicki Ferentinos and more. Hosted by Carolyn Kitay. Thursday, August 12th, 7PM

FAIRY GARDEN CONCERT with Elaine Silver. Yes, there are real fairies ...  Join us for an enchanting evening of song and fairy sweets and tea. Friday. August 13th, 7PM

SALSA CLASS Karim Noak, Salsa teacher from Colombia who has been teaching Salsa and Flamenco in the East Village, will give a workshop. Bring your dancing shoes. Saturday, August 14th, 3-5PM

MID-AUGUST Music Session UNDER THE STARS w/ Various Artists.
Coordinated by Joff Wilson. Saturday, August 14thth, 7:30PM

DUM SPIRO SPERO Bay area band comes to the East Village, with Autumn Turley on violin, Anthony Yousko on saw, and Bowie Johnson on guitar, banjo and vocals. Friday, August 20th, 1-3PM

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING:  Sunday, AUGUST 22ND, 4PM

PAPER TIGER TELEVISION PRESENTS: A Garden of Video Delights, Part 2!
PTTV is downtown's own pioneer video collective that has been making experimental, innovative and truly alternative community media since 1981! Come join the Tiger's for a screening of their latest and greatest work including "Paper Tiger Reads Working Women", "Reality Unreeled: The Really Real Unreal Reality of Real Reality TV"  and more.  Thursday, August 26th, 7:30PM

http://www.6bgarden.org 

 THE 2010 EVENTS PROGRAMS ARE MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY PUBLIC FUNDS FROM THE FUND FOR CREATIVE COMMUNITIES/NYS COUNCIL ON THE ARTS DECENTRALIZATION PROGRAM AND THE MANHATTAN COMMUNITY ARTS FUND/NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS, ADMINISTERED BY THE LOWER MANHATTAN  CULTURAL COUNCIL.  THE PROGRAM WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE  TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND FOR ONGOING ASSISTANCE.

Here are Videos of some of the July Events at 6th & B Garden

Here are videos of July Events at 6th & B Garden-

Medea by Euripides . Medea -cast Amanda Sawyer-Meadea.  Micahael Eisenstein-Jason. Mia Y. Anderson-Nurse.

Zaire and friend performing (Poetry in the Garden Event)

David Peel and the Lower East Side Band

6th and B Garden July 2010 Events *FREE*FREE*FREE*FREE*FREE*

  6th & B Garden
located at 6th Street and Ave. B  
OPEN HOURS: Sat. & Sun. 1-6PM
JULY 2010 EVENTS
*FREE*FREE*FREE*FREE*FREE*


STORYTELLING in the Garden: Storytime with neighborhood librarian Ms. Thea! Stories, songs, puppets and more! Ages 3-8. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Every Thurs. in July at 10:30AM

Viv ‘n Kim Salad show - Workshop w/dressing on the side. Thurs., July 8th, 7PM

BELLY DANCING WORKSHOP w/ Gabriella  Wear comfortable shoes & clothes & bring scarves. Weds. July 14th, 7PM

"A Summer's Eve Music Session in The 6 & B Garden" w/ Various Artists.
Coordinated by Joff Wilson. Sat., July 17th, 7:30PM

POETRY IN THE GARDEN,  hosted by !Obsidian!, with Makia Washington, Abdul Mudashiru, Jeremy, Eak Arrocha, & friends. Sun.,  July 18th, 4PM

COMPOSTING Join the NYC Compost Project in Manhattan of the Lower East Side Ecology Center at this well-known East Village Garden to see one of the NYC Compost Project's Demo Sites and ask your composting questions. There will also be an example of an indoor worm composting bin. Tues., July 20th 6-8PM

TIMBILA blazes ecstatic African rock with an East Village edge. The surreal buzzing beauty of timbila (Chopi xylophone, Mozambique) and hypnotic dream melodies of mbira (Shona thumb piano, Zimbabwe) soar with grooves that are deeply funky, fierce and danceable. Weds. July 21st, 7:30PM (Raindate: July 22nd )

FIRST-EVER LES FILM FESTIVAL July 23rd – 26th , all shows begin at dusk
Friday: Student shorts; ‘Eddie’, dir. Jimmy Dougherty; ‘We Love You’, dir. Jonathan Kalafer
Saturday: ‘The Evangelist’ dir., Nate Chapman
Sunday: Firefly Cinema presents ‘Alliud pro films & Freudulent Cinema, dir. Alex Mendizabal
Monday: Kids’ Film Fest, coordinated by mmSerra & Sally Young

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING:  Sunday, July 25th, 4PM

EURIPIDES MEDEA by Xoregos Performing Company Centuries ahead of his time, Euripides wrote what is certainly the first extant feminist play. A Chorus of women supports Medea's anger against Jason, who has left her to marry another. Only when her fury loses reason do they abandon her.  Medea, obsessed with Jason, determines on a terrifying revenge. (Not appropriate for young children) Tuesday, July 27th, 7:30PM (Raindate: the 28th)

JAZZ ON A SUMMER NIGHT: Hayes Greenfield… Music under the leaves, wind & stars. Sat. July 31st  8PM

http://www.6bgarden.org 

 THE 2010 EVENTS PROGRAMS ARE MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY PUBLIC FUNDS FROM THE FUND FOR CREATIVE COMMUNITIES/NYS COUNCIL ON THE ARTS DECENTRALIZATION PROGRAM AND THE MANHATTAN COMMUNITY ARTS FUND/NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS, ADMINISTERED BY THE LOWER MANHATTAN  CULTURAL COUNCIL.  THE PROGRAM WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE  TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND FOR ONGOING ASSISTANCE.

2 Videos from our 6th & B Garden Events in June, 2010

Videos from our 6th & B Garden Events, June 2010 IN JUNE, IN TUNE: singers/songwriters at 6th&B. Coordinated by Joff Wilson. Sat., June 12th, 7:30PM

Nate Hohauser at Poetry in the Garden

JUNE 2010 EVENTS ...*FREE*FREE*FREE*FREE*FREE*

JUNE 2010 EVENTS
*FREE*FREE*FREE*FREE*FREE*

CLAY ANIMAL WORKSHOP: wild beasts   Effie Serlis will lead a workshop in creating a wild beast from air-drying clay:  a giraffe, a lion or a zebra. Please show up to discover which wild animal you will be working on. Open to children and adults. Children under seven year-old must be accompanied by an adult. Sat., June 5th, 11AM – 1PM

FLAMENCO PARTY! With the East Village Kids Flamenco Co. y profesora Maya de Silva. Kids perform Andalusian flamenco dances – sevillanas, tangos, rumbas, & alegrias. Sun. June 6th, 5PM

TUSSIE-MUSSIE WORKSHOP to learn the 16th century language of flowers and create a posy that has a special message for you or a loved one. Mon., June 7th, 7PM

IN JUNE, IN TUNE: singers/songwriters at 6th&B. Coordinated by Joff Wilson. Sat., June 12th, 7:30PM

POETRY IN THE GARDEN, featuring Bill Kushner and noted friends. Open mike as well.  Coordinated by Mindy Levokove. Sun., June 13th, 3PM

SENTIMENTAL GARDENS HYGIENE STYLE A potpourri of artistry: Performance Art, Comedy & Music, featuring a panoply of artists. Sun., June 13th, 7PM

LUMINOUS RAGAS North Indian concert with Steve Gorn on flute, Bill Buchen on tabla, Hallie Laxmi on tampoura. Fri., June 25th, 8PM, rain or shine

ACTION RACKET THEATRE Mighty Action Racket Theatre Intergenerational Workshop takes young actors and their parents or caretakers on an awesome, self-empowering theatrical adventure. Racing through a menu of voice and movement skills, actors write lines, learn choral actions and become collaborators in an instant theatre company. Each session includes a short performance. Presented by Lois Kagan Mingus and Joanie Fritz Zosike.  Sunday, June 27th, 2-3PM (raindate: Sat. July 3rd, 2-3PM)

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING:  Sunday, June 27th, 4PM

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Revisiting Flamenco Party 2009!

MAY 2010 Events - Free*Free*Free* Free* Free*

FLOUR/FLOWER POWER: Hoe & dough. Our annual plant and bake sale starts the season with a feast for all your senses. All kinds of plants, rare and familiar, all kinds of delicious food prepared by renowned local bakers. Don’t miss the fun!. Sat. and Sun., May 1st & 2nd, 11-5PM, rain or shine

SINGERS/SONGWRITERS, IN BLOOM Spring Show in the Garden. Coordinated by Joffrey Wilson. Sat., May 8th, 7:30PM

Revisiting a 2008 Singers/Songwriters show at the Garden


PoETRY IN THE GARDEN on Mothers’ Day. Open Reading. Freestyle. Bring it. Coordinated by Mindy Levokove. Sunday, May 9th, 3PM

Long time downtown poet, Mindy Levokove, has participated in various CLWN WR poetry readings, featured at Saturn Series, co-coordinated Poetry in the Garden and has done spoken work/performance at ABC No Rio, CBGB and the Bowery Poetry Club.

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING: Sunday, May 23rd, 4PM

6th & B Garden website and contact information 

6th & B Garden
located at 6th Street and Ave. B
OPEN HOURS: Sat. & Sun. 1-6PM
MAY 2010 EVENTS
*FREE*FREE*FREE*FREE*FREE*