Calendar

Oct
19
Sun
Vinyasa Yoga, weekly
Oct 19 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

October’s Studio of the Month: Twisted Trunk Yoga

Each week, an instructor from our neighborhood studio will help you get your stretch on in the Garden!

Instructors:
Oct. 26 — Sara Auster
Oct. 19 — Suzanne Monto
Oct. 12 — Paige Myles
Oct. 5 — Susanna Harwood Rubin

Sept. 28 — Angelica Olstad, Co-Founder Pop Up Yoga
Sept. 21 — Kevin Lamb, Twisted Trunk Yoga
Sept. 14 — Will Schneider, Yoga Vida
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Music Sundays, biweekly
Oct 19 @ 3:00 pm

Ashley Galvani Bell, soprano (and Garden volunteer).

Oct
22
Wed
Movie Night, last of the season: “The Blob” (1958) — RAINED OUT
Oct 22 @ 6:30 pm

“An alien lifeform consumes everything in its path as it grows and grows.” — IMDb.com

Come early and cozy up, if you dare!

Open to the public. Free.

(Rescheduled from Oct. 15.)

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Oct
25
Sat
Meridian Tapping With Wenji Zou, weekly
Oct 25 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Vinyasa Yoga
Oct 25 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

October’s Studio of the Month: Twisted Trunk Yoga.

Our neighborhood studio will help you get your pre-Harvest Festival stretch on in the Garden!

Instructor: Susanna Harwood Rubin.

Open to the public. Free.
All skill levels are welcome. BYOM(at)!

Second Annual Fall Harvest Festival
Oct 25 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Elizabeth_Street_Garden_Second_Annual_Harvest_FestivalStart your Halloween early and celebrate at Elizabeth Street Garden’s Second Annual Harvest Festival from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25. (Rain date: Sunday, Oct. 26.)

Costumes encouraged!

Invite friends and neighbors and enjoy a day of fun activities for all ages, live music, and lite bites and refreshments donated by neighborhood businesses. Give back by bringing canned vegetables to benefit The Bowery Mission’s Thanksgiving Meal.

For Everyone

  • Jack-o’-Lantern Contest. Bring your carved creations to the Garden. Ribbons will be awarded at day’s end for the funniest, scariest and craziest designs. Pumpkins can remain on display through Halloween.
  • Live Music performed by Laura GragtmansEric Leva, Lauren Ruff & Friends, and Shaeera Tariq.
  • Sketching by Spring Studio with flutist Andrew Bolotowsky.
  • Photo Gazebo for social sharing. Visit our social media station, tag with #elizabethstreetgarden and tell the world why the Garden is important to you!

For Kids

For Green Thumbs

  • Planting Daffodil Bulbs courtesy of New Yorkers for Parks. No gardening skills required. Just the desire to get your hands in the dirt.
    (Garden tools provided by GrowNYC.)

For Early Birds

For updated activity and event times and details, visit the Garden calendar.

Lite Bites and Refreshments Donated By

The Harvest Festival is the culmination of our Bees, Butterflies & Worms neighborhood-led initiative which began in spring to educate children and adults about eco-gardening, habitat creation, urban wildlife and sustainable stewardship, with funding provided in part by Citizens Committee for New York City.

Oct
26
Sun
Vinyasa Yoga, weekly
Oct 26 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

October’s Studio of the Month: Twisted Trunk Yoga

Each week, an instructor from our neighborhood studio will help you get your stretch on in the Garden!

Instructors:
Oct. 26 — Sara Auster
Oct. 19 — Suzanne Monto
Oct. 12 — Paige Myles
Oct. 5 — Susanna Harwood Rubin

Sept. 28 — Angelica Olstad, Co-Founder Pop Up Yoga
Sept. 21 — Kevin Lamb, Twisted Trunk Yoga
Sept. 14 — Will Schneider, Yoga Vida
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Oct
29
Wed
Garden Closes for Private Gallery Event
Oct 29 @ 5:00 pm
Nov
1
Sat
Community Gardening: Fall Cleanup
Nov 1 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Come out to help prepare the Garden for the Harvest Festival.

Bring your neighbors and friends!

Meridian Tapping With Wenji Zou, weekly
Nov 1 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Nov
2
Sun
Community Gardening: Fall Cleanup
Nov 2 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Come out to help prepare the Garden for the Harvest Festival.

Bring your neighbors and friends!

Nov
8
Sat
Meridian Tapping With Wenji Zou, weekly
Nov 8 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Nov
15
Sat
Community Gardening: Daffodil Bulb Planting, as part of New Yorkers for Parks Daffodil Project
Nov 15 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

The Daffodil Project was founded in 2001 as a living memorial to Sept. 11. With nearly 5 million free bulbs planted citywide by more than 100,000 school kids, parks and gardening groups, civic organizations, corporate volunteers and other New Yorkers, it is one of the largest volunteer efforts in the city’s history.

Meridian Tapping With Wenji Zou, weekly
Nov 15 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Volunteer Orientation
Nov 15 @ 11:00 am

Learn how easy it is to volunteer and help keep the gates open for our community.

Nov
16
Sun
Monthly Garden Meeting — All Are Welcome!
Nov 16 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Help us review the season and begin planning the next.

Email us if you plan to plan to attend.

Nov
22
Sat
Meridian Tapping With Wenji Zou, weekly
Nov 22 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Dec
6
Sat
Volunteer Orientation
Dec 6 @ 12:00 pm

Enjoy an hour in the sun…. Learn how easy it is to share one hour a month to volunteer and help keep the Garden gates open for our community.

Thanks to Lovely Day for generously offering hot refreshment to volunteers during shifts.

Dec
10
Wed
Monthly Garden Meeting — All Are Welcome!
Dec 10 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Let’s raise a glass to celebrate the close of our second season open to the public.

Email us by Monday, Dec. 8 if you plan to plan to attend so we may ensure enough seating … and glasses.

Dec
21
Sun
Winter Solstice Celebration
Dec 21 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Celebrate Midwinter and Lighter Days To Come!

Cocoa by A.B. Biagi
Hot Apple Cider by Lovely Day
Caroling by Molly Gallagher & Friends and Kim Kalesti

Open to the public. Free.

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Winter Solstice 2014 — First Day of Winter
Dec 21 @ 11:03 pm
Jan
11
Sun
Monthly Volunteer Meeting — All Are Welcome!
Jan 11 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Focus:
1. Citizens Committee for New York City Neighborhood Grant. (Last year, the Garden received $3,000 for our Bees, Butterflies & Worms season-long initiative.)
2. Update on Feb. 8 Love Local Treasure Hunt.
3. Winter Garden activities.

Feb
8
Sun
LOVE LOCAL Treasure Hunt
Feb 8 @ 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Visit neighborhood shops, complete fun activities to win grand prizes and support the Garden!

Be our valentine and join us for Elizabeth Street Garden’s first LOVE LOCAL Treasure Hunt from noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 8, come snow or come shine. Prize drawings at 6:30 p.m. This FREE event is open to the public.

Hunt for NoLIta and Little Italy neighborhood shops and restaurants floating green balloons outside and complete fun activities inside to enter grand prize drawings for treasure — more than $3,000 worth of amazing booty donated by 46 participating businesses. Prizes include gift certificates, dinners out, personal services, clothing, jewelry … to name a few. The more establishments visited, the more chances to win! Peasant, 194 Elizabeth St., will host prize drawing finale at 6:30 p.m. and provide light bites and refreshments.

“With LOVE LOCAL Treasure Hunt, we are thrilled to bring together elements of our neighborhood that make it so special — the small businesses, residents and Elizabeth Street Garden,” said Emily Hellström, Garden volunteer and event coordinator. “This event not only raises awareness for the Garden, but also invites us all to come together to build community and celebrate the unique treasure that our neighborhood truly is.”

In addition to their contribution of drawing prizes, participating businesses have pledged to give 10 percent of purchases made cooperatively with the LOVE LOCAL Treasure Hunt event to support Friends of Elizabeth Street Garden.

If you would like to be a part of the Garden’s LOVE LOCAL Treasure Hunt — as a participating business or volunteer, email [email protected].

How To Participate

  1. Look for green balloons outside participating neighborhood shops and restaurants located on the LOVE LOCAL Treasure Hunt map. Maps will be available at the Garden, participating businesses and online.
  2. Complete fun activities at each location to enter prize drawings for treasure contributed by participating businesses. The more shops visited, the more chances to win!
  3. Join the discussion. Engage with us on Twitter @ElizabethStGrdn using #ESGLoveLocal. Check in at our Facebook Place ElizabethStreetGarden, tag yourself in our photos and upload yours to our Timeline. Post on Instagram @ElizabethStGrdn.
  4. Win prizes and enjoy light bites and refreshments. Prize drawings will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Peasant, 194 Elizabeth St. You don’t need to be present to win … but wouldn’t it be more fun?

Neighborhood Shops and Restaurants Taking Part

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LOVE LOCAL Treasure Hunt Prize Drawing Finale
Feb 8 @ 6:30 pm
Feb
23
Mon
Monthly Volunteer Meeting — All Are Welcome!
Feb 23 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Feb
25
Wed
LUNGS (Loisaida United Neighborhood Gardens) Spring Awakening
Feb 25 all-day
Mar
8
Sun
Volunteer Orientation
Mar 8 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Volunteer Orientation
Mar 8 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Mar
20
Fri
Spring Equinox 2015 — First Day of Spring
Mar 20 @ 6:45 pm
Mar
21
Sat
31st Annual GreenThumb GrowTogether Conference
Mar 21 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Join thousands of community gardeners and greening professionals from all over New York City for a day of learning, sharing, networking and greening inspiration at the 31st Annual GreenThumb GrowTogether!

This year’s conference features favorite workshops from past years, as well as exciting new ones, including many hands on workshops for youth gardeners.

Pre-register before March 13 to guarantee breakfast, lunch, workshop attendance and a t-shirt.

Friends of Elizabeth Street Garden will cover the $5 registration fee for the first 10 attendees who pre-register by March 13.  If you are interested in attending, please contact [email protected].  Children under 12 are free.

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