Calendar

Jun
21
Sun
Summer Solstice 2015 — First Day of Summer
Jun 21 @ 12:38 pm
Live Music Sunday, as part of Make Music New York
Jun 21 @ 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm

Make Music New York is a live, free musical celebration on the longest day of the year, with more than 1,200 concerts on streets, sidewalks and parks across the five boroughs. Don’t miss Jafé, Thicket & Thistle, and Justin Dean Thomas in the Garden.

For info on Make Music New York, click here.

Open to the public and FREE.

Jun
24
Wed
Children’s Storytime, weekly
Jun 24 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Garden volunteer Alan Young and his 2-year-old son Callum entertain kids with their favorite stories.

Open to all children under age 5. FREE.

Kids’ Yoga, weekly
Jun 24 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Weekly Kids’ Yoga — Beginning Wednesday, June 17,  4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Kid’s Yoga has been designed especially for Elizabeth Street Garden to foster an appreciation for the Garden’s distinctive qualities. Kids will freeze in “strong statue” poses, learn about the life cycles of different Garden elements — seed to tree, caterpillar to butterfly, etc.; practice different “insect” poses;  and explore the sounds and other sensory qualities of the Garden through minimeditations, aiming to provide an opportunity for kids to connect to this beloved neighborhood space in a unique and meaningful way.

Instructor: local parent and Twisted Trunk instructor Suzanne Monto.

Open to kids of all ages and their families. FREE. Please bring your own mat.

Jun
27
Sat
Community Gardening, weekly
Jun 27 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Open to the public and FREE.

Volunteer Orientation
Jun 27 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Find out how easy it is to volunteer as little as ONE hour a month to help keep the Garden open here.

If you would like to volunteer but cannot make this time, please email [email protected].

Jun
28
Sun
Meridian Tapping, weekly
Jun 28 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Instructor Wenji Zou helps you stimulate the end points of the body’s energy pathways, develop a keener sense of awareness and clear your head.

Open to the public and FREE.

Vinyasa Yoga, weekly
Jun 28 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Instructors from our neighborhood studios will help you get your stretch on. Please bring your own mat.

Open to the public and FREE.

June Yoga Partner Lolë Atelier New York Ambassadors:
June 7 — Sara Auster
June 14 — Julia Chan
June 21 — Maggie Ryan
June 28 — Maggie Ryan

Volounteer Orientation
Jun 28 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Find out how easy it is to volunteer as little as ONE hour a month to help keep the Garden open here.

If you would like to volunteer but cannot make this time, please email [email protected].

Jul
1
Wed
Children’s Storytime, weekly
Jul 1 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Garden volunteer Joshua Frost and his 3-year-old daughter Amelie entertain kids with their favorite stories.

Open to all children under age 5. FREE.

Kids’ Yoga, weekly
Jul 1 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Weekly Kids’ Yoga — Beginning Wednesday, June 17,  4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Kid’s Yoga has been designed especially for Elizabeth Street Garden to foster an appreciation for the Garden’s distinctive qualities. Kids will freeze in “strong statue” poses, learn about the life cycles of different Garden elements — seed to tree, caterpillar to butterfly, etc.; practice different “insect” poses;  and explore the sounds and other sensory qualities of the Garden through minimeditations, aiming to provide an opportunity for kids to connect to this beloved neighborhood space in a unique and meaningful way.

Instructor: local parent and Twisted Trunk instructor Suzanne Monto.

Open to kids of all ages and their families. FREE. Please bring your own mat.

Volunteer Orientation
Jul 1 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Find out how easy it is to volunteer as little as ONE hour a month to help keep the Garden open here.

If you would like to volunteer but cannot make this time, please email [email protected].

Movie Night: “Little Fugitive” (1953)
Jul 1 @ 8:30 pm

Joey (Richie Andrusco), a bratty 7-year-old kid from a tough Brooklyn neighborhood, is handed off to his older brother Lennie (Rickie Brewster) for the day. Fed up with his younger brother’s obnoxiousness, Lennie and his pals play a cruel prank on the boy, leading him to think he has accidentally killed his brother. Running away in fear, Joey escapes to Coney Island, where he spends a full day and night exploring the excitement of the midway while his panicked brother searches for him.

Directors: Morris Engel, Ruth Orkin, Raymond Abrashkin
Music composed by: Eddy Lawrence Manson
Drama/Family ‧ 1h 20m

Open to the public and FREE.

Jul
4
Sat
Community Gardening, weekly
Jul 4 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Open to the public and FREE.

Garden Open on Independence Day
Jul 4 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Jul
5
Sun
Meridian Tapping, weekly
Jul 5 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Instructor Wenji Zou helps you stimulate the end points of the body’s energy pathways, develop a keener sense of awareness and clear your head.

Open to the public and FREE.

Vinyasa Yoga, weekly
Jul 5 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Instructors from our neighborhood studios will help you get your stretch on. Please bring your own mat.

Open to the public and FREE.

July Yoga Partner lululemon athletica Soho Ambassador/Instructors:
July 5 — Kristin Leigh, The Shala Yoga House
July 12 — Brianna Sculley, YogaWorks certified
July 19 — Perri Schneider, Strala Yoga certified
July 26 — Emmy Giarrusso

Volunteer Orientation, after Vinyasa Yoga
Jul 5 @ 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm

Volunteers keep the Garden open for our community. The more volunteers there are, the more hours the Garden can be open.

Volunteering is flexible and simply involves welcoming visitors for just ONE hour at a time. Some volunteers volunteer each week, and other less frequently. Become a volunteer.

If you would like to volunteer but cannot make this time, please email [email protected].

Matt Bolton in Concert
Jul 5 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Matt Bolton is a singer/guitarist/keyboardist/percussionist live-on-the-spot music production/creation show from Kauai, Hawaii. He has toured nationally in bands with Todd Rundgren, Jesse Colin Young, Bill Kreutzmann and many others.

Matt picks from a seemingly endless collection of covers and originals to create an unforgettable live performance in which his ingenuity in looping magically reproduces the sound, feel and energy of a complete band with no prerecorded tracks.

Open to the public and FREE.

Jul
8
Wed
Children’s Storytime, weekly
Jul 8 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Garden volunteer Claire Chapin entertains kids with their favorite stories.

Open to all children under age 5. FREE.

Kids’ Yoga, weekly
Jul 8 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Weekly Kids’ Yoga — Beginning Wednesday, June 17,  4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Kid’s Yoga has been designed especially for Elizabeth Street Garden to foster an appreciation for the Garden’s distinctive qualities. Kids will freeze in “strong statue” poses, learn about the life cycles of different Garden elements — seed to tree, caterpillar to butterfly, etc.; practice different “insect” poses;  and explore the sounds and other sensory qualities of the Garden through minimeditations, aiming to provide an opportunity for kids to connect to this beloved neighborhood space in a unique and meaningful way.

Instructor: local parent and Twisted Trunk instructor Suzanne Monto.

Open to kids of all ages and their families. FREE. Please bring your own mat.

Volunteeer Orientation
Jul 8 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Find out how easy it is to volunteer as little as ONE hour a month to help keep the Garden open here.

If you would like to volunteer but cannot make this time, please email [email protected].

Jul
11
Sat
Garden Planting
Jul 11 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

We need your help. We have many new perennials to plant in the Garden. Get your hands in the dirt. Dress to dig.

Open to the public and FREE.

Volunteer Orientation, before Ladybug Release
Jul 11 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Friends of Elizabeth Street Garden volunteers keep the Garden open for our community. The more volunteers there are, the more hours the Garden can be open.

Volunteering is flexible and simply involves welcoming visitors for just ONE hour at a time. Some volunteers volunteer each week, and other less frequently. Become a volunteer.

If you would like to volunteer but cannot make this time, please email [email protected].

Ladybug Release
Jul 11 @ 12:00 pm

They’re not just bugs, they’re our friends.

Join us as we release 6,000 ladybugs into the Garden and learn how these critters are helpful to the environment and control pests. Did you know that one adult ladybug will eat more than 5,000 aphids in its year-long lifetime?

Enjoy the ladybug release, examine ladybugs with magnifying glasses and learn fun ladybug facts. All ages welcome.

Open to the public and FREE.

Jul
12
Sun
Meridian Tapping, weekly
Jul 12 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Instructor Wenji Zou helps you stimulate the end points of the body’s energy pathways, develop a keener sense of awareness and clear your head.

Open to the public and FREE.

Vinyasa Yoga, weekly
Jul 12 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Instructors from our neighborhood studios will help you get your stretch on. Please bring your own mat.

Open to the public and FREE.

July Yoga Partner lululemon athletica Soho Ambassador/Instructors:
July 5 — Kristin Leigh, The Shala Yoga House
July 12 — Brianna Sculley, YogaWorks certified
July 19 — Perri Schneider, Strala Yoga certified
July 26 — Emmy Giarrusso

Volunteer Orientation
Jul 12 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Friends of Elizabeth Street Garden volunteers keep the Garden open for our community. The more volunteers there are, the more hours the Garden can be open.

Volunteering is flexible and simply involves welcoming visitors for just ONE hour at a time. Some volunteers volunteer each week, and other less frequently. Become a volunteer.

If you would like to volunteer but cannot make this time, please email [email protected].

Live Music Sunday
Jul 12 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Our biweekly summer concert series continues. Don’t miss Elizabeth Hunter and Leffie Louise performing this weekend in the Garden.

Open to the public and FREE.

Monthly Garden Meeting — All Are Welcome!
Jul 12 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Join us, share your enthusiasm and help plan the Garden’s summer and fall events. All are welcome.

Open to the public.

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