Calendar

Sep
23
Wed
Kids’ Yoga, weekly
Sep 23 @ 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.

Sep
24
Thu
Children’s Storytime, weekly
Sep 24 @ 10:30 am – 11:00 am

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.

Tai Chi Outdoors With the Chinatown YMCA, weekly
Sep 24 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Friends of Elizabeth Street Garden is delighted to welcome the Chinatown YMCA back to the Garden for a second season of weekly tai chi classes, weather permitting.

Tai Chi Master Tina Zhang returns to lead the class.

All skill levels are welcome. Open to the public and FREE.

 

 

Sep
26
Sat
Community Gardening, weekly
Sep 26 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Open to the public and FREE.

Sep
27
Sun
Meridian Tapping, weekly
Sep 27 @ 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.

Neighborhood Street Tree Care Day
Sep 27 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Show Our Neighborhood Street Trees Some Love

Come out and join us, bring the entire family and be a part of our neighborhood community service day.

Neighborhood Street Tree Care Day — Sunday, Sept. 27, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Together we will help clean up, mulch and water 150-plus beloved street trees surrounding Elizabeth Street Garden, including those in DeSalvio Playground. No experience necessary. All ages welcome. Open to the public and FREE.

Meet in the Garden at 10 a.m. for coffee and bagels, and from there we will fan out in teams to tend our street trees.

If you are a resident, building owner, or local business who would like to help care for and “adopt” a tree in front of your building, please let us know by emailing [email protected].

Friends of Elizabeth Street Garden received a 2015 MillionTreesNYC Mini-Grant — one of ten and the only one awarded in Manhattan. MillionTreesNYC is a PlaNYC initiative with NYC Parks and New York Restoration Project.

Vinyasa Yoga, weekly
Sep 27 @ 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.

September Volunteer Instructors:
Sept. 6 — Donna Moy
Sept. 13 — Will Schneider
Sept. 20 — TBA
Sept. 27 — Sam Emrich


Kimistry The Living Museum, as part of the Fourth Annual LUNGs (Loisaida United Neighborhood Gardens) Harvest Arts Festival
Sep 27 @ 3:00 pm – 3:45 pm

Don’t Miss the Fourth Annual LUNGS Harvest Arts Festival

Friends of Elizabeth Street Garden is one of 38 member garden groups participating with Loisaida United Neighborhood Gardens (LUNGS), as part of the Fourth Annual LUNGS Harvest Arts Festival. Music performances in Elizabeth Street Garden include:

Kimistry The Living Museum — Sunday, Sept. 27, 3 – 3:45 p.m.
Singer-composer Kim Kalesti brings her joyful spirit to sing in Elizabeth Street Garden again. Visitors have heard her beautiful voice during winter solstice celebrations. She returns now during the season of harvest.

Open to the public and FREE.

Live Music Sunday, in coordination with the Fourth Annual LUNGS (Loisaida United Neighborhood Gardens) Harvest Arts Festival
Sep 27 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Don’t Miss the Fourth Annual LUNGS Harvest Arts Festival

Friends of Elizabeth Street Garden is one of 38 member garden groups participating with Loisaida United Neighborhood Gardens (LUNGS), as part of the Fourth Annual LUNGS Harvest Arts Festival. Music performances in Elizabeth Street Garden include:

Live Music Sunday — Sunday, Sept. 27, 4 – 6 p.m.
Our Sunday concert series concludes this weekend with performances by Foley, Justin Dean Thomas and Beau.

Open to the public and FREE.

LUNGS Harvest Arts Festival 2016

Sep
30
Wed
Kids’ Yoga, weekly
Sep 30 @ 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.

Oct
1
Thu
Children’s Storytime, weekly
Oct 1 @ 10:30 am – 11:00 am

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.

Oct
3
Sat
Community Gardening, weekly
Oct 3 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Open to the public and FREE.

Oct
4
Sun
Meridian Tapping, weekly
Oct 4 @ 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
Oct 4 @ 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.

October Volunteer Instructors:
Oct. 4 — TBA
Oct. 11 — Suzanne Monto
Oct. 18 — Jason Ostrander
Oct. 25 — TBA

Monthly Garden Meeting — All Are Welcome!
Oct 4 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Help plan October’s Harvest Festival.

Open to the public and FREE.

Oct
7
Wed
Kids’ Yoga, weekly
Oct 7 @ 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.

Oct
8
Thu
Children’s Storytime, weekly
Oct 8 @ 10:30 am – 11:00 am

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.

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

Open to the public and FREE.

Oct
11
Sun
Meridian Tapping, weekly
Oct 11 @ 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
Oct 11 @ 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.

October Volunteer Instructors:
Oct. 4 — TBA
Oct. 11 — Suzanne Monto
Oct. 18 — Jason Ostrander
Oct. 25 — TBA

Oct
14
Wed
Kids’ Yoga, weekly
Oct 14 @ 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.

Oct
15
Thu
Children’s Storytime, weekly
Oct 15 @ 10:30 am – 11:00 am

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.

Oct
17
Sat
Community Gardening, weekly
Oct 17 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Open to the public and FREE.

Oct
18
Sun
Meridian Tapping, weekly
Oct 18 @ 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
Oct 18 @ 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.

October Volunteer Instructors:
Oct. 4 — TBA
Oct. 11 — Suzanne Monto
Oct. 18 — Jason Ostrander
Oct. 25 — TBA

Oct
21
Wed
Kids’ Yoga, weekly
Oct 21 @ 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.

Oct
22
Thu
Children’s Storytime, weekly
Oct 22 @ 10:30 am – 11:00 am

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.

Oct
24
Sat
Community Gardening, weekly
Oct 24 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Open to the public and FREE.

Volunteer Orientation, before Harvest Festival
Oct 24 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 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].

Third Annual Harvest Festival
Oct 24 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

2015_Elizabeth_Street_Garden_Harvest_Festival

Start your Halloween early, show your support for Elizabeth Street Garden and celebrate at our third annual Harvest Festival.

Third Annual Elizabeth Street Garden Harvest Festival —
Saturday, Oct. 24, Noon – 4:00 p.m. (Rain date: Sunday, Oct. 25)
Costumes encouraged!

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

For Everyone

  • Live Music performed by Jason Harrod & Friends, among others.
  • Edible Garden Tour with herbalist Kirsten Tempel.
  • Cooking Demonstration using the Garden’s harvest by PUBLIC’s chef de cuisine Alan Wise.
  • Designing Greeting Cards with pressed leaves by Open Window.
  • Social Media Sharing 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.

For Early Birds

  • Vinyasa Yoga at 11 a.m.

Lite Bites and Refreshments Donated By

This FREE event is open to the public. For updated activity and event times and details, visit the Garden calendar.

The Harvest Festival is the culmination of Friends of Elizabeth Street Garden’s Edible Garden Lab neighborhood-led initiative, which began in spring to engage both children and adults with the Garden as a living laboratory and has been funded in part by a generous grant from Citizens Committee for New York City.

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