Friends of Elizabeth Street Garden is delighted to welcome the Chinatown YMCA back to the Garden for a third season of weekly tai chi classes, weather permitting.
All skill levels are welcome. Open to the public and FREE.
Community Gardening, weekly
Open to the public and FREE.
Kids’ Dragon Defense League Storytime With McNally Jackson Books — RESCHEDULED FROM JUNE 25
Here be dragons! Join McNally Jackson Books’ Dragon Defense League. Kids will create their own dragons and pledge to protect all those secretly living in Elizabeth Street Garden. All ages welcome. Open to the public and FREE.
Hosted by Yvonne Brooks. Featured book series: Dragon Defenders by J.A. Blackburn and How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell.
(Rain location: McNally Jackson Books, 52 Prince Street.)
Vinyasa Yoga, weekly
Instructors from our neighborhood studios will help you get your stretch on. Please bring your own mat. Open to the public and FREE.
Children’s Music, weekly
Live music, dancing, bubbles and fun with volunteers actress-singer Lauren Ruff and guitarist Pete Armstrong. We’ll provide music and percussion instruments for your little ones to sing, dance or play along. Bring the family and pack a picnic lunch for afterward.
Kids of all ages are welcome, but the music is geared especially towards newborns through 4-year-olds. FREE.
Kids’ Yoga, weekly
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: Marcela Sterling.
Open to kids of all ages and their families. FREE. Please bring your own mat, if you have one.
Natural Wellness Talk: Insomnia
Learn about the healing power of sleep and natural remedies for more rejuvenating rest.
Kirsten Tempel, licensed practitioner of acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine, returns to the Garden with a new talk series covering such topics as detox, insomnia, allergies, fertility, women’s health, pain management, weight loss and ancient Chinese home remedies.
Open to the public and FREE.
Movie Night: “Beijing Bicycle” (2001)
In this award-winning Chinese film, a young country boy working in Beijing as a courier has his bicycle stolen and finds it with a schoolboy his age. With both boys claiming the bike is theirs, a series of fights ensues over what is more than just a bike.
Directed by Wang Xiaoshuai
Drama ‧ 113 minutes
In Chinese with English subtitles
Movie Nights are free, family-friendly events where neighbors can come out and meet one another for a great time. The Garden will remain open through the evening, so come, cool down, bring a blanket, picnic, cozy up and sink in! Open to the public and FREE.
Children’s Storytime, weekly
Garden volunteer Jeannine Kiely entertains kids with her favorite stories.
Open to all children under age 5. FREE.
Friends of Elizabeth Street Garden is delighted to welcome the Chinatown YMCA back to the Garden for a third season of weekly tai chi classes, weather permitting.
All skill levels are welcome. Open to the public and FREE.
Community Gardening, weekly
Open to the public and FREE.
Vinyasa Yoga, weekly
Instructors from our neighborhood studios will help you get your stretch on. Please bring your own mat. Open to the public and FREE.
Live Music Sunday: Julia Christgau and Leffie Louise
Our biweekly summer concert series continues. Don’t miss Julia Christgau and Leffie Louise performing in the Garden.
Open to the public and FREE.
Leffie Louise is the soundchild of Michigan native Levi Capper. His music is cerebral and ambient folk; an earthly expression of his celestial musings. The sound is melody-driven, and has an emotional quality that painfully desires change.
Children’s Music, weekly
Live music, dancing, bubbles and fun with volunteers actress-singer Lauren Ruff and guitarist Pete Armstrong. We’ll provide music and percussion instruments for your little ones to sing, dance or play along. Bring the family and pack a picnic lunch for afterward.
Kids of all ages are welcome, but the music is geared especially towards newborns through 4-year-olds. FREE.
Kids’ Yoga, weekly
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: Marcela Sterling.
Open to kids of all ages and their families. FREE. Please bring your own mat, if you have one.
Children’s Storytime, weekly
Garden volunteer Jeannine Kiely entertains kids with her favorite stories.
Open to all children under age 5. FREE.
Volunteer Orientation
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].
Friends of Elizabeth Street Garden is delighted to welcome the Chinatown YMCA back to the Garden for a third season of weekly tai chi classes, weather permitting.
All skill levels are welcome. Open to the public and FREE.
Community Gardening, weekly
Open to the public and FREE.
Volunteer Orientation
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].
Vinyasa Yoga, weekly
Instructors from our neighborhood studios will help you get your stretch on. Please bring your own mat. Open to the public and FREE.
Children’s Music, weekly
Live music, dancing, bubbles and fun with volunteers actress-singer Lauren Ruff and guitarist Pete Armstrong. We’ll provide music and percussion instruments for your little ones to sing, dance or play along. Bring the family and pack a picnic lunch for afterward.
Kids of all ages are welcome, but the music is geared especially towards newborns through 4-year-olds. FREE.
Volunteer Orientation, before Volunteer Meetup at Little Rascal
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].
Volunteer Meetup
Our volunteering is moving away from greeting in the Garden toward more community service. Come and meet other volunteers and community members and learn more about Garden activities and volunteer opportunities. Enjoy happy hour pricing.
For information and details: http://bit.ly/2a5whTs
Art in the Park With Citibabes and Green Below 14
Join Citibabes and Green Below 14 for a garden-themed craft and storytime.
For children ages 2 – 6. Open to the public. FREE. Please register to participate.
Weekly Kids’ Yoga — Beginning Wednesday, April 20, 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, if you have one.
Natural Wellness Talk: Weight Loss
Learn easy tips on how to loose weight quickly and keep it off, how to balance blood sugar, what causes inflammation and how stress affects weight and what you can do to minimize it.
Kirsten Tempel, licensed practitioner of acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine, returns to the Garden with a new talk series covering such topics as detox, insomnia, allergies, fertility, women’s health, pain management, weight loss and ancient Chinese home remedies.
Open to the public and FREE.
Run Your Precinct With Our Local NYPD
Run with the 5th Precinct in their second annual Run Your Precinct — a guided, 4-mile running tour, not a race!
Visit interesting places along the route — including Elizabeth Street Garden — as officers introduce the precinct’s historical values and importance.
Could there be a better way to learn about our police precinct, meet the officers and stay fit at the same time?
Call (212) 334-0718 to RSVP.
Open to the public and FREE.
Movie Night: Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)
In this award-winning Taiwanese film — the first of celebrated director Ang Lee’s films to be both a critical and box office success, trouble is cooking for widower and master chef Chu who is about to discover that no matter how dazzling and delicious his culinary creations might be, they’re no match for the libidinous whims of his three beautiful but rebellious daughters. A master in the kitchen, Chu is at a loss when it comes to the ingredients of being a father.
Directed by Ang Lee
Comedy/Drama/Romance ‧ 124 minutes
In Chinese with English subtitles
Movie Nights are family-friendly events where neighbors meet with one another and have a great time. The Garden will remain open through the evening, so come, cool down, bring a blanket, picnic, cozy up and sink in!
Open to the public and FREE.
Volunteer Orientation
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].