Calendar

May
24
Sun
Volunteer Orientation
May 24 @ 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm

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

May
25
Mon
Garden OPEN on Memorial Day
May 25 @ 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
May
27
Wed
Children’s Storytime, weekly
May 27 @ 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.

May
29
Fri
Young Garden Stewards
May 29 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Introducing Young Garden Stewards

  • Are you a third-grader or older looking to serve your community and care for your neighborhood garden?
  • Is your child interested in service, gardening or community activism?
  • Would you enjoy spending one hour a month in a peaceful setting while helping to keep the Garden open for all to enjoy?

Join us for our first information and training session. Hours are flexible, and summer plans need not get in the way. Participants under 18 must volunteer with an adult.

Please email [email protected] with questions or to sign up.

Volunteer Orientation
May 29 @ 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm

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

May
30
Sat
What Do We Do With Our Land?, as part of New Museum’s IDEAS CITY Festival
May 30 @ 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Friends of Elizabeth Street Garden participates in this three-day festival from May 28 – 30 celebrating the exchange of ideas and accelerating creativity with Deborah Berke Partners and 596 Acres. Click here for more information on What Can We Do With Our Land?

For more info on New Museum’s IDEAS CITY Festival, click here.

Open to the public and FREE.

Volunteer Orientation, before Second Anniversary Celebration
May 30 @ 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm

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

Second Anniversary Celebration: Dedicated to Our Garden Volunteers & Saving the Garden
May 30 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

The neighborhood volunteer movement to save the Garden will be two years strong this weekend thanks to all of our volunteers and community supporters.

Invite your friends and neighbors to participate in a cookout and potluck, taste bounty from the spring garden, and enjoy live music, gardening and additional fun activities!

To share a dish with others, bring an appetizer, salad or side if your last name begins with A – M and a dessert if your last name begins with N – Z. Burgers and hot dogs will be provided by Friends of Elizabeth Street Garden. No alcoholic beverages please.

For additional info or to help, please email [email protected]. Open to the public and FREE.

 


May
31
Sun
Meridian Tapping, weekly
May 31 @ 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.

Community Gardening Daffodil Tie-Down
May 31 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Help tie down daffodil foliage to make room for herb and vegetable plants started from seeds earlier this year.

This technique allows the daffodils to continue manufacturing food for next spring’s bloom.

Open to the public and FREE.

Vinyasa Yoga, weekly
May 31 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Instructors from our neighborhood studios will help you get your stretch on. All skill levels are welcome. Please bring your own mat.

Open to the public and FREE.

May Studio of the Month Twisted Trunk Yoga instructors:
May 3 — Dana Covello
May 10 — Special Mother’s Day Mediation: Gina de la Chesnaye of The Lineage Project will lead a mediation for the entire family.
May 17— Laura Tulumbas Juell
May 24 — Yael BenReuven
May 31 — Suzanne Monto

Jun
3
Wed
Children’s Storytime, weekly
Jun 3 @ 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.

Jun
7
Sun
Meridian Tapping, weekly
Jun 7 @ 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 7 @ 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

Volunteer Orientation
Jun 7 @ 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm

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

Jun
10
Wed
Children’s Storytime, weekly
Jun 10 @ 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.

Jun
13
Sat
Community Gardening: Plant a Kitchen Garden
Jun 13 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Help plant the herb and vegetable seedlings we grew earlier this year and start our special Chinese-Italian kitchen garden that celebrates the diverse culinary heritage of our neighborhood. Both children and adults are encouraged to attend. No experience necessary. Dress to dig.

Our weekly community gardening and hands-on workshops support this year’s season-long initiative Edible Garden Lab, funded in part with a Citizens Committee for New York City Neighborhood Grant.

Open to the public and FREE.

Volunteer Orientation, before Tap Attack! & Open Jam
Jun 13 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

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

Tap Attack! & Open Jam, presented by American Tap Dance Foundation
Jun 13 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Tap dance students of all ages, led by ATDF Artistic/Executive Director Tony Waag, will join with the pros to perform the Shim Sham Shimmy. Open tap jam sessions will enhance the afternoon festivities. Bring your shoes or try on a pair they supply.

For info on American Tap Dance Foundation, click here.

Open to the public and FREE.

 

 

Jun
14
Sun
Meridian Tapping, weekly
Jun 14 @ 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 14 @ 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

Volunteer Orientation, before Monthly Volunteer Meeting
Jun 14 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

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

Monthly Volunteer Meeting — All Are Welcome!
Jun 14 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Jun
17
Wed
Children’s Storytime, weekly
Jun 17 @ 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 17 @ 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
18
Thu
Young Garden Stewards
Jun 18 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Join us for an information and training session for third-graders or older looking to serve our community and care for our neighborhood garden.

Hours are flexible, and summer plans need not get in the way.

Participants under 18 must volunteer with an adult.

Please email [email protected] with questions or to sign up.

Jun
20
Sat
Community Gardening, weekly
Jun 20 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Open to the public and FREE.

Jun
21
Sun
Meridian Tapping, weekly
Jun 21 @ 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, in recognition of the first International Day of Yoga
Jun 21 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

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

Lolë Atelier New York Ambassador / Instructor: Maggie Ryan

Open to the public and FREE.

Volunteer Orientation
Jun 21 @ 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].

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