Calendar

Aug
9
Sun
Live Music Sunday
Aug 9 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Don’t miss musician Jas Walton as he performs “Face the Facts,” his collection of four songs that set lectures by Eastern philosophy interpreter Alan Watts to original electronic music.

Open to the public and FREE.

Monthly Garden Meeting — All Are Welcome!
Aug 9 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Help plan the rest of the summer season and Friends of Elizabeth Street Garden’s upcoming annual fall fundraiser.

Aug
12
Wed
Kids’ Yoga, weekly
Aug 12 @ 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.

Movie Night: “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” (1961)
Aug 12 @ 8:30 pm

Join Friends of Elizabeth Street Garden for Blake Edwards’ romantic comedy loosely based on Truman Capote’s novella of the same name and starring Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard. Hepburn portrays Holly Golightly as a naive, eccentric New York socialite interested in a young man, Peppard, who has moved into her apartment building.

Direction by Blake Edwards
Screenplay by George Axelrod
Comedy-drama  ‧ 115 minutes

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 early, cool down, bring a blanket, picnic, cozy up and sink in!

Open to the public and FREE.

Aug
13
Thu
Tai Chi Outdoors With the Chinatown YMCA, weekly
Aug 13 @ 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.

 

 

Aug
15
Sat
Community Gardening, weekly
Aug 15 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Open to the public and FREE.

Worm Release, following Weekly Community Gardening
Aug 15 @ 12:00 pm

No need to be squeamish! Help release hundreds of night crawlers into Garden beds and learn how earthworms aerate and fertilize the soil organically.

This free, family-friendly event is part of our season-long gardening initiative Edible Garden Lab, funded in part by a generous grant from Citizens Committee for New York City. Let’s engage with the Garden as a living laboratory and learn how to cultivate a vital green space that also provides a nutritious resource for the neighborhood.

Open to the public and FREE.

Aug
16
Sun
Meridian Tapping, weekly
Aug 16 @ 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
Aug 16 @ 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.

August Volunteer Instructors:
Aug. 2 — Jared Pava
Aug. 9 — Will Schneider
Aug. 16 — Sam Emrich
Aug. 23 — Courtney Allen Weinstein
Aug. 30 —Niki Cubides

Volunteer Orientation, following Weekly Vinyasa Yoga
Aug 16 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 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].

Aug
19
Wed
Children’s Storytime, weekly
Aug 19 @ 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
Aug 19 @ 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.

Aug
20
Thu
Tai Chi Outdoors With the Chinatown YMCA, weekly
Aug 20 @ 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.

 

 

Aug
22
Sat
Community Gardening, weekly
Aug 22 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Open to the public and FREE.

Aug
23
Sun
Meridian Tapping, weekly
Aug 23 @ 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
Aug 23 @ 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.

August Volunteer Instructors:
Aug. 2 — Jared Pava
Aug. 9 — Will Schneider
Aug. 16 — Sam Emrich
Aug. 23 — Courtney Allen Weinstein
Aug. 30 —Niki Cubides

Volunteer Orientation, following Weekly Vinyasa Yoga
Aug 23 @ 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].

Live Music Sunday
Aug 23 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Our biweekly summer afternoon concert series continues. Don’t miss music performances by David Pollack and Jafé Paulino.

Open to the public and FREE.

BOSSS (Big Outdoor Site-Specific Stuff) Sneak Preview, presented by En Garde Arts
Aug 23 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Friends of Elizabeth Street Garden is delighted to host En Garde Arts’ BOSSS Sneak Preview of eye-popping spectacles, absurdist stories and unforgettable tunes. In October, New York’s most innovative writers, directors, composers and designers will “think big” and transform Hudson River Park with exciting theatrical work. Preview this new performance festival in the Garden.

All performances are open to the public and FREE.

Aug
26
Wed
Children’s Storytime, weekly
Aug 26 @ 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
Aug 26 @ 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.

Movie Night: “Speedy” (1928)
Aug 26 @ 8:00 pm

Join Friends of Elizabeth Street Garden for Ted Wilde’s last silent film starring comedian Harold Lloyd in the eponymous leading role. Chronically unemployed Yankees fan Harold “Speedy” Swift attempts to save the last horse-drawn streetcar in New York, in a rapidly changing city where the railway is becoming king. Yankees star Babe Ruth plays one of Speedy’s hapless passengers.

Director: Ted Wilde
Indie action film ‧ 86 minutes

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 early, cool down, bring a blanket, picnic, cozy up and sink in!

Open to the public and FREE.

Aug
27
Thu
Tai Chi Outdoors With the Chinatown YMCA, weekly
Aug 27 @ 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.

 

 

Aug
29
Sat
Community Gardening, weekly
Aug 29 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Open to the public and FREE.

Aug
30
Sun
Meridian Tapping, weekly
Aug 30 @ 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
Aug 30 @ 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.

August Volunteer Instructors:
Aug. 2 — Jared Pava
Aug. 9 — Will Schneider
Aug. 16 — Sam Emrich
Aug. 23 — Courtney Allen Weinstein
Aug. 30 —Niki Cubides

Silent Open Meditation, following Weekly Vinyasa Yoga
Aug 30 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Enjoy your mind calmer and clearer of unneeded stress, anxiety and fatigue. Join Hunter Cressman as he leads an introduction to silent open meditation.

Open to the public and FREE.

Sep
2
Wed
Kids’ Yoga, weekly
Sep 2 @ 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
3
Thu
Tai Chi Outdoors With the Chinatown YMCA, weekly
Sep 3 @ 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
5
Sat
Community Gardening, weekly
Sep 5 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Open to the public and FREE.

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