Open Arts LES
FABnyc is programming free outdoor arts events from April to October on the East 4th Street Open Street, the Avenue B Open Street, and at special pop-up sites. Full calendar listings below.
Want to invite us to your Lower East Side community event? Email us at info@fabnyc.org
EAST 4TH STREET OPEN STREET
East 4th Street between Bowery and Second Ave
Thursday, June 6| 5:30pm-7:30pm
Wen-Ting Wu Jazz Quartet
Thursday, June 20 | 5:30-7:30pm
Errold Lanier Jr. Jazz Trio
Thursday, July 11 | 5:30-7:30pm
Isadora Benitez & Gabriel Hermida, Romantic Guitars
Thursday, August 1 | 5:30-7:30pm
Open Salon with New York Theater Workshop & Poetic Theater
Thursday, August 8 | 5:30-7:30pm
Argentinian Tango with Los Chantas
Thursday, August 22 | 5:30-7:30pm
Sauce City playing indie-soul
Thursday September 12th, 6pm-9pm
Kintecoying Now Fall Series
6pm: Afro-Amerindian music performance by Jarana Beat
7:30pm: Projections from Bobby Joe Smith III, Timothy White Eagle, DB Amorin, Samuel St-Onge, Mariluz Guerra, Nicholson Billey (Chahta & Mvskoke), Murielle Borst-Tarrant (Kuna/Rappahannock), Henu Josephine Tarrant (Kuna/Rappahannock/Hopi/Hochunck), Kevin Tarrant (Hopi/Hochunck), curated by CultureHub and Safe Harbors NYC.
Thursday September 26th, 5:45pm-9pm
Kintecoying Now Fall Series
7:15pm: Projections from Bobby Joe Smith III, Timothy White Eagle, DB Amorin, Samuel St-Onge, Mariluz Guerra, Nicholson Billey (Chahta & Mvskoke), Murielle Borst-Tarrant (Kuna/Rappahannock), Henu Josephine Tarrant (Kuna/Rappahannock/Hopi/Hochunck), Kevin Tarrant (Hopi/Hochunck), curated by CultureHub and Safe Harbors NYC.
Thursday October 3, 6:45pm-9pm
Kintecoying Now Fall Series
Projections from Cheyenne Rain LeGrande, ishkwaazhe Shane McSauby, Razelle Benally, Black Belt Eagle Scout, Laura Ortman, Mato Wayuhi, Korina Emmerich, Emily Johnson & Jeffrey Gibson, curated by Relative Arts
AVENUE B OPEN STREET
Avenue B between 8th & 9th Streets
Saturday, May 11 | 1-4pm
1:30-2:30pm: Latin Music from Sonido Costeño
3pm-4pm: Jazz and Latin rhythm from Mari Bel
Artmaking: Make a medallion necklace from natural materials
Saturday, June 8 | 1-4pm
1:30-2:30pm: Mexican Folk Dance by Mazarte Dance Company
3pm-4pm: Colombian gaita and cumbia music from Maraca Bruja
Art making: Make a paper crown!
Saturday, September 28 | 1-4pm
1:30-2:30pm: Duo Chuño playing Central and South American music with originally craft percussion, the “Arpa Legüera”
3pm-4pm: Anita Donndorff and Federico Diaz – jazz vocal and guitar exploring the music of Argentina
Art making: Make a creature from air clay!
Saturday, October 26 | 1-4pm
1:30-2:30pm: Erli Perez Jazz, from straight Jazz/Bebop to more modern styles
3pm-4pm: Grupo Atl-Tlachinolli, dance group intended to preserve and maintain Mesoamerican traditions, deriving from Tolteca & Chichimeca cultures, along with Conchero traditions.
Art making: Spooktacular Mask-making
SPECIAL EVENTS & POP UPS
Kintecoying Now
Saturday, April 20 | 1-4pm
Cooper Plaza; East 4th Street at Bowery
Performances by Lonnie Harrington, Grupo Atl-Tlachinolli, Raul Ayala and Bond Street Theatre.
Featuring art activities, vendors, and presentations by Indigenous/Native American artists and culture bearers.
Program Partners: RedMoon Arts & Safe Harbors NYC
Kintecoying Now
Saturday, May 18 | 1-4pm
Cooper Plaza; East 4th Street at Bowery
Performances by Martha Redbone, Ms. Josephine, Rain From Heaven and Isaiah Del Welker
Art activity concept “Collage with Nature” by Ayling Zumina Dominguez
Featuring vendors, and presentations by Indigenous/Native American artists and culture bearers.
Program Partners: RedMoon Arts & Safe Harbors NYC
Loisaida Festival
Saturday, May 26 | 12-5pm
Avenue C Corridor; Loisaida Avenue
Artmaking activity good for all ages & celebrating Lower East Side History Month
The Loisaida Festival is organized by Loisaida Inc/The Loisaida Center
Kintecoying Now
Saturday, June 15 | 1-4pm
Cooper Plaza; East 4th Street at Bowery
Performances by Andrina Smith, Darylina Powderface, Ikwe (Kelsey Van Ert/Kelsey Pyro), Nicholson Billey & Jayden-Avery Love, and Murielle Borst Tarrant
Featuring art activities, vendors, and presentations by Indigenous/Native American artists and culture bearers.
Program Partners: RedMoon Arts & Safe Harbors NYC
Juneteenth Celebration
Saturday, June 22 | 1-4pm
M’Finda Kalunga Garden; Rivington Street between Christie & Forsyth Streets
Performances by Resistance Revival Chorus, Blues artist Bobby Bryan, and The Light House Drummers
Art and poetry by Forsyth Satellite Academy High School students
Activities by FAB and other local art & cultural organizations
+ the unveiling of “Halo” by Immanuel Oni; a new installation commemorating the Chrystie Street African Burial Ground
This Juneteenth celebration is organized by M’Finda Kalunga Garden. It’s the longest running Juneteenth celebration in the LES.