Special Events & Pop-ups

 

Resistance Revival Chorus performing at M’finda Kalunga Garden 2024 Juneteenth Celebration, photo by Elyse Mertz.

Loisaida Festival
Saturday, May 26, 2024 | 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 

Juneteenth Celebration
Saturday, June 22, 2024 | 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. 

NYCHA Family Day at Smith Houses
Saturday, July 27, 2024
Art activity: Summer Collage-making

NYCHA Family Day at Wald Houses
Saturday, August 10, 2024
Art activity: Make your own nature postcard from collage and paint

JobsPlus Back-To-School Day
Friday, August 23, 2024
Art activity: Colorful clay creatures making

NYCHA Back-To-School Day at Smith Houses
Saturday, August 24, 2024
Art activity: Build your own clay-world

NYCHA Family Day at LES V
Saturday, August 31, 2024
Art activity: Fan-painting

Trick-Or-Streets
Thursday, October 31, 2024 | 3-6pm
Broome Street Open Street
Art activity: Make your own Spooktacular masks