Museums, Gardens, Businesses and More to Take Part in Lower East Side History Month
By: BWW News Desk May. 02, 2017
Over eighty local museums, cultural groups, community organizations, gardens, and small businesses are participating in the 4th Annual Lower East Side History Month!
For a full listing of all events, go to www.leshistorymonth.org.
Highlights:
Lower East Side Hero Awards - May 18th
The State of LES - May 23rd
LES Stories, chalking our neighborhood streets - May 5th & 6th
Other programs include a series of festivals celebrating the unique culture of the LES such as...
The 30th Loisaida Festival - May 28th
Celebrating the im/migrant experience in the Lower East Side - The Gateway to America, and celebrating the Latin American Immigrant and their contributions to this community, city and country.
The Greek Jewish Festival - May 21st
Experience authentic kosher Greek foods and homemade Greek pastries, traditional Greek dancing and live Greek and Sephardic music, an outdoor marketplace full of vendors, arts and educational activities for kids, and much more!
New York's Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Celebration - May 21st
The nation's longest running festival celebrating Asian diversity and participation in community events. It is presented in collaboration with 120+ community organizations and representatives from eight countries.
St George Ukrainian Festival - May 19th - 21st
New York City's Festival of Ukrainian culture, music, dance, and cuisine established in 1976. Organized by Saint George Ukrainian Catholic Church. A three-day program includes traditional Ukrainian stage performances, traditional food, merchandise, and family activities.
Dancing in the Street LaMaMa Block Party - May 20th
Part of La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival, now in its 12th season.
Essex Street Market Block Party - May 20th
Another year of outdoor food fun celebrating Essex Street Market's 77th birthday! Taking over Essex Street with pushcarts and tents to serve up the best bites from the Market, and some beloved LES restaurants, too.
Throughout the month, participating organizations will present programming open to the public from walking tours (Merchant's House Museum, The Tenement Museum, Museum at Eldridge Street) to art exhibits (City Lore, ABC No Rio, Neighborhood Preservation Center, The Clemente Cultural Center) to film screenings (Anthology Film Archives, WOW Cafe Theatre). Signature community event The State of the LES (facilitated by Carlina Rivera and hosted by Downtown Art) will take place on May 23rd and participating organizations (New Museum, New York Theatre Workshop) will also host open conversations and panel discussions around immigration throughout the month.
All are invited to participate in LES Stories on May 5th and May 6th, making community history visible by chalking the neighborhood streets! LES Stories is inspired by Ruth Sergel's public art project, CHALK, commemorating the 146 garment workers who lost their lives in the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire and has been a successful kick-off to LES History Month for the past four years.
Participating Organizations:
6th & B Garden
ABC No Rio
Abrons Arts Center
Allied Productions, Inc.
Anthology Film Archives
Art Loisaida Foundation
Artist Alliance Inc.
Arts for Art
Bowery Arts + Sciences
Butter Lane
Caracas Arepa Bar
Carlina for Council
Chinese Hawaiian Kenpo Academy
City Lore
The Clemente Cultural Center
Community Board 3
Cooper Square Committee
Cuchifritos Gallery + Project Space
Cupcake Market
Dixon Place
Downtown Art
Duo Multicultural Arts Center
East Village Dance Project
East Village Independent Merchants Association
Essex Street Market Vendor Association
Exit9 Gift Emporium
First Street Green
Fourth Arts Block (FAB)
Friends of Elizabeth Street Garden
Good Old Lower East Side (GOLES)
Grand Street Settlement
Grand Street Settlement Coalition of Seniors
Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation
Henry Street Settlement
Horse Trade Theater
Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue and Museum
IATI Theater
Insomnia Cookies
Jane's Exchange
Jimmy's no.43
Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue and Museum
Kinesis Project
La MaMa
La Sirena Mexican Folk Art
Le Petit Versailles
LES Partnership
LES Preservation Initiative
LES Ready!
Loisaida Inc.
Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy
The Lowline
Luke's Lobster
Malt & Mold
Manhattan Sideways
Manny Cantor Center
Mark DeGarmo Dance
Merchant's House Museum
Middle Collegiate Church
Miscelanea NY
MUD Coffee
Museum at Eldridge Street
Museum of Chinese in America
The Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space
Nazareth Housing
Neighborhood Preservation Center
New Museum
New York Theatre Workshop
Office of Councilwoman Margaret Chin, NYC Council District 1
Office of Councilwoman Rosie Mendez, NYC Council District 2
Performance Space 122
Pushcart Coffee
Random Accessories
Save Charas / SOCCC-64
Siempre Verde Garden
Stanton Street Schul
The Tenement Museum
Theater for the New City
The Ukrainian Museum
Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream
Veselka
Via della Pace
Wild Project
WiFi-NY
WOW Cafe Theatre
Zum Schneider
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