Midnight on Sunday, April 13, is the (extended) deadline to nominate an “Unsung Hero” of the Lower East Side. Winners will be honored at the LES Community Hero Awards in May—which is Lower East Side History Month. Details here […]
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Category: Community Interest
Support Your Local Gardens
Hiring NOW!….The New York Restoration Project, founded by actor/singer/comedian Bette Midler in 1995, is looking for a full-time Community Garden Engagement Manager to “cultivate connections, communications and transparency in support of our work in community gardens citywide.” Job starts April 29. Details here: […]
Is Your Block the Coolest?
7-8:30pm Thu Feb 27 at Sixth Street Community Center, 638 East 6th Street…Town Hall Kick-Off to find THE COOLEST BLOCK IN THE LOWER EAST SIDE! Join experts from the LES Ecology Center to chat about its upcoming community street-tree stewardship contest and find out why greener streets are not only essential, but also rewarding—and discover […]
Black History on the LES
6:30-8pm Thu Feb 27 at FABnyc, 70 East 4th St, 1st floor….It’s Black History Month! Come and learn more about Black history on the LES—and specifically the topic of “Resisting Cultural Erasure”—from Black artists and historians Immanuel Oni (pictured), Debra Jeffreys-Glass, and Catherine Mbali Green-Johnson. Info here! […]
Venezuelan Adventure
6pm Feb 21, then 2pm Feb 22 at the Loisaida Center, 710 East 9th St—learn and enjoy more about Venezuelan “Joropos.” The word means “dance” but is used to describe the South American country’s far broader, richer traditional culture of dance, music, and more. The colorful “Pipiris Nights Fest” includes Venezuelan books and movies, too! […]
Calling All Dads and Daughters!
Feb. 14, 4-6 pm, Loisaida Center, 710 E 9th St.: The 1st Annual Daddy-Daughter Day! Sponsored by Loisaida Inc., the New Leaders Council, and the Center for Wellbeing, this Valentine’s Day gathering will allow daughters to participate in various programs while their fathers connect with agencies and services that help New Yorkers thrive, and also […]
