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In And Around The Park

Curated by Robin McMillan

Flyer for September 2025 Loisaida United Neighborhood Gardens Harvest Arts Festival

GARDEN VARIETY

September 19, 2025

For nine days in September, the 14th Annual LUNGS Harvest Arts Festival will come to vibrant life in more than 30 East Village community gardens […]

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EARLY “BIRD” SPECIAL!

August 15, 2025

The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival’s main event returns to Tompkins this month, but not before a Latin music evening jazzes up the nearby El Sol Brillante community garden. […]

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GIRLS ARE ON FIRE!

August 8, 2025

Few sports are hotter than women’s basketball. Come down to Tompkins’ courts on any summer weekend and you can preview the sport’s next generation […]

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Then or now, the will to win always has been key to Tompkins ball.

SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST

July 21, 2025

Then or now, the will to win always has been key to Tompkins ball. A veteran of the Tompkins Square Park basketball courts looks back at the ragtag, roughhouse hoops of his youth, and the friends he made along the way […]

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festival posters

LOVE. PEACE. WIGS!

June 23, 2025

Tompkins Square Park has witnessed many wild episodes over the years, but nothing makes people smile quite like memories of Wigstock. […]

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Black and white illustrated flyer for The Loisaida Festival Sunday May 25, 2025

A COMMUNITY CELEBRATES

May 20, 2025

One of the most cherished and entertaining events during Lower East Side History Month is the annual Loisaida Festival […]

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