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Tuesday: Volunteer Meetup at Little Rascal
Volunteer Meetup — Tuesday, July 26, 7 – 8 p.m.
(Location: Little Rascal, 163 Elizabeth St.)
Our volunteering is moving from greeting in the Garden toward more community service. Come and meet other volunteers and community members and learn about Garden activities and volunteer opportunities. Enjoy happy hour pricing. Information and details.
Volunteer Orientation, before Volunteer Meetup — Tuesday, July 26, 6:30 – 7 p.m.
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Wednesday: Art in the Park With Citibabes and Green Below 14
Art in the Park With Citibabes and Green Below 14 —
Wednesday, July 27, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Join Citibabes and Green Below 14 for garden-themed crafts and storytime.
For children ages 2 – 6. Please register to participate.
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Wednesday: Run Your Precinct With Our Local NYPD
Run Your Precinct — Wednesday, July 27, 6 p.m.
(Location: Columbus Park, 67 Mulberry St. Meet by the red monkey bars and basketball courts.)
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Run with the 5th Precinct in their second annual Run Your Precinct — a guided, 4-mile running tour, not a race!
Visit interesting places along the route — including Elizabeth Street Garden — as officers introduce the precinct's historical values and importance.
Could there be a better way to learn about our police precinct, meet the officers and stay fit at the same time?
Call (212) 334-0718 to RSVP.
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Wednesday: Natural Wellness Talk on Weight Loss
Natural Wellness Talk: Weight Loss — Wednesday, July 27, 6 – 6:45 p.m.
Learn easy tips from Kirsten Tempel on how to loose weight quickly and keep it off, how to balance blood sugar, what causes inflammation and how stress affects weight and what you can do to minimize it.
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Wednesday Movie Night: Don't Miss Ang Lee's "Eat Drink Man Woman"
Our fourth summer season of FREE movie screenings in the Garden continues with Eat Drink Man Woman.
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Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) —
Wednesday, July 27, 8:30 p.m.
In this award-winning Taiwanese film — the first of celebrated director Ang Lee's films to be both a critical and box office success, trouble is cooking for widower and master chef Chu who is about to discover that no matter how dazzling and delicious his culinary creations might be, they're no match for the libidinous whims of his three beautiful but rebellious daughters. A master in the kitchen, Chu is at a loss when it comes to the ingredients of being a father.
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Directed by Ang Lee
Comedy/Drama/Romance ‧ 124 minutes
In Chinese with English subtitles
Movie Nights are family-friendly events where neighbors meet with one another and have a great time. The Garden will remain open through the evening, so come, cool down, bring a blanket, picnic, cozy up and sink in!
What's Playing
Aug. 10 — Big Night (1996)
Aug. 24 — Ratatouille (2007)
For updated weather-related cancellations, visit the Garden calendar.
Watch "Three Chinese Films Screened at Elizabeth Street Garden in NY" by Jane Stone, SinoVision Journal, June 29, 2016.
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The Weekend: Art Space & Live Music Sunday
Art Space — Saturday, July 30, 2 – 5 p.m.
Families, explore your creativity with visual artist and fine arts teacher Ioannis Mavrikakis as he leads an afternoon of drawing, poetry and storymaking inspired by the Garden.
Live Music Sunday — Sunday, July 31, 4 – 5:30 p.m.
Our biweekly summer concert series continues. Beau and Mistri/Misrach perform this weekend in the Garden.
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Coming Up in August
All Elizabeth Street Garden activities and events are open to the public and FREE. For up-to-date details, check out the Garden calendar.
Weekly in the Garden
Tai Chi Outdoors With the Chinatown YMCA — Saturdays, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Community Gardening — Saturdays, 10 a.m. – Noon
Vinyasa Yoga — Sundays, 11 a.m. – Noon
Volunteer Orientation — Sundays, 5:30 – 6 p.m.
Children's Music — Tuesdays through Aug. 2, 11 – 11:30 a.m.
Kids' Yoga — Wednesdays, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Volunteer Orientation — Thursdays, 7 – 7:30 p.m.
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Highlights: Kids' Dragon Defense League Storytime With McNally Jackson Books
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Garden Hours
Open daily, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., weather permitting.
On Wednesdays and Thursdays through August, until 7:30 p.m.
Volunteers work to keep the Garden open daily year-round.
Email volunteer@elizabethstreetgarden.org to help.
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