Students from the Berkov tropical ecology lab at City College of New York study awesome tropical biodiversity.
They will discuss their remarkable projects at 6 & B!
events
June events – all events are free and open to the public
6 & B Events presented in part by a matching grant from Partnership For Parks
| Saturday June 3 6:00-8:00 pm |
LIVE BAND! 60s SING-A-LONG & KARAOKE: Rock out with X-Tine and The City Timbres. |
| Sunday June 4 1:00-4:00 pm |
DRAWING IN THE GARDEN: Drawing in the Garden meets in the 6 & B Community Garden. Enjoy 3 hours of drawing from a model in our beautiful garden. Bring your art supplies. Some supplies available. Don’t forget the insect repellent. Organized by Effie Serlis. |
| Thursday June 8 1:00-5:00 pm Thursday |
8th Annual HEMP HISTORY Presentation: Brooke Demos will extoll the benefits of hemp and the importance of farming re-legalization in the USA, and give away sample hemp products. Come by and learn something new!
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| Sunday June 11 12:00-1:30 pm |
KIDS COOKING Workshop: Cook up a seasonal summer dish with vegetables from our local farmers market & fresh herbs from the 6&B herb garden. We’ll taste-test, and everyone will get a recipe card! Ages 5 & up. |
| Friday June 16 7:30-10:00 pm |
MUSIC under THE STARS, curated by garden member Joff Wilson: Local Legends—and Up-and-Coming Local Legends—will present an evening of unforgettable and inspiring music. |
| Saturday June 17 1-3 pm |
EcoFest 2017, People Power Planet Party: What are some of our smallest garden members up to? INSECT SHOW & TELL, with observer Amy Berkov. |
| Friday June 23 8:00-9:30 pm |
STAND UP or stand by. Lose your summer blues with The Kubala: Six comics from diverse backgrounds; produced and hosted by veteran stand up comic Paula Dattner. |
| Saturday June 24 1-3 pm |
Come make PRINTS FROM STYRAFOAM with garden creativity expert Alex Coleman. Dress for making a mess! |
| Saturday June 24 7:00-9:00 pm |
Sounds in the Garden: NOWHERESVILLE, coordinated by garden member Peter Loureiro. An ongoing musical series featuring an eclectic mix of NYC singer-songwriters. |
| Sunday June 25 4-6 pm |
6 & B Garden General Membership Meeting |
| Sunday June 25 7:00 pm Friday June 30 7:00 pm |
Steve Gorn on bansuri (indian bamboo flute) and Bill Buchen (tabla) will perform LUMINOUS RAGAS from the world of North Indian Classical Music (rain or shine). Raga is “that which colors the mind”. A SOLDIER’S HOLIDAY: A female soldier comes home for Xmas Holiday. Musical work in progress, Statue of Liberty Band and Sirovich Theater Group. |
6 & B Events presented in part by a matching grant from Partnership For Parks
Sunday 4/16: Easter Egg Hunt & Seed Planting Day for Kids
Join us in the garden on Easter Sunday, April 16th from noon-2pm for our annual kids’ Easter Egg Hunt, as well as seed planting activities for children to celebrate the beginning of the season for our Community Food Justice program.
The event is free and open to the public, children must be accompanied by an adult.
Hope to see you there!
Deadline extended to Sunday, December 18: Help us raise money for our kids cooking program for 2017!
We are happy to announce we have 100% matching on any funding raised through this campaign. Please help us reach our target.
Your contributions will help fund our Kids Cooking Program in 2017, click the campaign link to read more about the program.
Halloween Trick or Treat at the Garden – Monday 5pm
