upcoming events
SOUNDS in the garden with Peter Louriero
SOUNDS in the garden with Peter Louriero: An ongoing musical series featuring an eclectic mix of NYC singer-songwriters.
pumpkin carving in the garden
FREE pumpkin carving in the garden!
children will be first on pumpkin distribution
carving tools supplied
this event made possible by the 6&B Events Committee
Baby Soda Jazz Band
Baby Soda was formed in 2007 in Brooklyn New York, by musicians who met playing traditional jazz in Washington Square Park and the NYC subway system. The current repertoire has expanded to include more of the music of Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, Hoagy Carmichael, Harry Warren & the composers who created the great American songs of Tin Pan Alley.
Borscht & Bulbs for kids + families!
An end-of-season celebration for kids & families!
Chef Michael will make some delicious borscht for us to share & you’ll take the recipe home AND we’ll plant daffodils to look forward to next spring!
Age 5 & up. All children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
MUSIC under the STARS with Joff Wilson
Local Legends—and Up-and-Coming Local Legends—will present an evening of unforgettable and inspiring music.
FAHRENHEIT OPEN MIC with Linda Kleinbub
Our open mic welcomes YOU! Join us! We welcome musicians, storytellers, poets, comics, and writers!
Please join us for a wonderful afternoon in a bucolic setting for amazing poetry and spoken word artistry. Everyone gets 4 minutes.
6&B Biodiversity Day
Learn about backyard biodiversity with Georgia Silvera Seamans & Loyan Beausoleil (Local Nature Lab), Melinda Billings (LES Ecology Center) and Amy Berkov
MoRUS Film Festival
Every Little Thing Adds Up – 12th Annual Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space Film Festival 2024
Featured films highlights urban grassroots environmental activism-revealing how community organizing, direct action and education have led to a more sustainable city and helped to combat climate change.
MUSIC under the STARS with Joff Wilson
Local Legends—and Up-and-Coming Local Legends—will present an evening of unforgettable and inspiring music.
Textile Arts Workshop
Materials provided, but you need to bring your own white cotton t-shirt for dyeing.
BaRam - art installation & tea ceremony
Reconciliation: Let the wind of harmony connect cultures, nature, and humanity. (*‘BaRam’ means ‘wind’ in Korean) Beginning with a conversation between artists Eun Young and Insook about the historical and cultural rift between Korea and Japan, this collaboration merges a tea ceremony with a fabric installation to envision connections among individuals, nature, and the world. It expresses themes of oneness, interconnectedness, and unity.
(in case of rain, join us on Sept. 22 at 1pm instead)
SOUNDS in the garden with Peter Louriero
SOUNDS in the garden with Peter Louriero: An ongoing musical series featuring an eclectic mix of NYC singer-songwriters.
Naming The Lost
This is a Workshop sponsored by Inside Change from Within a contributor to the Naming the Lost Memorials, Mano a Mano, City Lore, and Great Small Works COVID -19 memorial project. The participants will build flowers from recycled materials that will be woven into a fence wall at St. Marks on the Bowery Church in late October 2024.
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.
Botanical 35mm Film Slide Workshop with MM Serra
All ages welcome, children can be accompanied by an adult. If it's raining, this event will take place on Sept. 28th instead. Watch this space for announcements regarding the rain date.
A Swift Night Out - 6th annual count the birds!
6th annual 6th and B Garden SWIFT NIGHT OUT community science swift count. Loyan Beausoleil will give a brief introduction at 6:30 pm, and at 6:45, the count will begin as the birds return to their roost, a chimney across the street from the garden. Swifts are remarkable aerial acrobats, their speed and agility will amaze you.
Tweed TheaterWorks: Garden Variety
Can’t Focus? Feeling Fidgety? Angela Di Carlo presents Attention Deficit Disorder Cabaret, an evening of short, catchy hilarious original songs about anything from random observations and pet peeves to timely topics performed in a relentlessly funny lightning pace. With Kyle “Special K” Forester on piano. A laff riot not for the faint of heart~!
FAHRENHEIT OPEN MIC with Linda Kleinbub
Our open mic welcomes YOU! Join us! We welcome musicians, storytellers, poets, comics, and writers!
Please join us for a wonderful afternoon in a bucolic setting for amazing poetry and spoken word artistry. Everyone gets 4 minutes.
MUSIC under the STARS with Joff Wilson
Local Legends—and Up-and-Coming Local Legends—will present an evening of unforgettable and inspiring music.
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.
SOUNDS in the garden with Peter Louriero
SOUNDS in the garden with Peter Louriero: An ongoing musical series featuring an eclectic mix of NYC singer-songwriters.
Drawing in the Garden with a Model
Enjoy 3 hours of drawing from a clothed model in our beautiful garden. Bring your art supplies.