The Tenement Museum is partnering with local organizations to celebrate its reopening with an action-packed Orchard Street block party on Saturday, June 12 from 12p – 4p. Live music, art, activities, tours and giveaways are on the agenda. Nuyorican Poets Cafe is presenting multiple live performances. Jazz musician Juma Sultan will perform and artist Jia Sung with Assembly for Chinatown will be doing a live mural painting.
Other activities include:
- North American Indigenous Center of New York
1:00-2:15 pm – Dreamcatcher Making with Lakota Artist Talon Ksa
3:00-4:00 pm – Native American Beadwork with Iakowi:he’ne’ Oakes - International Center of Photography
Hands-on imagemaking activity exploring the block using basic photographic techniques - University Settlement
Get Out the Vote table, with information and an activity to help New Yorkers understand Ranked Choice Voting – scan & vote for your favorite Asian noodle dish! - CW Pencil Enterprise
Stop, write, decorate, and send Postcards from the Lower East Side - The NY Horticultural Society and Community Gardens
Learn about public gardens, find out how to volunteer, and pick up seeds to start your own blooms - Think!Chinatown
Learn about the exciting ways to experience Chinatown - The Museum at Eldridge Street
Learn and connect with fun activities that inspire reflection on the diverse L.E.S. community - DeaRcards Eat Me Postcard Action
Installation of postcards for the public containing both informative and edible resources
Restaurant and Business Giveaway Participants:
