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The Lo-Down Culture Cast Episode 22 – Remote Theater Project’s “Thank You For Listening”

Host Traven Rice spoke with Alexandra Aron, Founder and Artistic Director of Remote Theater Project, about the upcoming production that will take place in Sara D. Roosevelt Park on Saturday, June 8th at 2pm and 4pm. The show, titled "Thank...

The Lo-Down Culture Cast, Episode 16 – Zen Activist Pat Enkyo O’Hara

This week's episode features Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara, PhD, the Abbot and co-founder of The Village Zendo, a contemporary Zen center based in downtown Manhattan. A Soto Zen priest and modern day American Zen Teacher, O'Hara integrates traditional meditation...

Lower East Side Arts & Culture Weekly Roundup

Here are some suggestions for upcoming events that are on our radar: Toast a new show by Concrete Temple Theater as it kicks off Ernie's Secret Life, an "episodic odyssey, fusing ever-changing puppetry stagecraft with humor, music, and a raw...
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The Lo-Down Culture Cast Episode 9 – Orchard Street Runners Founder, Joe DiNoto

This week on The Lo-Down Culture Cast we spoke to Orchard Street Runners (OSR) Founder, Joe DiNoto.  DiNoto created a weekly running group in 2011 that has blossomed into an organization that is known globally for its creative, high intensity, late night...

At the Triangle Fire Memorial Dedication

Shalom Stavsky sent this photo along from the Dedication of the Triangle Fire Memorial last week. The memorial features horizontal stainless-steel plates on two sides of the building, at the corner of Greene Street and Washington Place, bearing the...

United Jewish Council of the East Side Presents “Secure Your Legacy” A Financial Protection Symposium (Sponsored)

NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. Join us to learn how to financially protect yourself and your loved ones! Asset Protection, Pool Trusts, Elder Law, Insurance Enrollment, Long-Term Care Planning and More! RSVP and find more information by scanning the code...
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The Lo-Down Culture Cast Episode 6 – Eco Artists, Nonhuman Teachers

We spoke with the folks from Nonhuman Teachers, a nonprofit that takes a new approach to ecological storytelling, for this week’s episode of The Lo-Down Culture Cast. https://youtu.be/IH1cqDcArwA Executive Director Christian Cummings, Events Coordinator Joey Valley and Board Director Sandeep Rangi...

Lower East Side Arts & Culture Weekly Roundup

Here are some suggestions for upcoming events that are on our radar: Check out Fire Through Dry Grass, (photo above) a NY Premiere or the Best Feature Documentary Jury Award winner at BlackStar Film Festival 2023 screening at DCTV. The...

The Lo-Down Culture Cast Episode 5 – Yin Kong, Director and Co-Founder of Think!Chinatown

Yin Kong, photo by Katie Salisbury We were delighted to speak with Yin Kong, Director and Co-founder of Think!Chinatown for this week's episode of The Lo-Down Culture Cast. Yin is a community-based designer and curator living and working in Manhattan's Chinatown. Think!Chinatown is...
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Lower East Side Arts & Events Weekly Roundup

Here are some suggestions for upcoming events that are on our radar: Essex Market brings back its “Talk & Taste” series with an evening with Vanessa Mota and Annette Tomei on Wednesday, September 20th at 6:30pm. The night includes a...
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Shakespeare in the Parking Lot Returns to Lower East Side For 31st Season

Shakespeare in the Parking Lot returns to 145 Stanton Street for its 31st season of pavement soliloquies on July 16 with...