Community Organizations

After an abrupt shut-down last year, due to the pandemic, family fun is returning to Abrons Arts Center over the holidays. The Panto Project returns with their "radical, joyful, uproarious holiday family spectacle." Dick Rivington and the Cat includes...

The Lower East Side nonprofit organization, Vision Urbana, is gearing up for a big turkey giveaway tomorrow (Saturday, Nov. 19). It's the largest turkey distribution event for the neighborhood's NYCHA and Section 8 developments. An important community service any...

Borimix, a celebration of Puerto Rican heritage, arts and culture, returns to The Clemente at Teatro Sea this November, in celebration of Puerto Rican Heritage Month. The festival features Puerto Rican artists in theater, dance, music and the visual...

Bluestockings Cooperative has helped organize the return of the LES Halloween Book Crawl, happening this Sunday, October 30th from 12-7pm. There are six participating local bookshops: Bluestockings (116 Suffolk St.), McNally Jackson (52 Prince St.), Pillow Cat Books (328...

Fourth Arts Block (FAB) is teaming up with local arts and culture venues to present LES Arts & Culture Open House as part of the upcoming city-wide Open House weekend October 22 and 23. You can get a tour...

Seward Park Conservancy will host a rooftop gala on Monday, October 24 at the newly restored hotel, Nine Orchard in the landmarked Jarmulowsky Bank Building. The conservancy was created by the organization Friends of Seward Park, a neighborhood...

Little Amal, a giant 12 ft tall puppet of a 10 year old Syrian refugee girl, created by Handspring Puppet Company, has been stealing hearts since she landed in NYC ten days ago. She will be visiting the Lower East...

The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) announced Wednesday it has appointed Craig T. Peterson, formerly Vice President of Visual and Performing Arts at Henry Street Settlement and the Artistic Director at Abrons Arts Center, as its new President. Peterson...

Our Biggest Superfine NYC Fair to Date! The multimillion dollar development known as The Market Line at 202 Broome Street in New York’s Lower East Side will be home to the #1 artist driven art fair in the US from September 15th-18th. Superfine...

Join Workers Circle’s Secular Jewish Sunday School for a joyful in-person open house! Is your family interested in exploring Jewish cultural identity, social justice, and Yiddish? Registration is now open for the Manhattan Workers Circle School, a secular Jewish education...