Kids

Local musician and kids' music sensation Meredith LaVande will be celebrating the release of her new CD, What Are the Odds?, at the Educational Alliance this Sunday.  Bring the kids in costume and be prepared to do some dancing...

The Hester Street Greenmarket and the Hester Street Fair are bringing a Harvest Festival to the Lower East Side this Sunday. Sounds like fun for the whole family as events touted include a doughnut eating contest, pumpkin painting, hay...

Our weekly look at upcoming happenings on the Lower East Side.  If you have a neighborhood event you would like us to post, please email us here. Wednesday, October 6th The Sunshine Cinema's Rattle & Reel screening for caregivers and...

All sorts of people take classes at the Abrons Arts Center. This month we've gotten to know some of them -- including a Lower East Side mom and her 8-year old daughter.  Today, in our final profile, we meet...

It goes without saying that it's different being a kid on the Lower East Side than almost any other place in the country.  There may not be a lot of big backyards and other trappings of suburban life, but...

The East Village Community School will be celebrating the release of their album, Songs From the East Village this evening at the Tenement Museum.  The album is a very creative way to raise money for the school, combining the...

There is plenty of fun in the sun to be had - with a variety of block parties, fairs and markets - on and around the Lower East Side this weekend. Grab your sunscreen and join the community on...

A piano showed up in Seward Park yesterday for the first day of Play Me, I’m Yours, a public art project bringing 60 pianos to the parks and public spaces of New York City. Pianos are being placed throughout...

We've got plenty of ideas for your "stay-cation" this Memorial Day Weekend.  If there are other L.E.S. events or activities that you'd like us to know about, please email us. The weather might be too warm to resist taking a...

Here are a few ways to celebrate Mother's Day on the L.E.S. this weekend: The movie, Babies, opens this weekend at the Sunshine Cinema and their Rattle & Reel series will offer a bonus screening on Mother's Day at 11:30am....