Museums, Gardens, Businesses and More to Take Part in Lower East Side History Month

Over eighty local museums, cultural groups, community organizations, gardens, and small businesses are participating in the 4th Annual Lower East Side History Month!

For a full listing of all events, go to www.leshistorymonth.org.

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Highlights:

Lower East Side Hero Awards - May 18th

The State of LES - May 23rd

LES Stories, chalking our neighborhood streets - May 5th & 6th

Other programs include a series of festivals celebrating the unique culture of the LES such as...

The 30th Loisaida Festival - May 28th

Celebrating the im/migrant experience in the Lower East Side - The Gateway to America, and celebrating the Latin American Immigrant and their contributions to this community, city and country.

The Greek Jewish Festival - May 21st

Experience authentic kosher Greek foods and homemade Greek pastries, traditional Greek dancing and live Greek and Sephardic music, an outdoor marketplace full of vendors, arts and educational activities for kids, and much more!

New York's Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Celebration - May 21st

The nation's longest running festival celebrating Asian diversity and participation in community events. It is presented in collaboration with 120+ community organizations and representatives from eight countries.

St George Ukrainian Festival - May 19th - 21st

New York City's Festival of Ukrainian culture, music, dance, and cuisine established in 1976. Organized by Saint George Ukrainian Catholic Church. A three-day program includes traditional Ukrainian stage performances, traditional food, merchandise, and family activities.

Dancing in the Street LaMaMa Block Party - May 20th

Part of La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival, now in its 12th season.

Essex Street Market Block Party - May 20th

Another year of outdoor food fun celebrating Essex Street Market's 77th birthday! Taking over Essex Street with pushcarts and tents to serve up the best bites from the Market, and some beloved LES restaurants, too.

Throughout the month, participating organizations will present programming open to the public from walking tours (Merchant's House Museum, The Tenement Museum, Museum at Eldridge Street) to art exhibits (City Lore, ABC No Rio, Neighborhood Preservation Center, The Clemente Cultural Center) to film screenings (Anthology Film Archives, WOW Cafe Theatre). Signature community event The State of the LES (facilitated by Carlina Rivera and hosted by Downtown Art) will take place on May 23rd and participating organizations (New Museum, New York Theatre Workshop) will also host open conversations and panel discussions around immigration throughout the month.

All are invited to participate in LES Stories on May 5th and May 6th, making community history visible by chalking the neighborhood streets! LES Stories is inspired by Ruth Sergel's public art project, CHALK, commemorating the 146 garment workers who lost their lives in the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire and has been a successful kick-off to LES History Month for the past four years.

Participating Organizations:

6th & B Garden

ABC No Rio

Abrons Arts Center

Allied Productions, Inc.

Anthology Film Archives

Art Loisaida Foundation

Artist Alliance Inc.

Arts for Art

Bowery Arts + Sciences

Butter Lane

Caracas Arepa Bar

Carlina for Council

Chinese Hawaiian Kenpo Academy

City Lore

The Clemente Cultural Center

Community Board 3

Cooper Square Committee

Cuchifritos Gallery + Project Space

Cupcake Market

Dixon Place

Downtown Art

Duo Multicultural Arts Center

East Village Dance Project

East Village Independent Merchants Association

Essex Street Market Vendor Association

Exit9 Gift Emporium

First Street Green

Fourth Arts Block (FAB)

Friends of Elizabeth Street Garden

Good Old Lower East Side (GOLES)

Grand Street Settlement

Grand Street Settlement Coalition of Seniors

Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation

Henry Street Settlement

Horse Trade Theater

Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue and Museum

IATI Theater

Insomnia Cookies

Jane's Exchange

Jimmy's no.43

Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue and Museum

Kinesis Project

La MaMa

La Sirena Mexican Folk Art

Le Petit Versailles

LES Partnership

LES Preservation Initiative

LES Ready!

Loisaida Inc.

Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy

The Lowline

Luke's Lobster

Malt & Mold

Manhattan Sideways

Manny Cantor Center

Mark DeGarmo Dance

Merchant's House Museum

Middle Collegiate Church

Miscelanea NY

MUD Coffee

Museum at Eldridge Street

Museum of Chinese in America

The Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space

Nazareth Housing

Neighborhood Preservation Center

New Museum

New York Theatre Workshop

Office of Councilwoman Margaret Chin, NYC Council District 1

Office of Councilwoman Rosie Mendez, NYC Council District 2

Performance Space 122

Pushcart Coffee

Random Accessories

Save Charas / SOCCC-64

Siempre Verde Garden

Stanton Street Schul

The Tenement Museum

Theater for the New City

The Ukrainian Museum

Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream

Veselka

Via della Pace

Wild Project

WiFi-NY

WOW Cafe Theatre

Zum Schneider