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All Tomorrow’s Gardens

Hey again bloggers or whoever could be reading this blagh. The only thing constant is change and some stories do not end as you expect. 

And so in between posting a bunch of migrant mango vendor videos and attempting to vend those Black Lives Matter, Not My President, Occupy Wall Street, No Police State, Sh*tJustGotReal Tompkins Square Park, Union Square Park, Washington Square Park, Frida Kahlo, Yoga, Music, Brooklyn, East Village, Lower East Side and I Love New York necklaces, magnets, key chains and pins for $2 each and Tompkins Square Park t shirts for $10 each at the 35th Annual Tompkins Square Riot Reunion at Tompkins Square Park when your Tompkins Square Park t shirts sell out because the singer from Xtinguish The Code wears one on stage, I found myself dropping off a “Save Charas” photo for All Tomorrow’s Gardens.

And I had a great time at All Tomorrow’s Gardens exhibition opening and closing party this past weekend in that city of New York and neighborhood of the Lower East Side now called the East Village for real estate marketing purposes.  And according to George’s Facebook page, this event was:

 
A Celebration of NYC Community Gardens
Presented by EV Gallery
621 East 11th St. NYC
August 4-13, 2023
 
Curated by
George Hirose & Kerri Lindström
 
Opening Reception: August 4, 6-9pm
 
Special Performances:
6:45pm Adam Ende / Jawbone PuppetTheater “The Turnip
7pm Rude Mechanical Orchestra
 
With Sidewalk Tape Art Installation
by Kuki Gomez
 
Featuring work by
Vera Alexandrov Nora Balaban
Lois Bender Melinda Billings
Elisa Blynn Leilah Cohen
Carla Cubit Lane Diko
Eileen Doster Joan Dworkin
Carmen Einfinger Adam Ende
Kyle Ericksen Kuki Gomez
Ken Hiratsuka Ryoko Hirose
George Hirose Je’Jae
Aresh Javadi MJ King
Michael Koster Elizabeth Kresch
Sally Lelong DD Maucher
Joan Elizabeth Meyer Esther Mizrahi
Bill Morrison Laurie Olinder
Rochelle Pashkin Gilda Pervin
JenniferPodIsDead Rolando Politi
Daniel Polnau. Carolyn Ratcliffe
Reynolds Daniel Root
Bonnie Rosenstock Lee Ruelle
Nick Savides Annie Shaver-Crandell
Marie Suchan Gretchen Van Dyk
Margie and Jenny Wardlaw – CashmerePunk
Lili White Sally Young
Felicia Young Donna Zimmerman
 
and
 
Closing Party 5:00 pm – Creation of a community “Living Willow” portal/sculpture led by Aresh & the soulful sounds of Shona mbira music played by MAPUTI -Nora Balaban & Susan Rapalee – mbira, vocals& Scott Latzky – cajon, percussion.
 
These gardens grew out of burnt out and abandoned lots after years of neglect, quite often due to the purposeful destruction of properties by unethical landlords. In marginalized areas of the city, people banded together to reclaim unused land for the betterment of their communities. They created beautiful and safe spaces for children to play and learn about nature, and for neighbors to plant, grow a garden, and gather together. Every year there are hundreds of events, educational workshops, and food distribution initiatives in the many gardens that dot our urban landscape.
Community gardens by nature are activist spaces and the fight continues to protect and preserve these spaces that are constantly under threat by urban development. This show is an artistic exploration and expression to celebrate what is possible through solidarity, commitment and love.
ALL TOMORROW’S GARDENS is co sponsored by LUNGS, Art Loisaida Foundation, Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space – MORUS and More Gardens….
 
Have a great All Tomorrow’s Gardens day and more here on planet earth.
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