September happenings at Green Oasis Community Garden

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Catherine Lin

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SEPTEMBER HAPPENINGS

Hi garden friends, we've got an exciting month full of arts and theater performances! If you're interested in proposing your own event or becoming a garden member, just send me an email and we can chat!

Garden workdays

Sunday Sept 7 12pm
Sunday Sept 21 12pm

Garden workdays are open time for anyone to drop by and volunteer in the garden, no experience needed. Tasks include pruning, weeding, sweeping, composting, and repairs.

Urban ecology reading group

Sunday Sept 21 3pm-5pm

Be part of a learning community on all things urban ecology! Bring your own reading material pertaining to the multi-species communities we’re part of, including topics such as gardening/horticulture, urban planning, soil management, the philosophy of science, history, anthropology, mycology, climate change, and birding. All genres welcome, including fiction. One hour of quiet reading time, 15 minutes reserved for optional open mic presentations, and the remaining time for free chatting and discussion.
Event organizer: Catherine (garden member)

MORUS 13th Annual Film Festival

Saturday Sept 13 3pm-4pm

Short community films and the history of Tompkins Square park.

Organizer: Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space

Opera: The Queen's Heart

Saturday Sept 13 3pm-4pm

Opera Essentia's New One-Hour Distillation of Handel’s Radamisto from 1720

Organizer: Opera Essentia

Theatrical performances: Rite of Spring

Friday Sept 12 6pm-9pm
Tuesday Sept 16 6pm-9pm
Wednesday Sept 17 6pm-9pm

An immersive theater event juxtaposing performance with garden maintenance. Through Njinksy's choreography, poetic and scientific botanical texts, actualized horticultural labor, as well as live accompaniment, the audience is transported into a living sculpture garden.

Event organizer: @riteofspringplay (Instagram)

Harvest Arts Festival

Saturday Sept 20 (exact times TBD)
Sunday Sept 21 (exact times TBD)
Friday Sept 26 (exact times TBD)
Saturday Sept 27 (exact times TBD)
Sunday Sept 28 (exact times TBD)

An annual multi-day celebration of art, music, poetry, puppets, workshops, theater, opera, dance, spoken word, drag performances and fun!

Event organizer: LUNGS (Loisaida United Neighborhood Gardens)

Finally, a creature spotlight: leafcutter bees!

If you see a perfectly circular hole in a leaf, like it's been hole-punched, a likely culprit is the leafcutter bee. Leafcutter bees cut these circles to line their nests, which are usually in hollow plant stems or holes abandoned by wood-boring insects. While honeybees are well-known for their colonies and hives, most bees native to North America, such as the leafcutter bee, are solitary. About 30% of these bees live in holes in logs or reeds, while 70% live underground. These bees are cool and important pollinators!