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SUMMARY:"Our Stories\, Our Space" Reception
DESCRIPTION:Organized by Manny Cantor Center\nEducational Alliance invites you to experience the vibrant creativity and cultural contributions of older New Yorkers during the 5th Annual CelebratEArts Festival\, a month-long arts festival held in May in honor of Older Americans Month. \nThis milestone year continues the celebration of creativity\, expression\, and connection through the arts. Our theme\, The Power of Belonging\, invites reflection on lived experience\, creative process\, and the stories that connect us. \nThe festival brings together five Educational Alliance sites\, including the 14th Street Y\, Co-Op Village NORC\, Sirovich Center for Balanced Living\, Weinberg Center for Balanced Living\, and Project ORE. Throughout the month\, you can enjoy a diverse array of gallery exhibitions\, performances\, ceramic and craft sales\, and intergenerational programs. \nCelebratEArts provides a dynamic platform for older adults to share their art\, express themselves\, and connect with community. \n\nOUR STORIES\, OUR SPACE\nManny Cantor Center\, Jewish Communal Fund Gallery (Lobby)\n& Rubenstein Gallery (M Level)\nMonday – Friday | 6:30 AM – 9:00 PM\nSaturday – Sunday | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM \nAn exhibition highlighting artwork created by members of the Weinberg Center and Co-op Village NORC. The collection features a wide range of artistic expression\, including origami\, watercolor\, acrylic\, drawing\, Chinese beading\, handbuilding\, knitting\, collage\, ink blot\, poetry\, art therapy\, AI music\, and more. Created by artists aging in place\, these works reflect lived experience\, ongoing creativity\, and the spaces we shape—and are shaped by—through art and community. \nMCC GALLERY RECEPTION\nThursday\, May 14 | 1:30 – 2:30 PM\nManny Cantor Center\, Rubenstein Gallery (M Level) \nJoin us for the Our Stories\, Our Space Gallery Reception\, where you can engage with the artists\, explore their work\, and enjoy light refreshments. Celebrate the creativity\, lived experience\, and artistic expression reflected in each piece.
URL:https://www.peoplesles.org/event/our-stories-our-space-reception/
LOCATION:Manny Cantor Center\, 197 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10002
CATEGORIES:Exhibit,Lower East Side History Month
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SUMMARY:Community Quilt
DESCRIPTION:Organized by Relative Arts with Catalyst\nJoin us at Relative Arts (367 E 10th St NY NY 10009) for Lower East Side History Month and take part in a collective quilt-making project. On May 15th anytime from 12–6pm\, participants are invited to drop by and design a quilt square that will become part of a larger quilt installation led by Emily Johnson/Catalyst\, with Korina Emmerich from Relative Arts hosting the event as Materials Caretaker and Exhibitions Steward. \n\nUsing guided prompts\, contributors will reflect on questions like:\n“What do you want for your well-being?\nWhat do you want for the well-being of your chosen friends and family?\nWhat do you want for your neighborhood\, town\, city\, reserve\, Nation\, world?\n“What are our non-negotiable care actions?”\n“How do we disrupt the misuse of these terms: great\, free\, he\, she\, illegal\, migrant\, border?”\n“How do we defend land in the city?”\n \nThis is an open invitation to gather\, create\, and contribute to a living archive of collective thought. No experience or materials needed\, just bring your voice. \n 
URL:https://www.peoplesles.org/event/community-quilt/
LOCATION:Relative Arts\, 367 E 10th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10009
CATEGORIES:Lower East Side History Month,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Traditional Music and Opera at Mencius Society for the Arts
DESCRIPTION:Organized by Mencius Society for the Arts\nwith Grand Street Settlement \nDISCOVER LIFELONG PRACTICE \nIN MUSICAL ARTS ON THE LES! \n– LISTEN IN \n– SING ALONG \n– LEARN \n– CONNECT \nGet a Tour\, Relax\, and Enjoy the music: The EastRiver LES Community Orchestra convene to rehearse for the upcoming concert. Players will pause and answer questions and let you try the instruments! \nNamed after the philosopher Mengzi\, Mencius Society for the Arts is devoted to the practice and advancement of local and folk music\, theater\, and cultural arts in empowering local creative communities in building a more equitable and harmonious American society. Based on the Lower East Side in New York City\, the Mencius mission is defined by a commitment to fostering lifelong learning and intergenerational engagement around the arts as a communal experience rooted in cultural memory and shared creative action. Founded in 2003 Mencius is a 501(c)3 non-profit arts organization and a key partner of Grand St. Settlement since 2019. All programs and events are free of charge or at low-cost to the community
URL:https://www.peoplesles.org/event/traditional-music-and-opera-at-mencius-society-for-the-arts/
LOCATION:Grand Street Settlement\, 80 Pitt Street\, New York\, NY\, 10002
CATEGORIES:Lower East Side History Month,Music
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=application/pdf:https://www.peoplesles.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/LES-History-Month-OPENHOUSE-Flyer-3-1.pdf
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