Remembering longtime LES activist Nancy Rose Sparrow Bartow

Top photo by Sara Bennett 

Text courtesy of Julie Carson and friends 

Nancy Rose Sparrow Bartow, a weaver, dancer, devoted civil rights and community activist, and longtime local resident, passed away at home on Sept. 15. She was 93.

Born in Detroit in 1933, Nancy was the youngest of three born to Scottish and English immigrant parents. She often spoke of her appreciation for her mother's craft and skills, developed out of necessity, as well as her father's habit of inviting strangers in for dinner. 

From this foundation came Nancy's practice of radical love and acceptance, which fueled her activism and the energy she brought to friendship and community involvement. 

In Detroit, Nancy learned to dance and fell in love with art and music, befriending many in the arts, like painter and drag performer LeRoy Foster. 

After graduating from Wayne State University with a degree in movement therapy, Nancy moved to New York City and made the Lower East Side her home for over 70 years. There, she met and married her first husband, Len Chandler, a folk singer and political activist. 

Together they tore it up in the 1960s Greenwich Village folk scene with friends, famous and not, in music, the arts, and the civil rights movement. Among the luminaries: Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie and James Baldwin. 

They attended the Newport Folk Festivals and the 1963 March on Washington, where Len performed; they sailed on Pete Seeger's inaugural month-long voyage aboard the sloop Clearwater in 1969 along the Hudson River to champion environmental awareness, with Pete, Len, and others performing concerts along the way. 

After Nancy saw the 2024 film "A Complete Unknown" about Bob Dylan and the early days of folk music in NYC, she remarked it was like watching a home movie of her own life with her just off camera. 

Nancy loved to dance, and did so all her life. She danced with Martha Graham, and kept a picture of herself from The Boston Globe dancing in Graham’s groundbreaking tube of stretch jersey.

A masterful artist at the loom, Nancy studied weaving and design at NYU. She worked designing and producing textiles commercially, and wove for her own pleasure on her enormous home looms.

She was also an accomplished leather artisan, working alongside her longtime friend, Barbara Shaum, in Barbara's East Village leather sandal shop. 

She brought her leatherwork to her civil rights activism. She worked with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in Mississippi during and after the 1964 Freedom Summer, when hundreds of volunteers came to register Black voters. 

In 1965, she founded multiple leather co-ops under SNCC's offshoot, the Poor People's Corporation (PPC), so former sharecroppers and domestic workers could earn a living on their own terms. She designed bags, sourced the materials and equipment, taught the co-op members to sew, and arranged distribution and sales channels like Liberty House, first as a catalog and later stores in New York.

A joyous couple

In 1985, Nancy married her great love, Jim Bartow, a jazz guitarist, composer, and revered teacher at Harlem School of the Arts. They were a joyous couple, with legions of friends. 

After he died in 2015, their affection lived on through their cheerful answering machine duet, "You've reached Nancy... and Jim!"

Nancy and Jim loved to dance together, and would push the furniture in their apartment aside to properly dance on any random Tuesday. Whenever music played, they took the floor unabashedly. 

More recently, she danced with the Movement Choir, a liturgical dance group at Trinity Episcopal Church, and volunteered with the Dance for Parkinson's Disease group. 

A life of always showing up 

Nancy was a dedicated volunteer throughout her life. She served on community boards, worked for causes that mattered to her, leafleted for political candidates and causes, read to the blind, and showed up for friends in need. 

A piece of art hanging on her wall reads, "We Are Each Other's Business." Nancy lived that in the best way. She didn’t just care; she showed up, she helped, and she made a difference. 

Her commitment to community organizing and social change never wavered as she aged. In 1992, she helped launch the Coalition for a District Alternative (CoDA), a progressive organization that recruited and backed grassroots candidates for local office on the Lower East Side and East Village. She served for many years on Community Board 3, the board of the Gouverneur Gardens housing coop where she lived, and the community advisory board of Gouverneur Hospital. 

Her activism continued into her 90s. Her ICE whistle hung by her front door, and she wore it around her neck whenever she left the apartment. 

This past March, the New York City Council presented her with an award recognizing her life of service "which is truly the lifeblood of the community and the city." She was honored as an "outstanding citizen, one who is worthy of the esteem of both our community and the great City of New York." 

Nancy is survived by her nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews by the dozen, friends, and neighbors. 

Nancy was a beloved and inspirational friend to all, entreating us to "every day: move your body, have joy, and have love." 

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There's a celebration of life for Nancy Rose Sparrow Bartow this Saturday, Nov. 14, from to 3-to-5 p.m. in the Community Room, 605 Water St. (basement of Building 4, Gouverneur Gardens). All are welcome.

Report: Former Astor Place Starbucks space heads toward foreclosure, with a possible new tenant

Here's a good reason why the former Starbucks space on Astor Place has remained vacant for the past 18 months: The property is headed toward foreclosure. 

As The Real Deal reports, the lender for the commercial condo at 21 Astor Place, facing the Cube/Alamo, won a summary judgment in New York Supreme Court this past Thursday. 

The property is owned by an entity associated with Isaac and Edward Gindi, who refinanced it with a $26.7 million loan in 2015. The financial troubles followed the departure of Starbucks in July 2024, after a 20-year run at the high-profile corner. 

According to The Real Deal, the coffee chain's exit triggered a requirement for the borrower to deposit $1.5 million into an account controlled by the lender. The lender alleges that the money was never deposited. 

The property's value has also taken a substantial hit. According to Morningstar Credit, the property's appraised value has fallen more than 73% since 2015. 

There may be some movement on the retail front, however. The Real Deal reports that the loan servicer is negotiating a lease with a chain prospective tenant. A receiver began drafting a new lease agreement in September, though there's no word yet on who might take the space. 

Meanwhile, DoorDash, which occupies more than half of the commercial condo, has a lease that expires in January. 

EVG had the scoop on the SB closure in July 2024. The 4,000-square-foot outpost with popular restrooms was the 11th SB to open in the city... debuting on March 30, 1995.

A new mural honors Chino Garcia outside the former CHARAS on 9th Street

Photos by Stacie Joy

A new memorial mural honoring longtime Lower East Side activist Carlos "Chino" Garcia has appeared on the Ninth Street side of the former P.S. 64/CHARAS-El Bohio Community Center between Avenue B and Avenue C. 

Artist Carson DeYoung (aka Depsone) finished it late last week. 

Garcia, who died in July at age 80, was a co-founder of CHARAS, the influential community organization that transformed the former school into a neighborhood center for the arts, education, political organizing and other programs. 

His decades of activism also included tenant organizing, affordable housing, community gardens and efforts to preserve neighborhood institutions. 

The mural is a particularly fitting tribute at a building Garcia helped turn into a center of community life — and later fought to return to public use after CHARAS was evicted in 2001...

Meanwhile, there have been new signs of activity at the long-vacant building, with workers on-site and new scaffolding and construction netting in place. Permits indicate exterior repairs and work to make the building safe for future construction, though questions remain about the restoration plans and the longstanding vacate order. 

Owner Aaron Sosnick has agreed to meet with EVG in December to discuss the building's future.

 

Previously on EV Grieve: 

• New signs of activity at the former P.S. 64, but questions remain

A pair of temporary closures on the East Village Thai food scene

Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy

Pipe problems in the basement have temporarily shuttered Chomp Chomp at 78 E. First St., just east of First Avenue...

No word on when the Thai restaurant will reopen. 

A pipe issue briefly KO'd them earlier this year... glad they left a note this time! 

Meanwhile, Hub Thai remains closed for renovations at 50 Avenue A between Third Street and Fourth Street...

Per a Reddit thread, they are having some issues with their HVAC vent hoods and kitchen systems. 

Inside the East Village studio of artist Glenn Booth, where concrete meets memory

Photos and interview by Stacie Joy 

When artist Glenn Booth moved to 50 E. First St. in the early 1980s, half the buildings on the block were burned out, and the street was, as he recalls, one of the city's biggest heroin markets.

More than four decades later, Booth is still here, creating art in a basement studio next to OSMOS gallery. The space is filled with artwork, materials and reminders of the neighborhood's past, including an old Tower Books backing and references to long-gone East Village galleries.

Known for his masks made from recycled bicycle helmets, Booth has also been creating concrete paintings — substantial pieces that can weigh 70 pounds or more.

We visited Booth to talk about his early years in the neighborhood, his evolving work and the serious injury that has made the physical demands of creating art more difficult.

How long have you been creating art in this space? 

I bought an apartment upstairs in the early '80s. I've been in this building since then. When I moved here, I was married, and this block was one of the biggest heroin markets in the city. Half the buildings were burned down or burned out. 

At first, I had another studio down on Canal Street. Then this spot opened up, so I rented it from the co-op. I've been working here since probably the early '90s.

What were you doing before you came to New York? 

I went to Wayne State University [in Detroit]. After I graduated, I didn't have money, so I worked in an auto factory outside a foundry. Actually, it was the same company my great-grandfather had worked for. 

Shortly after I graduated, I was included in an art show at the Detroit Institute of Arts. I was 21, and I found early success. I had a lot of shows in Michigan. Then, when I moved to New York, I was in a lot of local group shows.

I'm familiar with your masks made from recycled bicycle helmets. Are these concrete paintings a departure from that work? 

No, they're still concrete paintings. It's concrete, although cement is the binder. They're all concrete frames. 

Have you exhibited these pieces? 

Not really. I've never shown most of them. A couple of years ago, I had an open studio, so I showed a few. But I was showing other work, too.

Would you consider opening the studio again so people could see them? 

Yeah. I'd rather show them in a gallery space, though, because it's cleaner and bigger. These paintings have two layers of concrete. Most of them weigh around 70 pounds or more. Some of the smaller ones are lighter. 

That must make them difficult to move, especially after your injury. What happened? 

Five and a half years ago, I was working on a makeshift scaffold, and the board broke. I fell about 12 feet onto my left foot. It basically shattered my ankle and lower leg. I almost lost my foot, so I'm grateful I can walk. But since then, I've had six operations. 

How has that affected your ability to work? 

It's one of the reasons I can't lift heavy things anymore. My ankle is fused, so I don't have any mobility in it. That leg is also an inch and a half shorter. I use a cane now. I've had a lot of complications, including infections. I still have hardware in my leg supporting it. But I'm fortunate. 

You saved some of the hardware that was removed during your surgeries? 

Yeah, I asked! The surgeon said sure.

But when I went to pick it up, the person in charge asked, "Why do you want this?" I said I was thinking of making art with it, but I'm not sure if I will. 

Will you still ride a bicycle? 

I rode bikes, and I'm starting to again. Carefully.

You can see more of Glenn Booth's work on Instagram.

East Village tenants rally over lack of gas, building conditions and landlord complaints

Tenants from buildings owned by the Sabet Group gathered outside 110 E. First St. yesterday morning to protest living conditions and what they describe as the landlord's pattern of mistreatment. 

According to organizers, 110 E. First St. Tenant Association and Tenants Against Sabet Group, residents at 110 E. First St. have been without cooking gas since October 2025. 

Residents also reported intermittent heat and hot water last winter and say unsafe construction work prompted them to form a tenant association. (EVG photo below from December 2025.)

Speakers included Assembly Member Deborah Glick and Council Member Harvey Epstein.

As of Friday, the building had 126 open violations with the city's Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), according to public records.

Residents also cite poor maintenance, difficulty obtaining repairs, the absence of a superintendent, alleged harassment, unpermitted construction and illegal apartment conversions. 

The complaints extend beyond First Street. Tenants Against Sabet Group represents residents in more than a dozen buildings owned by the company, which has a portfolio of more than 70 properties citywide, including more than 60 in Lower Manhattan, organizers say. 

The coalition is calling on city agencies to enforce housing regulations, require the correction of outstanding violations and more closely scrutinize whether construction work matches approved permits and plans. Tenants are also demanding more reliable communication and timely repairs from management. 

"We need to encourage landlords like the Sabet Group to support our communities, not to destroy them," organizers said in a statement. 

Sabet Group bought the 24-unit 110 E. First St., which sits along Houston Street near Avenue A, in October 2023 for $7 million, PincusCo. reported. Photos courtesy of the Cooper Square Committee

Openings: Shawarma Center on Houston and Orchard

Photos by Stacie Joy

Shawarma Center is now open at 183 E. Houston St. on the southwest corner of Orchard Street. 

The new arrival is the restaurant's third NYC location, joining two Brooklyn outposts at 1418 Avenue Z and 1425 Kings Highway. 

The menu features chicken, beef, and lamb shawarma served in wraps, pita bread, and bowls, along with a selection of hot dogs that take a different approach to the usual toppings. Those include Samarkand- and Tashkent-style hot dogs, topped with combinations of salads, vegetables and sauces, as well as a version with three sausages. 

Here's a look at the space ...

They have extensive hours, opening at 9 a.m. daily... with closing times ranging from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. depending on the day.

Shawarma Center takes over from Ankara Turkish Restaurant, which closed in August after more than three years. 

Ankara opened here in March 2023, marking Ramazan Turgut's return to the Lower East Side. He previously owned Bereket Turkish Kebab House, the longtime neighborhood favorite that operated across Orchard Street for 19 years before closing in 2014 to make way for Ben Shaoul's gold-dusted residential development.

Openings: French Therapy Wine & Spirits on St. Mark's Place

French Therapy Wine & Spirits debuted on Oct. 29 at 16 St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue. 

Per the shop's website: "We sort by drinking experience rather than grape or region — mood before geography, feeling before facts. When people ask us what we like to drink, the honest answer is: it depends on the mood." 

Owners Jerome Leroy and Bruce Streuli have taken over the former St. Marks Wine and Liquor space, and they're quick to credit longtime proprietor Mark Nani for making the shop a neighborhood fixture.

"This corner has been in good hands for years thanks to Mark Nani, who built St. Marks Wine and Liquor into a neighborhood institution," they said. "We're honored to carry it forward — same address, same warm welcome, and we hope to see many familiar faces from his years behind the counter."

Hours are noon to 9 p.m. Sunday and Monday, noon to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, and noon to midnight Friday and Saturday.

Monday's parting shot

A walk on 12th Street between First Avenue and Avenue A...

Older NYC artists showcase their work at Cooper Square tomorrow evening

More than 95 older New Yorkers will display their artwork tomorrow evening (Nov. 10) during JASA's Fall 2026 Art Show at the Evelyn & Louis Green Residence, 200 E. Fifth St. at Cooper Square. 

The exhibition features original paintings, portraits and handmade works by participants in JASA programs across the city, including both first-time and experienced artists.

The show is free and open to the public from 6 to 8 p.m. RSVP here ... and check out the art here.

Barnes & Noble sets its opening date for Avenue A with author Douglas Stuart

Barnes & Noble has announced a Nov. 18 opening date for its new East Village location at 181 Avenue A between 11th and 12th Streets.

The debut includes a ribbon-cutting ceremony and signing with award-winning author Douglas Stuart, an East Village resident whose work includes "Shuggie Bain," "Young Mungo" and "John of John." 

The 11,300-square-foot bookstore will be the first retail tenant in the base of the Steiner East Village condoplex, where the storefront has remained vacant since residents began moving in eight years ago. 

A few other details: 

• This outpost is also hiring booksellers.

• This Barnes & Noble will not have a cafe. 

• The Avenue A location has its own Instagram account.

H/T EVG readers Josh and Gary!

The Ukrainian Museum temporarily closes for building upgrades on 6th Street

The Ukrainian Museum, 222 E. Sixth St. between Second Avenue and Cooper Square, is now temporarily closed as of yesterday for a major upgrade to its heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system. 

The three-month project will improve climate control for the museum's collections, increase energy efficiency and provide a more comfortable environment for visitors and staff, officials said in an announcement.

The work comes as the museum celebrates its 50th anniversary. (Their gala was last night.) 

During the closure, the museum will continue offering online programming and in-person events through partnerships with neighborhood organizations. Its shop will also remain available online. 

The museum expects to reopen at the end of January with "Pedagogies of War," a multimedia and sound exhibition by contemporary Ukrainian artists and filmmakers Roman Khimei and Yarema Malashchuk.

Image via The Ukrainian Museum

Signage alert: Macario on Avenue B

Photos by Stacie Joy 

Signage is up at Macario at 167 Avenue B between 10th and 11th streets ...

As we first reported last month, Macario moved here from Park Slope, where they debuted in August 2025... specializing in lonches bañados, a Guadalajara staple dating back to the 1950s — essentially a sandwich topped with a warm, slightly spicy tomato-based sauce.

Owner Marshall Dean grew up in Guadalajara and lived there for more than 40 years before moving to the United States. He told BKMAG last year that opening Macario had been a longtime dream and a way to introduce one of his favorite foods to New Yorkers. 

The lonches come with pulled pork, pulled chicken or panela cheese and are served on birote, a Guadalajara-style sourdough roll custom-made for Macario. The menu also includes quesadillas and guacamole. 

No word on an exact opening date other than this fall...

A new restaurant called Tortoise is in the works for the former Foxface Natural space on Avenue A

Photos by Stacie Joy 

After more than a year of uncertainty about the future of Foxface Natural, a new restaurant proposal has emerged for its longtime-dark space at 189 Avenue A between 11th and 12th Streets. 

According to paperwork filed with Community Board 3, an entity called Tortoise LLC is seeking a liquor license for a new establishment described as a "fine dining restaurant." 

And the proposed menu offers a few clues about what's coming. Tortoise would serve Japanese-American cuisine, with dishes including sashimi ($64), clam pie ($32), turtle soup ($28), egg custard with dungeness crab ($48), red grouper ($82), whole smoked pigeon ($95) and aged beef rib ($125). 

The application lists Nicholas Tamburo and Nikita Malhotra as the project's principals. In late 2024, Tamburo opened Smithereens, a seafood-focused restaurant on Ninth Street between Avenue A and First Avenue, and previously served as chef de cuisine at Claud on 10th Street. Malhotra, a sommelier, has led the wine program at Smithereens.

The proposed restaurant would have 26 seats, including eight at a six-foot bar, and operate from 5:30 p.m. to midnight daily. 

The plans raise questions about the future of Foxface Natural, which opened at 189 Avenue A in April 2023 after its earlier incarnation as a sandwich shop inside Theatre 80 on St. Mark's Place. (The proprietors now own that under-renovation building on St. Mark's Place.) 

Foxface Natural earned a following for its adventurous, frequently changing menu featuring unusual ingredients and preparations. The restaurant closed in late July 2025 for what was initially described as a summer break, followed by building renovations. Its owners later said they were working toward reopening, but the process dragged on without a confirmed return date.

Foxface Natural has not publicly announced a permanent closure, though the new application suggests that another restaurant is preparing to take over the address. 

The Tortoise application is on the SLA Licensing & Outdoor Dining Committee for November (next Monday). However, given its method of operation, the owners will not be appearing before the committee.

Fake it till you make it: Elizabeth Holmes lookalikes take Washington Square Park

EVG regular Peter Brownscombe came across the latest lookalike contest in Washington Square Park yesterday — this one devoted to Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced Theranos founder convicted of defrauding investors. 

Contestants turned out in black turtlenecks, unblinking stares and other Holmes-inspired attire and mannerisms, presumably hoping to convince the judges they were the real deal...

There was also a second category for people impersonating Nathan Fielder, co-director of "You Can See Everything." 

No word on who won, but we're sure an independent laboratory thoroughly vetted the results...

East Village Wellness Week starts tomorrow

The East Village Independent Merchants Association (EVIMA) and the Cooper Square Committee are teaming up for East Village Wellness Week, running tomorrow (Nov. 9) through Nov. 15. 

The weeklong event highlights the neighborhood's wellness-related small businesses, with special discounts, classes, a raffle and other activities. 

A wrap-up party is set for Thursday from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Caravan of Dreams, 405 E. Sixth St. just east of First Avenue.

Find the participating businesses and event details here.

EV Grieve's East Village Week in Review

Posts this past week included (with a double-rainbow view Friday from the LES via EVG reader Sarah T.)...

• Exclusive: Bonnie Slotnick's Harry Styles pop-up arrest case nears possible dismissal (Nov. 5) … the Harry Styles pop-up shop wraps up its 2-month East Village run (Nov. 2) 

• Effort to bring lighting to East River Park running track gains support from elected officials (Nov. 2) 

• The Throne report: A look inside the neighborhood's new public toilets (Nov. 2) 

• The everyday artwork hiding in plain sight in Tompkins Square Park (Nov. 4) … Finding more tiny life-like treasures in Tompkins Square Park (Nov. 6) 

• The East Village's iconic Peace House is on the market for $6.95 million (Nov. 2) 

• Scenes from Halloween 2026 in the East Village (Nov. 1) 

• Hamilton Fish Park Library reopens after $19 million renovation (Nov. 6) 

• At the Halloween Hellride in Tompkins Square Park (RIP Halloween Hellride) (Nov. 3) 

• First President of Japan's wonderfully weird Halloween in Tompkins (Nov. 7) 

• Long-lost Georgia O'Keeffe painting found in an East Village closet could fetch $3 million (Nov. 7) 

• Signage alert: Bocabierta on 3rd Street (Nov. 5) … Blue People on 9th Street (Nov. 4) 

• La Linea has closed after 3-plus decades on 1st Avenue (Nov. 2) 

• Saturday night bingo, Linda Simpson-style (Nov. 5) 

• Academy Records to sell music critic Robert Christgau's extensive record collection (Nov. 4) 

• At the grand opening of Le Freak Boutique on 12th Street (Nov. 4) 

... and a Halloween weekend parting shot (see the back seat)... from last weekend via Stacie Joy...

RIP Richard Lloyd

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Richard Lloyd, the influential guitarist and co-founder of Television, one of the defining bands of New York's early punk scene, died yesterday at his home in Chattanooga, Tenn. He was 75. 

Lloyd had been diagnosed with bile duct cancer earlier this year. According to a family statement shared with Rolling Stone, his wife, Sheila, and their dog, Willie Mays, were by his side. 

Born Richard John Alt in Pittsburgh in 1951, Lloyd moved to New York with his mother shortly afterward and grew up in Greenwich Village. He took up guitar at an early age, attended concerts at the Fillmore East as a teenager and studied at Stuyvesant High School before dropping out. 

After brief stays in Boston and Los Angeles, Lloyd returned to New York and became involved in the emerging downtown music scene. Through Terry Ork, he connected with Tom Verlaine, Richard Hell and Billy Ficca, who had been playing together as the Neon Boys. 

With Lloyd joining on guitar, the group became Television. The band became a fixture at CBGB on the Bowery, alongside Patti Smith, the Ramones and other artists who helped shape New York's punk scene. (Hell departed in 1975 and was replaced by Fred Smith, formerly of Blondie.) 

Television signed with Elektra Records in 1976 and released its debut album, Marquee Moon, in February 1977. Although it wasn't a major commercial success in the United States, the album became a landmark of the era, particularly for the intricate interplay between Lloyd's and Verlaine's guitars. The band found greater commercial success in the United Kingdom. 

After Television's initial breakup in 1978, Lloyd pursued a solo career, beginning with Alchemy, and continued recording and performing for decades. 

In later years, he moved to a farm in Chattanooga, where he converted a barn into a recording studio.

Lloyd's death follows that of his longtime Television bandmate Tom Verlaine, who died in January 2023 at age 73.

Smashing pumpkins for compost at La Plaza Cultural on Sunday

Have a leftover Halloween pumpkin? The LES Ecology Center will put it to good use at its annual Pumpkin Smash tomorrow (Sunday, Nov. 8) at La Plaza Cultural on Avenue C and Ninth Street.

From noon to 3 p.m., participants can smash their pumpkins, gourds and jack-o'-lanterns with bats (our preference), mallets and other tools before the remains are turned into compost. 

The free, family-friendly event will also feature activities such as painting with food scraps, typewriter poetry and a community drumming circle. 

Registration is recommended, though walk-ins are welcome. The event is scheduled for light rain or shine, with a rain date of Nov. 15.

First President of Japan's wonderfully weird Halloween in Tompkins

Photos by Stacie Joy 

A little appreciation for first president of Japan, who brought their wonderfully chaotic mix of punk, garage rock, and absurdist humor back to Tompkins Square Park for a Show Brain show on Halloween. 

Led by the irrepressible Non Kuramoto, dressed as a sea nettle, the Brooklyn band tore through a set that included crowdsurfing, caterwauling and plenty of audience participation... and an operatic grand finale in front of the Hare Krishna tree. 

Kuramoto, who once trained as a clown, handed out handmade masks of her own face to the crowd... while the keyboardist came dressed as an AI bubble. 

It was gloriously ridiculous, unpredictable and exactly the kind of performance that makes these free afternoons in the park so much fun.

This is Show Brain's final free concert for the year in Tompkins... there's one more show tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon in Washington Square Park with Big Girl, Laveda, Dallas Wax and Grace Bergere.