A 'Grave New World' at MoRUS

A new group show is now on view at the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (MoRUS) as part of the ABC No Rio In Exile series.

Some info via the EVG inbox about the exhibit that opened yesterday:

"GRAVE NEW WORLD: Death. Destruction. Decay. Dystopia." 

With work by Kelly Boehmer, Anastasia Clarke, Alexis Karl + Adam Torkel, Kristen Leonard, Caitlin McCormack, Kit Mills, Tom Prinsell, and Kate Stone. 

You can check it out Saturdays and Sundays from 3-6 p.m. The closing-night reception is June 24 from 6-9. 

MoRUS is at 155 Avenue C between Ninth Street and 10th Street.

So many kh-kh-kh-kh-khanges at Key Food

A quick weekend update (has that name been taken?). 

Thank you to everyone who has shared photos and reports in recent days from our home-away-from-home, Key Food. 

As we've been noting, a major aisle reorg is underway here on Avenue A and Fourth Street. The frozen foods section is heading from aisle 1 to 6. The produce area will be revamped and expanded. 

That's just for beginners. EVG correspondent Stacie Joy has been on it... and a report is forthcoming. 

Until then, enjoy these two photos courtesy of Maggie Ruggiero ...

...  and William Klayer...

... and the personal collection of EVG (on loan) ...

... the 400 cases of Skinny Pop are safe...

... to be continued...

A clean-up day for Tompkins Square Park

The Youth Council of Assembly District 74, represented by Harvey Epstein, has organized a clean-up day TOMORROW (Sunday, June 5) in Tompkins Square Park. 

Volunteers can meet at 1 p.m. at Seventh Street and Avenue B. The Parks Department will provide the necessary cleaning supplies. You may RSVP at this link.

Red-tailed chicks continue to dine-in

Photos by Steven 

While the three Tompkins Square Park red-tailed hawk chicks are getting closer and closer to branching out and leaving the nest, they're not ready to hunt and prepare their own meals. 

In this sequence, Amelia makes an in-nest delivery (no third-party apps here!) ... before taking for Park parts unknown...

The three chicks have grown so quickly (the first hatch was April 17, per Goggla) and appear to be in their mischievous plotting phase...

Friday's parting shot

Sunset this evening... Fifth Street and Sixth Street between Avenue A and Avenue B... thanks to Eva Jakubowski for the photo...

June 3

A seasonal shade of yellowed brown on Houston and Ludlow today... thanks to Robert Miner for the photo...

Here comes the 'Sun'

 

Local faves Hello Mary debuted a new single/video this week... here's guitarist Helena Straight, bassist Mikaela Oppenheimer and drummer Stella Wave with "Looking Right Into The Sun."

These 2 community gardens are hosting a free summer theater festival

In 1956, Joseph Papp began the outdoor theater tradition on the Lower East Side when he introduced "Shakespeare in the Park" in the (now-demolished) East River Park Amphitheater. 

This month, LUNGS (Loisaida United Neighborhood Gardens) continues this tradition with the free LUNGS Summer Theater Festival in two East Village community gardens. 

Via the EVG inbox... 

The theme of the 2022 Festival is Mother Earth/Nature. 

The festival will present six 30-minute plays performed in two community gardens. Three plays will be performed on Saturdays, June 4 & 11 at 6B Garden, on the corner of Avenue B and Sixth Street ... and three different plays will be presented on Sundays, June 5 & 12 at Green Oasis Garden, 370 E. Eighth St. between Avenue C and Avenue D. 

A set of three plays will be performed twice on Saturdays from 2-7 p.m., and twice on Sundays from 2-7 p.m. Each program will be repeated the following weekend, Saturday, June 11 and Sunday, June 12.

This inaugural Theater Festival is curated by Penny Arcade, Erez Ziv, Riki Colon, Roman Primitivo Albear, Bonnie Sue Stein and Charles Krezell. 

Everyone is welcome! We are hoping for great audiences to experience Free Theater in our community gardens! 

Find more info here.

A visit to P&T Knitwear on Orchard Street

Photos by Stacie Joy

P&T Knitwear, the neighborhood's newest bookstore, debuted at 180 Orchard St. between Houston and Stanton this past Saturday. 

This is a family-owned independent bookstore, podcast studio, event space and cafe ... "run by a team of passionate lifelong readers and listeners." (Our previous post has more about the owners.) 

So far, we've heard good things about the shop, which offers free WiFi ... EVG contributor Stacie Joy stopped by and shared these photos...

P&T also has an event space that seats up to 80 people. (See their upcoming events here.) 

The space is free to use not only for book events but also for community programs, workshops, mixers and more. You can email info@ptknitwear.com for info...

P&T is open daily from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The Marshal seizes Bar None on 3rd Avenue

Photos by Steven 

Workers were spotted yesterday afternoon boarding up Bar None on Third Avenue.

In addition, there's a legal notice (dated June 2) posted via the Marshal, stating that the landlord now has legal possession of the sports bar here between 12th Street and 13th Street...

As we've seen in the past, a visit by the Marshal doesn't always mean the end for the business. Perhaps the landlord and tenant can work out a deal. 

Bar None was closed late last year for nearly a month. According to the legal documents dated from Nov. 18, "The property was seized for nonpayment of New York State taxes." 

The bar reopened in the middle of December.