6BC Garden News

Orientation/Workday Sun Jun 14

noreply@blogger.com (Ozmotic Media) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:06:00 +0000

11 am
This required orientation for prospective members will be followed by a work session. (Participation in a work day is also a membership requirement-- if you do both on Jun 14, you can receive a key the same day.

Please be on time and please bring your calendars so that you can sign up for open hours. You can also pay your $25 annual membership fee. Current members who would like to become more involved can also participate in the workday.

We will have another orientation in the next month or so. The information will be on our website once a date is chosen. We receive numerous inquiries about becoming a member, please refer to our website for updates as each email can not always be personally answered.

2009 OPEN HOURS

noreply@blogger.com (Ozmotic Media) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:07:00 +0000

The 6BC Garden is now open to the public on weekend afternoons and many evenings during the week.
See the Garden Calendar for the current schedule.
The Garden is also open to the public at other times when members are present-- you are welcome to come in and explore whenever the gate is open.

NEW Member Orientation Apr 29

noreply@blogger.com (Ozmotic Media) — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:26:00 +0000

6:30p.m. (weather permitting) in the Garden. Prospective members will also have to attend a work day before they become members. The work day date is TBA.
More info on becoming a 6BC Member.

CURRENT Member Meeting Apr 16

noreply@blogger.com (Ozmotic Media) — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:20:00 +0000

6:30 pm in the Garden. Current members must sign up for open hours and pay annual dues.
If you wish to renew your membership this year, please review the 6BC Member Responsibilities and make sure you are signed up for the 6BC Member Google Group so you receive updates about this meeting and other garden
matters.

6BC in the Snow

noreply@blogger.com (Ozmotic Media) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:55:00 +0000

A lovely portrait of 6BC after the snowstorm of March 2, 2009 taken by Susan Zolezzi.

Want to join 6BC?

noreply@blogger.com (Ozmotic Media) — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:17:00 +0000

The next meeting for potential garden members will be held in late spring. If you want to be notified of the date, please sign up for email or RSS alerts below and/or join the 6BC Google Group
http://groups.google.com/group/6bcmembers.

Information about what you need to do to become a 6BC member is posted at http://www.6bc.org/Memberinfo/join.html

The best way to learn more is to talk to current members when the garden is open.

Winter Hours

noreply@blogger.com (Ozmotic Media) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:41:00 +0000

6BC Garden is open to the public whenever the gate is open. Regularly scheduled open hours will resume in April

Autumn Poetry Reading Sat Oct 11

noreply@blogger.com (Ozmotic Media) — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:49:00 +0000

3-4:30pm
The Urban Park Rangers present poetry at 6BC Garden.
with:
Ruth Danon
Sally Dawidoff
Elisabeth Frost
Melissa Hotchkiss
Stephen Massimilla
Hermine Meinhard

New Member Orientation

noreply@blogger.com (Ozmotic Media) — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:27:00 +0000

The next orientation for prospective new members will be held in APRIL 2009. The exact date will be posted here as soon as it is scheduled. More information on becoming a member.

National Solar Tour Oct 4 12-4pm

noreply@blogger.com (Ozmotic Media) — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:23:00 +0000

Free. Information on solar power and 6BC's solar power system presented by
Tracy Fitz of CitySolar.

RUCMA Concert Sept 7 2-5pm

noreply@blogger.com (Ozmotic Media) — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:01:00 +0000

ArtsForArts.org & rucma.org (Rise Up Creative Music & Art) present a free musical event at 6BC Garden with performances by:

Diana Wayburn (flute)
Ken Silverman (guitar)
Kevin Ray (bass)

Jason Kao Hwang (violin)
Todd Nicholson (bass)
Zen Matsuura (drums)

Rob Brown solo (alto Sax)

Participatory workshop by Jason Kao Hwang

For more info visit: www.rucma.org
or call 212-696-6681

Orientation CHANGED to Aug 7

noreply@blogger.com (Ozmotic Media) — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:29:00 +0000

the new member orientation will be held in the garden at 7pm on Aug 7. Please note the change

New Member Orientation Aug 7

noreply@blogger.com (Ozmotic Media) — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:18:00 +0000

7 p.m. in the garden

To become a garden member, you must

participate in a work day (next one tba)
attend an orientation session
pay annual dues ($25)
sign up to work open hours (you can do this at orientation)

For current members:
You can sign up for open hours and pay dues during new member orientation.

2008 dues are $25. Some discounts are available for those who can't afford this amount.

More on how to become a 6BC Member

Performers Writers Artists

noreply@blogger.com (Ozmotic Media) — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:40:00 +0000

Would you like to present your work at 6BC Garden?

6BC provides a beautiful outdoors space --for free-- to

musicians
dancers
filmmakers
playwrights
writers

and other artists who want to present their work to an art-hungry East Village audience.

It's a great opportunity to audience-test new work, or experiment with the possibilities of performance in a natural setting. (Our library porch provides a fine covered stage but there are many other lovely spots in the garden you could use.)

A few guidelines:

Music must be acoustic (we don't have power for amplification)
Natural lighting only (for the same reason)
we need to protect our plants and structures
the garden must stay open to the general public during your performance(that means short pieces that don't require intense audience concentration work best.)
most performances are scheduled during garden open hours (Sat and Sun afternoons, Wed eves)

Within those guidelines, though, we encourage you to let your creativity reign.

We are also pleased to consider temporary art installations that harmonize with the aesthetic and purpose of the garden and can be secured in our public space.

If you are interested in exploring any of these possibilities, go to the 6BC Contact page
and tell us about your proposed project.

New Member Meeting Jun 15

noreply@blogger.com (Ozmotic Media) — Tue, 20 May 2008 20:52:00 +0000

11 am

New member orientation / Current member re-registration.

To become a garden member, you must

participate in a work day (next one tba)
attend an orientation session
pay annual dues ($25)
sign up to work open hours (you can do this at orientation)

For current members:
You can sign up for open hours and pay dues during new member orientation. New keys will be distributed this year and you will not receive one unless you have renewed your membership.

2008 dues are $25. Some discounts are available for those who can't afford this amount.

More on how to become a 6BC Member

Member Meeting May 14

noreply@blogger.com (jak) — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:09:00 +0000

6:30-7:30pm

New member orientation / Current member re-registration.

To become a garden member, you must

participate in a work day (next one is May 18)
attend an orientation session (next one May 14)
pay annual dues ($25)
sign up to work open hours (you can do this at orientation)

Spring Work Day May 18

noreply@blogger.com (jak) — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:00:00 +0000

Noon through the afternoon. Get the garden ready for summer and learn new skills.

Everyone welcome, we'll be doing many kinds of work, both gardening and general maintenance. Experienced garden members will be on hand to direct the projects.

It's a great opportunity to meet your neighbors and find out how the garden works.

Prospective new members must participate in a work day AND attend an orientation session.

Visit the Garden

noreply@blogger.com (jak) — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 21:27:00 +0000

Our garden is open to the public year-round whenever the gate is open. Scheduled open hours will begin again in May.

Trick or Treat- Open Hours

noreply@blogger.com (jak) — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:45:00 +0000

Stop by the garden Wed Oct 31, Halloween, 6-8pm. These are the last scheduled open hours of the year...and there may be a special treat for visitors.

Starting Nov 1, non-members will be welcome to visit whenever the gate is open; scheduled open hours will begin again in May.
photo

Autumn Fest photo: © Erica Konopka

Garden Celebrates Fall

noreply@blogger.com (jak) — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:02:00 +0000

An array of happy pumpkins greeted garden guests as 6BC celebrated Autumn Fest on Sun Oct 21.

Members, families and friends packed the garden on a gorgeous afternoon to share food and cider, explore the newly renovated shed and library (right) and enjoy performances by dancer Sabine Heubusch, musicians Tom Shaner and Cypress and friends, and poet Maggie Dubris, who read as part of the Vanishing Birds Project, a collaboration with artist Linda Byrne that was on display during the fest.

Kids got an early start on Halloween, testing out their pumpkin carving and face painting skills and producing some
wonderfully scary (and really cute) results. It was a fitting end to 6BC's 26th year as a community garden that serves the East Village by providing a place to enjoy plants-- and each other.

6BC website

Autumn Fest Oct 21

noreply@blogger.com (jak) — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 19:29:00 +0000

Sunday Oct 21st 1-6 pm
MUSIC * ART *DANCE
FOOD * PUMPKIN CARVING

Celebrate the end of another great year in the garden.
All are welcome
Bring a dish for our pot luck table

Music

Tom Shaner- cinematic ghost songs, city songs, waltzes, rock&roll

Cypress- with special guests Darren Musatto and Miles Kelly

Art

"Vanishing Birds Project"- a visual and sound installation by Linda Byrne and Maggie Dubris

Dance

Sabine & Friends

Please note change from original date

Back to 6bc.org home

Vanishing Birds

noreply@blogger.com (jak) — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:05:00 +0000

On Oct 21, look carefully in the greenery around the garden arbor and you'll discover some unusual translucent "nests." Listen and you'll hear some lovely bird calls. Artist Linda Byrne wove the nests from plastic six-pack rings, a material that can kill birds that get trapped in it: "I am commenting on the over-use of non-biodegradable materials which have become life threatening objects for birds," she says, "Materials and imagery combine to comment on the degradation of our environment." The Vanishing Bird Project, on display at 6BC Garden during Autumn Fest, is a collaboration with writer Maggie Dubris, who melded recordings from the Cornell Bird Lab with her own poetry to create a soundtrack. Together, they remind us what we lose when we lose birds.