6BC Botanical Garden Events

Garden in bloom

Welcome to the 6BC Botanical Garden Events page. Our 2007 season promises to be fun and scenic. So, stop by and have a look and listen! Once again, all readings and events will be held out-of-doors, so bring a jacket for the evening. All events are free and open to the public. Donations are, of course, welcome!

Location: The 6BC Botanical Garden, East 6th Street between Avenues B and C, New York City
Nearest subway: 6 at Astor Place, L at First Avenue, or F at Second Avenue

Here are the dates for the 2007 series so far:

Sunday, September 9 at 2 P.M.  Steven Cordova, Elisabeth Frost, Walter Holland, and Melissa Monroe read their poetry.

Wednesday, September 12 at 6:30 P.M.   Cypress Dubin-Snyder and friends are a trio, acoustic guitars and vocals, playing a combination of original and cover tunes—folk, soul, rock and roll.

And here is what we did in 2006:

Wednesday, June 7 at 8:30 P.M.   Abigail Child presents some of her recent films.
Abigail Child is a 2005 Artists’ Fellowship recipient of the New York Foundation for the Arts. This presentation is co-sponsored by Artists & Audiences Exchange, a public service program of the New York Foundation for the Arts.

Saturday, June 10 at 4 P.M.   Steven Cordova, Elisabeth Frost, Walter Holland, and Jean Kane read their poetry.
Rain date: Sunday, June 11 at 4 P.M.

Seasons Past:

2005: On hiatus!

View our 2004 line up.

View our 2003 line up.

View our 2002 line up.

View our 2001 line up.

View our 2000 line up.

View our 1999 line up.

For futher info about the reading series e-mail Katherine Gleason, series coordinator, at katherine.gleason@gmail.com.

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This page last updated: June 3, 2006