Chalk the LES this Sunday to Kick off the 3rd Annual Lower East Side History Month
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#Chalk LES, Photo: LES History Month
To kick off the third annual Lower East Side History Month, co-sponsors by FABnyc and Downtown Art are again planning a community chalking event for Sunday and Monday. A “chalk about town,” you might say. LES Stories, as the two-day event is called, encourages participants to sketch trivia, memories, or random musings about the neighborhood in open spaces.
The community “chalking sites” are in the following locations. For more information about the event, check out the official page.
- LES Stories @ Chen and Dancers at Chen Dance Center, 70 Mulberry St.
- LES Stories @ Dixon Place at Dixon Place, 161A Chrystie St.
- LES Stories @ Exit 9 Gift Emporium at Exit9 Gift Emporium, 51 Avenue A
- LES Stories @ Greenwich Village Society for Historical Preservation at Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, 232 East 11th Street
- LES Stories @ IATI Theater at IATI Theater, 64 E. 4th Street
- LES Stories @ Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue and Museum at Kehila Kedosha Janina, 280 Broome St.
- LES Stories @ La MaMa at La MaMa ETC, 66 East 4th St.
- LES Stories @ Loisaida Center at Loisaida Center, 710 E 9th St
- LES Stories @ Museum at Eldridge Street at Museum at Eldridge Street, 12 Eldridge Street
- LES Stories @ Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space at Museum at Eldridge Street, 12 Eldridge Street
- LES Stories @ Neighborhood Preservation Center at Neighborhood Preservation Center, 232 E 11th Street
- LES Stories @ Sweet Generation at Sweet Generation, 130 1st Ave
- LES Stories @ The Lowline at The Lowline, 140 Essex Street
- LES Stories @ Theater for the New City at Theater for the New City, 155 1st Avenue
- LES Stories @ Typewritten tales at 6th and B Garden, Ave. B and 6th Street
- LES Stories @ Anthology Film Archives at Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave
- LES Stories at Merchant’s House Museum, 29 E. 4th Street
- LES Stories – Community Chalking Kickoff at First Street Green, 33 E. 1st Street
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