More arts in the gardens, yes!!
Reading Michael Ableman's "From the Good Earth" last night, he reminded me that
once upon a time in our society, and still today in several societies, culture
and agri-culture did not have hard, fast lines between them, and often were one
and the same.
Peruvians telling stories while threshing quinoa; Pueblo songs about corn and
rain; Africans singing while threshing and storing millet; the micro-regional
culture of some 400 cheeses in France...
Remember that you, as a gardener, are the living link and legacy of over 10,000
years of agriculture.
Keep on growing!
Paco John Verin
City Wide Coordinator - Philadelphia Green
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
100 North 20th Street, 5th floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103-1495
Phone: 215-988-8885; Fax 215-988-8810
http://www.pennsylvaniahorticulturalsociety.org
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> Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 10:23 AM
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> Subject: [cg] La Plaza Cultural - Art In Community Gardens
>
>
> Dear ACGA Friends,
>
> One of the good things about the recent NY Community Garden
> settlement is the
> preservation status of "La Plaza Cultural" on 9th Ave. and
> Avenue C in
> Manhattan.
>
> http://www.laplazacultural.org/main.html";>Viva ! La
> Plaza Cultural
> !!
>
> A cultural as well as a horticultural oasis, La Plaza's hand
> hewn ampitheater
> ( made from rubble) is the site for hundreds of free
> theatrical, experimental
> art pieces, poetry readings and concerts every year. The
> garden also hosts
> visual arts events as well. Under the leadership of Caroline
> Ratcliffe, La
> Plaza Cultural has become an important arts venue in a city
> known for them.
>
> Unfortunatly, La Plaza Cultural is not out of the woods yet.
> A politically
> connected senior services provider has been vying for this
> corner site for a
> long time. If this garden is not picked up by NY Parks, it's
> possible that
> it could fall between the cracks during a possible bid to be
> picked up by a
> not-for-profit land trust .
>
> I've attached a recent news release as an example of the work
> this garden
> does.
>
>
> For Immediate Release, September 23, 2002
>
> 212-674-4057; 917-318-1684
> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Renascence 1
> An Art Show celebrating the resiliency of the Community Gardens
> Lower East Side Artists Hold Second Annual Exhibition at La
> Plaza Cultural
>
> >From October 5-14 in La Plaza Cultural Artistas de Loisiada
> will host
> Renascence1, an exhibit of art.
>
> Los Artistas de Loisaida is a multicultural group of
> painters, photographers,
> printmakers, and sculptors who take inspiration from the many
> gardens of New
> York City''s Lower East Side, aka "Loisaida".
>
> Renascence 1 Los Artistas de Loisiada will host a reception
> on Saturday
> October 5 from 5 until 8 PM, presenting a diverse group of two- and
> three-dimensional works by artists involved with New York
> City's community
> gardens
> La Plaza Cultural is located on the southwest corner of East
> Ninth Street and
> Avenue C. The open hours are Saturday and Sunday from 12-5 p..m. and
> whenever a gardener is present.
> Summary:
> Who: Artistas de Loisaida
>
> What: Renascence 1 An exhibition of art celebrating the
> resiliency of New
> York City' and its community gardens.
>
> Where: La Plaza Cultural -the s/w corner of E. 9th St. and Ave C.
>
> When: October 5 through October 14, 2002. Opening
> Reception: La Plaza
> Cultural-Saturday, October 5, 5-8 p.m.
> Contact: Carolyn Ratcliffe, 212-674-4057, (917)318-1684; Email:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]; site: www.laplazacultural.org
>
> Should you feel moved to help permanently preserve this
> garden, please
> contact Carolyn Ratcliffe at the above e-mail address for the
> NYC Parks
> Commissioner and the elected officials she feels would be
> most helpful to the
> cause.
>
> Best wishes,
> Adam Honigman
>
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