This Week in Chelsea: May 30-June 5, 2022

In This Week’s “THIS WEEK IN CHELSEA”

Stargazing on the High Line / Community Board 4’s Full Board Meeting / Down to Earth Farmers Market Chelsea / Hudson Guild Call for “Art Jam” Contributors / L.E.A.F. Flower Fest

 

Stargazing on the High Line, Tuesdays Between Dusk and 9:45pm | Members of the Amateur Astronomers Association take you through the paces of peering through high-powered telescopes to see rare celestial sights. This free program takes place on the High Line at 13th St. just south of The Standard Hotel. Overcast conditions or inclement weather may cause cancellation. If a session needs to be cancelled, a post will appear on @highlinenyc’s Twitter feed by 3pm on the day of the event. For more info, click here.

Community Board 4’s area of coverage. | Image via CB4

 

Manhattan Community Board 4´s Full Board Meeting via Zoom: Wednesday, June 1, 6:30pm| The meaty matters dined on by CB4’s various committees during the previous month (in this case, May, 2022) come to fruition at this gathering of the board’s full membership, which happens on the first Wednesday of the month, and is still happening online via Zoom (as opposed to the pre-COVID days of brick and mortar-based gatherings). That will all change next month, when the meeting does double duty as the full board’s July and August gathering.Upsetting the longtime status quo even further, July 27 will be a hybrid affair, with the full board event accessible via Zoom and in-person, at the recently refurbished Fulton Auditorium (119 Ninth Ave. btw. W.17th & 18th Sts.). Back to the more timely occasion now, that occasion being the June 1 meeting. To register for it via Zoom, click here. Those who wish to participate in the Public Session get two minutes of uninterrupted time to speak. Click here to sign up for a slot, and access the Agenda Items by clicking here.

 

Photo courtesy of Down to Earth Farmers Market Chelsea
The Down to Earth Farmers Market Chelsea: Saturdays, 9am-2pm on the north side of W. 23rd St., off Ninth Ave. | New York area growers and artisan food makers return to Chelsea every Saturday through Dec. 17. This Market was created with the support of nearby Church of the Holy Apostles, with the mission of bringing wholesome and delicious foods to the neighborhood’s shoppers and supporting local small farms and food businesses. “The Chelsea Farmers Market is a grower-producer market,” its fouders note, “meaning that vendors must be farmers or make food with ingredients purchased from local farms. The few exceptions to this rule are olive oil, chocolate and coffee vendors who can document their sourcing.” The Market’s ninth season will offer fruits, vegetables, and meats from area farms. Market favorites PickleLicious and Orwashers Bakery are returning, along with fresh faces including Love the Soup! from Morristown, NJ and Ideal Fish from Waterbury, CT. SNAP EBT is welcome (visit the manager’s tent to get tokens; matching Health Bucks are available). Farmers Market Nutrition Program checks, issued by WIC offices and Seniors’ centers, can be used from June through November. Get the latest Market news by signing up for their email newsletter via the Down to Earth Markets website (click here to access it) or by following the Chelsea Farmers Market on Facebook.
Calling All Artists for Hudson Guild’s 24th Annual Community Art Jam (deadline to submit, May 31) |  “I’m writing to share the exciting news that Hudson Guild’s Community Art Jam will be resuming in person on June 2 for the first time in three years,” said Director of Arts Jim Furlong, in a recent email, adding, “Attached is the announcement, with instructions on how to enter.  This exhibit is open to any artists of all ages who are interested in showing their work in the Hudson Guild Gallery.” Directly below, see the announcement and the instructions. For more info about Hudson Guild and its many offerings, click here to visit their website.

 

Photo courtesy of Meatpacking
L.E.A.F.— A Three-Day Flower-Filled Affair: Friday, June 10 & Saturday, June 11, 11am-6pm & Sunday, June 12, 11am-5pm across the Meatpacking District | Spend an extended weekend taking in world-class floral design, at this European-style flower market filled with large-scale floral installations and displays, as well as retail and hospitality activations and experiences around the neighborhood. Add to that retail pop-ups, numerous brand experiences, and floral design classes by FlowerSchool New York. What are you waiting for? Stop smelling the flowers, and put L.E.A.F. on your calendar of events! For more info, click here to visit the fest’s page on the website of its presenter, Meatpacking (the Meatpacking District BID).

—Compiled by Scott Stiffler

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