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Community Gardens Will Open For Arts, Music, Activities Saturday

Open Garden Day NYC is this Saturday.

East Village community garden 6BC Botanical Garden on East Sixth Street June 8, 2019.
East Village community garden 6BC Botanical Garden on East Sixth Street June 8, 2019. (Sydney Pereira/Patch)

EAST VILLAGE, NY — Community gardens are opening their doors altogether for a day of arts, music and activities Saturday.

More than 100 community gardens with GreenThumb citywide will host a variety of free events this weekend for Open Garden Day NYC.

With a plethora of community gardens in the East Village and Lower East Side, several will host workshops and events with support from GreenThumb, which was established in the late 1970s.

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Open Garden Day NYC will be Saturday, July 20 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., with some gardens open for longer hours.

From jazz music at 11BC Serenity Gardens to composting demonstrations at the Children's Garden on East 12th Street, more than a dozen community gardens in Downtown Manhattan are a part of Open Garden Day.

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