Each month, FABnyc shares local cultural events and opportunities, highlighting our 40+ member organizations in the Lower East Side. We also share projects from across the city that we find interesting, and, of course, what we’re up to here at FABnyc.
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Past Issues
2023
August: Get outside with us! August in the LES 
July: Summer is here & it’s hot – so come out & play! 
June: Juneteenth, LES Young Artists of Color, Pride events, and more!
May: Happy LES History Month! Open Arts LES & more
April: Hopping into April 
Outdoor Programs, Artists Calls, and more!
March: Celebrate folks who MARCH to a different drummer
February: Loving the LES this February
January: New Year, New Possibilities ✨
2022
Annual Appeal 2022: What we did & why we did it
December: Get ’em before they freeze! Hot events & opportunities in the LES 🔥
November: Unbe-leaf-able opportunities for artists in the LES! 🍁
October: Open Houses, outdoor performances, dance parties and hauntings this October 🍁
September: LES Arts & Culture: a cool September line-up
August: We Love Summer in the LES 🌞
July: LES Community Culture Day, new Art Market on Ave B, lots happening in the LES!
June: June PRIDE and joy: Juneteenth, Young Artists Exhibit, Open Arts LES & more
May: Get out and about! Art + community in full bloom in the LES 🌼
April: May is Lower East Side History Month! Get ready to celebrate 🎉
March: Nevertheless, she persisted ✨ Join our team, nominate a hero, support our neighbors!
February: Recognizing Black Histories in the LES
January: New Year Goodness in the LES 🎉
2021
December: Another year with you.. we can’t wait for 2022! 🌟
November: 6000+ years of Indigenous Peoples in Manhattan (& the LES) 🍁
October: Doors Are Open — it’s Chill in the LES 🍂
September: Not so hot but way more cool: September in the LES ☀
July: Midsummer Adventures – Arts in the LES 🌞
June: June is for Celebration: PRIDE, Juneteenth, LES Gathering of the Arts! 🎉
May: May is Lower East Side History Month! Time to celebrate community !
April: A few congratulations — and a few changes at FAB
April: Lower East Side History Month is coming! Celebrate with us this May !
March: Spring Into Action ? Calls for Artists & Local Heroes ?
February: Black History and Presence in the LES — More than Just a Month
January: New Program on Reparations, New Artist Projects, New Council Members!
2020
December: Honoring Revolutionary Love + more in the LES
November: Spirits lifting! Pop Ups, a Dancing City, Call for African Stories, more
October: Honoring a vanished waterway + more in the LES
October: Open Arts LES 2020 is here!
September: Open Arts is almost here!
September: Not ‘Back To’… but Moving Forward
August: Working to Re-Open, the Draft Riots, Job Postings +
July: July and the Lower East Side online
June: Gratitude, Re-imagining Policing, Pride, and the LES
May: Keep on keeping on! And a few ways to enjoy it…
April: Testing Ourselves: Creativity x Pandemic
March: Who / How we are + Grants, Events, and Resources
February: Seeking artists, allies, and heroes this February
January: Finding joy in the new decade ?
2019
2018