Join us for outdoor dining, LIVE MUSIC & FAMILY FUN … plus splashing in the hydrant when the temps get high!

Lexington Avenue in the lower 100s is known as East Harlem’s “Restaurant Row” — with cuisines including Mexican, Brazilian, Thai and Italian, plus seafood, barbecue, juices, coffee and wine. And yes, one shop each dedicated exclusively to mousse, carrot cake and ice cream!

This summer, we’re popping up from June through August, with Open Street Saturdays on 101st Street featuring Storytelling, Crafts & Live Music, plus other special events. On 100th Street, there’s First Friday Movie Nights on 100th Street on the first Friday of each month.

See below and mark your calendars:

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weekly each saturday:

STORYTIME EVERY SATURDAY AT 2 P.M.

Bring the kids for a Storytelling session with experienced storytellers that we’re co-hosting with Harlem4Kids. Come early or stay late to enjoy the books, arts and crafts in our Street Lab outdoor reading room.

Saturday, June 3: Jesse Jams.

Saturday, June 10: Bilingual Birdies.

Saturday, June 17: Flor Bromley.

Saturday, June 24: Reyna Bonaparte.

Saturday, July 1: Reyna Bonaparte.

Saturday, July 8: Bilingual Birdies.

Saturday, July 15: Daniel’s Music Foundation.

Saturday, July 22: Michele Carlo & Joy Smith.

Saturday, July 29: Literacy, Inc. — Cancelled due to heat advisory.

Saturday, August 5: Bilingual Birdies.

Saturday, August 12: Reyna Bonaparte.

Saturday, August 19: Aguilar New York Public Library.

Saturday, August 26: Joy F. Brown.

Saturday, September 2: Joy F. Brown.

PLUS A WINE TASTING FOR PARENTS & MORE! EVERY SATURDAY AT 2 P.M.

Pop your head into local small business Rosenthal Wine Merchant for a wine tasting! Each week is focused on a theme to help you learn and explore. The tasting runs throughout the afternoon, until the bottles are done.

CRAFT TIME EVERY SATURDAY AT 3 P.M.

Meet the artisans of El Barrio during weekly crafting sessions ranging from crochet to beadwork to dollmaking and more. Activities are geared for all skill levels, from kids through adults.

Saturday, June 3: Yarn art & community crochet with Carmen Paulino, a.k.a. Carmen Community Artist.

Saturday, June 10: Bead jewelry with Patricia Blount of Angel Rays Designs.

Saturday, June 17: Yarn art & community crochet with Carmen Paulino, a.k.a. Carmen Community Artist.

Saturday, June 24: Bead jewelry with Patricia Blount of Angel Rays Designs.

Saturday, July 1: Yarn art & community crochet with Carmen Paulino, a.k.a. Carmen Community Artist.

Saturday, July 8: Canvas painting with Mercedes Molina of the Artisans Bodega Exchange.

Saturday, July 15: Drum circle and/or parachutes with Daniel’s Music Foundation.

Saturday, July 22: Paper flowers with Andreia Andrikopoulos Batres.

Saturday, July 29: Beaded bracelets with Patricia Blount of Angel Rays Designs — Cancelled due to heat advisory.

Saturday, August 5: Drum circle and/or parachutes with Daniel’s Music Foundation.

Saturday, August 12: Simple sewing with Wanda Rosario Vasquez of the Artisans Bodega Exchange.

Saturday, August 19: Paper flowers with Andreia Andrikopoulos Batres.

Saturday, August 26: Bead jewelry with Patricia Blount of Angel Rays Designs.

Saturday, September 2: Yarn art & community crochet with Carmen Paulino, a.k.a. Carmen Community Artist.

LIVE MUSIC EVERY SATURDAY FROM 5-7 P.M.

Kick off your Saturday night alongside the sounds of local musicians, ranging from jazz to funk to fusion and more.

Saturday, June 3: Latin jazz with Ali Bello & Ochun.

Saturday, June 10: Soul & funk with Noël Simoné Wippler & Band of Friends.

Saturday, June 17: Samba for Festa Junina at Bar Goyana.

Saturday, June 24: Swing & jazz with Terminal Swing.

Saturday, July 1: Latin jazz and West African beats with The Afro-Latineers.

Saturday, July 8: Soul & funk with Noël Simoné Wippler & Band of Friends.

Saturday, July 15: Latin fusion with the Kolja Gjoni Quintet, plus Nossa MIX at Samba Saturday at Bar Goyana.

Saturday, July 22: Funk, soul, jazz & more from Bruce Edwards & the Uptown Groove, hosted by CIVITAS.

Saturday, July 29: Ben Wood & Friends — Cancelled due to heat advisory.

Saturday, August 5: Funk, soul, jazz & more from Bruce Edwards & the Uptown Groove, hosted by CIVITAS.

Saturday, August 12: Soul & funk with Noël Simoné Wippler & Band of Friends.

Saturday, August 19: Funk, soul, jazz & more from the Roni Ben-Hur Quartet, hosted by CIVITAS in partnership with Community Board 11 — This show will run from 4-6 p.m.

Saturday, August 26: Latin fusion with the Kolja Gjoni Quintet.

Saturday, September 2: Jazz with Butterfly Blue.

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once a month:

FIRST FRIDAYS OF THE MONTH, FROM 6-10 P.M.

Bring the whole family for shorts and feature-length films thanks to with ImageNation and the International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival. We’ll kick each evening off at 7:30 p.m. with Corine’s Famous Bingo, featuring prizes from Restaurant Row businesses. The movies will start at about 8:30 p.m. with the setting of the sun.

Chairs are first-come, first-served -- so come early and/or bring your picnic blanket or lawn chair! Free tickets are here.

Friday, July 7: “Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes.” Previewed by the short “Simple Locura: Henry Cole.”

Friday, August 4: “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” Previewed by the film short “Chupahuahua.” Rescheduled to Friday, August 11, due to predicted rainstorms!

Friday, September 1: “West Side Story” (2021). Previewed by the film shorts "Dak' Toká Taíno," "Ve-Gigante" and "Chupahuahua."

KIDS LEARN-TO-RIDE ON SELECT SATURDAYS, FROM NOON-2 P.M.

Bike Skills 101: Learn to Ride Kids is a free group class hosted by Bike New York and CIVITAS for children age 5 and up who are ready to ditch their training wheels and ride a two-wheeler for the first time. With a safe, easy, effective method taught by experienced Bike New York instructors, kids will learn how to balance, pedal, start, stop and steer a bicycle. Most students get the hang of it in one session, but even if they don’t, parents will leave equipped with an easy, low-stress technique that will have their kids riding independently in no time. Questions? Email classes@bike.nyc.

Saturday, June 10: Register here.

Saturday, July 8: Register here.

Saturday, August 12: Register here.

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Save the dates for these events with our partners!

Saturday, June 3: Opening Day Community Cleanup from Noon-2 p.m. Help us sand and paint the tables and chairs for the summer season, finished off by snacks from local businesses. Sign up here to let us know you’re coming!

Saturday, June 17: Festa Junina at Bar Goyana.

Saturday, July 15: Samba Saturday at Bar Goyana.

Saturday, August 5: Old Timer’s Day on 100th beteween Park & Lex.

Saturday, August 5: Dance Party NYC. We’re one of multiple sites across the city throwing dance parties this day! Our party will feature live music at small businesses along Lexington Avenue, including MY NY Bakery (with the band Inti & The Moon, from 3-5 p.m.) and Sugar Hill Creamery (with Kumbakin, from 3-5 p.m.). At the Open Street, there’ll be a kids dance party with Daniel’s Music Foundation (3-4 p.m.), a jam with Bruce Edwards & the Uptown Groove (5-7 p.m.), plus a preview of The Harlem Project by the Matthew Westerby Dance Company (4:45 p.m.).

Saturdays, August 5, 12 & 19: Summer Streets along the Park Avenue Viaduct.

Saturday, August 19: Planting Day with The Horticultural Society of New York (The Hort) from 2-4 p.m.

Saturday, August 19: Community Board 11’s East Harlem Parks Tour & Jazz Celebration from 4-6 p.m.

Saturday, August 26: Back-To-School Festival with Life Changers Church.

Saturday, August 26: Street Project Documentary Screening with El Barrio Bikes.

Saturday, September 2: Back-To-School Bookbag Giveaway starting at 2 p.m. (while supplies last!), hosted by the Manhattan Borough President’s Office & Ponce Bank.