Come join us for Open Hours at Kingsland Wildflowers - an opportunity for the public to learn about the green roofs, the native plants present, and the Newtown Creek while enjoying the golden hour from our scenic wildflower meadows. Open hours are free and open to the public and will take place every Friday from April 19th to June 30th, 2024, weather-permitting. 

For the 2024 Open Hours season, we are excited to also be opening our Newtown Native Nursery, allowing visitors to explore (and purchase) native plants that we grow on site, and can be a great addition for any greenspace you may have or be involved in! 

This is a family friendly event, kindly keep in mind that we use our green roofs as an educational resource, we prefer that furry friends stay at home. NCA staff will be on hand to answer questions about the space, the ecological benefits of green roofs, and talk about our current activities around Newtown Creek!  We will have drinks and light refreshments on hand for guests to enjoy. 

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Kingsland Wildflowers is a joint project between Newtown Creek Alliance, Broadway Stages, Alive Structures, and NOoSPHERE Arts.

Greenhouse Gang is back! Join us April 9th as we kick off Spring with our first hands-on event!

NCA welcomes volunteers and horticulture enthusiasts to help us expand our native nursery, propagated from locally collected wild seed. Plants grown in our greenhouse are used to supplement our restoration projects around the Creek, maintain the rooftop meadows at Kingsland Wildflowers, and integrated into our Newtown Native Nursery. This is an ideal opportunity for those looking to support an attractive habitat for our local ecology.

Our horticulturist Brenda Suchilt will be on site to help guide activities such as up-potting and plant maintenance, as well as answer any questions you may have.

Following our kick-off event, the series will then run every third Tuesday of the month throughout the growing season. When selecting a ticket type, please register for a specific date to volunteer with the Greenhouse Gang you are expected to join.

Before the event, registrants are required to complete a liability waiver and photo consent form (Adult form here and Minor form here).

Join Newtown Creek Alliance (NCA) for open hour evenings to learn about green roofs, local plants, and the Newtown Creek while enjoying the moments before sunset from the iconic rooftop. NCA staff will be on hand to lead guided tours, answer questions about the roofs, provide educational resources on the ecological benefits of green roofs, and talk about all of our Newtown Creek focussed work.

This is a family friendly event, please note that not all roofs are ADA compliant.

Open hours are free and open to the public and will take place every Friday until June 30th, weather-permitting. Registrants will be notified of any cancellations on the day of the event.

Please register on our Eventbrite Page

Join Newtown Creek Alliance (NCA) for open hour evenings to learn about green roofs, local plants, and the Newtown Creek while enjoying the moments before sunset from the iconic rooftop. NCA staff will be on hand to lead guided tours, answer questions about the roofs, provide educational resources on the ecological benefits of green roofs, and talk about all of our Newtown Creek focussed work.

This is a family friendly event, please note that not all roofs are ADA compliant.

Open hours are free and open to the public and will take place every Friday until June 30th, weather-permitting. Registrants will be notified of any cancellations on the day of the event.

Please register on our Eventbrite Page

Join Newtown Creek Alliance (NCA) for open hour evenings to learn about green roofs, local plants, and the Newtown Creek while enjoying the moments before sunset from the iconic rooftop. NCA staff will be on hand to lead guided tours, answer questions about the roofs, provide educational resources on the ecological benefits of green roofs, and talk about all of our Newtown Creek focussed work.

This is a family friendly event, please note that not all roofs are ADA compliant.

Open hours are free and open to the public and will take place every Friday until June 30th, weather-permitting. Registrants will be notified of any cancellations on the day of the event.

Please register on our Eventbrite Page

Join Newtown Creek Alliance (NCA) for open hour evenings to learn about green roofs, local plants, and the Newtown Creek while enjoying the moments before sunset from the iconic rooftop. NCA staff will be on hand to lead guided tours, answer questions about the roofs, provide educational resources on the ecological benefits of green roofs, and talk about all of our Newtown Creek focussed work.

This is a family friendly event, please note that not all roofs are ADA compliant.

Open hours are free and open to the public and will take place every Friday until June 30th, weather-permitting. Registrants will be notified of any cancellations on the day of the event.

Please register on our Eventbrite Page

Join Newtown Creek Alliance (NCA) for open hour evenings to learn about green roofs, local plants, and the Newtown Creek while enjoying the moments before sunset from the iconic rooftop. NCA staff will be on hand to lead guided tours, answer questions about the roofs, provide educational resources on the ecological benefits of green roofs, and talk about all of our Newtown Creek focussed work.

This is a family friendly event, please note that not all roofs are ADA compliant.

Open hours are free and open to the public and will take place every Friday until June 30th, weather-permitting. Registrants will be notified of any cancellations on the day of the event.

Please register on our Eventbrite Page

Join Newtown Creek Alliance (NCA) for open hour evenings to learn about green roofs, local plants, and the Newtown Creek while enjoying the moments before sunset from the iconic rooftop. NCA staff will be on hand to lead guided tours, answer questions about the roofs, provide educational resources on the ecological benefits of green roofs, and talk about all of our Newtown Creek focussed work.

This is a family friendly event, please note that not all roofs are ADA compliant.

Open hours are free and open to the public and will take place every Friday until June 30th, weather-permitting. Registrants will be notified of any cancellations on the day of the event.

Please register on our Eventbrite Page

Join Newtown Creek Alliance (NCA) for open hour evenings to learn about green roofs, local plants, and the Newtown Creek while enjoying the moments before sunset from the iconic rooftop. NCA staff will be on hand to lead guided tours, answer questions about the roofs, provide educational resources on the ecological benefits of green roofs, and talk about all of our Newtown Creek focussed work.

This is a family friendly event, please note that not all roofs are ADA compliant.

Open hours are free and open to the public and will take place every Friday until June 30th, weather-permitting. Registrants will be notified of any cancellations on the day of the event.

Please register on our Eventbrite Page

Join Newtown Creek Alliance (NCA) for open hour evenings to learn about green roofs, local plants, and the Newtown Creek while enjoying the moments before sunset from the iconic rooftop. NCA staff will be on hand to lead guided tours, answer questions about the roofs, provide educational resources on the ecological benefits of green roofs, and talk about all of our Newtown Creek focussed work.

This is a family friendly event, please note that not all roofs are ADA compliant.

Open hours are free and open to the public and will take place every Friday until June 30th, weather-permitting. Registrants will be notified of any cancellations on the day of the event.

Please register on our Eventbrite Page

Join Newtown Creek Alliance (NCA) for open hour evenings to learn about green roofs, local plants, and the Newtown Creek while enjoying the moments before sunset from the iconic rooftop. NCA staff will be on hand to lead guided tours, answer questions about the roofs, provide educational resources on the ecological benefits of green roofs, and talk about all of our Newtown Creek focussed work.

This is a family friendly event, please note that not all roofs are ADA compliant.

Open hours are free and open to the public and will take place every Friday until June 30th, weather-permitting. Registrants will be notified of any cancellations on the day of the event.

Please register on our Eventbrite Page

Join Newtown Creek Alliance (NCA) for open hour evenings to learn about green roofs, local plants, and the Newtown Creek while enjoying the moments before sunset from the iconic rooftop. NCA staff will be on hand to lead guided tours, answer questions about the roofs, provide educational resources on the ecological benefits of green roofs, and talk about all of our Newtown Creek focussed work.

This is a family friendly event, please note that not all roofs are ADA compliant.

Open hours are free and open to the public and will take place every Friday until June 30th, weather-permitting. Registrants will be notified of any cancellations on the day of the event.

Please register on our Eventbrite Page

Join Newtown Creek Alliance (NCA) for open hour evenings to learn about green roofs, local plants, and the Newtown Creek while enjoying the moments before sunset from the iconic rooftop. NCA staff will be on hand to lead guided tours, answer questions about the roofs, provide educational resources on the ecological benefits of green roofs, and talk about all of our Newtown Creek focussed work.

This is a family friendly event, please note that not all roofs are ADA compliant.

Open hours are free and open to the public and will take place every Friday until June 30th, weather-permitting. Registrants will be notified of any cancellations on the day of the event.

Please register on our Eventbrite Page

Reserve or purchase tickets here.

Event Details:

• Theme Introduction by Fritjof Capra: Earth Ethics

• Solo by Princess Lockerooo: Lotus

The Queen Of Waacking presents a high fashion floral Waacking number filled with emotion, drama and a deep connection to the music.

• Site-Specific Dance choreographed by Thryn Saxon: Mother Tongue | Performers: Maggie Costales and Jamie Klienschnitz; Live Music by Bre Short

‘This piece explores the principles of reciprocity and cooperation over competition between human, plant, and animal life. As the Kingsland Wildflowers offer a habitat for species to come home to, so too does this piece, bringing the performers back to their organic roots; Earth, Water, and Sky. They tread lightly so as to support the environment around them while offering their own gifts of homecoming to the space’

• Rooftop Concert by Duo Livia & Fred

Visiting from Brazil, Livia Nestrovski & Fred Ferreira form a dynamic duo of voice and electric guitar that is both subtle and virtuosic, experimental and elegant: the potency of a minimal set in a journey through old and new songs from Brazil and the World.

NOoSPHERE Arts Presents the Climate Week-inspired event: WE ARE NATURE: PATTERNS OF CONNECTION I Earth Ethics. The 6th and last live performance event of the summer series will feature site-specific dance pieces choreographed by Thryn Saxon and Princess Lockerooo curated by CreateART, a rooftop concert by Duo Livia & Fred, and a theme introduction by Fritjof Capra.

Itonje Søimer Guttormsen: "Gritt" Outdoor feature film screening + Q&A with filmmaker

About this event:

The film follows the title character on her journey from Bushwick, Brooklyn, to Oslo and beyond. Gritt is on a passionate quest to manifest her performance, “The White Inflammation”, a radical collective ritual meant to pierce the complacent fog cloaking privileged Scandinavia. With each hurdle, Gritt grows more desperate, and her mission to bury capitalism and the patriarchy takes her to increasingly unexpected places. Pushed by forces beyond her control, Gritt finds her way into the deep forests, where nature opens hidden doors.

Register on eventbrite here.

Saturday, June 25, 6:00-10:00 pm. Purchase or reserve your tickets here.

@NOoSPHERE Arts’ Stage Roof below Kingsland Wildflowers

520 Kingsland Avenue, Greenpoint, Brooklyn

Indigenous Inti Raymi celebration with with dance & music by Ñukanchik Llakta Wawakuna, Ñawpa Mashikuna, and Comunidad Andida from the Andes and local practitioners of Danza Mexica; live music by Afro-Cuban Melvis Santa & her band, La Rumba de Santa; and wise words on Nature’s Cycles by internationally renowned ecoliteracy scholar Fritjof Capra. On Kingsland Wildflowers’ Lower Meadow, Mensajes Espirituales by La Aurora, a Santera Mayor. On the Upper Meadow, you can experience a site-specific installation by Brazilian artist Sabrina Barrios: an eco-feminist take on ancient celestial mythology.

The Inti Raymi (Quechua for "Inti festival") is a traditional religious ceremony of the Inca Empire in honor of the god Inti (Quechua for "sun"), the most venerated deity in Inca religion. Marking summer solstice (winter solstice in the territories south of the equator), it is typically celebrated on June 24.

Ñukanchik Llakta Wawakuna is a NYC-based group of Andean immigrants that uses the art of dance to teach and celebrate traditional culture and strengthen their identity. Wawakuna (meaning “children”) focuses not only on the kids, but also educates their parents about their rights as immigrants and encourages them to remain proud of being campesinos (peasants) or indigenous.

Melvis Santa: La Rumba de Santa | A 4-piece ensemble dedicated to celebrate and preserve this genre: La Rumba. The spontaneous and mysterious atmosphere of Rumba builds towards ecstatic fervor and serves as a common ground to the Afro diaspora experience: the ritual drumming, dance, and call- and-response passed down by generations. Melvis has been well known in Cuba since she was fourteen years old and formed the all-female vocal quartet Sexto Sentido. In 2010, Melvis spread her wings and appeared as one of the lead vocalists of Interactivo, a seminal fusion band in Cuba, recording and touring worldwide. Her creative practice is inspired by her own culture. Born and raised in Havana within a multicultural family, Santa has shaped her artistic mission towards integrating her life experiences into her art as a form of resilience and cultural preservation, her Yoruba, Bantu and Arara lineages rooted in Africa are still maintained across Cuba. Melvis and her group bring this powerful, ecstatic tradition to new spaces.

Melvis’s mom, La Aurora, is a healer and facilitator: a Santera Mayor, a renowned priestess of Oshun. Honoring her ancestors’ lineage, La Aurora travels across the globe offering her gift of guidance and vast knowledge to nurture pathways for others to realize their destinies. (Please sign up in advance with your full name to la.aurora.readings@gmail.com)

Thanks to our sponsors, we are pleased to offer donation-based admission to this summer’s string of outdoor performances. Funds raised through patron contributions will provide crucial support towards continued arts programming across our SUPER FUN SITE on the bank of Newtown Creek.

WE ARE NATURE 2022 is sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC). Our programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

For more information, visit us at noosphere-arts.nyc/we-are-nature | @noospherearts

Check out our 2021 Season Video Recap for inspiration!

Join us for open hour evenings to learn about green roofs, and enjoy the moments before sunset from the iconic rooftop. NCA staff will be on hand to lead guided tours, answer questions about the roofs, provide educational resources on the ecological benefits of green roofs, and talk about all of our Newtown Creek work.

Free and open to the public.

Weather-permitting. Registrants will be notified of any cancellations on the day of the event.

Register on Eventbrite.

Join the Kingsland Wildflowers partners on July 23rd from 4pm-8pm for a summer evening of hands-on activities, art, entertainment, and fun!

The native rooftop meadow and wildlife habitat located on the banks of Newtown Creek, a federal Superfund site, was created through a close collaboration of private and non-profit entities looking to rewrite the narrative on the possibilities of the cohabitation of ecology and industry. This annual festival aims to bring awareness to Greenpoint’s and the surrounding communities' long-standing environmental burden and its transition to a cleaner, healthier future as well as the global climate crisis and the potential for local, community-based solutions.

Programming will include mances & visual arts curated by NOoSPHERE Arts, native plant sale and harvested seed giveaway, guided green rooftop tours with Alive Structures, creekside marine ecology activities, family-friendly and educational activities, tabling by various community-based organizations, And more!

Reserve your free ticket and to volunteer HERE

Join us for open hour evenings to learn about green roofs, and enjoy the moments before sunset from the iconic rooftop. NCA staff will be on hand to lead guided tours, answer questions about the roofs, provide educational resources on the ecological benefits of green roofs, and talk about all of our Newtown Creek work.

Free and open to the public.

Weather-permitting. Registrants will be notified of any cancellations on the day of the event.

Register via Eventbrite

Join us for open hour evenings to learn about green roofs, and enjoy the moments before sunset from the iconic rooftop. NCA staff will be on hand to lead guided tours, answer questions about the roofs, provide educational resources on the ecological benefits of green roofs, and talk about all of our Newtown Creek work.

Free and open to the public.

Weather-permitting. Registrants will be notified of any cancellations on the day of the event.

Register via Eventbrite

Join us for open hour evenings to learn about green roofs, and enjoy the moments before sunset from the iconic rooftop. NCA staff will be on hand to lead guided tours, answer questions about the roofs, provide educational resources on the ecological benefits of green roofs, and talk about all of our Newtown Creek work.

Free and open to the public.

Weather-permitting. Registrants will be notified of any cancellations on the day of the event.

Register via Eventbrite

6:30pm -Doors Open; Musical Prelude by Singing Cellist Lenna Pierce
7:00pm Opening Dance Ceremony by
Thunderbirds Native-American Dancers
7:45pm Introduction by Fritjof Capra
8:00pm Dance Performance by NVA & Guests, curated by CreateART 8:30pm Musical Postlude by Singing Cellist Lenna Pierce

On this opening night of our summer season, we are thrilled to announce Brazilian artist Sabrina Barrios as the inaugural winner of
Broadway Stages’ Residency Award @ Kingsland Wildflowers:
Her site-specific installation will remain will remain on view on Upper Meadow throughout the evening and entire season.

WE ARE NATURE 2022 is sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC). Our programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

RESERVE YOUR SPOT HERE !!!  

Join us for open hour evenings to learn about green roofs, and enjoy the moments before sunset from the iconic rooftop. NCA staff will be on hand to lead guided tours, answer questions about the roofs, provide educational resources on the ecological benefits of green roofs, and talk about all of our Newtown Creek work.

Free and open to the public.

Weather-permitting. Registrants will be notified of any cancellations on the day of the event.

Register via Eventbrite

Curious about NYC's last frontier in underutilized spaces - green roofs - how they operate, function, and perform? Do you also love plants and the insects and birds they support? Join Newtown Creek Alliance to care for the green roof meadows at Kingsland Wildflowers!

We will provide sanitized gloves, tools, and maintenance guidance - no experience required. We recommend wearing weather-appropriate clothes and sturdy shoes, bring along your personal water bottle and sunscreen. There are bathrooms on site.

Register Here.

For other volunteer opportunities with Newtown Creek Alliance visit the events page here: http://www.newtowncreekalliance.org/events/

Join us for open hour evenings to learn about green roofs, and enjoy the moments before sunset from the iconic rooftop. NCA staff will be on hand to lead guided tours, answer questions about the roofs, provide educational resources on the ecological benefits of green roofs, and talk about all of our Newtown Creek work.

Free and open to the public.

Weather-permitting. Registrants will be notified of any cancellations on the day of the event.

Register via Eventbrite

Join us for open hour evenings to learn about green roofs, and enjoy the moments before sunset from the iconic rooftop. NCA staff will be on hand to lead guided tours, answer questions about the roofs, provide educational resources on the ecological benefits of green roofs, and talk about all of our Newtown Creek work.

Free and open to the public.

Weather-permitting. Registrants will be notified of any cancellations on the day of the event.

Register via Eventbrite

Join us for open hour evenings to learn about green roofs, and enjoy the moments before sunset from the iconic rooftop. NCA staff will be on hand to lead guided tours, answer questions about the roofs, provide educational resources on the ecological benefits of green roofs, and talk about all of our Newtown Creek work.

Free and open to the public.

Weather-permitting. Registrants will be notified of any cancellations on the day of the event.

Register via Eventbrite