ROAR will take place in Chinatown and the Lower East Side in the summer of 2022! Every Saturday and Sunday in June, July and August, we’ll be in Sara D. Roosevelt Park with activities, programs and classes for the whole family. Pop in for an art workshop or a sunset yoga class, take a walking tour of Chinatown, or watch live performances by the gardens.

All programs are FREE to attend, no registration, and are offered in Cantonese, English, Mandarin, and Spanish!

WEEKLY EVENTS

SATURDAYS

TIME	EVENT	LOCATION	PARTNER
12pm–1pm	Zumba	A. ROAR Info Booth @ Rivington St Playground	Infinite Movement
12pm–2pm	Family Art Workshop	A. ROAR Info Booth @ Rivington St Playground	FABnyc
12pm–2pm	Project Sunflower	C. West side front plot next to the Hua Mei Bird Garden	Sara Roosevelt Park Community Coalition
1pm–2pm	The CONBODY Workout	A. ROAR Info Booth @ Rivington St Playground	CONBODY
2pm–3pm	Pop Up Performances	A. ROAR Info Booth @ Rivington St Playground	TBD
3pm–4pm	StoryTelling with Yuko	B. The M’Finda Kalunga Garden	Untapped Storytellers
3pm–4pm	Dance with Simon-Jiao Yi Wu in Summertime	A. ROAR Info Booth @ Rivington St Playground	TBD

SUNDAYS

TIME	EVENT	LOCATION	PARTNER
12pm–1pm	Traditional Chinese Music	A. ROAR Info Booth @ Rivington St Playground	Mencius Society for the Arts
12pm–2pm	Healing Movement and Protecting Yourself	A. ROAR Info Booth @ Rivington St Playground	BKind b0ne
1pm–3pm	Kids’ Soccer Clinic	A. ROAR Info Booth @ Rivington St Playground	Street Soccer USA
2pm–3pm	Support Group: Trauma to Triumphs	B. The M’Finda Kalunga Garden	BKind b0ne
3pm–4pm	Fiesta with Flor!	A. ROAR Info Booth @ Rivington St Playground	Flor Bromley
4pm–5pm	Refresh and Relax Yoga	E. Lion’s Gate Field	Maisah Hargett

INFO BOOTH

Visit our Info Booth on Rivington Street inside the park all summer long to gain information about the festival and participate in fun activities throughout Chinatown and the Lower East Side!

INFO BOOTH ACTIVITIES

Family Association: A Soundwalk by George Tsz-Kwan Lam

“Family Association” is a soundwalk experience that uses collected oral history recordings from five members of the Chinese-American community who are connected to NYC. Using GPS technology, listeners will hear interviewees’ memories of their extended families, how their families emigrated to the United States, and whom they imagine their ancestors to be. “Family Association” embeds these recordings within the sites of five historic “family associations” in Chinatown. As listeners approach these locations in Chinatown, the speech gradually becomes more whole, recalling the way in which these micro-communities have helped generations of Chinese-Americans to both reconstruct and reconnect with their past.

小吃 “Snack” Food Scavenger Hunt!

Festival-goers can come to the info booth to receive a “Little Bites” bingo card!: listing 15 participating restaurants in the L.E.S./Chinatown area. Participants who visit all 15 places by August 26th, purchase at least $5 of food, and turn in their completed card will receive a ROAR T shirt (while supplies last!)

Museum Mania!

New York is home to many cultural institutions that showcase the kaleidoscope of human experiences and the breadth of the human imagination – it’s one of the things that makes our city special. Stop by the ROAR info booth for free passes to the Museum of Chinese in the Americas, sign up for a complimentary tour of the Tenement Museum, and learn about other free events and offerings in Chinatown and the Lower East Side all summer long!

ROAR Prize Wheel!

ROAR with US! Share a photo from ROAR on social media, and spin our prize wheel to win some ROAR swag! Prizes include tee shirts, tattoos, wristbands, and coupons from local businesses!