Over a thousand people enjoyed the sights, sounds, scents and savors while celebrating our green rooftop garden meadows at the 7th Annual Kingsland Wildflowers Festival at Broadway Stages. Read on for a recap of this fun-filled festival and learn how you can still capture some of the experience! 

Located atop one of our soundstages in Greenpoint, the Kingsland Wildflowers Green Roof and Community Engagement Center was recently the place to be as we hosted the 7th Annual Kingsland Wildflowers Festival. Coinciding with NOoSPHERE Arts'  We Are Nature performance series, the blue-sky, soft breeze day offered something for everyone including food and drink from Healthy as a Motha, Mikey Pomodoro, Greenpoint Beer and Ale, and Crystal Dip Elixirs that kept everyone well nourished and hydrated.

Broadway Stages’ 24,000+ square foot green roof garden hosted over 20 local non-profits sharing the message of respect and stewardship for the environment. Leading the pack was Newtown Creek Alliance, stewards of educational programming at Kingsland Wildflowers.  A few of those who also joined the fun included New York City Audubon, Riverkeeper, North Brooklyn Community Boathouse, Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park,  Eagle Street Rooftop Farm, and many more.

All the while, live painting was being demonstrated, and people perused art exhibits like Westerlies, the installation by Broadway Stages’ Arts Residency Award @ Kingsland Wildflowers recipients Ezra Campelli and Jeremy Clemente. The installation, a copse of tall bamboo aeolian flutes, their notes played by the winds prevalent across the rooftop, will be on display all season long.

Live performances took place from 4 pm until the close of the evening. Highlights included insights from the esteemed scholar Fritjof Capra, street dance by Its Showtime NYC,  Body Poem Puppetry, the music of Syngja, the Roving Typist and an incredible demonstration of live painting by Michel Platnic with model Mathilde Brok Brandi. 

If you missed the festival, you can still enjoy the rooftop!  Kingsland Wildflowers at Broadway Stages offers open hours most Fridays from 5 pm to 8 pm. Learn about green roofs, local plants, and Newtown Creek, and if you are lucky, enjoy a magical sunset from our iconic green garden rooftop. Please check the website and register if you would like to attend!  You can also plan a visit or educational tour. If it’s a performance you would like to see mark your calendar for September 23, when NOoSPHERE Arts’ will be presenting its next installment of the We Are Nature series Rising and Falling| Earth Ethics, featuring dance and live music.

However you choose to participate, we look forward to seeing you sometime soon at Kingsland Wildflowers at Broadway Stages!