About Our Events

Lost & Found Music Series

The Museum at Eldridge Street’s Lost & Found Music Series extends our preservation mission, presenting Jewish musical forms that are at risk of disappearing. This fall, we present works that are inspired by and reinterpret the Golden Age of Cantorial Music to mark the 125th anniversary of the Eldridge Street Synagogue.

The Morris Kaplan Scholar-in-Residence Program

The Museum’s Scholar-in-Residence Dr. Regina Stein is an engaging instructor of Jewish history and culture. Dr. Stein also teaches at the Skirball Program for Adult Jewish Learning at Temple Emanu-El, the Context Program of the Jewish Theological Seminary, and other New York area synagogues and institutions.

The Museum at Eldridge Street’s Adult Learning program is funded, in part, by the Alice Lawrence Foundation.

Eldridge Street After Hours

Meet new friends and enjoy a drink at the Museum’s new monthly gathering for people in their 20s and 30s. Our historic venue provides a magnificent and meaningful place to share with your friends, family and significant others. Eldridge Street After Hours take place on the third Thursday of each month.

Preservation Detectives Family Program

Binoculars? Check. Notepads? Check. Magnifying glasses? Check. Preservation Detectives, grab your tools and prepare for adventure. Step into a world filled with color, stories, and secrets. Climb stairs, count stars, open doors, even peek inside these 125 year old walls. Each month features a different theme, art project, and a new discovery.

Building & Rebuilding Architecture Series

Talks, open houses and walking tours explore the art, architecture and preservation of the Eldridge Street Synagogue and New York City’s built environment.

Egg Rolls & Egg Creams Festival

Our annual block party, taking place every June, is a joyous cross-cultural celebration paying homage to the Jewish and Chinese communities of our neighborhood. Enjoy music, food, folk art demos and crafts, including klezmer and cantorial music, Chinese opera, Yiddish and Chinese lessons, mah jongg, scribal arts and more.

June

Sunday, June 2 • 11am

Pickles, Playgrounds, Candy Shops & More 

Family Walking Tour on the Lower East Side

What was it like to grow up on the Lower East Side back when the Eldridge Street Synagogue was new? Look closely, there are hidden clues all along these bustling blocks! Find what remains, figure out what has changed, and discover childhood in the old neighborhood. This one-hour program includes stops for candy and pickles.

$15 per family; appropriate for ages 4-10. RSVP required.

Part of the Museum’s Preservation Detectives Program for Families

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Sunday • June 9 • 12-4pm  RAIN OR SHINE

Egg Rolls & Egg Creams Festival

egg rolls and egg creams

Chinese opera and acrobatics, klezmer music, Yiddish and Chinese language lessons, mah jongg, scribal arts, food and folk art demos, crafts, synagogue tours, and more! Don’t miss New York City’s best block party, a cross-cultural celebration of the Jewish and Chinese communities of our Lower East Side/Chinatown neighborhood.

Free!

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Thursday, June 13 • 6:30-8:30PM

Eldridge Street After Hours:
Mosquitos, S'mores & Siblings Story Slam

Join us for our second annual story slam featuring memories and anecdotes from vacations, summer camp and endless family trips. Share your best and most outrageous stories or just come to listen. Summer camp-inspired treats and drinks served!

$10; $5 for our Facebook friends

Part of the Museum’s Eldridge Street After Hours for people in their 20s and 30s

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Special Thanks

Fall 2012 institutional program funding has been provided, in part, by ARK Restaurants Corporation, Bank Hapoalim, David Berg Foundation, Bloomberg, The Broad Foundations, Charles Cohn Foundation, Inc., Elias A. Cohen Foundation, Edouard Foundation, FAR, Frank Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP, David Geffen Foundation, Morris and Arlene Goldfarb Family Foundation Inc., HBO, HUB International Northeast Limited, Manhattan Borough President's Office, New York City Councilwoman for District 1, The Honorable Margaret Chin, Marc Haas Foundation, Eugene Lang Foundation, Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, Alice Lawrence Foundation, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, New York City Department for the Aging, New York Community Trust, New York State Council on the Arts, Newmark Knight Frank, NYC & Co. Foundation, Olmstead Properties, Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Fund, Inc., Leo Rosner Foundation, M. Schamroth & Sons, Charles and Mildred Schnurmacher Foundation, Aaron and Lillie Straus Foundation, Inc., Sun Hill Foundation, Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, and Valley National Bank.

Spring 2013 institutional program funding has been provided, in part, by the 180 Varick Street Corporation, David Berg Foundation, Bloomberg, Brenner Family Foundation, The Broad Foundations, Charles Cohn Foundation, Inc., Elias A. Cohen Foundation, Edouard Foundation, Mitzi and Warren Eisenberg Family Foundation, Epstein Teicher Philanthropies Foundation, FAR Foundation, Frank Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP, David Geffen Foundation, Morris and Arlene Goldfarb Family Foundation Inc., Marc Haas Foundation, Institute for Museum and Library Services, Eugene Lang Foundation, Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, Alice Lawrence Foundation, Marta Jo Lawrence Charitable Trust, The Samuel M. Levy Family Foundation, The Loeb Family – Third Point Foundation, Manhattan Borough President's Office (The Honorable Scott Stringer), Y. H. Mir5zoeff & Sons Foundation, Inc., National Endowment for the Arts, New York City Councilwoman for District 1 (The Honorable Margaret Chin), New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, New York City Department for the Aging, New York City Gives, New York State Council on the Arts, Newmark Knight Frank, NYC & Co. Foundation, Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Fund, Inc., Leo Rosner Foundation, Charles and Mildred Schnurmacher Foundation, Inc., Sun Hill Foundation, Michael Tuch Foundation, Lise & Jeffrey Wilks Family Foundation in honor of Jerry and Emily Spiegel, The Zankel Fund, Valley National Bank, Anonymous.

Special thanks for funding for our Egg Rolls & Egg Creams Festival: National Endowment for the Arts, Manhattan Borough President's Office (The Honorable Scott Stringer), New York City Councilwoman for District 1 (The Honorable Margaret Chin), and New York State Council on the Arts.