Escape the Winter Weather at Openhouse Gallery’s Green Pop-Up Park in Nolita!

Has the colder weather kept you from enjoying the city's parks? The <a href="http://www.openhousegallery.org/">Openhouse Gallery</a> offers the perfect solution: <a href="http://parkhere.info/index.html">Park Here</a>, an indoor pop-up park. With a daily event schedule that includes free food and drink tastings, film screenings and live music performances from the likes of Matisyahu, Deer Tick and the Freelance Whales, your summer park withdrawal symptoms will be taken care of!

Park Here draws all sorts of people- young, old, tourists, business people, freelancers, etc.

A variety of partners help provide the ambiance for the pop-up.

Magic Murals provide a lush backdrop with views of actual parks to make the space feel more expansive.

The park has been a success thanks to the team's careful consideration of what makes a park.

For one, sunlight is something we all often miss in the winter. Although you won't be able to get a tan, lighting is supplied by Northern Light Technologies and Party Up Productions that give a sense of warmth.

Although live birds are not allowed, American Foliage did a great job incorporating hints of nature.

Free wifi and several laptops are available for public use.

Special “Mommy morning” sessions run from 8:30-11am and are reserved exclusively for moms or nannies and their children. The sessions include special activities such as yoga, sing-alongs, and book readings, and adults can enjoy complementary organic teas and Stumptown coffee supplied by Nolita Mart &amp; Espresso Bar.

The park is open daily from noon to 8pm until February 15, 2012.

You may be more than pleasantly surprised by the choice of seating options.

Unlike your traditional wooden park bench, a series of bean bags, hammocks, blankets, cushioned chairs and soft stools provide more comfortable alternatives.

Friends stop by to enjoy a quieter moment in the midst of the bustling city.

As pop-ups are on the rise, the Openhouse Gallery seems ahead of the trend. Since 2007, they have created and hosted more pop ups than anyone else in New York City.