Word Up welcomes award-winning professor Seth Michelson to discuss his new book Hope on the Border: Immigration, Incarceration, and the Power of Poetry, a humanizing story of immigration shown through the lens of undocumented, unaccompanied children and the poems they write.
Garden Festival: Wild Imaginations. Let your imagination run wild in The Met Cloisters gardens! Enjoy tours, performances, art making, and more as you explore the gardens and the creatures who call them home. For garden enthusiasts and curious visitors of all ages. Select activities offered in both Spanish and English.
At Dyckman Farmhouse, a 10 year anniversary variety show fundraiser for Washington Heights and Inwood (WHIN) Food Council. Drag by Baby Ruth; Puppetry by Boa Sorte; Mexican Folk Dance by Ballet de Tonantzin; Taino music by Luis Sanakori Ramos; Spoken word by La Sala Collective, Erik Maldonado (Uptown Stories), Taylor Stout -- and more!
Join us for an intimate conversation with Dr. Noemí Espinosa, Associate Curator at the Hispanic Society Museum & Library, about the regional costumes featured in Joaquín Sorolla’s mural series Vision of Spain.
Inwood Art Works: Jorge A. Valdes Retrospective Opening Reception. celebrates the life and work of the late Cuban-American artist, whose vibrant creations transformed mosaic, collage, ceramics and found objects into richly imaginative works of art. The opening reception will also serve as a joyful celebration of his life and creative legacy. Retrospective September 11-24, 2026
Morris-Jumel Mansion: Create Carnaval masks and Leadlights Ensemble concert. oin us for a free afternoon of art, music, and storytelling! From 1–3 p.m., create your own vibrant Carnaval mask with all materials provided (first come, first served), in collaboration with Leadlights Ensemble. At 3:15 p.m., enjoy Leadlights Ensemble’s interactive outdoor performance of Cesaria Feels the Beat, celebrating Carnival, community, and culture.
