Word Up: No Name Variety Show (July 2026)
2026-07-21 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Word Up Community Bookshop, 2113 Amsterdam Ave at 165th St., New York, NY, 10032, United States
Hosted by Eric Vetter, No Name is a “workout show,” wherein talented performers are encouraged to play and try out new comedic or storytelling material. The audience is invited to hang out afterward to share feedback, shoot the breeze, and get on the mic themselves. Every third Tuesday of the month.
No Name Super Storytellers Party is hosted every first Tuesday of the month.
Admission is FREE, donations welcomed.
Word Up Community Bookshop/Libreria Communitaria is located at 2113 Amsterdam Avenue (corner of 165th Street) in Manhattan. Subways: A, C or #1 train to 168th Street (walk south to 165th St, turn left, then walk east to Amsterdam Avenue).

Inwood Library: Poetry + Sip: Caribbean American Heritage Month
2026-06-29 17:30 - 18:30 | Inwood Library, 4790 Broadway, New York, NY, 10034, United States
Join us to celebrate Caribbean American Heritage Month! This event will take place in person at Inwood Library.
You can select your favorite poem(s) from a beloved Caribbean poet to read aloud, and/or read your own material.
There will also be a self-serve station for hot chocolate and tea.
You can check out the nypl.org website for beautiful poetry recommendations.
In-Person Event. Open to Adults 18+
No Registration Required.

Bloom Readings presents three award-winning Poets
2026-06-28 18:00 - 19:30 | Hudson View Gardens Lounge, 116 Pinehurst Ave. (@ 183rd Street), New York, 10033, United States
Title: Bloom Readings presents three award-winning Poets.
Sunday, June 28th at 6:00 pm. Tickets are $10.
Location: The Lounge at Hudson View Gardens, 183rd St. & Pinehurst Ave.
For more information. Bloomreadings80@gmail.com

Word Up Community Bookshop: (Re)present Reading Series by No, Dear Magazine - Poetry
2026-06-27 16:00 - 18:00 | Word Up Community Bookshop, 2113 Amsterdam Ave at 165th St., New York, NY, 10032, United States
(Re)Present Reading Series seeks to pay homage to the New York City poets whose voices are now absent from our lives, especially those voices whose indelible imprint has sustained a revolutionary poetics by connecting us to a history prior to, and in opposition to, mass gentrification and corporate takeover. By collaborating with local poets, our intention is to represent and re-present those poets who are gone and honor how their voices continue to live on within the revolutionary spirit of New York City poetry.
Featuring:
Tauyo Na
Kenning JP Garcia
Safia Jama
Zakia Henderson Brown
This event is a $5 suggested donation ticket with 30 max attendees. Please register in advance.

Inwood Art Works: Poetry, Prose, and Pride!
2026-06-20 19:30 - 21:00 | Inwood Art Works Studio, 112 Seaman Ave, NEW YORK, NY, 10034, United States
Inwood Art Works presents Poetry, Prose, and Pride! Featuring the poetry and prose by local artists to celebrate Pride month.
Join Inwood Art Works as we celebrate Pride Month! Featuring the poetry and prose of R.M. Thomson (curator and host), Scarlet Gomez, K A L E O, and Heather Archibald. This special program takes place in our new Studio in Inwood, where we provide a safe and inclusive space to freely express ourselves, connect with others, celebrate our diverse identities, and show off our pride and works!
Followed by a limited open mic, in which the audience is invited to read a short poem or story on stage! (3 to 4 minutes per reader, signup sheet will be at the welcome table, first-come, first-served.)
Attend to observe and enjoy, and/or to participate! Drinks and merchandise are also available for purchase in our studio.
All are welcome – LGBTQIA+ and allies alike! Family-friendly, for all ages!
7:00 PM – Doors open
7:30 PM – Show begins
9:00 PM – End of show
Admission/suggestion donation: $10 (online or at the door)
We will not deny entry no matter how much you can afford to pay! Your contribution benefits Inwood Art Works and helps us cover the costs of this event. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that works to create and curate professional performing and visual arts in Upper Manhattan. Your generosity is greatly appreciated!

Word Up: Creative Stillness: A Collective Reading on Memory, Voice, and Creative Renewal
2026-05-30 16:00 - 17:30 | Word Up Community Bookshop, 2113 Amsterdam Ave at 165th St., New York, NY, 10032, United States
Join us at Word Up for a celebratory reading and panel conversation for Creative Stillness Anthology, a collective work of poetry and essays honoring the spaces where creativity is shaped, restored, and reclaimed, curated by Dhayana Alejandrina.
Organized into four sections—The Weaving, The Centering, The Offering, and The Surrendering—the anthology moves through the rhythms of the creative life, exploring cultural memory, identity, grief and joy, mental health, and artistic devotion. Rooted in the belief that creative stillness is not the absence of movement but intentional presence, the collection reframes “writer’s block” as a necessary balance between output and nourishment.
Featured contributors will be joined by Dhayana Alejandrina, poet and curator of Creative Stillness, founder of The Creative Writing Hour, for a collective conversation reflecting on language, community-rooted storytelling, and how rest and lived experience shape artistic expression.
The evening includes brief readings, moderated dialogue with Angela Abreu, and audience Q&A.
Panelists include

Sabrina Scanlan
Goldn.Light
Ms. Jenn
Mars Santi
SheaSpeaks
Eunice Louis-Jacques
Veronica Polanco

This event is a $5 suggested donation ticket with 30 max attendees. Please register in advance.
In compliance with Word Up Community Safety guidelines, all attendees for this event are encouraged to wear a mask.
Word Up Community Bookshop is located at 2113 Amsterdam Ave. (& 165th St.) in Washington Heights, NYC. You can take the 1 train to 168th St and the A/C train to 163rd or 168th St.
This event is also sponsored by Dominican Writers Association, The Creative Writing Hour, Gatekeeper Press, Silk & Sugar, and Ocao.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Creative Stillness is a collective anthology of poetry and short stories that honors the spaces where creativity is shaped, restored, and reclaimed. Organized into four sections—The Weaving, The Centering, The Offering, and The Surrendering—the collection moves through the natural rhythms of the creative life, exploring cultural memory, identity, grief and joy, mental health, healing, and artistic devotion. Interwoven journaling prompts that invite readers to pause, reflect, and reconnect with their own creative voice. Intimate yet expansive, this anthology serves as both a literary offering and a companion, reminding readers that rest can be generative, stillness can be transformative, and meaning can take root when we slow down enough to listen.

Dyckman Farmhouse Museum: Family Storytime - African-American Songs & History with Joy Smith
2026-05-30 11:00 - 12:00 | Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, 4881 Broadway at 204th St, New York, NY, 10034, United States
Family Storytime: African-American Songs and History with Joy Smith
Celebrate Pinkster at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum! Join us for an hour of songs and stories inspired by African-American history with local storyteller Joy Smith!

No Name Super Storyteller Party (May 2026)
2026-05-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Word Up Community Bookshop, 2113 Amsterdam Ave at 165th St., New York, NY, 10032, United States
On Tuesday, May 5, 2026 No Name Comedy/Variety Show producer Eric Vetter and host Michele Carlo bring New York’s best established and emerging authors and storytellers including: Rachel Parenta, Kelli Dunham, Calvin Cato and Alexander Scott to the Word Up Community Bookshop in Washington Heights @ 7pm. for its monthly series “No Name at Word Up Super Story Party.
The show will also include a “Magic Hat Open-Mic” where audience members can signup for a chance at four minutes of stage time to share their own stories.
Admission is FREE, donations welcomed. Masks and proof of vaccination may be required. Word Up Community Bookshop/Libreria Communitaria is located at 2113 Amsterdam Avenue (corner of 165th Street) in Manhattan. Subways: A, C or #1 train to 168th Street (walk south to 165th St, turn left, then walk east to Amsterdam Avenue).
For additional information, go to wordupbooks.com or call (347) 688-4456.

Word Up Recirculation: Dance Yrself Clean Reading
2026-03-22 16:00 - 17:30 | Word Up Recirculation, 876 Riverside Drive (near 160th St.), New York, NY, United States
“Dance Yrself Clean” The fourth year in a row – another year, another reading across literary genres and named after an LCD Soundsystem song. Come hear five exciting new voices work out their ideas and find an audience among friends. Featuring:
India Marin Stachyra (she/her) is an interdisciplinary theatre artist and arts administrator.
Josephine Sloyan is a writer living in New York. Her stories have appeared in the Penn Review, Identity Theory, and elsewhere. She is a graduate of the Hunter College MFA program.
Naomi Washer is a writer and psychoanalyst in formation in New York City. Her most recent book is Marginalia: an autobiography (Autofocus Books, 2025).
Memphis Washington is a Harlem-raised bookseller, facilitator, and writer based in Uptown NYC. Memphis has facilitated diverse programs and workshops for youth and adults,
Ran Schulte (he/him) is a graduate of Macaulay @ CUNY Hunter College. His poetry and fiction have appeared in The North, Oyez Review 51, Blood Orange, JAKE, and elsewhere

Word Up Recirculation: Performers for Palestine
2026-01-31 19:00 - 20:30 | Word Up Recirculation, 876 Riverside Drive (near 160th St.), New York, NY, United States
Join us for an evening of community and original live performances — music, spoken word, stand-up, and DJing — as we raise money to help our Palestinian neighbors in Gaza. Entry to the event is a suggested $10-$25 donation going to Palestinian families connected with the community org.
In compliance with Word Up Community Safety guidelines, all attendees are encouraged to stay masked at all time.
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Bloom Readings: An Autumnal Poetry Reading
2025-11-02 18:00 - 19:30 | Hudson View Gardens Lounge, 116 Pinehurst Ave. (@ 183rd Street), New York, 10033, United States
Bloom Readings is thrilled to present three excellent poets who will share the bill in The Lounge at Hudson View Gardens, on Sunday, Nov. 2nd at 6 pm. Come hear Rebecca Keith, Anthony Cappo and Kristina Andersson Bicher read from their current work. And afterwards, over wine and cheese, all three will have their published work for sale and would be happy to sign your copy. The Lounge is located in Washington Heights near Bennett Park, just west of the intersection of Pinehurst Ave. and 183rd Street. Admission is $10.
Bloom Readings is grateful for the on-going support of Poets & Writers through public funding from the NYC Dept. of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council.

Inwood Hill Park: Walking Poetry--a guided poetry performance with Rebecca Haff Lowry and Inge Meijer
2025-10-12 14:00 - 15:00 | Inwood Hill Park Nature Center, 218th St and Indian Rd. Entrance, walk north, New York, NY, 10034, United States
Poet Rebecca Haff Lowry (Delaware Tribe of Indians) and ISCP artist-in-residence Inge Meijer (The Netherlands) will present a poetry performance walk, visiting various locations in Inwood Hill Park in Lenapehoking (Manhattan). New voices are explored through movement and sound in performances that celebrate the return of Lenape peoples to their homeland, Lenapehoking.
The walk begins at 2:00pm on Saturday, October 11 and Sunday, October 12 at the Inwood Hill Park Nature Center, 600 West 218th Street, New York, NY. Please note that unpaved paths and inclines are present on the route. Space is limited.
Please RSVP here for either date.

Inwood Hill Park: Walking Poetry-- a guided poetry performance with Rebecca Haff Lowry and Inge Meijer
2025-10-11 14:00 - 15:00 | Inwood Hill Park Nature Center, 218th St and Indian Rd. Entrance, walk north, New York, NY, 10034, United States

Inwood Hill Park: A Lenape Creation Story by Opalanietet (NANTICOKE LENNI-LENAPE)
2025-08-30 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-08-30 14:30 - 16:00 | Inwood Hill Park, Payson & Dyckman, Payson Avenue and Dyckman Street, New York, NY, 10034, United States
August 30, 2025

2:30pm & 5:30 pm

A Lenape Creation Story by Opalanietet (NANTICOKE LENNI-LENAPE)

FREE RSVP 2:30pm
FREE RSVP 5:30pm

A Lenape Creation Story of Turtle Island, a theatrical piece conceived by Eagle Project Written by Opalanietet Music by Danielle Jagelski Directed by Ash Marinaccio Performed by Opalanietet, Brianne Lugo, and Beto O’Byrne. The Lenape Theatre Collective EAGLE PROJECT performs a musical and immersive retelling of a Lenape creation story of Turtle Island in Inwood Hill Park at the Hudson River–where the landscape has not changed for hundreds of years. EAGLE PROJECT will offer a blessing while acknowledging and celebrating the island of Mannahatta. Conceived by Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape theatre artist, Opalanietet, A LENAPE CREATION STORY features text that is centuries old along with new music by Oneida Nation and Ojibwe composer, Danielle Jagelski of Renegade Opera/Simmer Arts. Free and open to the public.

Bruce's Garden Summer Readings
2025-08-20 18:00 - 19:30 | Bruce Reynolds Memorial Garden, Across from 10 Park Terrace EAST, near W. 215 St., New York, NY, 10034, United States
Julie Salamon
The Ghosts of Tenth Avenue
Noted author Julie Salamon https://juliesalamon.com/ will discuss her forthcoming book, The Ghosts of Tenth Avenue (The Penguin Press, 2026.) Along with being an accomplished author of numerous books including including New York Times best-seller, Wendy and the Lost Boys, a biography of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Wendy Wasserstein, (The Penguin Press, 2011) Julie is also chair of the Board of Directors of the non-profit Bowery Residents Committee aka BRC.
Presently, the BRC is building the women’s shelter on Tenth Avenue and 212th street. When they learned that early maps showed their building’s site had been a cemetery for enslaved people, the board decided to include a memorial into the shelter’s design. Julie began her research.

Morris-Jumel Virtual Parlor Chat - Connect260: A Woman’s House in a Man’s World
2025-07-16 19:00 - 20:00 | Online Event
In a world where Eliza Jumel had the odds stacked against her in every respect (socially, financially, and more), she actualized the reality she wanted for herself. Eliza, like many other women of her time, was a woman who quietly rebelled against the patriarchal structure of the society she lived in. Join Mansion staff and Margaret Oppenheimer, Eliza Jumel’s biographer, to discuss what it would have been like to be Eliza Jumel and how she would have navigated the constraints of her everyday life to write her own story.
This session of Connect260 will focus on highlighted themes and stories from the exhibition “What the House Saw: 260 Years of Stories from the Morris Jumel Collection and Community’s section on the Antebellum Era.
About Margaret Oppenheimer: Margaret A. Oppenheimer is the author of The Remarkable Rise of Eliza Jumel: A Story of Marriage and Money in the Early Republic. A writer and editor, she holds a Ph.D. in art history from the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. Besides her biography of Jumel, Oppenheimer has written numerous articles on the fine and decorative arts of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century and authored an exhibition catalogue, The French Portrait: Revolution to Restoration.
Register on Eventbrite to receive the Zoom link.

Fort Tryon Park: Words & Music Acoustic Jam at the Flagpole
2025-06-21 16:00 - 20:00 | Fort Tryon Park’s Linden Terrace
Bring your words and music to an acoustic jam session to celebrate the official arrival of summer. While the sun sets over the Hudson River and the Palisades, sing, play, and dance to your heart’s content. Produced and hosted by by Demetrius Daniel the Tromboet.
Enter at 190th street and Margaret Corbin circle. Walk around the circle and stroll past Heather Gardens. Go up the stairs to the Linden Terrace Flagpole area.

Uptown Stories: Wonderland Tea Party
2025-05-18 14:00 - 17:00 | Cornerstone Center/Our Saviour’s Atonement Church, 178 Bennett Avenue (@ 189th St.), New York, NY, 10040, United States
Uptown Stories invites you to join us for a Wonderland Tea Party of epic proportions, where you’ll grow in one direction or the other, play only the most important of games, and debate the madness of all those involved.

Your $25 ticket includes a chance to win fantastical prizes! Buy yours in our bio, and stay tuned for prize reveals…

Whether you’re a wee bird or a walrus (or something in between) we insist that you attend this celebration of our young writers, or else off with your head!

We jest of course, but if you must miss this golden afternoon of nonsense, you can support our young writers by making a donation to our Pay-What-You-Can Tuition Fund.

https://givebutter.com/usspring2025

Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol as Told by One Actor at Morris-Jumel Mansion
2024-12-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Morris-Jumel Mansion, 65 Jumel Terrace, New York, NY, 10032, United States
A perfect way to start Christmas weekend, Morris-Jumel Mansion is excited to bring back Jeffries Thaiss and his one-man rendition of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Hear the classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge in the historic setting of the Mansion for the first time since the pandemic. This is a show you will not want to miss! $30 per person. Tickets are limited, advanced purchase on Eventbrite required.

No Name Super Storyteller Party (January 2025)
2024-11-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Word Up Community Bookshop, 2113 Amsterdam Ave at 165th St., New York, NY, 10032, United States
Tuesday, January 7, 2025 – 7:00pm to 8:30pm

Word Up Community Bookshop Librería Comunitaria
2113 Amsterdam Ave. & 165th St.

New York, NY 10032

No Name Comedy/Variety Show producer Eric Vetter brings New York’s best established and emerging authors and storytellers to Word Up Community Bookshop in Washington Heights for their monthly series “No Name At Word Up Super Storyteller Party”.
Super Story Party is curated and co-hosted by author/storyteller Michele Carlo, the author of FISH OUT OF AGUA: My life on neither side of the (subway) tracks (Citadel Press).
The show will also include a “Magic Hat Open-Mic” where audience members can signup for a chance at four minutes of stage time to share their own stories.

Inwood Hill Park: Hispanic Heritage Month: Nature en Espanol
2024-10-05 15:00 - 16:30 | Inwood Hill Park, Isham St. & Seaman Ave., Citi Bike: Seaman Ave & Isham St., New York, NY, 10034, United States
Hispanic Heritage Month: Nature en Espanol
Saturday, October 5, 2024
3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.

Join the Urban Park Rangers for a nature exploration hike highlighting some common flora and fauna in our parks. Learn basic english to spanish language translation for many different species. Help us identify some of these species in either language.
Únase a los Urban Park Rangers en una caminata de exploración de la naturaleza destacando la flora y la fauna comunes en nuestros parques. Aprenda la traducción del inglés al español para muchas especies diferentes.

Location

Seaman Avenue and Isham Street in Inwood Hill Park

Manhattan

Directions to this location

Cost
Free

Bruce's Garden: Dr. Deceiverini Radio Play
2024-07-14 16:00 - 18:00 | Bruce Reynolds Memorial Garden, Across from 10 Park Terrace EAST, near W. 215 St., New York, NY, 10034, United States
The best Radio Play in town returns!
Join Dr. Deceiverini and crew for a wild and woolly ride through the shaded, arduous landscapes of… Who Done It!!
The next featured title: The Nathaniel Beeker Case
Refreshments Served
