Word Up Recirculation welcomes Emmaia Gelman to celebrate the launch of her new book, The Anti-Defamation League and the Racial State (out 6/16/26), the first-ever history of the Anti-Defamation League and its determined, century-long alliance with Western empire.
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!
Welcome to the eleventh year of Bruce’s Garden Summer Readings! All Readings are on Wednesdays and start at 7 P.M. with refreshments starting at 6:30.
JUNE 24 WRITING NEW YORK STORIES From the Nineteenth through Twenty-First Centuries
Join the Hispanic Society for a conversation with internationally recognized multi-media artist Francisco Alvarado-Juárez about his latest book, "Gay Liberation: New York City Pride Parades 1975-1976, featuring images from Francisco’s 2025 exhibition, Out of the Closets! Into the Street!: New York City Pride March 1975-1976", which was exhibited at the Hispanic Society in 2025 as the second installation for Arte en el Alto Manhattan. Featuring 18 photographs, this exhibition showcased the racial and ethnic diversity of the early Pride parades and revealed the nuanced bonds of kinship formed among marchers from disparate backgrounds.
Word Up welcomes Dixa Ashariel Ramírez to celebrate her debut novel "Mist", about two overachieving professors who join forces to investigate why generations of Black women have been disappearing into a terrifying realm of eternal ice. In conversation with Ramírez will be Alejandro Heredia, author of "Loca". Attendees must register in advance.
Welcome to the eleventh year of Bruce’s Garden Summer Readings! All Readings are on Wednesdays and start at 7 P.M. with refreshments starting at 6:30.
JULY 22 LESLIE DAY River–A Hudson Memoir
