Enjoy the combination of jazz and poetry at this event curated by Jazz Wahi. Bring your blankets & chairs & picnic treats and join us earlier for the closing of the Appearances sculptures exhibition!
Location: Billings Lawn
Date: Sunday, September 15, 2024
Time: 3PM-5PM
The Allegro Singers return with opera music centered on stories and prayers of the Bible by notable composers like Handel, Mozart and Verdi.
Suggested donation: $20 adults, $10 seniors and students
Stop by Pat’s Lawn at Inwood Hill Park to meet beloved local authors & musicians with new books, as they lead story times and activities, workshops, and more, all with a musical twist. Along with new books, Word Up will be giving away FREE books and school supplies.
Adria Quiñones (Mi Tierra)
Angie Cruz (Angélica y la güira)
Chris Raschka (Nothing: John Cage and 4’33”)
Crudo Creates
Demetrius Daniel
Hilda Eunice Burgos (Bodega Cats: Picture Purrfect)
Inju Keum
Jackie Azúa Kramer (I Am Salsa, ¡Boogie En El Bronx!)
Janelle Harper (My Block Looks Like)
Jazz WaHi
Jyoti Rajan Gopal (One Sweet Song)
Leadlights Ensemble with Rachael Harrington
Luz Maria Mack (¡Pequeña María descubre su baile! / Little María discovers her dance!)
Megan Madison & Katie Madison (Our Skin: A First Conversation About Race)
Pablo KALAKA (Son de estos mares)
Stacy Davidowitz (Cut Loose!, Camp Rolling Hill series)
Word Up first launched Uptown Kid Lit in 2019 as a one-day festival for the Uptown community. After two years of virtual/hybrid programming in 2020 and 2021, UKL returned in person in 2022 with a focus on comics as part of the three-day Uptown Comics Fest. Each year has gathered a unique and vibrant group of authors, illustrators, educators, publishers, editors, craftspeople, artists, and community organizations—all to support and celebrate our neighborhood’s youngest readers and families. We hope you’ll join us in 2024 for our fourth year of Uptown Kid Lit at Inwood Hill Park!
Spanish interpretation will be provided at the main stage presentations.
This is a free event. Please consider donating so that we can continue creating accessible programming by, with, and for our neighbors.
Celebrating 70 years of existence, the Renaissance Chorus of New York will perform a concert of Habsburg Court Composers, including Heinrich Finck, Thomas Stoltzer, Heinrich Isaac, and Ludwig Senfl. Several were subjects of the early recordings.
