Tuesdays in September in Washington Heights!! Great people, great food and straight ahead jazz.
Family owned ✨ Ethiopian Cuisine in the heart of Washington Heights (181st Street @ Magaw Place)
Inwood Hill Park: A Lenape Creation Story by Opalanietet (NANTICOKE LENNI-LENAPE)
Inwood Hill Park: A Lenape Creation Story by Opalanietet (NANTICOKE LENNI-LENAPE)
August 30, 2025
2:30pm & 5:30 pm
A Lenape Creation Story by Opalanietet (NANTICOKE LENNI-LENAPE)
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.
Squeeze in Tight Album Release Party
Come celebrate the release of Squeeze in Tight: Blues Songs for Solidarity! With Eli Yamin, piano and voice; Zaid Nasser, saxophone; Elias Bailey, bass; and special guests including Zah! Jr. from Jazz Power Initiative.
In loving memory of David F. Gibson, this performance will continue with special guests in tribute to his music and spirit.
September 12th, 2025
Location: 4782 Broadway New York, NY 10034 (near Inwood Library)
Artist: Eli Yamin Jazz and Blues Band
Time: Doors open 6pm with refreshments, Show time: 7-9 p.m.
Bruce’s Garden Summer Readings
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.