Community League Of The Heights (CLOTH)
Annual Tree Lighting
ILKA PAYAN PARK!
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
3:00 pm:
Ornament Making Workshop with
HIspanic Society Museum & Library (3741 Broadway)
5:00 pm:
Drum Procession with Annnette A Aguilar’s Bean Block Afro-Caribbean Brazilian Percussion Group (Starts at Hispanic Society)
5:15 pm:
Tree LIghting at Ilka Payan Park!
(Broadway and 157th Street)
Join the artists of Cornerstone Studios for a Holiday Open Studio on Saturday, December 6, from 11am to 5pm, at 178 Bennett Ave, NYC 10040. See work by 16 artists, enjoy hot apple cider and shop the Advent Fair tree and wreath sale downstairs, at Our Saviour’s Atonement Lutheran Church! Open to the public and free of charge.
Tree Lighting on Plaza de las Americas!
Holiday cheer on Plaza de las Americas and United Palace!
Indoor Market with NoMAA + Ornament Making with Hispanic Society + Holiday Music on the Plaza + Movie at United Palace
Sunday, December 14, 2025
Plaza de las Americas
United Palace
175th street & BRoadway
12:00 PM:
Holiday Market with Northern Manhattan Art Alliance (NoMAA)
NoMAA gallery 4140 Broadway (entrance on 176th Street)
*ends at 5:00
2:30 PM:
Ornament Making Workshop with HIspanic Society Museum & Library
United Palace Annex (entrance on 176th Street)
3:30 PM: Holiday Music by DJ Isaac Canarios with Juan Pablo Duarte Foundation begins (on Plaza de las Americas)
175th & Broadway
4:30 PM: Tree Lighting with Community League of the Heights (CLOTH) (on Plaza de las Americas)
6:00 PM: “It’s a Wonderful Life” Screening with United Palace
(doors open at 5:00 PM)
Experience the vibrant sounds of the Son Complex Jazz Project, a captivating journey that begins with timeless American Songbook standards and gradually evolves into rich traditional Afro-Cuban grooves infused with sophisticated jazz harmonies and spirited improvisation. This unique blend of styles invites listeners to explore the dynamic intersection of jazz and Afro-Cuban music in an intimate cafe concert setting. Join us for an evening of soulful melodies, infectious rhythms, and heartfelt performances that celebrate the complexity and beauty of these musical worlds coming together.
The artists: Pete Venzal-Vocalist, Berta Moreno-Tenor Saxophone, Pete Rosales-Piano, Greg German-Drums. Special Guest: Dr. Fernando Bobis, MD-Conga
