Tag Archives: Family Fun

Plaza de las Americas: Holiday Tree Lighting

Thursday, December 12, 2024
Holiday Tree Lighting
At Plaza de las Americas
175th & Broadway

3:00 pm:  Ornament Making
                 With The Hispanic Society Museum & Library
(NoMAA gallery annex, 4140 Broadway)

4:00 pm:  Holiday Market
                 With Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance
(NoMAA gallery, 4140 Broadway)

5:00 pm: Drumline
                With Annette A Aguilar’s Bean Bloco
(on Plaza de las Americas)

5:30 pm: Tree lighting
                With Community League of the Heights
(on Plaza de las Americas)

6:00 pm: Toys for Tots 
                With United Palace
4140 Broadway

7:00 pm: “Open Mic” (Doors open 6:30 pm )
                United Palace
4140 Broadway

NEW DATE!! CLOTHs Annual Holiday Tree Lighting 

NEW DATE!
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
CLOTHs annual Holiday Tree Lighting
Ilka Payan Park
157th & Broadway


 3:30 PM : Ornament Making
With The Hispanic Society Museum & Library 
(3718 Broadway Between 155th & 156th Street)

5:30 PM – Drum procession to Ilka Payan Park
With Annette A Aguilar’s Bean Bloco 
(Starts at Hispanic Society Museum & Library)

5:45 pm – Tree Lighting
(Ilka Payan Park,
Broadway @ 157th Street)

Hot chocolate by Five Flies Coffee       

Morris-Jumel: Holidays by Candlelight

Come and help transform the Morris-Jumel Mansion. Madame Jumel has asked us to decorate the Mansion for her 1843 Holiday Extravaganza. Join Mansion staff by candlelight for an interactive evening of decorating the Mansion, learning how to make historic decorations, and taking part in Victorian-era holiday traditions. Then, enjoy a cozy and festive Holiday party of your own to celebrate all your hard work.

  • Sat. December 21st, 2024, 6:00 – 7:30 PM

Family-friendly, targeted for children ages 4-12. Guests 18 and under must have a parent or legal guardian in attendance. $35 per person. Advanced ticket purchases through Eventbrite are required.

 

CANCELLED – Word Up: GIY Family Mushroom Workshop

Friday, November 15, 2024 – 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Word Up Community Bookshop Librería Comunitaria
2113 Amsterdam Ave.
New YorkNY 10032

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Growing Gourmet Mushrooms at Home with Everyday Items

Join us at Word Up to learn about the diverse fungal life in Uptown Manhattan, the lifecycle of a mushroom, how fungal life impacts our daily lives Uptown, and how to engage with them for a future without food insecurity and chronic disease. This event includes a workshop on growing gourmet and medicinal mushrooms from brown rice and coffee grounds in plastic cups and ziploc bags (photos of the process and in-depth explanations). The presentation will be sent out by email for reference afterward. 

Freshwater Mycology is a black + trans guided futurist mushroom farm, research repository, and art house committed to understanding and sharing the profound benefits of mycelim and mushroom fruits of all diverse types. Seeking to understand ecosystems as systems of natural collaboration, Freshwater Mycology is dedicated to improving the senses of life, nervine homeostasis in humans, and networking across species to make the world kinder and inhabitable for longer. We believe in nature over everything and plan to continue our medicine making research as far as we can extend. Stay tuned for quantum mechanics, molecular biology, mycelium-derived technology, all alchemized for you into our products, for all our higher goods. Freshwater Mycology is a black, trans-guided mycelium house who stays up, stays studious, stays scientific, and stays Fresh. Learn more at https://freshwater-mycology.square.site/

Fort Washington Collegiate Church: Thanksgiving Community Meal

Thanksgiving Community Meal!
Sunday, November 17th @ 1pm.
Free/Gratis! Everyone is welcome, todos bienvenidos!
Join us for a meal.
Volunteer to serve: Sign up to volunteer and donate
Donate food:
· Drop off food during business hours, 9a-5p, Monday through Friday, until Nov 15. Perishable items such as: green beans, onions, celery, carrots, yams, milk, dinner rolls, butter, as well as non-perishable items such as: instant stuffing, canned items (canned chicken stock, mixed vegetables, hams, and cranberry sauce), instant potatoes, and drinks (sodas and juices).
· Drop off cooked items such as pies, pastries, side dishes, or other warm or cold dishes or beverages, please bring them to Fort Washington Collegiate Church, 729 West 181th St, on Saturday, November 16th between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Donate $$: You can contribute financially to this meal, via cash, or you can give online at: https://www.fortwashingtonchurch.org/give.