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Fort Tryon Park: Words & Music Acoustic Jam at the Flagpole

Want to express your creative flow in a cool outdoor setting? Bring your words and music to an acoustic jam session to celebrate the arrival of summer. While the sun sets over the Hudson River and the Palisades, sing, play, and dance to your heart’s content. This 12th annual event coordinates with Make Music Day and is part of the NOMAA 23rd Uptown Arts Stroll.

Enter at 190th street and Margaret Corbin circle. Walk around the circle and stroll past Heather Gardens. Go up the stairs to the Linden Terrace Flagpole area.

Fort Tryon Park: Uptown Pride Picnic

Sunday, June 22, 2025 – 2:00pm to 6:00pm
Cloister’s Lawn, Fort Tryon Park
New York, NY 10032

 

Join Q & T Community for its Annual Pride Picnic! Enjoy free food, games, and good company in Fort Tryon’s beautiful Cloister’s Lawn.

Q&T Community is a small LGBTQ+ group based at Word Up Community Bookshop. Its weekly virtual writing group celebrated 5 years of intimate co-working and creative space in April 2024. Run by a team of one, its monthly game afternoons, annual pride picnic, and occasional open mics supplement its program.

WHEN: Sunday, June 22nd, 2-6pm (ET)
WHERE: Cloister’s Lawn, Fort Tryon Park

register

ACTIVITIES*:

  • Games & Prizes
  • Crafts
  • Jam Session (some instruments provided)
  • Readings & Open Mic
  • *If you would like to do an activity with us, please reach out at qntcommunity@gmail.com

FEEL FREE TO BRING:

  • something to sit on (a picnic blanket, a chair, etc.)
  • sunscreen
  • games
  • an instrument
  • writing to read
  • snacks

 

Met Expert Talks at The Met Cloisters—Pride Month

Explore the ways medieval art subverts our notions of gender expression, gender roles, and sexuality in the medieval period.

Join Museum experts, including curators, conservators, scientists, and scholars, for a deep dive, into a selection of objects in the galleries. Hear new insights and untold stories from Met insiders and take a closer look. You’ll also have the opportunity to ask questions.

Presented in celebration of LGBTQIA+ Pride Month.

Fort Tryon Park: 20th Annual Scandinavian Music Festival: Day 3

20th Annual Scandinavian Music Festival: Day 3

June 20 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

20th Scandinavian Music Festival – Day 3
Presented by the Musicians of the New York Scandia Symphony and Special Guests
Dorrit Matson, Musical Director

Friday, June 20 at 6:00 PM
Cloisters Lawn, Fort Tryon Park

Celebrate the final concert of the 20th annual Scandinavian Music Festival with an evocative and intimate chamber performance by the Scandia String Quartet. This enchanting program brings together classical Scandinavian string quartets and beloved traditional melodies arranged by the Danish String Quartet:

Christian Sinding – Quartet in A Minor, Op. 70 (Andante, Allegretto Scherzando)

Carl Nielsen – Quartet in G Minor, Op. 13 (Allegro Energico)

Rued Langgaard – Quartet No. 4 “Summer Days”

Scandinavian Traditional Melodies arranged by the Danish String Quartet:

The Drømmer (Denmark)

Regin Smiður (Faroe Islands)

Nær mitt øye (Norway)

Edvard Grieg – Wedding Day at Troldhaugen

Location: Cloisters Lawn (continue past the Heather Garden towards The Met Cloisters)

Don’t miss this inspiring conclusion to the festival—free and open to the public in one of NYC’s most breathtaking outdoor venues.

Presented in partnership with the Fort Tryon Park Trust.

Fort Tryon Park: 20th Annual Scandinavian Music Festival: Day 2

20th Annual Scandinavian Music Festival: Day 2

June 15 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

20th Scandinavian Music Festival – Day 2
Presented by the Musicians of the New York Scandia Symphony and Special Guests
Dorrit Matson, Musical Director


Sunday, June 15 at 2:00 PM
Cloisters Lawn, Fort Tryon Park

Join us for the second performance of the 20th annual Scandinavian Music Festival, featuring the full New York Scandia Symphony with guest soloist Mayuki Fukuhara, violin, conducted by Dorrit Matson. Experience an extraordinary afternoon of Scandinavian orchestral works, including two world premieres and a range of masterworks from the Nordic tradition:

Nikolaj Hess – Pastorale Impressions
Johan Helmich Roman – Violin Concerto
Frank Foerster – Concertino Festivo (World Premiere)
Carl Nielsen – Little Suite and Bohemian-Danish Folksong Paraphrase
Josefine Opsahl – All We Know Is That It Radiates (World Premiere)
Edvard Grieg – Holberg Suite

Location: Cloisters Lawn (continue past the Heather Garden towards The Met Cloisters)

Bring friends, a blanket, and your love for great music to this free outdoor concert in one of New York City’s most scenic parks.

Presented in partnership with the Fort Tryon Park Trust.