Join us for an uplifting, interactive community drum circle celebrating rhythm, culture, and connection! Led by Congolese djembe drummer and educator Mounanou Badila of Diata Diata International Folkloric Theatre, this gathering invites people of all ages and experience levels to come together through traditional African rhythms, music, and shared creativity.
No prior drumming experience is needed—just bring your energy, an open mind, and a willingness to connect. Together, we’ll create a welcoming space that promotes unity, self-expression, stress relief, and a stronger sense of community right here in Inwood!
A local holiday chamber concert featuring classical holiday classics.
Featuring the Inwood Chamber Players
Featuring a performance of classical holiday classics arranged by Inwood resident, Gilbert Dejean.
Bring your family and meet your friends to celebrate the holiday season!
Reception with light snacks and beverages following the performance.
All proceeds benefit Good Shepherd School
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Con una presentación de clásicos navideños clásicos por el residente de Inwood, Gilbert Dejean.
Traiga a su familia y reúnase con sus amigos para celebrar la temporada navideña.. ¡Todos son bienvenidos!
Recepción con refrigerios y bebidas después de la actuación.
Todo lo recaudado será para beneficio de la Escuela Buen Pastor
STILL ALIVE: Seeing friends in Gaza. Portraits, as they see themselves.
Malak. Hind. Adel. Nabil. Heba. Mona. Mohammed. Sobhi. These are some of the people at the heart of Still Alive—friends in Gaza whose lives have become closely connected with people in Inwood.
The exhibition brings their photographs into the gallery at a scale we rarely give to the images people share in everyday life. Made by them or with their participation, the portraits show people as they have chosen to be seen: with family and friends, in moments of humor, tenderness, pride, and ordinary life. They also hold the knowledge of what it takes to make and share such images in Gaza now.
Over the past several years, friendships have grown through messages, photographs, fundraising, and direct support. Still Alive grows from those relationships. It invites visitors to spend time with the people in the photographs, to learn their names, and to see more of their lives than any account of a crisis can hold.
Presented by Goods for Gaza at Inwood Art Works Studio
Still Alive runs November 15 through December 5, 2026.
Opening celebration: Select Works by Yiorgos
Yiorgos is pleased to present his work at Inwood Art Works this Fall (2026). He has successfully exhibited at ChocNYC (February 2025) and Kuro Kirin (Fall 2024). His pieces are to be found in several private collections. Yiorgos (George Tsugranes) retired in 2018 from his professions as a floral designer and a middle school math teacher for the Annenberg-funded arts program of JHS 22 and at the Special Music School near Lincoln Center. He has been creating visual art ever since. Yiorgos’s art is always life-affirming, playful, and appealing. He has shaped a unique style that is instantly recognizable, bringing an appreciation of organic forms and the omnipresence of geometry to his work. When not creating stirring images, he enjoys playing classical and jazz music at the piano, traveling abroad, and taking long walks with his wife and Labrador retriever.
Yiorgos has carefully selected works from several periods of his creative life, including Geometric Landscapes in a riot of color and pure Abstractions in black and white. From Greek villages to industrial skylines, from sere mountains to turgid seas, these selections demonstrate his curiosity and wide-ranging vision.
On Exhibition November 3-14, 2026
Stage Works presents:
Día de Muertos Concert – A Celebration of Life and Remembrance
Featuring Carla López-Speziale – Mezzosoprano, and Nilko Andreas, guitarist.
Join us for a celebration of music honoring the Day of the Dead, a cherished tradition that invites us to remember and celebrate the lives of those who have departed.
This program brings together music inspired by remembrance, love, and the enduring connection between the living and those who came before us. Among the works featured is the iconic “La Llorona,” a song deeply rooted in Mexican tradition and familiar to many through the acclaimed Disney film Coco.
The evening also explores a rich tapestry of music from Mexico, Latin America, and beyond, featuring works by María Grever, Macedonio Alcalá, César Portillo de la Luz, Joaquín Rodrigo, and other celebrated composers.
We invite you to share in this musical journey of remembrance, celebrating the beauty of life, the power of memory, and the enduring presence of those we hold dear.
