Hispanic Heritage Month: Latin Music Roots in Nature
Join the Urban Park Rangers to discuss the natural roots of instruments used in Spanish and Latin American Music. Learn about some of the ways nature is used to craft instruments such as strings, woodwinds and percussion. Instruments featured will be flamenco guitar from Spain, congas, claves and more.
Location: West 218th Street and Indian Road in Inwood Hill Park
Registration not required.
Join the Urban Park Rangers for a monthly hike exploring Inwood Hill Park. The hike will begin at the Inwood Hill Nature Center. This month’s hike will focus on late-summer plant exploration
Location: West 218th Street and Indian Road in Inwood Hill Park
Registration not required.
The Quartal Saxophone Quartet (QSSQ) is scheduled to perform at the Inwood Hill Nature Center
Presented by the Inwood Jazz Festival and Friends of Inwood Hill Park. The quartet will perform works by notable composers and artists including:Julius Hemphill, Pixinguinh, Michael Blake,Baden Powell,Gerry Dodgion
Ensemble Lineup:
Michael Blake – Soprano saxophone
James Elmore III – Alto saxophone
Hillai Govreen – Tenor saxophone
Don Slatoff – Baritone saxophoneProgram
Free Live Jazz! The 4th Annual Inwood Jazz Festival
Bring lawn chairs and anything else you need to be comfortable for a day at the park. Bring the entire family!
Schedule of Events Festival Day:
Senegalese Dance Workshop with Lamine Thiam: 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM outdoors near the Nature Center in Inwood Hill Park
Main Stage Performances: 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM at Pat’s Lawn, Inwood Hill Park (Enter at W 218th St and Indian Road):
Uptown Kid Lit is a one-day children’s literature festival in Inwood Hill Park that showcases the fun and possibilities of literature for kids and their adults! Since 2019, the festive and interactive atmosphere has invited children of all ages and backgrounds to explore books, reading, writing, and art. Meet your favorite and soon-to-be-favorite authors and illustrators, get introduced to local youth programs, pick up books and school supplies, and hang out with your neighbors in the park.
