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UPTOWN ARTS STROLL: José Luis in the Parlor at Dyckman Farmhouse

FREE WITH MUSEUM ADMISSION. Tickets cost $3 per person, and are free for Inwood Residents. Wander the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum while listening to the beautiful sounds of Jose Luis on the harp! Jose will play at the farmhouse during open hours. Find Jose set up in the farmhouse parlor on:

Friday, June 7: 1PM-3PM

Jose Luis has been performing for over thirty years and is highly regarded as a gifted harpist by his peers. Jose Luis is the only harpist to play both the classic concert harp and the Latin lever harp; which requires him to pluck the strings with two different techniques; the first uses his fingertips and the second his nails.

Jose Luis first fell in love with the sound of the harp and began studying in his early teens with Maestro Jose Serrano in Puerto Rico. He later visited Los Angeles to take private lessons with the world-renowned harpist and composer Alfredo Rolando Ortiz.

ESTE EVENTO ES GRATUITO CON LA ENTRADA AL MUSEO

Las entradas cuestan $3 por persona y son gratis para los residentes de Inwood ¡Pasea por el Museo Dyckman Farmhouse mientras escuchas los hermosos sonidos del arpa con José Luis! José tocará en la granja durante el horario de apertura. Encuentra a José en el salón de la granja en:

Viernes, 24 de mayo: 1:00 p.m. a 3:00 p.m.

José Luis lleva más de treinta años tocando el arpa y es muy respetado por sus colegas como un arpista talentoso. José Luis es el único arpista que toca tanto el arpa de concierto clásica como el arpa de palanca latina; lo que requiere que toque las cuerdas con dos técnicas diferentes; la primera utiliza los dedos y la segunda las uñas. José Luis se enamoró por primera vez del sonido del arpa y comenzó a estudiar en su adolescencia con el Maestro José Serrano en Puerto Rico. Más tarde visitó Los Ángeles para tomar clases con el mundialmente reconocido arpista y compositor Alfredo Rolando Ortiz.

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Fort Tryon Park: Birding for All with the Feminist Bird Club

Sunday, May 5, 2024
9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.

Join the Feminist Bird Club of NYC for a beginner-friendly birding walk and workshop in Fort Tryon Park. A limited number of binoculars will be available to borrow. Wear comfortable shoes and bring a full water bottle! Walk will meet at the Margaret Corbin Circle entrance to Fort Tryon Park. Access notes: the park has paved paths and steep slopes. For accessibility information, contact info@forttryonparktrust.org.

Location

Margaret Corbin Circle in Fort Tryon Park
Manhattan

Directions to this location

Cost

Free

Dyckman Farmhouse – Growing Uptown: May Workshops

Growing Uptown: May Workshop

Tuesday, May 14; 5:30-7PM

Materials are FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED

Come unleash your creativity and get your hands dirty! At our Growing Uptown May Workshop, you will have the opportunity to decorate your own terracotta pot, transplant a seedling, and discover how to utilize everyday items from your home for planting vegetables. Not only will you learn the basics of gardening, but you will also gain insights into harvesting the fruits of your labor. Whether you are a seasoned gardener or a beginner, this program is perfect for anyone looking to sprout their knowledge on gardening and sustainable practices. Come join us and cultivate your green thumb while having a great time!

THIS PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED, IN PART, BY PUBLIC FUNDS FROM THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY COUNCIL.

Resiliencia Verde: Taller de Mayo

Martes 14 de mayo; 5:30-7:00 PM

¡Ven a dar rienda suelta a tu creatividad y ensuciate las manos! En nuestro Taller de “Cultivando en Washington Heights” de mayo, tendrás la oportunidad de decorar tu propia maceta de terracota, trasplantar un plantón y descubrir cómo utilizar artículos cotidianos de tu hogar para plantar vegetales. No solo aprenderás los conceptos básicos de la jardinería, sino que también obtendrás información valiosa sobre cómo cosechar los frutos de tu trabajo.

Ya seas un jardinero experimentado o un experto, este programa es perfecto para cualquiera que busque sembrar sus conocimientos sobre jardinería y prácticas sostenibles. ¡Únete a nosotros y cultiva tu mano verde mientras te diviertes!

Theatre, Unique Events

Up Theater Company: Detained Q & A with Director Nancy Robillard and Playwright Rosel-Mary Harrington

DETAINED: Q & A

DETAINED director NANCY ROBILLARD (L) and playwright ROSE-MARY HARRINGTON take a few questions from UP’s artistic director James Bosley about this timely new play.

Rehearsal photos by Jacki Goldhammer

JAMES: Rose-Mary, what drew you to this story?

ROSE-MARY: I was compelled to write Detained in 2008 after I learned of the plight of asylum seeking families who were being incarcerated in a former penitentiary in Texas. Children along with their parents were treated as criminals. The families fled persecution and violence and threats in their home countries seeking refuge in the United States of America. When they were apprehended at the border they were shipped to Hutto, a privately-run family detention center in Texas. In Hutto they were stripped of belongings, men and women were separated, and children over seven years old confined to their own cells. Hutto was run like a prison—with counts, laser trip wires, and meager mental and physical stimulation for the children. Even stuffed toys were banned. As Captain Viv, one of the facilitators laments, “America is better than this.”  I hope this play serves as a voice for those who do not have a voice.  I never imagined how topical immigration would become ten years from the inception of Detained.
Ken Dillon (L.E.) and Laura Fois (Captain Viv)
Ken Dillon (L.E.), Laura Fois (Captain Viv)

JAMES: Nancy, what was your first impression when you initially read the play?

NANCY: When I read the play for the first time, I realized that I had a knot in my chest the entire time I was reading it. That was a good thing—it meant I’d been deeply moved by it. I felt for the characters and the situation they are in—being in detention, their futures uncertain. Some have been there a long time, with no end in sight. I wanted to be part of telling their story.
Director, Nancy Robillard
Director, Nancy Robillard

JAMES: Rose-Mary, we’ve had a lot of back and forth on the script, including a staged reading, since you sent it to us three years ago. Was there a moment during that process that really helped clarify the story for you? Was there a moment that was especially painful?

ROSE-MARY: From the staged reading in 2016 it became apparent that I needed to develop a central character. This became Maria, a teen caught in the crossfire of immigration. She is smart, endearing, and recognizable as any kid struggling with adolescence, and with her relationship with her mother. Maria now gives the play focus and cohesiveness. The moment that was especially painful to write, and now to witness in rehearsal, is at the conclusion of the play. It is heart-breaking to watch a teen so despondent due to the suffocating circumstance she finds herself in this play.
Thomas Vorsteg (James),  Nercido Mota (Paco)
Thomas Vorsteg (James),  Nercido Mota (Paco)

JAMES: What draws you to doing new plays?

NANCY: Working with the playwright is a privilege and a luxury. It is great to be able to ask the writer. “Is this what you meant here?” Rose-Mary lives in South Carolina and flew up here to be with us for the first week of rehearsal. The cast and I spent that week with her sitting around a table, reading and analyzing scenes. She made script changes every day based on what she learned from the rehearsals. As we are staging the play, we continue to discover things about the script—what is working and what is not. Rose-Mary has joined us sometimes by Skype or Face-Time so that she can watch rehearsals and continue to make adjustments in the text. At times a writer is inspired to re-write because of something specific an actor or director has done. Other times it happens simply because we have put the play up on its feet. The writer can see it and say. “Now I know how to fix the ending.” (It is almost always the ending.) So we really learn what is working and what is not. Then we bring in the audience and learn about the play from them. It is thrilling to be part of that process, and I truly appreciate UP Theater for giving us the opportunity. It is no small feat for a theater company to produce new plays, and UP does it beautifully.
Robert S. Gregory (Firouz), Rose-Mary Harrington (playwright), Natalia Plaza (Maria), Beau McGhee (Doug)
Robert S. Gregory (Firouz), Rose-Mary Harrington (playwright), Natalia Plaza (Maria), Beau McGhee (Doug)