Explore the Puerto Rican “Legend of the Coqui” with storyteller Rachael Harrington and Leadlights Ensemble for an afternoon of music and stories for all ages. Free copies of the picture book by Georgina Lazaro will be available, and gifts and giveaways from local business will be raffled.
Rising in the Heights” is a festival of outdoor arts performances curated by Leadlights in partnership with Word Up Community Bookshop. The festival celebrates the rich artistic contributions of Black and Latinx cultures and promotes children’s literacy through music and storytelling.
This project is made possible in part with funds from UMEZ Arts Engagement, supported by the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone (UMEZ); and Creative Engagement, supported by The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) in partnership with the City Council and the Howard Gilman Foundation. UMEZ Arts Engagement and Creative Engagement are administered by LMCC.
Celebrate Earth Day with the Dyckman Farmhouse’s “Growing Uptown: Earth Day Edition!”
Monday, April 22, 2024 at 4:30 PM.
Materials are FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED
What better way to celebrate the earth than by learning how to grow your own food? Join us to learn how to transform empty egg cartons into seed trays, and kickstart your own at-home garden. There is no cost to this event, but trays and seeds will be provided on a first come, first serve basis. This is part of the Dyckman Farmhouse’s “Growing Uptown” initiative, which aims to minimize food insecurity by empowering residents of Upper Manhattan and the Bronx to grow their own food!
THIS PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED, IN PART, BY PUBLIC FUNDS FROM THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY COUNCIL.
¡Celebre el Día de la Tierra con el “Growing Uptown: Edición del Día de la Tierra” de el Dyckman Farmhouse!
Lunes 22 de abril de 2024 a las 4:30 PM.
¿Qué mejor manera de celebrar la tierra que aprendiendo a cultivar su propia comida? Únase a nosotros para aprender a transformar cartones de huevos vacíos a bandejas de semillas y comenzar su propio huerto en casa. Este evento es gratuito, pero las bandejas y las semillas se proporcionarán por orden de llegada. Esto es parte de la iniciativa “Cultivando Uptown” de Dyckman Farmhouse, que tiene como objetivo minimizar la inseguridad alimentaria al empoderar a los residentes del Alto Manhattan y el Bronx para que cultiven sus propios alimentos.
