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Sugar Hill: Ivalas Quartet

Ivalas Quartet

Just in time for spring break! The Schneider Concerts and Sugar Hill Children’s Museum join together to bring you the Ivalas Quartet.

With music from Mendelssohn to the movies, this free 1-hour-long concert is designed to get young children on their feet, using their voices, and their imaginations to get engaged with chamber music.

Part of the Schneider Concerts spring season featuring the series’ inaugural curating/performing ensemble, the Ivalas Quartet in a wide variety of programs. Supported by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council and made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Friday, April 18th
2:00pm

Morris-Jumel: Women’s History Month Kick-Off!

Celebrate women of the past, present, and future all day long at the Morris-Jumel Mansion’s Women’s History Month Kick-Off!

With the price of admission to the Mansion, drop in at any time from 11:30 AM-2:30 PM to experience multiple activations throughout the house featuring a live art demonstration by Andrea Arroyo, visual artist and creator of the special exhibition “Faces and Facades”, the Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra, live readings by Poet Lisa “Rubi G” Ventura, and a talk by Margaret Oppenheimer, author of “The Remarkable Rise of Eliza Jumel” on the Women of the House during the Jumel’s residency. See below for a detailed schedule of events.

11:30
Andrea Arroyo presents “Women as Inspiration”, a live art experience, accompanied by Jas Ogiste on Piano
Location: Second Floor Gallery

12:30
“A Daughter of Rhode Island”, Author Margaret Oppenheimer will read from her biography “The Remarkable Rise of Eliza Jumel,” and share some material that didn’t make it into the book about nightlife in Providence during Eliza’s childhood.
Location: Octagon Room

1:30
Mini Concert with the Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra
Location: Octagon Room

2:30
Poet Lisa “Rubi G” Ventura Reads her works “Between Hell and Hearth” and “Elegy for Truths Disappeared from History [Books]”
Location: Second Floor Gallery

The festivities begin at 11 AM, when the Mansion opens to the public. Activations begin at 11:30 AM. Stay for one, or stay for all! Last admission to the Mansion is 4 PM. Limited seating available, please let us know if you require accommodations prior to the event by emailing info@morrisjumel.org and we will do our best to assist you.

Word Up Recirculation: Storytime with the Symphony

The Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra is pleased to present a 3-concert series in partnership with Word Up Community Bookshop, featuring books from the “Uptown Kid Lit” list with thoughtful connections to themes that will be familiar to every child growing up in Washington Heights. All performances will take place at Recirculation, a project of Word Up Community Bookshop.

Free admission; RSVP required

Sunday April 6th 4pm-5pm

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This concert series is generously supported by the following:

The Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra, Word Up Community Bookshop, New World Symphony, The Bizzarro Agency, Tinto: Tapas Restaurant, Lord Gurman & Lewis LLC

Inwood Hill Park – Kids Week: Geology Rocks!

Kids Week: Geology Rocks!

Monday, April 14, 2025
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.

Even when school’s out, our parks are still the city’s natural classroom! Bring your kids to parks throughout the city for Kids Week during Spring Break. With programs led by our Urban Park Rangers, kids will get to experience nature in a hands-on and fun way. Learn all about the geological landscape of Manhattan.

Location

Margaret Corbin Circle in Fort Tryon Park
Manhattan

Directions to this location

Cost

Free

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