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Bennett Park: Jazz WaHi Jamboree Family Jazz Concert
Join Louise Rogers and Friends in our annual celebration of jazz for families!
Featuring Orlando Hernandez, tap, Berta Moreno, sax, Akili Bradley, trumpet, Mark Kross, piano, Lauren Hendrix, bass, Kaori Yamada, drums.
Presented in partnership with the Medical Center Nursery School.
Buunni Coffee Inwood: Fairy Tale Art Cart with Storyteller Rachael Harrington
The Fairy Tale Art Cart LIVE: Featuring Randy Mason
With Storyteller Rachael Harrington
LIVE performance of The Fairy Tale Art Cart Podcast: Draw Along Stories For Kids. Interactive folktales, live music, and drawing!
Enter a world of story and art making in this live performance of The Fairy Tale Art Cart Podcast: Draw Along Stories For Kids. You and your kids are invited to rev up your imaginations as you listen to a folktale that feature music and drawing breaks- so that you get to become the illustrators of the stories you’re listening to!
Featuring storyteller Rachael Harrington and hip hop and cajón artist Randy Mason.
This vibrant and creativity-inducing performance is the perfect way to connect with your kids through screen-free art making time! Drawing materials will be provided. $30/family suggested donation at the door, but please reserve your seat here as space is limited and the show draws a crowd! Perfect for kids ages 5-105.
National Museum of the American Indian – “Clearly Indigenous”: Family Art Day
Bring the whole family to National Museum of the American Indian to enjoy games, hands-on activities, storytelling, and music that celebrate and investigate Indigenous glass art in the Clearly Indigenous exhibition. Free, Saturday, May 16, 11 AM–4 PM. Check out the full schedule of activities.
11 AM, 1 PM, and 3 PM | Performances by Swil Kanim
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- Storyteller Swil Kanim (Lummi) will perform, sharing stories from the Pacific Northwest Coast. Throughout the day, catch Swil Kanim playing the violin.
- 12:15 PM, 2:15 PM | Look, Learn, Create: Clearly Indigenous for Families
- Join museum educator for a family-friendly interactive tour of the exhibition Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass. Visitors will look closely at three to four artworks and learn about them through guided discussion and shared observation. After finding inspiration from the artworks, families are invited to the imagiNATIONS Activity Center classroom to create their own inspired Glyph Charm artwork to take home.
- Ongoing | Hands On Activities: Mock Stained Glass and more
- Visitors are invited to find inspiration through the featured artworks in Clearly Indigenous to create their own designs in mock stained glass, etching and stencils, as well as button-making and bag designs.
- Ongoing | Glass Working Demonstrations by Esteban Salazar
- Local Brooklyn-based glass blower Esteban Salazar will demonstrate glass working techniques such as torch work on glass rods as well as the “sugar blowing” method, employing melted candy as a stand-in for molten glass throughout the day.
Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass was originated by the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Santa Fe, New Mexico, where it was curated by Dr. Letitia Chambers and Cathy Short (Potawatomi). The traveling exhibit was curated by Dr. Chambers and is toured by International Arts & Artists. Generous support for the exhibition at the National Museum of the American Indian provided in part by Janet and David Offensend. This program is made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
This program is made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Word Up Community Bookshop: EL VIAJE DE UNA BANDERA: Iris Morales with Angel Antonio Ruiz-Laboy
Word Up welcomes activist and author Iris Morales and translator Angel Antonio Ruiz-Laboy to share their book A Flag’s Journey, now available in Spanish! Based on true events, A Flag’s Journey is a powerful story about identity and standing up to injustice—told through the eyes of a young Puerto Rican boy in 1990s New York City.
This event is a $5 suggested donation ticket with 30 max attendees. Please register in advance.
Word Up Community Bookshop is located at 2113 Amsterdam Ave. (& 165th St.) in Washington Heights, NYC. You can take the 1 train to 168th St and the A/C train to 163rd or 168th St.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Based on true events, A Flag’s Journey is a powerful story about identity and standing up to injustice—told through the eyes of a young Puerto Rican boy in 1990s New York City.
Ten-year-old Andrés Rivera loves baseball and spending time with his best friend. After a championship win with his Little League team, he goes with his family and best friend to the Puerto Rican Day Parade. What begins as a joyful day of cultural pride and celebration takes a sudden turn when Andrés becomes the target of a racist incident involving the Puerto Rican flag—an act that makes newspaper headlines.
As he questions what happened, Andrés has eye-opening conversations with family, teachers, and classmates about Puerto Rican history, the impact of racism, and the role of media in shaping public opinion. Through these experiences, he gains a deeper appreciation for community, the strength of friendship, and—most of all—the power of young people to create change.
A Flag’s Journey is a meaningful and uplifting chapter book featuring relatable characters and vibrant illustrations. With a historical timeline and glossary included, it’s a valuable resource for classrooms, libraries, and family reading time—perfect for readers ages 9–12.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Iris Morales is an educator, activist, and author. A Flag’s Journey, her first chapter book (2025) was translated into Spanish this year. She is also the co-author of Vicki: A Summer of Change, a children’s picture book, and has written and edited many books, anthologies, and poetry collections for adults. Her work is dedicated to exploring social justice themes and sharing the rich history and culture of Puerto Rican and other communities of color.
ABOUT THE TRANSLATOR
Angel Antonio Ruiz-Laboy is a multidisciplinary cultural leader, curator, writer, and educator with almost two decades of experience working across government agencies, academic institutions, and nonprofit arts organizations in Puerto Rico and New York. Trained in comparative literature, creative writing, fine arts, and cultural administration, his practice is rooted in an interdisciplinary approach that bridges scholarship, artistic production, and public engagement.