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Word Up: Story time with Walter Feshold Rodríguez

Saturday, May 10, 2025 – 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Word Up Community Bookshop
2113 Amsterdam Ave. & 165th St.
New York , NY 10032

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Word Up welcomes visiting author Walter Feshold Rodriguez for story time! 

The author of the Magical Cemí was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and raised in the town of Trujillo Alto. He attended the Colegio San Antonio in Río Piedras for twelve years and then completed a bachelor’s degree in Political Science at the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) in Río Piedras. Years later, he returned to the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) and completed a second bachelor’s degree in Education. Since 2004, he has worked as a history teacher, and in 2015, he moved with his wife and two of his daughters to Indiana, where he works as a Spanish teacher. His idea for the Magical Cemí arose from his concern about seeing so many Puerto Rican families moving away from the island and the negative impact this could have on Puerto Rican cultural heritage.

This event has a suggested donation of $5, with a maximum of 30 attendees. Please register in advance.

In accordance with Word Up community safety guidelines, all attendees of this event are required to wear a mask in the store.

Word Up Community Bookshop is located at 2113 Amsterdam Ave. (and 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.

Fort Tryon Park: Skate Night at Anne Loftus Playground

Friday, May 23, 2025
4:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.

Skate Event at Anne Loftus Playground

Join NYC Parks and Council Member Carmen De La Rosa for a fun skate event in the park! Dance and enjoy an outdoor roller-skating event with music, jumbo games, and much more!

Friday, May 23, 2025
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Family Session
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Adult Session

Anne Loftus Playground
Broadway, Riverside Dr. & Dyckman St., New York, N.Y. 10040

This event is sponsored by Council Member Carmen De La Rosa.

This event is FREE and open to the public. For more information visit nyc.gov/parks or email
Saudia.Thompson@parks.nyc.gov. Contact accessibility@parks.nyc.gov or (212) 360-1430 for more
information regarding accessibility.

Location

Anne Loftus Playground in Fort Tryon Park

Accessible
Manhattan

Directions to this location

Cost

Free

Registration

Registration has begun and ends on 5/23/2025.

Morris-Jumel – Family and Community Day: Folk Art Paper Star Banner

Join us this July at Morris-Jumel Mansion for Family & Community Day and create a festive folk art paper star banner! In Colonial America, stars were popular motifs in folk art, symbolizing guidance, hope, and patriotism, and were often crafted from simple materials to decorate homes and celebrations. Perfect for friends and family, come enjoy a fun afternoon exploring this historic craft. Materials are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

¡Únase a nosotros este julio en Morris-Jumel Mansion para el Día de la Familia y la Comunidad y cree un festivo cartel de estrellas de papel con arte popular! En la América colonial, las estrellas eran motivos populares en el arte popular, que simbolizaban guía, esperanza y patriotismo, y a menudo se elaboraban con materiales simples para decorar hogares y celebraciones. Perfecto para amigos y familiares, venga a disfrutar de una tarde divertida explorando esta artesanía histórica. Los materiales están disponibles por orden de llegada.

CURTAINS – Pied Piper Theatre’s Spring Musical!

It’s 1959, and Boston’s Colonial Theatre is hosting the opening night performance of a new musical when the leading lady mysteriously dies on stage, making the entire cast and crew of the show potential suspects. Enter a local detective, who just happens to be a musical theatre fan! Packed with glorious tunes by Kander & Ebb, and a witty, charming book by Rupert Holmes, CURTAINS is a hilariously suspenseful musical comedy whodunit that will keep you guessing until the end!

Performance Schedule:

Saturday, April 5th – shows at 4pm and 7:30pm
Sunday, April 6th – 5pm show

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

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