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J. Hood Wright Park: Jazz Foundation of America Presents Annette A. Aguilar & StringBeans

Come join us to witness Annette A. Aguilar & StringBeans live at the J Hood Wright Park! An uptown favorite, the celebrated percussionist, educator, and bandleader Annette A. Aguilar grew up in the Bay Area before moving to NYC, where she has earned two masters degrees and played with a wide array of important artists,.  She founded her Latin Jazz and Brazilian group StringBeans in 1992. Named in part after its unique instrumentation–including violin and other strings–this group has performed at the Kennedy Center and Jazz at Lincoln Center; across the United States; and, as Latin Jazz Ambassadors for the U.S. State Department, in many parts of Africa.

Buunni Inwood: Fairy Tale Art Cart Podcast — Draw Along Stories For Kids.

Enter a world of story and art making in this live performance . 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 Latin Grammy nominee Flor Bromley.

This lively and creativity-inducing performance is the perfect way to connect with your kids through screen-free art making time! Drawing materials will be provided. Pay-What-You-Can 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.

Castle Village: World Class Harpist Bridget Kibbey

World Class Harpist Bridget Kibbey
Castle Village Oct. 26th at 4pm
“The Yo-Yo Ma of the harp,” (Vogue Magazine), Bridget Kibbey is known for her great musical instincts that transcend the harp. She interprets the masters—Bach, Debussy, Ravel, Bartok—bringing “a fresh face to the familiar music” (Seattle City Arts Magazine), while being a bold advocate of genre-crossing storytelling and newly-commissioned works. Through it all, her virtuosic and soulful ability to communicate draws in the audience. Kibbey has appeared as soloist with the Badisch Staatskapelle Karlsruhe, State Orchestra of Brazil (Pelotas), The Juilliard Symphony, the Israel Youth Philharmonic, and the orchestras of Orlando, Modesto, Illinois, Alabama, Richmond, Skaneateles Festival, Princeton, and the Madison and San José Chamber Orchestras, Metropolis Ensemble, among others. She has been featured as soloist in North America’s top halls – from Carnegie Hall to the Met Opera Main Stage, to Koerner Hall, the Ordway, the 92nd Street Y, to the Gardner Museum, the Phillips Collection, the Menil Collection and beyond. Internationally, she has appeared at Schloss Elmau, Festival St. Denis, ANAM, Festival des Harpes in Arles, France, Festival de Música de Morelia, Pelotas Festival, and the Lucerne Music Festival. Kibbey has recorded for Deutsche Grammophon, SONY Records, and Pentatone, to great critical acclaim. Her debut album was named one of the Top Ten Releases by Time Out New York; and, her next solo release with Pentatone Records is slated for 2026 – a set of surprising keyboard transcriptions. She is the recipient of a prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant, a Salon de Virtuosi SONY Recording Grant, premiere prix at the Journées de les Harpes Competition in Arles, France, and won a place in the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s Bowers Program. Her solo performances have been broadcast on NPR’s Performance Today, New York’s WQXR, WNYC’s Soundcheck, WETA’s Front Row Washington, WRTI’s Crossover, and A&E’s Breakfast with the Arts.

Please email events@castlevillage.nyc to reserve your seats.

Harpist Bridget Kibbey

Venue is Castle Village Community Room, 110 Cabrini Blvd. 4pm, tickets $20