Bloom Readings present 2 interesting poets reading together! Constantine Contogenis and Tracy Jones
Date: Sunday, September 27th at 7:00 pm
Location: The Lounge at Hudson View Gardens,
116 Pinehurst Ave & 183rd St. (catty-corner to Bennet Park)
Tickets are FREE!
Embroidery in the Park with Jessica Mafia
Slow down, stitch, and soak in the beauty of Fort Tryon Park during this relaxing outdoor embroidery workshop with multidisciplinary artist Jessica Mafia. Whether you’re picking up a needle for the first time or already love embroidery, this welcoming, hands-on class will introduce participants to basic stitches and techniques while encouraging creativity in a peaceful park setting at Dongan Lawn.
Enjoy an afternoon of crafting, conversation, and inspiration surrounded by nature. All skill levels are welcome, and materials will be provided. Leave with your own handmade embroidered piece and a new creative skill to continue at home.
From Camera to Client: A Photography Business Workshop with SAM POPP
Taking great photos is only one part of building a sustainable photography career. In this workshop, Uptown-based photographer Sam Popp pulls back the curtain on the business behind the work, sharing the systems, decisions, and client experience strategies that have helped her build a thriving photography business.
Designed for photographers, videographers, or media-makers who want to strengthen the business side of their creative practice, this workshop will explore what happens beyond the camera: how you position yourself, communicate with clients, set expectations, build trust, and create an experience that makes people want to hire you again.
What we’ll cover: How Sam approaches business development, visibility, and building long-term client relationships over time.Contracts, communication, and managing client expectations Creating a client experience that builds trust and repeat business. Open Q&A with space to talk through real questions and scenarios. Whether you’re building your first client base or refining an established practice, you’ll leave with practical ideas for running your photo, video, or media business with more clarity and confidence.
About Sam Popp @sampoppshoots
Sam Popp is a New York City-based corporate event and portrait photographer, workshop leader, and community builder. After being laid off from her corporate marketing career in 2022, she turned her freelance photography side-hustle into a full-time business, specializing in conferences, corporate events, executive portraits, and brand storytelling. Today, Sam photographs hundreds of events and professionals each year across the US for startups, nonprofits, media organizations, and global companies, regularly documenting CEOs, public figures, speakers, entertainers, and industry leaders. Her client work has been featured in Axios, The New York Times, Bloomberg, Forbes, and more. Learn more about her at www.sampoppshoots.com
Live Music in Washington Heights SIX DAYS A WEEK with NO COVER!!! Monday through Saturday! 9-11pm
Amazing food and cocktails!
Join the WHCO as we kick off our 2026–27 season dedicated to exploring Resiliencia con Rompiendo barreras , a program celebrating those brave and bold artistic voices that defied the expectations of their time.
Repertorio:
The concert will last approximately one hour, without an intermission. Afterwards, there will be a reception with the musicians.
Rompiendo barreras comienza con Dumbarton Oaks, Igor Stravinsky’s ingenious and elegant chamber concerto, inspired by Johann Sebastian Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos . Herencia (“Heritage”) by Andrea Casarrubios is a deeply personal reflection on memory, identity, and cultural roots. Inspired by the composer’s Spanish heritage, the work intertwines lyrical melodies and evocative textures in a moving musical tribute to the traditions and stories that have spanned generations. We conclude our program with Louise Farrenc’s Symphony No. 3. Completed in 1847, this is generally considered the pinnacle of her orchestral output. Combining the balance of Classicism with the intensity of Romanticism, the work demonstrates a masterful command of orchestral color, dramatic structure, and lyrical invention, reaffirming her place among the leading symphonic composers of her time.
