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United Palace: Comedy with Morir Soñando (6:30 & 9pm Shows)

Tickets $20-$50 (6:30pm Show only) (For accessible seats call 212-568-1157.)

Glorelys Mora and Sasha Merci of Morir Soñando return to the United Palace for another uproarious night of stand-up comedy in the Grand Foyer with two shows, at 6:30pm and 9pm. Have a drink or two with the funny primos/primas in our community as we laugh, heal, and cry together!

Tickets are extremely limited – order today.

About Glorelys Mora – @GLORELYSMORA

Glorelys “The Legend” Mora is a Dominican-American stand-up comedian, writer, and actress hailing from Washington Heights. Known for her hilarious observations, honest storytelling, and relatable “homegirl” humor (as well as inadvertently launching her career by telling her advertising boss to “suck it” in 2018), she has quickly become a rising star in the comedy scene. Recently, she made the big move from the Big Apple to the Golden state and is now one of the co-hosts of the Girl Let Me Tell You Podcast on Mitú (a John Leguizamo company). Notably, she has opened for comedians such as Aida Rodriguez, Erik Rivera, Yvonne Orji, Ralph Barbosa, and more.

About Sasha Merci – @SASHMERCI

Second-generation Dominican American comedian, actress, and digital creator Sasha Merci is a Bronx native now based in Los Angeles. Sasha can be seen starring in the feature film De Lo Mio (HBO), her very own series Like, Subscribe Demilo (FUSE), and in the popular web-series Group Therapy (COMPLEX). Sasha has amassed a social media following of over 180k and has collaborated with brands like Bumble, AT&T, Heineken, Old Spice and many more. Last year Sasha was selected as one of Freeform TV’s #YoungBlackAndFreeform inaugural honoree’s which celebrates diverse content creators and thought leaders, and this year you can catch her starring in the feature film SHELTER opposite Lisa Vidal and Cam Gigandet.

Morris-Jumel – Movie in the Park: Stand and Deliver

Bring a picnic blanket and some snacks to Roger Morris Park and enjoy a free screening of Stand and Deliver (1988).

About the film: “Jaime Escalante is an engineer turned mathematics teacher. Convinced that his students have potential, he adopts unconventional teaching methods to help gang members and no-hopers pass the rigorous Advanced Placement exam in calculus.” This movie is rated PG, so it is not considered suitable for young audiences.

These events are hosted in partnership with Inwood Art Works.

Fort Tryon Park: 14TH ANNUAL STAN MICHELS MEMORIAL JAZZ FESTIVAL

August 3 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Join the Fort Tryon Park Trust, NYC Parks, and the Michels family for a joyful concert in honor of the late Council Member Stanley Michels and his impact on Northern Manhattan parks. Stan served Washington Heights, Inwood, and Harlem for 24 years!

Enjoy this outdoor event in a beautiful setting on the Stan Michels Promenade in Fort Tryon Park with local jazz impresarios Marjorie Eliot, Rudel Drears & ensemble with opening act Joseph Miller Trio.

Enter at north end of Fort Washington Avenue.

Rain location: OSA Church, 178 Bennett Avenue & West 189th Street

Word Up: Mia P. Manansala’s GUILT AND GINATAAN with Gabriella Buba (Virtual Event)

Thursday, November 14, 2024 – 8:00pm
Virtual
via Crowdcast
New YorkNY 10032

Join the Kwento Bookstore Collective in welcoming Mia P. Manansala and Gabriella Buba for a VIRTUAL event to celebrate the release of Guilt and GinataanThe Kwento Bookstore Collective is made up of Filipino-owned indie bookstores and this virtual event is co-hosted by Bel Canto BooksFemme Fire BooksLoyalty BookstoresWaucoma Bookstore, and Word Up Community Bookshop. This event will be held digitally via Crowdcast and is free to attend. Click here to register for the event. You can also order the book below to be added to the event’s registration list, and there will also be an option to snag the books during the event.

Preorder Guilt and Ginataan to receive a signed bookplate and a print designed by Arielle Jovellanos.

 

ABOUT THE BOOK

Autumn is in full swing for the town of Shady Palms—the perfect time for warm drinks, cozy cardigans, and…dead bodies?

The annual Shady Palms Corn Festival is one of the town’s biggest moneymakers, drawing crowds from all over the Midwest looking to partake in delicious treats, local crafts, and of course, the second largest corn maze in Illinois. Lila Macapagal and her Brew-ha Cafe crew, Adeena Awan and Elena Torres, are all too happy to participate in the event and even make a little wager on who can make it through the corn maze the fastest—but their fun is suddenly cut short when a dead body is found in the middle of the maze…and an unconscious Adeena lies next to it, clutching a bloody knife.

The body is discovered to be a local politician’s wife, and all signs—murder weapon included—point to Adeena as the culprit. But Lila knows her best friend couldn’t have done this, so she and her crew put on their sleuthing caps yet again to find the killer who framed Adeena and show them what happens when they mess with a Brew-ha…

ABOUT THE AUTHOR 

Mia P. Manansala (she/her) is a writer  from Chicago who loves books, baking, and bad-ass women. She is the author of the multi-award-winning Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mystery series and the forthcoming YA novel DEATH IN THE CARDS (May 2025). She uses humor (and murder) to explore aspects of the Filipino diaspora, queerness, and her millennial love for pop culture. Find her on Facebook and Instagram: @MPMtheWriter Check out her website: www.miapmanansala.com

ABOUT THE CONVERSATION PARTNER 

Gabriella Buba is a mixed Filipina-Czech author and chemical engineer based in Texas who likes to keep explosive pyrophoric materials safely contained in pressure vessels or between the covers of her books. She writes adult epic fantasy for bold, bi, brown women who deserve to see their stories centered. Her debut SAINTS OF STORM AND SORROW is a filipino-inspired epic fantasy out with Titan Books. Book 2 of The Stormbringer Saga DAUGHTERS OF FLOOD AND FURY comes out July 2025.

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Guilt and Ginataan (A Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery #5) By Mia P. Manansala Cover Image
$19.00
ISBN: 9780593549186
Availability: Coming Soon – Available for Pre-Order Now
Published: Berkley – November 12th, 2024

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