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.
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Fort Washington Park: Uptown Birding Walk
Explore Fort Washington Park on family-friendly birding tours suitable for all ages. Observe the fall migration.
Meet at West 157th Street and Broadway
Riverside Park North: Kinesis Project Dance Theatre ” Bridge Matter/The Reach”
A stunning evening experience of dance, music and dramatic colors along the river with the iconic view of the George Washington Bridge. Bridge Matter/The Reach is a dance of care, echoes and how our very human ways of bridging our “cracks” parallel the Earth’s processes. This colorful work is the second collaboration with geologist Dr. Missy Eppes and her colleagues, specifically Dr. Stephen Laubach, both award winning and internationally respected scientists.
Inwood Hill Park: City of Forest Day — Great Trees of Inwood Hill Park walk
Join the Urban Park Rangers to celebrate City of Forest Day on a walk-through Manhattan’s oldest growth forest! Learn about the benefits trees provide to our urban environment as we enjoy the shade and identify many of our native trees.
Meet at West 218th Street and Indian Road
Fort Tryon Park: Heather Garden Highlights
Heather Garden Highlights
Sunday, August 17, 2025
2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers on a flower walk in the beautiful Heather Garden! Explore the blossoms and learn about the flowers and the history of this little gem. At 3 acres large, this garden is the largest public garden with unrestricted access in New York City and is home to over 500 varieties of plants!