Tag Archives: UpTownNYC

Word Up: No Name Variety Show (July 2025)

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 – 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Word Up Community Bookshop / Librería Comunitaria
2113 Amsterdam Ave. & 165th St.
New York, NY 10032

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Hosted by Eric Vetter, No Name is a “workout show,” wherein talented performers are encouraged to play and try out new comedic or storytelling material. The audience is invited to hang out afterward to share feedback, shoot the breeze, and get on the mic themselves. Every third Tuesday of the month.

No Name Super Storytellers Party is hosted every first Tuesday of the month. 

Admission is FREE, donations welcomed. Masks are required.

Word Up Community Bookshop/Libreria Communitaria is located at 2113 Amsterdam Avenue (corner of 165th Street) in Manhattan. Subways: A, C or #1 train to 168th Street (walk south to 165th St, turn left, then walk east to Amsterdam Avenue).

Hebrew Tabernacle: Mitzvah Day

A Day of Social Action and Learning, Giving and Acts of Loving-Kindness.

Hebrew Tabernacle Social Hall, 551 Ft. Wash Ave

Co-Sponsored by Hebrew Tabernacle and Beth Am

PARTICIPATE:  Pick your activities & workshops from the afternoon

schedule:  https://hebrewtabernacle.org/mitzvah-day/

DONATE BEFORE (or Sunday):  Funds for 100 Care Kits for unhoused neighbors

https://hebrewtabernacle.org/mitzvah-day-donations/

Word Up Recirculation: Market for Gaza

Sunday, April 27, 2025 – 12:00pm to 6:00pm
RECIRCULATION A project of Word Up
876 Riverside Drive (near 160th St.)
New York, NY 10032

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Market for Gaza is raising funds for individuals and families in Gaza. Local vendors and artists will table, and a portion of sales will go to individual funds.

DJ Michou will be DJing from 2-4pm.

Recirculation, a project of Word Up Community Bookshop, is located at 876 Riverside Drive (near 160th St.) in Washington Heights, NYC. You can take the 1 train to 157th St., A/C train to 163rd St., and the M4 and M5 to Broadway and 159/160th.

Up Theater: Three for the King: Short Plays to Honor the Legacy of MLK

Three for the King:
Short Plays to Honor the Legacy of MLK

by Renee’ Flemings
Directed by Laura E. Johnston

Every Martin Luther King Day, Renee’ writes a short play that is inspired by King’s life and teachings. UP has selected three of those plays to present together on stage for the first time.

Featuring:
CK Allen, Renee’ Flemings*, Anthony Franqui*, Kailah S. King*, John L. Payne*
*Member Actors’ Equity Association

Inwood Library: “KAT” Modiano Group – Latin Jazz Celebration (FREE)

Interactive festive rhythmic concert for all with award winning Yael Acher “KAT” Modiano and her group’s unique Latin Jazz interpretations and original tunes honouring the Lenape Nation.

Free Admission.

In the NoMAA’s Uptown Arts Stroll- An annual cultural Festival in Upper Manhattan, promoted by Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (NoMAA).

https://www.nomaanyc.org/…/kat-modiano-group-latin…/…

Lineup:

Yael Acher “KAT” Modiano – Flute & EFX, video screening
https://modianomusic.net/

Carlos Del Pino- Electric Upright Bass

Jhair Sala – Percussion

Rafael Monteagudo – Drums

Cosponsored by PAMAR – Pan American Musical Art Research, Inc., https://pamar.org/

– “Yael Acher is a flutist who isn’t about faking the funk…her hard-edged Junk Kat Modiano ensemble is run from the kick drum.”- Steve Smith, Time Out New York.