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Dyckman Farmhouse: Performance and Drumming Workshop from Wula Drum

Performance and Drumming Workshop from Wula Drum

May 23rd, 2024, 6PM-7:30PM

FREE, First Come, First Served

Mark your calendars for May 23rd! Wula Drum will offer a drumming performance and lead a drumming workshop as part of DFM’s Pinkster Week programming. Pinkster is an African American holiday that originated in the Dutch colony of New Netherland (present-day New York) in the 17th century. Pinkster was celebrated 7 weeks after Pentecost, or Pinksteren, and was originally a Dutch holiday. Pinkster became one of the few days of the year when enslavers would allow the people they enslaved to gather in groups, sell goods, dance, make music, and celebrate, and in 1790-1810, Pinkster became primarily an African American holiday.

 

Taller de Percusión y Presentación de Wula Drum

23 de mayo de 2024, de 6:00 p.m. a 7:30 p.m.

GRATIS, por orden de llegada

¡Marquen sus calendarios para el 23 de mayo! Wula Drum ofrecerá una presentación de percusión y dirigirá un taller de tambores como parte de la programación de la Semana Pinkster de Museo Granja Dyckman. Pinkster es una festividad afroamericana que se originó en la colonia holandesa de Nueva Holanda (actual Nueva York) en el siglo XVII. Pinkster se celebraba 7 semanas después de Pentecostés, o Pinksteren, y originalmente era una fiesta holandesa. Pinkster se convirtió en uno de los pocos días del año en que los esclavizadores permitían a las personas esclavizadas reunirse en grupos, vender bienes, bailar, hacer música y celebrar, y entre 1790 y 1810, Pinkster se convirtió principalmente en una festividad afroamericana.

ACCESSIBLE BIRDING IN FORT TRYON PARK ON WORLD MIGRATORY BIRD DAY

05/11/2024 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET

This World Migratory Bird Day enjoy the beautiful Fort Tryon Park as it commands sweeping views of the Palisades and the Hudson River from soaring cliffs of bedrock in northern Manhattan. Past encounters include a variety of birds such as Bald Eagles and Ruby-throated Hummingbirds.

Fort Tryon Park’s 67 acres are accessible to birders of all abilities and disabilities. Accessible-friendly routes including many well-paved walkways are suitable for birders with strollers, carriages, wheelchairs, walkers, canes, etc. Accessibility is enhanced by birding guide and educator Alexandra Wang (Avian Alex), M.S. Ed., who offers augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) pamphlets, Braille pamphlets and plush birds for an inclusive birding tour. Further accommodations can be requested in advance by reaching out to Alex at alexmwang1992@gmail.com.

The group will meet at the main entrance of Fort Tryon Park on Margaret Corbin Circle. Registration not required but encouraged. No limit. Free.

Accessibility and Directions:

The M4 bus will take visitors to the main entrance at Margaret Corbin Circle. If you take the A train to 190th Street station and take the elevator up to Fort Washington Avenue, Margaret Corbin Circle will be on your right. The 175th Street A train station is an accessible station. Exit and take the M4 bus to Margaret Corbin Circle. There is an accessible restroom at the Bonnefont Restaurant. To learn more about Fort Tryon Park, please visit the NYC Parks website.

Dyckman Farmhouse – Colonial Crossroads: A Pinkster Celebration

Join the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum and Carla & Keyes for “Colonial Crossroads,” a Pinkster celebration!

Tuesday, May 21st, 2024 at 6PM

Colonial Crossroads is a family friendly interpretation of African and European traditions and instruments that influenced each other during the Colonial period. The audience is encouraged to participate in call-and-response and body percussion techniques. Jim is a multi-instrumentalist who uses baroque guitar, mandolin, mountain dulcimer and recorders to perform European music from the Colonial Era. Carla represents the African side of Colonial America through stories and songs performed on Shekere and Djembe.

¡Únase al Museo Dyckman Farmhouse y a Carla & Keyes para “Colonial Crossroads”, una celebración de Pinkster!

El martes 21 de mayo de 2024 a las 6 p.m.

Colonial Crossroads es un evento familiar donde se interpretara tradiciones y instrumentos africanos y europeos que se influenciaron mutuamente durante el período colonial en America. Invitamos a la audiencia a participar en técnicas de llamada y respuesta y percusión corporal. Jim es un multiinstrumentista que utiliza la guitarra barroca, la mandolina, el dulcimer de montaña y las flautas dulces para interpretar música europea de la era colonial. Carla representa el lado africano de la América colonial a través de historias y canciones interpretadas con Shekere y Djembe.

UPTOWN ARTS STROLL: Warlé, A Multimedia Event Exploring LGBTQ+ Caregiving and Community

Kick off Pride Month with Warlé on June 2 at 2:30pm.
This multimedia event takes place at Fort Washington Collegiate Church on 181st Street, near Fort Washington Avenue.

Using storytelling, archival documents, photography and tango, Warlé is a dance-theater performance that conjures the lives of long-lost gay relatives – who were partners in life and in business for 58 years – and opens a conversation about care for LGBTQ+ elders.

In addition to the performance, there will be an introductory queer tango class.

Register for free: https://warle.eventbrite.com
Concept and story by Andrew Ingall. Choreography by Walter Perez. Costume design by Ethan Gekow. Featuring tango performances by Mariana Parma, Walter Perez, and Leonardo Sardella.
 
Music: Friendship, 2009. Vadim Kozin. Performed by Marc Almond.
Warlé is made possible in part with funds from UMEZ Arts Engagement, a regrant program supported by Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation (UMEZ) and administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.

NoMAA: Afro Dominicano in Concert

Afro Dominicano in Concert

Join NoMAA at a pre-Uptown Arts Stroll concert with Afro Dominicano, a World Music band that centers its music on what they call Afro Caribbean soul. They blend traditional folkloric genres from the Dominican Republic such as Perico Ripiao, Palo, Merengue de Orquesta, Bachata with Reggae, Bembe, Calypso, and Samba, Funk, Rock, and other African rhythms.

afrodominicano.com

May 21, 7:30pm
Harlem School of the Arts
645 St Nicholas Ave, New York, NY 10030

Suggested $10 donation benefits Harlem School of the Arts Summer Camp.