New York City is home to an amazing abundance of wildlife. Our Urban Park Rangers will guide you to the best wildlife viewing spots. Throughout the winter, many Bald Eagles from upstate will fly south to NYC to hunt along the open, unfrozen sections of the Hudson River. On our walk we will hopefully be able to observe some of these mighty raptors soaring above the river or perched along the forest scouring for fish to prey upon!
Location: Payson Park House in Inwood Hill Park
Registration not required.
Produced by Spellbound Theatre
A young girl escapes her noisy life and takes us on an immersive exploration of a magical world in her own backyard. Told through puppetry, multi-media, and interactive storytelling, this unique performance brings the outdoor world to life inside our intimate performance space. Best for ages 2-7
Running Time: 45 minutes
Themes: The natural world, bugs, trees, neighborhood, puppetry
Visit www.spellboundtheatre.com for more info.
Pre-Show Experience: 1:00–1:30 PM
Performance: 1:30 PM
Join us at the Fountain Bookshop in Washington Heights for Queer Lit Saved Me! After beloved NYC bookstore Oscar Wilde closed, former employee and former FBS manager Cecelia wanted to create a book club dedicated to queer literature in its honor, and to emphasize the importance of LGBTQ+ stories for all.
Join us for a discussion with the author during the meeting!
Book Description: Winner of the Barbara DiBernard Prize in Fiction
It’s the new millennium and the anxiety of midlife is creeping up on Sam Singer, a thirty-seven-year-old art advisor. Fed up with his partner and his life in New York, Sam flies to Berlin to attend a gallery opening. There he finds a once-divided city facing an identity crisis of its own. In Berlin the past is everywhere: the graffiti-stained streets, the candlelit cafés and techno clubs, the astonishing mash-up of architecture, monuments, and memorials.
A trip that begins in isolation evolves into one of deep connection and possibility. In an intensely concentrated series of days, Sam finds himself awash in the city, stretched in limbo between his own past and future—in nightclubs with Jeremy, a lonely wannabe DJ; navigating a flirtation with Kaspar, an East Berlin artist he meets at a café; and engaged in a budding relationship with Magda, the enigmatic and icy manager of Sam’s hotel, whom Sam finds himself drawn to and determined to thaw. I Make Envy on Your Disco is at once a tribute to Berlin, a novel of longing and connection, and a coming-of-middle-age story about confronting the person you were and becoming the person you want to be.
About the Author
Eric Schnall has worked on and off Broadway as a producer and marketing director for more than twenty-five years. He won a Tony Award for the Broadway revival of Hedwig and the Angry Inch and a Lucille Lortel Award for Fleabag. He has also written about techno and electronic music for Billboard and Revolution, profiling DJs and musicians from around the world.
Uptown Out presents a reading and show with Joe Fonda, a prolific composer, bassist, recording artist, interdisciplinary performer, producer, and educator. He has appeared on over 300 recordings, performed all across North America and Europe, and collaborated with many adventurous musicians, including long associations with Anthony Braxton and Wadada Leo Smith. This event marks the release of his autobiography, My Life in the World of Music.
The book will be available for purchase at the event.
Please register in advance.
