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Inwood Hill Park: Hispanic Heritage Month: Nature en Espanol

Hispanic Heritage Month: Nature en Espanol

Saturday, October 5, 2024
3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.

Join the Urban Park Rangers for a nature exploration hike highlighting some common flora and fauna in our parks. Learn basic english to spanish language translation for many different species. Help us identify some of these species in either language.

Únase a los Urban Park Rangers en una caminata de exploración de la naturaleza destacando la flora y la fauna comunes en nuestros parques. Aprenda la traducción del inglés al español para muchas especies diferentes.

Location

Seaman Avenue and Isham Street in Inwood Hill Park
Manhattan

Directions to this location

Cost

Free

Morris-Jumel – ConEd Family and Community Day: Make Your Own Lantern

Join us at Morris-Jumel Mansion on our November ConEd Family and Community Day for a captivating tin punch lantern activity! Explore the rich history of our 18th-century home by crafting your own version of early American lighting. Tin punch lanterns were popular in colonial times, providing both function and artistry, and now you can create your own unique design using aluminum foil! As the days grow shorter, let your creativity illuminate the season. This hands-on experience is perfect for families looking to connect with history and enjoy a day of art, warmth, and community fun. This program is free and open to the public. Materials are provided on a first come, first served basis. Don’t miss out!

Join us at Morris-Jumel Mansion on our November Family and Community Day for a captivating tin lantern activity! Explore the rich history of our 18th-century home by creating your own version of early American lighting. Tin lanterns were popular in colonial times as they provided both functionality and artistry, and now you can create your own unique design using aluminum foil! As the days get shorter, let your creativity light up the season. This hands-on experience is perfect for families looking to connect with history and enjoy a day of art, warmth, and community fun. This program is free and open to the public. Materials are provided on a first-come, first-serve basis. Don’t miss out!

 

Lost Inwood: Hollywood on the Hudson – Uptown’s Celluloid Past

LOST INWOOD 

—Hollywood on the Hudson: Uptown’s Celluloid Past–

 TUESDAY FEBRUARY 4th, 7:30PM at THE INWOOD FARM

Early in the Twentieth Century, before there was Hollywood, New York filmmakers churned out silent movies from makeshift studios in Manhattan. When producers wanted to shoot wild and woolly westerns, they headed uptown, where the dirt roads, hills and trails could still pass for the American west. As early as 1909 the company that would become Universal constructed an outdoor set on Dyckman Street near Broadway.

This month at LOST INWOOD we’ll examine the seldom-told story of the origins of the film industry—born on the dusty lots and trails of northern Manhattan—more than a century ago.

Join Cole Thompson on this stunning voyage back in time as we explore the exciting beginnings of film.

  • Learn how renegade independent NYC film companies subverted Thomas Edison’s stranglehold on the movie industry.
  • Explore early uptown film lots where directors invented techniques still used today.
  • Meet the stars of these Uptown films, including actors Mary Pickford and Florence Lawrence, often referred to as the first movie star.
  • Discover Inwood’s connection to Fort Lee, NJ, once a filmmaking boom town.
  • Explore forgotten Uptown movie palaces built during filmmaking’s Gilded Age.
  • Watch local uptown locations in Hollywood blockbusters: from Clint Eastwood in Coogan’s Bluff to Leonardo DiCaprio’s Basketball Diaries, and more.

Please join us Tuesday February 4th 7:30pm at THE INWOOD FARM. It’s free to the public, but reservations are recommended.