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CLOTH: Latin Jazz In The Heights 2025!

Latin Jazz In The Heights 2025!

Community League of the Heights and Jazz Power Initiative present
Latin Jazz in the Heights 2025
Plaza de las Américas!
175th Street and Broadway
1:00 – 3:00 pm

Saturday, June 21st
Luisito Quintero & 3rd Element All Stars 

Saturday, June 28th 
Lulada Club New York’s All-Women Salsa Orchestra

More information here

Performances co-produced and curated by Jazz Power Initiative

Made possible thanks to the generous support of NewYork- Presbyterian 

With media support by WBGO radio

Proud participants of the Uptown Stroll; Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (NoMAA) annual June arts event!

Rising in the Heights: Music & Storytelling with Hip Hop Artist Randy Mason

Rising in the Heights: Music & Storytelling with Hip Hop Artist Randy Mason

Date: June 27, 2025, 5-6 p.m.

Location: Word Up Community Bookshop, 2113 Amsterdam Ave.

Presenter: Leadlights Ensemble

Website: https://leadlightsensemble.weebly.com/

 

Description: Hip hop artist Randy Mason and keyboardist Jamell Ogbanna join Leadlights Ensemble for an afternoon of hip hop, rhyme, and string music, featuring “My Block Looks Like” by Janelle Harper. Free copies of the book will be available.

Rising in the Heights is a festival of free outdoor public arts performances curated by Leadlights Ensemble in partnership with Word Up Community Bookshop. The festival celebrates the rich artistic contributions of Latinx and Black cultures and promotes children’s literacy through music and bilingual storytelling. Free copies of the featured book will be available.

This project is made possible in part with funds from UMEZ Arts Engagement, supported by the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone (UMEZ); and Creative Engagement, supported by The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) in partnership with the City Council and the Howard Gilman Foundation. UMEZ Arts Engagement and Creative Engagement are administered by LMCC.

 

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Rising in the Heights es un festival de espectáculos artísticos públicos gratuitos al aire libre, organizado por Leadlights Ensemble en colaboración con Word Up Community Bookshop. El festival celebra las valiosas contribuciones artísticas de la cultura latina y afroamericana y promueve la alfabetización infantil a través de la música y la narración bilingüe. Habrá ejemplares gratuitos del libro presentado.

Este proyecto es posible en parte gracias a fondos de UMEZ Arts Engagement, con el apoyo del Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone (UMEZ); y Creative Engagement, con el apoyo del Departamento de Asuntos Culturales de la Ciudad de Nueva York (DCLA), en colaboración con el Consejo de la Ciudad de Nueva York y la Fundación Howard Gilman. UMEZ Arts Engagement y Creative Engagement son administrados por LMCC.

Rising in the Heights: Music & Storytelling with Carmen Cancél & Jainardo Batista with Leadlights Ensemble

Rising in the Heights: Music & Storytelling with Carmen Cancél & Jainardo Batista with Leadlights Ensemble

Date: June 14, 2025, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Location: Word Up Community Bookshop, 2113 Amsterdam Ave.

Presenter: Leadlights Ensemble

Website: https://leadlightsensemble.weebly.com/

Puerto Rican musicians soprano Carmen Cancél and singer/ percussionist Jainardo Batista of “Buena Vista Social Club” join forces with Leadlights Ensemble for an unforgettable event of music and storytelling, featuring “One Sweet Song” by Jyoti Gapal, ill. by Sonia Sanchez. **Please note the time of this event is 11 a.m.**

Rising in the Heights is a festival of free outdoor public arts performances curated by Leadlights Ensemble in partnership with Word Up Community Bookshop. The festival celebrates the rich artistic contributions of Latinx and Black cultures and promotes children’s literacy through music and bilingual storytelling. Free copies of the featured book will be available.

This project is made possible in part with funds from UMEZ Arts Engagement, supported by the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone (UMEZ); and Creative Engagement, supported by The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) in partnership with the City Council and the Howard Gilman Foundation. UMEZ Arts Engagement and Creative Engagement are administered by LMCC.

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Rising in the Heights es un festival de espectáculos artísticos públicos gratuitos al aire libre, organizado por Leadlights Ensemble en colaboración con Word Up Community Bookshop. El festival celebra las valiosas contribuciones artísticas de la cultura latina y afroamericana y promueve la alfabetización infantil a través de la música y la narración bilingüe. Habrá ejemplares gratuitos del libro presentado.

Este proyecto es posible en parte gracias a fondos de UMEZ Arts Engagement, con el apoyo del Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone (UMEZ); y Creative Engagement, con el apoyo del Departamento de Asuntos Culturales de la Ciudad de Nueva York (DCLA), en colaboración con el Consejo de la Ciudad de Nueva York y la Fundación Howard Gilman. UMEZ Arts Engagement y Creative Engagement son administrados por LMCC.

PS/IS 187: 12th Annual 187 PTO Film Festival Tickets at the United Palace

On Sunday, June 1st, the PS 187 Film Festival returns to the United Palace stage for their 12th annual celebration of film! Born and bred in our very neighborhood, this festival is unlike anything else in the country: a Pre-K – 8th grade school event that has produced over 600 original shorts films by students and families, with representation in the New York City Public School Film Festival for six of the last seven years. For the past two years, film students from NYC’s leading high school film program at Art & Design High School have worked alongside 187 middle schoolers to craft creative content, which will get its world premiere at this year’s 187 Film Festival. Witness the boundless creativity that flows within NYC’s greatest neighborhood while also embracing a community steeped in artistic talent. It’s a great time enjoyed by all, and you never know if the next Hitchcock, Coppola, or Spielberg lies amongst this talented group of young filmmakers. We’ll see you there!