For the first installment of Dyckman Farmhouse Museum’s History in Focus 2025, we will be hearing from Dr. Andrew Rasmussen, a Professor of Psychology and head of the Culture, Migration, and Community research group at Fordham University.
Dr. Rasmussen will present findings from three studies from two decades of research with various West African immigrant groups.
Findings point to challenges often reported by new immigrants related to child-rearing and resolving spousal conflict. Parents’ concerns about children acting “American” are exacerbated by a fear of child protective services, leaving parents feeling at a loss for how they can stay true to their cultures’ strict values concerning child rearing. Children, who acculturate faster than their parents, often appreciate close monitoring and even strict discipline by parents but also feel they are somewhat limited by it. Spousal conflict also appears to be related to more conservative cultural norms, but is also related to the necessity of two-income households in the city.
Findings from all three studies are integrated to build a model of social problem-solving in West African communities, one that includes family members, neighbors, and community leaders, and then also state actors (police and welfare officials).
This program is supported, in part, by, the Honorable Carmen De La Rosa, New York City Council, District 10.
Our current exhibition The Nature Connection – “In nature nothing exists alone” (quote by Rachel Carson in Silent Spring) is on the walls of the Armin and Estelle Gold Wing art gallery.
Please visit and join us for a meet the artist reception on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 from 6-8 pm.
Laura Twersky Stempel is a biology professor and a nature photographer. She has published research on the developmental effects of environmental endocrine disruptor/microplastics.
She hopes to encourage conservation by sharing photographs of our awesome nature world.
Contact:Instagram/@LauraTwersyStempel.
Official hours of the Hebrew Tabernacle’s Armin and Estelle Gold Wing :
Mondays – 9am – 3:30 pm
Tuesday – closed
Wednesday – 9am-5pm
Thursday – closed
Friday – 9am – 5 pm
and by appointment – call 212-568-8304
Free admission, wheelchair accessible.
Hebrew Tabernacle Synagogue
551 Fort Washington Ave (@185 St.)
Spend the afternoon with us as we present original scenes and excerpts from ‘Acting Out: How a Prison Theatre Workshop Broke Free’ by local author, Richard Hoehler.
All are welcome!!
Featuring the string players of the orchestra, the Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra concludes our season with Landscapes, a musical homage to the distant lands that are a part of our heritage.
Program:
- Fela Sowande: African Suite for Strings
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings
Even those born and raised in Washington Heights tend to look back to their heritage in a distant homeland. Talking about “where we are from” is one of the most common unifying conversations in our community. We conclude our 10th anniversary season exploring heritage with Landscapes, featuring the string players of the WHCO in two large format works hailing from Nigeria and Russia. Fela Sowande is considered the father of modern Nigerian music, and his piece African Suite for Strings seamlessly blends both original and traditional themes from countries like Nigeria and Ghana into its five contrasting movements. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is synonymous with the Russian musical output of the late 19th century and was responsible for other powerhouse works like 1812 Overture and The Nutcracker. We conclude the program with his Serenade for Strings. Tchaikovsky himself believed that this work was one of the finest pieces he ever wrote, stating it is “a piece from the heart, and so, I venture to hope that this work is not without artistic qualities.”
Prior to the concert, at 2:15pm, bring the whole family to our “Meet the Instruments” petting zoo where even our youngest listeners can get up close and personal with their favorite instruments before seeing them come alive onstage. This event will take place (weather permitting) in the beautiful setting of the Fort Washington Green, the community garden space at FWCC.
Please join the artists of 2025 NoMAA Uptown Arts Stroll honoree, Cornerstone Studios, for a 10th Anniversary Open Studios & Benefit Auction on Saturday, June 14, from 11am to 5pm.
See work by John Hampshire, Linda Smith, Marjorie Van Cura, Vicky Azcoitia, Gal Cohen, Jessica Alazraki, 2025 Uptown Arts Stroll honoree Jeff Hoppa, Paul Birbil, Alison Cuomo, Christine Kuper, Soren Glassing, Jeanne Jalandoni, Matt Jones and Katitia Miller, plus Studio178 Artist-in-Residence, Dana Schein.
There will be a benefit auction by current and former Cornerstone members in Gallery178 to benefit Our Saviour’s Atonement Lutheran Church’s captial campaign.
