Tag Archives: Washington Heights

United Palace – The Muse: Hair Stories

Date: Tuesday, June 24th | Time: 7:00pm–9:00pm | Free with Registration

Doors open at 6:30pm. The Muse begins at 7:00pm in the NoMAA Gallery.

Join us for The Muse: Hair Stories, with special guest speaker Dr. Niria E. Leyva-Gutiérrez, Executive Director of the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (NoMAA). In conjunction with NoMAA’s 16th annual Women in the Heights Exhibition, Hair: Untangling Identity, The Muse presents Hair Stories. Through art, reflection, and the sharing of personal stories and experience, we will explore how hair identifies & informs our lives — for better or worse!

 

The Muse is a monthly program dedicated to celebrating inspiration, the arts, and community. It brings together open-minded artists and art lovers to explore the many ways inspiration, or The Muse, elevates our daily lives. Through shared human experiences, creative expression, and a deep love for the arts, we reflect on life’s biggest questions, uncovering new meaning in the world around us.

 

This event is free with registration, and light refreshments will be provided. All are welcome as we give back to those who have given us so much.

 

Event Schedule:

  • Doors – 6:30PM
  • The Muse – 7:00PM
  • Refreshments – 8:30PM
  • Event Concludes – 9:00PM

 

Fort Tryon Park: Words & Music Acoustic Jam at the Flagpole

Want to express your creative flow in a cool outdoor setting? Bring your words and music to an acoustic jam session to celebrate the arrival of summer. While the sun sets over the Hudson River and the Palisades, sing, play, and dance to your heart’s content. This 12th annual event coordinates with Make Music Day and is part of the NOMAA 23rd Uptown Arts Stroll.

Enter at 190th street and Margaret Corbin circle. Walk around the circle and stroll past Heather Gardens. Go up the stairs to the Linden Terrace Flagpole area.

Fort Tryon Park: Uptown Pride Picnic

Sunday, June 22, 2025 – 2:00pm to 6:00pm
Cloister’s Lawn, Fort Tryon Park
New York, NY 10032

 

Join Q & T Community for its Annual Pride Picnic! Enjoy free food, games, and good company in Fort Tryon’s beautiful Cloister’s Lawn.

Q&T Community is a small LGBTQ+ group based at Word Up Community Bookshop. Its weekly virtual writing group celebrated 5 years of intimate co-working and creative space in April 2024. Run by a team of one, its monthly game afternoons, annual pride picnic, and occasional open mics supplement its program.

WHEN: Sunday, June 22nd, 2-6pm (ET)
WHERE: Cloister’s Lawn, Fort Tryon Park

register

ACTIVITIES*:

  • Games & Prizes
  • Crafts
  • Jam Session (some instruments provided)
  • Readings & Open Mic
  • *If you would like to do an activity with us, please reach out at qntcommunity@gmail.com

FEEL FREE TO BRING:

  • something to sit on (a picnic blanket, a chair, etc.)
  • sunscreen
  • games
  • an instrument
  • writing to read
  • snacks

 

Word Up Recirculation: Improv Workshop and Free Jazz Jam for Players of All Levels (ACMP and Uptown Out)

Saturday, June 21, 2025 – 3:30pm to 6:30pm
RECIRCULATION A project of Word Up
876 Riverside Drive (near 160th St.)
New York, NY 10032

ACMP and Uptown Out present:

The Great Indoor Make Music NY Community Play-In:
Improv workshop and free jazz jam for players of all levels. Featuring Matt Lavelle and The 12 Houses Chamber Ensemble

Saturday, June 21 at Recirculation, a project of Word-Up Books
876 Riverside Drive, NYC

3:30pm Improv workshop with Matt Lavelle, Hilliard Greene and Chris Forbes
5pm play along with The 12 Houses!

Bring your instrument and a music stand

Come and play creative music in a fun, low-pressure environment at one of New York City’s coolest volunteer-run community book store. (Buy some books, too!)

FREE ADMISSION! Sign up here.