Saturday, December 14, 2024, 2pm
Join us for an evening of festivities with music, giving, carols and a toy giveaway.
2pm – WHCC concert in the Sanctuary
3-8pm – toy giveaway begins
4:30pm -Sunset – Tree lighting and carols
We are accepting donations. Drop off a new toy at the church or you can give finacially via the give tab on the website.
Beautiful Fort Tryon Park commands sweeping views of the Palisades and the Hudson River from soaring cliffs of bedrock in northern Manhattan. Past encounters include a variety of birds such as Bald Eagles and Ruby-throated Hummingbirds.
Fort Tryon Park’s 67 acres are accessible to birders of all abilities and disabilities. Accessible-friendly routes including many well-paved walkways are suitable for birders with strollers, carriages, wheelchairs, walkers, canes, etc. Accessibility is enhanced by birding guide and educator Alexandra Wang (Avian Alex), M.S. Ed., who offers augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) pamphlets, Braille pamphlets and plush birds for an inclusive birding tour. Further accommodations can be requested in advance by reaching out to Alex at alexmwang1992@gmail.com.
The group will meet at the main entrance of Fort Tryon Park on Margaret Corbin Circle. Registration not required but encouraged. No limit. Free.
Accessibility and Directions:
The M4 bus will take visitors to the main entrance at Margaret Corbin Circle. If you take the A train to 190th Street station and take the elevator up to Fort Washington Avenue, Margaret Corbin Circle will be on your right. The 175th Street A train station is an accessible station. Exit and take the M4 bus to Margaret Corbin Circle. There is an accessible restroom at the Bonnefont Restaurant. To learn more about Fort Tryon Park, please visit the NYC Parks website.
The Sylvan Winds return to the Hispanic Society with a musical journey through the Andes. With works by composers from Colombia, to Ecuador, Peru, Chile, and Argentina, there will be something for everyone. Join us for this exciting program!
Hailed by the New York Times for “…its venturesome programming and stylishness of performance,” the Sylvan Winds has appeared under the auspices of Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival and the Caramoor International Music Festival. Chosen to perform at the NY Governor’s Arts Awards, the ensemble has presented imaginative and scintillating programs of chamber works for winds in such places as Town Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, the White Mountains, the Cape Cod and Skaneateles Festivals, Rutgers University’s Summerfest, Amherst College, the Chicago Chamber Music Society and the Sejong Cultural Center in Seoul, Korea. They have recorded for the Koch Classics, CRI/New World, North/South, and Albany record labels, and have enjoyed collaborations with such distinguished artists as Gerard Schwarz, Ransom Wilson, the Guarneri String Quartet, pianist Claude Frank, radio personality Robert Sherman, and actor Louis Zorich.
Program
Astor Piazzolla – Escolaso
Eduardo Cadavid Angel – Por Un Beso de Tu Boca
Jose Barros – El Picaflor
Luis Humberto Salgado – Quintet
Luis Antonio Calva – Lejano Azul
Rodrigo Herrera Munoz – Bitacoras
Sadiel Cuentas – Cinco Miniatures para Quinteto de Vientes
Community Day with the NYC Parks & Recreation Department from 2-4 PM
If you are interested in volunteering to help with the upkeep of Roger Morris Park, please come and join in the effort, led by the NYC Parks Department.
Then from 4-5 PM
Join the Morris-Jumel Mansion and the Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra in Uptown Manhattan’s incredible Roger Morris Park to soak up the delightful summer sunshine while listening to a gorgeous musical performance.
Bring your own picnic (and blanket and chairs and bug spray, etc.) to enjoy during the concert.
Summer concerts can be subject to change so be sure to follow our social media accounts for updates!
Our outdoor concert venue is “Leave No Trace” so please be sure to clean up what you brought in.
By 1776, the former Morris country home had been turned into a Wartime Headquarters for none other than George Washington. When he and his troops arrived here, their future looked dismal. Many lost battles, deaths, and casualties left the troops with astoundingly low morale and a bleak outlook on their fates as Patriot Revolutionaries. Washington desperately needed a win. Utilizing the Morris-Jumel Mansion’s strategic location, Washington set to work to change the tide of the War.
In June’s session of Connect260, viewers will have the opportunity to take a deep dive into the time that Washington called this Mansion home and the Battle of Harlem Heights. What could he have been thinking? How did he plan to shift the outcome of the War? How did his strategy change? What happened that set the stage for this Battle? Join Mansion staff and lecturers to find out.
