Step into the spirit of the season at NoMAA’s Holiday Market. Discover an array of fine art, and handcrafted and unique items from exceptional local artists and makers.
Enjoy a festive afternoon and complimentary hot chocolate and capture the moment with holiday portraits by local photographers. (RSVP for photo shoots coming soon)
Then, stroll over to the United Palace at 6PM for a special film screening of It’s a Wonderful Life. (film tickets available UnitedPalace.org)
Date: December 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Location: Holyrood Church/Iglesia Santa Cruz,
715 West 179th Street (at Fort Washington Avenue),
New York City
This performance by Cornerstone Chorale features a version created by Mexican musician and librettist Mario Montenegro, which combines Handel’s original music with words in the Spanish language, for a new twist! The Chorale will perform the entire Christmas section plus other favorite parts, in Spanish. The performance will be performed with orchestra, and will feature soloists Maria Brea, soprano, Melisa Bonetti, mezzo-soprano, Cristóbal Arias, tenor, and Gilberto Gómez, baritone. Music Director Richard Stout conducts.
Join our first Uptown Arts and Culture Pop Up of the year at the YM & YWHA of Washington Heights and Inwood. Thanks to generous grant support from our partners, this event is free for all ages!
From 2:00-4:00pm. join us for a day of creativity and hands-on fun as families come together to build and play with a the cardboard car ramp!
Using imaginative designs and lots and lots of cardboard, we’ll transform simple materials into an exciting masterpiece.
Each family will get to design and construct their own unique cardboard car and put it to the test on our ramp.
Workshop led by Tom Pnini
At 4:00 pm, join Yaala Ballin and her band as they present some of their favorite gems of the Great American Songbook. They will be presenting and sharing about songs that tell stories of love, friendship and life.
Snacks throughout the program will be available from Tsion Cafe, a Harlem-based vegan and kosher restaurant celebrating Pan-African love, Black Israeli pride and a passion for delicious vegan food backed by a full bar with international beers and wines. Tsion Cafe is a place where the flavors of Ethiopia, Israel and New York are beautifully harmonized.
See you there! This event is all ages!
