05/11/2024 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
This World Migratory Bird Day enjoy the beautiful Fort Tryon Park as it 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.
Kick off Pride Month with Warlé on June 2 at 2:30pm.
This multimedia event takes place at Fort Washington Collegiate Church on 181st Street, near Fort Washington Avenue.
Using storytelling, archival documents, photography and tango, Warlé is a dance-theater performance that conjures the lives of long-lost gay relatives – who were partners in life and in business for 58 years – and opens a conversation about care for LGBTQ+ elders.
In addition to the performance, there will be an introductory queer tango class.
Concept and story by Andrew Ingall. Choreography by Walter Perez. Costume design by Ethan Gekow. Featuring tango performances by Mariana Parma, Walter Perez, and Leonardo Sardella.
Music: Friendship, 2009. Vadim Kozin. Performed by Marc Almond.
Warlé is made possible in part with funds from UMEZ Arts Engagement, a regrant program supported by Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation (UMEZ) and administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.
Heralded as a “powerhouse of a showman” (Glide Magazine), a “legitimate jazz triple threat” (Critical Jazz), and a drummer who “take[s] a backseat to no one” (New York Times), performer, producer and educator Ulysses S. Owens Jr. leads this stellar ensemble comprised of the most dynamic young jazz musicians on the scene.
Ulysses Owens Jr., drums and leader
Anthony Hervey, trumpet
Langston Hughes III, alto saxophone
Jonathon Muir Cotton, bass
Latin Jazz in the Heights