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Rising in the Heights: Music & Storytelling with Denise Adusei Rosario and Leadlights Ensemble

Bronx Children’s Museum Executive Director and author Denise Adusei Rosario joins Leadlights Ensemble to present a program of music and stories, featuring her children’s book “Cesaria Feels the Beat,” a lyrical and heartfelt story about deafness, community, and Carnival.

Rising in the Heights is a festival of free outdoor public arts performances curated by Leadlights Ensemble in partnership with Word Up Community Bookshop. The festival celebrates the rich artistic contributions of Latinx and Black cultures and promotes children’s literacy through music and bilingual storytelling. Free copies of the featured book will be available. 

This project is made possible in part with funds from UMEZ Arts Engagement, supported by the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone (UMEZ); and Creative Engagement, supported by The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) in partnership with the City Council and the Howard Gilman Foundation. UMEZ Arts Engagement and Creative Engagement are administered by LMCC.

Word Up: Q&T Community: Monthly Game Afternoon – April

Sunday, April 27, 2025 – 3:30pm to 5:30pm
2113 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY 10032

 

Join Q&T Community for a board game and crafting afternoon at Word Up Community Bookshop! Play games with new and old friends and neighbors at Word Up Community Bookshop. This event will be hosted by Word Up Collective Member, Memphis Washington.

  • Board games
  • Card Games
  • Paper and Yarn Crafts
  • Writing Prompts & Materials

Light refreshments will be provided.

 

If you have any questions, please reach out to us at qntcommunity@gmail.com.

Word Up Recirculation: Esperanza Martell’s EVERY CHILD A PRAYER Traveling Installation

Sunday, April 27, 2025 – 12:00am to Saturday, May 31, 2025 – 4:00am
RECIRCULATION A project of Word Up
876 Riverside Drive (near 160th St.)
New York, NY 10032

On view April 27 through May 31 during operating hours (Thursday-Friday 6-9, Saturday 1-4, Sunday 3-6).

Opening Reception – Sunday, May 4, 2025 – 4-6pm
Artist Talk – Sunday, May 18, 2025 – 4-6pm
Closing Reception – Saturday, May 31, 2025 – 2-4pm

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Esperanza Martell life, ideals, and beliefs are expressed through her artistic creations. Her politics, culture, and spirituality give life to pieces that speak about the power within her Puerto Rican African/Taino ancestry and life’s struggles for humanity. The legacy passed down through generations speaks of how the ordinary and extraordinary walk together hand in hand. As she creates from ancestral forms, she calls upon those powers to continue manifesting among us. She hand-builds images inspired by sacred shapes, traditional and non-traditional methods, and natural materials. The 2024 Urban ATABEX Collection de Terra y Mal was dedicated to the mothers and children of Palestine. Using clay, wood, seeds, shell, and recycled materials, she brings you Earth Spirit Art in Every Child a Prayer, a travailing installation of Peace, Resistance, and Love.

Word Up Recirculation – A Queer Latines Cookbook Club: Mi Cocina by Ricky Martínez

Saturday, March 22, 2025 – 1:00pm to 2:30pm
RECIRCULATION A project of Word Up
876 Riverside Drive (near 160th St.)
New York, NY 10032

Monthly cookbook club organized by Queer Latines. Each month, a cookbook is chosen to discuss and cook from. Choose a recipe to bring here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScDeXHBbBSbYVrjQU4dfmNihWvt-Oz6TxZX6fYV9n6-O1wgEg/viewform

Queer Latines is a virtual and in-person community for queer latines and allies to build meaningful connections. our online community connects members to celebrate amplify the impact and visibility of queer people of color. Our community started as a local meetup group in new york, creating one of the few spaces that celebrates being both queer and latine. since our launch in january 2024, we’ve scaled into a growing global community with over 20k followers and more than 300 active members in our Discord channel. Learn more at https://www.queerlatines.com/

Word Up Recirculation: Celebrate Latinx Publishing with Primero Sueño Press & Word Up: Maria Hinojosa, Luis Jaramillo, & Michelle Herrera Mulligan

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm
RECIRCULATION A project of Word Up
876 Riverside Drive (near 160th St.)
New York, NY 10032

**English below**

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Word Up Community Bookshop y Primero Sueño Press presentan a los autores María Hinojosa y Luis Jaramillo con la editora Michelle Herrera Mulliganto para hablar sobre la experiencia editorial Latine y por qué es importante publicar voces Latines.

Este evento es GRATUITO con inscripción. Regístrese con anticipación para asistir.

De conformidad con las pautas de seguridad comunitaria de Word Up, se anima a todos los asistentes a usar máscaras cuando estén adentro.

Recirculación, un proyecto de Word Up Community Bookshop, está ubicado en 876 Riverside Drive (cerca de 160th St.) en Washington Heights, Nueva York. Puede tomar el tren 1 hasta 157th St., el tren A/C hasta 163rd St. y el bus M4 y M5 hasta Broadway y 159/160th.

SEGURIDAD Y ACCESIBILIDAD DE WORD UP LIBRERÍA COMUNITARIA

ENMASCARAMIENTO: Todos los asistentes mayores de dos años deben usar una mascarilla en todo momento cuando estén en el interior de la tienda y durante los eventos en Word Up y Recirculación.

CANCELACIONES: Word Up reserva el derecho de cancelar eventos por cualquier motivo, incluidos, entre otros, problemas de seguridad.

CÓDIGO DE CONDUCTA: Tenga en cuenta que Word Up tiene cero tolerancia para el acoso o la intimidación de cualquier tipo durante cualquier evento, virtual o en persona. Lea nuestra Reglas del Espacio Seguro para obtener más información. Cualquier persona que viole estas normas será expulsada del evento a discreción de los organizadores. Informe todo acoso a events@wordupbooks.com de inmediato.

FOTOS Y GRABACIÓN: Los eventos se pueden grabar y se pueden publicar videos y fotos en nuestro sitio web, redes sociales y otros lugares. Si prefiere no ser visible, informe a un miembro del equipo de Word Up.

PRIVACIDAD: Los inscritos se agregarán a la lista de correo de Word Up. Su información de contacto nunca será compartida o vendida. Puede darse de baja o actualizar su suscripción en cualquier momento.

ACCESIBILIDAD FÍSICA: Recirculación es un espacio accesible para sillas de ruedas con una rampa desde el nivel de la calle hasta la tienda. La mayoría de los estantes tienen ruedas y se pueden mover para brindar acceso adicional. Los baños aún no cumplen con la ADA y aún no tienen un cambiador para bebés, pero son neutrales en cuanto al género. Usamos micrófonos en los eventos para mejorar el sonido y los videos tienen subtítulos cuando es posible. La interpretación gratuita de ASL está disponible para la mayoría de los programas a pedido. Envíe un correo electrónico a events@wordupbooks.com para solicitar este servicio lo más pronto posible.


Word Up Community Bookshop & Primero Sueño Press present authors Maria Hinojosa & Luis Jaramillo with editor Michelle Herrera Mulliganto to discuss the Latinx publishing experience and why publishing Latinx voices matters.

This event is FREE with registration. Please register in advance to attend.

In compliance with Word Up Community Safety guidelines, all attendees are encouraged to stay masked at all time.

Recirculation, a project of Word Up Community Bookshop, is located at 876 Riverside Drive (near 160th St.) in Washington Heights, NYC. You can take the 1 train to 157th St., A/C train to 163rd St., and the M4 and M5 to Broadway and 159/160th.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Maria Hinojosa’s nearly thirty-year career as a journalist includes reporting for PBS, CBS, WGBH, WNBC, CNN, NPR, and anchoring and executive producing the Peabody Award–winning show Latino USA, the longest running national Latinx news program in the country. She is a frequent guest on MSNBC, and has won several awards, including a Pulitzer Prize, four Emmys, two Robert F. Kennedy Awards, and the Ruben Salazar Lifetime Achievement Award. Her podcast series Suave won the Pulitzer Prize for Audio Reporting in 2022. In 2010 she founded Futuro Media, an independent nonprofit newsroom and production company with the mission of producing multimedia content from a POC perspective. She lives with her family in Harlem in New York City.

Luis Jaramillo is the author of The Witches of El Paso and the award-winning short story collection, The Doctor’s Wife. His writing has appeared in LitHub, BOMB Magazine, Los Angeles Review of Books, and other publications. He is an assistant professor of creative writing at The New School. He received an undergraduate degree from Stanford University and an MFA from The New School. Find out more at LuisJaramillo.com.

ABOUT THE MODERATOR

Michelle Herrera Mulligan (she/her/ella) is vice president and associate publisher of Primero Sueño Press/Atria Books. She has published groundbreaking fiction and non-fiction including Forever Strong, an instant New York Times bestseller, Danny Trejo’s critically acclaimed Trejo, and Pomegranate, named one of Amazon’s best books of the year in 2023. In 2020, she was named one of the top 100 most influential Latinas in the United States by Latino Leaders magazine.

Authors Include: Dr. Gabrielle Lyon, Vanessa and Xander Marin, Cleo Wade, Danny Trejo, Maria Hinojosa, Rob Kenner, Reyna Grande, Chiquis Rivera, Helen Elaine Lee, and Caro de Robertis.