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!
Art & Jazz afternoon for everyone! Doors at 1:45 PM
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM The Cardboard Studio with artist Tom Pnini
The Cardboard Studio 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.
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Yaala Ballin Jazz Band — Music & Storytelling!
Yaala Ballin and her band will present some of their favorite gems of the Great American Songbook. Songs that were written in the last century but are still relevant today. Jazz music for the people that tells stories of love, friendship and life.
Snacks from Tsion Cafe : We’re a place with Pan-African love, Black Israeli pride and a passion for delicious vegan food where we harmonize flavors from Ethiopia, Israel, and the ever diverse New York.
A fun family summer day with arts & crafts, dance workshop, comedy, and live music—a colorful mix of creativity and entertainment for all!
Summer snacks and drinks!
All ages!
The eventbrite link is https://www.eventbrite.com/e/arts-culture-pop-up-summer-party-at-the-y-tickets-1308099684369
With a ship’s-horn power voice & irresistible stage presence, Nani writes new songs in the endangered Ladino language, a dialect of Spanish spoken by Jews of the Spanish diaspora for centuries. Her fascinating migration mix seeps into her songwriting, fusing the sounds of the marketplace with Flamenco drama. Nani learned Ladino from her Moroccan grandmother in hiding, as her father forbade them to speak Ladino at home.
Winner Eurovision for Minority Languages 2024, her music was documented for the Library of Congress in 2023
Concert will be followed by light refreshments
Enjoy family fun at our 2nd installment of the Arts & Culture Pop-Up Series: Family Date!
Including creative workshops like DoodleBots with Talya Stein, granola-making with Bubbie’s Kitchen, and live music by Isaac DaBom!
Join us Friday, February 9th from 2 – 5 PM for an afternoon of music, art, and kid-friendly fun!
