Events in the Neighborhood This Week
Hudson Heights
And Inwood, Lower WaHi and Audubon Park
Wednesday
The Uptown Festival of New Plays showcases five plays by fives playwrights on five nights. Curtain time is 7 p.m., and after each show you can take part in a dialogue with the cast, director and playwright. The schedule:
WEDNESDAY Opening night cocktail hour, 6 to 7; Out There, by Lina Sarrello
THURSDAY Malvado, by Jason Ramirez
FRIDAY Dirty Blood, by Stacy Osei-Kuffour
SATURDAY The Mosquito Net, by Kimberley del Busto
SUNDAY 3 p.m. curtain: South Bronx v. Hollywood, by Carlos J. Serrano, followed by garden party
Pay what you can. Wednesday through Sunday at the Morris-Jumel Mansion, on Jumel Terrace, in Lower WaHi.
King Lear is the signature performance of the Inwood Shakespeare Festival, in its lucky thirteenth year.
The Season of Possession & Insurrection includes Zapata! The Tiger of Morelos, the Italian Theatre Festival, and two children's performances. Brought to you by the creative and kind souls at Moose Hall.
For Lear, bring sup and sack and a picnic blanket.
Free. Wednesday through Saturday nights at 7:30 through June 22 on the
peninsula in Inwood Hill Park (west of 218th Street).
Friday
The arts live and thrive all over Upper Manhattan. Indulge
yourself in them during the tenth Uptown Arts Stroll. Details, including
today's events, are here.
Free. Through June 30 all over Lower WaHi, Audubon Park, Fort George, Hudson Heights, Sherman Creek and Inwood.
Saturday
Take
in the beginning of summer in the Morris-Jumel Mansion’s colonial
gardens on Family Day. Enjoy Roger Morris Park along with your family,
play British-era
games, and a historic craft project.
The day will also include docent led-tours for
adults and families.
Free. Saturday from 11 to 4 on the Mansion grounds on Jumel Terrace in Lower WaHi.
A Day of Film is part of the Indiegogo campaign to Return Film to the Palace that will run from May 31 to July 10. The goal is to raise $40,000 in 40 days to return to film to the Palace after 40-some years.
1:00 The animated children’s movie 3 to the Rescue from the Dominican Republic (in Spanish with English subtitles).
5:00 A live excerpt from Armando Batista’s performance City Boy, with projection.
Saturday afternoon at the United Palace Theater on Broadway and 175th Street in Lower WaHi.
Sunday
After the Coliseum closed, eyes turned to one of the original Loewes Wonder Palaces. Now the United Palace theater, film-lovers are hoping to raise $40,000 in 40 days to fund the project. Through July 10.
Make a difference by donating here.
Continuing in the Neighborhood
Learn to kayak with the experts of Manhattan’s oldest canoe & cayak club.
No reservations are needed during the Inwood Canoe Club's weekly open house. Wear clothes you don't mind getting wet (and maybe a set to change into).
You’ll get a kayak, p.f.d and a paddle. You must be able to swim, and if you’re under 18 you need a parent present. More info at (212) 810-9597.
$4, or $15 for a summer pass. Sundays through Labor Day weekend at the club's launch where Dyckman Street meets the Hudson.
The Dolphin Park is perfect for the toddler set, with the sandbox, the swings, and the lovable dolphin fountain.
Free. Friday through Sunday afternoons, 3:30 to 6:30, on Cabrini Boulevard at 180th Street.
You don’t even need a radio to listen—it's a webcast that you can also download as a podcast.
Every other Friday.
Every Saturday (weather permitting), Northern Manhattan Parks Inwood Astronomy Project offers free star and planet gazing in Inwood Hill Park. These free, family-friendly events aim to spread the joys of the evening sky, and help you to learn more about the nature of our Solar System and current happenings in Astronomy.
Saturday nights from 8 to 10 on the ball fields near Seaman Avenue and Isham Street. A map is here.
For more activities, check these sites. The Hudson Heights Owners Coalition updates a calendar of events specific to our neighborhood, while the Hudson Heights Guide covers businesses, social groups, restaurants and more. Find out more about our neighborhood—its history, institutions, and where the name came from—by clicking here.
Clean out your closets and recycle at the same time.
Bring clean and dry textiles like clothing, paired shoes, towels,
sheets, scarves, hats, bags and belts for reuse or recycling. Sponsored
by Grow NYC.
Free. Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Inwood Greenmarket (in
Inwood Hill Park) on Isham Street between Seaman Avenue and Cooper
Street, in Inwood.
Residents seeking help in preparing for the naturalization exam have
a new resource. Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights is
offering free Citizenship Classes three times a week.
Those interested in participating must bring lawful permanent resident card and social security card to register.
For more information, please call (212) 781-0355 or send an e-mail to info@NMCIR.org.
Thursday nights from 6 to 8, and twice on Saturdays: in the morning
from 10 to noon and in the afternoon from 1 to 3, at the coalition’s
offices at 665 West 182nd Street (between Broadway and Wadsworth
Avenue) in Fort George.
Classes are taught in three 12-week sessions.
$5 per week. Saturday afternoons from 3 to 6 in the United Palace Theatre on Broadway at 175th Street in Lower WaHi.
Expectant mothers who need gentle but challenging exercise are welcome to drop in on a class sponsored by the Columbia Medical Center.
The prenatal yoga class at Bread & Yoga is sponsored by Chalk—Choosing Healthy and Active Lifestyles for Kids—a program funded by Columbia and open to all.
$3. Wednesday evenings at 6 at Holy Trinity Church, Bread & Yoga's temporary location, at 20 Cumming Street (at Seaman) in Inwood.
The Harlem Elementary Guitar Ensemble is being started in Harlem. Ages 6-12 become a member of this unique guitar ensemble. No experience necessary.
Children will learn to become instant guitar players and will be eligible to join the ensemble after a few lessons. Bring your own guitar.
$15 per lesson, or four for $50. Saturday afternoons at 2 at Sister’s Uptown Bookstore & Cultural Center, 1942 Amsterdam Avenue at 156th Street in Lower Wahi.
Join the conversation when Washington Heights Free Radio webcasts its weekly show from HQ on 163rd.
On-line. Wednesdays starting at 3.
One of the few independent book stores in Upper Manhattan hosts a weekly event open to all. The American Folk Heritage Circle features storytellers from a wide array of backgrounds and traditions.
Free. Tuesday nights at 7 in Sister’s Uptown Bookstore, at 1942 Amsterdam Avenue (at 156th Street) in Lower WaHi.
Get out your flip-flops!
Free. Sunday afternoons at 4 at 555 Edgecombe Avenue, Apt. 3F.
Take in the beauty of the Heather Garden this spring in one of the city’s flagship parks.
Free. Sunday afternoon at 2 in Fort Tryon Park; meet at the garden entrance on Margaret Corbin Plaza in Hudson Heights.
The Inwood greenmarket is a year-round neighborhood favorite.
People of all ages, backgrounds, and tastes gather each Saturday to
meet and greet their friends and neighbors and do their weekly shopping.
Even on the coldest, darkest winter Saturdays, loyal Inwood shoppers
come out because they know they can’t get products like this anywhere
else.
A core group of 15 farmers attend every week of the year,
and during the peak of the season, five more join to round out the
offerings with the summer's bounty.
Saturdays from 8 to 3 on Isham Street between Seaman Avenue and Cooper Street.
Planning Ahead
Lend a hand to the officers of the 34th Precinct in keeping our neighborhood safe.
The precinct’s Community Council invites residents to participate in monthly meetings by bringing their concerns to the attention of commanding officers and to hear back from them.
Wednesday night, June 26, at 7 at Isabella Geriatric Center, 515 Audubon Avenue at West 190th Street in Fort George.
An intensive five-week program for adolescents (ages 12 to 18) who have a special interest in the Theatre Arts is a highlight of the Upper Manhattan summer.
Participants take classes in acting, singing, scene & monologue study, musical theatre interpretation, dance, and stage combat. For ages 12 to 18.
Thursday, June 27, through the showcase performance on Sunday, August 4, at Holy Trinity Church, 50 Cumming Street in Inwood.
Photographer Elizabeth DeMayo physically manipulates her Polaroid prints of local parks. She will present her ideas, and show her photos, at the Morris-Jumel Mansion.
DeMayo is represented by the Hudson Heights gallery, Uptown Fine Art Printing Studio.
DeMayo will lead of walk of her installation at 4; reservations recommended at (212) 304-9422.
Saturday, June 29, from 11 to 5 at the Mansion on Jumel Terrace in Lower WaHi.
One of the only traveling puppet theaters in the country brings Swedish Cottage productions and puppet making workshops to our corner of the city twice this year.
Your children will delight in the creativity and live action of the PuppetMobile, which entertains kids with the need of beep, blinks or batteries.
Free. Sunday afternoon, June 30, at 1 in Bennett Park in Hudson Heights. Also on September 22.
New York City is home to an amazing abundance of wildlife. From falcons and salamanders, to deer and seals, wildlife viewing opportunities exist year-round in all of our parks and beaches. Wildlife viewing is a perfect activity for any age.
On this expedition the Urban Park Rangers will guide you to the best wildlife viewing spots in New York City.
Free. Sunday afternoon, June 30, at 1 in Inwood Hill Park; enter at 218th Street and Indian Hill Road.
You can be sure they didn’t text. Find out how medieval men and women dated in a program of Love and Courtship in the Middle Ages in the peaceful setting of The Cloisters museum and gardens.
To make a reservation, or for more information, call (212) 650-2280 or email cloister.programs@metmuseum.org.
Free with museum admission. Wednesday afternoon, July 3, at 2 at the museum in Fort Tryon Park.
From the neighborhood that brought you famous battles in the war that led to our freedom, happy Independence Day!
Engage in a lively dialogue with a curator of The Cloisters
about objects that especially intrigue Peter Barnet of the
Department of Medieval Art.
Free with museum admission. Friday afternoon, July 5, at 2 at the museum in Fort Tryon Park.
Just don’t call Australia.
A musical performance of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day features neighborhood kids age 5 to 18.
Written by Judith
Viorst and Shelly Markham.
Curtain times will be announced later. Thursday through Sunday, July 11 to 14, in the Theatre Space at Holy Trinity Church, 20 Cumming Street, in Inwood.
You’ve never seen anything like Zapata! Tiger of Morelos, the final production of this summer’s Inwood Shakespeare Festival.
Zapata! tiene dialogo selecto traducido del inglés al español.
Bring some tequila and a picnic blanket.
Free. Wednesday through Saturday nights, July 17 through August 3, at 7:30 on the peninsula in Inwood Hill Park (west of 218th Street).
Your children will enjoy outdoor theater with Tikki Tikki Tembo, the final production for kids by Moose Hall this summer.
Bring animal crackers and a picnic blanket.
Free. Monday evening, July 22, at a curtain time to be announced later on the peninsula in Inwood Hill Park (west of 218th Street).
Artists' conception of the Harvest Ball
To showcase the tides, two architects created the Harvest Ball, an assembly of discarded umbrella parts and plastic bottles. It shimmers in the sun and will rise and fall as the water around Inwood Hill Park goes from high tide to mudflat.
Created by SLO Architecture, this is the second attempt at getting the ball to the inlet. Last year a previous ball was destroyed when it was towed by canoes. This year tugboats will tow it on July 31, August 1 or 2, depending on the weather.
Free. Floating during August off Inwood Hill Park.
Engage in a lively dialogue with a curator of The Cloisters
about objects that especially intrigue Emiline Baude of the
Department of Medieval Art.
Free with museum admission. Friday afternoon, August 2, at 2 at the museum in Fort Tryon Park.
Enjoy treasures of medieval art and fragrant herbs through
discussion, drawing, and multisensory exploration in the peaceful
setting of The Cloisters museum and gardens.
To make a reservation, or for more information, call (212) 650-2280 or email cloister.programs@metmuseum.org.
Free with museum admission. Sunday morning, August 4, at 11 at the museum in Fort Tryon Park.
TUESDAY Toby Love
WEDNESDAY Andy Andy
THURSDAY Bachata Heightz
Free. Tuesday through Thursday evenings, August 13 through 15, at 7 in Highbridge Park in Lower WaHi.
Into Autumn
Nikolas Geyrhalter makes documentaries unlike anyone else’s, poetic and
symphonic visual tales of aspects of our daily lives that we think we
know already.
In Our Daily Bread, the Austrian filmmaker gives us a glimpse—sometimes disturbing, frequently beautiful—of how our food goes to our
tables. Hosted by the Washington Heights Film Class.
Free for members; visitors, $15. Thursday evening, September 12, at 7:30; lecture begins at 7. Hebrew Tabernacle, 551 Fort Washington Avenue (at 185th Street), in Hudson Heights.
Collegiate athletics make their season debut when Columbia’s women’s field hockey team hosts Brown.
Friday evening, September 20, at 5 at Kraft Field in the Baker Sports Complex in Inwood.
The most unusual sporting event in the Heights takes place in the Hudson.
Jump in the river for the Little Red Lighthouse Swim, a 10.2-km swim past Jeffrey's Hook and Hudson Height's most famous little feature.
Not an open-water swimmer? Cheer on the racers. They will start arriving at the lighthouse around 8:30.
$95 to $115 to enter. Starts Saturday morning, September 21, at 7:15 at the 79th Street Boat Basin and ends at La Marina in Inwood.
The Lions’ field hockey team meets up with Richmond for its second home match this weekend.
Sunday, September 22, at noon at Kraft Field in the Baker Sports Complex in Inwood.
One of the only traveling puppet theaters in the
country brings Swedish Cottage productions and puppet making workshops
to our corner of the city twice this year.
Your children will
delight in the creativity and live action of the PuppetMobile, which
entertains kids with the need of beep, blinks or batteries.
Free. Sunday afternoon, September 22, at 1 in Bennett Park in Hudson Heights.
College football returns to Upper Manhattan for the football season when Columbia hosts Monmouth. Take time to enjoy the new architectural entrance, above, to the Baker Sports Complex.
Saturday, September 28, time tba, on Kraft Field in Inwood.
UMass-Lowell comes to the neighborhood with its field hockey team to take on Columbia.
Sunday afternoon, October 6, at 1 in Kraft Field in the Baker Sports Complex in Inwood.
Michael Winterbottom prides himself on never doing the same thing twice,
although the mockumentary The Trip has echoes of his very funny version of Tristram Shandy.
The magnificently self-absorbed Steve Coogan travels the British Isles
posing as a restaurant critic, accompanied by his friend, stand-up comic
Rob Brydon.
Tart, dry wit like a good martini, leavened by surprisingly
deep emotions from both stars.
Hosted by the Washington Heights Film Class.
Free for members; visitors, $15. Thursday evening, October 10, at 7:30; lecture begins at 7. Hebrew Tabernacle, 551 Fort Washington Avenue (at 185th Street), in Hudson Heights.
Columbia welcomes Lehigh for the last non-conference gridiron matchup of the season.
Saturday, October 12, time tba, on Kraft Field in the Baker Sports Complex in Inwood.
Meet the filmmaker with the Washington Heights Film Class. The cinéaste will be named later.
Saturday evening, October 12, at the Hebrew Tabernacle, 551 Fort Washington Avenue (at 185th Street), in Hudson Heights.
The Albany field hockey team takes on the Lions this weekend.
Sunday afternoon, October 13, at 2 on Kraft Field in the Baker Sports Complex in Inwood.
Intra-league field hockey takes the field when Penn visits Columbia.
Friday evening, October 18, at 6 on Kraft Field in the Baker Sports Complex in Inwood.
Columbia’s first Ivy League home game sees Penn in action.
Saturday, October 19, time tba, at Kraft Field in the Baker Sports Complex in Inwood.
The C. L. Lewis classic, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, is presented by the Pied Piper Children’s Theater.
Saturdays and Sundays, October 19, 20, 26 and 27, at Holy Trinity Church, 50 Cumming Street in Inwood. Curtain times to be announced later.
Delaware’s field hockey team travels to Upper Manhattan to take on Columbia.
Sunday afternoon, October 20, at 1 on Kraft Field in the Baker Sports Complex in Inwood.
Elis and Lions battle for field hockey supremacy in an intra-Ivy matchup.
Friday evening, November 1, at 6 on Kraft Field in the Baker Sports Complex in Inwood.
Auditions for Oklahoma! are open for children ages 11 to 18 for this Pied Piper production. Performances on March 15 through 23.
Tuesday evenings, November 5 and 12, at 5 at Holy Trinity Church, 50 Cumming Street in Inwood.
Ivy vs. Ivy takes place when Harvard visits Columbia for a football face-off.
Saturday, November 9, time tba, on Kraft Field at the Baker Sports Complex in Inwood.
The Crimson sticks around another day for its field hockey team to challenge the Lions.
Sunday, November 10, at noon on Kraft Field at the Baker Sports Complex in Inwood.
A sweet—but not saccharine—comedy-drama about a middle-aged Buenos
Aires housewife who discovers an unexpected talent for, of all things,
doing jigsaw puzzles.
In Puzzle, she acquires a wealthy benefactor who helps her
crack the world of competitive puzzling—who knew such a thing existed?—and the result is a complete delight.
Directed by Natalia Smirnoff. Hosted by the Washington Heights Film Class.
Free for members; visitors, $15. Thursday evening, November 14, at 7:30; lecture begins at 7. Hebrew Tabernacle, 551 Fort Washington Avenue (at 185th Street), in Hudson Heights.
The Open Mic series gives singers, actors, poets, story tellers, stand-up comics, jugglers, magicians, dancers and more share their talents. Hosted by the Pied Piper Children's Theatre.
Saturday night, November 16, at Holy Trinity Church at 50 Cumming Street in Inwood at a time to be announced later. Also on April 4 and May 17.
Columbia’s final football game of the regular season brings Brown to face the Lions.
Saturday, November 23, time tba, at Kraft Field in the Baker Sports Complex in Inwood.
The Pied Piper Children’s Theater presents Honk! Jr., a musical based on Hans Christian Anderson’s The Ugly Duckling.
Saturdays and Sundays, December 7, 8, 14, and 15 at 50 Cumming Street in Inwood at a time to be announced later.
When the Iranian government began its crackdown on the “green wave” of
dissidents who protested the rigged elections in 2009, it targeted
filmmaker-activists in particular. The brilliant Jafar Panahi (director
of The White Balloon, Offsides and Crimson Gold)
decided he wouldn’t go quietly.
Facing a lengthy prison sentence and
possible 20-year ban on filmmaking, he responded with This Is Not a Film, a remarkable rumination on his home as prison and an uncertain
but bleak future. Surprisingly funny and always powerful, there isn’t
another film (or not-a-film) quite like it.
Hhosted by the Washington Heights Film Class.
Free for members; visitors, $15. Thursday evening, December 12, at 7:30; lecture begins at 7. Hebrew Tabernacle, 551 Fort Washington Avenue (at 185th Street), in Hudson Heights.
Have a drama queen living with you? The Pied Piper Children’s
Theatre offers an intensive five-week immersion program for kids
interested in acting, singing, monolgue study, dance, stage combat and
more.
Children aged 12 to 18 are welcome to apply; applications available December 16.
Wednesday, June 25, to Sunday, August 3, at Holy Trinity Church, 50 Cumming Street in Inwood.
Meet the filmmaker with the Washington Heights Film Class. The cinéaste will be named later.
Saturday evening, December 21, at the Hebrew Tabernacle, 551 Fort Washington Avenue (at 185th Street), in Hudson Heights.
2014
The Northern Manhattan Variety Gala celebrates the talents of neighborhood performing artists, composers, and playwrights. The Delphi Theatre produces the annual event.
Saturday night, January 11, at Holy Trinity Church, 50 Cumming Street in Inwood. Time to be announced later.
Hosted by the Delphi Theatre.
Auditions for Tales from Around the World, a set of multicultural plays from around the world, are open for children ages 5 to 14.
Performances are on June 7 to 15. Presented by the Pied Piper Children's Theatre.
Tuesday and Monday evenings, February 19 and 25, at Holy Trinity Church, 50 Cumming Street in Inwood.
Rodgers & Hammerstein come uptown when the Pied Piper Children's Theatre presents Oklahoma!
Fridays through Sundays, March 14-16 and 21-23 at Holy Trinity Church, 50 Cumming Street in Inwood. Curtain times to be announced later.
The Open Mic series gives singers, actors, poets, story tellers, stand-up comics, jugglers, magicians, dancers and more share their talents. Hosted by the Pied Piper Children’s Theatre.
Saturday night, April 4, at Holy Trinity Church at 50 Cumming Street in Inwood at a time to be announced later. Also on May 17.
The Delphi Theatre presents Mousetrap, the murder mystery by Agatha Christie.
Fridays through Sundays, April 25 through 27 and May 2 through 4, at Holy Trinity Church, 50 Cumming Street in Inwood. Curtain times to be announced later.
Auditions for Tales from Hans Christian Anderson, a lively musical, are open for children ages 5 to 14.
Performances are on July 10 through 13. Presented by the Pied Piper Children's Theatre.
Tuesday evenings, May 6 and 13, at Holy Trinity Church, 50 Cumming Street in Inwood.
The Pied Piper Children's Theatre presents Tales from Around the World, a set of multicultural plays from around the world.
Saturday and Sundays, June 7, 8, 14 and 15, at Holy Trinity Church, 50 Cumming Street in Inwood. Curtain times to be announced later.
Have a drama queen living with you? The Pied Piper Children’s Theatre offers an intensive five-week immersion program for kids interested in acting, singing, monolgue study, dance, stage combat and more.
Children aged 12 to 18 are welcome to apply.
The workshop ends with a summer showcase on Sunday, August 3.
Wednesday, June 25, to Sunday, August 3, at Holy Trinity Church, 50 Cumming Street in Inwood.
Thursday through Sunday, July 10 through 13, at Holy Trinity Church, 50 Cumming Street in Inwood. Curtain times to be announced.