Events In The Neighborhood This Weekend
Hudson Heights, Fort George, Sherman Creek & Inwood
Who is Transit Justice? Read the Manhattan Times article, Page 4.
This evening at 7 (<-- new time!) at the Sinai Jewish Center, 135 Bennett Avenue at West 187th Street.
Assemblyman Herman Farrell, Jr., holds a town meeting to discuss whatever is on your mind. It would be a good chance to ask about the State's budget cuts in light of the financial meltdown.
This evening at 7 also at the Mt. Sinai Jewish Center, 135 Bennett Avenue at West 187th Street.
Yeah, and he's a complete unknown, too.
Saturday starting at noon, at the Inwood Hill Nature Center. Part II takes place Sunday, November 30, in Central Park at 1.
The artist Rosa Naparstek will discuss her show, Childscapes Exhibit II: Inner Landscapes, during a slide show and group discussion. Art and the Politics of Presence takes place at the gallery where her work will hang through Monday, November 24.
Free. Saturday afternoon from 4 to 6:30 at The Cornerstone Center, 178 Bennett Avenue (between 187th & 190th Streets). For more information send an e-mail.
Sunday
Talleres Educativos para la Familia en Español en Los Claustros.
Los niños (entre los quarto y doce años de edad) y sus familias están invitados a participar en el taller educativo en español titulado La Experiencia Medieval en Los Claustros. El taller es de una hora de duración. Nos reuniremos en la sala de recepción. Si desean obtener más información por favorm llamen al 212–396–5314.
Es gratis con la admission e incluye una visita guiada y la oportunidad de hacer un proyecto de arte.
Sabado, 1 p.m.: El color y la luz.
Expand your knowledge of trees in this exploration of leafy giants in Manhattan's only untouched forest.
Sunday afternoon at 1 at the Inwood Hill Nature Center.
After a two-year hiatus, the Hispanic Society of America once again presents masterpieces from is collection of late nineteenth and early twentieth century Spanish and Latin American paintings.
Included among them are masterpieces by Miguel Viladrich and José María López Mezquita that have not been exhibited in New York in years. Hispanic Impressionists and Post-Impressionists will also be included in the Society's stately wood-paneled galleries.
Free. In the North Building on the Audubon Terrace campus (on Broadway between 155 and 156 Streets).
An art exhibit of work by Rosa Naparstek is focused on her view of childhood. Childscapes Exhibit II: Inner Landscapes includes pieces in two and three dimensions.
Through Monday, November 24, at The Cornerstone Center,
Free. The Cornerstone Center, 178 Bennett Avenue (between 187th & 190th Streets). Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. by appointment. Call (212) 923-5757 to visit.
Fresh fruit and vegetables are in abundance at the weekly green markets in Washington Heights and Inwood. Eat food from the Hudson Valley, Long Island and the Garden state delivered fresh -- often by the farmers who grew them.
Thursdays: West 175 Street, between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturdays: Isham Street, between Seaman Avenue and Cooper Avenue, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Learn about the plants and history of Fort Tryon Park from members of the Parks Department's expert horticultural staff every Sunday. The Garden Walking tour includes the Heather Garden, with spectacular views of the Hudson River and the New Jersey Palisades.
On the first Sunday of each month, the tour will include the Alpine Garden, which is under restoration.
Meet at the entrance to the Heather Garden at Margaret Corbin Circle Sundays at 1 p.m. The tour lasts until 2:30.
For more activities, check these sites. The Hudson Heights Owners Coalition updates a calendar of events specific to our neighborhood, while the Washington Heights and Inwood Online calendar covers all of Upper Manhattan. Both sites include exercise programs and weekly music events at neighborhood restaurants.
Thursday
Share your feelings about subway and bus service to and from Hudson Heights with the guy at the top. Howard Roberts, president of the New York City Transit Authority, will attend a neighborhood meeting sponsored by Transit Justice to discuss your concerns.Who is Transit Justice? Read the Manhattan Times article, Page 4.
This evening at 7 (<-- new time!) at the Sinai Jewish Center, 135 Bennett Avenue at West 187th Street.
Assemblyman Herman Farrell, Jr., holds a town meeting to discuss whatever is on your mind. It would be a good chance to ask about the State's budget cuts in light of the financial meltdown.
This evening at 7 also at the Mt. Sinai Jewish Center, 135 Bennett Avenue at West 187th Street.
Friday
Nate & Jack.
End the week with live music at New Leaf Café. Jazz guitarists Nate & Jack perform tonight. Check the link for future shows.
Free. Friday night from 8 to 11 in the café in Fort Tryon Park. Check this link for future shows.
November 28: Tyler Schwartz Jazz Ensemble
Yeah, and he's a complete unknown, too.
Bob Dylan drops by the Heights for one show Friday night at the United Palace Theater at 8.
Saturday
Think you're tough? Learn cold-weather survival in this first part of a two-part course. Navigation, fire starting, gear and more will be covered in the Urban Rangers' classic survival workshop. (Part II takes place in Central Park on November 30.)Saturday starting at noon, at the Inwood Hill Nature Center. Part II takes place Sunday, November 30, in Central Park at 1.
The artist Rosa Naparstek will discuss her show, Childscapes Exhibit II: Inner Landscapes, during a slide show and group discussion. Art and the Politics of Presence takes place at the gallery where her work will hang through Monday, November 24.
Free. Saturday afternoon from 4 to 6:30 at The Cornerstone Center, 178 Bennett Avenue (between 187th & 190th Streets). For more information send an e-mail.
Sunday
Talleres Educativos para la Familia en Español en Los Claustros.
Los niños (entre los quarto y doce años de edad) y sus familias están invitados a participar en el taller educativo en español titulado La Experiencia Medieval en Los Claustros. El taller es de una hora de duración. Nos reuniremos en la sala de recepción. Si desean obtener más información por favorm llamen al 212–396–5314.
Es gratis con la admission e incluye una visita guiada y la oportunidad de hacer un proyecto de arte.
Sabado, 1 p.m.: El color y la luz.
Expand your knowledge of trees in this exploration of leafy giants in Manhattan's only untouched forest.
Sunday afternoon at 1 at the Inwood Hill Nature Center.
Continuing in the Neighborhood
Masterpieces from Spain and Latin America
are back on display.
are back on display.
After a two-year hiatus, the Hispanic Society of America once again presents masterpieces from is collection of late nineteenth and early twentieth century Spanish and Latin American paintings.
Included among them are masterpieces by Miguel Viladrich and José María López Mezquita that have not been exhibited in New York in years. Hispanic Impressionists and Post-Impressionists will also be included in the Society's stately wood-paneled galleries.
Free. In the North Building on the Audubon Terrace campus (on Broadway between 155 and 156 Streets).
Niñas en la escuela, Eugenio Hermoso Martínez
Frenegal, 1904, Oil on Canvas
Frenegal, 1904, Oil on Canvas
An art exhibit of work by Rosa Naparstek is focused on her view of childhood. Childscapes Exhibit II: Inner Landscapes includes pieces in two and three dimensions.
Through Monday, November 24, at The Cornerstone Center,
Free. The Cornerstone Center, 178 Bennett Avenue (between 187th & 190th Streets). Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. by appointment. Call (212) 923-5757 to visit.
Direct from the tri-state area's farms.
Fresh fruit and vegetables are in abundance at the weekly green markets in Washington Heights and Inwood. Eat food from the Hudson Valley, Long Island and the Garden state delivered fresh -- often by the farmers who grew them.
Thursdays: West 175 Street, between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturdays: Isham Street, between Seaman Avenue and Cooper Avenue, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Enjoy a stunning view of the Hudson from Fort Tryon Park.
Learn about the plants and history of Fort Tryon Park from members of the Parks Department's expert horticultural staff every Sunday. The Garden Walking tour includes the Heather Garden, with spectacular views of the Hudson River and the New Jersey Palisades.
On the first Sunday of each month, the tour will include the Alpine Garden, which is under restoration.
Meet at the entrance to the Heather Garden at Margaret Corbin Circle Sundays at 1 p.m. The tour lasts until 2:30.
For more activities, check these sites. The Hudson Heights Owners Coalition updates a calendar of events specific to our neighborhood, while the Washington Heights and Inwood Online calendar covers all of Upper Manhattan. Both sites include exercise programs and weekly music events at neighborhood restaurants.
On Broadway
In The Heights won four Tony Awards this year, including Best Musical! It also took home gold for choreography and orchestration.
The show continues to play to enthusiastic audiences after hearty reviews from The New York Times and The Associated Press. In The Times, Charles Isherwood writes, "when this musical erupts in one of its expressions of collective joy, the energy it gives off could light up the George Washington Bridge for a year or two. The title song, for in- stance, is among the most galvanizing opening numbers in recent Broadway memory."
At the Richard Rogers Theater.The show continues to play to enthusiastic audiences after hearty reviews from The New York Times and The Associated Press. In The Times, Charles Isherwood writes, "when this musical erupts in one of its expressions of collective joy, the energy it gives off could light up the George Washington Bridge for a year or two. The title song, for in- stance, is among the most galvanizing opening numbers in recent Broadway memory."
Hudson Heights
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Planning Ahead
Manhattan schist in J. Hood Wright Park.
Manhattan had a rocky beginning. Learn about it first-hand from Sidney Horenstein, a geologist with the American Museum of Natural History.
Free. Reservations required. Wednesday evening, December 3, from 6 to 8 at the J. Hood Wright Recreation Center in J. Hood Wright Park, at 351 Fort Washington Avenue.
Send an e-mail to reserve space or call (212) 795-1388.
Dora and Alpha-Pig they're not.
Children ages four through twelve and their grown-ups are invited for an hour-long program on Heroes and Heroines at the Cloisters.
Free with museum admission. Saturday afternoon, December 6, at 1.
Mr. Loaf.
Meat Loaf cooks in the neighborhood, playing classics and, of course, some new stuff.
Saturday night, December 6, at 8 at the United Palace Theater.
Lionheart.
The six men of Lionheart are known for the seasonal motets, lauds and changes from fifteenth-century Italy. For their performance at The Cloisters, they perform Venuta di Gesù, Advent and Christmas music from the period.
Anthony Tommasini, writing in The New York Times, writes, "As always the singing of Lionheart was beautifully blended and focused, full but never forced, and supply phrased."
$35. Sunday afternoon, December 7, at 3.
Long before Europeans arrived, Manhattan Island was home to the Lenape people. Inwood Hill Park is one of New York City's best-known sites for interpreting Native American history.
Free. Sunday, December 7, starting at noon, at the Inwood Hill Nature Center.
The Virgin of the Immaculate Conception.
Circle of Bernardo Legarda, 18th Century.
Circle of Bernardo Legarda, 18th Century.
Conservation of this remarkable statue was completed only recently, allowing visitors to the Hispanic Society of America to fully appreciate its exquisite details of Mary standing on a crescent moon and trampling a serpent. Carved in Quito, Ecuador, the piece embodies the local devotion to the Virgin and also reflects the talented school of sculpture that had developed there under Bernardo Legardo.
Learn more during a gallery talk by the Hélène Fontoira Marzin Conservator, Dr. Patrick Lenaghan.
Free. Saturday morning, December 13, at 11, in the Society's galleries on Audubon Terrace (Broadway between West 155th and West 156th Streets).
The Waverly Consort.
Each holiday season since 1980 the Waverly Consort performs The Christmas Story on tour at The Cloisters. Hymn, antiphons and Mass compositions from the tenth to the fifteenth centuries envelop the medieval surroundings.
Rooted in music manuscripts and illuminated miniatures of the Middle Ages, The Christmas Story had its premiere at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and returns every December to its only New York City venue, The Cloisters.
$45. Saturday and Sunday afternoons, December 13 and 14, at 1 and 3.
It's full moon madness with the Urban Park Rangers, who will lead you on a search for werewolves and other creatures that only come out at night. Bring a flashlight and some good walking shoes for this night-time hike.
Saturday night, December 13, at 9, in Inwood Hill Park.
Show off your decorative talents as the Urban Park Rangers help you create all types of crafts with everything that nature provides.
Holiday crafts, Sunday afternoon, December 14, from 1 to 4, at the Inwood Hill Nature Center.
Teen-agers' entertainment, c. 1100.
Invented for the children of twelfth-century Beauvais, France, to celebrate the Feast of Fools, The Play of Daniel dramatizes the terror of the lion's den.
This production commemorates the history-making modern premiere of the drama at The Cloisters fifty years ago and the bicentennial year of Grace Church in New York.
$50. Saturday and Sunday afternoons, December 20 and 21, at 1 and 3, in the Fuentidueña Chapel at The Cloisters.
There's more to medieval meals than those potted plants.
Discover what foods people ate in the Middle Ages. Drop by the Cloisters to find out where they got their ingredients, how they cooked their meals, and the kinds of feasts and celebrations they enjoyed. Decorate your own medieval tableware to take home.
Free with museum admission. Saturday and Sunday, December 27 & 28, at 1, 1:30, 2, 2:30, and 3.
Walk off all that good food from the holiday season. The Urban Park Rangers will lead a History Hike through Inwood Hill Park, showing off its many historic features.
Saturday afternoon, December 27, at 1, at the Inwood Hill Nature Center.
Talleres Educativos para la Familia en Español en Los Claustros.
Los niños (entre los quarto y doce años de edad) y sus familias están invitados a participar en el taller educativo en español titulado La Experiencia Medieval en Los Claustros. El taller es de una hora de duración. Nos reuniremos en la sala de recepción. Si desean obtener más información por favorm llamen al 212–396–5314.
Es gratis con la admission e incluye una visita guiada y la oportunidad de hacer un proyecto de arte.
Sabado y Domingo, diciembre 27 y 28, 1 p.m.: ¡La comida medieval!
Sabado, enero 31, 1 p.m.: El caballero y su armadura.
Children will want to join the Urban Park Rangers and their forest friends for a holiday show about the importance of protecting our forest and giving back to the land.
Ranger Theater. Sunday, December 28, at noon, at the Inwood Hill Nature Center.
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