Limited to 20 students per week. More than one child? There’s a discount for your family. Scholarships are available too.

     With the Fort Washington branch of the NYPL closed for renovations, the library’s bookmobile provides access to the its riches.

     At the bookmobile you can sign up for a library card, browse a small collection of books for people of all ages, speak with a librarian to get reading recommendations, reference services, and return and renew books.

     What’s more, the bookmobile is proof that reading takes you places!

     Mondays from 11 to 3 near the YM & YWHA in Fort George at 54 Nagle Avenue. Also in Hudson Heights on Wednesdays. The Fort Washington branch was expected to reopen last summer and was set to reopen this summer, but budget cuts have nixed that plan.

      He stole from the rich and gave to the poor, but there’s more to the story.
     The legendary Saxon knight Robin Hood fights back as the outlaw leader of a rebel guerrilla band against Prince John and the Norman lords oppressing the Saxon commoners. The tale of Robin Hood takes place during King Richard the Lionheart’s absence in the Holy Land during the Crusades. 

     An epic swashbuckler, the 1938 film is known for the stand-out performances by Errol Flynn, Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains, Alan Hale, and Olivia de Havilland, as well as its Academy Award-winning score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold. 

     The Double Entendre Music Ensemble performs at 7:30. Seating is available for 100 and there’s room for another hundred, so if you aren’t arriving early take a blanket or lawn chair.

     Free. Monday night at sunset (8:15) at The Hudson restaurant in Inwood where Dyckman Street meets the river.

     Look, listen, sing, and have fun with storytime at the Met cloisters. The museum and Literacy INC shares tales through picture-book readings in English and Spanish connected to objects in the  Cloisters’ collection.

     Recommended for families with children ages 18 months to 6 years. Participants will receive a free book with onsite registration.

     Space is limited; first come, first served.
     Free with Museum admission; admission is pay as you wish for New York state residents, and free for children under 12 with an adult. Tuesday mornings at 11:30 at the museum in Fort Tryon Park.

     Delve into the history of butter-making during the colonial period.

     You’ll step back in time to discover the traditional methods and techniques used to produce this essential staple, learning about the process from churning cream to separating the butter from the buttermilk.

     After exploring the historical background, roll up your sleeves and create your very own batch of creamy butter to take home. This immersive event promises to be both educational and delicious, offering a fun and interactive way to connect with the past while enjoying a tasty treat.

     Materials for the 90-minute event are provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

     Free. Tuesday evening at 5:30 at the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum in Inwood on Broadway at 204th Street.

     Care to play some tennis?

     Ten courts next to the Hudson River provide a bucolic setting for summer matches.

     First, you’ll need a tennis permit from the City Parks. Full-season permits for adults ages 18 to 61 cost $100. Adults with a valid IDNYC card can receive 10 percent off their full-season permit fee.

     Permits for kids and teens younger than 18 years old cost $10. Permits for seniors ages 62 and older cost $20.

     The Lower WaHi courts are in Fort Washington Park around 170th Street. In Inwood Hill park, you’ll find nine courts near Sherman Avenue and 207th Street; these are considered accessible.

     Can you imagine Manhattan without cars?

     This summer, you don’t have to. Instead, experience it yourself as part of the city’s open streets program, when cars and other vehicles are prohibited on a Fort George block.

     Wednesdays through Fridays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Audubon Avenue from 189th to 190th Streets. Through August 9.

     With the Fort Washington branch of the NYPL closed for renovations and budget cuts, the library’s bookmobile provides access to the its riches.

     At the bookmobile you can sign up for a library card, browse a small collection of books for people of all ages, speak with a librarian to get reading recommendations, reference services, and return and renew books.

     What’s more, the bookmobile is proof that reading takes you places!

     Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. near the Moriah Center in Hudson Heights at 90 Bennett Avenue. Also in Fort George on Mondays.

     Help your kids learn the basics of math at a weekly outdoor series.

     Carole Mulligan leads activity-based, fun-filled lessons for the younger set’s introduction to spacial development for exceptional learning. The two-hour sessions are open to anyone.

     Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 10 in Bruce’s Garden in Isham Park in Inwood at 11 Park Terrace East (not West). Through July; the August calendar is not posted yet.

     Help your preschooler develop listening, language, and literacy skills every week in a private garden open to everyone.

     Librarians from the Inwood branch of the NYPL, along with volunteers from Literacy in Community, read books and lead songs and dances. The programs are in English and Spanish. Toddlers build connections to the neighborhood as they explore the garden’s goldfish pond and flora.

     Free. Thursday mornings at 11 in the Riverside-Inwood Neighborhood Garden at the confluence in Broadway, Riverside Drive, and Dyckman Street. Through October.

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     Garden Glen is a very bland place. Every house and every garden looks exactly like the other. That is … until Millie Fleur La Fae comes to town.
     Up on a scruffy hill, beside a ramshackle house, Millie Fleur plants her marvelously strange garden, filled with Sneezing Stickyweed, Fanged Fairymoss, and Grumpy Gilliflower. Millie Fleur finds it enchanting, but the townspeople of Garden Glen call it poison.

     Sit in on a reading of Millie Fleur’s Poison Garden, by Christy Manden, at 2. And if you and your child are free in the forenoon, sign up for a private meeting with the author at 11, courtesy of Uptown Writers.

     Free with musuem admission. Thursday afternoon, July 24, at 2 at the Cloisters in Fort Tryon Park.

     Take a blanket for an outdoor movie.

     Stand and Deliver tells the true story of a high school mathematics teacher, Jaime Escalante, who taught Latino students in Los Angeles how to figure out calculus. The 1988 film runs 102 minutes.

     Sponsored by the Morris-Jumel Mansion.

     Free. Thursday night at sunset (about 8:15) in Roger Morris Park on Jumel Terrace in Lower WaHi.

     Ready to flex those dominoes muscles or show off your corn hole skills? Show them off at Open Play.

     Lead a competition in corn hole, head down to the picnic tables by the historic Hessian Hut for dominoes, and enjoy the summer on a colonial farm site.

     You can also tour the restored farmhouse to soak in a bit of history.

     Free. Saturday from 11 to 1 at the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum in Inwood on Broadway at 204th Street. Also on August 10 and 24 and September 7.

     Compartan sus ideas y disfruten participando en actividades en las salas para dar vida a las obras de arte medieval. Presentado en español e inglés. Recomendado para familias con niños de 3 a 11 años.

     Share ideas and enjoy hands-on gallery activities that bring medieval works of art to life. The one-hour presentation is in Spanish and English. Recommended for families with children ages 3 to 11 years.

     Gratuito con la entrada al Museo; la entrada es gratuita para niños menores de 12 años con un adulto. Free with Museum admission; admission is free for children under 12 with an adult.

     Saturday afternoon at 1 at the Cloisters in Fort Tryon Park. Also on August 17, September 21, October 19, November 16, and December 21.

     Sketch from works of art in The Met Cloisters galleries and experiment with different drawing approaches. Build your skills with a teaching artist and share your works of art with other teens.

     Thinking of applying to an art high school or college? These classes are a great way to build a portfolio. For ages 12 to 18.

     Museum admission is free, with registration, for teens as part of this program. All experience levels welcome; all materials provided.

     Free with registration. Saturday afternoon at 1 in Fort Tryon Park. On the last Saturday of the month.

     Join the Urban Park Rangers to explore the forest and look for insects such as ants, wasps, beetles, butterflies, mantids and many more. 

     Kids will learn more about how insects are great for the environment on this one-hour walkabout.

     Free. Sunday afternoon at 1 in Inwood Hill Park. Meet at Indian Road and 218th Street.

     Can you find the flora and fauna in an Uptown park?

     The next time you’re exploring Isham Park, head to Bruce’s Garden. Then, click this link on your cell phone for clues to find the treasures in this prized patch of greenery.

      Isham Park is in Inwood, at 213 Park Terrace East (not West!) and is open every day.

     Where are you going?

     Use a compass rose to help you get there. A video from the Hispanic Society will show you how to make one with a potato, some paint and a few more household objects.

     You’ll also learn a bit about maps through the centuries and how explorers used them to travel to places they’d never seen.

     Here’s a way to make your next outing with the kids a little different.

     Print out a family scavenger hunt booklet and take a walk through Fort Tryon Park’s historic estate remnants.

     Find, draw, and map natural marvels and constructed treasures while you explore the path network that leads from Billings Lawn to the Palisades Overlook.

     The booklet is provided by the Fort Tryon Park Trust.

     Need something new for the kids to do?

     The Hispanic Society of America offers several coloring pages, each based on one of the most famous paintings in the museum’s collection. Recognize the Duchess of Alba? Download the pdf below.

      And here’s a recap of the Society’s summer camp for kids.

      For adults, the society has posted several lectures here.

¿Necesita algo nuevo para que hagan los niños?
      La Hispanic Society of America ofrece varias páginas para colorear, cada una basada en una de las pinturas más famosas de la colección del museo. ¿Reconoces a la duquesa de Alba? Descargue el pdf a continuación.
       Para los adultos, la sociedad ha publicado varias conferencias aquí.

     This 2003 Pixar classic follows the story of a timid clownfish who sets out on a rescue mission for his son after he’s captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney. 

     Finding Nemo stars Albert Brooks and Ellen DeGeneres. The movie runs 1 hour and 40 minutes and is rated G.

     $7.74. Sunday evening, July 28, at 5 at the United Palace in Lower WaHi on Broadway at 175th Street.

     If you can’t wait to turn the page, the writer has succeeded in telling you a great story. What does it take to develop characters, settings, dialogue, and plot elements that have you on the edge of your seat?

     This Uptown Stories workshop answers those questions and more. You’ll break down the parts of fiction writing each week and test out what you’ve learned with some on-the-spot writing.

     You’ll work with your peers, too–giving advice and feedback, while hearing what they have to say about your work. Not only does this workshop make you a better writer, but when you understand the process, it makes you appreciate your favorite writers even more.

     For writers ages 8 through 12.

     $800 or pay what you can. Monday through Friday, July 29 through August 2, from 10 to 2 at the Cornerstone Center in Hudson Heights on Bennett Avenue at 189th Street.

     Girls, it’s time.

     Time to be smart, time to be creative, time to let your voice be heard. Every girl has a story that she needs to shout from the mountain tops—that includes you.  

     Come write, discuss, and revel in what you love in this Uptown Writers’ workshop. During this girls-only writing intensive, you’ll get energized by a few lady rebels from history, and be surrounded by girls who are ready to take on the world, just like you.

     The class will take field trips to the Met Cloisters, The Met Fifth Avenue, the Whitney Museum, and the Museum of Modern Art.

     Any and all kinds of writing are welcome, from real-life to poems to fiction. All awesome girls (and those who self-identify as a girl) in grades 9 through 12 are welcome to apply.

     Monday through Friday afternoons, July 29 to August 9, from 2:45 to 4:45, in Lower WaHi at 600 West 168th Street (at Broadway).

     Accompanied by a ragtag group of teens and Boots the monkey, Dora embarks on a quest to save her parents while trying to solve the seemingly impossible mystery behind a lost Incan civilization. 

     Led by a winning performance from Isabela Moner, Dora and the Lost City of Gold is a family-friendly adventure that retains its source material’s youthful spirit.

     Before the screening, Derek Grant presents The NY Tap Ensemble in a 7 p.m. performance. Seating is available for 100 and there’s room for another hundred, so if you aren’t arriving early take a blanket or lawn chair.

     Free. Monday night, July 29, at sunset (about 8:15) at The Hudson restaurant in Inwood where Dyckman Street meets the river.

     Join Jay Ellis, the star of HBO’s Insecure, for his new memoir, Did Everyone Have an Imaginary Friend (or Just Me)? Adventures in Boyhood.

     In conversation with Ellis will be Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, the author of Chain Gang All Stars, and Desus Nice. 

     Tuesday night, July 30, at 7; moved to Harlem. Click here for updated location and ticketing details.

     Reading a book is the perfect way to start the day. Visit story time to hear illustrated tales read in English and Spanish.

     The books in the series explore nature, diversity, and Black heroines from the era of enslavement. Parents and children are encouraged to attend, but everyone of any age is welcome.

     Cuenta cuentos es gratis.

     Free. Thursday, August 1, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum in Inwood on Broadway at 204th Street. Also on August 8.

     Share ideas and enjoy hands-on gallery activities that bring medieval works of art to life in this activity for families.

     Recommended for children ages 3 to 11 years. Note: Space is limited; first come, first served.

     Free with Museum admission; admission is free for children under 12 with an adult. Saturday afternoon, August 3, at 1 at the Cloisters museum in Fort Tryon Park. On the first Saturday of the month.

     Get hooked on fishing with the 34th Precinct.

     The NYPD invites teens ages 13 to 18 to join them on visits to ponds watering holes around the city to learn the basics of the rod & reel.

     No equipment is needed, and the police provide your transportaion. To join the group, call Officer Joseph Navarrete at (917) 975-1272 or email him at Joseph.Navarette@nypd.org.

     Free. Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., starting August 4; meet at the precinct house at 4295 Broadway.

     Help restore and replant a pollinator garden as you create space for bees, birds, and other species.

     In this esploration with the Urban Park Rangers, kids will learn more about the ways pollinator species help plants flourish in Manhattan’s only untouched forest.

     Wear clothes that can get dirty.

     Free. Sunday afternoon, August 4, at 2 in Inwood Hill Park; meet at Indian Road and 218th Street.

    Embark on a poetic journey in wich nature becomes your muse.

     In this Uptown Writers’ workshop, you’ll a vibrant group of young poets to venture into Upper Manhattan’s flourishing summer landscapes to find poetry in the world around you.

     As you write and read poetic verse you’ll discover what’s beneath every rock, leaf, and flower; open yourself to all of your senses, and use what you find around you to create drawings, fairy dwellings, pocket pals, and whatever calls your imaginations.

     For ages 10 to 14.

     Monday through Friday, August 5 through 9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., meeting in the P.S. 187 Hudson Cliffs schoolyard in Hudson Heights on Cabrini Boulevard above 181st Street.

     There’s always more to learn, fiction writers! Build on the skills you already have and dig deeper into the qualities that give all the best stories that extra pop.

     Whichever genre of fiction you prefer (historical, fantasy, realistic, etc.) is welcome. You’ll focus on the fine details that will take your writing from good to great: natural, character-driven dialogue; proper pacing; inciting incidents; raising the stakes; plot-twists; and, of course, the art of the satisfying ending.

     You’ll also rely on your favorite fiction writers for inspiration, and discover new works worthy of your attention.

     This workshop is for students who are familiar with the basics of fiction writing, and who would like to grow as writers. For ages 12 through 16.

     $800 or pay what you can. Monday through Friday, August 5 through 9, from 10 to starting at the Cornerstone Center in Hudson Heights on Bennett Avenue at 189th Street.

     The Little Lions Camp is a kid-centered, fun-based summer camp with a focus on keeping kids physically and creatively active.

     Programming features an ever changing combination of classic PE games, backyard favorites, sports, and special surprises to keep kids happy, active, and engaged. A highly trained, eclectic staff that uses physical education ensures that the games change and that counselors tailor programming to fit children’s needs and likes.

     The camp is sponsored by Columbia University.

     Two sessions: Mondays through Fridays August 5 through 9, for tie dye week; and August 12 through 16 for a superstar theme. At the Baker Athletic Complex in Inwood in 218th Street.

    Do some digging, then get in some riding with your BMX buds and ride the most progressive urban bike park in America, with the help of the New York City Mountain Bike Association.

     There will be light trail maintenance tasks for all ages in the morning. Every volunteer receives a free 20-minute clinic and, in the afternoon, a guided ride throughout the trails from 12:30 to 3. Even better, bikes and helmets are provided, so you don’t need your own.  

     Uptown is the home of the city's first mountain biking course, 3 miles of trails of varying difficulty and a free-ride trail that includes drops, steeps, and berms. The park also features a dirt jump park and pump track, making it a good place to develop different skills at all levels.

     Free. Saturday morning, August 10, from 10 to 3 in Fort George at the BMX trailhead in Highbridge Park, on Fort George Avenue, just northwest of the Buczek Ballfield. Monthly on the second Saturday.

     Let your kids explore life in colonial New York at Manhattan’s oldest remaining house, where the Morris-Jumel Mansion offers family-day programming with a fun, hands-on activity for children and their care-givers.

     In July, kids honored our national holiday by creating their own flag. They made a vintage flags from colonial America, or Pride flags, flags from a favorite country, or from a country that they dreamed of visiting one day.

     All materials will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Masks are not required outdoors; masks are optional inside the Museum.

     Free. Saturday afternoon, August 10, from 1 to 3 at the mansion on Jumel Terrace in Lower WaHi. On the second Saturday of the month.

     Go back to the roots of animation, using just watercolors, ink, pencils, and the magic of flip books.

     In this Uptown Writers’ workshop, you'll look at examples from flip book artists that tell pocket-size stories that will mesmerize you. You’ll also learn how animators use layers of hand illustrations to bring stories to the screen, then break down the stories’ movements, bringing your world to life in your own flip book.

     For ages 8 to 11.

     Monday through Friday, August 12 to 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Cornerstone Center in Hudson Heights on Bennett Aveneu at 189th Street.

     Two Puerto Rican musicians, the soprano Carmen Cancél and the singer and percussionist Jainardo Batista, join the  Leadlights Ensemble for an eclectic set of musical crowd-pleasers.

     Little ones will enjoy an interactive story featuring Margarita Engle’s A Song of Frutas, with musical accompaniment by Leadlights. Pick up a free copy of the book at the event, followed by a raffle for gifts from Uptown business.

     Free. Tuesday evening, August 13, at 5 at Word Up Community Bookshop in Lower WaHi on Amsterdam Avenue at 165th Street.

     Compartan sus ideas y disfruten participando en actividades en las salas para dar vida a las obras de arte medieval. Presentado en español e inglés. Recomendado para familias con niños de 3 a 11 años.

     Share ideas and enjoy hands-on gallery activities that bring medieval works of art to life. Presented in Spanish and English. Recommended for families with children ages 3 to 11 years.

     Note: Space is limited; first come, first served. Nota: el aforo es limitado; entrada por orden de llegada hasta agotar la capacidad.

     Free with museum admission. Saturday, August 17, at 2 at The Choisters in Fort Tryon Park. Also on September 21, October 16, November 19. and December 21.

     Peek at technique and learn—through handling tools and materials—how works of art were created. Stop by for hands-on demonstration of how medieval artisans and artists created frescoes. You’ll get to visit with educators, conservators, artists, and more.

     Demonstrations repeat every 30 minutes. For visitors of all ages. 

     Free with museum admission. Sunday afternoon, August 18, from 1 to 4 at The Cloisters in Fort Tryon Park. Also on September 15: medieval furniture.

     Get ready to run faster and jump higher, one frame at a time.

     Take your stories and transforming them into comics in this Uptown Stories workshop for creative kids ages 10 to 14.

     You’ll imagine an ordinary day (or the wildest story you can come up with) and use comic-book language, illustration, and frames to share with everyone the next super-adventure.

     You don’t need to be an artist to join us – just share your best ideas. In the two-hour sessions you’ll learn all the steps to comics illustration and development, including pin-ups, single-frame and multi-frame pages, using pencils, pens, paints, crayons, or other art materials.

     $800 or pay what you can. Monday through Friday, August 26 through 30, from 10 to 2  at 4:15 at the Cornerstone Center in Hudson Heights on Bennett Avenue at 189th Street. 

     Auditions are set for the Pied Piper’s production of You Can’t Take it With You, a screwball comedy about a zany family who lives by their own rules. Written by George S. Kauffman and Moss Hart, the play debuted in 1936, won the 1937 Pulitzer Prize for drama, and was made into a movie in 1938, directed by Frank Capra and co-starring Lionel Barrymore and Jimmy Stewart.

     Kids ages 12 to 18 are welcome to audition for roles. If they are selected, the cost is $400. Performances are set for November 2, 3, 9 and 10 at the Hebrew Tabernacle.

     Wednesday evening, August 28, from 5 to 8 at the Hebrew Tabernacle in Hudson Heights on Fort Washington Avenue at 185th Street.

     The satellite location of the Word Up Community Bookshop is full of used books and journals. So many that it can’t find enough readers.

     Drop by Recirculation to give them a new purpose. The monthly collage night lets you get creative with old book materials and magazine images to create something new. 

     Base supplies & vibes will be provided. Additional materials are available for purchase.

     Limited to 50, so please register in advance. 

     $5. Thursday evening, August 29, from 6:30 to 8:30 at Recirculation in Lower WaHi at 876 Riverside Drive near 160th Street. Also on October 17, and December 19.

     The Lions kick off the soccer season with a match at home.

     Columbia hosts Farleigh Dickenson University for the opening contest.

     Thursday night, September 5, at 7 at the Commisso Stadium in the Columbia Sports Complex in Inwood on 218th Street.

    The Medieval Festival was the most famous event in the Heights, drawing tens of thousands of visitors to the neighborhood. But its sponsor, the Washington Heights & Inwood Development Corporation, announced on March 11 that it will no longer organize the event.

    The corporation canceled last year’s festival owing to costs, and more recently decided refocus its resources on better ways of assisting Uptown residents.

     In the past, lords, ladies, knights, and commoners brought to life the customs and spirit of the middle ages, transforming Fort Tryon Park. Visitors walked into a medieval market town decorated with bright banners and processional flags, greeted by period music, dance, magic, and minstrels, as well as jugglers and jesters. The day concluded with a joust among four knights on horseback.

     The free festival brought tens of thousands of people to the neighborhood each autumn for decades.

     No new sponsor has stepped up to organize the festival.

     In Family Camp, a faith-based comedy, two polar opposite families are forced to camp together, leaving the dads struggling to hold onto their families and marriages as they compete for the coveted camp trophy.

     Take a blanket and snacks to this outdoor screening. Glass bottles and alcohol are prohibited.

     The 2022 movie is rated PG.

     Free. Saturday night, September 7, at 9 in Inwood Hill Park near 218th Street and Indian Road.

     The New York book festival for kids is back, and this year the theme is music.

     Uptown Kid Lit is the event organized by Word Up Community Bookshop and features story times, activities, and workshops, all with a musical twist. Word Up will be giving away free books and school supplies.

     Stop by to meet beloved local authors and musicians to hear stories from Angie Cruz, Megan Madison, Jessica Ralli, Stacy Davidowitz, Janelle Harper, Pablo Kalaka, Jackie Azúa Kramer, and Jyoti Rajan Gopal.

     Sunday, September 8, from noon to 8 on Pat’s Lawn in Inwood Hill Park, near 218th Street.

     The Lions’ soccer season continues with another pre-conference match.

     Columbia hosts Fordham this week in another contest under the lights.

     Thursday night, September 12, at 7 at the Commisso Stadium in the Columbia Sports Complex in Inwood on 218th Street.

     Pre-conference play concludes for the Lions this week.

     Columbia hosts Providence in the only Friday home match of the season.

     Friday night, September 20, at 7 at the Commisso Stadium in the Columbia Sports Complex in Inwood on 218th Street.

     Football is back!

     Join the excitement of Lion’s season opener for the ’24 season, right here in Uptown.

     Columbia hosts Lafayette to start the autumn campaign to control the gridiron.

     Saturday, September 21, at a time to be announced later. At the Wein Stadium in the Columbia Sports Complex in Inwood on 218th Street.

     Create lasting memories, connect with the natural world, and bond with your family.

     The Urban Park Rangers celebrate the tradition of camping on this chance to experience New York’s original night life. Prepare for a campfire, marshmallows, and maybe a few ghost stories.

     Families are chosen by lottery, which opens on Wednesday, September 6.

     Free. Saturday night, September 21, at 7 in Inwood Hill Park at a spot shared with campers.

     Celebrate Manhattan’s only remaining lighthouse with readings of the eponymous children’s book, live music, City Parks Foundation Puppetmobile performance, and activities for all ages.

     As in years past, tours of the Little Red Lighthouse will be first-come, first-served. To safely and comfortably accommodate visitors, timed tickets will be distributed beginning at noon. Tours start at 12:20 and run every 20 minutes after that, concluding with a tour at 4:30.

     Free. Saturday, September 28, from noon to 4 on Jeffrey’s Hook in Fort Washington Park under the great gray bridge.

     Discover tales of brave knights, courageous princesses, and the legend of the unicorn while exploring medieval art and architecture at the  Cloisters.

     Kids will listen, learn, and get creative during this interactive in-gallery program. All classes meet in the medieval surroundings of the Cloisters.

     This is a drop-off program. Classes are limited to 21 children and registration is required. 

     $430; members, $375. Saturday afternoons starting September 28 from 2 to 4 at the museum in Fort Tryon Park. Through December 14. No meet-ups on October 12 or 19, November 9 or 30.

     Conference competition starts when the Lions host the Tigers.

     Princeton ventures to Columbia’s lair for the first Ivy League matchup of the season.

     Saturday, October 5, at a time to be announced later. At the Wein Stadium in the Columbia Sports Complex in Inwood on 218th Street.

     Prelude Opera has prepared a double bill production of A Muskrat

Lullaby and Mystery on the Docks, both written for children by Edward Barnes.  

      The animal-filled opera adventures feature music of many styles, making them ideal introductions t0 classical performance for kids in Hudson Heights.

     Saturday afternoon, October 5, at 4:30 at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Atonement Church on Bennett Avenue at 189th Street, and Sunday afternoons, October 6 and 13, at 4:30 at St. Francis Cabrini Shrine on Fort Washington Avenue just below Margaret Corbin Circle (190th Street).

     Join the Lions as they bring the Ivy League home for the first conference match in New York.

     Columbia hosts Cornell in an Empire State face-off.

     Wednesday afternoon, October 9, at 4:30 at the Commisso Stadium in the Columbia Sports Complex in Inwood on 218th Street.

     It’s the last time the Lions will play at home before a road stretch of nearly three weeks.

     Today Columbia hosts Dartmouth for a day-time match.

     Sunday afternoon, October 13, at 1 at the Commisso Stadium in the Columbia Sports Complex in Inwood on 218th Street.

     Join the crowd of alumni, students, and friends at Columbia’s homecoming game.

     The Lions host the Big Green of Dartmouth for the Ivy League matchup.

     Saturday, October 26, at a time to be announced later. At the Wein Stadium in the Columbia Sports Complex in Inwood on 218th Street.

     Caballito Negro’s Birds, Bees & Electric Fish features flute and percussion in a family concert. It’s the autumn performance in the Inwood Art Works community concert series.

     Sunday afternoon, October 27, at 2 in the Good Shepherd Auditorium in Inwood on Broadway at Isham Street.

     College football under Friday night lights? Yes, it’s a thing, as ESPN-U broadcasts an Ivy League matchup.

     Columbia hosts Yale as the stakes get higher in final weeks of the season.

     Friday night, November 1, at 7 at the Wein Stadium in the Columbia Sports Complex in Inwood on 218th Street.

     It’s senior day for the Lions as the regular season ends for the soccer team.

     Columbia hosts Ivy rival Princeton to see out the ’24 campaign.

     Saturday, November 2, at a time to be determined later at the Commisso Stadium in the Columbia Sports Complex in Inwood on 218th Street.

     The Empire State Bowl pits New York’s two Ivy League teams together for the trophy.

     The Cornell Bears travel to Manhattan this year to challenge the Columbia Lions for the title. It’s the final game of the regular season, so it’s senior day too.

     Saturday, November 23, at a time to be announced later. At the Wein Stadium in the Columbia Sports Complex in Inwood on 218th Street.

     This Thanksgiving take your kids to the spot where Manhatta became Manhattan, and honor the memory of the Lenape people and the blessings of their land we now call home.

     Shorakkopoch Rock in Inwood Hill Park is said to be the site where Peter Minuit bought the island from the Natives who lived here.

     To find it: From the intersection of 214th Street and Indian Road, follow the path that runs along the water; the boulder is on the far side of a large, open field.

     Delight in a Christmas tradition when Uncle Drosselmeyer gives his neice Clara a wooden toy on Christmas Eve.

     The Former Moscow Ballet presents The Nutcracker, with Tchaikovsky’s classic score.

     $46.53 to $210.10 (includes fees and surcharges). Wednesday night, December 4, at 7 at the United Palace in Lower WaHi on Broadway at 175th Street.

     Is your teen interested in the sciences? Maybe she’s thinking about a career in medicine?

     If so, consider the Lang Youth Medical Program at the Columbia Medical Center. It’s a free opportunity to expose high school students to the science of medicine and aims to inspire teens to achieve their college aspirations through hands-on learning and mentorship.

     It’s open only to students in WaHi who attend a Community School District 6 school at meets on seventeen Saturdays through the year and during the entire month of July. Find out more here.

     The deadline for the next session is in March.

     Only in New York ...

     Defend against the Great and Glorious Grand Army of The Bronx on its annual fight to annex Marble Hill. 

     The 52-acre Manhattan neighborhood has been wedged in The Bronx since 1913, upsetting some of our Bronxian neighbors. Attempting to re-take it is a tradition that dates 1939, when Bronx Borough President James J. Lyons drove to 225th Street, at the summit of Marble Hill, and planted the Bronx flag to the dismay of local residents.

     The goal this year is to regain four acres from Manhattan. Care to fight back? Everyone is welcome, even hecklers. If you have the temerity to join the rebels, you must wear battle gear: a helmet and sneakers (for the walking tour). If they’re successful, they’re already planning to annex Randall’s Island next year.
     Free. A Saturday at a bar in early May. The invasion begins once the tab’s settled.

     The annual Drums Along the Hudson began in 2002 as a traditional Pow Wow to celebrate Native American heritage and culture, and also to commemorate the Lenape people who first inhabited Inwood Hill Park, or Shorakkopoch (“edge of the water”).

     The twenty-first anniversary event featured Mohawk Elder Tom Porter, the Thunderbird American Indian dancers, Sri Lankan dancers and drummers.
     The event has attracted a growing audience, numbering from 400 in the first year to over 8,000 in pre-Covid years.
     Free. Typically the first Sunday in June from 11 to 6 in Inwood Hill Park at Indian Road and 218th Street.