The NYC Parks’ contractor has completed pathway work west of the park’s drives by Abby’s Lawn, the Cloisters Lawn and north of the Met Cloisters.  She expects to resume construction come spring. 

     Enjoy the completed paths on your own, or join others on a weekly Forest Fitness Walks. 

     More information can be found on NYC Parks’ Capital Projects Tracker.

     Continuing in Fort Tryon Park.

     Aimed at readers 12 and up, How to be a (Young) Antiracist is a dynamic reframing of the concepts shared in the No. 1 New York Times best-selling adult version, with young adulthood front and center. The book serves as a guide for teens seeking a way forward in acknowledging, identifying, and dismantling racism and injustice. 

     A special reading will feature a conversation between the authors, Dr. Ibram X. Kendi and Nic Stone. An audience Q&A will follow. Simultaneous interpretation into Spanish will be available.

     Sponsored by the Word Up Community Bookshop/Librería Comunitaria and the United Palace of Cultural Arts.

     $18.34 or $34.14 with a copy of the book. Monday night at 7:30 at the United Palace in Lower WaHi on Broadway at 175th Street.

     Restaurant Week is about to start and as the city’s omnivores know, it actually lasts a month. That way there’s plenty of time to sample all sorts of meals for $30.

     In recent years Uptown restaurants have started participating—all eateries are invited to join—and this year Jalao joined the list. It’s offering $60 prix fixe dinners featuring Dominican cuisine, and you’ll find it in the Radio Hotel in Fort George on Amsterdam Avenue at 180th Street.

     In Inwood, the Latin American stakehouse Pat’e Palo offers a $30 lunch and a $45 dinner on Dyckman Street by the RING Garden, at Broadway and Riverside Drive.

     The full list is here.

     Through February 12, all over town.

     Support your health by shopping at a farmers’ market.

     From late spring through the late autumn, the Fort Washington Greenmarket in Lower WaHi offers Mexican herbs, peppers, and greens, honey, cheese, juice pressed from ripe orchard fruit, produce grown in the rich soil of Orange County’s “Black Dirt” region, pastries and fresh bread.

     Tuesdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Fort Washington Avenue at 168th Street.

     A New York farmers’ market offers fresh fruit and vegetables from the Hudson Valley, the Garden State and beyond.

     Over 60 and want to excercise with your crew?

     Columbia invites you for wellness walks and fitness sessions, organized around incentives and rewards for your effort.

     The weekly workouts are held indoors—on the world’s fastest indoor track. (Cleats not required.) To sign up, call (212) 305-9483.

      Free. Tuesday mornings from 10 to 11:30 at the Armory in Lower WaHi on Fort Washington Avenue at 168th Street.

     Take in an evening of live jazz from Uptown musicians and their collaborators around the city in a weekly performance. The lineup varies, so check this week’s personnel here.

     There’s no charge for the music. Food and drink are on you.

     Tuesday nights at 7:30 at Kismat restaurant in Hudson Heights on 187th Street and Fort Washington Avenue.

     Traci Talasco’s site-specific installations at the Morris-Jumel Mansion, Revised Histories, address the re-telling of history with its mistakes, inaccuracies, or details purposely left out.

     Her use of pink erasers and bars of Ivory soap recontextualize the familiar in poetic ways. Talasco spent almost two years working on the project.

     Free. Thursdays through Sundays. Through April 30.

    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 attends 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 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Isham Street between Seaman Avenue and Cooper Street. Open year-round.

     Do some Valentine’s Day shopping and support recently arrived migrants at the same time.

     A special market will feature cards, jewelry, crafts, and sweet desserts, too. All sales go straight to the the vendors. Organized by Word Up and Recirculation.

     Cash is preferred.

     Saturday from noon to 4 at Recirculation in Audubon Park on 876 Riverside Drive (at 160th Street). Also on February 11 and 12.

     Have any New Year’s resolutions? If they’re similar to last year’s … and you’re trying again … then this cross-cultural yoga class may be for you.

     Buddha suggests we make the wrong kinds of changes in our search for an exceptional new year. Our bodies, our hair, our relationships, our jobs and everything else. But even if we manage to make these changes they don’t seem to deliver the lasting happiness we long for.
     Create change at a deeper level with meditation, the tried and true method which Buddha taught for creating lasting transformation. When we change our minds, we go right to the source of happiness and fulfillment.

     Five 90-minute classes are arranged to take you on a journey:

     Famous and up-and-coming artists perform at Eliot’s weekly sessions and her free concerts are legendary among jazz aficionados.

     Join her live—in her home for Parlor Jazz.

     Free. Sunday afternoons at 3:30 at 555 Edgecomb Avenue, Apartment 3F, in Lower WaHi at 160th Street.

      Among the things WaHi is famous for is the noise. Lots of it!

      But does it seem eerily quiet now? You may not miss the auditory assaults, but the sounds of people mingling and waiters serving are becoming memories.

      Refresh yours with the New York Public Library’s new online album: Missing Sounds of New York. It probably won’t win any Grammys, but each track uses a combination of sounds to create familiar canvases on which mini stories are placed: a glass breaking in a bar, a dance performance on the subway, an overly enthusiastic baseball fan.

      It’s free and it’s available from the library. (No need for a library card!)

     Discover the stillness of winter on a reflective stroll with naturalist Ken Chaya.

     On this hour-long walk under a full moon, you’ll learn about Fort Tryon Park’s history and its unique habitat, which supports the animals that call Uptown home year-round.  

     Space is limited, so register here. Dress for the weather and wear comfortable shoes. The route for the walk is stair-free. For questions about accessibility, call (212) 795-1388.

     Free. Monday evening, February 6, at 6:30; the meet-up spot will be shared with registrants.

     Uptown’s jazz afficionados are lucky to have Jazz WaHi to bring the city’s best musicians to the neighborhood.

     The organization’s vocal series presents some of the finest jazz singers of New York in an intimate, club setting. The season continues with Erli Perez. with Pete Venzal.

     January Pete Venzal

     March 6 Andrea Wolper

     April 3 Michelle Walker

     May 1 Kaushik Viswanath

     $10. Monday night, February 6, at 7:30 at Le Cheile in Hudson Heights on 181st Street at Cabrini Boulevard.

     The mezzo-soprano Erin Wagner performs with pianist Shawn Chang.

     It’s part of a music series featuring Uptown artists.

     $25 donation. Saturday night, February 11, at 7 at Holy Trinity Church in Inwood on Cumming Street at Seaman Avenue.

     Join the Q & T Community for their monthly open mic night, a celebration with storytelling, music, poetry, art, and everything in between. All are welcome.

     This is an explicitly LGBTQ+ space, which means that we expect people to respect each other’s various modes of expression, pronouns, and showing up.

     Hosted by Memphis Washington. Light refreshments and safer sex materials will be provided. 

     Free. Saturday evening, February 18, from 5 to 8 at Word Up Community Book Shop in Lower WaHi on Amsterdam Avenue at 165th Street. Monthly on the third Saturday.

     Learn salsa with Andres Siantiago in a class open for beginners. Then stay for the DJ and dancing.

     Long-stemmed red roses are optional.

     $25. Saturday night, February 18, at 7 with the DJ starting at 7:30 at Holy Trinity Church in Inwood at 20 Cumming Street.

    The Mexican singer Yuridia brings her Pa’ Luego es Tarde tour to Uptown fans. She launched her career when she came in second place in the fourth season of the reality show La Academia.

     $85.15 to $367.85 (note: the seats are sold by Ticketmaster, alas, which changes the prices based on demand; the prices you see will vary). Saturday night, February 18, at 9 at the United Palace in Lower WaHi on Broadway at 175th Street.

     Commemorate the 58th anniversary of Malcolm X’s death at a memorial at the site of his assassination.

     A keynote speaker, Dr. Angela Davis, and others will share their reflections on Malcolm X’s legacy.

     Tuesday night, February 21, at 7 at the Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Center in Lower WaHi on Broadway at 165th Street.

     A candle-lit meditation will open hearts and minds before an hour of active listening … with one of J.S. Bach’s most well-known works leading the way.

     Three of today’s top chamber musicians illuminate a refrain of the contemplative aria that sets the stage for profound, exulting variations ever written.

     Featuring Siwoo Kim on violin, Melissa Reardon on viola, and Raman Ramakrishnan on cello.

     For this performance in the Music at Our Saviour’s Atonement series you can settle into a cozy environment, listen together, and sip local libations.

     $25. Sunday evening, March 5, at 5at the church in Hudson Heights on Bennett Avenue at 189th Street.

     Hear from prominent scholars, artists, and Uptowners as part of the Dyckman Discussions panel series.

     The panels will explore topics including enslavement in Upper Manhattan, Indigenous communities in Manhattan, and the Dutch in early New York. The series of five panel discussions will take place across Upper Manhattan starting in March, hoted by the Dyckman Farmhouse Musuem.

     Venture down to the city’s most unusual and intimate concert setting for a performance in the Crypt Sessions.

      Pianist Dan Tepfer’s first underground appearance features a program based on his new album, Inventions/Reinventions, playing and improvisings Bach’s beloved Two Part Inventions. He takes these timeless musical exercises in transcendent new directions.

       A wine and cheese reception starts an hour before both concerts on both nights.

     $85. Tuesday and Wednesday nights, March 7 and 8, with the concerts at 7:30 and 9 in the Crypt of the Church of the Intercession in Lower WaHi on Broadway at 155th Street.

     The Inwood Film Festival is a neighborhood event in a world-class city, intent on showcasing the sights, sounds, people, and talents of the filmmakers who reside in Uptown. 

     All entries are either made in Uptown, Spuyten Duyvil, Kingbridge, or Riverdale, or by filmmakers who lived in one of those neighborhoods.  

     In March (or in June—the organizers haven’t decided yet) in Inwood and online at IFF+.

     Born in Washington, D.C., to Japanese-Korean parents, Rachel Kudo began her studies with Emilio del Rosario at the Music Institute of Chicago. After spending her childhood in Japan, she returned to Chicago to pursue a musical life.

     Now she’s performed around the world and makes a stop Uptown for a recital.

     $25. Saturday night, March 18, at 7 at Holy Trinity Church in Inwood at 20 Cumming Street.

     Advance your healing practice in a workshop series that will study, discuss, and exercise Taoist techniques that bring about health and healing to our physical, emotional, mental and spiritual bodies.

     These practical workshops demonstrate techniques that will serve as functions to support your own healing and the healing of others. Health care professionals should check with their licensing or board-certified organization to determine if NCCAOM PDA’s are accepted. 

     Three sessions. The first was in November and the second was in January.

     $450. Saturday and Sunday, April 1 and 2, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the United Palace in Lower WaHi on Broadway at 175th Street.

     The 21st Uptown Arts Stroll/Paseo de las Artes starts in June and needs a promotional poster.

     Have you attended a Stroll event? They are a hybrid of in-person & virtual programming from West 135th to West 220th Street in West Harlem, Washington Heights & Inwood. The Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance has produced the Uptown Arts Stroll since 2008 and sponsors the poster contest.

     First prize is $1,500, with $750 going for second prize and $500 for third. Among the requirements:

• Unpublished original artwork
• Eye-catching image 
• Reproducible on a large scale (up to 6 x 6 feet)

     This year, the Uptown Arts Stroll welcomes the Tony Awards to the United Palace, and the image should reflect that special occasion. The full details are here.

     Deadline: Sunday night, April 2, at 11:59.

     The Music at Our Saviour’s Atonement season closes with three of today’s Gypsy All-Stars on the stage.

     Hailing from Macedonia, Turkey, and Armenia, the Secret Trio explores the music they grew up hearing in a fusion of grooves and soulful melodies that merge the blues with folklore – all adding up to wild virtuosity.

     Featuring Ara Dinkjian on the oud, Ismail Lumanovski on clarinet, Tamer Pinarbasi on qanun.

     $25. Sunday evening, April 16, at 5 at the church in Hudson Heights on Bennett Avenue at 189th Street.

     Venture down to the city’s most unusual and intimate concert setting for a performance in the Crypt Sessions.

     The Westerlies are one of the world’s most inventive, expansive brass ensembles, having collaborated with super stars ranging from Fleet Foxes to Big Red Machine (Bon Iver & Aaron Dessner) to Common to Bill Frisell, and they’re going to come bathe the walls of the Crypt in their glorious, golden sound.

     They will play a program of music from their latest album, Move, featuring works by Caroline Shaw, Nico Muhly, and Andy Clausen, that sees this fearless foursome creating a new language for brass instruments in the classical and chamber spheres.

      A wine and cheese reception starts an hour before both concerts on both nights.

     Sold out. Tuesday night, April 18, with the concerts at 7:30 and 9 in the Crypt of the Church of the Intercession in Lower WaHi on Broadway at 155th Street.

      If you like outdoor geometry, get on the street for sunrise and sunset when the shadows line up with the streets.

      The “Manhattanhenge” effect works Uptown on days different from the rest of the island’s.

      To see the sun line up with the streets in Hudson Heights (on 181st Street in the photo), where the street grid is aligned differently from most of the borough, get out on April 18; it’s also on August 26 in Hudson Heights Henge. Fort George Henge is on the same dates as Manhattan, and Inwood Henge is on January 23 — the grid there is so katy-wompus that the sun aligns when it is due “south.”

     The effect works below 174th and above 174th if you go east of Broadway (for sunrise: sunset views may be blocked by buildings to the west). So if you want to see Manhattanhenge, as it’s dubbed, hope for clear skies on May 30 and June 12.

     Hudson Heights Henge: Tuesday, April 18, at dawn and dusk.

     You can look for the dates in all the city’s neighborhoods on this map from Carto.

     An older punk rocker looking back at the hard knocks and glory days of the band that propelled her to fame (sort of) reveals herself in UP Theater’s fourteenth mainstage production.    

     The Best Punk Band in Conway, Missouri: An Oral History of Pressley Cox and the Fallout Five combines story-telling techniques. By Kirby Fields.

     In May on dates and at times and a place to be announced later.

     Only in New York ...

     One day late in most springs, The Great and Glorious Grand Army of The Bronx comes together to claim the neighborhood of Marble Hill which, the group suggests, belongs to the only borough on the mainland on the basis that it was annexed by Bronx Borough President James Lyons in the 1930s.
     Care to fight back? Everyone is welcome, even hecklers.
     Free. A Saturday morning in May, with a meet-up typically in a bar. Check back in the spring so you can join the forces or prepare defenses.

     Join the cast, crew, and friends of UP Theater to celebrate their thirteenth birthday.

     The evening features food, drink, raffles and honoring the Upstanding Person of the Year.

     In May on a date and at a time and place to be announced later.

     Last year’s melting pot jazz series was such a success that Jazz WaHi is bringing it back.

     The concerts feature music from part of the world that immigrants to New York call home, each with its own theme.

     Thursday evenings in June at the St. Frances Cabrini Shrine in Hudson Heights on Fort Washington Avenue just below 190th Street.

     For the first time in its 76 years, the Tony Awards will be handed out Uptown in the United Palace Theatre.

     Originally one of three Loew’s Wonder Theaters in New York, the United Palace is the home base of Tony winner Lin-Manuel Miranda and an architectural gem.

     Sunday night, June 11, at a time to be announced later at the theater in Lower WaHi on Broadway at 175th Street. If you don’t get a nomination, you can watch it live on CBS.

     Want to learn about the golden age of cinema? Discover Paris for romantics? Take a class at Columbia — on Columbia’s dime.

     The university’s School of Professional Studies invites adults who not enrolled in college to attend selected courses from the University’s offerings in the Arts and Sciences during the academic year free of charge.

     It’s a community benefit available to Uptown residents. Class auditors are silent participants in class who are encouraged to keep up with the reading. No examinations or papers are required, no grade is assigned, and no credit is granted for course completion.

     Find the current list of open courses and sign up for class.

     Free. The deadline to sign up is Tuesday, August 15, for autumn classes and Friday, December 15, for the spring semester. Class is held at Columbia University in Manhattanville this semester.

     Uptown’s cool cats come out to celebrate the Washington Heights Jazz Festival.

     The sixth annual installment takes place at venues around Hudson Heights and Inwood.

     Thursday through Sunday, November 2 through 5. Details to follow.

     A yearly gathering on Thanksgiving will remind you of the Lenape people and the blessings of their land we now call home.

     In pre-pandemic years, a short ceremony honored our duty to Mother Earth and our responsibility to the forest, the river, and each other.

     Free. Check with the organizer before heading out. Thanksgiving morning at 9 at Shorakkopoch Rock in Inwood Hill Park. 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.