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Its A Wonderful Life @ The United Palace

Catch “It’s A Wonderful Life” @ The United Palace

Based on the success of the “Casablanca” screening on Nov. 17 UPCA will show another classic black and white film on Dec. 22: “It’s a Wonderful Life.” The 1947 film stars James Stewart, Donna Reed, and Lionel Barrymore and…

Uptown Poetry: Home-Wrecker

BY K.R.M. (@_KayeRenee) This isn’t my style, the secret I’m harboring My body’s unfaithful, my heart has been wandering. He’s like a steel ball suspended from a chain Not solid gold but the kind that hangs from a crane.…

Hip-Hop Nutcracker

A Hip Hop Nutcracker in Washington Heights @ The United Palace

The story transplants the classic holiday story to the streets of contemporary Washington Heights and mashes up all of UPCA’s influences. It starts with the original music penned by Tschaikovsky in 1892 and the story “The Nutcracker and the…

I Love My Hood - Dister - Washington Heights - Santo Domingo

Uptown Video: I Love My Hood Promo

Related: ‘I Love My Hood’: One Artist’s Attempt to Reclaim The Heights | WNYC We invite you to subscribe to the weekly Uptown Love newsletter, like our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter, or e-mail us at [email protected].…

The UC Goes to Vegas to Cover the Latin Grammys

BY Led Black (@Led_Black) That’s right people; I have the distinct honor of covering the 14th annual Latin Grammys. This is the biggest night of the year for Latin Music. Please follow me on Twitter and Instagram for all…

United Palace Theatre

indiegogo Spotlight: Let’s Storm the Palace!

A Word From The People’s Theatre Project Why We’re Storming the Palace Hola! We’re People’s Theatre Project, a grassroots arts organization of artists, activists, educators, and community members of all ages in the Washington Heights neighborhood of northern Manhattan.…

11/22/13: Andrea Arroyo’s “Memories Interlaced” @ The Shabazz Center

“Andrea Arroyo’s exhibit marries the elegant historical venue with bright contemporary art. The female-centered works are placed amid the striking plaster garlands, cherubs, and marbleized columns of the restored Audubon Ballroom – the Thomas Lamb classic built in 1912…

Screenings con sazón | Manhattan Times

Story by Robin Elisabeth Kilmer and Erik Cuello If you’re looking for film with flavor, you’re in luck this week. The Third Annual International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival (IPRHFF) kicks off this Wed., Nov. 13th at Mount Sinai…

Uptown Artist: Ruth Rodriguez

Photography by Art By Dj Boy (@ArtByDjBoy) Q. What is your name and where are you from? A. Ruth Rodriguez, “I am Dominican, isn’t everyone?”. Well my family is from Santiago de Los Caballeros, RD. Q. Born and raised?…