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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…

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?…

Latin American Cultural Week

The 8th Annual Latin American Cultural Week In NYC Kicks Off Today

Launched in 2006, the Latin American Cultural Week is an annual New York City wide festival which highlights Latin American dance, film, literature, music, theater, visual and performing arts. Many institutions and artists throughout New York City, including Washington…

Up Theater Company Presents ASHÉ

ASHÉ by Ricardo Pérez González Visions of a life yet unknown. Santeria. Dreams that can’t be true, but are. Playwright Ricardo Pérez González weaves a dark and magical love story between strangers connected in ways mystical yet oddly familiar.…

Uptown Video: Gagá pa’l Pueblo

Gagá pa’l Pueblo takes place every summer on Sundays in the Anne Loftus Playground on Dyckman Street as well as other places in the Heights and beyond. Gagá pa’l Pueblo is an all-out celebration of Afro-Dominican identity that welcomes,…

Gagá pa’l Pueblo In Pictures

Photography by Art By Dj Boy (@ArtByDjBoy) Gagá pa’l Pueblo takes place every summer on Sundays in the Anne Loftus Playground on Dyckman Street as well as other places in the Heights and beyond. Gagá pa’l Pueblo is an…