Story by Gregg McQueen Photographs by Ari Espay This summer, a free program in Washington Heights will offer young people an introduction to music and theater, and help artistically inclined high schoolers prepare for college. The program, titled “Empower…
BY Robin Kilmer Come May, a familiar face will be missing uptown. Emmanuel Abreu, better known as DJ Boy, has been an omnipresent creative force in Northern Manhattan for years. If you missed him volunteering at Word Up Community…
Gaga P’al Pueblo’s Photographic Songs District Office of Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, 618 w. 177th St. Thursday, February 20th, 2014 6:00 PM Council Member Rodriguez’s office will play host to a spectacular photography show featuring local artists from the Dominican…
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…
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,…
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…
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Story by Adrian Cabreja During these last weeks of summer, there is no time to be wasted. Soon enough, the full-time routines of school and work will beckon, but in the meantime, there is fun, and even a bit…
Washington Heights’ own Xianix Barrera is a professional Flamenco dancer and she recently started her own Flamenco Company, Sabor Flamenco. Check out her and some of her dancers doing their thing in this amazing video by Fred Focus that…
Saturdays, July 7th, 14th and 21st from 10am-2pm each day Batoto Yetu (Swahili for “Our Children”) will offer FREE African dance classes and performances. Batoto Yetu is dedicated to fostering self-awareness, self-esteem and the creative and social development of…