September 2022 Grantee Events

Dance 10 Project, 2022 Creative Engagement & UMEZ Arts Engagement Grantee, Photo by Mark Bruxelle
Dance 10 Project, 2022 Creative Engagement & UMEZ Arts Engagement Grantee, Photo by Mark Bruxelle

Experience a wide range of art activities by supporting our Creative Engagement, Creative Learning, and UMEZ Arts Engagement grantees and their events this month.

Francine LeClercq

NEW YORK CITY COVID-19 PENCIL TRACKER
April 1st  - December 1st, 2022

New York Covid-19 Pencil Tracker is a variable art edition of foil stamped lead pencils that seeks to acknowledge those who passed away from Covid-19 in our City and engage the public across New York City with the “spread” of the message, charting and replacing the devastating outbreak of the virus with an equally viral transmission of recorded facts.

The pencils will be placed during the months of April to December 2022 at random locations around the City, from waiting rooms to cafeteria, park benches and subway to list just a few. The printed message carries accurate data recorded from the NYC Department of Health and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention on the date of the pencil manufacturing orders. The public is expected to pick up the found object and participate in its migration.

Find more information at https://covid19penciltracker.blogspot.com

Grant Program: Creative Engagement

 

Andrea Arroyo

Art as Solidarity
May 14 - September 31, 2022
The United Palace, 4140 Broadway, New York, NY 10033

ImagiNATIONS: Art as Solidarity is a series of artworks created in response to issues that touch us everyday, like immigration, civil and gender rights, displacement, gun violence, international conflicts and the environmental crisis. The works reflect universal values of love, justice, equality and peace, and aim to build bridges across borders, languages and cultures, and to generate a dialogue about issues that are relevant at both the local and global level. 

Bearing witness to injustice and political upheaval on a daily basis, inspires me to create images that not only document the turbulent times we live in, but also celebrate the beauty and resilience of the most vulnerable communities. For me, art-making is a practice of hope in action. My hope is that these images will inspire reflection, empowering individuals and communities to create change, by raising their voices in empathy, in solidarity and in love.

Find more information at https://www.andreaarroyo.com/

Grant Program: Creative Engagement 

David Soto

New Village Music Festival
Friday, September 2, 2022 at 2:00 PM
Tompkins Square Park (Old Bandshell Area), East 10th St, New York, NY 10009

The NVMF was created as a vehicle to unite people of all ages and ethnicities. The event features a free outdoor multi-genre concert that celebrates music, culture, diversity and community.  Part of the festival’s mission is to connect artists to networking and promotional opportunities. Inevitably, this event has also come to highlight the importance of local organizations that provide music and arts programming to children and families. This year's workshops include Puerto Rican Roots Percussion with Anthony Carrillo, Cuban Percussion with Julian Apter and Joaquin Pozo, Brazilian drumming with Batala. which have included Latin, Brazilian and Bomba percussion rhythms adding to a creative platform that inspires people of all ages.

This year's featured music artists include: Ellina Graypel, Boricua Guitar Power, Majesty, Marcus Peña, Murimi Yuma, Daso Y El Grupo Cemi, Edgar Suarez, Mr. Pablo. Live Visual Artists: Martin Medina, Charlie Elo, Marthalicia Matarrita, Jorge Matarrita & Alex Reynoso.

Find more information at https://www.facebook.com/NewVillageMusicFestival/

Grant Program: Creative Engagement

 

William Daniels

Art On SIte
September 3 - September 25, 2022
Wednesday - Friday 2:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Saturday & Sunday 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Kente Royal Gallery, 2373 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd, New York, NY 10030
Friday,  September 9, 2022 at 7:00 PM, Virtual Studio Visit with Lisa Shepard Stewart
Wednesday, September 23 at 3:00 PM, Virtual Sit-Down with Phyllis Biffle Elmore

Art On Site is a Group Exhibition featuring Textile Wall Hangings and Quilts from some of New York City leading textile artists.

September 9: Join us for a virtual studio visit with Art Entrepreneur, Textile Artist, Instructor, and African fabric specialist Lisa Shepard Stewart, owner of Cultured Expressions Sewing and Quilting Studio. RSVP to williamdaniels23@gmail.com for Zoom link. 

September 23: Join us for a virtual sit-down with author Phyllis Biffle Elmore for a discussion and Q&A about her new book “Quilt of Souls: A Memoir” due out November 8, 2022. RSVP williamdaniels@gmail.com for Zoom link.

Grant Programs: Creative Engagement & UMEZ Arts Engagement

 

The Overlook

The Overlook Presents: “If the Stars Align” Season 2
Monday, September 5, 2022 at 3:30 PM
Morris-Jumel Mansion, 65 Jumel Terrace, New York, NY 10032

The Overlook Presents: "If the Stars Align", the second season of a free music festival at historic uptown locations curated and performed by The Overlook, a string quartet of renowned performers and uptown residents committed to bringing high-quality chamber music performances to their neighbors spotlighting repertoire by living Black composers.

Find more information at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-overlook-featuring-curtis-stewart-morris-jumel-mansion-tickets-393600518747

Grant Program: UMEZ Arts Engagement

 

Stephanie Chou

Lianxi: Connection
Thursday, September 8, 2022 at 7:00 PM
Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10003

Stephanie Chou’s music combines classical and Chinese influences with Western jazz and pop to create an entirely original, unique musical world. Tonight's concert is a celebration of the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, and she will present a bilingual (English and Mandarin) show, including fresh takes on Chinese folk songs and tongue-twisters (from her album Asymptote), excerpts from her evening-length jazz-opera Comfort Girl, songs exploring her passion for math and literature, and several new tunes. Stephanie’s music is all about connecting with the audience and sharing her experience as a Chinese-American growing up in NY.

Stephanie Chou – Voice, Alto Saxophone, Compositions, Andy Lin – Erhu, Viola, Violin, Or Matias – Piano, Voice, & Ronen Itzik – Drums. 

Find more information at https://publictheater.org/productions/joes-pub/2022/s/stephanie-chou/

Grant Program: Creative Engagement 

 

LES Creative People In Action, Inc. (LESCPIA)

L.E.S. Bands 13: Lower East Side Showtime
Saturday, September 10, 2022 at 2:00 PM
280 Henry Street, New York, NY, 10002

LES Creative People In Action, Inc. (LESCPIA) invites you to attend "L.E.S. Bands 13: Lower East Side Showtime'' a free music concert. It's an outdoor event held annually on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. After 12 fun years at the East River Park Amphitheater the concert will be held, for the first time, on historical Henry Street (between Montgomery and Grand streets). Showcasing new talent and community favorites performing the musical culture of our lives, a good time is had by all groups and generations, as various music genres are celebrated. And... we hope to welcome back actor Leon Robinson ("The Temptations" "Cool Runnings"), with his band Leon and the Peoples since their participation in our 2010 show. 

Find more information at https://lescpia.org/

Grant Program: Creative Engagement

 

Overlook Quartet

The Overlook Presents: "If the Stars Align" Season 2
Saturday, September 10, 2022 at 11:00 AM
Fort Washington Collegiate Church, 729 West 181st Street, New York, NY 10033

The Overlook Presents: "If the Stars Align", the second season of a free music festival at historic uptown locations curated and performed by The Overlook, a string quartet of renowned performers and uptown residents committed to bringing high-quality chamber music performances to their neighbors spotlighting repertoire by living Black composers.

Find more information at  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-overlook-with-wahi-womanist-fest-tickets-397199513437

Grant Program: UMEZ Arts Engagement

 

Let's Write About

Hands-On Poetry
Saturdays, September 10th - 24th at 3:00 PM
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library 455 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016

Come create a poem you can read, speak, and feel! In this three-part workshop series participants will write acrostic poems guided by Dragon and Mole, two puppet characters from Let’s Write About, and teaching artists Donnie Welch and Frankie Marcille. Once the poems are written, participants will decorate and enhance the text with a variety of art supplies and sensory materials. These workshops will incorporate techniques from tactile graphics to turn the poems into multi-media objects participants can touch and explore. Each session will open with a movement game introducing the six cells of the braille alphabet, have a focused art and writing activity, then close with an opportunity for participants to share their work.

These workshops are inclusive for youth of all abilities and ideal for ages 3-8.

Find more information at  https://donniewelchpoetry.com/lets-write-about

Grant Program: Creative Learning

 

Annette A. Aguilar

Women In Latin Jazz Festival
Saturday, September 10th at 11:00 AM
71 Payson Avenuve B1, New York, NY 10034

Women in Latin Jazz festival and Annette A Aguilar & StringBeans are happy to perform for the Womanist Festival in Washington Heights.

Find more information at  https://www.facebook.com/annetteaaguilarstringbeans

Grant Program: Creative Engagement & UMEZ Arts Engagement

 

binbinFactory / Satoshi Haga & Rie Fukuzawa

Quiet Wave
September 10th & 17th at 3:30 PM
Seward Park, Amphitheater at Library Plaza, Jefferson St. & East Broadway, New York, NY 10002

Quiet Wave #3 is a site-specific work choreographed by Satoshi Haga and Rie Fukuzawa in collaboration with dancers in NYC. The performance takes place in Seward Park. After the isolation of the past year, Satoshi and Rie are excited to connect with dancers from across the city and local audiences, using their unique dance-making practice as a catalyst for new collaborations and creations.

This event is made possible in part with public funds from Creative Engagement, a regrant program supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and administered by LMCC.

https://www.binbinfactory.org(binbinFactory / Satoshi Haga & Rie Fukuzawa’s website)

Find more information at  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/quiet-wave-3-tickets-403930024577

Grant Program: Creative Engagement

 

Creative Stage Collective

Summer Shebang!
Saturday, September 10th at 3:00 PM
Electric Ladybug Garden, 237 West 111th Street, New York, NY 10026
Saturday, September 10th at 7:00 PM
Dear Mama Coffee, 611 West 129th Street, New York, NY 10029

Join Creative Stage Collective for our annual Summer Shebang! as our mega-talented multi-generational troupe of kids and professional adults dream up, write down, polish and perform a musical sketch comedy revue in just three short weeks! This show is clever, full of heart and seriously FUNNY!

FREE to the public and fun for all ages!

Find more information at https://www.creativestagecollective.org/upcoming-events

Grant Program: Creative Engagement

 

24/6: A Jewish Theater Company

TELEPHONE PLAYS
September 12 - October 3, 2022 at 12:00 PM
Section A: 3 Mondays at 12:00 PM, September 12 - October 3 (There will be no session September 26)
Section B: 3 Mondays at 12:00 PM, November 14 - November 28

Come enjoy a short one-person, uplifting and comedic play followed by a conversation with 24/6: A Jewish Theater Company's Artistic Director. During COVID, the effects of social isolation have been acutely felt by senior citizens and those who are housebound. In response, 24/6: A Jewish Theater Company has commissioned a diverse group of 16 playwrights to write 10 minute plays which are performed live over the telephone to seniors and those who are housebound. Each Monday at noon a different play will be performed via DOROT's University Without Walls.

Seniors can register for free for TELEPHONE PLAYS via DOROT's University Without Walls: Call 1-877-819-914,  E-mail uww@dorotusa.org or register online at: https://dorotusa.jotform.com/92925604466161? If these dates/times do not work, please email info@246theater.com to schedule an alternate time of performance.

Find more information at https://twentyfoursix.weebly.com/

Grant Program: UMEZ Arts Engagement 

 

Liz Ferrer & Bow Ty

Novelitas de Niñas
Wednesday, September 14, 2022 at 7:30 PM
308 Bowery, New York, New York 10012

Novelitas de Niñas is an interactive bilingual soap opera set within a quince where music and storytelling explore the intersections of fem, queer, Latinx identity. Within the theater of the quinces, Niña has been hired as the evening’s entertainment. The band members, Liz Ferrari Ouch (Liz) and Maripussssy (Bow), act as interlocutors, addressing the audience directly with original reggaeton songs that reflect upon the evening’s events. Novelitas de Niñas celebrates the Latinx fem experience, queering environments and genres traditionally associated with latinidad.

Directed by Liz Ferrer and Bow Ty, Novelitas de Niñas will premiere on September 14, 2022 at 7:30 PM at Bowery Poetry Club as part of their new performance series "Bowery Live". We encourage guests to dress up for the quinceañera party!

Find more information at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bowery-live-novelitas-de-ninas-tickets-402706705597

Grant Program: Creative Engagement

 

Dance 10 Project

Spanish Harlem Creative Movement Fest 2022
September 15-17, 2022 at 7:00PM
El Barrio's Artspace 215 E. 99th St, New York, NY 10029

Devoted to the multicultural nature of New York City, Spanish Harlem Creative Movement Fest is a dance festival that celebrates the culture of Latinos in America, and their place in it, reflecting the diversity that Latin America culture embodies. It will feature eight (8) dance artists with hybrid choreographic practices, who hold the stories of lived cultural experiences of Latinos in America: Arianna Aquino, Stephanie Pena, Maria Gracia Perez, Julieta Valero, Chien-Ying Wang, Irene Ruiz-Rivero, Yvanhova Figueroa, and Leonel Linares from Peru, Colombia, Spain, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Taiwan, Mexico, USA. Two selections will be presented each performance night followed by post-show conducted by Rhina Valentin, Alejandra Geithner and Angelica Guvernez. 

Festival is organized and produced by Dance 10 Project; and it is headed by Artistic Director and Choreographer Elliott Ortiz. 

Find more information at https://www.d10projectnyc.com/general-9

Grant Programs: Creative Engagement & UMEZ Arts Engagement

 

Pedro Giraudo

Hispanic Heritage Month: Tango @ Westbeth Artists Housing
Friday, September 16 and Friday, September 30, 2022 at 6:00 PM
Westbeth Community Room, 55 Bethune Street, New Nork, NY 10014

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with the Latin GRAMMY Awarded Pedro Giraudo Tango Quartet at the iconic Westbeth Artists Housing.

The project includes three free concerts outlining the history of tango: traditional tango, tango nuevo and contemporary tango presented as a chamber music concert performed by a virtuoso ensemble.

Find more information at https://www.facebook.com/events/782515796215935/782515809549267/

Grant Program: Creative Engagement

 

William Daniels

Art On Site: A virtual visit with textile artist, master quilter Diane Pryor-Holland
Friday, September 16, 2022 at 7:30PM
Virtual

Join us for a virtual visit with textile artist, master quilter Diane Pryor-Holland as she discusses quilting and community support, including her work with a variety of local quilt guilds and her organization Quilts For Cops.

RSVP to williamdaniels23@gmail.com for Zoom link

Grant Programs: UMEZ Arts Engagement & Creative Engagement

 

Dominican Writers

Uptown Children's Book Fair
September 17 - September 18, 2022 at 11PM
530 West 166th Street, New York, NY 10032

The Dominican Writers, UpLiftNYC, Catholic Charities and Councilwoman Carmen De La Rosa are thrilled to announce a two-day, kids-focused literary event on September 17th and 18th at Alianza Dominicana Cultural Center. The Book Fair is a FREE event for all, bring your child for reading activities, arts and crafts, and much more.

The Book Bag giveaway is sponsored by CouncilWoman Carmen De La Rosa.

Come to our special bilingual edition of Storytime, where we'll read in both Spanish and English! Join us to hear stories and other activities to help your active child build important early learning skills. Discover ways to promote early literacy at home and meet other caregivers in the neighborhood. Children of all ages are welcome.

Find more information at: https://www.dominicanwriters.com/event-info/9-17-22-uptown-childrens-book-fair

Grant Program: UMEZ Arts Engagement

 

Harlem Dance Club

Harlem Dance Club presents: MOTHERSHIP FOUR
Saturday, September 17, 2022 at 3:00PM
Richard Rodgers Amphitheater in Marcus Garvey Park, 18 Mount Morris Park West, New York, NY 10027

The fourth annual MOTHERSHIP Festival is an interactive voyage of music, community and dance. It includes drum and dance performances from Harlem and around the world, a family friendly Vogue Ball with 3 trophies to be claimed, and a musical performance by Vanity Zo. Join us at the Richard Rodgers Amphitheater in Marcus Park for a day that will leave you saying "We are all one on the MOTHERSHIP!"

Find more information at: www.HarlemDanceClub.org

Grant Programs: Creative Engagement & UMEZ Arts Engagement 

 

Leonardo Suarez Paz's PIAZZOLLA 100

Leonardo Suarez Paz's PIAZZOLLA 100: Cuartetango Music & Dance
Sunday, September 18, 2022 at 4:00PM
1 FDR Four Freedoms Park, New York, NY 10044

Leonardo Suarez Paz's PIAZZOLLA 100 presents  "Cuartetango Music & Dance,"  in front of a visually stunning backdrop of New York, a city which inspired Nuevo Tango. Leonardo Suarez Paz, a soloist on multiple Grammy winning albums who “possesses a unique spirit and is a virtuoso extraordinaire on the violin” (Wynton Marsalis, JALCO) extends the artistic legacy of his mentor, Astor Piazzolla, the Argentine born, and New York raised composer who revolutionized 21st century music. The program features Latin Grammy nominated group, Cuartetango string quartet with bandoneon and 4 tango dancers and forms a part of PIAZZOLLA 100, a multidisciplinary organization whose mission it is to further Nuevo Tango as a contemporary art form across all disciplines, to support its evolution and relationship to Jazz, Contemporary Classical and popular genres while promoting cross cultural collaboration. Hosted by the Four Freedoms Park Conservancy and followed by an audience Q&A.

Find more information at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/leonardo-suarez-pazs-piazzolla-100-cuartetango-music-dance-tickets-400843442527?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=escb

Grant Program: Creative Engagement

 

Advent Lutheran Church

Music Mondays
Monday, September 19, 2022 at 7:30PM
Advent Lutheran Church 2504 Broadway at 93rd St., New York, NY 10025

The Claremont Trio (“vital, imaginative,” Gramophone) performs works by three American Jewish composers: Leonard Bernstein’s youthful Trio; George Gershwin’s Preludes (arranged for trio); and Judd Greenstein’s A Serious Man, commissioned by the ensemble. The program concludes with Brahms’s beloved Trio in B Major, op. 8. Hear why “the Claremont Trio can justifiably be considered one of America’s finest young chamber groups” (Cincinnati Enquirer).

Find more information at: https://www.musicmondays.org

Grant Program: Creative Engagement

 

William Daniels

Virtual sit-down with author Phyllis Biffle Elmore
September 23, 2022 at 3:00PM
Virtual

Join us for a virtual sit-down with author Phyllis Biffle Elmore for a discussion and Q&A about her new book “Quilt of Souls: A Memoir”. 

RSVP to williamdaniels23@gmail.com for Zoom link

Grant Programs:  Creative Engagement & UMEZ Arts Engagement 

 

Jugando N Play

In My Dreams, En Mis Sueños
Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 12:00 PM
Saturday, October 1, 2022 at 2:00 PM

The Hispanic Society Museum & Library, 613 West 155th Street, New York, NY 10032

Jugando N Play presents In My Dreams/En Mis Sueños: an outdoor multilingual interactive theatre piece that transports young audiences and their families into a dream world/un mundo de sueños. How can exploring our dreams together connect us to our familial and cultural past to inspire our future? 

Jugando N Play presenta In My Dreams/En Mis Sueños: una obra de teatro interactiva multilingüe al aire libre que transporta al público joven y sus familias a un mundo de sueños/un mundo de sueños. ¿Cómo explorando nuestros sueños juntos puede conectarnos con nuestro pasado familiar y cultural para inspirar nuestro futuro?

Find more information at: https://www.dominicanwriters.com/event-info/9-17-22-uptown-childrens-book-fair

Grant Program: Creative Engagement

 

Marta Blair

Participatory Tape Mural on Latin American Textiles
Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 10:00 AM - 5:00PM
Rain date: Saturday, October 1, 2022 at 10:00 AM
Highbridge Park, Entrance of 171 Street and Amsterdam Avenue

Artist Marta Blair will lead a community Art tape installation recreating textiles and family memories. Kids and families are welcome! materials will be provided.

Find more information at: https://www.martablair.com/

Grant Program: UMEZ Arts Engagement

 

Darrah Carr Dance, Inc

Céilí
September 29 - October 2, 2022 at 8:00 PM
Irish Arts Center, 726 11th Avenue, New York, NY 10019

Céilí: house party; the practice of calling upon neighbors for an informal social visit.

: a set of group dances with predetermined spatial patterns drawn from Celtic knotwork.

Darrah Carr Dance and Seán Curran Company create a brand new dance work which explores what “céilí” can mean for dance and community in today’s world.

Find more information at: https://irishartscenter.org/event/ceili-sean-curran-company-and-darrah-carr-dance

Grant Program: Creative Engagement

 

Leadlights Ensemble

Rising in the Heights: "Coqui in the City"
Friday, September 30, 2022 at 5:00PM
Word Up Community Bookshop / Librería Comunitaria, 2113 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10032

Leadlights Ensemble closes out the “Rising in the Heights” festival with “Coqui in the City” by Nomar Perez, a heartfelt picture book based on the author-illustrator's own experiences, about a boy who moves to the U.S. mainland from Puerto Rico and realizes that New York City might have more in common with San Juan than he initially thought. Leadlights presents music for strings by Puerto Rican composer Angelica Negron and Jessie Montgomery, a New York City-born American composer. Featuring guest artists bassist Brett Benteler and Washington Heights NYPL children’s librarian Valerine Andujar. Free copies of Coqui in the City will be distributed to families.

Find more information at: https://leadlightsensemble.weebly.com/events.html

Grant Program: Creative Engagement

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