The HG Premieres Performance is the peak performance for the Higher Ground Festival. HG will proudly present 6 premiering collaborations for 2019. The collaborations are a beautiful product of our 2-month long HG Artist Meet & Greet series which connects neighborhood artists of all art disciplines in hopes of creating new professional relationships and building the uptown art […]
Columbia Summer Winds performs the finest in wind band music throughout New York City every summer. The 90-person concert band provides free outdoor concerts in NYC parks, bringing amazing tunes to our neighborhoods' backyards. From Sousa marches to orchestral transcriptions, and Broadway show tunes to movie soundtracks, the music of Columbia Summer Winds will surely […]
Join the Fort Tryon Park Trust, NYC Parks, and the Michels family in honoring the late Council Member Stan Michels at the eleventh annual Memorial Jazz Concert. Enjoy live jazz by local impresario Marjorie Eliot and her ensemble underneath the majestic elms on the promenade, alongside the beautiful Heather Garden and overlooking the Hudson River. Stan […]
Join the Fort Tryon Park Trust for a special screening of Clint Eastwood's Coogan's Bluff to celebrate the film's 50th anniversary! An Arizona deputy sheriff (Clint Eastwood) is sent to New York City to escort an escaped fugitive back for trial. Grab a blanket and enjoy a movie in the park. You should arrive before 7:00 p.m. to […]
Join us for a special performance by the IndoRican Multicultural Dance Project, as they present their ritualist folk dance, Taino Calling Song. The piece represents the indigenous people of Puerto Rico and healing through dance. It is a community-based circle dance lead by a female elder. When we enter the path into this world, we may come […]
Passages | Pasajes is a site-specific sonic performance that utilizes the Dongan Lawn in Fort Tryon Park in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. The performance will occur the afternoon of Saturday, September 21, 2019, close to the autumnal equinox. The work will manifest as 16 performers, mainly from the Uptown community, moving through the […]
Photographing in the fall brings many opportunities (and many challenges) to capture a wide range of color, mood, light, and scenery. This workshop will provide the burgeoning photographer with tips and tricks to walk home with the vibrancy and atmosphere unique to the fall in and around Isham Park. Please note: RSVP is required. Register […]
Join Artist Rachel Sydlowski and admire the wonderful colors of Autumn. Peek into the science of trees and learn how to use pen and ink techniques to capture the unique beauty of Fall foliage in Highbridge Park. Simple color theory will be applied to identify monochromatic or analogous color schemes. Oil pastel is applied for blending rich […]
Be transported back in time and celebrate your local history! This event is free and open to the public. This year marks the 243rd anniversary of the Battle of Fort Washington, a key event during the Revolutionary War. The Brigade of the American Revolution will perform and lead drills. Come to watch a blacksmith demonstration, […]
This wonderful annual musical event will be held virtually this summer. Join the Fort Tryon Tryon Park Trust, NYC Parks, and the Michels family to celebrate the park's 85th Anniversary by honoring the late Council Member Stan Michels at the 12 Annual Stan Michels Memorial Jazz Concert. Enjoy live jazz by local impresario Marjorie Eliot, […]
Watch the recording of the Zoom workshop HERE. The Heather Garden: Building on the Olmsted Legacy for 85 Years. Join an online workshop with Public Garden Designer Ronda Brands and travel through the 8+ decades of the Heather Garden's evolving landscape. Starting with the Olmsted Brothers planting plan for John D. Rockefeller, Jr. in the […]