l a u n n th A 17 HONOREES / HOMENAJEADOS poster by / afiche por: LIZ ROBERTS Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance OPENING/APERTURA CLOSING/CLAUSURA May 28 6-8:30pm June 27 6-8:30pm @NoMAAarts United Palace Harlem School of the Arts @nomaanyc Councilmember Councilmember Mark Levine Ydanis Rodriguez Community Board 9 Community Board 12 Photo by Gary Santana 2017 Stroll Opening at the United Palace 2019 UPTOWN ARTS STROLL KICK-OFF TUESDAY, MAY 28 at the UNITED PALACE Welcome to the 17th Uptown Arts Stroll in Washington Heights - Inwood and West Harlem We are very excited to honor fve Estamos muy emocionados de homenajear outstanding champions and important a cinco destacados aliados e importantes contributors to the arts community in colaboradores de la comunidad de artes northern Manhattan and beyond at en el alto Manhattan y más allá, en el the landmark United Palace during the histórico teatro del United Palace durante opening reception on May 28th. la recepción de Apertura el 28 de mayo. The Uptown Arts Stroll celebrates the El Paseo de las Artes celebra la dinámica y dynamic and diverse cultural arts scene diversa escena cultural desde la calle 135 from West 135th to West 220th St with oeste hasta la calle 220 oeste con más de over 300 exhibits and events through 300 exhibiciones y eventos que tendrán June 30th. We thank all of the artists & lugar hasta el 30 de junio. Agradecemos a participating venues for enriching our todos los artistas y sedes que participan y community during this month-long enriquecen nuestra comunidad durante el celebration, which NoMAA has been festival, el cuál NoMAA lleva produciendo producing since 2008. desde 2008. We congratulate Liz Roberts, the 2019 Felicitamos a Liz Roberts, ganadora este Uptown Arts Stroll poster contest winner, año del concurso de afches así como and acknowledge Alexis Agliano Sanborn aprovechamos para reconocer a Alexis and Ashanti N. Muñiz, the second and Agliano Sanborn y Ashanti N. Muñiz, third prize winners respectively. ganadoras del segundo y tercer premio respectivamente. This Stroll will showcase flms, dance, theater, music and spoken word over El Paseo presentará películas, danza, teatro, the next four weeks including, The Hop música y palabra hablada en las próximos on June 6th, ArtStrollstice on June 21st, cuatro semanas incluyendo, “The Hop” el Upper Manhattan LGBTQ History: Arts 6 de junio, “ArtStrollstice” el 21 de junio, & Community on June 24th, and the “LGBTQ en el alto Manhattan: Artes y closing reception at Harlem School of the comunidad” el 24 de junio y la recepción Arts on June 27th. Pick-up your copy of de Clausura en el Harlem School of the Arts the Stroll guide or view it online at www. el 27 de junio. Recoja su copia de la guía o artstroll.com, both with user-friendly visite www.artstroll.com, con pestañas de search options. fácil búsqueda. Finally, we thank all our sponsors and Finalmente, agradecemos a todos nuestros donors whose generosity and support of patrocinadores y donantes cuya generosidad the NoMAA helped us produce this year’s y apoyo nos ayudaron a producir el 17˚ Uptown Arts Stroll. annual Paseo de las Artes 2019. NORTHERN MANHATTAN ARTS ALLIANCE Joanna E. Castro, Executive Director BOARD OF DIRECTORS Michelle Orsi Gordon, Executive Coordinator Luis Miranda Martin Collins, 2019 Uptown Arts Stroll Coordinator Rafael Álvarez Sandra García Betancourt Northern NoMAAarts nomaanyc Manhattan Lenny Lazzarino Arts Alliance Carol Jenkins website support provided by Richard Santos Angelina Ramírez www.nomaanyc.org www.artstroll.com 2 | 3 ike the Heights is an annual community hike Hand celebration in northern Manhattan parks that promotes the use of the Girafe Path, an urban trail that connects the Cloisters to Central Park. This family-friendly event began as part of a project of the Community Research Group (CRG) at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in January 2004. Led by Mindy Fullilove and Lourdes Rodriguez, CRG established City Life Is Moving Bodies (CLIMB), a northern Manhattan community- based initiative founded on the belief that safe parks and neighborhoods are essential to community health, and that all communities, regardless of socioeconomic background, are entitled to access orn and raised in the Dominican Republic, Mino to safe parks and neighborhoods. Composed of a BLora has been living and working as a theatre diverse group of individuals and organizations working together as the a consensus artist, activist, educator and arts administrator in group, CLIMB has organized Hike the Heights on the frst Saturday of June for 15 years, NYC since 2000. As a theatre director, Mino has bringing community members and organizations together to celebrate and encourage directed over 40 plays and staged readings with community ownership over and activity in the parks in northern Manhattan. children, youth and adults. She is passionate about the creative process and working together with Latinx and playwrights of color on plays or 50 years, Dance Theatre of Harlem has that address issues of identity and race. Over the Fprovided access to ballet for all. Comprised course of her time as a theatre director, she has of an international touring company, a training collaborated with dozens of playwrights and school and a celebrated arts education and supported them in the creation of new plays. community engagement program, Dancing In 2009 Mino co-founded People’s Theatre Through Barriers, DTH demonstrates the Project (PTP), and currently serves as its Founding power of art to transform lives. Compelled Executive Director. As Executive Director for PTP, to make a positive impact following the Mino launched and oversees the three branches of the organization: PTP Partnerships, assassination of the Reverend Dr. Martin leading programs in collaboration with 18 schools in Upper Manhattan; the PTP Luther King, Jr., the legendary Arthur Mitchell Academy, a rigorous arts and leadership program in Inwood for immigrant youth started a school with his teacher, Karel Shook. and, fnally, the PTP Company, the professional devised theatre touring company of Mitchell’s idea was to ofer children in the the organization. During her tenure with PTP, the organization has grown to serve Harlem neighborhood where he grew up the thousands of young people and employ dozens of Latinx and immigrant artists. PTP opportunity to change their futures by challenging themselves against the rigors of a won the prestigious Union Square Arts Award in 2010 and the Mayor’s Cultural Impact classical art form. In 1971, only two years after its founding, The New York Times called Grant in 2018 and 2019. Dance Theatre of Harlem “one of ballet’s most exciting undertakings.” Now in its ffth decade, DTH has an extraordinary legacy based on thrilling performances and artistic excellence predicated on providing opportunity where none had existed before. brien Luna was born in the Dominican Through performance, training and education, the impact of Dance Theatre of Harlem ORepublic and at age 16 he played drums for continues to be felt across the globe. his local church, which years later brought him into the realization that his true passion for music arner Bros. Pictures is bringing a flm laid in singing and playing guitar. He moved to Wadaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway New York where he has become one of the most musical In the Heights to flm in the Washington successful representatives of bohemian music Heights and Inwood communities. The flm will within the city’s Hispanic community. Obrien has highlight the streets and businesses that bring been performing fve to six nights per week for the authentic character of the neighborhood to years at all the best venues in NYC and has shared life on screen. The screenplay for In the Heights the stage with many well-known artists including, is by Quiara Alegría Hudes based on the musical Francisco Cespedes, Sergio Vargas, Pavel Nuñez, with lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and the book Rafa Rosario, Felix D’Oleo, Ruby Perez, Ramon by Hudes. Both Miranda and Hudes are producing Orlando, and Victor Victor, among others. Obrien’s alongside Scott Sanders, Anthony Bregman, and musical infuences come from artists such as Mara Jacobs. In the Heights follows a vibrant cast of Juan Luis Guerra, Pavel Nuñez, Joaquin Sabina, and others. His frst EP from his own characters — including an upbeat bodega owner, composition called “Un cuarto para La Seis,” was released on December 11, 2015 at a struggling Stanford undergrad, an ambitious taxi Subrosa NYC and is available on most of the online music platforms including, iTunes, driver, a hardworking hairstylist, and the beloved Spotify, and Rhapsody. Obrien plays at Manolo Tapas on Saturday nights and at neighborhood matriarch — striving, dreaming, and Guadalupe on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday evenings. falling in love in Washington Heights. 4 5 finding the arts in Northern Manhattan is a walk in the park. Proud sponsor of the 17th Uptown Arts Stroll 6 7 EVENTS WEEK 1 / MAY 28 - JUNE 2 EVENTS WEEK 1 / MAY 28 - JUNE 2 EVENTOS 1era semana / 28 de mayo - 2 de junio EVENTOS 1era semana / 28 de mayo - 2 de junio for repeating events, Para eventos recurrentes, 809 Restaurant Showtime Saturdays Le Chéile comprueba la primera In The Heights – performed check 1st week or online Move your body w/ dancer 839 W181St. & Cabrini Blvd. semana o en línea 809nyc.com by District 6 students Alexander Elisa. Free w/ lecheilenyc.com 112 Dyckman St b/t Post & Warner Bros. presents Lin- Marjorie Eliot W135th to W155th Street museum admission. Wed, May 29 & June 5, 12, 19, Nagle Ave Manuel Miranda’s musical In For 28 years, this Harlem jazz Sugar Hill Children’s Museum 26 @8-11pm Fri, May 31 & June 7, 14, 21, 28 The Heights performed by legend has presented free Sugar Hill Chill 898 St.