Morris-Jumel Mansion

Morris-Jumel Mansion: ‘Home’ (Thursday through May) Eight New York City artists working in various mediums — including watercolor-landscape painting and fabric collage — will express their views of the word “home” in this exhibition opening on Thursday. A free reception, from 5 to 8 p.m., kicks things off on Thursday. Wednesdays through Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 65 Jumel Terrace, at Sylvan Terrace, Washington Heights, 212-923-8008,morrisjumel.org; free.

Fwd: Upcoming Events for All Ages in Northern Manhattan Parks!

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Nature Crafts: Make Your Own Backyard Bird Feeder    with environmental educator Robin Sanchez    Sunday, March 9, 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.    Meet inside Payson Education Center at Payson Avenue and Dyckman  Street    What better time to learn about wildlife and bird migration than at  the first sign of spring! Join Robin for a fun indoor kids program to  learn about the many native birds species, while making recycled bird  feeders and nesting bags in preparation for spring. Kids can then take  their crafts home to discover and observe wildlife right out their own  back window! Please bring an empty milk or juice carton from home  (extra cartons will be available).    Suitable for ages 5-10. Children must be accompanied by an adult.    This program is supported from the Greenacre Foundation and Fort Tryon  Park Trust.    Explore Our Water World    with Dr. Leonissa Ardizzone of Storefront Science    Saturday, March 15, 2014, 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.    Meet inside the Payson Education Center at Payson Ave and Dyckman  Street    Northern Manhattan Parks are are surrounded by water! They are lined  by both the Hudson and Harlem Rivers and feature the High Bridge,  which was the first critical piece of NYC water system. Come discover  the many fascinating properties of water with Dr. A of Storefront  Science. We'll look at surface tension, phases of matter, the atomic  structure of water, and more through fun, hands-on science activities!    Appropriate for Ages 7-12. Children must be accompanied by an adult.    This program is supported by the Fort Tryon Park Trust.    Year-Round and Migratory Birds of Northern Manhattan    with author Leslie Day    Saturday, March 22, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.    Meet inside the Payson Education Center at Payson Ave. and Dyckman St.  in Inwood Hill Park    Join us for an indoor talk and slide show followed by a birding walk  in Inwood Hill Park. Learn to identify and value the flora and fauna  of Northern Manhattan with Leslie Day, author of /Field Guide to the  Street Trees of New York City/ and /Field Guide to the Natural World  of New York City/. Learn about New York's many birds and plants with  this expert naturalist. Please bring binoculars.    Leslie Day's Nature Talks are generously supported by the Greenacre  Foundation and the Fort Tryon Park Trust.     Who's Up First? with Julia Attaway    Sunday, March 23, 1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.    Meet at the entrance to the Heather Garden in Fort Tryon Park at  Margaret Corbin Circle    Children's educator Julia Attaway asks "Who's up first this spring?"  This workshop teaches children ages 4-7 to identify the first plants  of spring. Children must be accompanied by an adult.    Julia Attaway's Children's Naturalist Programs are generously  supported by the Greenacre Foundation and the Fort Tryon Park Trust.    For more information about upcoming free events and programs in Fort  Tryon Park, visit our website <http://www.forttryonparktrust.org>   and "like" us on Facebook  <http://www.facebook.com/FortTryonParkTrust>  .        Please do not reply to this message.  To UNSUBSCRIBE from the Parks Newsgroup System, visit  http://www.nycgovparks.org/newsgroup/lists/?p=unsubscribe&uid=c50936868bf7fe1d0d207e67fef1e0e3.  To subscribe to this newsletter, go to   http://www.nycgovparks.org/newsgroup/lists/?p=subscribe  To UPDATE your preferences, visit  http://www.nycgovparks.org/newsgroup/lists/?p=preferences&uid=c50936868bf7fe1d0d207e67fef1e0e3.      --  Powered by PHPlist, www.phplist.com --          

Fw: Reminder: Uptown/Downtown Camp Fairs This Weekend!

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Interested in day camps or sleepaway camps?   New York Family's Camp Fairs are free, child-friendly, and a very convenient way to meet over 40 Camp Directors in one place! *SATURDAY UPTOWN (3/8): At Bank Street School on the Upper West Side.   Register & Details HERE!    *SUNDAY DOWNTOWN (3/9): At World Class Learning Academy in the East Village. Register & Details HERE!   *BRING YOUR QUESTIONS: The ultimate "camp lady," the American Camp Association's Renee Flax, will be at the Camp Fairs to help you find the right match for your child.   Attendees qualify to win a free family vacation at Mt. Snow,  or an iPad, courtesy of Digital Media Academy!  Details below.

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Fwd: Last chance: Fall/Winter 2013–14 Exhibitions close this Sunday!

Fall/Winter 2013–14 Exhibitions on view through March 9, 2014! View this email in your browser Exhibitions Target Free Sundays Calendar Shop Become a member Studio Museum in Harlem | E-Newsletter | March 5, 2014  studiomuseum.org/event-calendar Fall/Winter 2013–14 Exhibitions close Sunday, March 9, 2014!   Don't miss your chance to visit The Shadows Took Shape, Radical Presence: Black Performance in Contemporary Art or Harlem Postcards Fall/Winter 2013-14: Elia Alba, Malik Gaines, Zoe Leonard, Julie Quon. The Shadow Took Shape Book Club Ralph Ellison: The Invisible Man Thursday, March 6, 7pm RSVP here! In honor of the major group exhibition The Shadows Took Shape, please join The Studio Museum for a new series of book club discussions moderated by prominent artists, scholars, and bloggers interested in science fiction and speculative literature.  Invisible Man is a milestone in American literature, a book that has continued to engage readers since its appearance in 1952. A first novel by a then unknown writer, it remained on the bestseller list for sixteen weeks, won the National Book Award for fiction, and established Ralph Ellison as one of the key writers of the century. The nameless narrator of the novel describes growing up in a black community in the South, attending a Negro college from which he is expelled, moving to New York and becoming the chief spokesman of the Harlem branch of "the Brotherhood", and retreating amid violence and confusion to the basement lair of the Invisible Man he imagines himself to be.  To RSVP for the Book Club, please email rsvp@studiomuseum.org. Senga Nengudi: RSVP, 2013 Sunday, March 9, 2014, 2pm Senga Nengudi's "RSVP" series was originally made in Los Angeles in the 1970s. Made of pantyhose and attached to the wall, the works were originally activated by Nengudi and artist Maren Hassinger who moved through the composition and explored the materiality of this flexible yet restrictive material. Highlighting ideas of transference and memory, this new work in the series is activated by Rashaun Mitchell and Regina Rocke, who participated in an intensive workshop with Nengudi and Hassinger to build the work. This program is a part of Radical Presence: Black Performance in Contemporary Art. Organized by Thomas J. Lax, Assistant Curator and Edwin Ramoran, Manager of Public Programs and Community Engagement with Monique Long, Curatorial Fellow. For additional information on upcoming events related to this exhibition, please visit radicalpresenceny.org. Target Free Sundays:  March 9, 2014 Thanks to the generous support of Target, Museum admission is free every Sunday. Target Free Sundays reflects a shared commitment to engage the community and offer a vital cultural experience to all. To participate in gallery tours and Hands On activities, RSVP online. Sunday, March 9, 2014 1pm: Gallery Tour: The Shadows Took Shape Enjoy an interactive and informative tour of The Shadows Took Shape led by a knowledgeable museum educator! The Shadows Took Shape is a dynamic interdisciplinary exhibition exploring contemporary art through the lens of Afrofuturist aesthetics. The term Afrofuturism refers to a creative and intellectual genre that emerged as a strategy to explore science fiction, fantasy, magical realism and pan-Africanism. With more than sixty works of art, including ten new commissions, the exhibition charts the evolution of Afrofuturist tendencies by an international selection of established and emerging practitioners, spanning not only personal themes of identity and self-determination in the African-American community, but also persistent concerns of techno-culture, geographies, utopias and dystopias, as well as universal preoccupations with time and space. The tour will have something for everyone: adults, families and kids of all ages are welcome! 2pm: Hands On: Myth and Art In this workshop, visitors will create underwater scenes exploring connections between myth-making, traditional storytelling and art-making. This workshop is inspired by Edgar Areneaux's “Slave Ship Zongâ€� series on view in The Shadows Took Shape. Things We Love This Week Happy Armory Week, Armory VIPs get free admission to the Museum Thursday, March 6 through Sunday, March 9! Terry Adkins and George Lewis in conversation in ARTFORUM The Whitney Biennial opens this Friday! Vulture magazine introduces Artist-in-Residence and Whitney Biennial select Kevin Beasley. Rashaad Newsome, “FIVEâ€� at the Drawing Center Congratulations to Director Steve McQueen!  Witness: Art and Civil Rights in the Sixties at the Brooklyn Museum Ebony G. Patterson's solo exhibition at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art Open Sessions: Dave McKenzie and Elijah Burgher ArtsATL's follow up with Artist-in-Residence Bethany Collins The Studio Museum in Harlem’s exhibitions are supported with public funds from the following government agencies and elected representatives: The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency; The City of New York; and Council Member Inez E. Dickens, 9th Council District, Speaker Christine Quinn and the New York City Council. Additional funding is provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.  Family Programs are funded in part, by Council Member Inez E. Dickens, 9th Council District, Speaker Christine Quinn and the New York City Council.    Images: John Akomfrah, The Last Angel of History (film still), 1995. Courtesy the artist, Smoking Dog Films, Carroll / Fletcher and LUX, London; Zachary Fabri: Shiny Shoes, 2013. Performed at The Studio Museum in Harlem on the occasion of Perfoma 13, November 17, 2013. Images courtesy Performa. Photo: Paula Court; Book Covers. Photo: Paul Mpagi Sepuya; Senga Nengudi, RSVP, 1976–77. Performed at the Grey Art Gallery, NYU. September 10, 2013. Photos: Nisa Ojalv; Edgar Arceneaux, â€œSlave Ship Zongâ€� series (2013-). Courtesy the artist and Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects. Photo: Adam Reich Copyright © 2014 The Studio Museum in Harlem, All rights reserved. You've expressed an interest in The Studio Museum in Harlem. 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