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August 29 – September 3
Hometown hero, Irina Falconi, made quite an impression at this year’s U.S. Open. Even though the 23rd seed Sabine Lisicki eventually defeated her, Irina has established herself as one of the fastest rising US players on tour. She has also been part of the resurgence of American female tennis players on the world stage.
On Thursday, September 15th playwright and actress, Jenny Saldaña, will be bringing her powerful and poignant play Pink: The Chronicles of BC Jenny to the Alumni Auditorium at Columbia University Medical Center (650 W. 168th Street). The play is a humorous, emotional and very real window into the life of a woman diagnosed with breast cancer. Jenny is not only a breast cancer survivor herself but has helped countless other women through their personal battles with breast cancer. For more info about this must-see show, email
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Uptown Collective contributor, photographer and videographer Dj Boy is in his very first video contest. The super incredible Summer In The Heights is in the running so by supporting him you are also supporting the neighborhood. The Village Voice described this video dedication to summer in the Heights as “epic”. Vote for him here: http://pdnvideo.nielsencontests.com/bin/Rate?image_id=2001700022
Speaking of cool videos produced by Dj Boy, check out the site for the remarkable video of the Post-DR Parade Party at Apt 78 (4447 Broadway). Not to mention the pictures of legendary DJ Red Alert, who recently performed at Apt 78.
This summer, 15 young people participating in Groundswell's Summer Leadership Institute (SLI) collaborated with artists Crystal Bruno and Frank Parga to research, design, and fabricate the 70 ft wide by 14 ft high mural for the Community League of the Heights (CLOTH) headquarters (500 W. 159th Street). Check out our pictures of the unveiling of the mural as well as the accompanying press conference.
Keep checking us out at www.uptowncollective.com.
Led Black
Editor-in-Chief
The Uptown Collective
The UC’s mission is to become “the” definitive, transformative and community-based force impacting the arts, culture, business and New York City’s overall perception of Upper Manhattan. Its objective is to reset, reboot and positively redefine Uptown’s artistic, political, cultural and business spheres via the online space as well the collective’s initiatives and functions.
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