November 21 – November 26
Things are a changing Uptown. Businesses, service providers and institutions are springing up that one would never think you would find here. Though the vestiges of the past remind us that there is progress to be made, a certain unrestrained optimism in the future is downright palpable in our neck of the woods. For the most part, we no longer have to trek elsewhere to find a great place to eat, drink or to be entertained. Arts, culture and fine dining are at our fingertips. Uptowners are no longer waiting for others to bring change to us; we are doing the heavy lifting ourselves. That can-do spirit was evident at the TEDx Washington Heights conference that took place at the Hispanic Society of America on Monday, October 24th. Check out the site for our recap of this next generation event.
Friend to the UC and the director of the Washington Heights based film GWB, Jonathan Ullman, kept us up to date with all happenings at the DR Global Film Festival via regular dispatches. GWB was received warmly and enthusiastically by theater goers all over the Dominican Republic.
What is Movember? According to www.Movember.com, Movember is the month formerly known as November and is a moustache growing charity event held during November each year that raises funds and awareness for men's health. Movember is a global phenomenon but our little neighborhood is doing its part. Uptown Collective contributor Carolina Pichardo is part of the upper Mo-Hattan team alongside Jim Swimm, Dennis Xenos and Naomi Fink.
To celebrate Hispanic Heritage month, the world’s best-known marketing brand, JWT, put together an amazing celebration of Latino identity featuring Leesah Velasquez, Rachel Strauss, Lo Anderson, Sarah Torres, Danny Hastings, Carlos Andrés Gómez and Uptown’s own Michael Diaz aka Juan Bago. Check us out for a video of this exciting discussion of Latino pride and creativity.
This past Saturday, November 26th a super awesome commemoration of the Uptown arts scene took place at Word Up Books. Put together by Uptown Collective stalwart, Art BY Dj Boy, the event featured many of the poets, writers and artists of the neighborhood. Dom P, Audubon, The Machine and yours truly among many others graced the stage of this community-affirming space.
As always, 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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