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Dreidels are four-sided spinning tops with different Hebrew
letters on each side; the game of dreidel is traditionally played
during the Jewish holiday of Chanukah.
Students, parents, faculty, and neighbors gathered Tue., Nov. 30 at Yeshiva University in Washington Heights to attempt to break the Guinness world record for the most people spinning dreidels at one time. A dreidel is a four sided spinning top with a different Hebrew letter on each side; the game of dreidel is traditionally played during the Jewish holiday of Chanukah.
First Lady Michelle Obama held a conference call last month
to discuss her anti-obesity program that will have local support through the Vive
Tu Vida/Live Your Life campaign and CHALK, which advocate for healthier
lifestyles through outreach such as the kickoff event at Highbridge Recreation
Center in March.
First Lady Michelle Obama joined faith and community based leaders on Mon., Nov. 29 to announce the launch of the Let’s Move Faith and Communities program as part of her Let’s Move campaign. The program will run hand in hand with the “Vive Tu Vida/Live Your Life” task force, which is a local coalition of community members, organizations, artists, and local leaders in Washington Heights and Inwood. In addition, the task force is supported by CHALK (Choosing Healthy and Active Lifestyles for Kids) which is a New York State Department of Health Center for Best Practices-funded program at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center.
Patacon con to’ is one of Hallacas’ specialties, a
combination of meat sandwiched between two pressed fried plantain slices.
text and photos by Gloria Pazmiño
Back home in Colombia, and all over Latin America, you go looking for this type of food after a long night of dancing and partying when your stomach calls for a street food fix. If you’re in Venezuela, you’ll seek patacones, arepas, empanadas, cachapas, and yoyos. If you’re in Inwood stop by Hallacas, which opened at 253 Sherman Ave. near W. 207th Street last month.
Debbie Surowicz, left, holds a session of her Mozart for Children
class at Inwood’s Bread & Yoga. PHOTO:Mike Fitelson
Do you think only adults can appreciate Mozart? Think again.
Debbie Surowicz has been playing Mozart’s music for children for 20 years. And this winter, she is bringing her program to Northern Manhattan for the first time.
The People’s Theatre Project, seen here working with a children’s program at the Morris-Jumel Mansion, received the Union Square Award, and $35,000, to sustain its program in Northern Manhattan. PHOTO: Christopher Auger-Dominguez
The People’s Theatre Project, a local nonprofit organization that uses professional theatre arts for community education, has won the prestigious Union Square Award.
Classical music group BEOWULF CONSORT has two concerts
and Christmas carol sing-alongs for the holidays.
Sing-along Christmas carols
Classical music group BEOWULF CONSORT will present two Advent Concerts with music sung in English, Spanish, and German, intended for audiences of all ages. The hour-long concerts end with a sing-along of favorite Christmas carols. The performances are: Sun., Dec. 12 at 4pm at Holyrood Church (W. 179th St. and Ft. Washington Ave.) and Sun., Dec. 19 at 4pm at Good Shepherd Church (Isham St. and Broadway). Concerts are free. BEOWULF CONSORT includes singer Hanne Ladefoged-Dollase, harpist José Luis Rodriguez, Frank Foerster violin/viola, and Nelson Padgett at the piano.
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