Flow y Movimiento in the Heights: Social Justice & Advocacy in High School By Susan Natacha Gonzalez, MA, ATR, MS Ed and Deputy Director of Institutional Growth at Fresh Youth Initiatives and Beatriz Oliva, LMHC, PhD student and Clinician at Fresh Youth Initiatives The daily practice of social justice requires discerning the needs of those […]
The American Plate: Race, Place, Taste and the Future of Food Equity By Ora Kemp, MPH, Director of Nutrition, NY Common Pantry Sowed from seeds of fertile grounds, sweat drenched brows and broken backs, the flavors of the American plate are seasoned with slavery's bitterness. Salted with segregation and smoked in stacks of racial injustice, […]
Earth Day— Saturday, April 23rd from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm Join the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum in welcoming the spring season! We are looking for garden enthusiasts to help us rake the gardens, trim the bushes, weeding, and distribute mulch throughout the property. This year's Earth Day celebration is perfect for anyone looking to do hands-on garden activities. Kids!— from […]
SATURDAY APRIL 30 STARTS AT 1 PM SHARP! (Will not be held in event of rain) Meet at the main flagpole in Inwood Hill Park at 1 PM (this is the flagpole at Isham St., near the rest rooms, not the flagpole next to the tennis courts). Will conclude about 3 PM at the Dyckman […]
Back Porch History: "Spaces of Enslavement and Resistance in Dutch New York" Join Andrea Mosterman of the University of New Orleans on the back porch at DFM! Andrea will be discussing her book titled "Spaces of Enslavement and Resistance in Dutch New York." Back Porch History: "Espacios de esclavitud y resistencia en la Nueva York […]
Cocina Móvil— Wednesday, May 25th from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm DFM Educator Fabiola Cáceres and Miledis Santana, an Inwood community member who is originally from the Dominican Republic, meet in the DFM kitchen to prepare a Morro de Guandules, an essential cultural recipe. Join them as they cook and contemplate the history of a dish […]
Join Annette A. Aguilar & Stringbeans on the porch at DFM for a performance of Latin Brazilian Jazz! Please bring your own blanket or chairs to sit on in the farmhouse gardens. ¡Únete a Annette A. Aguilar & Stringbeans en el porche del Museo Dyckman Farmhouse para un concierto del Latin Brazilian Jazz! Trae mantas […]
Thursday, June 9th First Workshop from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm or Second Workshop from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm Saturday, June 11th First Workshop from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm or Second Workshop from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Help your veggies and herbs thrive and produce delicious flavors by learning how to feed […]
OKRA Dance Company highlights the revived legacy of Pinkster (celebrated by freed and enslaved Africans), which flourished for over 200 years during the height of colonial America, most notably in Albany and New York City. Learn more about this unique facet of the city’s past through this family-friendly, interactive performance of song, dance, and storytelling. Please […]
CLP x DFM includes multicultural heritage exploration stations covering Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) centered narratives - starting at the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum. At each multicultural heritage exploration station, CLP x DFM participants will have an opportunity to work on arts as advocacy creative expression projects; in solidarity to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive […]
Monday Night Concerts start at Morris Jumel Mansion on June 13! Come listen to the musical sounds of Lexiglass Featuring Sweet Lee. Will Glass will be on the drums, Alexis Marcelo on the keyboard, and Lee Odom on the saxophone. ¡Los conciertos de los lunes por la noche comienzan en la Mansión Morris Jumel el […]
Join us on the back porch at DFM where Professor William Parry will discuss Lenape Archaeology. Learn about the archaeological history of the area and the Lenape people that lived on the land where the farmhouse now sits. Ven a nuestro porche trasero en el Museo Dyckman Farmhouse, donde el profesor William Parry hablará sobre […]
