get out your most comfortable walking shoes and join the hundreds of people that will be at Hike The Heights 6 this Saturday. there will be a hiking group gathering at RING Garden at 10am that will hike it out to Highbridge Park.
See below & website for details.
Inwood Hoops will be there and we need a few volunteers to help us carry hoops down, hoop it out with the locals, then get back home to Inwood. Consider it community service!
Hike The Heights is a family event. ALL AGES WELCOMED!
our friend, Camille, wrote this fantastic review of the Capoeira class that she went to the other night:
I just wanted to pass along that I went to the Capoeira class at Inwood Boxing Academy tonight. Woo-wee! For $15, I spent 90 minutes sweating profusely while looking like I was kicking butt and doing cartwheels. Okay, it’s more than that, it’s a Brazilian martial art—fighting and dancing—that involves rhythm and coordination and muscles you didn’t even know you had. I know—I KNOW—I’m gonna be sore tomorrow and there’s nothing I can do about that (maybe an Advil of four), but it’s the good kind of hurt. You gotta check out the videos on Youtube, the girls have EIGHT-packs!
Tonight, the first class, it was just the Brazilian instructor, two guys, and me—I’ve never done this in my life, but I got the hang of it pretty quickly. After a few warms ups, he showed us moves that include kicking and defending. And then we got into the ring to practice partner work. When it’s done right, it looks like a Twyla Tharp cage match. The guy who was running the gym tonight, Joe, asked me to spread the word. It’s Mondays & Wednesdays from 7:30-9pm. $15 per class or $80 for the month which averages out to $10 a class. I know it’s not as cheap as Planet Fitness, but I HATE running on a treadmill, plus I think I burned more calories. A note: bring water and a towel. YOU. WILL. SWEAT.
Capoeira classes are at the Inwood Boxing Academy – give them a call if you need more info, and tell them you read Camille’s recommendation on Manhattan’s Peak Blog!
can you believe summer is half over already? we still have so much we want to do, dont let time run out!
worth noting: Sunset Yoga, Tai Chi Lessons, Dracula, Joan of Arc, and take the kids Early Morning Fishing…
from the inbox:
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All programs are FREE and will take place during rain or shine unless otherwise noted. For more information about the programs listed here, click on the program title. Tuesday, June 23, 2009 Fitness Walking Programs in Fort Tryon Park Wednesday, June 24, 2009 Free Tai Chi Lessons Inwood Astronomy Programs Thursday, June 25, 2009 Fitness Walking Programs in Fort Tryon Park Saturday, June 27, 2009 Mike Feller’s Fort Tryon Nature Walks Fitness Walking Programs in Fort Tryon Park Nature Adventures for Kids: Wiggly Worms, Lovely Ladybugs, & What Dinosaurs Ate High Tide Canoeing Nature Adventures for Kids: Wiggly Worms, Lovely Ladybugs, & What Dinosaurs Ate Puppet Show: Sleeping Beauty Dyckman Farmhouse Guided Tour RING’s 25th Anniversary Party Inwood Astronomy Programs Sunday, June 28, 2009 Low Tide Fishing Nature Adventures for Kids: Wiggly Worms, Lovely Ladybugs, & What Dinosaurs Ate Friends Committee Beautification & Cleanup Day Garden Walking Tour in Fort Tryon Park Nature Adventures for Kids: Wiggly Worms, Lovely Ladybugs, & What Dinosaurs Ate Monday, June 29, 2009 Free Sunset Qi Gong Classes Tuesday, June 30, 2009 Fitness Walking Programs in Fort Tryon Park Sidney Horenstein’s Dyckman Street Valley Exploration |
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remember when we put you on to kayaking in the ‘hood last summer? well, it’s that time of year again! the Inwood Canoe Club website has had a nice little makeover, now with specific directions via google maps - just in case you had a hard time finding our little off-the-beaten-path neighborhood gem.
shhh – don’t tell the downtownies. let’s keep this our local [little] secret.
kayaking at the Inwood Canoe Club is free on Sundays, 10am – noon.
winter is over so it’s time to get off your ass, get out of the apartment, take a walk to the park and do something. lot’s of these events are FREE. and you know how much i love free shit.
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June 1 through June 7, 2009 To read the full program descriptions, click on the program title. Please note the CORRECTION for the July 11th, Nature Adventures for Kids program at the bottom of this message. Monday, June 1, 2009 Free Sunset Qi Gong Classes Tuesday, June 2, 2009 Fitness Walking Programs in Fort Tryon Park Sidney Horenstein’s Geology & History of Fort Tryon Park Wednesday, June 3, 2009 Free Tai Chi Lessons Inwood Astronomy Programs Thursday, June 4, 2009 Fitness Walking Programs in Fort Tryon Park 3rd Annual Toast to Fort Tryon Park Saturday, June 6, 2009 Mike Feller’s Inwood Hill Park Nature Walks Fitness Walking Programs in Fort Tryon Park National Trails Day Nature Adventures for Kids: Wiggly Worms, Lovely Ladybugs, & What Dinosaurs Ate Native American Ethnobotany with the Urban Park Rangers Inwood Astronomy Programs Sunday, June 7, 2009 Garden Walking Tours in Fort Tryon Park Correction: The July Nature Adventures for Kids program was incorrectly listed in last week’s program advisory. The correct date is Saturday, July 11 at 10 a.m. |
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thanks to Renata for posting this on the UME:
I know people are constantly looking for yoga classes in the neighborhood… I tried this one last Sunday, I liked it, so I’m posting it for your information…
YOGA at Inwood Boxing Academy
Wednesdays
8:00 am Open VinyasaThursdays
8:00 am Basic VinyasaSundays
10:00 Intermediate Vinyasa
12:00 Basic VinyasaClass Descriptions:
Basic Vinyasa Yoga (90 min)
A flow yoga class designed for those with limited yoga experience. Includes sun salutations, standing poses, seated poses, backbends, twists and beginning inversions.Intermediate Vinyasa Yoga (90 min)
A flow yoga class for those with intermediate or advanced practices. Includes sun salutations, standing poses, seated poses, with more advanced backbends, twists and inversions.Open Vinyasa Yoga (90 min)
An open-level flow yoga class. Includes sun salutations, standing poses, seated poses, backbends, twists and inversions. Some yoga experience is recommended.Instructor: Rebecca Brown has practiced yoga since 1987, working in Vinyasa, Iyengar and Bikram styles. In 2006 she trained as a hatha/vinyasa teacher at OM Yoga in NYC. She has taught yoga at Canadian and U.S. Universities, at major American theatres and at Inwood Peace Yoga Center.
Class Prices
Single class $12
Introductory rate (first class) $ 5651 Academy Street, New York, NY 10034
(just off Broadway between Cumming and 204th St.)
Tel:212-304-1043 InwoodBoxing.com
anyone else try these classes yet?
from the inbox:
The Washington Heights Tennis Association will host tennis tryouts Saturday, October 4 from 9:00am-12:00pm for kids age 5 to 18 years in Inwood Hill Park. Please email tennisheights@aol.com for further information. The event is sponsored by Assemblymember Adriano Espaillat, United States Tennis Association, Union Deportiva Dominicana and Inwood Food Center.
Martin Collins
Community Liaison
Assemblymember Adriano Espaillat
210 Sherman Avenue, Suite A
New York, NY 10034
tel 212-544-2278
fax 212-544-2252
from the ume message boards:
Hey,
Anyone interested in learning Tai Chi in Inwood Hill Park? I have been studying with John Salgado, a long time Inwood resident and World Champion in Push Hands on and off for a few years. Tai Chi has many healing qualities like stress relief, balance, peace of mind, etc. But, each one of those beautiful dance like moves you see has a martial art application that is practical and useful. Come down and see for yourself Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 6:30 pm just behind the little league ball field. (just across from the Ecology Center)Talk to you later,
John
I'm pretty sure he's talking about having a class behind Diamond 6 on Lover's Lane (where Daniel & I are getting married!!!) if you are interested, click over an email John asap.
thanks so much to Kevin McKeon for reminding us that we can kayak in inwood for FREE beginning today, Sunday, May 25th.
From Kevin & the Inwood Canoe Club website:
Our kayak open house program begins this Sunday from 10 am to noon. More info is on www.inwoodcanoeclub.org.Kevin McKeon
2008 KAYAK PROGRAM BEGINS MAY 25
The Inwood Canoe Club’s Summer Sunday kayaking program starts Sunday, May 25. The open house hours are from 10 am until Noon. This event is free and open to the public.
Be sure to arrive promptly to reserve a spot! We have everything you need to get on the water–flotation, paddles, kayaks. The program consists of group trips up and down the Hudson depending on the tide. Trips may be longer or shorter depending on the number of visitors. We will try to accommodate everyone.
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Inwood Canoe Club
P.O. Box 562
New York, NY 10034
Inwood Canoe Club EventsHow to Find Us
The Inwood Canoe Club is located at the northern end of Manhattan in the Inwood/Washington Heights neighborhood.By Subway: Take the A train to the Dyckman / 200th Street stop and walk west on Dyckman towards the Hudson. When you reach the Dyckman Street Marina turn left and walk south on the service road. Our red boathouse is down the service road past
the marina.By Metro-North’s Hudson Line: Exit at the Marble Hill station. Walk across the Broadway Bridge (visible from the station) onto Manhattan Island. Walk south on Broadway to Dyckman Street (this is one mile). Turn right and proceed to the
west end of Dyckman (see additional details from the subway directions).By Car: Why are you driving in the city?
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