{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Uptown Voices","title":"How Uptown Manhattan's Arts Community Is Thriving in Uncertain Times: Happy Defiance","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/a750aea5\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4094,"description":"One year ago, Uptown Voices launched their first episode with NOMAA. Now, for their anniversary, Led Black and Octavio Blanco return — this time live inside the breathtaking Sorolla Gallery at the Hispanic Society Museum in Washington Heights.Joined by NOMAA Executive Director Niria Leyva Gutiérrez and Uptown Art Stroll Director Martin Collins, this is a deep, joyful, urgent conversation about art, community, resilience, and what it means to build something beautiful when so much feels uncertain.The Uptown Art Stroll's 24th year. And it has never felt more necessary.🎨 UPTOWN ART STROLL 2026 — ALL OF JUNE40 exhibitions. Open studios. Monday concerts. Walking tours. Free events. Community buy-in from local businesses across West Harlem, Washington Heights & Inwood. A 72-page printed guide with QR code linking to the full online calendar.🖼️ AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL? — JUNE 5THNOMAA's new exhibition opens Friday, June 5th, 6–8 PM at 176th & Broadway. 46 artists. 35% brand new to NOMAA. Art that asks: Where are we? Who are we? What is this grand experiment called America?🎵 MONDAY EVENING CONCERTSJune 1st — Opening at Audubon Terrace | Langston Hughes QuartetJune 8th — Et A Aguilar & the String Beans at Dyckman FarmhouseJune 15th — Berta Marino quintet at Cabrini Shrine LawnJune 22nd — Kumba Karey at Montefiore Square Park, 137th & BroadwayJune 29th — FINALE: Reg Wins at Jackie Robinson Park Band Shell🏆 2026 NOMAA HONOREESMichael Palma | Joyce Adewumi | Morris-Jumel Mansion | Myra Lenaris | Ronaldo Garcia Pantaleon🎟️ OPENING RECEPTION — JUNE 1ST, 6–8:30 PMHispanic Society Museum & Academy of Arts and Letters, Audubon Terrace. FREE. Open to the public. Rain or shine.💙 NOMAA MEMBERSHIP — $50, TAX DEDUCTIBLEAccess to all programs, NOMAA Labs (free with membership), studio rentals, grants, and special events. Join at nomaanyc.org📌 nomaanyc.org | @nomaanyc on Instagram & Facebook⏱️ CHAPTERS00:00 \"Happy Defiance\" — Arts in a Time of Uncertainty00:59 Welcome: One-Year...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/0aW1dchdn1nlJBOFlV6zCjAReq1CNZaj0Q2QiSi4iKU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iOGE1/MGFhYWQ5YzFkNmU1/Mzc5ZTZjNzQ4ZDIw/NTM4ZS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}