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Born in Mexico, artist Felipe Galindo (professionally known as Feggo) moved to New York in 1983. At that time, there was not a strong Mexican presence in the city, so using his imagination, he created the community he wanted: his current project “Manhatitlan”, which includes drawings, animated shorts and a book, he incorporates images of his homeland into the landscapes of Manhattan.

Feggo is particularly inspired by the mixture of different cultures, often finding subjects for his drawings on trips outside his Washington Heights studio. His latest exhibition, “Portraits of My Community” at the Morris-Jumel Mansion, presents a selection of these pieces. By reusing discarded objects, such as a paper coffee cup, he has produced multimedia works that represent the diversity of Harlem, Washington Heights and Inwood.

Presented as part of “Surroundings: A Pop-Up Exhibition Series,” which showcases the work of artists residing in upper Manhattan, Feggo’s show will run Thursday through Sunday through January 2. For free tickets, go to morrisjumel. org / current-exhibition.
MELISSA SMITH

Generations of intrepid female singers are leading the way at NJPAC’s 10th annual TD James Moody Jazz Festival, which kicked off in Newark last weekend and runs through November 21.

Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Chase Room, actress and singer Lillias White will pay tribute to Sarah Vaughan, a girl from Newark. Grammy-winning singer Dianne Reeves will perform on Saturday with the backing of a skillful four-piece group; she will share the bill with Artemis, a group made up of eminent saxophonist Anat Cohen, trumpeter Ingrid Jensen and pianist Renee Rosnes. The concert starts at 8 a.m. at Prudential Hall.

Then on Sunday at 3 a.m. at the Victoria Theater, the 2021 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Competition will bring together emerging talent to compete for a $ 5,000 cash prize – and one of the most prestigious awards available for a young jazz singer.

Other artists at the festival include bassist Christian McBride, who will present “The Movement Revisited”, his civil rights-inspired sequel on Thursday; trumpeter Chris Botti on Friday; pianist Cyrus Chestnut on Sundays; and the Maria Schneider Orchestra on the closing night of the festival.
GIOVANNI RUSSONELLO

Kids

Bass, Beats and Books

Playing Beyoncé’s second violin isn’t a bad gig, even when the real instrument is the bass guitar. But Divinity Roxx is more than a backup performer. After touring as Beyoncé’s bassist and assistant musical director, she also has her own career as a soloist and songwriter, not to mention a new, much younger audience.

Divinity Roxx will perform and sing for those listeners on Saturday at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, where she will celebrate her first children’s album, “Ready Set Go!” Part of the BAMkids series, its hour-long concerts at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. – ticket buyers can choose to pay $ 8, $ 10, or $ 12 – will feature energetic songs for music lovers ages 8 and under. .

The album, which was released by his new production company, Divi Roxx Kids, combines infectious beats and catchy beats with themes of self-confidence and individuality. He also embraces a variety of musical styles such as rap (“Feeling Good”) and jazzy pop (“Love Love Love”).

Scholastic will soon be releasing lyrics to two of the album’s songs, “Happy & Healthy” and “Me + U”, in picture book form, making their creator a potential star in libraries as well as on stage.
LAUREL GRAEBER

Film series

Reality wins at DOC NYC

If there’s a free screen, there’s room for another movie at DOC NYC, which is called America’s Biggest Documentary Festival. With over 120 feature films – shown at the IFC Center, School of Visual Arts Theater and Cinépolis Chelsea, as well as online at docnyc.net – this year’s edition is generally intimidating.

The lineup mixes new movies and callbacks: There’s another opportunity to see Theo Anthony’s “All Light, Everywhere,” a disturbing experimental essay-doc on surveillance bias (at IFC Thursday; online from Friday to November 28). Potential officers and thieves involved in a 1973 standoff in Brooklyn looks back at the event from different angles in Stefan Forbes’ “Hold Your Fire” (on SVA Saturdays; online Sunday and Monday), a critical favorite at the Toronto International Film Festival. “Citizen Ashe” (on SVA Saturday; online Sunday-November 28), about tennis star Arthur Ashe, is one of the two centerpieces. “United States against Reality Winner” (at IFC Saturday; online Sunday to November 28), directed by Sonia Kennebeck (“Enemies of the State”), pleads in favor of Winner, the former subcontractor from the National Security Agency that many consider a whistleblower.
BEN KENIGSBERG

Comedy

Lots of Laughs

After last year’s hiatus, the New York Comedy Festival is back and wraps up its 17th edition on Sunday.

Here are my picks for what’s left:

Meg stalter, fresh out of her stage thief role as an assistant agent on HBO Max’s “Hacks”, has the stage to herself on Friday at 7 p.m. at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center. At the same time, the documentary “Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11” will be screened at Stonestreet Studios at NYU Tisch School of the Arts.

On Saturdays at 4 p.m., find out who wins this year’s funniest New York stand-up contest finale at Carolines on Broadway (past winners include Michael Che and Dan Soder). Next, watch two of New York’s funniest people: Gary Gulman at Carnegie Hall at 8 a.m. and Michelle Buteau at Town Hall at 9.45 a.m.

Tickets for each event, which range in price from $ 10 to $ 93, are available at nycomedyfestival.com. But it will be free to see Jenny Zigrino film her first hour-long special in Littlefield on Sunday at 9 p.m. ET. Lucille Lortel Theater, until November 20.
SEAN L. McCARTHY