‘A Neighborhood Block Party’ coming to Collar City

TROY, N.Y. » WMHT Public Media (PBS-Public Broadcasting Service), in conjunction with a myriad of community partners, has organized “A Neighborhood Block Party” for July 23 from 11 a.m. — 3 p.m. to bring a celebration of food and culture to the Capital Region community.

This multicultural event in Troy will feature free food samples from Oaxaquena Triqui, an authentic Mexican restaurant in Albany; Sunhee’s Farm & Kitchen, a family-owned Korean restaurant in Troy; Umana Yana, a Black woman-owned restaurant in Albany with Afro & Asian Caribbean-inspired cuisine; and Tara Kitchen, a Moroccan restaurant with multiple locations in the region.

“A Neighborhood Block Party” is part of THE GREAT AMERICAN RECIPE, a cooking competition on PBS that celebrates the multiculturalism that makes American food unique and iconic. The show airs Fridays at 9 p.m. through Aug.12 and is available to stream online.

The event will include a free outdoor screening of WMHT’s latest documentary “BRIDGING THE DIVIDE,” which documented the Uniting Line project to reunite the North and South neighborhoods of Troy which were divided by the construction of the Collar City Bridge in the 1970s. There will also be a screening of local content created by WMHT celebrating the rich culinary diversity of the region.

Giveaways, music, and Sesame Street nutrition educational programming will be part of the activities. Local artist Jade Warrick, whose new murals are currently on display, will also be in attendance.

Partners include: the Arts Center of the Capital Region, TRIP, the International Center of the Capital Region (ICCR), TAP Inc., the city of Troy, American Concert and Entertainment Services, Inc (ACES), Capital Roots, the Upstate Alliance for the Creative Economy (ACE), and Collar Works.

For more information on “A Neighborhood Block Party” in Troy and THE GREAT AMERICAN RECIPE, go to: wmht. org/recipe.