BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CentroPR - ECPv6.15.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:CentroPR X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://staging.centropr.dev X-WR-CALDESC:Events for CentroPR REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Puerto_Rico BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20250101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250426T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250426T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T032510 CREATED:20241220T162831Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250326T153005Z UID:10000407-1745672400-1745679600@staging.centropr.dev SUMMARY:Echoes of East Harlem: A Workshop on Memory & Older Adults (60+) DESCRIPTION:This event is open to Covello Older Adult Program members only. Non-members who wish to attend must register as members. Registration is free and can be done in-person right before the workshop. Call the Leonard Covello Older Adult Center for more details at 212-423-9665\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHow long have you lived in El Barrio/East Harlem? If you’ve been here long enough\, you’ve likely witnessed the neighborhood’s transformation—corner bodegas closing\, familiar faces leaving\, and new buildings rising where old landmarks once stood. \n\n\n\nJoin the Center for Puerto Rican Studies (CENTRO) for Echoes of East Harlem\, a multisensory journey into the heart of El Barrio’s past\, brought to life through CENTRO’s archival materials. This special gathering invites elders from the El Barrio/East Harlem community to reflect on the neighborhood’s history and share their own lived experiences. \n\n\n\nParticipants will explore documents\, photographs\, and audiovisual materials that capture the spirit of El Barrio/East Harlem. Together\, we’ll share stories\, memories\, and emotions sparked by these artifacts. Elders are encouraged to bring their own photographs or items that represent their time in El Barrio\, helping to weave their voices into the larger narrative of life in East Harlem.  \n\n\n\nThrough the stories of our community\, we aim to celebrate the rich cultural legacy of El Barrio/East Harlem and ensure its stories endure for future generations. \n\n\n\nActivities include: \n\n\n\n\nEngaging with archival materials from CENTRO’s collections\n\n\n\nSharing personal experiences and cherished items\n\n\n\nReflecting on the memories evoked by historical artifacts\n\n\n\n\nHelp us tell the story of El Barrio—one memory at a time. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto: Roger Cabán Prints Digital Collection. “Playing cards at the barbershop in East Harlem.” Center for Puerto Rican Studies Library & Archives\, Hunter College\, CUNY.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event has been made possible through the Mellon funded Rooted + Relational Research Initiative. URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/echos-of-east-harlem-a-workshop-on-memory-older-adults/ LOCATION:CARTER BURDEN/LEONARD COVELLO OLDER ADULT PROGRAM\, 312 East 109th Street (between 1st and 2nd Aves.)\, New York\, New York\, 10029 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://staging.centropr.dev/app/uploads/2024/12/4.26-Workshop-on-Memory-Older-Adults.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T032510 CREATED:20241219T214827Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241220T142142Z UID:10000406-1745517600-1745524800@staging.centropr.dev SUMMARY:Cafecito con... Rudy Guevarra: Aloha Compadre - Latinxs in Hawai'i DESCRIPTION:Join CENTRO for a Cafecito Con…Professor Rudy Guevarra\, author of Aloha Compadre -Latinxs in Hawaiʻi\, the first book to examine the collective history and contemporary experiences of the Latinx population of Hawaiʻi. Since the early 1830s\, the Latinx community continues to help shape Hawaiʻi’s history\, yet their contributions are often overlooked. Latinxs have been a part of the cultural landscape of Hawaiʻi prior to annexation\, territorial status\, and statehood in 1959. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about the many Latinx diasporas in Hawai’i! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto by Rudy Guevarra\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event has been made possible through the Mellon funded Rooted + Relational Research Initiative. URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/cafecito-con-rudy-guevarra-aloha-compadre-latinxs-in-hawaii/ LOCATION:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/cafecito-con-rudy-guevarra-aloha-compadre-latinxs-in-hawaii/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://staging.centropr.dev/app/uploads/2024/12/4.24-CC-Rudy-Guevarra.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250417T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250417T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T032510 CREATED:20250411T150241Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250411T150242Z UID:10000433-1744912800-1744920000@staging.centropr.dev SUMMARY:(Partner Event) Study of Piles DESCRIPTION:Kevin Quiles Bonilla presents a new iteration of his lecture-performance “Study of Piles”\, using the concept of the pile as a catalyst to explore various moments\, places\, and people\, specifically imagery from Puerto Rico’s political history. The artist approaches the pile as a universal structure that transcends geographical\, cultural\, and political barriers\, asking how we can utilize these often-overlooked yet pervasive structures within the urban landscape as symbols to reflect the human condition. The piece will be followed by a discussion between Quiles Bonilla and George Bolster\, Curator at the Foundation. \nRSVPs are encouraged URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/partner-event-study-of-piles/ LOCATION:The 8th Floor (17 W 17th St\, New York\, NY 10011)\, 17 W 17th St\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States CATEGORIES:Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://staging.centropr.dev/app/uploads/2025/04/Piles4.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The 8th Floor":MAILTO:info@the8thfloor.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Puerto_Rico:20250411T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Puerto_Rico:20250411T120000 DTSTAMP:20260423T032510 CREATED:20250328T180223Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250328T180225Z UID:10000428-1744365600-1744372800@staging.centropr.dev SUMMARY:(Partner Event) Planificación y evaluación de proyectos digitales DESCRIPTION:El taller será impartido por Andreína Soto del Caribbean Digital Scholarship Collective (CDSC). Los objetivos son:\n Apreciar la importancia e impacto de la planificación en la gestión de colecciones digitales.\n Aprender sobre elementos claves de la planificación estratégica en la gestión de colecciones digitales.\n Familiarizarse con herramientas\, estándares y mejores prácticas asociadas a la planificación de colecciones digitales.\n Familiarizarse con herramientas para la evaluación de la gestión de colecciones digitales en sus diversas etapas. \n\nEste taller se llevará a cabo por la plataforma Zoom y será impartido en español. URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/partner-event-planificacion-y-evaluacion-de-proyectos-digitales/ LOCATION:New York ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://staging.centropr.dev/app/uploads/2025/03/POSTALPROMO_TALLER2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250410T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250410T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T032510 CREATED:20241219T212148Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250331T152443Z UID:10000405-1744308000-1744318800@staging.centropr.dev SUMMARY:CENTRO x The Nuyorican Poets Cafe DESCRIPTION:April is poetry month\, so celebrate in style with The Nuyorican Poets Cafe at CENTRO. Join us for an evening of spoken word and connect with your favorite poets in the heart of El Barrio. Attendees will have an opportunity to recite some poetry\, meet new poets\, check out the CENTRO archival poetry collection\, enjoy delicious fritura\, and more! The Nuyorican Poets Cafe is an iconic institution of and for the Puerto Rican Diaspora in New York City\, and a part of the larger cultural landscape that makes this city great. CENTRO is proud to support our partner while they renovate their space in Loisaida. We are stewards of the legacy of prominent Nuyorican poets like Pedro Pietri\, Miguel Algarin\, Tato Laviera\, and more! This event pays homage to the Nuyorican Poets Cafe’s roots while looking forward to a promising future in a new home in the Lower East Side. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto Credit: Miguel Algarín Papers. Performers at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. Center for Puerto Rican Studies Library & Archives\, Hunter College\, CUNY.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event has been made possible through the Mellon funded Rooted + Relational Research Initiative. URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/centro-x-the-nuyorican-poets-cafe/ LOCATION:CENTRO en El Barrio\, 2180 3rd Ave\, New York\, New York\, 10065 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://staging.centropr.dev/app/uploads/2024/12/4.10-CENTRO-x-Nuyorican-Poets-Cafe-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250410T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250410T171500 DTSTAMP:20260423T032510 CREATED:20250311T220602Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250331T152857Z UID:10000425-1744300800-1744305300@staging.centropr.dev SUMMARY:La Meriendita: My Superhero Roberto Clemente DESCRIPTION:My Superhero\, Roberto Clemente draws on the journey of Bobby and his friends who discover that Roberto Clemente is a Superhero\, after learning that he was the first Hispanic ever inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame\, from his humble origins to his record-breaking career with the Major Leagues. As a sports star\, civil rights advocate\, humanitarian\, and family man\, Clemente defied all odds and triumphed\, forging a legacy of motivation and excellence that is still much alive today. \n\n\n\nJoin CENTRO and Teatro SEA for this meriendita on the book “My Superhero Roberto Clemente” and learn more about the work of Roberto Clemente! URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/la-meriendita-my-superhero-roberto-clemente/ LOCATION:CENTRO en El Barrio\, 2180 3rd Ave\, New York\, New York\, 10065 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://staging.centropr.dev/app/uploads/2025/03/4.10-LM-Roberto-Clemente-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250409T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250409T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T032510 CREATED:20250404T151422Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250404T151424Z UID:10000429-1744219800-1744228800@staging.centropr.dev SUMMARY:(Partner Event) Artist Panel: Nuyorican and Diasporican Visual Art DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the release of Nuyorican and Diasporican Visual Art: A Critical Anthology\, The Latinx Project hosts a special artist panel on Wednesday\, April 9\, 2025 at 20 Cooper Square featuring artists Candida Alvarez\, David Antonio Cruz and Maria Dominguez with moderator Adriana Zavala. Book editors Yasmin Ramirez and Arlene Dávila will offer an introduction. URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/partner-event-artist-panel-nuyorican-and-diasporican-visual-art/ LOCATION:Latinx Project\, 20 Cooper Square\, 3rd Floor\, New York\, NY\, United States CATEGORIES:Panel,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://staging.centropr.dev/app/uploads/2025/04/Digital-Displays-Graphics-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250404T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250404T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T032510 CREATED:20250123T200919Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250403T161218Z UID:10000411-1743789600-1743796800@staging.centropr.dev SUMMARY:Cafecito con... Ángela Maria Dávila: Translating Animal Fiero y Tierno DESCRIPTION:Iconic Afro-feminist and Afro-Caribbean poet and visual artist Ángela María Dávila Malavé left as part of her legacy\, animal fiero y tierno/fierce and tender animal\, a force of rhythm and a delicate combination of the of the expressive and the colloquial in the language. Originally published in 1977 (Editorial QueAce\, Puerto Rico)\, it has never been translated into English\, until now accompanied by never before seen unpublished materials. Join Ángela María Dávila’s living family\, Aurelio Lima Dávila\, Amanda María Colón Dávila\, and Mariana Lima Espada as well as Puerto Rican Poet Laureate of Philadelphia\, Roque Raquel Salas Rivera\, CENTRO’s Managing Editor for the Press\, Cristina Pérez Díaz\, and CENTRO Press Editor María M. Burgos Carradero\, as we present the newly translated animal fiero y tierno/ fierce and tender animal. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nÁngela María Dávila Malavé\, México\, 1981. URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/cafecito-con-angela-maria-davila-translating-animal-fiero-y-tierno/ LOCATION:CENTRO en El Barrio\, 2180 3rd Ave\, New York\, New York\, 10065 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://staging.centropr.dev/app/uploads/2025/01/4.4-CC-Roque-Raquel-Salas-in-NYC-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250403T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250403T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T032510 CREATED:20250328T180137Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250328T180138Z UID:10000426-1743703200-1743714000@staging.centropr.dev SUMMARY:(Partner Event) Presentacion oficial en NY Poemario "Amnericas" de Miguelangel Suarez DESCRIPTION:This coming Thursday\, April 3rd\, will be the official presentation of the poetry collection “Amnericas\,” written by Puerto Rican leading actor Miguelangel Suarez and published by the Alejandro Tapia y Rivera Institute of Puerto Rico. The presentation will be free at the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at 6:00 p.m.\, with guest artists reading some of the poems. \nPresenter: PhD Carlos Manuel Rivera Guest Artists: Erck Gonzalez\, Frank Rodriguez\, Luis Laro Rodriguez\, singer-songwriter Mario Cancel… and Belange Rodriguez and Amneris Morales. You can purchase the book that evening. \n\n“Amnericas” is like the America we love\, our America\, simple\, sweet\, plain\, and sad like a corn crop\, like a harvest of hope.-Roberto Ramos Peres\n\n\nEl poemario “Amnericas” escrito por el primer actor puertorriqueno Miguelangel Suarez publicado por El Instituto Alejandro Tapia y Rivera de Puerto Rico. La presentación será libre de costo en El Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños a las 6:00 P.M. con la participación de artistas invitados que leerán algunos de los poemas\nPresentador: PhD Carlos Manuel Rivera\nArtistas Invitados: Erck Gonzalez\, Frank Rodriguez\, Luis Laro Rodriguez\, el canta-autor Mario Cancel… y Belange Rodriguez y Amneris Morales\nEsa noche podrán adquirir el libro.\n\n“Amnéricas es como la América que se ama\, la América nuestra\, sencilla\, dulce\, simple y triste como una siembra de maíz\, como una cosecha de esperanza”. Roberto Ramos Perea URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/partner-event-presentacion-oficial-en-ny-poemario-amnericas-de-miguelangel-suarez/ LOCATION:CENTRO en El Barrio\, 2180 3rd Ave\, New York\, New York\, 10065 CATEGORIES:Literature & Poetry,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://staging.centropr.dev/app/uploads/2025/03/Invitacion-Amnericas-NYC.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Barrio Independent Productions":MAILTO:barrioindependentproductions@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250323T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250323T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T032510 CREATED:20250319T155936Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250319T155939Z UID:10000424-1742756400-1742763600@staging.centropr.dev SUMMARY:Marian Pabón "Más fuerte que nunca" DESCRIPTION:La querida actriz y comediante puertorriqueña\, Marian Pabón presenta su stand-up ¡Más fuerte que nunca! el 23 de marzo en Teatro LATEA. Marian estrenó exitosamente su stand-up a finales del 2024\, tras superar un diagnóstico de cáncer. En la pieza teatral\, comparte anécdotas de su proceso con la chispa y humor que le caracterizan. Acompáñala a reír de todo lo que la ha hecho llorar. \n\nEste evento es parte del BoriCorridor Tour 2025\, una iniciativa producida por Ágora Cultural Architects con el apoyo de The Mellon Foundation\, que pretende conectar una vasta red de trabajadores culturales en EE.UU. y servir de herramienta para que los artistas puertorriqueños del archipiélago y la diáspora puedan llegar a ellos\, colaborar y mostrar su trabajo. BoriCorridor cuenta con dos iniciativas: un mapa digital (www.boricorridor.com) y una gira artística. URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/marian-pabon-mas-fuerte-que-nunca/ LOCATION:Teatro Latea\, 107 Suffolk Street\, New York\, New York\, 10002\, United States CATEGORIES:Theater ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://staging.centropr.dev/app/uploads/2025/03/01.NYC_MARIAN-PABON_BCTOUR_1080X1080-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250321T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250322T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T032510 CREATED:20250123T180711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250314T190515Z UID:10000410-1742580000-1742677200@staging.centropr.dev SUMMARY:CENTRO x Cumbre - Sites of Black Memory: Our Ancestors\, Archives\, and Arts DESCRIPTION:Cumbre Afro is coming to New York for the first time and will be ending in East Harlem\, nestled between two prominent archives\, The Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College (CENTRO) and the NYPL’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. This year’s theme for Cumbre Afro\, Sites of Black Memory: Our Ancestors\, Archives\, and Arts\, dedicated to Arturo Schomburg and produced in collaboration with PR-AFRO at UPR\, is an opportunity to celebrate afrolatinidad memory in the age of divisiveness; a reminder of our shared experiences as Black Diasporic peoples. By recognizing the privilege of academics in universities and non-profit organizations\, the Afro Summit makes resources available to communities to form alliances\, establish networks\, and share historically invisibilized and marginalized experiences. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMarch 21\, 2025 | CENTRO in El Barrio & via Zoom\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTHIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT IN-PERSON\, BUT YOU CAN JOIN US VIRTUALLY – SCROLL DOWN TO RSVP FOR THE VIRTUAL KEYNOTE! \n\n\n\nKeynote Presented by Vanessa Valdés | Conversation Featuring Yomaira Figueroa-Vásquez\, Joy Bivins\, and Vanessa Valdés\n\n\n\n6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Hybrid\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProfessor Vanessa Valdés\, author of Diasporic Blackness: The Life and Times of Arturo Alfonso Schomburg\, kicks off CENTRO x Cumbre with a poignant keynote address based on her book which examines the life of Arturo Alfonso Schomburg through the lens of both Blackness and latinidad. After this keynote\, Valdés is joined by CENTRO Directora\, Dr. Yomaira-Figueroa-Vásquez\, and Schomburg Director\, Joy Bivins for a conversation building on the themes found in her book.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMarch 22\, 2025 | CENTRO in El Barrio & via Zoom\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiasporic Memory Keepers: The Labor of Archiving & Counter Archival Practices \n\n\n\n10:00 AM – 11:15 AM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStart CENTRO x Cumbre with a timely panel featuring several stewards of archives responsible for maintaining black historical artifacts during a time where DEI initiatives and ethnic studies institutes are under attack. Listen as they share their responsibilities and experiences in the face of powerful institutions\, such as the US Archivist\, purportedly “sanitizing” exhibitions that may upset visitors and politicians. Our panelists from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture\, the Dominican Studies Institute\, The Haitian Studies Institute\, and CENTRO\, will discuss their historical counter-archival practices and the histories we tell that disrupt common narratives. How do these archival practices contend with the rise of AI\, a powerful tool in the revision of history\, and how can you bring these practices into your life? \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLieu de Mémoire: Recalling and Responding: Ancestral Memory & Living History \n\n\n\n11:30 PM – 12:45 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSites of memory of the Black Diaspora are all over. From the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI) in Harlem to Puerto Rican Organization for the Performing Arts (PROPA) in Orlando\, FL\, these places have been created to honor our histories. How do natural sites of memory compete with curated ones? How have these sites and their meaning changed over time with input from new historians and archivists? How are these spaces disrupted by gentrification and the commodification of these histories (i.e. weddings at plantations)? How do these black cultural organizations work together in East Harlem and beyond to help define our history and shape the present and future of Black Diasporic communities? \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBlack Diasporic Photography\, Altaring\, & Spirit Practices\n\n\n\n1:15 PM – 2:15 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAfter a morning filled with insightful and thought provoking dialogues on the power and responsibility of archiving and maintaining our living history\, join us for lunch and a conversation between our featured artist for Cumbre Afro\, José Arturo Ballester Panelli and Diogenes Ballester. Their work will be featured in the lobby of the building and the auditorium lounge\, respectively.  \n\n\n\nJosé Arturo Ballester Panelli (Ballesta 9) is an Afro-Caribbean artist based in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.  His work explores the connections between photography\, Afro-Caribbean aesthetics\, history and the racial\, social and ecological system in the Caribbean and its diasporas. \n\n\n\nDiogenes Ballester is a painter\, printmaker\, and teacher. His work combines organic elements and forms that might be considered part of a symbolic language created by the artist. It draws on references to history\, mythology\, spiritual and spiritualist rituals\, individual and collective memory\, oral history\, and Caribbean identity. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNew Directions: Hemispheric Afro-Latine Studies from the Miriam Jiménez Román Postdoctoral Fellows at the Latinx Project at NYU\n\n\n\n2:30 PM – 3:45 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMiriam Jiménez Román was an Afro-Puerto Rican scholar\, activist\, and author on Afro-Latine culture. Her legacy is forever enshrined at the Latinx Project at NYU under the Miriam Jiménez Román Fellowship\, designed for post-doctoral candidates and junior scholars whose research advances the study of Afro-Latine communities in the U.S. This panel brings together the most recent recipients of this fellowship and asks the question: what questions does Afro-Latine scholarship seek to answer? Join us in exploring what upcoming projects we can expect from these up and coming scholars. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCafecito con… Mayra Santos Febres: La Otra Julia\n\n\n\n4:00 PM – 5:15 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMayra Santos-Febres is a Puerto Rican author\, poet\, novelist\, professor of literature\, essayist\, and literary critic and author of children’s books. Her work focuses on themes of race\, diaspora identity\, female sexuality\, gender fluidity\, desire\, and power. Her latest book\, La otra Julia (The Other Julia)\, a fictionalized account of the emblematic and controversial Julia de Burgos. What began as a simple assignment\, writing about Julia\, ends up as a map to understand the lives of so many Latin American authors\, including her own. Join Santos-Febres at Cumbre for a behind the scenes look into her latest book. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP for the In-Person CENTRO x Cumbre Symposium Here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP for the Virtual CENTRO x Cumbre Keynote/ Symposium Here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event has been made possible through the Mellon funded Rooted + Relational Research Initiative. URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/centro-x-cumbresites-of-black-memory-our-ancestors-archives-and-arts/ LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82399404886 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://staging.centropr.dev/app/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot-2025-03-06-at-11.50.31 AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250313T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250313T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T032510 CREATED:20241218T191209Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250305T131318Z UID:10000404-1741892400-1741899600@staging.centropr.dev SUMMARY:Opening Night of Diasporic Collage: Puerto Rico & the Survival of a People DESCRIPTION:Join CENTRO on the opening night of Diasporic Collage: Puerto Rico and the Survival of a People\, on view at the CENTRO Gallery in El Barrio from March 13th\, 2025 to September\, 2025. This exhibition honors Puerto Rican identities in the archipelago and its diasporas. The Puerto Rican diaspora can be understood as a collage of overlapping histories of colonialism\, resistance\, and survival\, and Diasporic Collage engages with collage as both practice and metaphor. Countering the concept of a melting pot\, which emphasizes assimilation and loss of culture\, the idea of a collaged community allows for the celebration of roots and relations. This exhibition also considers the close relationship between photography and collage\, both notable 20th-century art forms. It takes the first major documentary initiative on the Puerto Rican diaspora as a point of departure to examine the enduring legacy of survival and migration. The artists featured in this exhibition consider the Puerto Rican diaspora in a fluid and expansive way. While several focus on the diaspora in the traditional sense—Puerto Ricans who migrate to the United States—many honor the different diasporas that intersect with the archipelago of Puerto Rico\, documenting their communities with care and showing us a collage of Puerto Rican and Caribbean experiences. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto Credit: Puerto Rican contingent of the Hispanic Festival\, San Francisco Bomba Collective\, San Francisco\, CA\, 1981\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event has been made possible through the Mellon funded Rooted + Relational Research Initiative. URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/opening-night-of-diasporic-collage-puerto-rico-the-survival-of-a-people/ LOCATION:The Silberman School of Social Work\, 2180 3rd Ave\, New York\, New York\, 10035 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://staging.centropr.dev/app/uploads/2024/12/3.13-Diasporic-Collage-Opening-Night-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250311T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250311T124500 DTSTAMP:20260423T032510 CREATED:20241217T171302Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250312T173634Z UID:10000403-1741694400-1741697100@staging.centropr.dev SUMMARY:Library & Archives Lunch Hour: Ibrahim Gonzalez Papers DESCRIPTION:For this month’s Library & Archives Lunch Hour\, we are so excited to dive into the collection of Ibrahim Aqil Adbush Shakur González\, known as Ibrahim González. \n\n\n\nGonzález was a multifaceted artist; musician\, photographer\, radio host\, activist\, and educator born in East Harlem well known for helping set up one of the first Latino-Muslim organizations in the East Coast of the United States. González was involved in various organizations and social justice movements\, ultimately leading him to getting involved with the Afro-American Islam-influenced movement The Five-Percent Nation. \n\n\n\nWith the support of other Muslim Latinos\, he founded the first Hispanic Muslim organization in the US\, Alianza Islámica\, along with a bilingual islamic journal. By the early 1990’s Ibrahim González had already started hosting radio shows at WBAI named Radio Libre and In the Moment. During this time\, he led various bands like the Ibrahim González Latin Jazz Quintet\, Caribbean Troubadours\, Nuyorican Jazz Experience\, Bronx Jam Band\, and the Overnite Cabal. He also taught at different cultural institutions such as Carnegie Hall where he would conduct workshops introducing Latin Jazz to NYC school teachers; Warner Music Project\, where he would conduct music workshops to community youth and organize community concerts. \n\n\n\nDon’t miss out on this opportunity to get an up close look at the life and legacy of Ibrahim! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMissed this event? Catch the recording here!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto Credit: Photo of Ibrahim Gonzalez in the WBAI studio. Ibrahim Gonzalez Papers. CENTRO Library & Archives\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event has been made possible through the Mellon funded Rooted + Relational Research Initiative. URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/library-archives-lunch-hour-ibrahim-gonzalez-papers/ LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87511785523 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://staging.centropr.dev/app/uploads/2024/12/3.11-LALH-Ibrahim-Gonzalez.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250305T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250305T233000 DTSTAMP:20260423T032510 CREATED:20250214T180711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250214T180713Z UID:10000419-1741197600-1741217400@staging.centropr.dev SUMMARY:(Partner Event) The New Latiné Play Salon DESCRIPTION:New Latiné Play Salon\, Flamboyán’s debut play reading event. The Salon is a place for writers\, actors\, directors\, and audience members are encouraged to engage with new works and discuss the craft of storytelling before the works begin production for the stage. This will be the first Latiné-focused play reading series in Lakewood! Each of the works being performed will receive productions by Flamboyán\, and also act as a first look at our upcoming season. The event will be a hybrid presentation\, with a private livestream on our YouTube channel\, allowing for theatre fans from around the world to engage with these exciting stories. \nThe Salon is broken up into two nights. On March 3\, we will be highlighting the work of Mexican-American playwright Bella O’Brien’s paranoid thriller water from the river is also in the sea\, which will be the opening play of our 2026 season. This will be followed by Puerto Rican playwright Baylee Shlichtman’s horror comedy You Will Be Made of Ashes Too\, which will have a full production September 17-27. On March 5\, we will showcase the comedic works of two Puerto Rican writers\, Jon Marcantoni and Alberto Medina (President of Boricuas Unidos en la Diáspora)\, as well as a bilingual jukebox musical about the life of La Lupe by Mexican-Puerto Rican author Alejandro Valtierra. Puro Estilo will receive a full production June 11-21\, and Playa and Right of Admission will have a one night performance on June 8! URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/partner-event-the-new-latine-play-salon/2025-03-05/ LOCATION:Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://staging.centropr.dev/app/uploads/2025/02/PlaySalon_V2_Review-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Flamboyan":MAILTO:jon.marcantoni@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T032510 CREATED:20250207T183600Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250207T183602Z UID:10000416-1741113000-1741118400@staging.centropr.dev SUMMARY:(Partner Event) Documentary Filmmaking and Black Spirituality in Puerto Rico DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Women’s History Month Community Event hosted by Baruch’s Black and Latino Studies Department with filmmaker Rosamary Berríos Hernández in conversation with Dr. Margarita Rosa\, Visiting Assistant Professor of BLS\, and Dr. Rojo Robles\, Assistant Professor at BLS and curator of the Roots and Tides film festival. Rosamary Berríos Hernández’s film Santiago de las Mujeres screens at Mishkin Gallery from March 3-7.\n\nThis bilingual conversation with Berríos\, organized by the Black Studies Colloquium\, offers audiences a compelling opportunity to engage with documentary filmmaking in a dynamic and participatory manner. The event will focus on ethical filmmaking practices\, Black spirituality and culture in Puerto Rico\, and women’s narratives\, drawing inspiration from Berríos’s film Santiago de las Mujeres (2023). Attendees will have the chance to interact directly\, providing feedback on film sequences and engaging in discussions about Afro-Puerto Rican topics with Berríos. URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/partner-event-documentary-filmmaking-and-black-spirituality-in-puerto-rico/ LOCATION:Mishkin Gallery\, 135 E 22nd St\, New York\, New York\, 10010 CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Panel ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://staging.centropr.dev/app/uploads/2025/02/MG_Roots-and-Tides_films_5.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250303T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250303T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T032510 CREATED:20250214T180711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250214T180713Z UID:10000421-1740988800-1741021200@staging.centropr.dev SUMMARY:(Partner Event) The New Latiné Play Salon DESCRIPTION:New Latiné Play Salon\, Flamboyán’s debut play reading event. The Salon is a place for writers\, actors\, directors\, and audience members are encouraged to engage with new works and discuss the craft of storytelling before the works begin production for the stage. This will be the first Latiné-focused play reading series in Lakewood! Each of the works being performed will receive productions by Flamboyán\, and also act as a first look at our upcoming season. The event will be a hybrid presentation\, with a private livestream on our YouTube channel\, allowing for theatre fans from around the world to engage with these exciting stories. \nThe Salon is broken up into two nights. On March 3\, we will be highlighting the work of Mexican-American playwright Bella O’Brien’s paranoid thriller water from the river is also in the sea\, which will be the opening play of our 2026 season. This will be followed by Puerto Rican playwright Baylee Shlichtman’s horror comedy You Will Be Made of Ashes Too\, which will have a full production September 17-27. On March 5\, we will showcase the comedic works of two Puerto Rican writers\, Jon Marcantoni and Alberto Medina (President of Boricuas Unidos en la Diáspora)\, as well as a bilingual jukebox musical about the life of La Lupe by Mexican-Puerto Rican author Alejandro Valtierra. Puro Estilo will receive a full production June 11-21\, and Playa and Right of Admission will have a one night performance on June 8! URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/partner-event-the-new-latine-play-salon/2025-03-03/ LOCATION:Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://staging.centropr.dev/app/uploads/2025/02/PlaySalon_V2_Review-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Flamboyan":MAILTO:jon.marcantoni@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250224T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250404T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T032510 CREATED:20250214T180620Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250214T180622Z UID:10000420-1740384000-1743786000@staging.centropr.dev SUMMARY:(Partner Event) Mesoamerican Pop: Paintings and Drawings by Miguel Trelles DESCRIPTION:About the show: Miguel Trelles’ ongoing painting series\, MESOAMERICAN POP\, addresses the compelling beauty of figurative pre-Columbian drawing and sculpture\, combining it with North American pop culture elements from the sequential art tradition to formulate a Pan American visual syncretism that is as visually arresting as it is historically encompassing. URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/partner-event-mesoamerican-pop-paintings-and-drawings-by-miguel-trelles/ LOCATION:New Alliance Foundation Art Gallery\, 20 Church Street Connecticut\, New Haven\, CT\, 06510\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibit ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://staging.centropr.dev/app/uploads/2025/02/Unknown.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250221T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250221T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T032510 CREATED:20250221T163204Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250221T163224Z UID:10000422-1740160800-1740171600@staging.centropr.dev SUMMARY:(Partner Event) Opening Reception of ALMA: Echoes of the Nuyorican Movement DESCRIPTION:Taller Boricua presents ALMA: Echoes of the Nuyorican Movement\, an exhibition honoring over five decades of Puerto Rican artistic expression and cultural resistance. Founded in 1969\, Taller Boricua has been a vital hub for Puerto Rican artists in New York\, offering a space for creative freedom and activism. The exhibition showcases key works from the iconic 30th Anniversary Portfolio\, which pairs visual art and poetry by notable Nuyorican artists\, reflecting the intersection of culture\, identity\, and social justice. The portfolio includes work by Rafael Tufiño\, Diogenes Ballester\, Gloria Rodriguez (RoCa)\, Nitza Tufiño\, Fernando Salicrup\, Marcos Dimas\, and Juan Sanchez\, alongside poets Jesús Papoleto Meléndez\, Pedro Pietri\, Tania Niomi\, María Boncher\, Hector Rivera\, y Mariposa (María Teresa Fernández Rosario).\n\nThe exhibition also features new works by current members of the Rafael Tufiño Printshop\, ensuring that the traditions of Puerto Rican printmaking continue to thrive. These contemporary pieces highlight the ongoing relevance of themes like resistance\, identity\, and community\, which have defined the Nuyorican movement for over five decades. Current printshop’s participating printmakers include Minerva Gonzalez Suvidad\, Albert Justiniano\, Betty Cole\, James Cuebas\, Eliezer Berrios\, Carmen Ayala\, Mariana Ayala\, Oliver Ríos\, Felix Plaza\, George Malave\, and Ada Pilar Cruz.\n\nThis exhibition is open through March 30th with an artist talk on March 1st at 2pm. \n\nThis year\, The Latinx Project at New York University has been at the forefront of exploring Nuyorican and Diasporican histories\, with the forthcoming book Nuyorican and Diasporican Visual Art: A Critical Anthology (Duke University Press)\, edited by Arlene Dávila and Yasmin Ramirez\, and their exhibition RicanVisions: Global Ancestralities and Embodied Futures\, (January 31 – May 2) which features the work of 19 contemporary Nuyorican and Diasporican artists. While distinct\, this exhibition at Taller Boricua resonates with The Latinx Project’s efforts to focus on the Diasporican experience. Together\, these initiatives highlight the ongoing evolution and expansion of the Nuyorican identity and art. We invite visitors to attend The Latinx Project’s programming and explore these rich narratives\, gaining complete insight into this moment of reflection and connection and engaging with the evolving futures of the Nuyorican and Diasporican communities.\n\nTaller Boricua Galleries: 1680 Lexington Avenue\, Harlem\, NYC\, New York 10029. (In between 106 and 105th St on Lexington Ave) Free Admission. Accessible for individuals with disabilities. T: 212.831.4333; contact@tallerboricua.org; https://tallerboricua.org/ \n\nRafael Tufiño Printshop is located at 121 East 106 Street\, Harlem\, New York 10029. It is open Wednesday and Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. and has free Admission. URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/opening-reception-of-alma-echoes-of-the-nuyorican-movement/ LOCATION:Taller Boricua Gallery\, 1680 Lexington Ave\, New York\, NY\, 10029\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibit ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://staging.centropr.dev/app/uploads/2025/02/BC-20250108-355.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Taller Boricua / The Puerto Rican Workshop":MAILTO:Contact@tallerboricua.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250218T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250218T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T032510 CREATED:20250207T183436Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250207T183657Z UID:10000415-1739901600-1739908800@staging.centropr.dev SUMMARY:(Partner Event) Black Cinemas in the Caribbean Basin: Expanding the Black Gaze DESCRIPTION:Join Dr. Elena Martinez (Modern Languages and Comparative Literature\, Baruch College) and Dr. Rojo Robles (Black and Latino Studies\, Baruch College) for a discussion on the “Black Gaze” as a critical and political act of spectatorship. Often theorized within the context of African American cinema\, the Black Gaze challenges the whiteness of mainstream media\, fostering confrontation\, intimacy\, and accountability in portraying Black lives.\n\nThis event seeks to expand the concept of the Black Gaze beyond the US to the Caribbean basin and Latin America\, examining how affirming Black cinema in the region can provide an Afro-diasporic perspective of its societies and geographies. Key questions include: How can the Black Gaze engage with the visualities of the Caribbean basin? How are Latin American and Caribbean cinemas incorporating—or displacing—Blackness in their narratives? Explore Black cinema’s historical\, cultural\, and aesthetic dimensions and its role in reclaiming agency\, dignity\, and authenticity in storytelling across the diaspora. URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/black-cinemas-in-the-caribbean-basin-expanding-the-black-gaze/ LOCATION:Mishkin Gallery\, 135 E 22nd St\, New York\, New York\, 10010 CATEGORIES:Panel ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://staging.centropr.dev/app/uploads/2025/02/MG_Roots-and-Tides_title_1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250211T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250211T124500 DTSTAMP:20260423T032510 CREATED:20241217T164545Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250227T133431Z UID:10000402-1739275200-1739277900@staging.centropr.dev SUMMARY:Library & Archives Lunch Hour: Johnny Torres Papers DESCRIPTION:If you love NYC Bodegas\, grab your favorite order and join CENTRO Archivist\, Herbert Duran\, during lunch as he explores the Johnny Torres papers housed at CENTRO. \n\n\n\nTorres was a former businessman and president of the Metropolitan Spanish Merchants Association\, also known as La Metro. After successfully running several bodegas\, Torres became a food wholesaler and provided support to bodega owners. His work helped bring millions of dollars in revenue to Hispanic food retailers\, and he provided practical advice to small business owners paveing the way for prosperity for many of the bodegas in the tri-state area. \n\n\n\nWhether it’s ham and cheese on a roll with an orange drink\, a chopped cheese\, or a BEC with extra bacon\, tune in to learn about the person who played a key role in making Bodega’s synonymous with NYC culture. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMissed this event? Watch it here!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto Credit: Photo of Johnny Torres (middle) at the opening of the Aurgo Soto’s first Metro Superette. Johnny Torres Papers. CENTRO Library and Archives.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event has been made possible through the Mellon funded Rooted + Relational Research Initiative. URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/library-archives-lunch-hour-johnny-torres-papers/ LOCATION:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/library-archives-lunch-hour-johnny-torres-papers/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://staging.centropr.dev/app/uploads/2024/12/2.11-LALH-Johnny-Torres.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250210T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250210T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T032510 CREATED:20250214T180711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250214T180713Z UID:10000417-1739174400-1739206800@staging.centropr.dev SUMMARY:(Partner Event) The New Latiné Play Salon DESCRIPTION:New Latiné Play Salon\, Flamboyán’s debut play reading event. The Salon is a place for writers\, actors\, directors\, and audience members are encouraged to engage with new works and discuss the craft of storytelling before the works begin production for the stage. This will be the first Latiné-focused play reading series in Lakewood! Each of the works being performed will receive productions by Flamboyán\, and also act as a first look at our upcoming season. The event will be a hybrid presentation\, with a private livestream on our YouTube channel\, allowing for theatre fans from around the world to engage with these exciting stories. \nThe Salon is broken up into two nights. On March 3\, we will be highlighting the work of Mexican-American playwright Bella O’Brien’s paranoid thriller water from the river is also in the sea\, which will be the opening play of our 2026 season. This will be followed by Puerto Rican playwright Baylee Shlichtman’s horror comedy You Will Be Made of Ashes Too\, which will have a full production September 17-27. On March 5\, we will showcase the comedic works of two Puerto Rican writers\, Jon Marcantoni and Alberto Medina (President of Boricuas Unidos en la Diáspora)\, as well as a bilingual jukebox musical about the life of La Lupe by Mexican-Puerto Rican author Alejandro Valtierra. Puro Estilo will receive a full production June 11-21\, and Playa and Right of Admission will have a one night performance on June 8! URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/partner-event-the-new-latine-play-salon/2025-02-10/ LOCATION:Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://staging.centropr.dev/app/uploads/2025/02/PlaySalon_V2_Review-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Flamboyan":MAILTO:jon.marcantoni@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250131T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250131T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T032510 CREATED:20250124T192534Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250124T192536Z UID:10000412-1738350000-1738355400@staging.centropr.dev SUMMARY:Décimas por Sacos de: Teófilo Torres DESCRIPTION:Puerto Rican actor\, writer\, professor\, and author Teófilo Torres\, better known for his classic on-stage monologues such as; “Papo Impala está quitao” and “El Caso Dios\,” is back in New York City with his latest creative endeavor\, the satirical laugh-out-loud book\, Décimas por Sacos. \n\nWritten in the preferred style of the Puerto Rican jíbaro and troubadour\, the décima\, this book is a unique record and reflection of the Puerto Rican character\, joyous but critical. It spans almost ten years of original writing\, which Torres primarily published online through social media using his original character\, Pateco\, as the primary voice. \n\nThe book presentation will also include a performance by the actor and live music. \n\nLight snacks and beverages will be available. URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/decimas-por-sacos-de-teofilo-torres/ LOCATION:Loisaida Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY 10009\, New York\, NY\, 10009\, United States CATEGORIES:Literature & Poetry,Theater ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://staging.centropr.dev/app/uploads/2025/01/portada-decimas-por-sacos-2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Loisaida%2C Inc.":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250131T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250131T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T032510 CREATED:20250117T161107Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250117T161221Z UID:10000409-1738346400-1738353600@staging.centropr.dev SUMMARY:(Partner Event) Opening Reception of RicanVisions: Global Ancestralities and Embodied Futures! DESCRIPTION:The Latinx Project invites you to the opening reception of RicanVisions: Global Ancestralities and Embodied Futures\, the newest exhibition of the organization. This exhibition was curated by Ana-Hilda Figueroa de Jesús\, Andrea Sofia Matos & Xavier Robles Armas and will be open from January 31 – May 2\, 2025\, at the 20 Cooper Square Gallery and 3rd Floor Gallery. \n\nRicanVisions: Global Ancestralities and Embodied Futures featuring the work of nineteen emerging and established artists from the contemporary Diasporican and Nuyorican community. The exhibition aims to continue to expand the canon of Diasporican visual art\, bridging the past and present of contemporary art from the Puerto Rican diaspora. The exhibition includes emerging artists\, some who are showing in New York City for the first time\, as well as veteran artists overdue for recognition\, such as Marina Gutiérrez and the abstract artist Evelyn López de Guzmán who are showcasing work that has never been exhibited before. Some of the artists were selected through their participation in the annual Artist-in-Residence open call at The Latinx Project. \n\nArtists featured in the exhibition are Manuel Acevedo\, Armando Alleyne\, Nayda Collazo-Llorens\, Vyczie Dorado\, Orlando Estrada\, Marina Gutierrez\, Lee Jiménez\, Juanita Lanzo\, Miguel Enrique Lastra\, Evelyn López de Guzmán\, Jacoub Reyes\, David Rios Ferreira\, Shey ‘Rí Acu’ Rivera Ríos\, Keysha Rivera\, Jorge Luis Rodríguez\, G. Rosa-Rey\, Angelina Ruiz\, Tamara Torres\, and Isaac Vazquez. The exhibition is the first curated in-house by The Latinx Project and reflects its largest curatorial effort to date. URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/opening-reception-of-ricanvisions-global-ancestralities-and-embodied-futures/ LOCATION:NYU The Latinx Project\, 20 Cooper Square\, Third Floor\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibit ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://staging.centropr.dev/app/uploads/2025/01/RICANVISIONS_FLYER_2160x1080.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250130T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250130T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T032510 CREATED:20240923T153203Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240923T153204Z UID:10000372-1738263600-1738270800@staging.centropr.dev SUMMARY:(Partner Event) Broad Underground: Puerto Rican Montage DESCRIPTION:Learn more about Puerto Rican diasporic experiences and film language at this Broad Underground screening.\n\nThis event is programmed by Dalina A. Perdomo Álvarez\, Assistant Curator at the MSU Broad Art Museum\, and Dr. Pedro Noel Doreste Rodríguez\, Assistant Professor\, MSU Film Studies Program. Broad Underground is an ongoing collaboration between the MSU Broad Art Museum and the MSU Film Studies Program that presents experimental film\, video\, and new media screenings and encourages conversation around the topics featured.\n\nThis event is co-sponsored by the MSU Department of Art\, Art History\, and Design. URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/partner-event-broad-underground-puerto-rican-montage/ LOCATION:MSU Wells Hall\, 619 Red Cedar Rd\, East Lansing\, MI\, 48824\, United States CATEGORIES:Film Screening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://staging.centropr.dev/app/uploads/2024/09/Broad-Underground-Film-Series.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250129T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250129T193000 DTSTAMP:20260423T032510 CREATED:20240923T153309Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240923T153310Z UID:10000369-1738173600-1738179000@staging.centropr.dev SUMMARY:(Partner Event) A Performance With Brenda Torres-Figueroa DESCRIPTION:Have you ever felt homesick? Join Puerto Rico-born\, Chicago-based artist Brenda Torres-Figueroa for a performance inspired by diaspora\, survival\, and the legacies of Afro-Puerto Rican women. Registration for this free event is encouraged. \nThis performance is offered in connection with the exhibition Diasporic Collage: Puerto Rico and the Survival of a People\, which is on view from August 31\, 2024–February 2\, 2025. This exhibition explores Puerto Rican identities in the archipelago and its diasporas through art. URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/partner-event-a-performance-with-brenda-torres-figueroa/ LOCATION:Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum\, 547 E Circle Dr\, East Lansing\, MI\, 48824\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://staging.centropr.dev/app/uploads/2024/09/Artist-talk-Edra-Soto-1.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241213T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241213T213000 DTSTAMP:20260423T032510 CREATED:20240821T150000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241015T134029Z UID:10000348-1734102000-1734125400@staging.centropr.dev SUMMARY:Caudal: Puerto Rican and Dominican Dialogues on Feminism and Queerness DESCRIPTION:Join CENTRO December 13th for a panel discussion and celebration of a very special issue of the Summer 2024 CENTRO Journal\, titled “Caudal: Contemporary Feminist & Queer Perspectives on Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.” This journal focuses on contemporary feminist and queer/cuir perspectives of cultural\, social\, and political phenomena from the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico and their global diasporas. \n\n\n\nThe writers of this issue “rock the boat” of national insularity to highlight the region’s deep connective tissues. In examining Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic\, this issue refuses to pick from here nor there\, and instead brings together feminist and queer approaches to spotlight our practices of joy\, resistance\, and survival in the face of racist\, patriarchal\, capitalist\, misogynist\, homophobic and transphobic Caribbean politics and maneuvers in the 21st century. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto Credit: Fue esa la vía\, Helen Ceballos\, 2020. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCaribe Cuir [Leisure Space] by Circuito Queer\n\n\n\n3:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Hunter East Harlem Gallery\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Hunter East Harlem Gallery opens up a tranquil space to relish on recent depictions of Caribbean cuir lives. The project Caribe Cuir: Las Casas de Ballroom will premiere showing 6 short films about the development of the Caribbean Kiki scene in both DR and PR by documenting local kinship formations. Come learn about the foundation of these houses: House of Goddesses\, Jaus of Pons\, Laboratoria Boricua del Vogue\, House of Soul\, Casa Atón\, and Draguéalo.  \n\n\n\nThis project is brought together by @cirqpr\, an organization that promotes strategic collaborations between activist and cultural initiatives headed by feminist and LGBTQIA+ and cuir leaders in the Spanish-speaking Caribbean. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCAUDAL [Roundtable] : Puerto Rican and Dominican Dialogues on Feminism and Queerness\n\n\n\n6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Silberman Room 115AB\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpecial issue editors Dr. Celiany Rivera Velázquez and Dr. Carlos Ulises Decena initiate a roundtable discussion with a live reading of excerpts from the issue’s introduction to highlight its intentions\, uniqueness and impact. Field expert Zaire Dinzey-Flores (Rutgers)\, as invited responders to the issue\, will share their reflections. \n\n\n\nThe space will have a water-themed installations by artist Helen Ceballos. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCaudalosxs [the Reception] \n\n\n\n8:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Silberman Lobby\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAfter delving in the waters of Caudal\, we invite participants to let loose and dance to a performance by the queer and trans salsa band Las Mariquitas over some food and drinks to cheer the night and the semester away. The Hunter East Harlem Gallery will remain open through the night for folks to continue to enjoy the Caribbean Kiki [Lounge Space] and read a bit of the special issue before purchasing your own copy. Within the same space\, immerse yourself in Circuito Queer’s Las Casas de Ballroom\, a 6 part social media series to come out in 2025 about ballroom culture’s family formation on both islands. There will be 3 short documentaries about houses in DR (House of Soul\, Casa Atón\, and Draguéalo) and 3 short documentaries about houses in Puerto Rico (House of Goddesses\, Jaus of Pons\, Laboratoria Boricua del Vogue). These will play in the gallery’s video nook. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is made possible with the support of Rutgers University\, Circuito Queer\, and the Latinx Project at NYU. URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/caudal-puerto-rican-and-dominican-dialogues-on-feminism-and-queerness/ LOCATION:The Silberman School of Social Work\, 2180 3rd Ave\, New York\, New York\, 10035 CATEGORIES:Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://staging.centropr.dev/app/uploads/2024/08/Caudal-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Puerto Rican Studies":MAILTO:centro@hunter.cuny.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241207T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241207T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T032510 CREATED:20240923T153423Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240923T153424Z UID:10000371-1733569200-1733583600@staging.centropr.dev SUMMARY:(Partner Event) Family Day: COLLAGE DESCRIPTION:Cut\, paste\, and recombine materials to see something new! This month we are making collages inspired by Diasporic Collage: Puerto Rico and the Survival of a People..\n\nFirst Saturday means Family Day at the MSU Broad Art Museum! Make creative connections with our exhibitions through free hands-on and interactive family fun throughout the museum. URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/partner-event-family-day-collage/ LOCATION:Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum\, 547 E Circle Dr\, East Lansing\, MI\, 48824\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://staging.centropr.dev/app/uploads/2024/09/familyday-collage-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241204T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241204T193000 DTSTAMP:20260423T032510 CREATED:20241008T153616Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250102T145953Z UID:10000379-1733335200-1733340600@staging.centropr.dev SUMMARY:Cafecito con… Marisel Vera & Carmen Cruz-Venie DESCRIPTION:Join CENTRO and Hunter College AFPRL Department for an event discussing the themes of colonialism\, relocation\, and the forging of Puerto Rican communities in Hawaii as shown in Marisel Vera’s book\, The Taste of Sugar and Carmen Cruz-Venie’s upcoming documentary Bajari: Honor and Respect. \n\n\n\nThe Taste of Sugar is a novel set in Puerto Rico on the eve of the Spanish-American War. Up in the mountainous region of Utuado\, Vicente Vega and Valentina Sanchez labor to keep their coffee farm from the creditors. When the great San Ciriaco hurricane of 1899 brings devastating upheaval\, the young couple is lured along with thousands of other puertorriqueños to the sugar plantations of Hawaii\, where they are confronted by the hollowness of America’s promises of prosperity. \n\n\n\nBajari: Honor and Respect is the untold story of the Puerto Rican laborers who emigrated to Hawaii to find work and faced many challenges\, including language\, adjustment to a different culture and people in a faraway land. The immigrants worked hard to establish themselves in their communities to make a better life for themselves and their families. Bajari is “a title of distinction and high respect” in the Taino dialect. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMissed the event? Catch the recording here! URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/cafecito-con-marisel-vera-carmen-cruz-venie-2/ LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84669253495 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://staging.centropr.dev/app/uploads/2024/09/cafecito-Amp-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241203T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241203T130000 DTSTAMP:20260423T032510 CREATED:20240821T150000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250102T151758Z UID:10000347-1733227200-1733230800@staging.centropr.dev SUMMARY:Library & Archives Lunch Hour: New Books in Puerto Rican Studies DESCRIPTION:Looking to expand your reading list? Join CENTRO for a virtual Library & Archives Lunch Hour on December 3rd as we highlight new books in Puerto Rican Studies. The field of Puerto Rican studies is rich and diverse in both its subject matter and those who write about it\, and there’s something for everyone this lunch hour! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto Credit: CENTRO Staff Photographer \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMissed this event? Catch the recording here! URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/library-archives-lunch-hour-new-books-in-puerto-rican-studies-4/ LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86238626078 CATEGORIES:Library Lunch Hour,Presentation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://staging.centropr.dev/app/uploads/2024/08/LALH-Unboxing-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241123T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241123T180000 DTSTAMP:20260423T032510 CREATED:20240821T150000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241120T184521Z UID:10000346-1732377600-1732384800@staging.centropr.dev SUMMARY:Family Archives Workshop DESCRIPTION:Are you interested in learning how to archive your personal materials or the materials of a loved one? \n\n\n\nJoin CENTRO on November 23rd for a hands-on workshop for creating and preserving family archives. Through interactive discussions and activities\, CENTRO will help you examine your family artifacts\, reflect on the impact of migration and movement\, and explore both collective and individual identity while developing practical strategies for preserving cherished memories. \n\n\n\nBring 3-5 items from your personal or family archives—such as letters\, birth/marriage/death certificates\, photographic prints or negatives\, and textiles—to learn to preserve your items while sharing your stories with fellow attendees. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto Credit: CENTRO Staff URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/family-archives-workshop/ LOCATION:Silberman School of Social Work Room 115 AB\, 2180 3rd Ave\, New York\, NY\, 10035\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://staging.centropr.dev/app/uploads/2024/08/Family-Archives.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR