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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241008T150000
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SUMMARY:Data Hub Teach In: Resources Presentation
DESCRIPTION:Join CENTRO’s Data Hub for a virtual webinar on October 8th to learn about our many resources that can be used to learn more about the Puerto Rican Community and support your research. \n\n\n\nCENTRO’s Data Hub generates robust research and analysis using publicly available data\, like the U.S. Census Bureau and other federal agencies\, to provide information to the press\, scholars\, policy makers\, and the general public. Our interactive reports use data visualization tools and web maps to illustrate major changes within the Puerto Rican population and are an important resource demonstrating the impacts of many social issues\, policy changes\, and more on the Puerto Rican Community. In recent years\, the data hub has extended research priorities to Puerto Rico’s ongoing economic crisis and post-disaster recovery. \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: CENTRO Media Team
URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/data-hub-teach-in-resources-presentation/
LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81534116581
CATEGORIES:Teach-In,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241003T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241003T190000
DTSTAMP:20260423T111327
CREATED:20240927T162849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240927T162851Z
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SUMMARY:TRAN-SCEN-DEN-TAL
DESCRIPTION:The exhibition is the work of Bruno Casiano and his daughter Amelia Casiano and will be composed of 38 original mixed-medium paintings. The show “TRAN-SCEN-DEN-TAL opens at Lorain Community College\, Stoker Gallery on October 3rd\, 2024 from 4 pm to 7 pm and goes on to Nov. 1\, 2024\, with a closing reception.
URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/tran-scen-den-tal/
LOCATION:New York
CATEGORIES:Exhibit
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240929T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240929T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T111327
CREATED:20240923T153736Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240923T153737Z
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SUMMARY:(Partner Event) Workshop: Collage Making for Liberation with Rebel Betty
DESCRIPTION:How can collage create change in the world? Join Chicago-based artist Rebel Betty for a collage-making workshop. \nOffered in connection with the exhibition Diasporic Collage: Puerto Rico and the Survival of a People\, on view 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-workshop-collage-making-for-liberation-with-rebel-betty/
LOCATION:Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum\, 547 E Circle Dr\, East Lansing\, MI\, 48824\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240928T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240928T220000
DTSTAMP:20260423T111327
CREATED:20240923T153629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240923T153630Z
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SUMMARY:(Partner Event) Worldwinds: Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble\, LaTasha Barnes and the Continuum Collective\, and Soles of Duende
DESCRIPTION:Worldwinds\, presented by Belongó\, is a groundbreaking performance that unites multi-Grammy-winning Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble (ALJE) with visionary choreographers and companies making their mark in the dance world. Over the years\, O’Farrill has forged impactful artistic collaborations\, and the Worldwinds performance residency project is yet another example of Arturo and the ALJE pushing the boundaries of style and medium. This evening’s program will feature classics from the ALJE repertoire\, paired with original choreographies by LaTasha Barnes & the Continuum Collective and Soles of Duende\, as well as brand-new choreographies and arrangements created exclusively for this event.
URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/partner-event-worldwinds-arturo-ofarrill-the-afro-latin-jazz-ensemble-latasha-barnes-and-the-continuum-collective-and-soles-of-duende/
LOCATION:ROULETTE\, 509 Atlantic Avenue\, BROOKLYN\, NY\, 11217\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance,Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Belong%C3%B3":MAILTO:mleonrivera@belongo.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240927T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240927T140000
DTSTAMP:20260423T111327
CREATED:20240913T180454Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240913T180455Z
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SUMMARY:Partner Events: Unions & Feminist Worker Organizing in Puerto Rico: A Conversation with María Del Mar Rosa Rodríguez
DESCRIPTION:Join us at CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies to learn from María del Mar Rosa-Rodríguez\, an associate professor of Hispanic Studies at the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) at Cayey\, and the president of the faculty union of the UPR\, Asociación Puertorriqueña de Profesores Universitarios (APPU). She is also the cofounder of the Junte Mujeres Sindicalistas\, bringing together feminism and syndicalism. Following María del Mar Rosa-Rodríguez’s presentation on her work\, we will have the opportunity for audience Q and A. Lunch will be provided and this program is free and open to the public.\nFriday\, Sept. 27\, 2024\, 1-2pm\nIn-Person at CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies\n25 West 43rd Street\, 18th Fl.\, NY\, NY\, 10036
URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/partner-events-unions-feminist-worker-organizing-in-puerto-rico-a-conversation-with-maria-del-mar-rosa-rodriguez/
LOCATION:CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies\, 25 West 43rd Street\, 18th Floor\, New York\, NY\, 10036\, United States
CATEGORIES:Panel
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ORGANIZER;CN="CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies":MAILTO:events@slu.cuny.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240923T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240923T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T111327
CREATED:20240923T153648Z
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SUMMARY:(Partner Event) Cinema On The Road: Loisaida\, NYC
DESCRIPTION:La Asociación de Documentalistas presenta “Cinema On the Road”. Y llegamos a NYC a Loisaida Center. \n\nEn una colaboración con Loisaida Center\, una organización puertorriqueña multidisciplinaria dedicada al desarrollo comunitario artístico y cultural en el Lower East Side\, presentamos los documentales La Memoria de Las Cosas\, La Torre\, El Peso de las Cenizas y Por lo que vienen. \n\nFor more info. visit: adocpr.org/calendario \n\n‘Cinema on the Road’ es posible gracias al apoyo de Flamboyán Arts Fund\, Constellations Culture Change Fund\, Ágora Cultural Architects\, Cine Latino Boston\, AGar Estudio\, and Óptico Fiber.
URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/partner-event-cinema-on-the-road-loisaida-nyc/
LOCATION:Loisaida Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY 10009\, New York\, NY\, 10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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ORGANIZER;CN="Asociacion de Documentalistas de Puerto Rico":MAILTO:adocpr@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Puerto_Rico:20240920T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Puerto_Rico:20240920T170000
DTSTAMP:20260423T111327
CREATED:20240821T180321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240909T124614Z
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SUMMARY:En mi celda: escritos desde la cárcel
DESCRIPTION:El libro EN MI CELDA: ESCRITOS DESDE LA CÁRCEL (Editora Educación Emergente\, 2023) presenta por primera vez al público hispanohablante una cuidada recopilación de diversos textos y materiales de archivo del anarquista\, intelectual y revolucionario afropuertorriqueño y afrodiaspórico MARTIN SOSTRE. Especialmente en lo que respecta a la filosofía\, el estudio y la lucha negra y afrodiaspórica\, así como al abolicionismo y la organización revolucionaria\, tanto dentro como fuera del aparato penal\, su vida y obra exigen un compromiso y una difusión mayor. En palabras de Rojo Robles “Los escritos recogidos [en este volumen] muestran la labor encomiable de Sostre como filósofo de la revuelta\, organizador carcelario\, abogado autodidacta\, librero y promotor de la cultura negra”. La publicación también incluye una introducción y un estudio exhaustivos y amplios del editor del libro\, el académico puertorriqueño Julio Ramos. Los textos de Sostre incluidos en el volumen han sido traducidos al español por Julio Ramos\, Juan Carlos Quiñones y Paula Contreras. La editorial independiente puertorriqueña Editora Educación Emergente y CENTRO se enorgullecen de co-convocar esta presentación virtual del libro con un panel distinguido que incluye a Ramos y Robles\, así como a Joel Cintrón Arbasetti y Luis Othoniel Rosa. Este evento se realizará en español.
URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/en-mi-celda-escritos-desde-la-carcel/
LOCATION:New York
CATEGORIES:Panel
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240919T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240919T203000
DTSTAMP:20260423T111327
CREATED:20240821T150000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240925T162712Z
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SUMMARY:Afternoon Tertulia: The Memory of Radical Student Movements
DESCRIPTION:Join CENTRO on September 19th for a panel discussion on radical student movements and the screening of “The Five Demands”\, a film documenting the student takeover of City College of New York in April 1969. Following the Vietnam war\, protests like the one at City College\, led by Puerto Rican and Black students\, set the tone for affirmative action\, ethnic studies\, and the founding of CENTRO. Moderated by CENTRO Directora\, Dr. Yomaira Figueroa-Vasquez\, the panel will expand on the film by exploring the legacy and impact of student organizing and protest in combating institutional racism. Panelists include Hunter College Professor\, Tami Kashia\, Henry Arce\, one of the leaders of the 1968 protests at City College\, and Professor Obden Mondésir\, Associate Director of the Barnard Archives & Special Collections. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto credit: CCNY students\, some of them members of the Puerto Rican Institute for Student Action (PRISA) demonstrate on campus after a meeting with administration and faculty members. Student at right carries a Puerto Rican flag. Photo courtesy of The New York Times.
URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/afternoon-tertulia-the-memory-of-radical-student-movements/
LOCATION:The Silberman School of Social Work Auditorium\, 2180 3rd Ave\, New York\, New York\, 10065
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240919T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240919T173000
DTSTAMP:20260423T111327
CREATED:20240821T150000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240821T180134Z
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SUMMARY:CENTRO Open House
DESCRIPTION:Calling all students\, professors\, community leaders\, activists\, artists\, and more! Join CENTRO on September 19th at the Silberman School of Social Work for an Open House celebrating our rich history of activism\, community\, and the preservation of the Puerto Rican experience. \n\n\n\nDon’t miss this unique opportunity to learn more about our accessible resources including archival collections\, library\, reports\, data tools & dashboards\, study guides\, lesson plans\, and more available to students\, researchers\, and the community for free! Plus\, don’t miss the opportunity to enter into an exclusive swag giveaway! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto credit: CENTRO Staff Member
URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/centro-open-house-2/
LOCATION:The Silberman School of Social Work\, 2180 3rd Ave\, New York\, New York\, 10035
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240917T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240917T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T111327
CREATED:20240913T180325Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240913T180326Z
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SUMMARY:Partner Event: Palestine Film Series #7 - Screening of Lyd
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a screening of Lyd. \nDirected by Rami Younis & Sarah Ema Friedland \n78 Min UK/US\n\n@ Lang Recital Hall\, Hunter North 4th Floor\n\n\nA story of a city that once connected Palestine to the world —what it once was\, what it is now\, and what it could have been. To be followed by a Q&A with co-director Sarah Ema Friedland.\n\nCo-sponsored by Arabic Studies Program\, Anti-Racism Committee at Hunter Dance Department\, Film and Media Department\, MFA Dance Program at Hunter\, Sociology Department. Women & Studies Program\, CUNY Faculty & Staff for Justice in Palestine (FJSP)\, and the Center for Puerto Rican Studies (CENTRO).
URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/partner-event-palestine-film-series-7-screening-of-lyd/
LOCATION:Hunter College\, 695 Park Ave\, New York\, 10065\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240917T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240917T130000
DTSTAMP:20260423T111327
CREATED:20240821T150000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241008T183616Z
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SUMMARY:Library & Archives Lunch Hour: Celebrating Carmen Pabón - La Madrina de Loisaida
DESCRIPTION:Join CENTRO Archivist\, Herbert Durán\, and Gabriela Sanchez\, board member and volunteer at the Carmen Pabón del Amanecer Jardín\, as they explore the Carmen Pabón del Amanacer Jardín Collection housed at our Library & Archives. Carmen Pabón\, dubbed “La Madrina de Loisaida”\, was a community leader who transformed a vacant lot into a community garden\, with the intention of creating a leisure space for children and older adults. The garden\, named El Bello Amanecer Borinqueño Garden\, provided food\, clothing\, and support for the unhoused of New York City. In the evenings\, the garden would become a hub for activism and poetry. Mayor Rudy Guiliani would eventually sell the garden to a private developer in 1999 but that did not stop Pabón’s activism\, she continued to advocate for other L.E.S staples such as St. Brigid Church in 2008. In 2016\, El Bello Amanecer Boriqueño re-opened under a new moniker\, “Carmen Pabón del Amanecer Jardín.” Pabón passed away just a few weeks after the ribbon cutting ceremony. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto credit: Carmen Pabón by Marlis Momber for Loisaida Magazine \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMissed the event? Catch the recording here!
URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/library-archives-lunch-hour-celebrating-carmen-pabon-la-madrina-de-loisaida/
LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82249911354
CATEGORIES:Library Lunch Hour,Presentation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240903T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240903T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T111327
CREATED:20240821T150000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241008T183302Z
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SUMMARY:Afternoon Tertulia: “La familia Farallón” - Exploring the Spring 2024 Journal on Bernardo Vega
DESCRIPTION:Join moderator Gustavo Quintero and panelists Virginia Sánchez Korrol\, Malena Rodríguez-Castro\, Molly Crabapple\, and Ángel “Monxo” López-Santiago virtually on September 3rd as they discuss the Spring 2024 CENTRO Journal on Bernardo Vega’s manuscript “La familia Farallón.”  \n\n\n\nDiscovered in 2011 and donated to Centro de Investigaciones Históricas (CIH) at the University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras\, Vega’s manuscript was originally the source for Memorias de Bernardo Vega: contribución a la historia de la comunidad puertorriqueña en Nueva York (1977)\, edited by César Andreu Iglesias. This issue continues the comparative study of Vega’s original text and its edited version\, exploring a century-long Puerto Rican diasporic history\, focusing on experiences in New York from 1916-1947 and Vega’s later political activities in Puerto Rico while emphasizing collective struggles\, community building efforts\, and the many achievements of Puerto Rican migrants. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto credit: Molly Crabapple “Portrait of Bernardo Vega”\, 2023 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMissed the event? Catch the recording here!
URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/afternoon-tertulia-la-familia-farallon-exploring-the-spring-2024-journal-on-bernado-vega/
LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86485071716
CATEGORIES:Tertulia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240620T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240620T190000
DTSTAMP:20260423T111327
CREATED:20240607T203831Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240607T204156Z
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SUMMARY:Partner Event: "Traversing the Light": A Ten-Year Fine Photography Retrospective by Melanie S. Gonzalez.
DESCRIPTION:“Traversing the Light”: A Ten-Year Fine Photography Retrospective by Melanie S. Gonzalez. \nPresentation by the artist at 5PM on Thursday\, June 20th at Highland Public Library. 14 Elting Pl Highland\, NY 12528 \nMore details coming soon by Highland Public Library and Suzanna Productions. \nMelanie S Gonzalez  \nThu\, May 16\, 2:37 PM (7 days ago) \nto Donna\, Suzanna\nHi Donna\, \nI see. It would be cool if the presentation could be projected or audio available while I walk around and those who wish to sit and listen /watch and those who want to walk around can… Either way I’d like to have a slideshow of all the works handy and depending on the crowd we can do either way. \nWords from the artist: \n“Highland Public Library Discussion:\nIn my public and invitation discussion on 06/20\, I will talk about my philosophy behind my layered stills\, a series which I called “Rock and Shadow/Piedra y Sombra” ([https://www.suzannaproductions.com/rock-and-shadow-piedra-y-sombra project] description there) and show it has developed in over 7 years of double exposure photography.\nI will also discuss the types of cameras\, composition and film processes I use over 10 years of analog photography practice…”  \n-Melanie S. Gonzalez\, Fine Art Photographer [https://staging.centropr.dev/artists/melanie-gonzalez/]
URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/traversing-the-light-a-ten-year-fine-photography-retrospective-by-melanie-s-gonzalez/2024-06-20/
LOCATION:Highland Public Library\, 14 Elting Pl\, Highland\, NY\, 12528\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibit
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ORGANIZER;CN="Suzanna Productions":MAILTO:hola@suzannaproductions.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240620T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240731T180000
DTSTAMP:20260423T111327
CREATED:20240607T203917Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240607T204303Z
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SUMMARY:Partner Event: Kevin Quiles Bonilla: A small patch of sand\, yet it holds so much
DESCRIPTION:Solo exhibition of photographs by Puerto Rican artist Kevin Quiles Bonilla at Baxter St. at the Camera Club of New York. “A small patch of sand\, yet it holds so much” is curated by Ezra Benus\, Baxter St’s 2023 Guest Curatorial Initiative Recipient. The presentation explores themes of colonialism and diaspora through photographic installations in which the artist and curator invite audiences to consider the role of colonialism in perpetuating debility and disablement.\n\nAs an artist living between San Juan and New York\, Quiles Bonilla’s works focus specifically on the Puerto Rican diaspora. Puerto Rico’s long history of colonization and its current realities as a U.S. colony are explored through artifacts of both fractured everyday life and a thriving tourism industry. Blue FEMA tarps appear throughout the photographs\, emblematic of the post-Hurricane Maria relief that never materialized. Alongside these\, symbols of tourism appear\, such as custom beach towels\, beach sling chairs\, and souvenirs. Works point to the effects of colonial presence and neglect\, and the forces of colonialism are exposed for their role in creating a Puerto Rican diaspora and otherness.
URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/kevin-quiles-bonilla-a-small-patch-of-sand-yet-it-holds-so-much/
LOCATION:Baxter St. at the Camera Club of New York\, 128 Baxter St.\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240615T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240615T190000
DTSTAMP:20260423T111327
CREATED:20240607T203944Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240607T204035Z
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SUMMARY:Partner Event: MiCasa SuCasa
DESCRIPTION:Each June\, Tola’s Room hosts an event celebrating the Puerto Rican diaspora and commemorating the birthday of Edwin Delgado\, our Founder and Creative Director’s father. This tradition not only celebrates our culture but also serves as an annual reminder of our continued work to highlight #PuertoRican culture in #Baltimore\n\nAt Tola’s Room\, we deeply value our creative community and its talents. We believe that fostering relationships and nurturing creative partnerships organically creates a thriving ecosystem and economy. This philosophy is at the core of our 4th annual event entitled\, MiCasa SuCasa\, taking place on Saturday\, June 15\, 2024\, from 2-7 PM. We’ve partnered with a diverse array of creative talents from Baltimore and across Maryland\, and we’re excited to share our space with them.
URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/micasa-sucasa/
LOCATION:Tola’s Room\, 4212 Sheldon Avenue\, Baltimore\, MD 21206\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21206\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Tola's Room":MAILTO:tolasroom@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240607T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240607T203000
DTSTAMP:20260423T111327
CREATED:20240607T203855Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240607T204233Z
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SUMMARY:Partner Event: Jibarito: A Three-Decade Retrospective Celebration of the Bronx's Multicultural Music Group Orchestra!
DESCRIPTION:The Multicultural Music Group (MMG) is thrilled to announce the 2024 Multicultural Music Encounter. This year’s event will take place at the Lovinger Theater\, Lehman College\, on Friday\, June 7\, at 7 p.m.\n\nThis year’s performance will showcase a dynamic repertoire in the form of a musical retrospective celebrating the almost 30 years of the Multicultural Music Group Orchestra (MMGO)’s establishment in 1996. \n\nAudiences can look forward to the following pieces:\n\n– “Mambo Show” by Charlie Palmieri reflects the composer’s vibrant legacy.\n– “Plena Pa’ Vieques” by Ray Santos explores the presence of the U.S. Marines and the Vieques protests in Puerto Rico.\n– “2nd Chance” by Luis Mojica and Ray Santos celebrates Charlie Palmieri’s recovery from a heart attack with a story of resilience and hope.\n– “Seis” by Ray Santos is a tribute to the influential composer Louis Moreau Gottschalk.\n– “Attacks and Expansion” by Eddie Palmieri is a spiritual exploration of African ancestry.\n– “Yambu Pa’ Inglaterra” by Eddie Palmieri bridges the generational gap between Tito Puente and Eddie Palmieri while examining their influence on music trends.\n– “A Bedtime Song in a Carnival Day” by Luis Mojica and Charlie Palmieri reflects on the Ponce Carnival and historical events surrounding the pier shutdown.\n– “Jibarito: The Borinqueneers” by Ray Santos highlights the valor of the 65th Infantry during the Korean Conflict.\n\nThe 2024 Multicultural Music Encounter celebrates the orchestra’s anniversary and reflects its ongoing commitment to educating and inspiring younger generations through music. This free event is a must-attend for lovers of music and history alike. \n\nGet your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/897291833027?aff=oddtdtcreator. \n\nAbout The Multicultural Music Group\, Inc. \n\nThe Multicultural Music Group\, Inc. (MMG) is a non-profit established in 1996 with a mission to present history through music. We commission and present integrated arts/humanities performances by living composers\, scholars\, and musicians of color\, as well as large and small ensembles led by Afro-Indigenous people. We also provide after-school music training to students ages 11 to 18. MMG serves economically marginalized communities in four NYC boroughs to advance social justice and global understanding and promote diversity in orchestral repertoire. Visit their website at multiculturalmusic.org. \n\n###
URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/jibarito-a-three-decade-retrospective-celebration-of-the-bronxs-multicultural-music-group-orchestra/
LOCATION:Lovinger Theater\, Lehman College\, 250 Bedford Park Blvd\, Bronx\, NY\, 10468\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music,Theater
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SUMMARY:Open Boats: Puerto Rican Studies in Relation
DESCRIPTION:Join CENTRO & The Diaspora Solidarities Lab (DSL) for two days of presentations\, workshops\, conversations\, a film screening\, live music\, and more leading up to the 116th St. Festival & the National Puerto Rican Day Parade. Taking place on June 6th and 7th at the Silberman School of Social Work in East Harlem\, this symposium will host scholars\, organizers\, cultural workers\, authors\, and artists from Puerto Rico and the diaspora. Come meet the DSL Fellows and join the CENTRO staff for an exciting week! \n\n\n\nDay One: June 6th\, 2024 \n\n\n\n11:45 AM EST – 12:45 PM EST The Practice of Solidarity: Grassroots Activism in Puerto Rico\nThe multiple ongoing crises in Puerto Rico encompasses a spectrum of challenges\, spanning from instances of femicide to food insecurity\, and environmental degradation. The government has exacerbated these issues by failing to address these compounding issues. In the wake of this\, grassroots community organizations have engaged in radical acts of solidarity as a means to mobilize constructive transformations. Join us in discussing the contours of knowledge and practices of solidarity and grassroots activism. Panelists include members of: Amigxs Del Mar\, Alianza Mujeres Viequense\, La Colectiva Feminista\, and Comedores Sociales. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1:45 PM EST – 4:45 PM EST Open Boats\, Public Knowledge: Archival Study\, Storytelling\, & Digital Humanities Research\nJoin the DSL Open Boat Lab research groups\, community fellows\, and affiliates as they present their research to the community. The Open Boat Lab develops community\, story telling\, and curatorial skills. In addition to the creation of digital archives\, museum and gallery exhibits\, and community workshops\, they offer online and in-person workshops to help transform how we approach knowledge production\, storytelling\, documentation\, and archives. Presentations will include projects by: After the Storm: A Digital Archive of Survival\, The Afro-Latinx Lab\, Revista Étnica\, Proyecto Kokobalé\, Taller Entre Aguas\, Kitsimba Project\, members of the Caribbean Digital Collective\, and more.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6:30 PM EST – 8:00 PM EST Cafecito con… Natasha Alford: American Negra\nAward-winning journalist Natasha S. Alford’s latest book\, American Negra\, is a narrative that is part memoir\, part cultural analysis\, where she reflects on growing up in a working-class family from the city of Syracuse\, NY. Join Alford and renowned writer\, Keyaira Kelly\, as they explore American Negra and the expectations and realities of existing as an Afro-Boricua.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDay Two: June 7th\, 2024\n\n\n\n1:30 PM EST –  2:30 PM EST Afternoon Tertulia: Communities in Relation: Cultural Work as Radical Praxis\nJoin us for an Afternoon Tertulia featuring NYC and Puerto Rican cultural workers. Panelists Charles Rice Gonzalez (Co-founder of BAAD – Bronx Academy of Arts & Dance)\, Rosalba Rolón (Artistic Director of Pregones Puerto Rican Traveling Theater)\, Monxo Lopez (Curator at the City Museum of New York)\,  Caridad (La Bruja) De La Luz (Executive Director of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe)\, and Alejandro Epifanio (Executive Director at Loisaida Inc.) will share their rooted community work and will share their trajectories to working with NYC-based arts and community organizations. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2:45 PM EST – 5:00 PM EST Romance Tropical (1934) Screening & Post-Show Discussion\nJoin us for a special screening of Romance Tropical (1934)\, the first Puerto Rican feature film with sound\, and the second Spanish language movie with sound in the world! The film was considered lost for over 80 years\, before a print was located in the PHI/Krypton Collection at UCLA. Photographed\, directed and produced by Puerto Rican film pioneer\, Juan Emilio Viguié\, Romance Tropical tells the story of a young man who discovers a pre-modern tribe on an island and a fortune in pearls\, subsequently falling in love with a beautiful native woman while his upper-class sweetheart waits in the city. The man exploits the island and its assets\, both literally & figuratively\, before returning to the city to marry his sweetheart.  \n\n\n\nJoin Dr. Rojo Robles (Assistant Professor at the Black and Latinx Studies Department at Baruch College\, CUNY.)\, Maillim (May) Santiago (PhD candidate in the Cultural Studies program at George Mason University)\, and Pedro Doreste and Dalina Perdomo (DSL’s Manchineel Project) in conversation as we attempt to understand how the film is an allegory for the colonization and exploitation of third world nations. \n\n\n\nThis screening is produced by the DSL’s newest microlab\, the Manchineel Project\, a multimedia & multimethod interrogation of whiteness in Caribbean moving images & aims to create a living syllabus to better understand the intersections of race and cinema in the Caribbean and its diasporas.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5:15 PM EST – 8:30 PM Workshop & Performance led by Proyecto Kokobalé & Closing Party\nKokobalé/Cocobalé is a martial tradition of Afro-Puerto Rican origin that is practiced with sticks or machetes and with the musical accompaniment of the Puerto Rican Bomba\, our oldest musical tradition of African origin. This tradition includes elements of fighting\, music\, dance and rituals. Kokobalé Project is the only cultural-community organization dedicated to the research\, preservation\, development\, promotion and rescue of our ancestral dance/martial art\, Kokobalé/Cocobalé. Join us for a workshop where you can learn the rhythm of Kokobalé and move along with us!
URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/open-boats-puerto-rican-studies-in-relation-2/
LOCATION:The Silberman School of Social Work\, 2180 3rd Ave\, New York\, New York\, 10035
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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SUMMARY:Library & Archives Lunch Hour: New Books in Puerto Rican Studies
DESCRIPTION:Looking for a new book to read? Look no further! Join us for another Library & Archives Lunch Hour on 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. Find your next summer reading book here! \n\n\n\nThere’s something for everyone this lunch hour! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMissed this event? Watch the recording here!
URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/library-archives-lunch-hour-new-books-in-puerto-rican-studies-3/
LOCATION:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/library-archives-lunch-hour-new-books-in-puerto-rican-studies-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240601T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240630T190000
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SUMMARY:Partner Event: "Traversing the Light": A Ten-Year Fine Photography Retrospective by Melanie S. Gonzalez.
DESCRIPTION:“Traversing the Light”: A Ten-Year Fine Photography Retrospective by Melanie S. Gonzalez. \nPresentation by the artist at 5PM on Thursday\, June 20th at Highland Public Library. 14 Elting Pl Highland\, NY 12528 \nMore details coming soon by Highland Public Library and Suzanna Productions. \nMelanie S Gonzalez  \nThu\, May 16\, 2:37 PM (7 days ago) \nto Donna\, Suzanna\nHi Donna\, \nI see. It would be cool if the presentation could be projected or audio available while I walk around and those who wish to sit and listen /watch and those who want to walk around can… Either way I’d like to have a slideshow of all the works handy and depending on the crowd we can do either way. \nWords from the artist: \n“Highland Public Library Discussion:\nIn my public and invitation discussion on 06/20\, I will talk about my philosophy behind my layered stills\, a series which I called “Rock and Shadow/Piedra y Sombra” ([https://www.suzannaproductions.com/rock-and-shadow-piedra-y-sombra project] description there) and show it has developed in over 7 years of double exposure photography.\nI will also discuss the types of cameras\, composition and film processes I use over 10 years of analog photography practice…”  \n-Melanie S. Gonzalez\, Fine Art Photographer [https://staging.centropr.dev/artists/melanie-gonzalez/]
URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/traversing-the-light-a-ten-year-fine-photography-retrospective-by-melanie-s-gonzalez/2024-06-01/
LOCATION:Highland Public Library\, 14 Elting Pl\, Highland\, NY\, 12528\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibit
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240530T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240530T200000
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SUMMARY:The Sounds of the Archives: Compositions Inspired by the CENTRO Archives Collections
DESCRIPTION:Our Archives are an incredible source of inspiration\, not just for scholarly research but also for artists of all disciplines. Recently\, two composers: our Artist in Residence\, Gabriel Bouche Caro and Guarionex Morales Matos\, produced two contemporary compositions based on their research. Join us on May 30th for a very special musical performance and witness the rebirth of archived sounds into innovative musical arrangements. \n\n\n\nGabriel Bouche Caro’s piece is a new performance for solo instrument and narrator/singer. It resembles a stream-of-consciousness/musical theater monologue with the vocalist representing the complexities of the Puerto Rican identity and current situation. The performance’s narrative is constructed by taking highly specific texts from the collections of Tato Laviera\, Victor Hernandez Cruz\, Pura Belpre\, and more and making them into a dramatic reading that brings forth conflicts within the ‘diasporican’ identity\, the duality of being a nationalist living in the colonizer’s land\, and the image of an artist who wishes to bring forth the intricacies and beauty of their culture to the world. This is Puerto Rican music\, not as folk\, but as a synthesis of sound\, experience\, tradition\, difficulties\, and successes that come from living life square-rooted in a richly complex and demanding cultural situation.  \n\n\n\nGuarionex Morales Matos’ project\, Pedro Pietri: An Aesthetic Collision Between His Poetry and Puerto Rican Art Song explores the exclusion of diasporic poets from the Puerto Rican art song genre through the work of Pedro Pietri. Pietri’s poetry constitutes the perfect compositional material for this genre\, despite the euro-centrical criteria that have historically marked the latter’s development and approach towards the public. Morales Matos strives to transgress said conventionalisms to crumble the artificial barriers between art forms\, as well as those that divide the popular\, folk\, and classical music spheres. The lyrics and music will derive from three of Pietri’s least-known texts to create a powerful triptych for mezzo-soprano\, clarinet\, and piano. \n\n\n\nThis event is co-sponsored by NALAC: National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Image: Sheet music for performance of “Perez y Martina”\, Pural Belpré Papers. CENTRO Library & Archives
URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/the-sounds-of-the-archives-gabriel-bouche-caro-guarionex-morales-matos-in-concert/
LOCATION:The Silberman School of Social Work\, 2180 3rd Ave\, New York\, New York\, 10035
CATEGORIES:Live Performance,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240524T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240721T180000
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SUMMARY:Partner Event: The Art of Resistance Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Since 1998\, vagabond has dedicated a vast amount of his writing\, art\, and filmmaking talents to the Puerto Rican independence movement. This show is a collection of 25 years worth of his art and agit-prop. July 25th\, 1998 marked the 100th anniversary of the US invasion of Puerto Rico which led to ongoing an occupation and colonization of the island nation. Along with other individuals and community organizations\, he launched a graffiti tagging agit-prop campaign that grew to full blown large scale murals. The only surviving mural is the ALBIZU / CHE\, also known as the DOS ALAS mural.\n\nVisit THE ART OF RESISTANCE: DECOLONIZATION RICANSTRUCTED: 25 Years of Art & Agit-Prop by vagabond with curator Tontxi Vazquez and co-curator Ana Hilda Figueroa de Jesús at El Taller Boricua from May 24-July 21\, 2024. Exhibition will be open from Tuesday – Saturday 12 – 6pm; Monday & Sunday closed.
URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/the-art-of-resistance-exhibition/
LOCATION:Taller Boricua Gallery\, 1680 Lexington Ave\, New York\, NY\, 10029\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibit
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ORGANIZER;CN="Taller Boricua / The Puerto Rican Workshop":MAILTO:Contact@tallerboricua.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240522T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240522T160000
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SUMMARY:Cafecito con... Marisel Moreno: Crossing Waters
DESCRIPTION:Join Marisel Moreno\, award-winning author of the book Crossing Waters: Undocumented Migration in Hispanophone Caribbean and Latinx Literature & Art\, and Dr. Yomaira Figueroa-Vásquez\, CENTRO Directora\, for a cafecito as they reconsider the traditional understanding of borders\, migration and Puerto Rico’s unique position in the migration narrative. \n\n\n\nDebates over the undocumented migration of Latin Americans invariably focus on the southern US border\, but most migrants never cross that arbitrary line. Instead\, many travel\, via water\, among the Caribbean islands. The first study to examine literary and artistic representations of undocumented migration within the Hispanophone Caribbean\, Crossing Waters relates a journey that remains silenced and largely unknown. \n\n\n\nCrossing Waters\, which has received the 2023 Honorable Mention\, Isis Duarte Book Prize in the Haiti/Dominican Republic section (LASA)\, and the prestigious 2023 Gordon K. and Sybil Lewis Book Award from the Caribbean Studies Association\, can be purchased from the University of Texas Press here: https://utpress.utexas.edu/9781477325605/ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDid you miss this event? Watch the recording here!
URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/cafecito-con-marisel-moreno-crossing-waters/
LOCATION:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/cafecito-con-marisel-moreno-crossing-waters/
CATEGORIES:Cafecito con...
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240521T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240521T190000
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SUMMARY:Partner Event: ¡Oye! Puerto Rican Theater Breaks Through: Exhibit Opening and Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:The 1970s marked a turning point in the history of Puerto Rican theater in New York City. A vibrant arts scene of Puerto Rican playwrights\, poets\, and actors emerged\, one that traversed the boroughs and neighborhoods of the city and influenced audiences from all cultural backgrounds. Groundbreaking\, contemporary works of art that focused on the stories of Puerto Ricans in New York City proliferated. Incisive plays\, such as Miguel Piñero’s Short Eyes and Eduardo Gallardo’s Simpson Street\, debuted\, and artist spaces\, like the now famed Nuyorican Poets’ Café\, were born and nurtured.\n \n\nThis marked a sharp distinction from the previous generation. In the 1950s\, during a post-war wave of migration from Puerto Rico to New York\, newly transplanted Puerto Rican artists were creating works that reflected life on their native island. Productions by and about Puerto Ricans focused on the stories of those Caribbean communities from their homeland. Two decades later\, a new perspective infused the plays and poetry by and about Puerto Ricans\, one that embraced the identity of Puerto Rican New Yorkers\, “Nuyoricans”\, and focused on the dynamics of life on the mainland for citizens from the island. This shift brought new artistic innovation and a thriving artistic community.\n\n\nJoin us as we explore the history of Puerto Rican theater in New York City in a conversation with leading artists and scholars\, in tandem with the new archives exhibit\, ¡Oye! Puerto Rican Theater Breaks Through\, on view in David Geffen Hall.\n\n \n\nModerator: Dr. Yomaira Figueroa-Vásquez (Director\, Center for Puerto Rican Studies/Hunter College)\n\nPanelists:\nDr. Karen Jaime (Associate Professor of Performing and Media Arts and Latina/o Studies\, Cornell University)\nCaridad de la Luz (Executive Director\, Nuyorican Poets Cafe)\nDr. Virginia Sánchez Korrol (Professor Emerita\, Department of Puerto Rican and Latino Studies\, Brooklyn College)
URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/partner-event-oye-puerto-rican-theater-breaks-through-exhibit-opening-and-panel-discussion/
LOCATION:David Geffen Hall\, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Panel
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240514T160000
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SUMMARY:Mapping Puerto Rican Communities - GIS in Action
DESCRIPTION:Join CENTRO for a discussion on harnessing the power of maps to tell stories and convey information. Learn from professionals across diverse sectors\, both within the archipelago and the Diaspora\, about using maps as a resource to engage and inform local communities. Panelists includes Dr. Maritza Barreto Orta\, the principal investigator of Instituto de Investigación y Planificación Costera de Puerto Rico\, Rafael Capó García\, Director of Memoria (de)Colonial\, Marcos Echeverría Ortíz\, creator of Where We Were Safe\, and Nicole Hernandez\, a Sociocultural Anthropology Ph.D. student at Arizona State University. \n\n\n\nThis event offers attendees not only the opportunity to learn innovative ways in which Puerto Ricans are using maps\, but also highlights the importance digital literacy has in todays society and how can it be leveraged to enhance community and the sharing of information. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDid you miss this event? Watch the recording here!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event has been made possible by the generous support of the United States Senate and House of Representatives (Senators Schumer and Gillibrand and Representative Espaillat) \n\n\n\nEvent Image: Baseline (pre-storm) view of Puerto Rico night lights – Nasa Scientific Visualization Studio
URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/mapping-nuestra-comunidades-gis-in-action/
LOCATION:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/mapping-nuestra-comunidades-gis-in-action/
CATEGORIES:Data Hub Map Out,Teach-In,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240510T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240510T200000
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SUMMARY:Partner Event: Bach to Borikén
DESCRIPTION:English:\nGuitarist José Gabriel Maldonado Suárez presents a concert that blends baroque and 19th-century classical guitar sonatas for guitar and piano\, coupled with 20th-century songs and danzas from Puerto Rico. Maldonado will perform using a replica of Johann Georg Stauffer’s (1778 – 1853) Viennese guitar\, to interpret works by JS Bach (1685-1750) and Ferdinando Carulli (1770-1841) alongside pianist Dr. Weiwei Zhai. The solo repertoire features compositions by Puerto Rican composers\, including songs by Rafael Hernandéz (1892-1965) and Juan Sorroche (b. 1947)\, as well as three Danzas by Lenardo Egúrbida (1945 – 2022). Maldonado will showcase these pieces using a guitar crafted by the renowned Puerto Rican luthier\, Fidencio Díaz. This program highlights Maldonado’s training in classical music interpretation and his commitment to promoting Puerto Rican music and culture through his research and performances.\n\nDr. José Maldonado completed his undergraduate studies in musical performance with a concentration in classical guitar at the Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico. Additionally\, he holds a Master’s degree in Arts Administration from Baruch College and a Doctorate in Musical Arts from Stony Brook University. Currently\, Maldonado serves as the Director of Guitar Studies at Bloomingdale School of Music and is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Music at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY).\n\nEspañol:\nEl guitarrista José Gabriel Maldonado Suárez presenta un concierto que combina sonatas de los periodos barroco y romántico para guitarra y piano\, junto con canciones y danzas puertorriqueñas del siglo XX. Maldonado interpretará el repertorio clásico utilizando una réplica de la guitarra vienesa de Johann Georg Stauffer (1778 – 1853) para ejecutar piezas de JS Bach (1685-1750) y Ferdinando Carulli (1770-1841) junto a la pianista Weiwei Zhai. El repertorio solista incluye composiciones de compositores puertorriqueños\, como canciones de Rafael Hernandéz (1892-1965) y Juan Sorroche (n. 1947)\, así como tres danzas de Lenardo Egúrbida (1945 – 2022). Maldonado presentará estas piezas utilizando una guitarra construida por el renombrado lutier puertorriqueño\, Fidencio Díaz. Este programa destaca la preparación de Maldonado en música clásica y su compromiso con la promoción de la música y la cultura puertorriqueñas a través de su investigación y presentaciones.\n\nEl Dr. José Maldonado completó un bachillerato en ejecución musical con concentración en guitarra clásica en el Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico. Además\, posee una Maestría en Gestión Cultural de Baruch College y un Doctorado en Artes Musicales de la Universidad de Stony Brook. Actualmente\, Maldonado es el Director de Estudios de Guitarra en Bloomingdale School of Music y es Profesor Asociado Adjunto de Música en John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY).
URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/partner-event-bach-to-boriken/
LOCATION:Bloomingdale School of Music\, 323 West 108th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10025\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240504T210000
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SUMMARY:Partner Event: Hermes Croatto
DESCRIPTION:May 4\, 2024 (7pm) @ Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture (450 Grand Concourse\, Bronx\, New York City). \nThe artist invites us to an encounter with our national identity through our music. It will be a night full of Puerto Rican culture and folklore. Croatto will present a refreshing proposal of folk music fused with electronic that arises from his quest to reconnect with his roots and his love for Puerto Rico. The repertoire will include songs from his latest musical production\, and classics from his father\, Tony Croatto\, among others. \nHermes Croatto is part of the BoriCorridor Tour 2024 program.
URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/hermes-croatto/
LOCATION:Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture\, 450 Grand Concourse\, Bronx\,\, New York City\, NY\, 10451\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:La Meriendita Story Hour: Churro Stand by Karina González
DESCRIPTION:Join CENTRO in East Harlem for La Meriendita\, a story hour dedicated to children’s books! This month’s Meriendita is Churro Stand\, written by Karina González and illustrated by Krystal Quiles. \n\n\n\nOn a hot summer’s day\, Lucía and her brother accompany their mother to sell delicious\, sugary churros on the bustling streets of New York City. But when a thunderstorm rolls in\, and the customers are chased away\, Lucía’s mother must improvise with a little bit of magic and lots of amor. \n\n\n\nA heartwarming picture book celebrating love\, community\, and the POP\, SIZZLE\, and CRUNCH of a perfect churro\, Churro Stand is inspired by the author’s relationship with her own mother. \n\n\n\nBring your little ones by for snacks and a story that celebrates food\, family\, and working together! \n\n\n\nThis event is presented in collaboration with the East Harlem Tutorial Program \n\n\n\nEvent Image: Cover art of Churro Stand by Krystal Quiles\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n    var exampleCallback = function() {\n        console.log(‘Order complete!’);\n    };\n\n    window.EBWidgets.createWidget({\n        // Required\n        widgetType: ‘checkout’\,\n        eventId: ‘867580224807’\,\n        iframeContainerId: ‘eventbrite-widget-container-867580224807’\,\n\n        // Optional\n        iframeContainerHeight: 425\,  // Widget height in pixels. Defaults to a minimum of 425px if not provided\n        onOrderComplete: exampleCallback  // Method called when an order has successfully completed\n    });
URL:https://staging.centropr.dev/event/la-meriendita-story-hour-churro-stand-by-karina-gonzalez/
LOCATION:East Harlem Tutorial Program\, 2050 2nd Ave\, New York\, New York\, 10029\, United States
CATEGORIES:La Meriendita
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