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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
DTSTAMP:20260423T130234
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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
DTSTAMP:20260423T130234
CREATED:20240415T144218Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240504T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240504T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T130234
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240430T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240430T170000
DTSTAMP:20260423T130234
CREATED:20240320T160728Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240409T143218Z
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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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