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农历新年快乐
Happy Lunar New Year!
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The Loisaida,
Loisaida Inc. Center remains an easily accessible, distinctive, and innovating urban center for a diverse Latinx community of all ages and backgrounds. Plan your visit today, email info@loisaida.org for more information, or just stop by our center on 9th Street and Avenue C - Loisaida Avenue.
It is also a must-visit location for those who identify with the ALAANA community from all parts of the city and beyond. This has been achieved through the support of our committed supporters, community leaders, sponsors, volunteers, and residents of our beloved neighborhood. Thank you!
Join us this new year as we develop stronger partnerships this year focused on rebuilding our sense of place and belonging in a rapidly gentrifying, inequitable and unaffordable New York City.
Our pledge to you is that we will intentionally continue to serve our people, foster constructive collaboration and civic engagement. We will continue to support and promote diverse artistic and entrepreneurial ventures, cultural research, urban ecology & education, workforce training, social and environmental justice, historical awareness and place keeping through neighborhood-wide development activities, partnerships and collaboration.
So much more coming in 2023!
Stay tuned!
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THE LOISAIDA INC. CENTER PRESENTS | |
Announcing the 2023 Loisaida Artist-in-Residence
Brianna N. Love presents Daring Wood
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Brianna N. Love is a furniture, spatial, and material designer and researcher with a focus on sustainability. An avid fan of science fiction and horror film, narratives about other worlds provide her with a framework to think about the worlds in which her work could exist and the more sustainable and just future it is working towards. She draws inspiration from the natural environment, chemistry, and culture which guides her speculative approach to researching and designing the future of furniture and sustainable living. She is currently pursuing a Master of Architecture and Master of Science in Real Estate Development at Columbia University. Her work has been featured in Interior Design Magazine and Architectural Digest.
We are incredibly excited to welcome Brianna to the Loisaida Artist-in-Residence family!
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Senior Day at is back!
Every first Friday of the month at 10:30 am inside Loisaida Center - 710 E 9th St & Ave C
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Join us tomorrow, Friday, February 3rd at 10:30 am, inside the Loisaida Center for our first Senior Day of 2023!
Loisaida Inc. is committed to our super-adult community by providing programs
that help improve people's mental & physical health through arts and culturally enriching programming and engaging activities that help support good mental health, physical and emotional well-being.
During every Loisaida Senior Day, we offer snacks and beverages, a wide variety of enrichment classes such as dance, exercise, arts, and live music to our guests!
Capacity is limited, so come early!
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Charlie Rosario: Dedicated to the Drum
Saturday, February 4th from 2-6 pm
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Join us at La Sala de Pepe y Foto Espacio this Saturday, February 4th from 2-6 pm for the opening of Charlie Rosario: Dedicated to the Drum. Charlie Rosario is a Brooklyn born, Puerto Rican graphic designer, photographer, fine artist, drummer, and spoken-word poet. This exhibit will be open from February - May 2023.
For more info or to schedule a visit please email lasaladepepe@gmail.com.
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La Cocina De Loisaida: The Best of Bacalao!
February 9th & February 11th
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In this class, we're all about bacalao! Bacalao - salted codfish - is the backbone of countless Puerto Rican dishes, and served all over the island in various preparations. Learn how to make it with chef Maria Bido in this month's sessions of La Cocina de Loisaida on Thursday, February 9th and Saturday, February 11th! | |
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For a sneak peek at what you can expect from La Cocina de Loisaida,
check out these videos of last years' classes on LoisaidaTV!
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La Cocina de Loisaida:
Puerto Rican Vegan Night!
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La Cocina de Loisaida:
Fall 2022 Teaser
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Women in Bomba
Oxil Febles
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A conversation with Óxil Febles and José "Pepe" Flores. Part of the Women in Bomba series, in collaboration with La Sala de Pepe & Foto Espacio, we sit down with Oxil Febles, an NYC-based Afro-Puerto Rican dancer, folklorist, performer, educator, curator, and founder of O Team, Inc.
Her artistic career began in Puerto Rico under the mentorship of The Cepeda Family and other Bomba elders. Oxil directed Nandí, the first female Bomba ensemble in Puerto Rico in 2006 which spearheaded a women’s drumming movement, creating a space for women’s visibility and collaboration in the preservation of Afro-Puerto Rican folklore.
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Arts, Language & Wellness
for our newly arrived families
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Our Arts & Language Enrichment Initiative piloted through ten (10) Acacia Network Housing sites currently serving thousands of recently arrived immigrant families and individuals predominately from South America and Africa.
As part of this initiative, Acacia Network has partnered with Loisaida Inc., to provide culturally informed English as a Second Language (ESL) introductory lessons for adults and Arts Enrichment Workshops for children and families.
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Journey to Immunity
"New Year Resolutions"
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As we kick off 2023, let's remember to remain vigilant against COVID-19, the flu, and other respiratory viruses. . . so you can go on every adventure you desire, like the brave vaccine champions featured in the Acacia Network's web-based series “Journey to Immunity” campaign.
¡Vacúnate Chicxs!
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¡Muchas Gracias por su servicio, Det. Hernández!
This week the entire Loisaida community bid farewell to our most dedicated community officer; NYPD Detective Jaime Hernández, and we thank you for your service.
Det. Hernandez' impeccable work ethic, dedication and commitment to our neighborhood, and the preservation of our Puerto Rican heritage is truly unmatched. For over 34 years, he worked tirelessly and closely together with Loisaida, Inc. to make sure that our community had a great, safe and entertaining Loisaida Festival experience every year.
You will be missed and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts!
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COMMUNITY EVENTS & RESOURCES | |
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"What Makes a House a Home?"
February 3rd - February 11th
| DIVAS for Social Justice, The Center for NYC Neighborhoods, and The Cooper Union STEM Outreach present The Black Housing Project's "What Makes a House a Home?" exhibition. The multimedia youth-led project introduces youth to the history and process of homeownership. Open February 3rd - 11th. | |
Gas Safety Training
for Superintendents &
Residential Building Staff
Tue, Feb 7th – 10am (Online)
| CUNY Building Performance Lab in conjunction with Con Edison are offering a free 3-hour Gas Safety Training class for supers, operators, and maintenance staff of all NYC residential buildings. | |
Educational Recording Project
Did you hear that?
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Exclusively residents of NYC.;
- DO YOUR RADIATOR GOT TOO MUCH RHYTHM?
- DOES YOUR ROOM FURNACE GOES BOOM GO CLAP, & KEEP YOU UP AT NIGHT?
if your answer to these questions is'Yes!' & you are interested in being a part of an educational recording project that provides a closer listen to the oft-overlooked world that surrounds us, plz inquire!
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Lunar New Year Parade & Festival
Sunday, February 12th at 1pm
| Parade Route: Mott & Canal to Chatham Square to East Broadway towards the Manhattan Bridge, completing on Eldridge and Forsyth Streets towards Grand Street next to Sara D. Roosevelt Park. | |
The Carbon Reduction
Workshop Series
Wed, Feb 15th – 9:30am (Online)
| In this FREE, three-hour seminar for building owners, property managers, and consultants, CUNY Building Performance Lab will discuss all of the greenhouse gas-related local laws that impact the majority of NYC’s larger buildings and get you on the road to energy savings and compliance for your building. | Seriously Loud Productions is casting for an Afro-Latinx or Latinx 30-70 year old to appear in Nuyorican, where a young man is sent back to 1987 Lower East Side to discover how to accept himself as part of his Latinx community. No acting experience required! | |
You are receiving this email because of your outstanding commitment to the Puerto Rican and LatinX Cultures and the preservation of our heritage in New York City. Thank you. | |
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Founded in 1979, Loisaida, Inc. offers year-round, accessible arts & culture programming that celebrates the rich heritage of the Lower East Side and its Puerto Rican and immigrant communities. Through its multi-purpose space, the Loisaida Inc. Center provides opportunities to emerging artists and creators working in diverse disciplines, promotes a vibrant social and community life, and serves as an incubator for self-sustainable initiatives.
Stay Connected!
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Loisaida Inc. programs are supported in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA), the Black, Latino and Asian Caucus (BLAC) in partnership with the City Council and the office of the New York City Mayor Eric Adams, and the New York State Legislature, City Councilwoman Carlina Rivera, NYS Assembly Member Harvey Epstein, the Manhattan Borough President's Office and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
We would like to acknowledge the support of the Hispanic Federation, Trinity Church Wall Street. The Howard Gilman Foundation, The Stonewall Foundation, The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation, The Promesa Foundation, and MOSAIC Foundation at the New York Community Trust.
Thank you!
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Loisaida Inc. Center Staff:
Alejandro Epifanio - Executive & Artistic Director
Paul Garin - Ecolibrium Program Coordinator
Catiria Ayende - Administrative Assistant
Alex-Nicole Edwards - Marketing Associate
Yaraní del Valle - Program Development
Julián Garnik - Videographer & Editor
Melvin Audaz - Photographer
María Torres - MUJER Program Coordinator
Teaching Artists:
Lucrecia Novoa, Rénoly Santiago, Andy Martinez,
Julia Justo, Stefen Reed, Carlos Jesús Martinez Dominguez, Pedro Alomar, Rosa Velez, Roxana Torres and Marta Rosario-Dann
Acacia Network Staff:
Lymaris Albors - Chief Executive Officer
Raul Russi - President
Angel Santini - Special Programs VP
Gabriela González - Communications Director
Acacia Network Inc. - Finance & Compliance
Loisaida Inc. Board:
Kaleb H. Sanchez, Wilfred Renta, Anthony Rivera, Angel Cruz, Angel Audiffred and Deborah Quiñones
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Arts & Culture = Social Services
Consider supporting our work by making a tax-deductible donation today.
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Loisaida Inc. is a federally certified 501(c)(3) charitable organization and an affiliate of the Acacia Network | | | | |
