Wednesday, May 26th , 2021
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Greetings!
Tomorrow, Thursday May 27 at 7:00 pm via LoisaidaTV we the second episode on the work and life of composer, musician, Afro-Caribbean, Puerto Rican icon, Rafael Cortijo Verdejo. If you missed the first part last week, please click here to see.
The first episode of the series introduced the scope and urgency of the project De coco y anís. Un proyecto de amor para Rafael Cortijo Verdejo. For the second part of the series, in short, we welcome co-producer of the project, ethnomusicologist, journalist and documentarist Cesár Colón Montijo, the musician, arranger, composer, vocalist and producer Pepe Castillo, the local resident, educator, ethnomusicologist by trade and music collector José "Pepe" Flores and the professor, cultural organizer, producer, writer and lyricist Welmo E. Romero Joseph.
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To make sure we celebrate the occasion as we have always done so we highlight the contributions of our local community s/heroes, both historical and contemporary. Pictured above is Lisa Kaplan; who in 1973 began working for a program at Grand Street Settlement that meant to provide former Seward Park re-development site residents a voice in planning their new community amongst fears from the neighborhood's power-elite of racial and economic integration.1
1Read more about this crucial time in L.E.S. history in this article by Ed Litvak, writer for the Low-Down NY.
The photo is provided courtesy of Marlis Momber. Please join us in celebrating Marlis and the important photo documentation work of our neighborhood's gentrifying time-period of the late 70's 80's and 90's and that is still ongoing today. Tune in to the second part of our 34th Annual Loisaida Festival this upcoming Sunday, May 30th at 2:00 pm. to see the festival program this upSunday, please visit loisaidafest.nyc
For more information on other Lower East Side History Month events please visit: peoplesles.org
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The 34th Annual Loisaida Festival [Part 2]
Sunday, May 30th at 2:00pm
¡Viva Loisaida!
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If you missed [Part 1] please click here to see the full 2-hour long event.
This upcoming Sunday, May 30th, at 2:00 pm. The [2 Part] will feature soulful singer-songwriter from Queens; Duendita; the Afro-Caribbean electronic music project,ÌFÉ and much more!
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Las Fiestas de Cruz en Loisaida
¡Las Sanjuaneras!
Friday, June 4th at 6:00pm
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Singing and musical accompaniment provided by: Yazmín Morales-Vicente (lead vocals, chorus and percussion); Mildred Cruz (lead vocals, chorus and percussion); Nelson Seda (lead vocals, chorus and percussion); Carmelo Soto (chorus and percussion); William Vázquez (chorus and guitar); and Luis Rodríguez (Puerto Rican Cuatro).
Hosted by: Pepe Flores, Bala Soto and Maitreyi Villaman.
Limited Capacity, for more information call (212) 475-8973
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As part of the Loisaida Artistic Residency Program; 2020 recipient Gabriel Torres and Haus of Dust have created a campaign about substance abuse in queer, Latinx communities. Haus of Dust explores the themes of spirituality and god-like forces, their influence and guidance through a Shrine Making Workshop in collaboration with the Gay Center.
Participants will create shrines in collaboration with artist Julia Justo, that are the size of the characters written into the production, engaging their presence beyond their physical role in the project. The goal is to directly involve the community in creating elements of the production that call for collaboration and whose creation can act as a means of healing, whether it be spiritual, mental, or emotional.
All are welcome. Facilitated by Julia Justo, the workshop will take place June 7th to June 11th at the Loisaida Inc., Center. The workshop will be limited to 10 participants total, divided into two groups of five to be safe and adhere to social distancing guidelines.
Each group will attend the workshops in shifts, with the first group of five attending a session from 1:30 - 3:00 pm, and the second group attending the afternoon session from 3:30 - 5:00 pm.
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Loisaida, Inc. Artistic Residency Recipient: Ebony Sojourner and her hands-on project; Tied Together; is looking for young local community members to learn and work on this project.
Guided workshops are provided every Saturday at the Loisaida, Inc. Center - 710 East Ninth Street, Lower East Side, NY 10009 from 11:00 am onwards.
Tied Together offers "an opportunity for young minds to work on "...an in-depth documentary film featuring five New York City youth of color as they unpack the attraction of sneaker culture."
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710 E. 9th Street New York, NY 10009
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Arts & Culture = Social Services
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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) in partnership with the City Council, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, City Councilwoman Carlina Rivera, NYS Assembly Member Harvey Epstein, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Hispanic Federation, Promesa Foundation, Stonewall Foundation, Ford Foundation, MOSAIC Foundation of the New York Community Trust, the Howard Gilman Foundation and the Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation. Thank you! |
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