Category Archives: New York History

2018, Afro Puertorrican Bomba, Bilingual, Caribbean, Caribbean Heritage, Central America, Children Friendly, Dance/Movement, Education, Events, Family Activities, Festival, Latin America, Lower East Side, Mexico, Music, Neighborhood, New York History, Now, Partners, Partnerships, Performance, Poetry, Politics, Puerto Rico, Puppetry, Residencies, Screenings, Senior, Storytelling, Style, Summer, Talk / Panel, Textiles, Theater, Visual Art, Workshops, Youth

5th Annual Loisaida Festival TheaterLab 2018

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21
May

Co-produced by MEZCOLANZA NYC & Loisaida Inc. Starting at 12:00 pm on La Plaza Cultural Community Garden [Read Press Release here!] The Loisaida Festival’s Theater Lab, a production of Loisaida […]

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2018, Bilingual, Caribbean, Caribbean Heritage, Children Friendly, Dance/Movement, Education, Events, Family Activities, Festival, Latin America, Lower East Side, Mexico, Music, Neighborhood, New York History, Now, Partners, Partnerships, Performance, Photography, Plena, Poetry, Puerto Rico, Residencies, Screenings, Senior, Storytelling, Style, Summer, Talk / Panel, Textiles, Theater, Visual Art, Workshops, Youth

The 31st Loisaida Festival

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21
May

The 2018 Loisaida Festival Sunday, May 27th 2018 11:00am – 5:00pm Avenue C Corridor / Loisaida Avenue / Alphabet City. The Loisaida Festival is the largest ethnic community pride festival […]

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2018, Bilingual, Books, Children Friendly, Education, Events, Family Activities, Festival, Film, Lower East Side, Neighborhood, New York History, Now, Partners, Partnerships, Performance, Photography, Poetry, Politics, Screenings, Storytelling, Style, Talk / Panel, Visual Art, Youth

CHARAS IS ALIVE ON SPACESHIP EARTH

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12
Apr

Through a collaborative project between Loisaida Inc., La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez and DIAP (Digital Intermedia MFA program at City College), artist and researcher Matthew Mottel (Syeus Mottel’s son) will build 2 geodesic domes (one at La Plaza and the other at the Loisaida Inc. Center’ courtyard) as an interactive art installation. In interviewing Carlos ‘Chino’ Garcia as part of his research, Matthew was told that the domes CHARAS built functioned as both recreational activity spaces and as experimental examples of how to build disaster relief housing in non urban areas. The same functions apply now. The dome at La Plaza Cultura, will be seen from the street, with high visibility. This will bring people to the other dome in the courtyard and exhibition happening at Loisaida Center, which will feature a more detailed documentation of the original events of 1972-73.

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2018, Book Readings, Books, Education, Lower East Side, Neighborhood, New York History, Partners, Past, Style, Youth

Book Talk: Street Gangs of the Lower East Side

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09
Jan

With “The Street Gangs of the Lower East Side,” Jose Cochise
Quiles and Clayton Patterson provide a brutally honest, self-reflective and moving account of one person’s struggle to break the cycle of violence and poverty since birth through creativity and compassion for others in the East Village / Lower East Side. Quiles pulls no punches about the experiences that took him from gang leader to an historian of gangs, artist, and author who creates with a joyous yet desperate edge, for the sake of sheer survival.

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2018, Education, Events, Family Activities, Lower East Side, Neighborhood, New York History, Partners, Past, Photography, Politics, Youth

Soul of a City – Ryan John Lee

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18
Dec

The soul of a city is manifested through its inhabitants: the newspaper sellers, subway riders, pavement pounders, and window shoppers. These seemingly banal routines and daily chores are what feed a city’s energy and identity.

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2017, Education, Events, Family Activities, Latin America, Neighborhood, New York History, Partners, Past, Photography, Politics, Storytelling, Style, Visual Art, Youth

La Lucha Continua The Struggle Continues: 1985 & 2017 (EXTENDED)

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03
Jun

A look at Artmakers’ 26 political murals created for La Plaza Cultural in 1985/86 through historical material (photographs, ephemera, and videos) and contemporary reflections (artist statements and related public programming).
Now Extended through July 31st 2017

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2017, Education, Events, Family Activities, Festival, Latin America, Lower East Side, Neighborhood, New York History, Partners, Partnerships, Past, Summer, Visual Art, Youth

Come Paint With Us!

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30
Apr

Artistic experience not necessary. Participants are not required to attend all of the sessions, only hands and creativity needed to help complete this project!

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2017, Education, Events, Family Activities, Latin America, Neighborhood, New York History, Partners, Past, Photography, Politics, Storytelling, Style, Visual Art, Youth

La Lucha Continua The Struggle Continues: 1985 & 2017

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22
Mar

A look at Artmakers’ 26 political murals created for La Plaza Cultural in 1985/86 through historical material (photographs, ephemera, and videos) and contemporary reflections (artist statements and related public programming).

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2017, Lower East Side, Neighborhood, New York History, Past, Politics, Visual Art, Workshops

FREE Community Screen Printing Workshops

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15
Mar

The Loisaida Center    proudly presents:  Community Screen Printing Workshops  Workshop begun: Wednesday, March 8th 10 sessions – 1 day a week for three months All sessions on Wednesdays from 7:00 pm – […]

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2017, Caribbean, Caribbean Heritage, Children Friendly, Dance/Movement, Education, Events, Family Activities, Festival, Lower East Side, Music, Neighborhood, New York History, nyc.gov, Partners, Partnerships, Past, Performance, Plena, Summer, Theater, Visual Art, Youth

The 30th Loisaida Festival

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10
Mar

A celebration is coming: The Loisaida Festival has been historically celebrated on the Sunday before Memorial Day, this year is on: Sunday, May 28th fom 12:00pm – 5:00pm 2017’s theme […]

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