Category Archives: Puerto Rico

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, Children Friendly, Education, Events, Family Activities, Neighborhood, Partners, Partnerships, Past, Puerto Rico, Textiles, Visual Art, Workshops, Youth

Textiles Yarn Workshop

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12
Apr

Learn how to recycle fabrics and clothing into a fun material that can be used for knitting, weaving, crocheting and many other crafts.

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2018, Caribbean, Caribbean Heritage, Events, Lower East Side, Neighborhood, Past, Performance, Photography, Puerto Rico, Style, Theater, Visual Art

Thank You for Supporting Latinx Innovation in the LES – El Semillero Benefit Recap

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03
Mar

On behalf of the Loisaida team, thank you for attending the El Semillero Benefit event on February 27th. More than 100 of you gathered with us in support of our forthcoming makerspace and hub for ideas and innovation. As one neighborhood––an entire community, we celebrated our distinguished honorees, admired the talented artists whose work graced our auction wall, and shared in the excitement of the opportunities blooming soon at our Semillero/Seedbed.

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2018, Caribbean, Events, Music, Past, Performance, Puerto Rico, Visual Art

Noche de Bohemia with Joe Louis

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01
Mar

Joe Louis returns with his experimental bohemia to NYC from PR. Come and enjoy a night full of stories to wait for the end of the world and face it. Come to love and be loved with music and vocal improvisation. Swimming in the “Río Piedras” had never been so far away.

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2018, Events, Lower East Side, Music, Neighborhood, Partnerships, Past, Performance, Photography, Puerto Rico, Visual Art

El Semillero Benefit Event

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01
Jan

Loisaida has survived these past 38 years because of the support of the community, and in this, our first ever fundraising campaign, we’re asking you to invest in El Semillero, our programs, and projects that support the resilience of our Latinx community footprint and contributions.

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2017, Bilingual, Caribbean, Caribbean Heritage, Events, Music, Past, Performance, Poetry, Politics, Puerto Rico, Storytelling

Teófilo Torres es: Pateco en Loisaida

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11
Dec

Pateco en Nueva York -at the Loisaida Inc. Center, will be a year closing event and one of a kind presentation for New Yorkers and the Puerto Rican diaspora to feel closely connected to the dire situation many Caribbean islanders are facing in the wake of the 2017 storm season, and to laugh about it.

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2017, Caribbean, Caribbean Heritage, Events, Neighborhood, Partners, Past, Puerto Rico, Visual Art

Mercado de Puerto Rico

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10
Nov

Loisaida Inc., PRIDA and Coquito Masters present:
Mercado de Puerto Rico

Presenting traditional and original Art and Crafts from Puerto Rican artists, also presenting the work of artisans currently displaced by Hurricane Maria. Also, “Coquito” tasting by Coquito Masters!

Loisaida Inc.
710 East 9th Street NY, NY 10009

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2017, Caribbean, Events, Lower East Side, Music, Partnerships, Past, Performance, Politics, Puerto Rico, Storytelling, Style, Talk / Panel, Visual Art

Fantasy Island – Exhibition Performances

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01
Nov

For Shey Rivera Ríos and Huáscar Robles, Hurricane María is an atmospheric manifestation compounded by the fiscal crisis troubling Puerto Rico’s urban landscape.

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2017, Caribbean, Music, Partnerships, Past, Performance, Politics, Puerto Rico, Storytelling, Style, Talk / Panel, Visual Art

Fantasy Island: Panel Discussion

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03
Oct

For Shey Rivera Ríos and Huáscar Robles, Hurricane María is an atmospheric manifestation compounded by the fiscal crisis troubling Puerto Rico’s urban landscape.

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