Mercado de Puerto Rico
The Loisaida Inc. Center 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, United StatesNov. 17, 2017
4pm - 8pm
Mercado de Puerto Rico
-Coquito Tasting (Coquito Masters)
-Artesanías (Puerto Rican traditional Arts and Crafts)
FREE
Nov. 17, 2017
4pm - 8pm
Mercado de Puerto Rico
-Coquito Tasting (Coquito Masters)
-Artesanías (Puerto Rican traditional Arts and Crafts)
FREE
The most recognizable monologist in Puerto Rico, Teofilo Torres with an acting career that spans over 40 years has come to Loisaida with his new creation; Pateco el Sepulturero-"Pateco the Gravedigger".
Loisaida inc. is proud to announce the opening exhibition of photographer Ryan John Lee.
The Testourmonials Project will host an exhibition at Loisaida Inc. Center opening Monday, March 26 - 30, 2018. The exhibition will be relaying information, sources, reflections, visual art, commissioned photography, and an installation to share the research.
Learn how to build a dome, using Build With Hubs, Kit for Geodesic Dome Building. This kit uses pre-fabricated connection hubs that allow for the sides of the dome to easily snap together. Come together and build a dome! . The history of dome building on the LES goes back to when CHARAS built domes in collaboration with Buckminster Fuller in 1972/73. Syeus Mottel documented this effort in his photo-journalism book CHARAS THE IMPROBABLE DOME BUILDERS , first published in 1974 and now re published in 2017 by Song Cave Press & Pioneer Works.
Reception + Performances
CHARAS IS ALIVE ON SPACESHIP EARTH A project by: Matthew Mottel in collaboration with Loisaida Inc., La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez and DIAP (Digital Intermedia MFA program at City College Overview: The history of dome building on the LES goes back to when CHARAS built domes in collaboration with Buckminster Fuller in 1972/73. Syeus Mottel [...]
music performance by William Parker & Jackson Krall "Sitting In the parking lot”
Filmakers Gary Cruz and William Rosario from Yagrumo Productions documented Adela's life for the last four years culminating in their latest documentary "Last One Standing". They have immortalized the trajectory of this beloved Loisaida Icon.
Please join us for the closing reception of the exhibition: CHARAS is Alive on Spaceship Earth with special performances from Art Jones, Krisia Ayala and Yuko Otomo. Art Jones will create live audio/video mix featuring the animated sights and sounds of NYC’s utopian future-past, projected onto artist Krisia Ayala’s installation. Both artists will use the [...]