Loisaida Inc.

The Infinite Flash of Memory: A conversation on Jardín de Pulpos (Octopus’s Garden)
2019-07-15 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | The Loisaida Inc. Center, 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, 10009, United States
The Infinite Flash of Memory: A conversation on Jardín de Pulpos (Octopus’s Garden)
Date: Monday, July 15th, 2019
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Location: Loisaida Inc. Center, 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY 10009
FREE to the public. Limited seating. RSVP at caborca.tickets@gmail.com

About:
This evening features a discussion about Latin American resistance movements and protest-theatre art originated in the 20th century; about the collaborative creative process, dramaturgy, acting, staging, and translating Jardín de pulpos for the 21st century Anglophone US audience.
“The other time when we did the workshop [with actors], I told them that the public also writes as they are watching. You, [as playwright], write something that you think actors and actresses are acting on. The actors and actresses are acting something that they think the audience will understand and the audience understands something they need, but it is not necessarily what the author says, nor what the actors and actresses say. It is a great disagreement. What happens is that there is a disposition or willingness to believe.”
– from Juegos interiores: an interview with Arístides Vargas.

Presented by Caborca and Loisaida Inc., in partnership with The Graduate Program in Translation at the University of Puerto Rico in Río Piedras, and UArte – Universidad de las Artes in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Javier Antonio Gonzalez is a participant in the Global Connections–IN the LAB program, funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and administered by Theatre Communications Group, the national organization for the professional not-for-profit American theatre
This symposium is being presented alongside Caborca’s visionary new production of Octopus’s Garden in its first English language version. Translated by Aurora Lauzardo. Directed by Javier Antonio González. Octopus’s Garden runs at Target Margin Theater from July 12-21. For tickets to our performances visit https://octopusgarden.brownpapertickets.com
A man enlists the town madwoman to help him recover his memory at the seashore. He encounters the ghosts of his ancestors emerging from the rupture of authoritarian violence, inviting him to dream again.
Special guests:
Arístides Vargas – playwright, founder, and director of one of the most important groups of Contemporary Latin American Theater: the Malayerba Group.
Charo Francés – founder and director of the Malayerba Actoral Training Laboratory.
Rosa Luisa Márquez – Puerto Rican director, actress and professor, specializing in Ibero-American Theatre.
Aurora Lauzardo – translator, professor and co-chair of the Graduate Program in Translation at the University of Puerto Rico.
Javier Antonio González – playwright and artistic director of Caborca.
Moderator:
Rojo Robles – writer, playwright, filmmaker and instructor of Caribbean and Latinx Literature at Brooklyn College, CUNY.

“Opinions like those expressed while in a panel, presentation, performance or through artwork are expressed by the author in their personal capacity and are the author’s own. They do not necessarily reflect the views of Loisaida Inc., its affiliates or staff.”

Pasado y Presente: Art After the Young Lords - Exhibition Closing
2019-09-04 18:30 - 20:30 UTC | The Loisaida Inc. Center, 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, 10009, United States
Pasado y Presente: Art After the Young Lords
LIVE Artist Talk and Closing Reception
Loisaida, Inc. | 710 East 9th Street | New York, NY 10009
Wednesday, September 4, 2019 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (EDT)

The Loisaida Inc. Center in partnership with the Nathan Cummings Foundation, collaborated on: Pasado y Presente: Art After the Young Lords, an exhibition commemorating the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Young Lords Organization in New York that will be on view at the Nathan Cummings Foundation offices through October 25, 2019. More information here.
Join us for a report-back from the Valor Y Cambio Project: a story-telling, community-building, and solidarity economy initiative housed at the Pasado Y Presente: Art after the Young Lords exhibition on view at Loisaida. The report back, from artist and creator, Frances Negrón-Muntaner, will be followed by a dialogue with Dominican York participating artists on decolonial artistic / social practices, New York-Caribbean intra-diasporic ties, fluid understandings of value, mobility, exchange, solidarity processes and trans-national identity and belonging:
Pepe Coronado
Scherezade Garcia
Carlos Jesus Martinez Dominguez
Frances Negrón-Muntaner

To set up an appointment to visit the Nathan Cummings Foundation exhibit, contact exhibits@nathancummings.org

Related Programming:
LIFTING H.E.ARTS: THE PRESENT, THE FUTURE AND THE FOUNDATION
Saturday, September 7, 2019 at Pregones/PRTT | 575 Walton Avenue | The Bronx, NY 10451 from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM (EDT)
This event is in partnership with Pregones Theater, Nos Quedamos, South Bronx Unite, Mott Haven Community Land Stewards, and Taller Experimental de Arte. The event is a celebration of art and activism to close off the public programs of the Pasado Y Presente: Art After the Young Lords exhibition. Commencing with a plenero-led procession from Brook Park to the old Lincoln Detox Center in the South Bronx, the event will feature a mural unveiling, an update on the Mott Haven’s community land trust’s acquisition efforts, and a documentary screening – all focused on one culturally vital building – and at an important moment in time on the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Young Lords. With complimentary food and music and intersecting themes of community-led solutions in health, education, the arts, criminal justice, environmental justice and immigration, the event will include:
5:30 pm. RUMBA PROCESSION | BROOK PARK TO OLD LINCOLN DETOX/H.E.ARTS BUILDING AT WILLIS AVENUE PLAYGROUND
6:00 pm. MURAL UNVEILING | “WE HAVE A STORY TO TELL”
6:30 pm. HEALTH, EDUCATION, ARTS (H.E.ARTS) Project UPDATE
7:00 pm. THE PEOPLE’S DETOX | FILM SCREENING

“Opinions like those expressed while in a panel, presentation, performance or through artwork are expressed by the author in their personal capacity and are the author’s own. They do not necessarily reflect the views of Loisaida Inc., its affiliates or staff.”

LIFTING H.E.ARTS: THE PRESENT, THE FUTURE AND THE FOUNDATION
2019-09-07 17:30 - 20:30 UTC | H.E.ARTS, 349 E 140th Street, New York, NY, 10451, United States
LIFTING H.E.ARTS: THE PRESENT, THE FUTURE AND THE FOUNDATION
LIVE Artist Talk and Closing Reception
349 E 140th Street | The Bronx, NY 10451
Saturday, September 7, 2019 from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM (EDT)

Join us on Saturday, September 7, for a celebration of art and activism in “Lifting H.E.ARTS: the Present, the Future and the Foundation.”
Commencing with a plenero-led procession from Brook Park to the old Lincoln Detox Center, the event will feature a mural unveiling, an update on our community land trust’s acquisition efforts and a film screening – all focused on one culturally vital building – and at an important moment in time on the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Young Lords. With complimentary food and music and intersecting themes of community-led solutions in health, education, the arts, criminal justice, environmental justice and immigration, the event will include:
5:30 pm. RUMBA PROCESSION | BROOK PARK TO OLD LINCOLN DETOX/H.E.ARTS BUILDING AT WILLIS AVENUE PLAYGROUND
At 5:30 pm, Pregones Theater- and Nos Quedamos- organized Stage Garden Rumba at Brook Park (East 141st St and Brook Ave) will lead a plenero-driven procession from Brook Park to the old Lincoln Detox Center/H.E.ARTS building at 345 East 140th Street where an event will already be underway to unveil the mural “We Have a Story to Tell.”
6:00 pm. MURAL UNVEILING | “WE HAVE A STORY TO TELL”
Hear local artist, Virginia Ayress, discuss seeing children being separated from their parents as the inspiration behind her newly completed mural, “We Have a Story to Tell..” The mural, created and painted by Ayress with the Experimental Art Workshop and volunteers from the community, aims to express the experience of immigrant children and their broken dreams.
6:30 pm. H.E.ARTS UPDATE
Hear Mychal Johnson, Member of the Board of Directors of the Mott Haven-Port Morris Community Land Stewards and Co-founder of South Bronx Unite, discuss the status of the local community land trust’s efforts to repair and restore the vacant old Lincoln Detox Center building and house nearly a dozen community-based organizations working in the fields of health (H), education (E) and the arts (ARTs) in a retrofitted space with offices, shared meeting areas, a culinary arts kitchen, classrooms and performance spaces. A full feasibility report has now been completed, documenting a fully baked, economically sustainable plan reflective of nearly five years of broad-based community envisioning sessions and extensive community based organization interviews.
7:00 pm. THE PEOPLE’S DETOX | FILM SCREENING
Hear Walter Bosque, former Young Lord, Licensed Acupuncturist and Co-founder of Lincoln Detox (1970-1978), introduce the film “The People’s Detox” to be screened in the handball court across the street from the building. In November 1970, Lincoln Hospital was taken over through the collective organizing of local heroin addicts, revolutionary health organizations, the Young Lords, members of the Black Panther Party as well as other organizations. Through political education, the clinic examined the role of global politics in the influx of heroin into urban centers as well as the economic incentives of the established protocols for drug treatment. With the introduction of acupuncture as an aid in detoxification, eventually replacing pharmaceutical treatments, it was not only the walls of the hospital that were breached but the very apparatus of addiction and recovery. “The People’s Detox” is a contemplative look at how the history of a revolutionary drug clinic reverberates through to contemporary notions of health and care. The film was directed by Jenna Bliss.

With support from the Nathan Cummings Foundation and part of the public events of Pasado Y Presente: Art after the Young Lords 1969-2019 produced by Loisaida Center. This event is in partnership with Pregones Theater, Nos Quedamos, South Bronx Unite, Mott Haven Community Land Stewards, and Taller Experimental de Arte. To set up an appointment to visit the Nathan Cummings Foundation exhibit, contact exhibits@nathancummings.org

“Opinions like those expressed while in a panel, presentation, performance or through artwork are expressed by the author in their personal capacity and are the author’s own. They do not necessarily reflect the views of Loisaida Inc., its affiliates or staff.”

Garbagia Hallucination Station - Summer Program
2019-09-22 14:00 - 18:00 UTC | El Jardin del Paraiso, East 4th to E. 5th Streets, New York, NY, 10009, United States
Garbagia: Hallucination Station
Sunday, September 22, 2019 from 2:00 – 6:00 pm
at: El Jardin del Paraíso Garden, Lower East Side, NY

Garbagia Projects is on its fourth cycle and every year it keeps expanding its reach. This year, Garbagia: Hallucination Station explores re-envisioning of a new world and continues to address topics of climate change, sustainability of our planet and reducing and reusing our waste as a beloved material and resource. Hallucination Station will be this year’s platform to portray this vision of the future and showcase its possibilities. Time is running out… How can we change our destructive ways?
Garbagia Project is Loisaida Center’s annual Summer Program based on a series of free, open community art and puppetry workshops with a focus on creating works with materials while creating a story working on present issues related to ecological topics, community and nature/urban resources, understanding trash as a treasure for the development of a sustainable life and protecting the world.
For the first time, Garbagia’s Upcycled & 2nd Hand Fair and Garbagia’s Art Auction will be presented during Lower East Side Community Festival: LUNGS Harvest Fest.

+ MUSIC including PincLouds and Cookie Tongue! +
+ Sound Art +
+ Independent Performances +
+ Garbagia’s 4th Year Performance and Fashion Show +

This program is funded by the New York City Council’s Cultural Immigrant Initiative, in partnership with the New York City’s Department of Cultural Affairs, Loisaida United Gardens and El Jardín del Paraíso Community Garden. Cover Art by: Patricio O’Hea

Activist Estates: Gallery Talk
2019-10-12 15:00 - 17:00 UTC | The Loisaida Inc. Center, 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, 10009, United States
Architect Nandini Bagchee in conversation with Sociologist Miranda Martinez at the Loisaida Center.
Gallery Talk: Activist Estates: A Radical History of Property in Loisaida
710 E 9th Street | NY, NY 10009
Saturday, October 12th, 2019 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM (EDT)
Nandini Bagchee is the designer and curator of the exhibit and author of Counter Institution: Activist Estates of the Lower East Side (Fordham University Press, 2018).
Miranda Martinez is the author of Power at the Roots: Community Gardens, Gentrification, and the Puerto Ricans of the Lower East Side (Lexington Books, 2010).

Overview:
Activist Estates: A Radical History of Property in Loisaida is an exhibition curated and installed by the Architect/ Historian Nandini Bagchee in partnership with Loisaida Center Inc. The exhibit visualizes the narratives of a historic space-based activism via maps, models, photographs, pamphlets and posters. The Loisaida Center has been instrumental in bringing visibility to the many histories of the Latinx resistance in New York. This new exhibition illuminates yet another facet of this history by juxtaposing the parallel trajectories of different social movements. The issue-based timelines construct a network of solidarity between individuals and institutions in the Lower East Side.
An examination of participatory practices in New York City reveals the critical relationship between real estate, architecture and activism. In cities across the country, in the 1970’s, the devaluation of property created a vacuum of ownership. Vacant lots, storefronts, schoolhouses, factories and abandoned tenements in New York City became havens for experimental, communal practices. These same urban landscapes, in the present time, face the opposite crisis of inflated costs and high-profit development. Escalating speculation threatens the small gains made by communities in historically marginalized neighborhoods. Amid current debates about urban justice and access to the city, Activist Estates critically re-evaluates the place of counter-institutional practices that shape the landscape of New York City.
About:
Nandini Bagchee is an Associate Professor at the Spitzer School of Architecture at CCNY (CUNY) and principal of Bagchee Architects. Her research focuses on activism in architecture and the ways in which ground-up collaborative building practices provide an alternative medium for the creation of public space. Nandini is the author of a recently published book on the history of activist-run spaces in New York City entitled, Counter Institution: Activist Estates of the Lower East Side (Fordham University Press, 2018). Her built-work and writing has been published in the New York Times, Interiors Now, Urban Omnibus and the Journal of Architectural Education. She is the recipient of grants from the Graham Foundation, New York State Council of the Arts and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. Her research-based design work involves an ongoing engagement with politically active organizations such as the South Bronx Unite, Sites of Conscience, Interference Archive, Cooperation Jackson and the Loisaida Center.

Activist Estates: A Radical History of Property in Loisaida is made possible in part with public funds from Creative Engagement, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in in partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and administered by LMCC. LMCC serves, connects and makes space for artists and community.

Activist Estates: Lunchtime Lecture
2019-10-15 12:00 - 14:00 UTC | Cooper Union, 7 East 7th Street, NY, NY, 10010, United States
Lunchtime Lecture with Architect Nandini Bagchee at Cooper Union.
Activist Estates: A Radical History of Property in Loisaida
@ Cooper Union, 7 East 7th Street, between Third and Fourth Avenues
Tuesday, October 15th, 2019 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM (EDT)
Nandini Bagchee is the designer and curator of the exhibit and author of Counter Institution: Activist Estates of the Lower East Side (Fordham University Press, 2018).

Overview:
Activist Estates: A Radical History of Property in Loisaida is an exhibition curated and installed by the Architect/ Historian Nandini Bagchee in partnership with Loisaida Center Inc. The exhibit visualizes the narratives of a historic space-based activism via maps, models, photographs, pamphlets and posters. The Loisaida Center has been instrumental in bringing visibility to the many histories of the Latinx resistance in New York. This new exhibition illuminates yet another facet of this history by juxtaposing the parallel trajectories of different social movements. The issue-based timelines construct a network of solidarity between individuals and institutions in the Lower East Side.
An examination of participatory practices in New York City reveals the critical relationship between real estate, architecture and activism. In cities across the country, in the 1970’s, the devaluation of property created a vacuum of ownership. Vacant lots, storefronts, schoolhouses, factories and abandoned tenements in New York City became havens for experimental, communal practices. These same urban landscapes, in the present time, face the opposite crisis of inflated costs and high-profit development. Escalating speculation threatens the small gains made by communities in historically marginalized neighborhoods. Amid current debates about urban justice and access to the city, Activist Estates critically re-evaluates the place of counter-institutional practices that shape the landscape of New York City.
About:
Nandini Bagchee is an Associate Professor at the Spitzer School of Architecture at CCNY (CUNY) and principal of Bagchee Architects. Her research focuses on activism in architecture and the ways in which ground-up collaborative building practices provide an alternative medium for the creation of public space. Nandini is the author of a recently published book on the history of activist-run spaces in New York City entitled, Counter Institution: Activist Estates of the Lower East Side (Fordham University Press, 2018). Her built-work and writing has been published in the New York Times, Interiors Now, Urban Omnibus and the Journal of Architectural Education. She is the recipient of grants from the Graham Foundation, New York State Council of the Arts and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. Her research-based design work involves an ongoing engagement with politically active organizations such as the South Bronx Unite, Sites of Conscience, Interference Archive, Cooperation Jackson and the Loisaida Center.

Activist Estates: A Radical History of Property in Loisaida is made possible in part with public funds from Creative Engagement, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in in partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and administered by LMCC. LMCC serves, connects and makes space for artists and community.

A TransCaribbean Graff Encuentro Pt.1
2019-11-05 18:30 - 20:30 UTC | The Loisaida Inc. Center, 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, 10009, United States
A Trans-Caribbean Graff Encuentro Pt.1
Tuesday, November 5th, 2019.
6:30 – 8:30 pm
Hosted by: Marie Jiménez & Carlos Jesús Martínez-Domínguez.
Loisaida Inc. Center – 710 E 9th Street | NY, NY 10009

Join us for Marie Jiménez and Carlos Jesus Martinez Dominguez‘s first public component of their artistic residency project: Ephimero: a Dominican Graff Perspective, an interactive archive and exhibit that functions as a platform for cultural research and community experience. We are pleased to host the EPHIMERO project in our our new Computer Learning Lab, part of the new Loisaida Tech and Media component; El Semillero or the “Seedbed.”

OPEN CALL for graffiti writers from the LES interested in being part of the EPHIMERO archiving project! RSVP today!

Tag artist/writer “blacbooks”
Share your stories
Make stickers

The project’s focus is on Dominican street art and graffiti gestures made in public and private spaces by artists working both in the Dominican Republic and others working abroad. It proposes the organization of a large-scale graffiti related art exhibition to take place simultaneously at Santo Domingo, New York City and San Juan.
Read more about the residency here.
All welcome!

Marie Jiménez
Marie Jiménez is a multidisciplinary artist with an AAS in Fine Arts from Chavon, Dom. Rep; a BFA from Parsons, NYC; a Masters in documentary filmmaking from ECIB, barcelona; and, workshops from Chavon, DGCINE, and EICTV in Cuba. Marie is now teaching videart while developing a documentary on Ephimero; she has also just finished her first feature film which is now on stages of film festivals distribution.
From a personal experience and usually through an intimate approach to what conforms her immediate context; Marie develop the depictions seen in her work; with special interest in how the camera can become a tool to question and analyze the idea of ‘the marginal’.
Carlos Jesús Martínez Domínguez / FEEGZ, FIGARO & FIRO173
Carlos Jesús Martínez Domínguez is an artist who draws inspiration from the cultures and related histories of Hip Hop, NYC, and the Caribbean. He started tagging in 1987. He has exhibited his work nationally and internationally. Notable venues include the Studio Museum in Harlem, El Museo del Barrio, Art Museum of the Americas, Washington DC, Centro Leon Museum, Santiago, DR, El Museo Latino, Omaha, NE and Bronx Museum of Art in the Boogie Down.Carlos currently lives and works in Washington Heights, NY and is an educator at El Museo del Barrio, MAD Museum and the Studio Museum in Harlem.

Relevant programming and upcoming events:

EPHIMERO: The Archive (Broadcast Release Date TBD) Early 2020

“Opinions like those expressed while in a panel, presentation, performance or through artwork are expressed by the author in their personal capacity and are the author’s own. They do not necessarily reflect the views of Loisaida Inc., its affiliates or staff.”

De Aquí y de Allá
2019-12-19 18:00 - 20:30 UTC | The Loisaida Inc. Center, 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, 10009, United States
Overview:
Event producer and musician Jocelyn Bonadio-de Freitas, has organized a series of three events premiering at Loisaida Inc. Center from March through September. The events will take place simultaneously at Loisaida Inc. on the Lower East Side and at the new :Pública art space in Santurce, Puerto Rico.
Description:
The third event organized by the artist for her residency will center around the theme of protest. Through an interactive “open studio” style conversation with guests at partnering nonprofit Cultural organization :Pública in Puerto Rico, attendees and participants will explore and think critically about recent Puerto Rican protests, that lead to the resignation of their governor. Our guests will also break bread, and enjoy a live music performance and debut song by Jocelyn. Through complex, relevant topics like food (in)justice, renewable energy, colonialism, protest, education, and privatization, the events seek to explore the ways in which Culture is informing and reshaping protest in the 21st century. Quotidian life now incorporates meaningful protest for the Puerto Rican diaspora, with a constant exchange of information, strategy and resources reinforced by their roots on the island. Each event will feature educational, engaging speakers, and live performances.

Presented as part of the Loisaida Inc. Center AIR Program. Discussion lead by resident artist; Jocelyn Bonadio-de Freitas.

“Opinions like those expressed while in a panel, presentation, performance or through artwork are expressed by the author in their personal capacity and are the author’s own. They do not necessarily reflect the views of Loisaida Inc., its affiliates or staff.”

Be a Census Worker!
2020-01-16 12:00 - 18:00 UTC | The Loisaida Inc. Center, 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, 10009, United States

Fiestas de Cruz en Loisaida
2023-05-05 19:00 - 22:00 UTC | The Loisaida Inc. Center, 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, 10009, United States

Nuyorican Poets Café at Loisaida Center Presents: Open Mic hosted by Solpreme
2024-01-31 18:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
$16.50 – $16.50 including fees

Join the Nuyorican Poets Café for our off-site edition of the OPEN MIC hosted by Solpreme during our 3-year #Nuyoricanstruction of our building – at the nearby Loisaida Center in the Lower East Side (“Loisaida”) in Manhattan, New York City!

In-person & on-stage at the Loisaida Center, 710 East 9th Street (between Avenues C & D), Manhattan, NY 10009. Buy ticket(s) in advance or at the door – signup sheet to perform in the openmic is at the stage after you enter.

** On the last Wednesday of each month, including on 12/27/2023 and 1/31/2024. **
** Doors open at 6 P.M. **
** Open Mic is from 6:30 to 8:30 P.M. **

All art forms are welcome: poetry, short stories, comedy, monologues, songs (Note: ORIGINAL songs only). 4 minutes max. per performer. If you’d like to add an original audio track to your performance, please email the .mp3 or .wav file or the link to your online audio URL to info <at> nuyorican.org in advance.

Note: all performers will be live-taped and an edited version will be shared on the Nuyorican Poets Café’s social media pages. Participation in this event is with this understanding and giving consent to be filmed.

Tickets:
* $15 (plus online fee) in advance here on this ticket page (for either audience/viewing or performances, same price)
* $15 (at the door at the Loisaida Center, via credit card or Zelle only, no cash)

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Las Caras Lindas
2024-02-15 08:00 - 2024-03-15 17:00 UTC | UPR Recinto de Rio Piedras, Centro de Estudiantes, 54 Av. Universidad, San Juan, 00925, Puerto Rico, San Juan, Rio Piedras, 00925, Puerto Rico
Las Caras Lindas
A Journey through Nuyorican and Puerto Rican Salsa Album Art of the Last Century
Co-curated by: Pablo Yglesias & José “Pepe” Flores
Date: February 23 through March 15, 2024
Location: Centro de Estudiantes, University of Puerto Rico – Rio Piedras Campus (Puerto Rico)
Las Caras Lindas explores the visual and social impact of Latin music album covers during the period when the vinyl LP was a dominant format of entertainment, paying critical attention to issues of identity, sense of place, African roots, faith, rhythm, dance, and the body, as well as graphic aesthetics, through representations of Hispanic people and cultures as they are presented to the consumer, with an emphasis on Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rican diaspora in New York.
Themes of oppression and resistance, suffering and pleasure, erasure and pride, and utilizing creativity to fight against colonization, marginalization, and poverty are opposites held in tension and constant flux in these humble squares. The sequence of covers is meant to trace a process of constant ebb and flow of evolution over five decades during the second half of the twentieth century.
The title of the show comes from a song of the same name, composed by Catalino “Tite” Curet Alonso, and recorded by Ismael Rivera Y Sus Cachimbos for the album “Esto Es Lo Mío” (This Is Mine). Inspired by exhibition co-curator Pablo Yglesias’s book Cocinando: 50 Years of Latin Album Cover Art, this installation weaves a narrative through the display of album art, proposing that the record cover is not just an invitation to dance, sing, dine, and love, but is also an art piece worthy of serious cultural consideration. The premise is that album art is not just mass-produced ephemera that should be relegated to the dustbin of a bygone era but rather a unique 12 x 12-inch window into the soul of a culture.
This collaboration is made possible by the generous support of the Mellon Foundation, Tiznando el País, and the Instituto Interdisciplinario y Multicultural (INIM) at the University of Puerto Rico,

Nuyorican Poets Café at Loisaida Center Presents: Open Mic hosted by Solpreme
2024-02-28 18:00 - 20:30, 2024-03-13 18:00 - 20:30, 2024-03-27 18:00 - 20:30, 2024-04-10 18:00 - 20:30, 2024-04-24 18:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Nuyorican Poets Café at Loisaida Center Presents: Open Mic hosted by Solpreme
$16.50 – $16.50 including fees

Join the Nuyorican Poets Café for our off-site edition of the OPEN MIC hosted by Solpreme during our 3-year #Nuyoricanstruction of our building – at the nearby Loisaida Center in the Lower East Side (“Loisaida”) in Manhattan, New York City!

In-person & on-stage at the Loisaida Center, 710 East 9th Street (between Avenues C & D), Manhattan, NY 10009. Buy ticket(s) in advance or at the door – signup sheet to perform in the openmic is at the stage after you enter.

Winter & Spring 2024 Wednesday dates:
* 1/31
* 2/28
* 3/13 & 3/27
* 4/10 & 4/24
* and: 5/8 & 5/22/2024

** Doors open at 6 P.M. **
** Open Mic is from 6:30 to 8:30 P.M. **

All art forms are welcome: poetry, short stories, comedy, monologues, songs (Note: ORIGINAL songs only). 4 minutes max. per performer. If you’d like to add an original audio track to your performance, please email the .mp3 or .wav file or the link to your online audio URL to info <at> nuyorican.org in advance.

Note: all performers will be live-taped and an edited version will be shared on the Nuyorican Poets Café’s social media pages. Participation in this event is with this understanding and giving consent to be filmed.

Tickets:
* $15 (plus online fee) in advance here on this ticket page (for either audience/viewing or performances, same price)
* $15 (at the door at the Loisaida Center, via credit card or Zelle or ApplePay only, no cash)

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Nuyorican Poets Café at Loisaida Center Presents: W.O.W. hosted by La Bruja
2024-03-06 18:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Nuyorican Poets Café at Loisaida Center Presents: W.O.W. hosted by La Bruja
$16.50 – $16.50 including fees

Join the Nuyorican Poets Café (NPC) for the off-site edition of our monthly WOMXN ORATORS WEDNESDAY open mic during our 3-year #Nuyoricanstruction of our building – at the nearby Loisaida Center in the Lower East Side (“Loisaida”) in Manhattan, New York City!

Hosted by our executive directory La Bruja – in-person & on-stage at the Loisaida Center, 710 East 9th Street (between Avenues C & D), Manhattan, NY 10009. Please note: all performances are live-streamed on Loisaida’s YouTube live-stream channel and recorded for NPC’s social media platforms to be uploaded at a later time.

** Next: on Wednesday, March 6th, 2024 **
** Doors open at 6 P.M. **
** Open Mic is from 6:30 to 8:30 P.M. **

Tickets:
$15 (plus online fee) for performers or audience/viewing (same price).
$15 (at the door, via credit card or Zelle only, no cash)

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W.O.W. Open Mic - a Nuyorican Poets Café offsite event at Loisaida Center
2024-05-01 18:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
W.O.W. Open Mic – a Nuyorican Poets Café offsite event at Loisaida Center
$16.50 – $16.50 including fees

Join the Nuyorican Poets Café (NPC) for the off-site edition of our monthly WOMXN ORATORS WEDNESDAY Open Mic during our 3-year #Nuyoricanstruction of our building – at the nearby Loisaida Center in the Lower East Side (“Loisaida”) in Manhattan, New York City!

Hosted by Felicia Cade aka ‘Rise Felicia‘ in-person & on-stage at the Loisaida Center, 710 East 9th Street (between Avenues C & D), Manhattan, NY 10009. Please note: all performances are live-streamed on Loisaida’s YouTube live-stream channel and recorded for NPC’s social media platforms to be uploaded at a later time.

** On the first Wednesday of each month. **
** Doors open at 6 P.M. **
** Open Mic is from 6:30 to 8:30 P.M. **

Tickets:
$15 (plus online fee) for performers or audience/viewing (same price).
$15 (at the door, via credit card or Zelle or Apple Pay, no cash)

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Open Mic hosted by Solpreme - a Nuyorican Poets Café offsite event at Loisaida Center
2024-05-29 18:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Open Mic hosted by Solpreme – a Nuyorican Poets Café offsite event at Loisaida Center
$16.50 – $16.50 including fees

Join the Nuyorican Poets Café for our off-site edition of the OPEN MIC hosted by Solpreme during our 3-year #Nuyoricanstruction of our building – at the nearby Loisaida Center in the Lower East Side (“Loisaida”) in Manhattan, New York City!

In-person & on-stage at the Loisaida Center, 710 East 9th Street (between Avenues C & D), Manhattan, NY 10009. Buy ticket(s) in advance or at the door – signup sheet to perform in the openmic is at the stage after you enter.

Winter & Spring 2024 Wednesday dates:
* 1/31
* 2/28
* 3/13 & 3/27
* 4/10 & 4/24
* and: 5/8 & 5/29/2024

** Doors open at 6 P.M. **
** Open Mic is from 6:30 to 8:30 P.M. **

All art forms are welcome: poetry, short stories, comedy, monologues, songs (Note: ORIGINAL songs only). 4 minutes max. per performer. If you’d like to add an original audio track to your performance, please email the .mp3 or .wav file or the link to your online audio URL to info <at> nuyorican.org in advance.

Note: all performers will be live-taped and an edited version will be shared on the Nuyorican Poets Café’s social media pages. Participation in this event is with this understanding and giving consent to be filmed.

Tickets:
* $15 (plus online fee) in advance here on this ticket page (for either audience/viewing or performances, same price)
* $15 (at the door at the Loisaida Center, via credit card or Zelle or ApplePay only, no cash)

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Mime Class with Bryan Fernandez
2024-09-21 14:00 - 17:00, 2024-09-28 14:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Mime Class with Bryan Fernandez
at the Loisaida, Inc. Center
Every Sunday 2 ~ 5 PM

Ecolibrium 2024 Exhibition
2024-10-07 10:00 - 2024-10-11 18:00, 2024-10-14 10:00 - 2024-10-18 18:00, 2024-10-21 10:00 - 2024-10-25 18:00, 2024-10-28 10:00 - 2024-11-01 18:00 (America/New_York)
Date: October 4 ~ December 4, 2024
Hours: 10 AM ~ 6 PM, Monday ~ Friday (Sat, Sun Closed)
Location: Loisaida, Inc. Center (710 E 9th St, New York, NY 10009)

MUJER Film Showcase
2024-10-19 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
The Loisaida Inc, Center presents
M.U.J.E.R. (Media Used for Justice, Equity, and Respect)
Film Showcase
October 19th 4:00PM ~ 6:00PM
Come join us for an unforgettable evening of storytelling through cinema! We are excited to showcase a collection of thought-provoking, inspiring, and visually stunning films created by the 2024 MUJER Participants!

Loisaida, Inc. Cener
710 East 9th Street, New York, NY 10009
646-726-4715 / info@loisaida.org

Open Mic hosted by Solpreme - a Nuyorican Poets Cafe offsite event at Loisaida Center
2024-10-23 18:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Date:

Wednesday October 23rd, 2024
6:00 pm

$11.50 – $11.50 including fees

Join the Nuyorican Poets Cafe for our off-site edition of the OPEN MIC hosted by Solpreme during our 3-year #Nuyoricanstruction of our building – at the nearby Loisaida Center in the Lower East Side (“Loisaida”) in Manhattan, New York City!

In-person & on-stage at the Loisaida Center, 710 East 9th Street (between Avenues C & D), Manhattan, NY 10009. Buy ticket(s) in advance or at the door – the signup sheet to perform in the openmic is at the tickets/welcome table (near the stage) after you enter.

** Held on the 2nd & 4th Wednesdays of each month. **
** (Note: except on Wed. 12/25/2024) ***
** Doors open at 6 P.M. **
** Open Mic is from 6:30 to 8:30 P.M. **

All art forms are welcome: poetry, short stories, comedy, monologues, songs (Note: ORIGINAL songs only). 4 minutes max. per performer. If you’d like to add an original audio track to your performance, please email the .mp3 or .wav file or the link to your online audio URL to info <at> nuyorican.org in advance.

Note: all performances will be recorded and live-streamed on Loisaida’s and our Nuyorican Poets Cafe’s YouTube channel. Participation in this event is with this understanding and giving consent to be filmed. If you missed attending and/or would like to re-watch your own performance, find the recorded videos on our YouTube channel.

Tickets:
* $10 (plus online fee) in advance here on this ticket page (for either audience/viewing or performances, same price)
* $10 (at the door at the Loisaida Center, via credit card or Zelle or ApplePay only, no cash)

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Poetry Reading Featuring Lola Rosario
2024-10-25 14:30 - 15:30 (America/New_York)
Loisaida, Inc. Center is proud to present Poetry Reading, featuring Lola Rosario (@lolaslines), who is a poet and the author of Daughter de Borikén. The event will take place from 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM on Friday (October 25th). $5 donation is recommended at the door.
Loisaida, Inc. Center is located at 710 East 9th Street, between Avenue C and D, in New York City.

Book Talk Featuring Rafael Pabón
2024-10-25 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Book Talk Featuring Rafael Pabón
A conversation and book talk with author: Rafael Pabón
Friday, October 25
6 – 8 pm at the Loisaida, Inc. Center
710 East 9th Street, New York, NY 10009

The book, titled, “Surviving a La Bori,” by Rafael Pabón, will be presented by Alicia Anabel Santos, a Dominican-New Yorker writer, activist, performer.
Food and beverages will be provided, and there will be live music at the end of the event. Pepe Flores will also be part of the book presentation.
The author will sign the books, which will be available for purchase.
