"Lens on the Lower East Side" Photographers' Panel
2023-09-28 18:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | The Loisaida Inc. Center, 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, 10009, United States
Join us at the Loisaida Inc. Center on Thursday, September 28th at 6:30pm for the Photographers’ Panel for the “Lens on the Lower East Side” exhibit, currently on view at the center. To RSVP, contact info@LESPI-NYC.org

This contemporary photography exhibit is based on the work showcased in Lower East Side Preservation Initiative’s photo journal books, “East Village: Lens on the Lower East Side” and “LES: Lens on the Lower East Side.” These collections of beautiful photographs of the historic East Village/Lower East Side capture the spirit of today’s residents, workers, and visitors against a backdrop of the area’s rich and wonderful historic buildings, and show how the neighborhood’s streets – capes are not only beautiful and irreplaceable, but also serve to enrich and enliven everyday modern life.

Lower East Side Preservation Initiative’s – LESPI’s – mission is to preserve Manhattan’s historic Lower East Side by documenting and mapping the area’s historic streetscapes, increasing awareness of the community’s important history and architecture, and rallying residents, city officials, and the NYC Landmarks Commission to landmark local historic districts and individual buildings. Without protection our beautiful historic streetscapes will be lost to demolition and overdevelopment.

Loisaida, Inc. addresses the serious economic and social disenfranchisement of poor and low income Latino residents, with employment and training opportunities, comprehensive youth development initiatives, as well as neighborhood revitalization activities that positively highlight the rich culture, age, and contribution of the Puerto Rican and Latin American community in this city.

Photographers’ Panel:

Thursday, September 28th, 6:30 – 8:30pm

Location:

Loisaida, Inc. Center (710 East 9th Street, New York, NY 10009)

Photographers:

Don Freeman, Alan Gastelum, George Hirose, Onno de Jong, Ryan John Lee, Marlis Momber, Iliana Ortega, Janko Puls, Brian Rose, Federico Savini, Ciaran Tully

Uprooted Exhibition Opening
2023-10-05 18:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | The Loisaida Inc. Center, 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, 10009, United States
Join us at the Loisaida Center (710 East 9th Street, New York, NY 10009) on Thursday, October 5th at 6pm for the opening reception of Uprooted!
Uprooted explores the disconnect immigrants, migrants and the children of immigrants experience in the multitude of spaces and cultures they occupy. We’ve gathered multiple lens-based artists that have developed projects exploring their roots. Through their work, we are able to see the impact immigration has on people from varying backgrounds. We are able to see the different ways in which artists acknowledge and honor their ancestry.
The exhibition highlights themes of identity, ancestry, assimilation, erasure, and belonging through the lens of multiple New York City based photographers. Through exhibition, the collective diaspora is actively reclaiming their roots, challenging and redefining what it means to be American, exploring methods in which the celebration of multiculturalism can keep customs intact, and honoring their collective diversity.
Participating Artists
Kamal Badhey, Wendy Correa, Cristina Ferrigno, Lissy Alta, Judyta Grudzien, Roxana Hurtado, Maylyn ‘Zero’ Iglesias, Ryan John Lee, Destiny Mata, Carmen Mojica.

Super Adult Day at Loisaida
2023-10-06 10:30 - 13:30, 2023-11-03 10:30 - 13:30, 2023-12-01 10:30 - 13:30 UTC | The Loisaida Inc. Center, 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, 10009, United States
Loisaida Inc. is committed to our senior community by providing programs that help improve people’s mental & physical health through arts and culturally enriching programming and engaging activities that help support good mental health, physical and emotional well-being.
Super Adult Day at Loisaida is on the first Friday of each month, from 10:30am – 1:30pm at the Loisaida Center. During each event, we offer snacks and beverages, a wide variety of enrichment classes such as dance, exercise, arts, and live music to our guests!
Capacity is limited, so come early!
Dates:
February 3, 2023 / 10:30am – 1:30pm
March 3, 2023 / 10:30am – 1:30pm
*April 14, 2023 / 10:30am – 1:30pm (*first Friday of April is skipped)
May 5, 2023 / 10:30am – 1:30pm
July 7, 2023 / 10:30am – 1:30pm
August 4, 2023 / 10:00am – 1:30pm
September 1, 2023 / 10:00am – 1:30pm
October 6, 2023 / 10:00am – 1:30pm
November 3, 2023 / 10:00am – 1:30pm
**December 1, 2023 / 10:00am – 1:30pm (**Holiday Celebration)

Loisaida Center Holistic Wellness for Older Adults
2023-10-19 10:00 - 13:00, 2023-11-16 10:00 - 13:00 UTC | The Loisaida Inc. Center, 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, 10009, United States
After the challenges faced and lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, The Loisaida Center is more committed than ever to providing high-quality programming aligned with the principles of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), and to bringing together older adults from all walks of life and ethnic backgrounds.
To that end, we’ve expanded our Super-Adult program to include specific Health & Wellness services every 3rd Thursday of the month in collaboration with the Loisaida Wellness Collective and VNS Health.

2023 Thanksgiving Turkey Drive & Giveaway Event
2023-11-20 | The Loisaida Inc. Center, 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, 10009, United States
Loisaida Inc. together with The Office of New York State Assembly Member Harvey Epstein (NYS Assembly District 74) have partnered again with our community supporters to host the 4th Annual Loisaida Thanksgiving Turkey Drive and Food Giveaway Event, this year it is scheduled for Monday, November 20th, 2023. The funds raised from this event will go directly towards purchasing turkeys and non-perishable food items for families in need who are residing in our diverse neighborhoods.

Last year we raised over $15,000 in donations and we were able to provide quality food items for over 720 families and individuals living in our community. This year, with food costs rising, we want to give even more and have a goal of reaching over 1,000 poor and low-income families, older adults and individuals to support them with quality food over this Thanksgiving holiday break!
We have partnered again with the East Village Independent Merchant’s Association (EVIMA) to host our fundraiser raffle, and the funds raised from this event will go directly towards purchasing turkeys and other non-perishable food items. From Wednesday, November 1st, 2023 to Wednesday, November 15th, 2023 at 11:59pm, raffle tickets starting from $1-$20 will be on sale to help support this initiative.
You can purchase tickets to win any of the 40+ prizes, which total nearly $5,000 in value! Raffle prizes include items and gift cards from local small businesses in the Lower East Side/East Village. Each prize will have its own winner and you can purchase tickets for (and possibly win) multiple prizes! All of the proceeds from this fundraiser will go towards purchasing food for our neighbors so please help us by entering the raffle; there are over 15 unique raffle items provided by local small-merchants and businesses and who knows, you might also be the winner this year!

Senior Day at Loisaida Center
2024-02-02 10:30 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | NY
2024 Senior Day at the Loisaida Center
Location: 710 E 9th St, New York, NY 10009
When: First Friay of the Month from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Activities: Art Workshops, Zumba/Aerobics, Educational Panels, Live Music, Snacks, Coffee and more!

Questions? Contact Angel Santini (917-634-6963) or Loisaida Inc. (646-726-4715 / info@loisaida.org)

2024 Calendar:
Friday, February 2, 2024
Friday, March 1, 2024
Friday April 12, 2024 (2nd Friday)
Friday, May 3, 2024
(No Events in June)
Friday, July 12, 2024
Friday, August 9, 2024
Friday, September 6, 2024
Friday, October 4, 2024
Friday, November 1, 2024
Friay, December 6, 2024 (Holiday Celebration)

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,

Senior Day at Loisaida Center
2024-03-01 10:30 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | NY
2024 Senior Day at the Loisaida Center
Location: 710 E 9th St, New York, NY 10009
When: First Friay of the Month from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Activities: Art Workshops, Zumba/Aerobics, Educational Panels, Live Music, Snacks, Coffee and more!

Questions? Contact Angel Santini (917-634-6963) or Loisaida Inc. (646-726-4715 / info@loisaida.org)

2024 Calendar:
Friday, March 1, 2024
Friday April 12, 2024 (2nd Friday)
Friday, May 3, 2024
(No Events in June)
Friday, July 12, 2024
Friday, August 9, 2024
Friday, September 6, 2024
Friday, October 4, 2024
Friday, November 1, 2024
Friay, December 6, 2024 (Holiday Celebration)

The Mammogram Bus
2024-03-10 09:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | NY
The Mammogram Bus, providing no-cost mammogram, will be hosted at the Campos Community Center on Sunday, Mrach 10, 2024, from 9 am to 430pm!

Senior Day at Loisaida Center
2024-04-12 10:30 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | NY
2024 Senior Day at the Loisaida Center
Location: 710 E 9th St, New York, NY 10009
When: First Friay of the Month from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Activities: Art Workshops, Zumba/Aerobics, Educational Panels, Live Music, Snacks, Coffee and more!

Questions? Contact Angel Santini (917-634-6963) or Loisaida Inc. (646-726-4715 / info@loisaida.org)

2024 Calendar:
Friday April 12, 2024 (2nd Friday)
Friday, May 3, 2024
(No Events in June)
Friday, July 12, 2024
Friday, August 9, 2024
Friday, September 6, 2024
Friday, October 4, 2024
Friday, November 1, 2024
Friay, December 6, 2024 (Holiday Celebration)

Family Wellness Day 2024
2024-04-27 10:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | NY

Senior Day at Loisaida Center
2024-05-03 10:30 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | NY
2024 Senior Day at the Loisaida Center
Location: 710 E 9th St, New York, NY 10009
When: First Friday of the Month from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Activities: Art Workshops, Zumba/Aerobics, Educational Panels, Live Music, Snacks, Coffee and more!

Questions? Contact Angel Santini (917-634-6963) or Loisaida Inc. (646-726-4715 / info@loisaida.org)

2024 Calendar:
Friday, May 3, 2024
(No Events in June)
Friday, July 12, 2024
Friday, August 9, 2024
Friday, September 6, 2024
Friday, October 4, 2024
Friday, November 1, 2024
Friay, December 6, 2024 (Holiday Celebration)

Moment NYC-Rumba Workshop
2024-05-30 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | The Loisaida Inc. Center, 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, 10009, United States
Rumba Dance & Drum Workshop with Members of Los Muñequitos de Matanzas
Come experience and participate in a special dance and drum workshop by visiting rumba masters
from Matanzas, Cuba – the legendary Ramos rumba family, featuring Yuniskleyvis, Barbaro, and Jaime Ramos as your instructors. The Ramos family marks two generations of the world-renowned rumba group Los Muñequtios de Matanzas and are keepers of the flame of Afro-Cuban traditions unique to Matanzas Cuba. All ages and levels are welcome.
Thursday, May 30th
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Loisaida Center – 710 East 9th Street, NY, NY 10009
FREE

Cultured Coffee
2024-05-31 18:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | NY
Cultured Coffee is a multidisciplinary art showcase during the summer months.
This is a recurring event during the months of May – September taking place on the last Friday of every month, at the Loisaida Inc. Center!
When: May 31st, 6 – 10 PM
Where: at the Loisaida, Inc. Center (710 E 9th St NY, NY 10009)

Street Life (Opening Reception)
2024-06-14 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | The Loisaida Inc. Center, 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, 10009, United States
Street Life
Queer Activism, Performance, and Joy
The Photography of Luis Carle
In this exhibition, the noted New York Puerto Rican photographer Luis Carle honors the street—the work of protest, resistance, remembrance, critical gender performance, and celebration with which queer subjects have infused public spaces, transforming them. Inspired by the Nuyorican street activist Sylvia Rivera, who advocated for radical, gender non-conforming, intersectional queer communities; Cristina Hayworth, founder of Puerto Rico’s LGBTQ Pride March; the gender performance artist Oswaldo Gómez, Ms. Colombia, who converted city streets into his backstage dressing-room for “cosmically” reimagining everyday life; and Dirty Martini, whose witty performances critique commercialization and gentrification at a time of imperiled queer civil rights; Carle invites the viewers to join the crowd, march, walk, ride, dance and put their bodies on the line. Moving from images of the legendary marches on Washington for LGBTQ civil rights, the AIDS Memorial Quilt, ACT-UP activism, and the NYC Drag March to everyday street performances, performance art, and celebrations, Carle’s photographs ask us to reflect on how protest, performance, memorialization, and joy have historically built on each other in queer popular cultures.
Luis Carle (b. 1962) is a New York-based Puerto Rican photographer living in New York City since the 1980s. He studied photography at Parsons School of Design. His work has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), El Museo del Barrio, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo in San Juan, and the Paul Robeson Gallery at Rutgers University in Newark. Carle was the founding director of O.P.Art, the Organization of Puerto Rican Artists, from 1992 to 2013. His work is in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, El Museo del Barrio, and The Museum of the City of New York.

Movies in Tomkins 2024: Encanto (Rated PG)
2024-06-26 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Tompkins Square Park, Ave A b/w 9th & 10th St, New York, NY, 10009, United States
Assemblyman Harvey Epstein & Loisaida Inc. present

MOVIES IN TOMPKINS ’24
June through Sept, 8:00 pm
Avenue A & E. 10th St. – Tompkins Square Park Skate/Playground

FREE
FEATURES:
June 26, 2024 | 8 pm
ENCANTO (Rated PG)
July 24, 2024 | 8 pm
LITTLE FUGITIVE (Rated G)
August 29, 2024 | 8 pm
SLUMS OF BEVERLY HILLS (Rated R)
September 25, 2024 | 8 pm
EVERYTHING, EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (Rated R)

SHORTS:
June 26:

Love Letters for the Subway & Drumtalk (2022 Lower East Side Film Festival)
July 24:
Practice Space (will be paired with a film created by Grand Street Settlement)
August 29:
Tamara Jenkins will be in attendance and will curate the selection.
September 25:
Local filmmaker Eden Martinez will present a short of their creation and will feature a short created by Loisaida Center Media Used for Justice, Equity and Respect.

Senior Day at Loisaida Center
2024-07-12 10:30 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | NY
2024 Senior Day at the Loisaida Center
Location: 710 E 9th St, New York, NY 10009
When: First Friday of the Month from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Activities: Art Workshops, Zumba/Aerobics, Educational Panels, Live Music, Snacks, Coffee and more!

Questions? Contact Angel Santini (917-634-6963) or Loisaida Inc. (646-726-4715 / info@loisaida.org)

2024 Calendar:
Friday, July 12, 2024
Friday, August 9, 2024
Friday, September 6, 2024
Friday, October 4, 2024
Friday, November 1, 2024
Friay, December 6, 2024 (Holiday Celebration)

Older Adults' Tablet Classes by Elizabeth Bermudez
2024-07-22 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York), 2024-07-29 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York), 2024-08-05 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York), 2024-08-12 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York), 2024-08-19 08:00 - 17:00 UTC, 2024-08-26 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | NY
OLDER ADULTS’ TABLET CLASSES
AT THE LOISAIDA CENTER
710 East 9th Street, New York, NY 10009
To register, please call the Loisaida Center at (646) 726-4715.
9 Sessions
Each Monday from 10 am to 12 pm
July 1 – August 26, 2024
Free Tablet! ( *Limited to first 5 registrants)
This program prepares older adults to use the Alcatel 3T 8 tablet as a tool to facilitate day-to-day tasks and connections.
Learning objectives include: using tablet applications to assist with everyday tasks, connecting with family & friends, audio & visual skill development, and more! Participants must commit to al 9 classes ot keep their complimentary tablet at the end of the program.
Led by bilingual (English/Spanish) instructor, Elizabeth Bermudez.

Clases de Tabletas para Adultos Mayores
En Loisaida Center
710 East 9th Street, New York, NY 10009
Para registrarse, por favor llame at Loisaida Center al (646) 726-4715.

9 SESIONES
CADA LUNES DE 10 A.M. A 12 P.M.
1 de julio – 26 de agosto de 2024

*Tableta gratis!
*Limitado a los primeros 5 participantes

Este programa prepara a adultos mayores para utilizar la tableta Alcatel 3T 8 como herramienta para facilitar las tareas y conexiones del dia a dia.
Los objetivos de aprendizaje incluyen: usar aplicaciones de tableta para ayudar con las tareas diarias, conectarse con familiares y amigos, desarrollar habilidades auditivas y visuales, iy mas! Los participantes deben comprometerse con las 9 clases para quedarse con su tableta de cortesia al final del programa. Diigida por la instructora biliingue (ingles / espanol), Elizabeth Bermudez.

Movies in Tompkins 2024: Little Fugitive (Rated G)
2024-07-24 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Tompkins Square Park, Ave A b/w 9th & 10th St, New York, NY, 10009, United States
Assemblyman Harvey Epstein & Loisaida Inc. present

MOVIES IN TOMPKINS ’24
June through Sept, 8:00 pm
Avenue A & E. 10th St. – Tompkins Square Park Skate/Playground

FREE
FEATURES:
August 5, 2024 | 8 pm
LITTLE FUGITIVE (Rated G)
August 29, 2024 | 8 pm
SLUMS OF BEVERLY HILLS (Rated R)
September 25, 2024 | 8 pm
EVERYTHING, EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (Rated R)

SHORTS:

July 24:
Practice Space (will be paired with a film created by Grand Street Settlement)
August 29:
Tamara Jenkins will be in attendance and will curate the selection.
September 25:
Local filmmaker Eden Martinez will present a short of their creation and will feature a short created by Loisaida Center Media Used for Justice, Equity and Respect.

Senior Day at Loisaida Center
2024-08-09 10:30 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | NY
2024 Senior Day at the Loisaida Center
Location: 710 E 9th St, New York, NY 10009
When: First Friay of the Month from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Activities: Art Workshops, Zumba/Aerobics, Educational Panels, Live Music, Snacks, Coffee and more!

Questions? Contact Angel Santini (917-634-6963) or Loisaida Inc. (646-726-4715 / info@loisaida.org)

2024 Calendar:
Friday, August 9, 2024
Friday, September 6, 2024
Friday, October 4, 2024
Friday, November 1, 2024
Friay, December 6, 2024 (Holiday Celebration)

Sembrando Resistencia: Place is Power
2024-08-13 16:00 - 19:00 UTC | The Loisaida Inc. Center, 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, 10009, United States
PLACE IS POWER
Date: August 13
Time: 4:00 – 6:00 pm
Location: Loisaida Center – 710 East 9th Street, NY NY 10009

We present a workshop about social cartography. In it, we will discuss the power and importance of places that we usually frequent in our neighborhoods and understand the importance of preserving these places. Attendees will map out their neighborhood and present it to the group.

4:00-5:00 pm: Welcome attendees. Introduction/Explanation of methodology – Short Documentary
5:00-6:00 pm: Group Activity

“Sembrando Resistencia: Los Jardines de Loisaida” is a vibrant community event commemorating fortitude, resistance, and resilience in Loisaida, manifested through establishing neighborhood community gardens.

Movies in Tompkins 2024: Slums of Beverly Hills (Rated R)
2024-08-29 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Tompkins Square Park, Ave A b/w 9th & 10th St, New York, NY, 10009, United States
MOVIES IN TOMPKINS ’24
June through Sept, 8:00 pm
Avenue A & E. 10th St. – Tompkins Square Park Skate/Playground

FREE ADMISSION (No RSVP required)
August 29, 2024 | 8 pm
SLUMS OF BEVERLY HILLS (Rated R)
