L.E.S. (Loisaida Elders & Seniors) Day
Live Music, Health & Wellness Info, Workshops and Light Snacks for our "Abuelitos"!
10 events found.
Free Workshop / Class
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The Loisaida Inc. Center 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, United States
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Garbagia Three Green Suns – Summer Program
The Loisaida Inc. Center 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, United StatesLoisaida is proud to bring our community an ongoing summer program highlighting and revitalizing the migrant experience, our neighborhood’s historical inventiveness, and ecological resilience. Inspired by local artist and activist, Rolando Politi, whose iconic repurposed and recycled sculptures pepper community gardens throughout Loisaida, the program uses place-based pedagogy and recycled materials to equip youth and residents in using creative strategies to address the city’s urgent issues.
Join Loisaida Center's third year of the Garbagia Open Atelier for both collaborative and individual projects, with a final community celebration!
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Garbagia Three Green Suns – Summer Program
The Loisaida Inc. Center 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, United StatesLoisaida is proud to bring our community an ongoing summer program highlighting and revitalizing the migrant experience, our neighborhood’s historical inventiveness, and ecological resilience. Inspired by local artist and activist, Rolando Politi, whose iconic repurposed and recycled sculptures pepper community gardens throughout Loisaida, the program uses place-based pedagogy and recycled materials to equip youth and residents in using creative strategies to address the city’s urgent issues.
Join Loisaida Center's third year of the Garbagia Open Atelier for both collaborative and individual projects, with a final community celebration!
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L.E.S. (Loisaida Elders & Seniors) Day
The Loisaida Inc. Center 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, United StatesLive Music, Health & Wellness Info, Workshops and Light Snacks for our "Abuelitos"!
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EMPPT
The Loisaida Inc. Center 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, United StatesAn introduction to electronic music production focusing on beat production, sampling techniques, and live performance methods. The workshop focuses on utilizing free or low-cost software and hardware resources, and provides a foundation for exploring music as a means for self-expression and as a pathway to entrepreneurship.
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Post-Cuban Cabaret with Omar Pérez at the Loisaida Center
The Loisaida Inc. Center 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, United StatesOmar Pérez: “The Cabaret was created in Havana more than 10 years ago by contemporary dancer and choreographer Sandra Ramy and myself in order to facilitate improvisation and interaction between “artists” of various kinds: dancers, of course, actors, poets and musicians but also designers, painters, rappers, amateurs...whoever was willing to go through the experience of an ad hoc workshop in order to build a one-night show, a one timer”.
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Reflect to Revolutionize – Critical Thinking Seminar
The Loisaida Inc. Center 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, United StatesThe Reflect to Revolutionize workshops are devoted to practicing critical thinking and meaningful self reflection as pathways to liberating transformation. These facilitated discussions will shine light on the ways that oppressive systems and legacies of colonialism and slavery affect our daily lives and choices. We will rethink and redefine our notions of self, purpose, power and community. Our goal is to provide an active space where we confront our own trauma and fear in order to rise stronger as a collective.
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Art in the Garden: Painting Ceramic Tiles
The Loisaida Inc. Center 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, United StatesMake beautiful ceramic tiles to bring art to your garden! This workshop is the first of two parts. Led by artists Alejandro Epifanio Juan of Loisaida, Inc. and ceramic specialist Essye Klempner, participants will paint ceramic tiles during this class and pick up their fired tiles from the GreenThumb office at a later date. The second part will be held in the spring where we will install our new decorative ceramic tiles in gardens through mosaic paver stones and other options.
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Media Used for Justice, Equity, Respect
The Loisaida Inc. Center 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, United StatesMEDIA USED FOR EQUITY JUSTICE & RESPECT
A PROGRAM FOR LES YOUTH AGES 16 to 24
$250 stipends upon completion of course.
Every Monday & Wednesday from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
March 25th through May 15th, 2019
Pre-Registration Required
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Agroecology & Food Sustainability
The Loisaida Inc. Center 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, United StatesSimultaneous events at Loisaida Center and Pública will explore the tension between the traditional and the 21st century as it relates to all things FOOD. Themes and topics will include: growing ingredients, recipes, colonization and agriculture, farming and imported food, where traditional cuisine comes from, where and how Puerto Rican food can be found and prepared locally – both on LES and in Santurce/on the island.