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  • Sense of the Lense: the Photography of Marlis Momber & Lisa Kahane

    The Loisaida Inc. Center 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, United States

    Simultaneously but unknown to each other, Lisa Kahane and Marlis Momber documented the life of people and places caught in cycles of urban disinvestment in the 70s and 80s in shattered, depopulated neighborhoods in the South Bronx and in Loisaida, a self-defined neighborhood of the Lower East Side in Manhattan. Both women remain involved in each community to this day. However, both areas are rendered unrecognizable today, due to successful rebuilding led by community groups and churches, homesteaders, and federal, state, and city assistance; shifting immigration patterns; and a new influx of capital. Through the twin lenses of photography and social practice, this discussion and exhibit will explore the conditions that catalyzed their unique views and engagement with these two symbiotic neighborhoods.

  • Isla No Isla

    The Loisaida Inc. Center 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, United States

    THE LOISAIDA CENTER IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE:   ISLA NO ISLA   A Sunday Reading with: Uráyoan Noel (Puerto Rico), Omar Pérez (Cuba), Edwin Torres (New York City) BIOS: Urayoán Noel teaches at NYU and is the author, most recently, ofEnUncIAdOr (Editora Educación Emergente, 2014) and the critical study In Visible Movement: Nuyorican Poetry from the Sixties to Slam(University [...]

  • Ferguson/Ayotzinapa: CantoMundo Poets Read and Respond

    The Loisaida Inc. Center 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, United States

    The Loisaida Center presents: Ferguson/Ayotzinapa: CantoMundo Poets Read and Respond featuring: Yesenia Montilla Peggy Robles-Alvarado Rio Cortez Darrel Alejandro Holnes Rosebud Ben-Oni and Urayoán Noel This event brings together New York-based current and former fellows of the national Latina/o poets workshop CantoMundo (cantomundo.org/) to read from their work in solidarity with ongoing protests and mobilizations [...]

  • A Reading of (M)others’

    The Loisaida Inc. Center 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, United States

    Doors will be open from 6:00 pm for the viewing of the exhibition, refreshments will be served. The reading will start sharp at: 7:00 pm Friday, February 13th, 2015 About the reading of (M)others': The dancer and performance artist will guide us through the development of her latest maternal character, showcased in the photo-exhibit. Written [...]

  • Gallery Talk with Photographer Maximo Colon: ¡Presente! The Young Lords in New York – LES

    The Loisaida Inc. Center 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, United States

    As part of ¡Presente! The Young Lords in New York - LES, on Wednesday, August 5th at 6:30pm, the The Loisaida, Inc. Center hosts a Gallery talk with Maximo Colon - featured photographer.

    Followed at 7:30pm by Presente in Absentia: Diasporic Responses to Puerto Rico’s Crisis: teach-in/panel discussion to clarify the reasons for the crisis and engage in dialog about what is to be done.

  • Presente in Absentia: Diasporic Responses to Puerto Rico’s Crisis

    The Loisaida Inc. Center 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, United States

    Puerto Rico is facing a crisis over its $72 billion debt that threatens life on the island while also causing a mass migration to the US. What can the Puerto Rican Diaspora do to respond? As part of ¡Presente! The Young Lords in New York - LES, on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. the The Loisaida, [...]

  • Sonidos Primarios: traditional Puerto Rican music for children

    The Loisaida Inc. Center 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, United States

    Loisaida Inc and Plenatorium Project present a double feature: 12:30 Sonidos Primarios: a hands-on discussion and presentation by artists who produce kid-friendly cultural content featuring an album of traditional Puerto Rican music for children by Viento de Agua, a Grammy Nominated bomba and plena contemporary band dedicated to de production of new music and projects [...]