Super Adult Day at Loisaida
2023-05-05 10:30 - 13:30, 2023-07-07 10:30 - 13:30, 2023-08-04 10:30 - 13:30, 2023-09-01 10:30 - 13:30, 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)

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

2023 Fiesta 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
¡Unamos nuestras voces por la Fiesta de Cruz en Loisaida, 2023!
Las Fiestas de Cruz son una celebración devocional donde la Santísima Cruz es glorificada a través de canciones tradicionales de la religión católica que datan de la Edad Media y han sido celosamente conservadas por la sencilla devoción de sus fieles devotos caribeños.
En su forma tradicional, Las Fiestas de Cruz se celebran durante nueve noches consecutivas, en la cual la Cruz se erige en un altar en forma de escalera de nueve peldaños y cada noche la Cruz sube un peldaño acompañada por las oraciones y cánticos de sus devotos; hasta llegar a la cima en la novena noche.
Este simbólico ascenso de la Cruz nos recuerda la subida al Monte Calvario por Nuestro Señor Jesús, pero en la Cruz de Mayo se enfatiza el Misterio de la Resurrección y la Vida, por la cual nosotros también resurgimos de la oscuridad de la ignorancia a la luz de la sabiduría.
¡Regístrese para asistir aquí! Para más información contacte The Loisaida Center a info@loisaida.org o (646) 726-4715.

Let us join our voices for the Fiesta de Cruz in Loisaida, 2023!
The Fiestas de Cruz are a devotional celebration where the Holy Cross is glorified through traditional songs of the Catholic religion that date from the Middle Ages and have been jealously preserved by the simple devotion of the faithful Caribbean devotees of her.
In its traditional form, Las Fiestas de Cruz is celebrated for nine consecutive nights, in which the Cross is erected on an altar in the form of a nine-step ladder and each night the Cross goes up one step accompanied by the prayers and songs of its devotees. ; until reaching the top on the ninth night.
This symbolic ascent of the Cross reminds us of the ascent to Mount Calvary by Our Lord Jesus, but in the May Cross the Mystery of the Resurrection and Life is emphasized, by which we also rise from the darkness of ignorance to the light of wisdom.
Register to attend here! For more information, contact The Loisaida Center at info@loisaida.org or (646) 726-4715.

La Cocina de Loisaida: Cinco de Mayo with a Puerto Rican Twist
2023-05-06 12:00 - 14:00 UTC | Essex Market – Essex Kitchen, 88 Essex Street (Mezzanine Level), New York, NY, 10002, United States
La Cocina de Loisaida is a monthly in-person cooking class series presented by The Loisaida Center and Essex Market, where longtime Lower East Sider and home chef Maria Bido shares authentic Puerto Rican recipes and cooking techniques. Each month we’ll explore a new batch of family favorites, all based in Puerto Rican flavors and using ingredients from Essex Market.
In this class we’re going to celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a Puerto Rican Twist! Our menu consists of Pulled Garlic Chicken, Arepa de Maiz, Guacamole & Pickled Red Onions, and Churros. The dishes we will make are a phenomenal combination of traditional Caribbean Flavors! This class will be about 2 hours long and include time to savor the dishes you prepare together as a group.
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Teens Take the Met!
2023-05-12 17:00 - 20:00 UTC | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 5th Ave, New York, NY, 10028, United States
Grab your friends and take over The Met for the night. Drop in for teen-only activities across the Museum, including art making, performances, music, and more. Discover what you can also do at over 35 NYC cultural and community organizations.
Doors open at 5pm. Teens Take The Met! is free and open to all teens 13+ with a middle or high school ID. Just show up or RSVP now to get a free ticket to beat the line. If you’re a chaperone who’d like to come with a group of 10 or more teens, please email teenprograms@metmuseum.org for instructions.
Make sure to check out The Loisaida Center’s activation during the event, a dance piece titled Against the Current, in the Charles Engelhard Court (Gallery 700, Floor 1) at 5:30pm!
Against the Current is a “Dance on Camera” and live performance piece performed by Loisaida’s youth, choreographed by Loisaida Inc. teaching artist Yaraní del Valle, and inspired by the exhibition Water Memories, currently on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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The 2023 Loisaida Festival
2023-05-28 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Avenue C Corridor, 12th - 6th Streets on Avenue C, New York, NY, 10003, United States
MUSIC · FOOD · ARTS · CULTURE
The Loisaida Festival
SAVE THE DATE!
SUNDAY, MAY 28 – 2023

Since 1987, the Loisaida Festival has honored its history by providing a platform to celebrate arts & culture through music, dance, arts, cuisine, and other cultural manifestations representative of the diverse ethnic groups and nationalities that make up the fabric of the neighborhood. It also serves as a vehicle to share information and spread awareness about local community and city-wide initiatives and resources as well as year-round community programming by Loisaida, Inc.

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The 36th Annual Loisaida Festival
2023-05-28 12:00 - 17:00 UTC | Avenue C / Loisaida Ave, New York, NY, 10009, United States

La Cocina de Loisaida: Puerto Rican Fiesta de Tapas
2023-06-14 12:00 - 14:00, 2023-06-17 12:00 - 14:00 UTC | Essex Market – Essex Kitchen, 88 Essex Street (Mezzanine Level), New York, NY, 10002, United States
La Cocina de Loisaida is a monthly in-person cooking class series presented by The Loisaida Center and Essex Market, where longtime Lower East Sider and home chef Maria Bido shares authentic Puerto Rican recipes and cooking techniques. Each month we’ll explore a new batch of family favorites, all based in Puerto Rican flavors and using ingredients from Essex Market.
This month we’re going to enjoy an amazing Puerto Rican Tapas class! Our menu consists of Pionones, Picadillo, Relleno de Papa, and Limber de Coco. The dishes we will make are a phenomenal combination of traditional Caribbean Flavors! This class will be about 2 hours long and include time to savor the dishes you prepare together as a group.
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Loisaida Center Holistic Wellness for Older Adults
2023-06-15 10:00 - 13:00, 2023-07-20 10:00 - 13:00, 2023-08-17 10:00 - 13:00, 2023-09-21 10:00 - 13:00, 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.

Back 2 Da Culture Park Jam
2023-07-30 14:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | La Plaza Cultural, 700 E 9th Street, New York, 10009, United States
Subterra Living Museum & Tribal Exchange Present: “Back 2 Da Culture Park Jam”

Sunday July 30th, 2 – 7pm
at La Plaza Cultural Garden (E 9th St & Avenue C, New York, NY 10009)

DJ’s
Producers
Live music
Open Jam
Live Art & Painters
Food
Vendors
Good vibes

In partnership with Loisaida Center and Morus (Museum of Reclaimed Space)

In the spirit of the LES community oriented, activist, poetic, artistic revolutionary movement

For the people by the people

Ivelisse Diaz Free Dance Workshop
2023-08-03 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | The Loisaida Inc. Center, 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, 10009, United States
Ivelisse Diaz, director of La Escuelita Bombera de Corazón and all-women Bomba y Plena group Las BomPleneras, is teaching a free dance workshop at the Loisaida Center (710 East 9th Street, New York, NY 10009) on Thursday, August 3rd from 7–9pm.
Space for the workshop is very limited, so please RSVP as soon as possible!
And stop by La Sala de Pepe on Saturday, August 5th for an interview with Ivelisse Diaz! Open to all, no RSVP needed.

La Cocina de Loisaida: Hispanic Heritage Celebration
2023-09-15 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Essex Market – Essex Kitchen, 88 Essex Street (Mezzanine Level), New York, NY, 10002, United States
Kick of Hispanic Heritage month by learning how to make the Puerto Rican National Dish – Arroz con Gandules as well as Pernil and Yuca con mojo de Ajo y Cebollas. These dishes are traditional favorites in Puerto Rico and you will learn how to make them with ease! The classes will be approximately 1.5 hours long and include time to savor the dishes you prepare together as a group.

La Cocina de Loisaida is a monthly in-person cooking class series presented by The Loisaida Center and Essex Market, where longtime Lower East Sider and home chef María Bido shares authentic Puerto Rican recipes and cooking techniques. Each month we’ll explore a new batch of family favorites, all based in Puerto Rican flavors and using ingredients from Essex Market.

Buy your tickets now on Eventbrite!

American Boricua Opening Reception
2023-09-23 14:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | La Sala de Pepe y Foto Espacio, 73 Loisaida Avenue, New York, NY, 10009, United States
Join us at La Sala de Pepe (73 Avenue C, New York, NY 10009) on Saturday, September 23rd, 2pm for the opening reception of photojournalist and writer Wanda Benvenutti’s AMERICAN BORICUA, a modern visual history of Puerto Rican life cross North America.
El Grito Cafecito
in partnership with Loisaida Center
at La Sala de Pepe y Foto Espacio
Site-visit, café, and conversation at 2pm.
Saturday, Sept. 23 at 2:00 pm
Short 30 min. Exhibition Overview of AMERICAN BORICUA w/ Wanda Benvenutti

"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.

Dennis Edge Exhibition
2024-02-01 08:00 - 2024-02-29 17:00 (America/New_York) | NY
Dennis Edge, 85, ‘The Birdman’ of Tompkins Square Park, passed away on Sept. 1, 2023. In memory of his work, Art Loisaida Foundation, City Parks & Recreation, and Loisaida, Inc. Center will host an exhibition of Dennis’ most beloved urban wildlife photographs of the birds he frequently documented living inside and around Tompkins Square Park. A Memorial and Park Bench Dedication and Ceremony will also be held that day at Tompkins Square Park.
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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,

ADOMBE GANGA MONDE
2025-03-15 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | The Loisaida Inc. Center, 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, 10009, United States
BOMBA PA’l PUEBLO – – Consagración de Barriles de Loisaida
We invite you to join us for a special batey as we consecrate the Loisaida community Barriles at The Loisaida Center (710 East 9th Street, New York, NY 10009) starting at 1:00 pm. These barriles were hand-made by the talented George Oliveras (@george.oliveras.9 ) who will join us at the event!
There will be food and refreshments. Please RSVP!
We want to give a huge thanks to the following organizations who have come together to support this initiative:
– @jupi.bk / @jupi.bx
– @lasaladepepe
– Adolfina NYC
If you are interested in supporting our community barriles initiative, please visit or donations page.
