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Loisaida Center Holistic Wellness for Older Adults

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

Indigo Dyeing Workshop: Geografía(s) del Jiquilite al Añil

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

On Saturday, September 23rd at 1pm, artist Leila Mattina will lead an indigo dyeing workshop where participants will learn how to use indigo pigment. Mattina will also facilitate a seed exchange and share instructions for growing indigo in small spaces.

American Boricua Opening Reception

La Sala de Pepe y Foto Espacio 73 Loisaida Avenue, New York, NY, 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.

“Lens on the Lower East Side” Photographers’ Panel

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

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.

Uprooted Exhibition Opening

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

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.

Super Adult Day at Loisaida

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

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!

Art in Odd Places: Garbagia by Daniela Fabrizi (Day 1)

LGBTQIA+ Center NY, United States

In this collaborative work, garbagianos will share a retrospective of Garbagia's universe for the past eight years, inspired and celebrating artist Rolando Politi’s imagined world Garbagia. Creatures portray overconsumption and excess through the most common waste materials: plastic, cardboard, recyclable materials, textiles, paper, and found objects. Garbagia Project, born in 2016, is a community art program based in the Lower East Side where the community manifests in diversity their ideas about how society relates to trash and overconsumption through costume making and performance.

Art in Odd Places: Garbagia by Daniela Fabrizi (Day 2)

In this collaborative work, garbagianos will share a retrospective of Garbagia's universe for the past eight years, inspired and celebrating artist Rolando Politi’s imagined world Garbagia. Creatures portray overconsumption and excess through the most common waste materials: plastic, cardboard, recyclable materials, textiles, paper, and found objects. Garbagia Project, born in 2016, is a community art program based in the Lower East Side where the community manifests in diversity their ideas about how society relates to trash and overconsumption through costume making and performance.

Art in Odd Places: Garbagia by Daniela Fabrizi (Day 3)

In this collaborative work, garbagianos will share a retrospective of Garbagia's universe for the past eight years, inspired and celebrating artist Rolando Politi’s imagined world Garbagia. Creatures portray overconsumption and excess through the most common waste materials: plastic, cardboard, recyclable materials, textiles, paper, and found objects. Garbagia Project, born in 2016, is a community art program based in the Lower East Side where the community manifests in diversity their ideas about how society relates to trash and overconsumption through costume making and performance.