Loisaida Inc.

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!

Nuyorican Poets Café at Loisaida Center Presents: W.O.W. hosted by La Bruja
2024-03-06 18:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | NY
Nuyorican Poets Café at Loisaida Center Presents: W.O.W. hosted by La Bruja
$16.50 – $16.50 including fees

Join the Nuyorican Poets Café (NPC) for the off-site edition of our monthly WOMXN ORATORS WEDNESDAY open mic during our 3-year #Nuyoricanstruction of our building – at the nearby Loisaida Center in the Lower East Side (“Loisaida”) in Manhattan, New York City!

Hosted by our executive directory La Bruja – in-person & on-stage at the Loisaida Center, 710 East 9th Street (between Avenues C & D), Manhattan, NY 10009. Please note: all performances are live-streamed on Loisaida’s YouTube live-stream channel and recorded for NPC’s social media platforms to be uploaded at a later time.

** Next: on Wednesday, March 6th, 2024 **
** Doors open at 6 P.M. **
** Open Mic is from 6:30 to 8:30 P.M. **

Tickets:
$15 (plus online fee) for performers or audience/viewing (same price).
$15 (at the door, via credit card or Zelle only, no cash)

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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)

Winter Art Workshops / Talleres de Arte En Invierno - 2024
2024-02-29 11:00 - 2024-04-04 13:00 (America/New_York) | NY
Winter Art Workshops (Free 6-week program for older adults (60+), in partnership with The Whitney Museum
When: Thursday, February 29th, from 11 am to 1 pm
(The workshop continues until 04/04/2024)
Where: the Loisaida Center (710 E 9th St, New York, NY 10009)

Nuyorican Poets Café at Loisaida Center Presents: Open Mic hosted by Solpreme
2024-02-28 18:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | NY
Nuyorican Poets Café at Loisaida Center Presents: Open Mic hosted by Solpreme
$16.50 – $16.50 including fees

Join the Nuyorican Poets Café for our off-site edition of the OPEN MIC hosted by Solpreme during our 3-year #Nuyoricanstruction of our building – at the nearby Loisaida Center in the Lower East Side (“Loisaida”) in Manhattan, New York City!

In-person & on-stage at the Loisaida Center, 710 East 9th Street (between Avenues C & D), Manhattan, NY 10009. Buy ticket(s) in advance or at the door – signup sheet to perform in the openmic is at the stage after you enter.

Winter & Spring 2024 Wednesday dates:
* 1/31
* 2/28
* 3/13 & 3/27
* 4/10 & 4/24
* and: 5/8 & 5/22/2024

** Doors open at 6 P.M. **
** Open Mic is from 6:30 to 8:30 P.M. **

All art forms are welcome: poetry, short stories, comedy, monologues, songs (Note: ORIGINAL songs only). 4 minutes max. per performer. If you’d like to add an original audio track to your performance, please email the .mp3 or .wav file or the link to your online audio URL to info <at> nuyorican.org in advance.

Note: all performers will be live-taped and an edited version will be shared on the Nuyorican Poets Café’s social media pages. Participation in this event is with this understanding and giving consent to be filmed.

Tickets:
* $15 (plus online fee) in advance here on this ticket page (for either audience/viewing or performances, same price)
* $15 (at the door at the Loisaida Center, via credit card or Zelle or ApplePay only, no cash)

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Animal Care Centers of NYC Mobile Adoption Event
2024-02-18 12:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | NY
Animal Care Centers of NYC Mobile Adoption Event
When: Sunday, February 18th, 2024, between 12 and 4 PM
Where: Office of Assembly Member Epstein (107 Ave B, New York, NY 10009)
<< Link to the Mobile Adoption Application >>

Wellness Thursday 2024
2024-02-15 10:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | NY
2024 Loisaida Center Holistic Wellness for older-adults

Loisaida, Inc. Center is proud to partner with the Loisaida Wellness Collective to expand our offerings for older-adults in 2024.
The wellness program will take place every 3rd Thursday of the month at the Loisaida Center (710 E 9th Street, New York, NY 10009), from 10AM to 1 PM (3 hours).
Contact information: (646) 726-4715
Loisaida Wellness Collective is a women-led grassroots group of acupuncturists, doctors, nutritionists, entrepreneurs, and healers who heeded the call for help in the LES during the COVID crisis of 2019. They now bring their services to Loisaida Center in order to foster health and healing in the LES and especially for our underserved older adult neighbors.
Some of the services provided include:

Acupressure for stress relief and cravings
Herbalism classes (identifying herbs, discussing folklore, discussing scientific research, and connecting intuitively with plants, making tinctures and other concoctions)
Nutrition classes (looking at labels at the grocery store, food sensitivities, chemicals in our food, questions about supplements)
Mind/body classes (meditation and other techniques)
Health Consultations
Much more!

Schedule:
Thursday, February 15, 2024
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Thursday, April 18, 2024
No sessions in May
Thursday, June 20, 2024
Thursday, July 18, 2024
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Thursday, September 19, 2024
Thursday October 17, 2024
Thursday, November 21, 2024

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,

An Exploration of Latinidad and Cultural Belonging
2024-02-04 13:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | NY
Los Diasporicans Presents:
An Exploration of Latinidad and Cultural Belonging

Have you ever wondered “What does it mean to be Latine?” Have you ever felt disconnected from Latine culture by not being able to speak Spanish fluently? Ever felt too American for your Latine friends and too Latin for your American friends? Or maybe you feel like you do not belong because you’ve never set foot on your native land? If yes, join us for an Applied Theatre workshop series exploring these questions and Latinidad culture with food, music, art and community. All 1st-3rd generation members of the Latin Diaspora are welcome!
¿CUANDO?
Sunday, February 4th: 1pm- 4pm
¿DONDE?
The Loisaida Center: 710 E 9th St, New York, NY 10009
¿COMO?
L train to 1st Ave
6 train to Astor Place
F train to 2nd Ave
or MTA M9 bus to 10th St and Ave. C

(ages 18+)
*No Theatre Experience Necessary!*

Facilitated by:
Santos Collado (CUNY SPS, MA in Applied Theatre)
Hanna Ventura (CUNY SPS, MA in Applied Theatre)
Ashley Marie Ortiz (CUNY SPS, MA in Applied Theatre)

An Exploration of Latinidad and Cultural Belonging
2024-02-03 13:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | NY
Los Diasporicans Presents:
An Exploration of Latinidad and Cultural Belonging

Have you ever wondered “What does it mean to be Latine?” Have you ever felt disconnected from Latine culture by not being able to speak Spanish fluently? Ever felt too American for your Latine friends and too Latin for your American friends? Or maybe you feel like you do not belong because you’ve never set foot on your native land? If yes, join us for an Applied Theatre workshop series exploring these questions and Latinidad culture with food, music, art and community. All 1st-3rd generation members of the Latin Diaspora are welcome!
¿CUANDO?
Saturday, February 3rd: 1pm – 4pm
Sunday, February 4th: 1pm- 4pm
¿DONDE?
The Loisaida Center: 710 E 9th St, New York, NY 10009
¿COMO?
L train to 1st Ave
6 train to Astor Place
F train to 2nd Ave
or MTA M9 bus to 10th St and Ave. C

(ages 18+)
*No Theatre Experience Necessary!*

Facilitated by:
Santos Collado (CUNY SPS, MA in Applied Theatre)
Hanna Ventura (CUNY SPS, MA in Applied Theatre)
Ashley Marie Ortiz (CUNY SPS, MA in Applied Theatre)

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)

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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Nuyorican Poets Café at Loisaida Center Presents: Open Mic hosted by Solpreme
2024-01-31 18:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | NY
$16.50 – $16.50 including fees

Join the Nuyorican Poets Café for our off-site edition of the OPEN MIC hosted by Solpreme during our 3-year #Nuyoricanstruction of our building – at the nearby Loisaida Center in the Lower East Side (“Loisaida”) in Manhattan, New York City!

In-person & on-stage at the Loisaida Center, 710 East 9th Street (between Avenues C & D), Manhattan, NY 10009. Buy ticket(s) in advance or at the door – signup sheet to perform in the openmic is at the stage after you enter.

** On the last Wednesday of each month, including on 12/27/2023 and 1/31/2024. **
** Doors open at 6 P.M. **
** Open Mic is from 6:30 to 8:30 P.M. **

All art forms are welcome: poetry, short stories, comedy, monologues, songs (Note: ORIGINAL songs only). 4 minutes max. per performer. If you’d like to add an original audio track to your performance, please email the .mp3 or .wav file or the link to your online audio URL to info <at> nuyorican.org in advance.

Note: all performers will be live-taped and an edited version will be shared on the Nuyorican Poets Café’s social media pages. Participation in this event is with this understanding and giving consent to be filmed.

Tickets:
* $15 (plus online fee) in advance here on this ticket page (for either audience/viewing or performances, same price)
* $15 (at the door at the Loisaida Center, via credit card or Zelle only, no cash)

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Loisaida Magi
2024-01-06 12:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | GoFundMe
Angie Hernandez’s Gifts of the Magi Celebration
Date: January 6th, Saturday
First show at 12 PM, Second show at 2PM (please arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the show)
gofund.me/556f7e66

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Please lend your contribution to the legacy of the Loisaida neighborhood by donating to Angie Hernandez’s Three King’s Celebration! This is a yearly event that celebrates diversity and the spirit of kindness through gift giving. Your donation will go toward providing gifts for children and food vouchers for families of Loisaida who are the most in need. All the while helping to uplift a cultural movement started by our muse and inspiration, Angie Hernandez. Angie’s interpretation of the Epiphany, Los Treyes Reyes or Three Kings story is a celebration of giving and rejoicing in the glory of spirit and goodness in humanity.

Loisaida Magi is a team of community organizations and volunteers who unite yearly to secure the rich Puerto Rican cultural legacy of Angie Hernandez and support her goal to provide gifts, food, and a positive experience by retelling a culturally relevant story. Every year we provide food vouchers and presents for the children and families of Loisaida who need it the most. This year we dearly need your help in continuing our mission.

Super Adult Day at Loisaida
2023-12-01 10:30 - 13:30, 2023-11-03 10:30 - 13:30, 2023-10-06 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)

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!

Loisaida Center Holistic Wellness for Older Adults
2023-11-16 10:00 - 13:00, 2023-10-19 10:00 - 13:00, 2023-09-21 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.

Art in Odd Places: Garbagia by Daniela Fabrizi (Day 3)
2023-10-15 15:00 - 18:00 UTC | NY
GARBAGIA
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.
Director Daniela Fabrizi is a textile artist, costume designer and cultural manager. From 2016 to 2019, she served as director of Textiles for Loisaida Festival and co founded Garbagia Project, roots to a chain of community initiatives inspired by sustainability, resilience, environmental awareness, and creative reuse as a tool for social change.

Friday, October 13th
Q&A from 6:00 – 7:30 PM
LGBTQIA+ Center
208 West 13th Street

Saturday, October 14th
Performance from 3 – 6 PM
On 14th Street, Nearby Union Square

Sunday, October 15th
Performance from 3 – 7 PM
On 14th Street, Nearby the Hudson River

The artists participating in Art in Odd Places 2023: DRESS walk the runway that is 14th Street exploring all sides of the theme with projects examining clothing production and colonialism, fast fashion and waste, transformation and gender identity (and intolerance), cultural identity, work and labor, censorship, the passage of time and its traces, beauty, disability, status, armor, joy and grief. We hope you will join us!
Art in Odd Places 2023: DRESS is curated by Gretchen Vitamvas with Curational Assistant: Tasha Douge. Curational Manager: Sarah Starpoli. artinoddplaces.org

Art in Odd Places: Garbagia by Daniela Fabrizi (Day 2)
2023-10-14 15:00 - 18:00 UTC | NY

Art in Odd Places: Garbagia by Daniela Fabrizi (Day 1)
2023-10-13 18:00 - 19:30 UTC | LGBTQIA+ Center, NY, United States

Lower East Side Hispanic Heritage Festival
2023-10-07 - 2023-10-08 | Dry Dock playground, Avenue D and 10th Street, Manhattan, NY, 10009, United States

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.

"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

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

Indigo Dyeing Workshop: Geografía(s) del Jiquilite al Añil
2023-09-23 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | The Loisaida Inc. Center, 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, 10009, 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.
Participants are welcome to bring one fabric scrap made of natural fibers for dyeing. Please do not bring large or bulky items like towels or bedding.
This workshop is presented on the occasion of the exhibition Geografía(s) del Jiquilite al Añil.
This event will take place at the 9th Street Community Garden (703 East 9th Street). In the case of rain, the event will take place across the street at the Loisaida, Inc. Center (710 East 9th Street). This event is co-presented by Abrons Arts Center and the Loisaida Center.
Geografia(s) del Jiquilite al Añil is the first U.S. solo exhibition featuring new work by La Residencia artist Leila Mattina. Through practice and process-based works, Mattina Gregory shares her research on the cultivation and processing of the añil (indigo) in Puerto Rico, and its connections to the Caribbean and Latin America.
This exhibition is hosted at Cuchifritos Gallery & Project Space (Inside Essex Market, 88 Essex St #21, New York, NY 10002), open Wednesday through Saturday, 12–6pm.
Image by Leonardo Laboy

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!
