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SUMMARY:Project LAZO: Supported at its Ends—Hanging by its Weight
DESCRIPTION:*Image by: Luciana Pinchiero | El Cuello con Manchas de El Eco (El Eco’s Spotty Neck)\, 2017 \nLAZO at Loisaida present: \nSupported at its Ends—Hanging by its Weight\nOpening Reception: January 29th\, 2019 | 6-8 PM\nJanuary 29th – February 8th\, 2019 \nParticipating Artists: \nRonny Quevedo \nAmy Westpfahl \nDolores Furtado \nGaby Collins-Fernandez \nMauricio Cortes Ortega \nPedro Wainer \nDaniel Greenfield-Campoverde \nLuciana Pinchiero \nEsperanza Mayobre \nBernadette Despujols \nOmar Barquet \nKristin Reger \nMaximilliano Siñani \nConstanza Alarcon Tennen \n  \nRead more about the residency here. \n\nAbout the artists:\nLAZO is a collaborative project founded by Alva Mooses and Claudia Cortínez. We are artists of Latin American descent focusing on intersections of photography\, sculpture and printmaking and began working together while doing our graduate studies together at Yale University. We have organized exhibitions\, publications\, and talks that support artists while furthering cross-cultural dialogue. Both born in the U.S. (Alva to parents from Mexico & the U.S. and Claudia to parents from Argentina & Chile) our practices have relied largely on being based in NYC while working internationally creating ties to distinct communities. \nAlva Mooses is an artist based in New York. She received her BFA from The Cooper Union and her MFA from Yale University. She has exhibited her work at the 10th Havana Biennial\, Instituto Cervantes in NY\, Shirley Fiterman Art Center\, Logan Center for the Arts\, Eduardo Sívori Museum\, among others. She has completed residencies such as the APL Program at The University of Chicago\, Tou Trykk in Stavanger\, Norway\, the Davidoff Art Initiative in the Dominican Republic\, and Casa Wabi in Oaxaca\, Mexico. She has presented her work through artist talks at the Swiss Institute in NYC\, Rogaland Kunstsenter in Norway\, University of Chicago\, among others. She is the recipient of a Yale University Schoelkopf Fellowship\, the Rema Hort Mann Foundation Artist Community Engagement Grant\, and UChicago Arts Grant\, among others. Since 2004\, she has organized community art initiatives and collaborations in Mexico\, Cuba\, the Dominican Republic\, Haiti\, El Salvador\, and Argentina. Alva currently teaches Sculpture at The Cooper Union School of Art. \nClaudia Cortínez is a visual artist currently living and working between Buenos Aires and NYC. She received her BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and her MFA at Yale University. She is the recipient of the Alice Kimball English Traveling Fellowship from Yale University (2012)\, the Blair Dickinson Memorial Grant from Yale University (2013)\, the Rema Hort Mann Emerging Artist Grant in NYC (2013)\, among others. She has exhibited her work extensively in solo and group shows in the US\, Latin America\, and Europe\, and has curated exhibitions at the Shirley Fiterman Art Center in NYC (2016) and the Eduardo Sívori Museum in Buenos Aires (2018)\, bringing together artists from both cities. She has participated in various residencies such as LMCC Swing Space (2014)\, La Ira de Dios (BsAs\, 2016)\, Mass MoCA (2017)\, Real Time and Space (CA\, 2018)\, and Tou Trykk (Norway\, 2018)\, among others. She is currently an artist in residence at the NARS Foundation in Brooklyn\, NY. \n\n“Opinions like those expressed while in a panel\, presentation\, performance or through artwork are expressed by the author in their personal capacity and are the author’s own. They do not necessarily reflect the views of Loisaida Inc.\, its affiliates or staff.”
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/supported-at-its-ends-hanging-by-its-weight/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
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SUMMARY:Exhibition Closing: Our Time by Antonio Serna
DESCRIPTION:Last chance to see the exhibition: \nDocuments of Resistance: Our Time \nby: Antonio Serna \n\nOverview:\nLoisaida Center Inc. is pleased to present Documents of Resistance: Our Time\, a participatory exhibition and residency of new work by Antonio Serna. \nHow do we give contours to an art history that remains unwritten\, scattered across archives\, and siloed in scholarship? How can we begin to reconnect the struggle for civil rights across all artists of color and their fight for inclusion in our cultural institutions? How can we being to reflect on the complexity of artists of color and their unique experience\, political actions\, and art production as part of the art history in American? In the exhibition\, Documents of Resistance: Our Time\, Mexican-American artist\, Antonio Serna is hoping to take us down a visual path to consider these and many other questions in regards to the important but often overlook contributions of artist of color. \nCentral to the exhibition will be a series timeline collages of art and activism from each decade\, from 1960s up to our current decade. In combining the histories of artists of color\, visitors will be able to visually locate overlapping shared concerns and experiences of artists of color: from the Chicano Movement to the Black Power Movement\, and from the Labor Movement to the Feminist\, Third World Movement\, and beyond. Leading up to and during the exhibition\, Antonio Serna is asking the public to send in their memories of this resistance: people\, places\, or events relevant in order to continue to expand this histories. Serna’s interest is not just a reflection of the past hopes to inspire and empower a new generation of people of color to join the struggle in becoming the next generation of artists\, activists\, curators\, historians\, archivist\, and museum workers\, to help end discrimination in our cultural institutions. \nGoals:\nMy current project ‘Documents of Resistance\,’ is an ongoing art project that draws inspiration from the history of art and activism by artists of color from 1960-present. My goal is to develop several specific in depth projects under this expansive umbrella. Specifically\, for my residency at The Loisaida Center\, I will be focusing on ‘Our Time\,’ a multimedia installation that chronicles the connections and relationships between people\, places\, and events that influenced artists of color. Central to ‘Our Time’ is a series of 4 visual timeline-collages that contextualize this unique history. The timelines include historic images of protests against racism in museums in New York and collective activities in places such as Watts and East Los Angeles\, among other political activities. By giving visual form to this history\, we can gain an overview of overlapping concerns\, cross-cultural themes\, and socio-political forces that affected the studio production and protests organizing of artists of color. Over the span of my residency at The Loisaida Center visitors\, special guests\, and the public will be ask to comment and contribute to the project. \nDuring the research and development phase of the residency\, the artist will conduct a Call for Public Participation\, to participate please fill out this form. \nOutcome\, exhibition:\nDocuments of Resistance: Our Time\nSeptember 14th – November 30th \nExhibition Closing: Friday\, November 30th\, 2018 – 11am to 5pm \nFor his exhibition\, ‘ Documents of Resistance: Our Time\, the upcoming exhibition at Loisaida\, resident artists Antonio Serna\, is creating timelines to highlight the art and activism of artists of color. Help us build these important timelines by sending in your memories of resistance: people\, places\, or events relevant to the history of art and activism by people of color; These timelines will provide information for future research\, scholarship\, and display. \nCall for Public Participation: \nDo you remember a spot in your neighborhood that was an important place for artists of color meet and make art. Do you recall a rally or protest organized by artists of color? How about and  exhibition by and for artists of color? Or community art projects that were made by and for communities of color? We want to collect all these important moments.  \nContribute by filling out the form below: \n\nLoading… \n\nAbout the artist:\nAntonio Serna is a Mexican-American artist\, activist\, and independent researcher. For over a decade Antonio has helped lead and co-organize several art projects and activist interventions in New York\, Texas\, Las Vegas\, Spain\, Mexico\, Berlin\, and Romania. Most recently he has contributed to labor equity portion of “People’s Cultural Plan\,” which launched at Artists Space in 2017\, and the Brooklyn Community Forum on Gentrification at the Brooklyn Museum in 2016. Other notable projects include his work on alternative economies for artists including artCommons at The Queens Museum and “What Do We Do Now?” at Eyebeam\, both held in 2013. Antonio Serna is originally from Texas and holds a Masters in Fine Arts from Brooklyn College\, and a Bachelor of Arts from Parsons School of Art and Design. \nHis current project Documents of Resistances has recently been included in a new book Art As Social Action\, edited by Gregory Sholette\, Chloe Bass\, and Queens Social Practice (Allworth Press). An artist residency and exhibition for this project has also been schedule for the Fall of 2018 at The Loisaida Center in New York City. \n\n\nRelevant links to websites/publications/reviews/etc.\n\n\n\nPersonal website: www.antonioserna.com\nPress: “Empowering Latinx Arts Practitioners at the Latinx Artist Retreat (LXAR)\,” Lynnette Miranda. Chicago Artist Writers\, June 7\, 2017.\nPress: “Can Protest Art Survive And Thrive During A Trump Presidency\,”Anjali Enjeti. Pacific Standard\, May 27\, 2017.\nPress: “Antinomies of Art Activism and Documentation: The Curatorial Approach of Agitprop at the Brooklyn Museum\,” Izabel Galliera\, Issue 4\, Field Journal\, 2016.\n\n\n“Opinions like those expressed while in a panel\, presentation\, performance or through artwork are expressed by the author in their personal capacity and are the author’s own. They do not necessarily reflect the views of Loisaida Inc.\, its affiliates or staff.” \n 
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SUMMARY:Book Talk: Counter Institution by Nandini Bagchee
DESCRIPTION:Book Talk: Counter Institution by Nandini Bagchee\nWednesday\, November 28\, 6:30pm\nLoisaida Center\, 710 E 9th St \nCounterinstitution: Activist Estates of the Lower East Side\, examines the open-ended histories of activism in the Lower East Side by looking at the spaces used by activists- storefronts\, gardens and offices to bring forth the hidden dimensions of these organizational spaces through a collaging together of architectural drawings techniques with archival research\, photography and writing. This book examines three re-purposed buildings on the Lower East Side that have been used by activists to launch actions over the past forty years. The Peace Pentagon was the headquarters of the anti-war movement\, El Bohio was a metaphoric “hut” that envisioned the Puerto Rican Community as a steward of the environment\, and ABC No Rio\, a name appropriated from a storefront sign with missing letters\, was a catchy punk name that appealed to the anarchistic sensibility of the artists that ran a storefront gallery in a run-down tenement. The “activist estates” explored in this book represents both a conceptual and a literal struggle to create a space for civic action in a city that is built upon real estate speculation. \nA book talk by author Nandini Bagchee will be followed by a discussion with Dr. Gregory Sholette. Nandini Bagchee is an Associate Professor of Architecture and History at City College New York and a Principal at Bagchee Architects. Greg Sholette is an artist\, activist and author of Delirium and Resistance: Art\, Activism & the Crisis of Capitalism (Pluto Press 2017) and Dark Matter: Art and Politics in an Age of Enterprise Culture (Pluto Press\, 2011). At this event we will also launch a call for participation for an exhibition planned at the Loisaida Center titled\, “Activist Estates: An Alternate History of Real Estate in Loisaida”. \nThis exhibition designed and curated by Nandini Bagchee in collaboration with Loisaida Center will be mounted in May 2019 to celebrate the history of space-based activism in the Lower East Side. Through timelines\, photographs\, artifacts\, film and architectural models- the exhibit will invite visitors to share their own stories and images to fill in the blanks or simply re-interpret the material within the show. Community workshops and envisioning sessions will open new discussions of the future of community-\ncontrolled space. \nCo-Sponsored by the Loisaida Center and GVSHP \nThis event is fully accessible. \n\n 
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/nandini-bagchee-counter-institution/
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SUMMARY:Reflect to Revolutionize - Critical Thinking Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Reflect to Revolutionize – Critical Thinking Seminar\nLoisaida\, Inc | 710 East 9th Street | New York\, NY 10009 \nFriday\, November 16\, 2018 at 2:00 PM – Friday\, December 14\, 2018 at 4:00 PM (EST) \n\nPilot collaboration presented by Radical Love consciousness and Loisaida Inc.\nREFLECT TO REVOLUTIONIZE \n\n4 Sessions \n2 Fridays\, November 16 and 30\n2 Fridays\, December 7 and 14 \n2 pm – 4 pm \nLoisaida Inc. – 710 East 9th Street and Avenue C \n\nRLC Mission Statement: \nRadical love is a verb\, ethic and revolutionary mindset; a consciousness that demands the liberation of all. We are a team of women of color dedicated to the liberation of all people through radical love and critical consciousness. Based in New York City\, we organize workshops\, classes and programs that strive not only to be accessible\, but cater to the wants and needs of poor and working class people of color. \nWe are a team of young women of color dedicated to the liberation of all people through radical love and critical consciousness. Based in New York City\, we organize workshops\, classes and programs that strive not only to be accessible\, but cater to the wants and needs of poor and working class people of color. We are organizing various programs throughout the next month\, and are interested in hosting our “Reflect to Revolutionize” workshops in the Loisaida Center for four consecutive Tuesday nights this November. \nThe 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. \n\nOrganizer and facilitator: Amy Neshama\nHosted by: Loisaida Inc.
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/reflect-to-revolutionize-critical-thinking-seminar/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Free Workshop / Class
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SUMMARY:Ed Morales and Urayoán Noel in Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Ed Morales and Urayoán Noel in Conversation\nThursday\, November 1\, 2018 from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT \nLoisaida\, Inc – 710 East 9th Street New York\, NY 10009 (View Map) \nDESCRIPTION\n\n\n\n“Latinx” (pronounced “La-teen-ex”) is the gender-neutral term that covers one of thelargest and fastest growing minorities in the United States\, accounting for 17 percent of the country. Over 58 million Americans belong to the category\, including a sizable part of thecountry’s working class\, both foreign and native-born. Their political empowerment is altering thebalance of forces in a growing number of states. Yet Latinx barely figure in America’s ongoing conversation about race and ethnicity. Remarkably\, theUS census does not even have a racial category for “Latino.” \nPlease join Ed Morales in conversation with Urayoan Noel\, both members of Loisaida’s Artistic Advisory Board on Thursday\, November 1st\, on his new book: Latinx: The New Force in American Politics and Culture. \n\n\nEd Morales is a journalist who has investigated New York City electoral politics\, police brutality\, street gangs\, grassroots activists\, and the Latino arts and music scene. He has been a Latin music Newsday columnist and longtime Village Voice contributing writer whose work has appeared in Rolling Stone\, The New York Times\, Miami Herald\, San Francisco Examiner\,The Los Angeles Times\, The Guardian\, Jacobin\, and The Nation. He was acontributing editor to NACLA Report on the Americas\, and a frequent contributor of op ed columns for The Progressive Media Project. \nUrayoán Noel is a South Bronx-based writer\, critic\, performer\, translator and intermedia artist originally from San Juan\, Puerto Rico. He is an associate professor of English and Spanish at New York University\, and also teaches at Stetson University’s MFA of theAmericas. Noel is the author of seven books of poetry\, most recently Buzzing Hemisphere/Rumor Hemisférico (University of Arizona Press\, 2015)\, as well as the critical study In Visible Movement: Nuyorican Poetry from the Sixties to Slam (University of Iowa Press\, 2014)\, winner of the LASA Latina/o Studies Book Award.
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/ed-morales-and-urayoan-noel-in-conversation/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
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SUMMARY:Decolonial & Third World Studies: Discussion & tour with Antonio Serna
DESCRIPTION:Decolonial & Third World Studies: Discussion & tour with Antonio Serna\nThursday\, October 25\, 2018 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM\n\n\n\nPanel Discussion: 7:00–8:30 PM*\n*Pre-Event: 6:15 PM Exhibition Walk-thru with artist Antonio Serna \n\nPanelists: Macarena Gomez-Baris\, J. Kēhaulani Kauanui\, Conor Tomás Reed. \nModerated by Patrick Jaojoco. \n\nSince the 1960s\, students of color have fought to decolonize campuses across the Americas. One of their goals was to introduce studies related to their own experiences and include their history outside of the dominant Eurocentric lens. We will discuss some of the original demands and achievements\, and compare them to the current wave of decolonizing academia.Secondly\, one of main concerns in the project Our Time is to highlight the racism in the arts as affecting all people of color across America. \nWe ask\, what can we gain from a comparative ethnographic analysis of this history? What are the limits and pitfalls of such study? How does it affect the visual arts and visual cultural studies in general (framework of research\, production\, participation\, and consumption)?As a third discussion point\, we will consider spaces of resistance\, noting Esteban Izquierdo Mejia’s intro to Spaces of Cultural Resistance that is similarly echoed in Macarena Gomez-Barris’ intro to The Extractive Zone. Can we consider examples of the importance of spaces of resistance (decolonial or otherwise) that\, as Mejia notes\, “operate to create imagined geographies of belonging that challenge the effects of cultural oppression at the local and regional level?” \nThis panel is held in conjunction with “Documents of Resistance: Our Time” Antonio Serna’s exhibition and residency at The Loisaida\, Inc. Center\, September 14–October 28\, 2018. Support for “Documents of Resistance: Our Time” is made possible in part with public funds from Creative Engagement\, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs‘ Development Fund. \n*Pre-Event: Exhibition walk-through with artist Antonio Serna starts at 6:15 pm\nModerated by Patrick Jaojoco \nBios \nPatrick JaojocoisaBrooklyn-based arts professional\, curator\, researcher\, and writer focusing on political ecology and historiography\, in particular how creative practices and landscape interpretation can aid in public understanding of long-term ecological\, economic\, and political histories. He has organized numerous exhibitions and public programs throughout New York; recently\, he worked withthecuratorial collective Frontview onaproject around American pre-colonial\, colonial\, and cartographic histories and practices. He currently works at Storefront for Art and Architecture\, where Patrick supportstheorganization’s exhibitions and projects as Development and Communications Associate. Patrick wasa2015-2017 Curatorial Fellow at SVA’s MA Curatorial Practice program\, and received his BA in English Literature and Environmental Studies from New York University. \nMacarena Gomez-Barrisis Professor and Chairperson of Social Science and Cultural Studies at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn\, New York. She is also Director oftheGlobal South Center (GSC)\,aresearch center that works attheintersection of social ecologies\, art/politics\, and decolonial methodologies. Her instructional focus is on Latinx and Latin American Studies\, memory andtheafterlives of violence\, decolonial theory\,theart of social protest\, and queer femme epistemes. \nJ. Kēhaulani Kauanuiis Professor of American Studies and affiliate faculty in Anthropology at Wesleyan University\, where she teaches courses related to Indigenous studies\, critical race studies\, settler colonial studies\, and anarchist studies. She isthecurrent Chair of American Studies andthecurrent Director oftheCenter fortheAmericas. Her first book isHawaiian Blood: Colonialism andthePolitics of Sovereignty and Indigeneity(Duke University Press 2008) and her second book isParadoxes of Hawaiian Sovereignty: Land\, Sex\, andtheColonial Politics of State Nationalism(Duke University Press\, 2018). She also hasanew edited book\,Speaking of Indigenous Politics: Conversations with Activists\, Scholars\, and Tribal Leaders. Kauanui currently serves asaco-producer for an anarchist politics show called “Anarchy on Air\,”amajority POC show co-produced withagroup of Wesleyan students\, which builds on her earlier work on another collaborative anarchist program called “Horizontal Power Hour.” \n\nConor Tomás Reedis an archivist\, doctoral student\, educator\, and organizer attheCity University of New York\,acollective member of Lost & Found:TheCUNY Poetics Document Initiative\, andaco-founding participant intheFree University of New York City. Conor researches twentieth and twenty first-century literatures of social movements and urban freedom schools\, and isa2016-2017 Scholar-in-Residence attheSchomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Conor is currently working on his dissertation:CUNY Will Be Free!: Black\, Puerto Rican\, and Women’s Compositions\, Literatures\, and Studies attheCity College of New York and New York City\, 1960-1980. \n\n\n\nAbout the Exhibition: \nDocuments of Resistance: Our Time\nSeptember 14th – October 28th \nLoisaida Center Inc. is pleased to present Documents of Resistance: Our Time\, a participatory exhibition and residency of new work by Antonio Serna. \nHow do we give contours to an art history that remains unwritten\, scattered across archives\, and siloed in scholarship? How can we begin to reconnect the struggle for civil rights across all artists of color and their fight for inclusion in our cultural institutions? How can we being to reflect on the complexity of artists of color and their unique experience\, political actions\, and art production as part of the art history in American? In the exhibition\, Documents of Resistance: Our Time\, Mexican-American artist\, Antonio Serna is hoping to take us down a visual path to consider these and many other questions in regards to the important but often overlook contributions of artist of color. \nCentral to the exhibition will be a series timeline collages of art and activism from each decade\, from 1960s up to our current decade. In combining the histories of artists of color\, visitors will be able to visually locate overlapping shared concerns and experiences of artists of color: from the Chicano Movement to the Black Power Movement\, and from the Labor Movement to the Feminist\, Third World Movement\, and beyond. Leading up to and during the exhibition\, Antonio Serna is asking the public to send in their memories of this resistance: people\, places\, or events relevant in order to continue to expand this histories. Serna’s interest is not just a reflection of the past hopes to inspire and empower a new generation of people of color to join the struggle in becoming the next generation of artists\, activists\, curators\, historians\, archivist\, and museum workers\, to help end discrimination in our cultural institutions. \nOriginally from San Antonio Texas\, Antonio Serna is a Mexican-American artist based in New York. Antonio maintains both a studio and collective social practice. These two practices often balance and ground the sum of his production. Antonio Serna holds a Masters in Fine Arts from Brooklyn College\, and a BFA from Parsons School of Art. He has exhibited in New York\, Texas\, Las Vegas\, Spain\, Mexico\, Berlin\, and Romania. His speaking engagements include ArtCenter\, Flux Factory\, CUE Foundation\, Brooklyn Museum\, Pratt\, Common Field Convening\, Eyebeam\, Smack Mellon\, Queens Museum\, and Museo Tamayo. Recently he has participated in residencies at Triangle Arts Association\, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts\, and The Luminary and has taught at Brooklyn College and Parsons School of Design.  \nDocument of Resistance:Our Time is made possible in part by funds from Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Creative Engagement Grant
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/decolonial-third-world-studies-discussion-tour-with-antonio-serna/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
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SUMMARY:1ra Reunión del Movimiento Comunitario para Energía Eficiente
DESCRIPTION:DESCRIPCION\n\n\n\n1ra Reunión del Movimiento Comunitario para Energía Eficiente\n\nPresentado por Loisaida Inc.\, LES Ready! con Beyond the Grid \n\nCuando: Lunes\, Octubre 15\, 2018 \n\n7:00 PM to 9:00 PM \nEn: Loisaida Inc. – 710 E. 9th St and Avenue C \n\nComo nosotros\, residentes del bajo Manhattan podemos tener un impacto positivo en el medio ambiente\, mejorar nuestra calidad de vida y ahorrar dinero? \nÚnete a Loisaida Inc. y Beyond the Grid el Lunes 15 de Octubre desde las 7 – 9 pm para una reunión especial con el grupo comunitario LES Ready! Además se presentará un pequeño taller para aprender lo importante de utilizar la ENERGÍA RENOVABLE para lograr autonomía energética y mejorar la calidad de vida en nuestro hogar y nuestra comunidad. \nAyuda nuestro movimiento “Somos Loisaida” (We Are Loisaida) para organizar y dirigir mas atención a nuestra campaña masiva de acción directa e identificar\, contar\, reemplazar y reciclar electrodomésticos derrochadores en nuestro barrio.\n \n\n\nNos puedes ayudar a recopilar data compartiendo nuestra encuesta aquí: Take the SOMOS LOISAIDA Leadership (in) Energy Savings (LES) Survey.\n\n\nThis project is made possible by the 2018 LES Ready! Pass-Through Grant and the NYCT (New York Community Trust).
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/1ra-reunion-del-movimiento-comunitario-para-energia-eficiente/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181015T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181015T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T234719
CREATED:20181009T200429Z
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SUMMARY:1st Community Energy Efficiency Movement Meeting
DESCRIPTION:DESCRIPTION\n\n\n\n1st Community Energy Efficiency Movement Meeting\n\nHosted by Loisaida Inc.\, LES Ready! and Beyond the Grid \n\nMonday\, October 15\, 2018 \n\n7:00 PM to 9:00 PM \nLoisaida Inc. Center – 710 E. 9th St and Avenue C \n\nHow can Lower East Side residents make an impact on climate\, save money\, improve quality of life? \nJoin Loisaida\, Inc. and Beyond the Grid on Monday October 15th from 7 to 9 PM for this special LES Ready! meeting and workshop on how ENERGY EFFICIENCY is an important element in achieving resilience and improving quality of life in our community. \nJoin our “Somos Loisaida” (We Are Loisaida) movement to organize a mass direct action campaign to identify\, finance\, and replace old and aging energy wasting appliances with highly efficient new ones.\n \n\n\nYou can keep helping us to gather data here: Take the SOMOS LOISAIDA Leadership (in) Energy Savings (LES) Survey.\n\n\nThis project is made possible by the 2018 LES Ready! Pass-Through Grant and the NYCT (New York Community Trust).
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/1st-community-energy-efficiency-movement-meeting/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Panel / Town Hall
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181013T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181013T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T234719
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SUMMARY:Post-Cuban Cabaret with Omar Pérez at the Loisaida Center
DESCRIPTION:DESCRIPTION\n\n\n\nCuban artist Omar Pérez\, visiting from Havana\, invites performers and community members to join him in the creation of the Post-Cuban Cabaret\, an intensive workshop culminating in an evening performance. Workshop participants will do theatre exercises\, explore themes in multiple forms (music\, poetry\, dance)\, and go through improvisational situations. Omar Pérez envisions the manifestation of different cultural traditions and some focus on themes related to “island” – sea\, water\, Cuba\, Latin and Caribbean culture\, clichés\, neighborhoods\, etc. In the evening\, the workshop participants perform material that has emerged during the day. All the arts and skills of the troupe members are integrated into the performance\, which continues to be based on improvisational principles. \nWorkshop: 9:30 am to 7:00 pm\nPerfomance: 8:00 pm  \nOmar 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”. \nBIO: The son of revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara\, poet\, editor\, and translator Omar Pérez was born and raised in Havana. He earned a degree in English at the University of Havana and studied Italian at the Universitá per Straniere di Siena. He has worked as a journalist for El Caimán Barbudo\, and as an editor for the magazine La naranja dulce. A former member of the Cuban intellectual group Paideia\, he edited the poetry magazine Mantisfrom 1994 to 1996. \nOrdained as a Zen Buddhist monk\, Pérez composes poems that engage languages\, Zen\, and political and cultural transcendence. His poetry collections include Lingua Franca (2010)\, Oíste hablar del gato de pelea?(1999\, translated as Did You Hear about the Fighting Cat? by Kristin Dykstra\, 2010)\, and Algo de lo Sagrado (1996\, translated as Something of the Sacred by Kristin Dykstra and Robert Tejada\, 2007). His translations include Italian-Cuban novelist Alba de Céspedes’s Nadie vuelve atrás(2003) and Shakespeare’s As You Like It (as Como Les Guste\, 2000). \nIntensely interested in the ways in which poetry overlays experience\, Perez noted in an interview with Jacket magazine that “the verse\, the poem\, even the rhyme\, the melody of poetry are the tip of the iceberg\, they are just one familiar aspect of a huge reality which we call consciousness […] Poetry is a natural function\, like god\, or DNA\, or rain. The fact that we can give notice of it does not mean that we make it.” \nHe received Cuba’s Nicolás Guillén Prize for Poetry for Crítica de la Razón Puta (2009) as well as its National Critics’ Prize for his essay collection La perseverancia de un hombre oscuro (2000). His work has also been featured in the anthology The Whole Island: Six Decades of Cuban Poetry\, A Bilingual Anthology (2009). He lives in Havana.
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/post-cuban-cabaret-with-omar-perez-at-the-loisaida-center/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Event/Presentation,Free Workshop / Class
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180920T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181019T200000
DTSTAMP:20260406T234719
CREATED:20180924T191537Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180926T205321Z
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SUMMARY:ACCIONES
DESCRIPTION:ACCIONES QUE LEVANTAN A PUERTO RICO (ACCIONES)\, IS THE ONLY STUDENT ART EXHIBIT OF ITS KIND\, FEATURING 80 ORIGINAL PAINTINGS\nFROM PUERTO RICAN STUDENTS IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE MARIA’S DEVASTATING PATH THROUGH THE ISLAND OF PUERTO RICO. \n\n\nThe CHICAS by Alejandra Foundation (CHICAS Foundation)\, a leading social movement and non-profit organization against bullying and social injustice in Puerto Rico\, announced that student art exhibit\, Acciones que levantan a Puerto Rico (Actions that lift Puerto Rico)\, ACCIONES\, will open in New York\, September 20\, 2018\, to mark the first year anniversary of the devastating path of Hurricane Maria through the Caribbean island. ACCIONES is the only hurricane-themed student art exhibit of its kind. \nFeaturing original works by Puerto Rican students\, from public and private schools\, the two-part New York presentation of ACCIONES will be available at The Loisaida Center\, September 20 through October 19; followed by the second part of the collection\, which will be presented at the Queens College Arts Center\, starting on October 4. \n“The collection communicates a profound sense of hope for the future\, as well as\, its serves as a poignant reminder of the long road ahead to help Puerto Rico fully recover from the storm’s devastation. Acciones also reveals the values that best represent the people of Puerto Rico; such as service\, family\, empathy\, solidarity\, hospitality\, culture\, love of nature and resiliency\,” expressed Frances I. Ryan\, executive director of the CHICAS Foundation. \n“Unveiling the exhibit in New York as we mark the first-year anniversary of Hurricane Maria\, is a fitting gesture of appreciation to all New Yorkers\, especially to the Puerto Rican community\, which immediately galvanized to provide humanitarian support to victims in the aftermath of\nthe hurricane\,” the CHICAS executive continued saying. \nAs one of the leading Puerto Rican community and cultural organizations in New York\, The Loisaida Center\, which in partnership with its umbrella organization\, Acacia Network\, has been at the center of New York’s humanitarian efforts to help Puerto Rico victims in the wake of Hurricane Maria. “Having ACCIONES at The Loisaida Center\, is also our way saying thank you\,” Ryan said\, adding that the presentation at Queens College provides a different\, yet very important academic setting\, consistent with the student art exhibit. \nImmediately after the passing of Hurricane Maria\, the CHICAS Foundation participated in 200 humanitarian missions around the island. Also\, in coordination with the Visual Arts Program of the Puerto Rico Department of Education\, CHICAS hosted\, Acciones\, an island wide contest for\nstudents\, grades K-12\, from public and private schools. \n\nDespite dire conditions\, nearly 100{d189f1124ffa6975f5923217354196c41f30852329af055ade71c436dc0b2403} of the island still in the dark\, without water\, telecommunications or access to roads\, an astounding 630 original works were submitted to participate in the Acciones art contest.\n\n A panel of artists\, art teachers and community leaders selected 80 paintings that became the exhibit’s official selection The CHICAS Foundation envisioned the hurricane-themed art initiative as an important communication forum for Puerto Rican students\, allowing them to express their life changing experiences and begin to heal through art. Many teachers participated in the art contest to facilitate communication with students as they returned to school after the hurricane. \n\n“Opinions like those expressed while in a panel\, presentation\, performance or through artwork are expressed by the author in their personal capacity and are the author’s own. They do not necessarily reflect the views of Loisaida Inc.\, its affiliates or staff.”
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/acciones/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Event/Opening,Event/Presentation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180918T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181215T190000
DTSTAMP:20260406T234719
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LAST-MODIFIED:20181217T215551Z
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SUMMARY:EMPPT
DESCRIPTION:Electronic Music Production and Performance for Transformation\nAn 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. \n\n\nArtist: Riobamba \n\n \nPresented by Abrons Arts Center and Loisaida’s El Semillero in partnership with Sonic Arts for All! \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nElectronic Music 101 w/ Riobamba and Sonic Arts For All!\n \nLearn the Ins and Outs of :\n– Beatmaking\n– Audio engineering\n– DJing\n– The history of electronic music\n– Producing and marketing your own mixtape!\n 
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/emppt/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Free Workshop / Class
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180914T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181028T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T234719
CREATED:20180807T190356Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180824T045634Z
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SUMMARY:Documents of Resistance: Our Time
DESCRIPTION:Antonio Serna: Documents of Resistance: Our Time \nSeptember 14th – October 28th \nOpening Reception: Friday\, September 14\, 2018\, 6-9PM \nLoisaida Center Inc. is pleased to present Documents of Resistance: Our Time\, a participatory exhibition and residency of new work by Antonio Serna. \nHow do we give contours to an art history that remains unwritten\, scattered across archives\, and siloed in scholarship? How can we begin to reconnect the struggle for civil rights across all artists of color and their fight for inclusion in our cultural institutions? How can we being to reflect on the complexity of artists of color and their unique experience\, political actions\, and art production as part of the art history in American? In the exhibition\, Documents of Resistance: Our Time\, Mexican-American artist\, Antonio Serna is hoping to take us down a visual path to consider these and many other questions in regards to the important but often overlook contributions of artist of color. \nCentral to the exhibition will be a series timeline collages of art and activism from each decade\, from 1960s up to our current decade. In combining the histories of artists of color\, visitors will be able to visually locate overlapping shared concerns and experiences of artists of color: from the Chicano Movement to the Black Power Movement\, and from the Labor Movement to the Feminist\, Third World Movement\, and beyond. Leading up to and during the exhibition\, Antonio Serna is asking the public to send in their memories of this resistance: people\, places\, or events relevant in order to continue to expand this histories. Serna’s interest is not just a reflection of the past hopes to inspire and empower a new generation of people of color to join the struggle in becoming the next generation of artists\, activists\, curators\, historians\, archivist\, and museum workers\, to help end discrimination in our cultural institutions. \nOriginally from San Antonio Texas\, Antonio Serna is a Mexican-American artist based in New York. Antonio maintains both a studio and collective social practice. These two practices often balance and ground the sum of his production. Antonio Serna holds a Masters in Fine Arts from Brooklyn College\, and a BFA from Parsons School of Art. He has exhibited in New York\, Texas\, Las Vegas\, Spain\, Mexico\, Berlin\, and Romania. His speaking engagements include ArtCenter\, Flux Factory\, CUE Foundation\, Brooklyn Museum\, Pratt\, Common Field Convening\, Eyebeam\, Smack Mellon\, Queens Museum\, and Museo Tamayo. Recently he has participated in residencies at Triangle Arts Association\, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts\, and The Luminary and has taught at Brooklyn College and Parsons School of Design.  \n  \nDocument of Resistance:Our Time is made possible in part by funds from Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Creative Engagement Grant
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/documents-of-resistance-our-time/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Artists in Residence,Event/Opening
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180910T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180910T163000
DTSTAMP:20260406T234719
CREATED:20180824T045149Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180824T045149Z
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SUMMARY:L.E.S. (Loisaida Elders & Seniors) Day
DESCRIPTION: Fidelis Care\n\nDate: Monday\, September 10 from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm \n (In lieu of Labor Day) \nCost: Free\n\nWhere: Loisaida Inc. – 710 East 9th Street and Avenue C\n\n\n\nLive Music\, Health & Wellness Info\, Workshops and Light Snacks for our Super Adults.\nThis first Monday promises to be a lot of fun! With musical instrument making workshops\, live music and snacks\, make sure your abuelos do not miss our monthly celebration.  \n\n\nSponsored by:
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/l-e-s-loisaida-elders-seniors-day-2/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Event/Presentation,Free Workshop / Class
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180828T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180915T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T234719
CREATED:20180924T174138Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180924T174138Z
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SUMMARY:Garbagia Three Green Suns - Summer Program
DESCRIPTION:Rolando Politi’s Garbagia: The Three Green Suns.\nGarbagia projects are part of Loisaida Summer Programs\nLoisaida 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.  \nThis program is funded by the New York City Council’s Cultural Immigrant Initiative.  \n\n\n\n\nOur third year open atelier summer program for collaborative and individual projects in textiles\, gleaning\, sculpture and painting was a resounding success. Community members joined the program to transform garbage into beautiful art\, then showcase their work with a final community celebration at the historic Plaza Cultural community garden all while in keeping with neighborhood tradition.\n\nLearn more about Rolando Politi’s Garbagia: The Three Green Suns. \n\nThis program is funded by the New York City Council’s Cultural Immigrant Initiative\, in partnership with the New York City’s Department of Cultural Affairs.
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/garbagia-three-green-suns-summer-program/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Event/Presentation,Free Workshop / Class
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180828T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180915T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T234719
CREATED:20180824T041916Z
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SUMMARY:Garbagia Three Green Suns - Summer Program
DESCRIPTION:DESCRIPTION \nLoisaida 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. \n\nJoin Garbagia’s third year open atelier summer program for collaborative and individual projects in textiles\, gleaning\, sculpture and painting Join the program to transform garbage into beautiful art\, then showcase your work with a final community celebration at the historical La Plaza Cultural community Garden!\n\nOPEN WORKSHOPS @ The Loisaida Inc. Center \nAugust 28 – 31 / 4-9PM / COSTUMES / Teaching Artist: Daniela Fabrizi \nSeptember 3 – 7 / 4-9PM / SCULPTURE / Teaching Artist: Daniel Polnau\nSeptember 10 – 14 / 4-9PM / PERFORMANCE / Teaching Artist: Marta V\nClick here to register!\nSHOW: SATURDAY\, SEPT 15th\, 2018 @ 5pm – La Plaza Cultural Community Garden (9th Street and Ave C Southwest corner)\nRAIN DATE: SUNDAY\, SEPT 16th\, 2018 @ 5pm \nBBQ / Creature Pasarela “Fashion Show” /\nMarket ‘Hallucination Station’\n(2nd hand & Upcycled Pieces)\nFrom 2pm – 7pm\n@ La Plaza Cultural\, 9th St w/ Ave C\, Lower East Side\nContact Daniela Fabrizi for more information: dani.fabrizi@gmail.com \n\nThis program is funded by the New York City Council’s Cultural Immigrant Initiative\, in partnership with the New York City’s Department of Cultural Affairs.
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/garbagia-three-suns/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Event/Presentation,Free Workshop / Class
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180806T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180806T163000
DTSTAMP:20260406T234719
CREATED:20180711T173351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180711T175405Z
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SUMMARY:L.E.S. (Loisaida Elders & Seniors) Day
DESCRIPTION: Fidelis Care\n\nDate: Monday\, August 6 from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm \nCost: Free\n\nWhere: Loisaida Inc. – 710 East 9th Street and Avenue C\n\n\n\nLive Music\, Health & Wellness Info\, Workshops and Light Snacks for our “Abuelitos”.\nThis first Monday promises to be a lot of fun! With musical instrument making workshops\, live music and snacks\, make sure your “Abuelitos” do not miss our monthly celebration.  \n\n\nSponsored by:
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/l-e-s-loisaida-elders-seniors-day/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Event/Presentation,Free Workshop / Class
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180801T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180801T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T234719
CREATED:20180720T144651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180720T144651Z
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SUMMARY:Eye of the Storm
DESCRIPTION:Issue Launch: Eye of the Storm\n\nWednesday\, August 1 at 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM\nPublic Event – Panel \n\nHosted by Loisaida Inc. and  North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA)\n\n\nOverview: \nNearly a year after Hurricanes Irma and Maria rocked the Caribbean\, what lessons can we learn? In the midst of the 2018 hurricane season\, what can both affected communities and their allies do to prepare for future climate events and prevent the kind of destruction the hurricanes wrought on the region? \nIn this panel\, contributors from our summer issue of NACLA attempt to answer these questions\, exploring the conditions that have led the Caribbean to where it is today. It is impossible to ignore the ways in which neoliberal capitalism\, colonialism\, and climate change have come together in the Caribbean to reanimate and strengthen economic and racial hierarchies that have long marked the region and its place in the world. From Puerto Rico to Barbuda and beyond\, how we can create a safer and more just future for the region as a whole? \nFeaturing:\nHilda Lloréns\, University of Rhode Island\nZaire Dinzey-Flores\, Rutgers\nKenneth Gould and Tammy Lewis\, Brooklyn College\nMarie Cruz-Soto\, NYU Gallatin \nModerated by Michelle Chase\, Pace University\, and Laura Weiss\, NACLA \nThis event is free and open to the public.
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/eye-of-the-storm/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Panel / Town Hall
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180728T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180728T180000
DTSTAMP:20260406T234719
CREATED:20180706T185918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180726T004517Z
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SUMMARY:Circo Social - Circus & Community
DESCRIPTION:Loisaida Inc. and La Cia Yoyo present: \nCirco Social\nJuggling\, Equilibrium and Acrobatics Workshops for Teens and Young Adults. \n\nThe different disciplines of the Circus\, promote and enhance the development of multiple skills and protective factors\, both at the group and individual level. In the group field\, these techniques promote respect of one another\, solidarity\, mutual support\, group identity and confidence as an important driver for the practice of various circus techniques. At the individual level they boost self-esteem\, help manage tolerance\, promote the ability to rise up\, resiliency and learning from failure\, to develop a sense of humor is a protective factor\, help to know and to be surprised of oneself\, to visualize the potentialities and to respect the body as a tool of work and artistic expression. \n\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Circo Piquiniqui\n				\n		\n\nLas diversas disciplinas del Circo\, promueven y potencian el desarrollo de múltiples habilidades y factores protectores\, tanto a nivel grupal como individual. En el ámbito grupal promueven el respeto\, la solidaridad\, el apoyo mutuo\, la identidad grupal y la confianza como motor importante para la práctica de las diversas técnicas circenses. A nivel individual potencian la autoestima\, ayudan a manejar la tolerancia a la frustración\, promueven la capacidad de levantarse\, la resiliencia y aprender de los fracasos\, desarrollan el sentido del humor como factor protector\, ayudan a conocerse y sorprenderse de sí mismo\, a visualizar las potencialidades y a respetar el cuerpo como  herramienta de trabajo y expresión artística. \n\nLoisaida Inc. Center – 710 East 9th Street and Avenue C\nSaturday\, July 28 – 2pm to 6pm \n*Register below:\n1 Workshops divided into 2 age groups:\nGroup 1 ages 7 to 12 years\nGroup 2 ages 13 to 18 years.
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/circo-social-circus-community/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Free Workshop / Class
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180722T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180722T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T234719
CREATED:20180618T161235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180703T205425Z
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SUMMARY:Lying Lydia - Open Reading
DESCRIPTION:Loisaida Inc. and Caborca Theatre present: \nLying Lydia\nOpen Reading \n\nNew work by the Loisaida Inc. Center’s 2014 artists in residence –CABORCA. \nWritten and directed by Javier Antonio González and featuring Laura Butler Rivera\, Yaremis Félix\, and Tania Molina\, Lying Lydia is a piercing look at our civilization’s targeting of women\, colonies\, and the truth. In the mold of Churchill and Fornes\, Lying Lydia is a mysterious and darkly funny chamber work featuring masterful performances from some of Caborca’s veteran actors\, as well as an original soundscape by Keenan Hurley. \n\nTruth may have died in the disaster. Two women are confined and forced to paint the landscape that may have once been. One of them is Margaret. The other is Lying Lydia\, so called because everything she says is a lie. How do you know? Listen\, you can hear her thinking. Like they said you would.\nLOISAIDA INC. CENTER\n710 E 9th Street\, Manhattan\nFree Admission\n7pm \n\nAbout Caborca: \nHailing from Puerto Rico\, US America and beyond\, Caborca makes sprawling\, adventurous works in theatre and film. Combining epic auteurship with a tuned ensemble of actors and a flux of collaborators\, we bridge language\, background and media\, inviting our audience\, guest artists and members alike\, to delve into the pleasure of seeing anew. \nCaborca steals its name from the novel The Savage Detectives\, by Roberto Bolaño\, in which a magazine of the same name is the official organ of visceral realism. \n\nOpinions like those expressed while in a panel\, event or presentation\, performance or through artwork are expressed by the author in his personal capacity and are the author’s own. They do not necessarily reflect the views of Loisaida Inc. its affiliates or staff.
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/lying-lydia-open-reading/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Artists in Residence,Event/Opening,Event/Presentation,Free Workshop / Class
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180627T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180627T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T234719
CREATED:20180618T165409Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180627T204734Z
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SUMMARY:Exhibition Closing: CHARAS is Alive on Spaceship Earth
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the closing reception of the exhibition: \nCHARAS is Alive on Spaceship Earth  \nwith special performances from Art Jones\, Krisia Ayala and Yuko Otomo. \n\nArt Jones will create live audio/video mix featuring the animated sights and sounds of NYC’s utopian future-past\, projected onto artist Krisia Ayala’s installation. Both artists will use the dome as a sculpture to be activated through their own creative interventions. \nYuko Otomo: a visual artist & a bilingual poet (poetry & haiku). She also writes art criticism\, essays & does translation. In visual art\, she has been concentrating herself on the study of “pure abstraction” & has created a body of work covering over 3 decades. Her work has been shown in various gallery spaces; such as Tribes Gallery\, Anthology Film Archives Courthouse Gallery\, ABC No Rio\, Brecht Forum\, Gallery 128\, Knitting Factory & Vision Festival. As a poet/writer\, she has read her work in venues such as St. Marks’s Poetry Project\, Bowery Poetry Club\, Issue Project Room\, Brooklyn Botanic Garden\, Nuyorican Poet’s Café etc. She also has read in Germany\, France & Japan. She has been published in many magazines & literary publications such as Recluse\, 6×6\, Long Shot\, Appearances\, The Unbearables Assemblage Magazine\, Downtown Anthology\, Senritsu & others. Her books include “ Garden: Selected Haiku” (Beehive Press)\, “Small Poems”\, “The Hand of the Poet” (by Ugly Duckling Presse). She also has a huge volume of critical writing on art such as “On Artist & Studio”\, “On Artuad: Writing & Drawing”. \nKrisia Ayala: Puerto Rican born and New York City based teaching artist\, interested in digital mixed media art\, print design and sound installations. Her works on paper range from artist books to large format prints. Ayala has focused her artistic research into developing visuals inspired by migratory issues. Her biggest motivation is to explore and illustrate the similarities between avian and human migration\, intending to blur the lines that differentiate the human and avian migratory experience. Instagram: Krisia.ayalart
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/charas-is-alive-on-spaceship-earth-closing/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Artists in Residence,Event/Opening
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180609T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180609T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T234719
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LAST-MODIFIED:20180606T170009Z
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SUMMARY:Performances: CHARAS is Alive on Spaceship Earth
DESCRIPTION:Films Charas\, an independent cinema program\, was an ongoing series during Charas’ operation of El Bohio on 9th street between Avenues B and C. Bradley Eros\, Lary7\, Kit Fitzgerald and many others\, known as the Optipus collective\, were integral members of the East Village projection/film/video community. This performance in and around the dome in the Loisaida Center courtyard is a homage to the character and experimentation that was nurtured at El Bohio. \nPlease join us from 6 – 9pm at 710 East 9th Street. \n\n\n‘Optipus’ organized by Bradley Eros with Kit Fitzgerald and many more! :\n\nfilm\, slides\, video\, overhead:liquid\, loops\, screen materials;\n\n+ electronics\, keyboards\, voice\, strings\, percussion\, foley + toys\n\n\nhttp://www.residencyunlimited.org/residencies/bradley-eros/\n\n\nhttps://www.eai.org/artists/kit-fitzgerald/titles
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/performances-charas-is-alive-on-spaceship-earth/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Artists in Residence
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180525T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180525T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T234719
CREATED:20180517T223626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180517T223819Z
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SUMMARY:Last One Standing - Premier *SOLD OUT*
DESCRIPTION:DESCRIPTION\n\n\n\nLoisaida Inc.\, producers of the annual Loisaida Festival\, are pleased to host the significant event in honor of one of the most iconic pillars of the Puerto Rican\, Nuyorican\, and Latinx community\, Adela Fargas\, founder of the restaurant Casa Adela. \nFilmakers Gary Cruz and William Rosario from Yagrumo Productions documented Adela’s life for the last four years culminating in their latest documentary “Last One Standing”. They have immortalized the trajectory of this beloved Loisaida Icon. \nThe reception will feature a special performance from local musician and organizer\, David Soto as Daso Y El Grupo Cemi and an acoustic set by Juan Pagan. \nDoors open at 6:30pm and the screening begins promptly at 7:45pm. \n\nDATE AND TIME\n\nFri\, May 25\, 2018 \n6:30 PM – 10:00 PM EDT \nAdd to Calendar \n\nLOCATION\n\n710 E 9th St \n710 East 9th Street \nNew York\, NY 10009
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/last-one-standing-premier/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Event/Opening,Event/Presentation
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180512T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180512T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T234719
CREATED:20180411T010122Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180411T010122Z
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SUMMARY:Ecological City
DESCRIPTION:ECOLOGICAL CITY PROCESSION\nSATURDAY MAY 12\, 2018 (rain date May 13) \n#DANCERS\, #MODELS\, #ARTISTS\, #PERFORMERS\, #BODYPAINTERS #PUPPETEERS #ACTIVISTS #PHOTOGRAPHERS #VOLUNTEERS \n\nPLEASE SHARE and invite friends to join and VOLUNTEER FOR #ECOLOGICALCITY – this is not a parade to watch but a transformational experience – become a garden\, river and climate solution spirit – help as a marshal- many roles. Experience the ECOLOGICAL URBAN PILGRIMAGE FROM THE GARDENS TO THE RIVER on the LES of NYC – not to be missed!\n\nEarth Celebrations’ ECOLOGICAL CITY\, a climate action\, ecological urban pilgrimage and performance art event – features a spectacular 6 hour procession featuring visual art\, giant puppets and costumes with 20 site performances of dance\, music\, theater and poetry celebrating sustainability solutions throughout the community gardens\, neighborhood and East River Park waterfront on the Lower East Side of New York City. \nVOLUNTEER: Sign up to wear spectacular costumes – direct puppets – marshal procession \nNEEDED: MAKE-UP/BODY PAINTERS\, ARTISTS\, DANCERS\, PERFORMERS & PHOTOGRAPHERS \nSIGN UP FOR A ROLE – CONTACT:\nFB Message: https://www.facebook.com/EarthCelebrations/ \nEMAIL: mail@earthcelebrations.com \nSIGN UP: http://earthcelebrations.com/volunteer-ecological-city-sign/\nMORE INFO: http://earthcelebrations.com/ecological-city-project/ \nFB EVENT SHARE: https://www.facebook.com/events/856985337794345/ \n\nEarth Celebrations’ ECOLOGICAL CITY in partnership with Loisaida Center Inc.\, LUNGS-Loisaida United Neighborhood Gardens and over 50 partner organizations and groups including NYC Community Garden District\, Green Map\, GOLES (Good Old Lower East Side-Housing/Resiliency)\, LES Ready!\, Lower East Side Girls Club\, Lower East Side Ecology\, East Village Community Coalition\, East River Park Coalition\, Solar One\, Waterfront Alliance\, University Settlement\, Earth School (PS364)\, Sixth Street Community Center\, Arts Loisaida\, MOS Collective\, Gaia Institute\, East 4th Street Block Association\, Times Up\, Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space\, FAB (Fourth Street Arts Block Association)\, Theatre for the New City\, Hunter College-School of Community Organizing and New York University. Numerous groups and residents throughout the neighborhood are invited to join.\n\n \n\nThis program is made possible with support from Fund for the City of New York\, New York Community Trust\, Con Edison\, Howard Bayne Fund\, private foundations\, individuals and\n Creative Engagement / Creative Learning\, supported by the New York CityDepartment of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/ecological-city/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Artists in Residence,Event/Presentation
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180511T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180511T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T234719
CREATED:20180420T153155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180420T184750Z
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SUMMARY:Chino Garcia Oral History and Screening of CHARAS is Alive on Spaceship Earth 
DESCRIPTION:Chino Garcia Oral History and Screening of CHARAS is Alive on Spaceship Earth \nFriday\, May 11\, 6:00pm\nLoisaida Inc. Center\, 710 E 9th Street \n\npresented as part of Lower East Side History Month \n\n\nGVSHP‘s Oral History Project helps to preserve memories of the Village and East Village. Our newest release features Carlos “Chino” Garcia\, co-founder of the East Village’s CHARAS El Bohio Cultural and Community Center. \nChino will join us in conversation with Bonnie Sue Stein\, Executive and Artistic Director of GOH Productions. They will discuss Chino’s life and activism\, from youth and migrant communities in the 1950s to the education-focused Real Great Society\, the founding of CHARAS in the 1970s\, and more. \nCHARAS first built domes in collaboration with Buckminster Fuller in 1972. Artist and scholar Matthew Mottel will present his short documentary about CHARAS based on archival footage ofSeyus Mottel (his father)\, working on the Improbable Dome Builders. \nThis event is fully accessible. \nFree. Reservations Required. \n\nRegister here.
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/chino-garcia-oral-history-and-screening-of-charas-is-alive-on-spaceship-earth/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Event/Opening,Event/Presentation,Loisaida Festival,Panel / Town Hall
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180509T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180511T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T234719
CREATED:20180416T200431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180426T223539Z
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SUMMARY:CHARAS IS ALIVE ON SPACESHIP EARTH
DESCRIPTION:CHARAS IS ALIVE ON SPACESHIP EARTH \n\nA project by: Matthew Mottel in collaboration with Loisaida Inc.\, La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez and DIAP (Digital Intermedia MFA program at City College \n\nOverview: \nThe history of dome building on the LES goes back to when CHARAS built domes in collaboration with Buckminster Fuller in 1972/73. Syeus Mottel documented this effort in his photo-journalism book CHARAS THE IMPROBABLE DOME BUILDERS \, first published in 1974 and now re published in 2017 by Song Cave Press & Pioneer Works. \nThrough a collaborative project between Loisaida Inc.\, La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez and DIAP (Digital Intermedia MFA program at City College)\, artist and researcher Matthew Mottel (Syeus Mottel’s son) will build 2 geodesic domes (one at La Plaza and the other at the Loisaida Inc. Center’ courtyard) as an interactive art installation. In interviewing Carlos “Chino” Garcia as part of his research\, Matthew was told that the domes CHARAS built functioned as both recreational activity spaces and as experimental examples of how to build disaster relief housing in non urban areas. The same functions apply now. The dome at La Plaza Cultura\, will be seen from the street\, with high visibility. This will bring people to the other dome in the courtyard and exhibition happening at Loisaida Center\, which will feature a more detailed documentation of the original events of 1972-73. \nThis work highlights the achievements of CHARAS and hopefully expands the pressure on the NYC mayoral office to follow through on their promise to re-acquire El Bohio for the Loisaida community. \nThe week of the exhibition opening\, many public performances\, talks and workshops will transpire in both the Loisaida Center dome\, and at La Plaza Cultural. These events will be influenced by the type of programming that happened during the 20+ years of events and exhibitions of El Bohio before being pushed out of its iconic and historic location on 9th Street\, formerly known as P.S. 64. \n\nResources: \nCHARAS The Improbable Dome Builders (((THE FUTURE IN ACTION))) \nThrough the lens of avant-garde architectural theory\, the CHARAS Lower East side community group and Buckminster Fuller’s assistant\, Michael Ben Eli construct a geodesic dome on an unused plot of land in the shadow of the Manhattan bridge in 1972-1973. The CHARAS members built the geodesic dome to control their own destiny.\nCHARAS: The Improbable Dome Builders resonates in 2018. Ever present are the needs of affordable housing\, the occupation of public/unused space for civic use\, and the participation of communities to take self determined action when governmental institutions forgo their public duty. \nCHARAS THE IMPROBABLE DOME BUILDERS: (((THE FUTURE IN ACTION) produced by Matthew Mottel includes archival interviews and photography from 1972/73 by Syeus Mottel with CHARAS members Chino Garcia and Karen Becker. In October 2017\, Sal Becker and Chino Garcia\, return to the dome construction site on the Lower East Side to reflect on their achievements and speak about the purpose of their dome building activity. \nMatthew Mottel’s essay on the book. \nThe video that will be screened during the exhibition opening; CHARAS IS ALIVE ON SPACESHIP EARTH –  Wednesday\, May 9 at 6:00 pm \n \n\nSchedule\, Programming & Activities: \n\nSaturday\, May 5 at 6:00 pm – Archive exhibition of the 1972/73 CHARAS Geodesic Dome opens during Fiestas de Cruz at Loisaida Center.\nSunday\, May 6 at 2:00 pm – Dome Building Workshop where participants will assist in the building of a 12′ geodesic dome. There will also be a special screening of archival footage from Bucky Fuller. \nWednesday\, May 9 at 6:00 pm – Geodesic Domes unveiled with exhibition at Loisaida Center and La Plaza Cultural with performance by poet Edwin Torres.\nThursday\, May 10 at 12:00 pm – Exhibition hours at Loisaida Center.\nFriday\, May 11 at 6:00 pm – Exhibition hours at Loisaida Center + Oral history project of the Lower East Side  featuring interview with Chino Garcia by the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation\, with documentary screening of Matthew Mottel’s video CHARAS IS ALIVE ON SPACESHIP EARTH at 6:00 pm.\nSaturday\, May 12 at 12:00 pm – Exhibition hours at Loisaida Center + performances in the afternoon thru evening at La plaza Cultural and Loisaida Center Courtyard.
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/charas-is-alive-on-space-ship-earth/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Artists in Residence,Event/Opening,Event/Presentation,Free Workshop / Class,Loisaida Festival
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180509T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180509T200000
DTSTAMP:20260406T234719
CREATED:20180426T232906Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180426T232906Z
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SUMMARY:CHARAS IS ALIVE ON SPACESHIP EARTH: Reception + Performances
DESCRIPTION:CHARAS IS ALIVE ON SPACESHIP EARTH: Reception + Performances \n\nA project by: Matthew Mottel in collaboration with Loisaida Inc.\, La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez and DIAP (Digital Intermedia MFA program at City College \n\nOverview: \nThe history of dome building on the LES goes back to when CHARAS built domes in collaboration with Buckminster Fuller in 1972/73. Syeus Mottel documented this effort in his photo-journalism book CHARAS THE IMPROBABLE DOME BUILDERS \, first published in 1974 and now re published in 2017 by Song Cave Press & Pioneer Works. \nThrough a collaborative project between Loisaida Inc.\, La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez and DIAP (Digital Intermedia MFA program at City College)\, artist and researcher Matthew Mottel (Syeus Mottel’s son) will build 2 geodesic domes (one at La Plaza and the other at the Loisaida Inc. Center’ courtyard) as an interactive art installation. In interviewing Carlos “Chino” Garcia as part of his research\, Matthew was told that the domes CHARAS built functioned as both recreational activity spaces and as experimental examples of how to build disaster relief housing in non urban areas. The same functions apply now. The dome at La Plaza Cultura\, will be seen from the street\, with high visibility. This will bring people to the other dome in the courtyard and exhibition happening at Loisaida Center\, which will feature a more detailed documentation of the original events of 1972-73. \nThis work highlights the achievements of CHARAS and hopefully expands the pressure on the NYC mayoral office to follow through on their promise to re-acquire El Bohio for the Loisaida community. \nThe week of the exhibition opening\, many public performances\, talks and workshops will transpire in both the Loisaida Center dome\, and at La Plaza Cultural. These events will be influenced by the type of programming that happened during the 20+ years of events and exhibitions of El Bohio before being pushed out of its iconic and historic location on 9th Street\, formerly known as P.S. 64. \n\nResources: \nCHARAS The Improbable Dome Builders (((THE FUTURE IN ACTION))) \nThrough the lens of avant-garde architectural theory\, the CHARAS Lower East side community group and Buckminster Fuller’s assistant\, Michael Ben Eli construct a geodesic dome on an unused plot of land in the shadow of the Manhattan bridge in 1972-1973. The CHARAS members built the geodesic dome to control their own destiny.\nCHARAS: The Improbable Dome Builders resonates in 2018. Ever present are the needs of affordable housing\, the occupation of public/unused space for civic use\, and the participation of communities to take self determined action when governmental institutions forgo their public duty. \nCHARAS THE IMPROBABLE DOME BUILDERS: (((THE FUTURE IN ACTION) produced by Matthew Mottel includes archival interviews and photography from 1972/73 by Syeus Mottel with CHARAS members Chino Garcia and Karen Becker. In October 2017\, Sal Becker and Chino Garcia\, return to the dome construction site on the Lower East Side to reflect on their achievements and speak about the purpose of their dome building activity. \nMatthew Mottel’s essay on the book. \nThe video that will be screened during the exhibition opening; CHARAS IS ALIVE ON SPACESHIP EARTH –  Wednesday\, May 9 at 6:00 pm \n \n\nSchedule\, Programming & Activities: \n\nSaturday\, May 5 at 6:00 pm – Archive exhibition of the 1972/73 CHARAS Geodesic Dome opens during Fiestas de Cruz at Loisaida Center.\nSunday\, May 6 at 2:00 pm – Dome Building Workshop where participants will assist in the building of a 12′ geodesic dome. There will also be a special screening of archival footage from Bucky Fuller. \nWednesday\, May 9 at 6:00 pm – Geodesic Domes unveiled with exhibition at Loisaida Center and La Plaza Cultural with performance by poet Edwin Torres.\nThursday\, May 10 at 12:00 pm – Exhibition hours at Loisaida Center.\nFriday\, May 11 at 6:00 pm – Exhibition hours at Loisaida Center + Oral history project of the Lower East Side  featuring interview with Chino Garcia by the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation\, with documentary screening of Matthew Mottel’s video CHARAS IS ALIVE ON SPACESHIP EARTH at 6:00 pm.\nSaturday\, May 12 at 12:00 pm – Exhibition hours at Loisaida Center + performances in the afternoon thru evening at La plaza Cultural and Loisaida Center Courtyard.
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/charas-is-alive-on-spaceship-earth-reception-performances/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Artists in Residence,Event/Opening,Event/Presentation,Free Workshop / Class,Loisaida Festival
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180506T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180506T160000
DTSTAMP:20260406T234719
CREATED:20180419T160206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180419T161200Z
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SUMMARY:Dome Building Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Dome Building Workshop \nA project by: Matthew Mottel in collaboration with Loisaida Inc. \nSunday\, May 6 from 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm (estimated time) \n\nOverview: \nThe history of dome building on the LES goes back to when CHARAS built domes in collaboration with Buckminster Fuller in 1972/73. Syeus Mottel documented this effort in his photo-journalism book CHARAS THE IMPROBABLE DOME BUILDERS \, first published in 1974 and now re published in 2017 by Song Cave Press & Pioneer Works. \nThrough a collaborative project between Loisaida Inc.\, La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez and DIAP (Digital Intermedia MFA program at City College)\, artist and researcher Matthew Mottel (Syeus Mottel’s son) will build 2 geodesic domes (one at La Plaza and the other at the Loisaida Inc. Center’ courtyard) as an interactive art installation. In interviewing Carlos “Chino” Garcia as part of his research\, Matthew was told that the domes CHARAS built functioned as both recreational activity spaces and as experimental examples of how to build disaster relief housing in non urban areas. The same functions apply now. The dome at La Plaza Cultura\, will be seen from the street\, with high visibility. This will bring people to the other dome in the courtyard and exhibition happening at Loisaida Center\, which will feature a more detailed documentation of the original events of 1972-73. \nThis work highlights the achievements of CHARAS and hopefully expands the pressure on the NYC mayoral office to follow through on their promise to re-acquire El Bohio for the Loisaida community. \nThe week of the exhibition opening\, many public performances\, talks and workshops will transpire in both the Loisaida Center dome\, and at La Plaza Cultural. These events will be influenced by the type of programming that happened during the 20+ years of events and exhibitions of El Bohio before being pushed out of its iconic and historic location on 9th Street\, formerly known as P.S. 64. \n\nResources: \nThe Improbable Dome Builders \nMatthew’s essay on the book. \nThe video that will be screened during the exhibition opening; CHARAS IS ALIVE ON SPACESHIP EARTH –  Wednesday\, May 9 at 6:00 pm \n \n\nSchedule\, Programming & Activities: \n\nSaturday\, May 5 at 6:00 pm – Archive exhibition of the 1972/73 CHARAS Geodesic Dome opens during Fiestas de Cruz at Loisaida Center.\nSunday\, May 6 at 2:00 pm – Dome Building Workshop where participants will assist in the building of a 12′ geodesic dome. There will also be a special screening of archival footage from Bucky Fuller. \nWednesday\, May 9 at 6:00 pm – Geodesic Domes unveiled with exhibition at Loisaida Center and La Plaza Cultural with performance by poet Edwin Torres.\nThursday\, May 10 at 12:00 pm – Exhibition hours at Loisaida Center.\nFriday\, May 11 at 6:00 pm – Exhibition hours at Loisaida Center + Oral history project of the Lower East Side  featuring interview with Chino Garcia by the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation\, with documentary screening of Matthew Mottel’s video CHARAS IS ALIVE ON SPACESHIP EARTH at 6:00 pm.\nSaturday\, May 12 at 12:00 pm – Exhibition hours at Loisaida Center + performances in the afternoon thru evening at La plaza Cultural and Loisaida Center Courtyard.
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/dome-building-workshop/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Artists in Residence,Event/Opening,Event/Presentation,Free Workshop / Class,Loisaida Festival
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180505T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180505T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T234719
CREATED:20180413T164824Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180413T164824Z
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SUMMARY:Fiestas de Cruz at Loisaida
DESCRIPTION:Loisaida Inc. and its project The Plenatorium are pleased to host a performance and ritual stemming straight from the faith based history of Puerto Ricans in the Lower East Side. The “Feast of the Holy Cross” roughly translates into “Fiestas de Cruz” and members of the community have kept it alive from generation to generation through oral history. On these days during the month of May\, many families\, neighbors\, friends and strangers would gather to recite a live rosary chant accompanied by Puerto Rican traditional plena sounds. \nMusical Accompaniment / Quinto Sonó\, Sammy Tanco\, Nelly Tanco \nFestival Coordinators / Maitreyi Villaman Matos\, Yawo Pepe Flores\, Bala Soto \nPlease RSVP as there is a limited capacity.
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/fiestas-de-cruz-at-loisaida/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Event/Presentation
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180430T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180430T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T234719
CREATED:20180426T230213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180426T230510Z
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SUMMARY:Cocinando Justicia
DESCRIPTION:Direct from Puerto Rico\, Giovani Roberto\, an organizer with Centro de Apoyo Mutuo – CAM (Center of Mutual Support)\, Caguas\, will be discussing how its projects and others\, are creating alternative solutions to meet the basic sustenance needs of the Puerto Rican people after Hurricane Maria. Other speakers include Melissa Fuster\, Professor of Public Health Nutrition at Brooklyn College\, and Huascar Robles\, author/journalist/producer of Catatonia podcast. \n\nCentral Ethic \nThrough implementing CAM principles of “ayuda mutua y esfuerzo propio” (mutual help and self-effort) the process of creating a new\, regenerative Puerto Rico and allowing a return of the island’s vitality. CAM principles function in contrast to the legacy of colonial policies which continue to eliminate public services and infrastructure\, and compromise natural resources for the exclusive benefit of private interests. The ethic of ‘mutual help and self effort’ has proven effective in creating a viable\, alternative solution or the people of Puerto Rico\, as evidenced by the increasing interest of participants and volunteers received daily in service to the CAM. \nBackground & Growth \nCentro de Apoyo Mutuo ~ Caguas\, appeared 8 days after the passing of Hurricane Maria\, occupying abandoned space\, providing services such as meals\, material resources\, acupuncture and alternative therapies\, and workshops to the public while receiving support from local community volunteers\, and later from supporters outside the island. \nWeeks after the Centro de Apoyo Mutuo started in Caguas\, several groups and individuals across the island helped organize CAMs in their communities\, following the call for collective action to island activists and progressive groups\, resulting in 8 CAM’s throughout the main island\, including 1 on the island of Vieques. Currently there are 8 CAMs\, some with a peoples kitchen\, some with agro-ecological projects\, workshops\, alternative community educational projects\, and acupuncture and therapeutic spaces. \n\n**Giovanni Roberto is a Puerto Rican social justice activist and organizer for the Center for Political\, Educational and Cultural Development (CDPEC) based in Caguas\, Puerto Rico. Roberto is a former student leader of the 2010-2011 mobilizations and strikes at the University of Puerto Rico. \nMelissa Fuster is an assistant professor of Public Health Nutrition at the City University of New York Brooklyn College. Her current research addresses the sociopolitical and cultural factors affecting culinary and nutritional outcomes in the Hispanic Caribbean region and its transnational communities in the US. Previous to joining Brooklyn College\, Prof. Fuster was a Provostial Faculty Fellow in Food Studies at New York University.
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/cocinando-justicia/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Event/Presentation,Panel / Town Hall
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SUMMARY:Taller de Soles (Sol Lace Workshop)
DESCRIPTION:Sol Lace Workshop /// Taller de Soles\nwith: Zaida Adriana Goveo Balmaseda \nDescription\nLearn how to make beautiful and intricate lace pieces through a simple and meditative\ntechnique with Puerto Rican fiber artist\, Zaida Adriana Goveo Balmaseda\, who will\nintroduce us to the technique as it is worked in her native country of Puerto Rico.\nUnderstanding the essence of the technique gives us a vocabulary that we can apply in\nboth traditional and experimental/contemporary contexts. \nWhat are Soles?\nSol lace is a type of needle lace usually worked in pieces or appliqués. The technique\nconsists of drawing a net of thread and then weaving and knotting radially to form\npatterns. It has its origins in Spain and arrived to the Americas in the 16th century\,\nwhere it continued to develop into variations known as Ñandutí\, Soles de Maracaibo\,\nRenda\, and simply Soles. Sol Lace is most often used to decorate heirloom clothing\,\nbaby blankets and home linens\, but also assembled to create beautiful lace fabrics and\naccessories. \nWorkshop – “Immersive Introduction to Sol Lace” – 6 hrs\nJoin us for an immersive workshop\, where you will learn about the origins of the\ntechnique and see traditional and contemporary examples. Zaida Adriana will share the\nbasic knowledge to make Soles of different sizes\, shapes\, and decorative patterns. You\nwill leave with two completed Soles\, and the materials to keep creating and\nexperimenting. \nDetails\nDuration total: 6 hours (2 days)\nLanguages: English and Spanish\nLevel: No previous knowledge required\nNumber of participants: min. 5\, max. 8\nPrice: $80 (includes materials fee)\nMaterials included in KIT: Sol cushion\, Sol pattern\, needle\, thread\, and instruction\nbooklet\nDates: Monday\, April 23rd from 6-9pm / Tuesday\, April 24th 6-9pm \nAbout Zaida Adriana Goveo Balmaseda\nZaida Adriana Goveo Balmaseda is a fiber artist whose work serves as a hands-on\nmanifesto of the symbiotic relationship we can have with our surroundings. She makes\nslowly and mindfully\, using local/organic fibers\, recycled or found materials\, and natural\ndyes. These materials are transformed through traditional craft techniques she\nrespectfully re-contextualizes. Her practice weaves together fiber-art\, soft sculpture\,\nmaterial rescue\, and contemplative performance. \nZaida Adriana advocates the slow\, ethical and hand-made through talks and workshops\nat places like Duduá\, Manufacture NY\, Slow Fashion Spain/Ethical Fashion Academy\,\nEileen Fisher\, Bloomingdales\, and the Brooklyn Museum of Art. She serves as the\nCountry Coordinator of the Fashion Revolution movement in Puerto Rico. \nAs recipient of the Lexus Grant for Artists\, she is currently exhibiting a large installation\ninspired by Sol lace at the Museum of Art of Puerto Rico\, and is an Artist in Residence\nat Beta-Local’s La Práctica. During the month of April\, she is visiting NY and taking part\nin the Textile Arts Center’s Work In Progress Residency. \n\n \nPowered by Eventbrite
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/taller-de-soles-sol-lace-workshop/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Artists in Residence,Free Workshop / Class
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