(Partner Event) PR WEEKEND BALTIMORE

Tola’s Room & La Sonora present the First Annual PR Weekend Baltimore
A Citywide Celebration of Puerto Rican Culture, Music & Community
June 14–15, 2025 | Baltimore, MD

Baltimore, MD – May 20, 2025 — Tola’s Room and La Sonora announce the first annual PR Weekend Baltimore, a 2-day celebration of Puerto Rican culture, music, and community, taking place June 14–15, 2025. This milestone event marks the five year anniversary of the creation of Tola’s Room–a Puerto Rican home museum and culture space established in 2020 to honor family, ancestry, and the Puerto Rican diaspora.

Inspired by traditional June festivities celebrated across Puerto Rican communities in the mainland U.S., PR Weekend Baltimore carries profound meaning. This year, the event honors Tola’s Room founder Christina Delgado’s father, Edwin Delgado, on what would have been his birthday, June 14, turning the weekend into a tribute to legacy, memory, and music.

With music as the central theme, Tola’s Room is partnering with La Sonora – a new Latinx music club and culture hub connecting the diaspora through sound and movement – to host music and dance experiences in multiple locations across the city.

PR Weekend Baltimore is more than a festival—it’s a cultural statement: Puerto Rican heritage lives, breathes, and thrives in Baltimore, and deserves recognition on the national stage alongside cities like New York, Chicago, and Orlando.

SIDE A: Baile Luna
Saturday, June 14, 2025 | 6–11PM | Secret Location (disclosed with ticket purchase)
An intimate, moonlit house party curated to honor the life and musical eras of Edwin Delgado (1954–2013). Baile Luna is a sonic tribute—an immersive DJ experience weaving nostalgia, deep connection, and Puerto Rican storytelling through sound.

Featured DJs:
BEMBONA – A Brooklyn-born, Puerto Rican-Panamanian DJ/artist with over a decade of experience curating spiritually rooted, Afro-diasporic soundscapes. From Boiler Room to Lincoln Center, her sets ignite movement and memory alike.

Sunny Cheeba – Bronx-based DJ, archivist, and co-founder of Uptown Vinyl Supreme. Cheeba fuses vinyl culture, sacred community energy, and deep crate knowledge into sets that heal, liberate, and transform.
The evening also features a traditional summer Puerto Rican culinary experience by Cane de Sucre and is graciously hosted at La Casa de Annette Ortiz-Miranda—Puerto Rican heritage advocate and fellow BmoreBoricua. It’s a night where culture, memory, and movement converge beneath the stars.

SIDE B: Baile Sol
Sunday, June 15, 2025 | 4–8PM | Stem & Vine, 326 N Charles St
PR Weekend continues with Baile Sol, a downtown day party where bomba meets vinyl, and the streets of Baltimore echo the soul of Borikén.

Featuring:
Live Bomba by Los Bomberos de la Calle – a Philadelphia-based Puerto Rican music and dance group dedicated to preserving and sharing the rich traditions of Bomba and Plena. They recently opened the PhillyBombaPlena Cultural Center where they offer community workshops and monthly Bombaplenazos.

All-vinyl DJ sets and vinyl popup by Don Q – a Puerto Rican born, DC-based all vinyl DJ who grew up with a deep passion for salsa. After inheriting part of his father’s salsa LP collection, he became a dedicated salsa DJ and record vendor, bringing his all-vinyl, all fire salsa sets to residencies at DC’s Marx Café and the world-famous 18th Street Lounge.

The event will also feature a barbershop popup by Rios Cuts offering fresh fades,
Rum cocktails from Puerto Rico Distillery, and a special menu by The Empanada Lady, offering golden, island-inspired eats.