Cut, paste, and recombine materials to see something new! This month we are making collages inspired by Diasporic Collage: Puerto Rico and the Survival of a People.. First Saturday means Family Day at the MSU Broad Art Museum! Make creative connections with our exhibitions through free hands-on and interactive family fun throughout the museum.
Join CENTRO December 13th for a panel discussion and celebration of a very special issue of the Summer 2024 CENTRO Journal, titled "Caudal: Contemporary Feminist & Queer Perspectives on Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic." This journal focuses on contemporary feminist and queer/cuir perspectives of cultural, social, and political phenomena from the Dominican Republic and … Continued
Have you ever felt homesick? Join Puerto Rico-born, Chicago-based artist Brenda Torres-Figueroa for a performance inspired by diaspora, survival, and the legacies of Afro-Puerto Rican women. Registration for this free event is encouraged. This performance is offered in connection with the exhibition Diasporic Collage: Puerto Rico and the Survival of a People, which is on view … Continued
Learn more about Puerto Rican diasporic experiences and film language at this Broad Underground screening. This event is programmed by Dalina A. Perdomo Álvarez, Assistant Curator at the MSU Broad Art Museum, and Dr. Pedro Noel Doreste Rodríguez, Assistant Professor, MSU Film Studies Program. Broad Underground is an ongoing collaboration between the MSU Broad Art … Continued
The Latinx Project invites you to the opening reception of RicanVisions: Global Ancestralities and Embodied Futures, the newest exhibition of the organization. This exhibition was curated by Ana-Hilda Figueroa de Jesús, Andrea Sofia Matos & Xavier Robles Armas and will be open from January 31 - May 2, 2025, at the 20 Cooper Square Gallery … Continued
Puerto Rican actor, writer, professor, and author Teófilo Torres, better known for his classic on-stage monologues such as; "Papo Impala está quitao" and "El Caso Dios," is back in New York City with his latest creative endeavor, the satirical laugh-out-loud book, Décimas por Sacos. Written in the preferred style of the Puerto Rican jíbaro and … Continued
New Latiné Play Salon, Flamboyán's debut play reading event. The Salon is a place for writers, actors, directors, and audience members are encouraged to engage with new works and discuss the craft of storytelling before the works begin production for the stage. This will be the first Latiné-focused play reading series in Lakewood! Each of … Continued
If you love NYC Bodegas, grab your favorite order and join CENTRO Archivist, Herbert Duran, during lunch as he explores the Johnny Torres papers housed at CENTRO. Torres was a former businessman and president of the Metropolitan Spanish Merchants Association, also known as La Metro. After successfully running several bodegas, Torres became a food wholesaler … Continued
Join Dr. Elena Martinez (Modern Languages and Comparative Literature, Baruch College) and Dr. Rojo Robles (Black and Latino Studies, Baruch College) for a discussion on the “Black Gaze” as a critical and political act of spectatorship. Often theorized within the context of African American cinema, the Black Gaze challenges the whiteness of mainstream media, fostering … Continued
Taller Boricua presents ALMA: Echoes of the Nuyorican Movement, an exhibition honoring over five decades of Puerto Rican artistic expression and cultural resistance. Founded in 1969, Taller Boricua has been a vital hub for Puerto Rican artists in New York, offering a space for creative freedom and activism. The exhibition showcases key works from the … Continued
New Latiné Play Salon, Flamboyán's debut play reading event. The Salon is a place for writers, actors, directors, and audience members are encouraged to engage with new works and discuss the craft of storytelling before the works begin production for the stage. This will be the first Latiné-focused play reading series in Lakewood! Each of … Continued
Join us for a Women’s History Month Community Event hosted by Baruch’s Black and Latino Studies Department with filmmaker Rosamary Berríos Hernández in conversation with Dr. Margarita Rosa, Visiting Assistant Professor of BLS, and Dr. Rojo Robles, Assistant Professor at BLS and curator of the Roots and Tides film festival. Rosamary Berríos Hernández’s film Santiago … Continued
New Latiné Play Salon, Flamboyán's debut play reading event. The Salon is a place for writers, actors, directors, and audience members are encouraged to engage with new works and discuss the craft of storytelling before the works begin production for the stage. This will be the first Latiné-focused play reading series in Lakewood! Each of … Continued
For this month's Library & Archives Lunch Hour, we are so excited to dive into the collection of Ibrahim Aqil Adbush Shakur González, known as Ibrahim González. González was a multifaceted artist; musician, photographer, radio host, activist, and educator born in East Harlem well known for helping set up one of the first Latino-Muslim organizations … Continued