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SUMMARY:(Partner Event) The New Latiné Play Salon
DESCRIPTION: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 the works being performed will receive productions by Flamboyán\, and also act as a first look at our upcoming season. The event will be a hybrid presentation\, with a private livestream on our YouTube channel\, allowing for theatre fans from around the world to engage with these exciting stories.   \nThe Salon is broken up into two nights. On March 3\, we will be highlighting the work of Mexican-American playwright Bella O’Brien’s paranoid thriller water from the river is also in the sea\, which will be the opening play of our 2026 season. This will be followed by Puerto Rican playwright Baylee Shlichtman’s horror comedy You Will Be Made of Ashes Too\, which will have a full production September 17-27. On March 5\, we will showcase the comedic works of two Puerto Rican writers\, Jon Marcantoni and Alberto Medina (President of Boricuas Unidos en la Diáspora)\, as well as a bilingual jukebox musical about the life of La Lupe by Mexican-Puerto Rican author Alejandro Valtierra. Puro Estilo will receive a full production June 11-21\, and Playa and Right of Admission will have a one night performance on June 8!
URL:https://centropr.hunter.cuny.edu/event/partner-event-the-new-latine-play-salon/2025-02-10/
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SUMMARY:Library & Archives Lunch Hour: Johnny Torres Papers
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nTorres 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 and provided support to bodega owners. His work helped bring millions of dollars in revenue to Hispanic food retailers\, and he provided practical advice to small business owners paveing the way for prosperity for many of the bodegas in the tri-state area. \n\n\n\nWhether it’s ham and cheese on a roll with an orange drink\, a chopped cheese\, or a BEC with extra bacon\, tune in to learn about the person who played a key role in making Bodega’s synonymous with NYC culture. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMissed this event? Watch it here!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto Credit: Photo of Johnny Torres (middle) at the opening of the Aurgo Soto’s first Metro Superette. Johnny Torres Papers. CENTRO Library and Archives.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event has been made possible through the Mellon funded Rooted + Relational Research Initiative.
URL:https://centropr.hunter.cuny.edu/event/library-archives-lunch-hour-johnny-torres-papers/
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SUMMARY:(Partner Event) Black Cinemas in the Caribbean Basin: Expanding the Black Gaze
DESCRIPTION: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 confrontation\, intimacy\, and accountability in portraying Black lives.\n\nThis event seeks to expand the concept of the Black Gaze beyond the US to the Caribbean basin and Latin America\, examining how affirming Black cinema in the region can provide an Afro-diasporic perspective of its societies and geographies. Key questions include: How can the Black Gaze engage with the visualities of the Caribbean basin? How are Latin American and Caribbean cinemas incorporating—or displacing—Blackness in their narratives? Explore Black cinema’s historical\, cultural\, and aesthetic dimensions and its role in reclaiming agency\, dignity\, and authenticity in storytelling across the diaspora.
URL:https://centropr.hunter.cuny.edu/event/black-cinemas-in-the-caribbean-basin-expanding-the-black-gaze/
LOCATION:Mishkin Gallery\, 135 E 22nd St\, New York\, New York\, 10010
CATEGORIES:Panel
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SUMMARY:(Partner Event) Opening Reception of ALMA: Echoes of the Nuyorican Movement
DESCRIPTION: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 iconic 30th Anniversary Portfolio\, which pairs visual art and poetry by notable Nuyorican artists\, reflecting the intersection of culture\, identity\, and social justice. The portfolio includes work by Rafael Tufiño\, Diogenes Ballester\, Gloria Rodriguez (RoCa)\, Nitza Tufiño\, Fernando Salicrup\, Marcos Dimas\, and Juan Sanchez\, alongside poets Jesús Papoleto Meléndez\, Pedro Pietri\, Tania Niomi\, María Boncher\, Hector Rivera\, y Mariposa (María Teresa Fernández Rosario).\n\nThe exhibition also features new works by current members of the Rafael Tufiño Printshop\, ensuring that the traditions of Puerto Rican printmaking continue to thrive. These contemporary pieces highlight the ongoing relevance of themes like resistance\, identity\, and community\, which have defined the Nuyorican movement for over five decades. Current printshop’s participating printmakers include Minerva Gonzalez Suvidad\, Albert Justiniano\, Betty Cole\, James Cuebas\, Eliezer Berrios\, Carmen Ayala\, Mariana Ayala\, Oliver Ríos\, Felix Plaza\, George Malave\, and Ada Pilar Cruz.\n\nThis exhibition is open through March 30th with an artist talk on March 1st at 2pm. \n\nThis year\, The Latinx Project at New York University has been at the forefront of exploring Nuyorican and Diasporican histories\, with the forthcoming book Nuyorican and Diasporican Visual Art: A Critical Anthology (Duke University Press)\, edited by Arlene Dávila and Yasmin Ramirez\, and their exhibition RicanVisions: Global Ancestralities and Embodied Futures\, (January 31 – May 2) which features the work of 19 contemporary Nuyorican and Diasporican artists. While distinct\, this exhibition at Taller Boricua resonates with The Latinx Project’s efforts to focus on the Diasporican experience. Together\, these initiatives highlight the ongoing evolution and expansion of the Nuyorican identity and art. We invite visitors to attend The Latinx Project’s programming and explore these rich narratives\, gaining complete insight into this moment of reflection and connection and engaging with the evolving futures of the Nuyorican and Diasporican communities.\n\nTaller Boricua Galleries: 1680 Lexington Avenue\, Harlem\, NYC\, New York 10029. (In between 106 and 105th St on Lexington Ave) Free Admission. Accessible for individuals with disabilities. T: 212.831.4333; contact@tallerboricua.org; https://tallerboricua.org/  \n\nRafael Tufiño Printshop is located at 121 East 106 Street\, Harlem\, New York 10029. It is open Wednesday and Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. and has free Admission.
URL:https://centropr.hunter.cuny.edu/event/opening-reception-of-alma-echoes-of-the-nuyorican-movement/
LOCATION:Taller Boricua Gallery\, 1680 Lexington Ave\, New York\, NY\, 10029\, United States
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SUMMARY:(Partner Event) Mesoamerican Pop: Paintings and Drawings by Miguel Trelles
DESCRIPTION:About the show: Miguel Trelles’ ongoing painting series\, MESOAMERICAN POP\, addresses the compelling beauty of figurative pre-Columbian drawing and sculpture\, combining it with North American pop culture elements from the sequential art tradition to formulate a Pan American visual syncretism that is as visually arresting as it is historically encompassing.
URL:https://centropr.hunter.cuny.edu/event/partner-event-mesoamerican-pop-paintings-and-drawings-by-miguel-trelles/
LOCATION:New Alliance Foundation Art Gallery\, 20 Church Street Connecticut\, New Haven\, CT\, 06510\, United States
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