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Thanksgiving Turkey Drive Fundraiser Raffle
Winners have been drawn!
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This year's Turkey Drive, which takes place today on Monday, November 21st, will be the largest distribution in Loisaida's four years of this tradition. We will hand out turkeys & perniles to over 900 families and community members in 10 Neighborhood Schools, 6 Houses of Worship, 10+ NYCHA buildings, and 10+ Community Based Organizations! This is all thanks to the support of over 40 local businesses and independent merchants, local city and state officials, committed corporate donors, and the dozens of supporters that participated in and shared the fundraiser! | |
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La Cocina de Loisaida: Postres de la Navidad
Thursday, December 8th
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There's ONE LAST CHANCE to take a La Cocina de Loisaida class this year! On Thursday, December 8th at 6:30 PM, we're going to have a Sweet night! Come learn how to make traditional Puerto Rican desserts. Your family and friends iwill be so impressed when they taste the delicious desserts you serve with your holiday meal.
The class will be approximately 1.5 hours long and include time to savor the dishes you prepare together as a group. La Cocina de Loisaida takes place in the Essex Kitchen — Essex Market's demonstration and teaching kitchen located on the market's mezzanine level.
Buy your tickets now before they sell out!
La Cocina de Loisaida is a series of monthly hands-on cooking classes where we celebrate the rich cultural traditions of Puerto Rican cuisine. Longtime Lower East Side resident and local caterer María Bido shares the recipes and techniques passed down by her abuela — all based in authentic Puerto Rican flavors and ingredients from Essex Market.
This series is presented by Loisaida Inc. in partnership with Essex Market, with the collective mission to preserve and pass down culinary heritage from the Lower East Side community. We invite all ages and abilities to join us for these unique, fun, and celebratory cooking classes at Essex Market.
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Free Professional Headshots!
Saturday, December 10th
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Get your professional headshot taken by professional photographer Melvin Audaz.
On Saturday, December 10th, The Loisaida Inc. Center is hosting a FREE professional headshot photoshoot. Get high quality photos for your portfolio, LinkedIn, website, or other professional uses.
Appointments are available in 20 minute time slots from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Register for a ticket to reserve your time slot! ONE ticket per person/order.
Please come on time and ready to be photographed, as each person's appointment is immediately after the other. If needed, you may arrive up to 20 minutes prior to your appointment to use the bathroom to get ready. You are only guaranteed to time with the photographer for the time slot indicated on your reservation.
Reserve your time slot now on Eventbrite!
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COMMUNITY EVENTS & RESOURCES | |
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no existe un mundo poshuracán
Free Admission on Opening Day: November 23rd
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See the artists' perspectives on the urgent issues impacting Puerto Rico today in a landmark exhibition opening at the Whitney on November 23. Five years after Hurricane Maria—a Category 4 storm that hit the island in 2017—an intergenerational group of Puerto Rican artists respond to the devastation and transformation the storm brought with it. The first survey of contemporary Puerto Rican art at a major U.S. museum in fifty years, no existe un mundo poshuracán: Puerto Rican Art in the Wake of Hurricane Maria marks challenges and transformation across politics, culture, and society.
In the hopes that as many New Yorkers as possible will be able to experience no existe un mundo poshuracán, the Whitney will be waiving admission to the Museum on opening day of the exhibition. Register here!
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The Mosaic of Chino Garcia
November 26th, 2-4pm
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The Mosaic of Chino Garcia by Juan Carlos Pinto. The legacy of Chino Garcia lives on through the art, the music, and the passion of people that love the man and the movement.
Join us at the Olean For All People's Garden Inc. on Saturday, November 26th, 2-4pm. Afterwards, there will be an afterparty at Piragua Artspace at 6pm.
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LES ICONS: The Art of J.C. Pinto
November 26th, 6-9pm
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Join us on November 26th, 6-9pm at Piragua Artspace.
LES Icons is the first art exhibition being held at the newly established Piragua Artspace This spectacular solo show pays tribute to the iconic individuals from the Lower East Side as portrayed by muralist Juan Carlos Pinto. His fascinating Metrocard portraits will be on view through December 10th.
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Senior Affordable Housing
Apply by December 5th, 2022
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Applications are now being accepted for senior affordable housing at the Norfolk Senior Apartments located at 64 Norfolk Street, New York, NY 10002.
Note that minimum incomes listed may not apply to applicants with Section 8 or other qualifying rental subsidies.
Interested persons can apply online at housingconnect.nyc.gov/PublicWeb/details/3229 or write to request a paper application and advertisement (see below). Online and paper applications are available in English, Arabic, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Korean, Russian, and Spanish.
To obtain paper applications send self-addressed envelope to:
NORFOLK SENIOR APARTMENTS c/o K&G Upright Consulting: 638 E. 169th Street, 2nd Floor, Bronx, NY 10456.
Please remember that online applications must be submitted by December 5, 2022, the deadline date, and that the applications received after this deadline date will not be considered. Completed paper applications must be sent to the Post Office Box address indicated on the application, postmarked by the application deadline date. Applicants may not submit more than one application per household.
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS | |
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LMCC Arts Center Residency
Apply by December 13th
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The Arts Center at Governors Island is home to year-round artist residency programs for artists working in any discipline.
The 2023 Arts Center Residency will offer residencies to artists and creative practitioners, currently in need of studio space to support their practice, who are interested in a short-term residency experience focused on experimentation, ongoing development, and being in dialogue with fellow residents. LMCC welcomes applications from artists whose practice is self-directed and process-based and would benefit from the unique resource of the Arts Center at Governors Island serving as an incubator for research and interdisciplinary collaboration.
The 2023 residency will take place in the open plan studios at LMCC’s Arts Center on Governors Island in two sessions:
Session One: Monday, April 3 - Friday, July 28, 2023
Session Two: Monday, August 21 - Friday, December 15, 2023
Submit your application by December 13th at 5pm.
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LMCC SU-CASA
Apply by December 13th
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SU-CASA is a community arts engagement program that places artists and organizations for residencies at senior centers across New York City. The program provides selected artists with a stipend in exchange for the creation and delivery of arts programming for older adults. The program has two components:
- artists engage participating older adults in an art project or series of cultural programs over the course of the residency, and
- the residency culminates in a public program component – exhibits, readings, performances, open houses or other cultural interactions open to the surrounding community.
For the 2023 cycle, LMCC is proud to administer 30 residencies for individual artists on behalf of the borough of Manhattan. LMCC welcomes applications from Manhattan-based individual artists seeking residencies at participating senior centers in Manhattan.
Submit your application by December 13th at 5pm.
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LES Young Artists of Color 2023 Fellowship Program
Apply by January 3rd
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The Lower East Side (LES) Young Artists of Color Fellowship is a program of Downtown Art and FABnyc.
We define the Lower East Side as including the area from 14th Street to Canal, Bowery to the East River, as well as Chinatown. This includes Loisaida, the East Village, and all of Community District 3.
To be eligible, you must be an artist of color between the ages of 18 - 26. We will accept 10 fellows for Spring 2023. Artists in any discipline may apply.
Each Fellow will:
- receive a $500 stipend
- participate in weekly meetings with the full fellowship
- meet and hear from established arts professionals of color
- share artistic works-in-progress and career challenges
- identify topics of interest for workshops such as fundraising, marketing, and portfolio development
Submit your application by Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023 (midnight).
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Call for Artist Proposals: Art Installation to Memorialize the Chrystie Street African Burial Ground
Apply by January 21st
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OPEN CALL
NYC's Lower East Side has always been shaped by the history and presence of Black communities. Yet for most New Yorkers, these histories are hidden or unacknowledged.
The creation of the Chrystie Street African Burial Ground by the African Society after the Chambers Street burial ground was closed, the early legacies of 'half freedom' and Black land ownership, the African Free Schools of the 18th century, the mixed-race dance halls on the Bowery, and the impact of the Draft Riots are central narratives for building a true understanding of the Lower East Side and New York City. These stories require new and creative methods for being shared with the general public.
As part of this effort, FABnyc is issuing an open call to artists to create an art installation at M'Finda Kalunga Community Garden to memorialize the Chrystie Street African Burial Ground.
Submit your application by Saturday, January 21st, 2023 (midnight).
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The Loisaida Inc. Center will be closed on Thursday, November 24th and Friday, November 25th for Thanksgiving. We will reopen on Monday, November 28th. | |
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Thank you and stay tuned for more!
Team at Loisaida, Inc.
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Founded in 1979, Loisaida, Inc. offers year-round, accessible arts & culture programming that celebrates the rich heritage of the Lower East Side and its Puerto Rican and immigrant communities. Through its multi-purpose space, the Loisaida Inc. Center provides opportunities to emerging artists and creators working in diverse disciplines, promotes a vibrant social and community life, and serves as an incubator for self-sustainable initiatives.
Stay Connected!
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You are receiving this email because of your outstanding commitment to the Puerto Rican and LatinX Cultures and the preservation of our heritage in New York City.
Thank you.
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Loisaida Inc. programs are supported in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA), the Black, Latino and Asian Caucus (BLAC) in partnership with the City Council and the office of the New York City Mayor Eric Adams, and the New York State Legislature, City Councilwoman Carlina Rivera, NYS Assembly Member Harvey Epstein, the Manhattan Borough President's Office and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
We would like to acknowledge the support of the Hispanic Federation, Trinity Church Wall Street. The Howard Gilman Foundation, The Stonewall Foundation, The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation, The Promesa Foundation, and MOSAIC Foundation of the New York Community Trust.
Thank you!
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Loisaida Staff:
Alejandro Epifanio - Executive & Artistic Director
Paul Garin - Ecolibrium Program Coordinator
Catiria Ayende - Administrative Assistant
Alex-Nicole Edwards - Marketing Associate
Julián Garnik - Videographer & Editor
Melvin Audaz - Photographer
Carlos Jesús Martinez Dominguez - Arts & Wellness Program Coordinator & Teaching Artist
María Torres - MUJER Program Coordinator
Yaraní del Valle - Program Coordinator
Lucrecia Novoa - Teaching Artist
Rénoly Santiago - Teaching Artist
Andy Martinez - Teaching Artist
Julia Justo - Teaching Artist
Stefen Reed - Teaching Artist
Pedro Alomar - Performance Artist
Rosa Velez - Performance Artist
Loisaida "Garden" Logo designed by:
Elena Lo-McEnaney.
Acacia Network:
Lymaris Albors - Chief Executive Officer
Raul Russi - President
Angel Santini - Special Programs VP
Gabriela González - Communications Director
Acacia Network Inc. - Finance & Compliance
Loisaida Inc. Board:
Kaleb H. Sanchez, Wilfred Renta, Anthony Rivera, Angel Cruz, Angel Audiffred and Deborah Quiñones
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