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October 11^th, 2023

Hello The Loisaida,

We invite you to share a retrospective of Garbagia's universe for the past eight years, inspired and celebrating artist Rolando Politi’s imagined world Garbagia. 

Garbagia Project, born in 2016, is a community art program hosted at the Loisaida Center where the community manifests their ideas about how society relates to trash and overconsumption through costume making and performance. Daniela Fabrizi led this project from 2016 to 2019, she served as studio manager of Textiles Art for the Loisaida Festival and co-founded its Garbagia Project, inspired by sustainability, resilience, environmental awareness, and creative reuse as a tool for social change.

During this year's iteration of the Garbagia Project, Daniela's participation in Art in Odd Places 2023: DRESS she examines clothing production and colonialism, fast fashion and waste, transformation and gender identity (and intolerance), cultural identity, work and labor, censorship, the passage of time and its traces, beauty, disability, status, armor, joy and grief.

We hope you will join us! 

The Godfather Comes to Sixth Street

Saturday, October 14^th – 4pm

Join us on Saturday, October 14^th, 2023 at 4pm at Nuyorican Poets Cafe for an incredibly rare screening of this "behind the scenes" making of The Godfather II in 1973 and its effects on the East Village residents living on 6th Street during that time. Starring local block association leaders: Mr.Broschak and Mrs.Lucci, with cameo appearances by Chino Garcia, Bimbo Rivas, Jorge Brandon, David Corchado, Lyn Tiefenbacher-Pentecost, and more. Yes, there will be pizza (The Fredo)!

27th Senate District Community Convention

Sunday, October 15^th – 12pm

The District 27 Community Convention will take place on Sunday, October 15th from 12 to 5pm at M.S. 131, located at 100 Hester Street. Doors will open and the community resource fair will begin at 12pm; the Convention program will begin at 1pm. Cantonese and Spanish translation will be provided.

During the event, you’ll have the opportunity to hear from local elected officials, participate in breakout rooms to discuss pressing issues facing our communities, and meet representatives of local organizations and government agencies. It'll be a great chance to meet your neighbors, talk about the issues that are important to you, and learn about the many resources available in our district.

Make sure to stop by the Loisaida Center's table during the event! We will be there from 12–1pm to showcase a prototype air quality monitor crafted by the participants of our Summer Youth Internship Program. Additionally, we will provide details about our climate science literacy and environmental justice initiative, Ecolibrium, along with surveys aimed at gathering information from residents regarding their current home refrigerator type.

Loisaida Wellness Thursdays

October 19^th – 10am

After the challenges faced and lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, The Loisaida Center is more committed than ever to providing high-quality programming aligned with the principles of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), and to bringing together older adults from all walks of life and ethnic backgrounds.

To that end, we’ve expanded our Super-Adult program to include specific Health & Wellness services every third Thursday of the month in collaboration with the Loisaida Wellness Collective and VNS Health.

Join us for our next Wellness Day on Thursday, October 19^th from 10am – 1pm, where there will be a bilingual (English and Spanish) yoga instructor!

Uprooted Exhibition On View

Loisaida Center – 710 E 9th Street, New York, NY 10009

October 5^th – November 2^nd

Uprooted is currently on view at the Loisaida Center from October 5^th – November 2^nd. To view, stop by the center Monday – Friday from 10am – 5pm or by appointment.

Uprooted explores the disconnect immigrants, migrants and the children of immigrants experience in the multitude of spaces and cultures they occupy. We’ve gathered multiple lens-based artists that have developed projects exploring their roots. Through their work, we are able to see the impact immigration has on people from varying backgrounds. We are able to see the different ways in which artists acknowledge and honor their ancestry.

The exhibition highlights themes of identity, ancestry, assimilation, erasure, and belonging through the lens of multiple New York City based photographers. Through exhibition, the collective diaspora is actively reclaiming their roots, challenging and redefining what it means to be American, exploring methods in which the celebration of multiculturalism can keep customs intact, and honoring their collective diversity. 

Participating Artists

Kamal Badhey, Wendy Correa, Cristina Ferrigno, Lissy Alta, Judyta Grudzien, Roxana Hurtado, Maylyn 'Zero' Iglesias, Ryan John Lee, Destiny Mata, Carmen Mojica.

Check out some photos from the opening reception on October 5^th!

Photos by Heriberto Sanchez @atraves_del_lente 

Lower East Side Hispanic Heritage Festival

& Youth Basketball Tournament

Loisaida Inc. Center and LES Sports Academy thank you for attending the 2nd Annual Lower East Side Hispanic Heritage Festival at Dry Dock Park and Playground.

Congratulations to our youth basketball tournament champions and a special ¡Gracias! to our supporters at the New York City Police Department, PSA-4, Chosen NYC, Henry Street Settlement, Popular Bank, Community Educational Council District 1, Nuyorican Poets Café, La Cocina de Loisaida, El Grito de LES, the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the Office of Councilmember Carlina Rivera and the NYS Assembly member Harvey Epstein.

María Bído featured in Loisa!

Loisa is bringing puro sabor to the Latin kitchen with upgraded seasoning blends, spices, and cooking sauces - and they're just getting started. Loisa is a Latin-owned business born out of the homes of co-founders Kenny Luna and Scott Hattis. As they both prepared to start families, they embarked on a mission to make Sazón and Adobo without artificial ingredients so that they could proudly pass on their families' Dominican heritage foods onto their children. The name Loisa was inspired by Loisaida and the products its community uses to cook their food every day.

For Latin Heritage Month, they've introduced a month-long celebration, called "Somos Nueva York", where they're spotlighting the incredible and integral contributions of the Latin community to the food, culture, history, and fabric of New York City. Our favorite chef and La Cocina de Loisaida instructor, María Bído, is one of the features! Read the full article via the link below. And if you missed the Loisaida Center being featured as Loisa's 2% for Justice Recipient, check out the blog post here.

"This Flavor Profile is part of a series of features where we're elevating the stories of notable members of our community here in Nueva York that continue to push our cultura forward. We hope you enjoy their stories and we encourage you to explore their work.

Meet Puerto Rican chef María Bído, as she describes how her love for Latin food has shaped her life and career."

Local Events & Opportunities

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.

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