The Loisaida Festival, celebrated each year for the past three decades on the Sunday before Memorial Day, is the culmination of year-long programs, events, activities and exhibitions led by Loisaida Inc. It is the largest Puerto Rican and Latinx-led street festival and celebration, with over 30K from 11am to 5pm, stretching 6 blocks.
This year we foster connection and resurgence rooted in the post-Sandy (LES) and post-María (Puerto Rico & Caribbean) efforts to bridge our two larger communities through sustainable practices and resource-sharing. This common aim is expressive of the long-held traditions and artistry that embody our annual Loisaida Festival
since 1987.
Save the date!
Sunday, May 27th
2018.
We invite you to join us for the month-long events during May that lead up to the Festival!
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May is
and the whole downtown is celebrating!
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Musical Accompaniment / Sammy Tanco, Unico y Su Tribu
Festival Coordinators / Maitreyi Villaman Matos, Yawo Pepe Flores, Bala Soto
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 CHARAS is Alive on Spaceship Earth
Opening:
Saturday May 9 from 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Programming from May 9 through May 12
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Through a collaborative project between Loisaida Inc., La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez and DIAP (Digital Intermedia MFA program at City College), artist and researcher Matthew
Mottel, son of
Syeus
Mottel, media collaborator of Buckminster Fuller,
will build two geodesic domes (one
at La Plaza and the other at the Loisaida Inc. Center' courtyard) as an interactive art installation.
The week of the exhibition opening, many public performances, talks and workshops will transpire in both the Loisaida Center dome, and at La Plaza Cultural. These events will be influenced by the type of programming that happened during the 20+ years of events and exhibitions of El
Bohio
before being pushed out of its iconic and historic location on 9th Street, formerly known as P.S. 64.
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| Community Programs Continued |
- Monday, May 7th from 12 to 4pmTuesday - Loisaida Monthly Senior Day - with a special free textile workshop by Daniela Fabrizi.
- May 8th through Saturday, May 12th from 10am to 5pm - 4 Day Holistic Doula Certification Training, a Program by the Matrona Foundation, aiming to bring doula training to communities that are heavily impacted by the current state of health disparities in birth and would not be able to afford access to a standard doula training program. There are two spots open to the Loisaida community, register here.
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- Saturday, May 12th from 10am to 5pm - Earth Celebration's Ecological City, the ecological urban pilgrimage from the gardens to the river on the Lower East Side. See the full schedule here.
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Monday, May 3rd from 7pm to 9pm
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Artistic residency alumni Anthony Rosado's culminating exhibition of the program, Restoring the Heart of Ni'Tiñao, will open at Arts East New York, as part of its series 'Negritude' on May 3rd. Read media alert
here.
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Join us in celebrating Lower East side History Month!
The Loisaida Team
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710 E. 9th Street New York, NY 10009
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