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*Looking for Actors* Casting a new film "Bronx 3M" (working title), the story of three Latino youths (Maria, Michael and Mona) coming of age in a city going up in flames. Looking for all types and ages -- especially teenagers and young adults. Bilingual (English-Spanish) a plus. Deferred payment. Please send an updated photo and resume to: PRDream/MediaNoche Attn: Clarisel Gonzalez 161 East 106th Street, First Floor New York, NY 10029 "Bronx 3M" is produced under the auspices of MediaNoche's Digital Filmmakers Program and is made possible with the support of NY Foundation, Manhattan Neighborhood Network, NYSCA and individual donors. Note: All correspondence should be mailed to the address listed above. Please do not send electronically. Only mailed correspondence will be considered.
Acting Workshop ACTING FOR THE CAMERA WORKSHOP - Learn from a PRO Sunday, April 30th, 2006 A WEEKEND WORKSHOP: April 29 & 30, 10AM - 2PM Develop your technique in front of the camera. Veteran film and theater actor Cathy Haase leads this highly informative workshop. (Peruse her recently published book “ACTING FOR THE CAMERA” at Amazon.com) Registration fee: $25 Workshop fee: $175 For more information or to register: info@prdream.com or call 212.828.0401 PRdream/MediaNoche 161 East 106th Street, First Floor New York, NY 10029 (Between Lexington and Third Avenues) Take the IRT Lexington Avenue Local #6 train to East 103rd Street. source: prdream.com
Interesting tidbit In New York City, Puerto Ricans comprised a larger share of the city's Hispanic population (37%) than any other Hispanic group; they were particularly concentrated in the Bronx and Brooklyn, each of which contained more people of Puerto Rican origin than any other county in the nation. - United States Census Bureau (2002)
Reminder PRSUN TV airs in Manhattan tomorrow night (Tuesday) What? Interviews and exhibit featuring the work of two Bronx boricua photographers: Marisol Diaz and Enid Alvarez When? 8:30 p.m., Channel 34, MNN PRSUN TV is being repeated in the Bronx at 3:30 p.m. Mondays and 12:30 p.m. Thursdays, Channel 69, Bronxnet.
TV "Chatting with Family and Friends" to Air in the Bronx Hi All, The following are the air dates for our first talk show "Chatting with Family and Friends," a studio team of diverse independent producers: 3/24/06 (Friday) 12PM 4/28/06 (Friday) 12PM 5/26/06 (Friday) 12PM All three showings will be on channel 70, Bronxnet. Tune in.
Dance Los Pleneros de la 21 are currently running their popular Bomba and Plena Community Workshops! Sessions are available for: - Adults - Children and Youth Register now and receive quality percussion, dance and song instruction in Bomba and Plena by master and veteran LP21 artists! Children and Youth Sessions also provide unique instruction in puppet theater - students will learn how to act, and create their own puppets to create a lively Carnaval Show! (Classes run every Friday from 4:30 - 6:30 until May, 2006 Adult sessions provide intense two hours of instruction! Classes run every Saturday until April 8, 2006. Sessions will begin once again JUNE 3 until July 1st. All sessions are held at the Julia de Burgos Latino Cultural Center @ 1680 Lexington Avenue and 106th Street Room 213 El Barrio, NY 10029 CALL NOW FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER! 212-427-5221
Community Calendar A Cultural Extravanganza Honoring the Unique Genius of Poet and Playwright El Reverendo Pedro Pietri When: Saturday, April 1st, 2006, 12 Noon – 8:00 PM Where: The Nuyorican Poets Café, 236 East 3rd Street (between Avenues B & C) Info: Carmen Pietri-Diaz 212-780-9386 • nuyorican@mindspring.com The late poet/playwright “El Reverendo” Pedro Pietri will be honored on Saturday, April 1st, 2006 by the New York City Arts community in a day-long Extravaganza of Poetry, Music & Performance. Reverend Pietri – who was more a dark genius poet than an actual holy man — wrote the ground-breaking “Puerto Rican Obituary,” a book-length poem evoking the harsh realities that Puerto Rican immigrants confronted in the US. In a collaborative effort spearheaded by FEVA (Federation of East Village Artists), former councilwoman Margarita López, The Nuyorican Poets Café, and the merchants, residents and artists of East Third Street, the City of New York will officially renam
Latino Lens 10
Latino Lens 10 Originally uploaded by clarisel . Gallery featuring photos by photographer Marisol Diaz. This is part of her "Mis Raises, PR" series.
source: MNN SAVE ACCESS TV! CAMPAIGN UPDATE In recent days there have been a number of important developments in our campaign to SAVE ACCESS TV 1) ACTION ALERT! - NYC City Council proposes Resolution in support of local franchising. Here there is good news to report and you can take action! On March 1st, New York City council members Gail Brewer, Melinda Katz, Helen Foster, Letitia James and Miguel Martinez proposed City Council Resolution No. 0136-2006 opposing any legislation that would dismantle the local franchises that pay for Public Access TV. If you, or an organization you are involved in, have connections with members of the city council then now is the time to let them know they should VOTE IN SUPPORT of Resolution No. 0136-2006. For sample letters or other information about how to contact your city council members, contact SAVE ACCESS TV at the information provided at the bottom of this email. 2) Congress pushes for new bill to dismantle local franchises that make Co
PRSUN TV Have any story ideas you think should be featured on PRSUN TV, a monthly cultural arts program that airs in the Bronx aimed at informing and empowering boricuas? Feel free to e-mail Clarisel at prsuncom@yahoo.com. The upcoming show (to air March 20) highlights "Latino Lens: Photo Perspectives of Two Boricuas," a photo exhibit on the work of two Puerto Rican photographers with Bronx roots: Marisol Diaz and Enid Alvarez.
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Beisbol6 Originally uploaded by clarisel . On TV: World Baseball Classic game in Puerto Rico Puerto Rico defeats Cuba, 12-2, Friday night.
Comite Amigos de Roberto Clemente Te Invita A Reunion Pro Retiro #21 de Roberto Clemente Invitamos a los lideres deportivos y lideres comunales a que vengan a brindar su apoyo a esta causa. Dia: domingo 12 de marzo Hora: 2 p.m. Lugar: Juan Laporte's Boxing Gym El Maestro 700 Elton Ave. Bronx Telefono: (718) 585-6753 Comite Amigos de Roberto Clemente Te Invita Pro Retiro #21 de Roberto Clemente Invites sports and community leaders to attend a meeting on the issue of retiring #21 for Roberto Clemente at 2 p.m., Sunday, March 12, at Juan Laporte's Boxing Gym, El Maestro, 700 Elton Ave., Bronx. Come support this cause.
source: NCLR NCLR Releases its Pro-Latino Voter Guide NCLR has released its new NCLR Voter Guide to assist Latino voters in the upcoming 2006 election. The NCLR Voter Guide provides an overview of some of the key issues facing the Latino community in areas such as access to health care, civic engagement, education, criminal justice, economic opportunities, immigration, and jobs and the workforce. The guide also outlines what policy positions a candidate or incumbent would need to have to be considered "pro-Hispanic." "We are a strongly nonpartisan, bipartisan institution which realizes that enacting legislation to improve the lives of this nation's 41 million Latinos cannot be done without the help and support of members of Congress from both sides of the aisle," continued MurguÃa. "This guide provides information not only to voters but also to elected officials who are interested in reaching out to our community." The NCLR Voter Guide is availa
Community Calendar Voting Rights Act Forum in NYC PRLDEF and a number of civil rights organizations are co-sponsoring an important event on the federal Voting Rights Act. This forum is set for Wed, March 22. This event consists of an educational and training workshops to mobilize support for the reauthorization of key provisions of the federal Voting Rights Act, a statute that has meant all the difference in increasing ballot access, equal opportunity at the polls, and removing barriers for US citizen minority voters and candidates (racial and language minorities, and disabled voters). For more information, www.prldef.org.
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Latino Lens 7 Originally uploaded by clarisel . Gallery featuring photos by photographer Enid Alvarez. This is part of her Puerto Rico series. Latino Lens, Boricua College, Bronx, NY
ANNOUNCEMENT PRSUN TV: NEW TIME, SAME PLACE PRSUN TV, a cultural arts program that airs monthly in the Bronx, has a new time slot: 3:30 p.m. Mondays. The next show featuring "Latino Lens: Photographic Perspectives of Two Boricuas" (with Bronx roots) will air at 3:30 p.m. March 20. PRSUN TV talks to photographers Marisol Diaz and Enid Alvarez, who are currently showcasing their work at a photo exhibit at Boricua College, Bronx campus. The exhibit is worth checking out. Make sure to tune in to PRSUN TV, 3:30 p.m., March 20, Channel 69, Bronxnet, the public access station in the Bronx.
source: PRLDEF PRLDEF Continues Fight For Day Laborers With recent victories in New York and New Jersey and new cases in three other municipalities, PRLDEF has become the premier Latino organization fighting for the rights of day laborers throughout the Northeast. A recent federal court decision stopped Farmingville from unfairly evicting day laborers from their homes and in Freehold PRLDEF stopped the city from closing down an important muster zone. PRLDEF is continuing to fight for the rights of day laborers in Westchester County, Long Island and New Jersey. In Mamaroneck, city officials recently voted to temporarily close a popular day laborer muster zone. PRLDEF was joined by the Hispanic Resource Center of Larchmont, Mamaroneck and MALDEF to urge the city council to quickly resolve the issue. Soon after the city closed the zone, workers moved to a park a few blocks away. Though city officials recognized the rights of the workers to stand on the sidewalk, there are us
Calendar In celebration of Women's History Month, photographers Enid Alvarez and Marisol Diaz exhibit their work in "Latino Lens: Photographic Perspectives of Two Boricuas" until April 15 at Boricua College, Bronx campus. Robert Waddell, academic facilitator at Boricua College and journalist, is curator. Coming soon: PRSUN TV speaks to the two photographers.
