PRSUN's aStore @ Amazon showcases Puerto Rican talent in music, books, film and more.
This store will focus primarily on Puerto Rican artists and writers.
Here's the link:
http://astore.amazon.com/puericsun-20
This is another way of supporting the Puerto Rico Sun community media project.
Thanks.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Puerto Rican food and rum tasting tour in Old San Juan
Tourism
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - For the first time in the tourism industry of Puerto Rico , it is now possible to experience Puerto Rican food and rum tasting during a narrative and entertaining tour.
Legends of Puerto Rico, Inc.’s, a San Juan based supplier of guided tours, latest offerings is
SAN JUAN NIGHTS - http://www.legendsofpr.com/San_Juan_Night.htm
Puerto Rico is the Rum Capital of the World. In addition to casual conversation among the tour participants, your tour guide will provide narration about Puerto Rico 's historical and cultural background. As the evening progresses, your guide will lead you through a rum-tasting, and explain how to taste and differentiate between 12 types of rum produced on the island. The food is served "family” style with rum cocktails. Enjoy your evening under the Caribbean stars at colonial patios inside the restaurants visited by the locals. A free shot of Puerto Rico ’s national drink and souvenir included.
Reservations are accepted by phone and through the www.legendsofpr.com web site. Customers may also contact Legends of Puerto Rico, Inc. by telephone at +787-605-9060 or by e-mail at info@legendsofpr.com.
source: Legends of PR release
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - For the first time in the tourism industry of Puerto Rico , it is now possible to experience Puerto Rican food and rum tasting during a narrative and entertaining tour.
Legends of Puerto Rico, Inc.’s, a San Juan based supplier of guided tours, latest offerings is
SAN JUAN NIGHTS - http://www.legendsofpr.com/San_Juan_Night.htm
Puerto Rico is the Rum Capital of the World. In addition to casual conversation among the tour participants, your tour guide will provide narration about Puerto Rico 's historical and cultural background. As the evening progresses, your guide will lead you through a rum-tasting, and explain how to taste and differentiate between 12 types of rum produced on the island. The food is served "family” style with rum cocktails. Enjoy your evening under the Caribbean stars at colonial patios inside the restaurants visited by the locals. A free shot of Puerto Rico ’s national drink and souvenir included.
Reservations are accepted by phone and through the www.legendsofpr.com web site. Customers may also contact Legends of Puerto Rico, Inc. by telephone at +787-605-9060 or by e-mail at info@legendsofpr.com.
source: Legends of PR release
On the Reading Corner
IN OUR LINGO: Luce López-Baralt and Antonio Martorell on Angel Collado Schwarz
6:30 -8:30 p.m. tonight
El Museo del Barrio, 1230 Fifth Avenue & 104th Street, Manhattan
Celebrating the publication of the third volume of Voces de la Cultura by Angel Collado Schwarz (Fundacion La Voz del Centro, 2007), the distinguished Puerto Rican author will speak with Luce López-Baralt, Professor of Spanish and Comparative Literature, Universidad de Puerto Rico and artist Antonio Martorell. The conversation will highlight historical events presented in the book.
Free. For advance registration e-mail public_programs@elmuseo.org. The discussion will be held in El Museo's Teatro Heckscher.
Images from top to bottom:
Book Cover: Voces de la Cultura by author Angel Collado Schwarz
IN OUR LINGO: Luce López-Baralt and Antonio Martorell on Angel Collado Schwarz
6:30 -8:30 p.m. tonight
El Museo del Barrio, 1230 Fifth Avenue & 104th Street, Manhattan
Celebrating the publication of the third volume of Voces de la Cultura by Angel Collado Schwarz (Fundacion La Voz del Centro, 2007), the distinguished Puerto Rican author will speak with Luce López-Baralt, Professor of Spanish and Comparative Literature, Universidad de Puerto Rico and artist Antonio Martorell. The conversation will highlight historical events presented in the book.
Free. For advance registration e-mail public_programs@elmuseo.org. The discussion will be held in El Museo's Teatro Heckscher.
Images from top to bottom:
Book Cover: Voces de la Cultura by author Angel Collado Schwarz
Monday, October 20, 2008
Puerto Rico to launch new English-language daily
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Former employees of the now defunct The San Juan Star have formed a cooperative to publish a new English-language daily.
Director Rafael Matos says the Puerto Rico Daily Sun will be available starting Wednesday by subscription and at newsstands across the island.
For more, go to
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27270164/
Editor's Note: I notice they are planning to use a name very similar to our Puerto Rico Sun. I'm not crazy about that. We had our name first. Our Puerto Rico Sun has been in existence since 2002. It is nice to learn that there is a movement to have a general English newspaper on the island again even though I wonder how successful it will be in today's market. Generally, newspapers are going downhill. Let's see y suerte.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Former employees of the now defunct The San Juan Star have formed a cooperative to publish a new English-language daily.
Director Rafael Matos says the Puerto Rico Daily Sun will be available starting Wednesday by subscription and at newsstands across the island.
For more, go to
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27270164/
Editor's Note: I notice they are planning to use a name very similar to our Puerto Rico Sun. I'm not crazy about that. We had our name first. Our Puerto Rico Sun has been in existence since 2002. It is nice to learn that there is a movement to have a general English newspaper on the island again even though I wonder how successful it will be in today's market. Generally, newspapers are going downhill. Let's see y suerte.
Community calendar
Foundations of Puerto Rican New York: Conversations with
Louis Nunez, past president, the National Puerto Rican Coalition
Yolanda Sanchez, former director, PRACA
Sonia Palacio-Grottola, past president, National Association of Hispanic and Puerto Rican Social Workers
5-7 p.m., Thursday, November 6
Centro Library and Archives Legacy Series
Centro Library and Archives
3rd Floor East, Wexler Library
Hunter College, CUNY
695 Park Avenue, Manhattan
For more information, (212) 772-4197
source: Centro
Foundations of Puerto Rican New York: Conversations with
Louis Nunez, past president, the National Puerto Rican Coalition
Yolanda Sanchez, former director, PRACA
Sonia Palacio-Grottola, past president, National Association of Hispanic and Puerto Rican Social Workers
5-7 p.m., Thursday, November 6
Centro Library and Archives Legacy Series
Centro Library and Archives
3rd Floor East, Wexler Library
Hunter College, CUNY
695 Park Avenue, Manhattan
For more information, (212) 772-4197
source: Centro
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Opportunity
Danza Fiesta holds auditions for new dancers
4-7 p.m., Saturday, November 8
Reyes Karate School
1175 Gerard Avenue, Bronx
Danza Fiesta
Baile y Teatro Puertorriqueño
Under the direction of renowned dancer/choreographer Gilda Rivera Pantojas, Danza Fiesta – Baile y Teatro Puertorriqueño has entranced audiences with its rich array of Puerto Rican traditional dances, and intriguing contemporary dances. Its repertoire ranges from Puerto Rican Bomba, Plena, and Seis music, to other Latin American traditional dances. The company currently is composed by 20 dancers who are accompanied by a 10 member band, and three singers.
MALE/FEMALE AUDITION INFORMATION:
Auditions will be held by Danza Fiesta’s seasoned dancer/choreographer Cristal Reyes with over 10 years experience with the company. All dancers should wear comfortable clothing, and if available females should bring a wide skirt. Headshots and Resumes not necessary but bring if available. No experience is necessary but all dancers should have a great sense of musicality and timing. Callbacks will be held the following week on Saturday, November 15th, 2008. There is currently no pay for rehearsals but there may be performance stipends available, depending on the venue. This is a great opportunity to be part of an innovative and unique dance and theater company.
http://www.DanzaFiesta.org
For more information, e-mail info@DanzaFiesta.org
(photo of Danza Fiesta performing at La Fiesta Folkorica Puertorriqueña in Central Park by Clarisel Gonzalez)
source: Danza Fiesta
Danza Fiesta holds auditions for new dancers
4-7 p.m., Saturday, November 8
Reyes Karate School
1175 Gerard Avenue, Bronx
Danza Fiesta
Baile y Teatro Puertorriqueño
Under the direction of renowned dancer/choreographer Gilda Rivera Pantojas, Danza Fiesta – Baile y Teatro Puertorriqueño has entranced audiences with its rich array of Puerto Rican traditional dances, and intriguing contemporary dances. Its repertoire ranges from Puerto Rican Bomba, Plena, and Seis music, to other Latin American traditional dances. The company currently is composed by 20 dancers who are accompanied by a 10 member band, and three singers.
MALE/FEMALE AUDITION INFORMATION:
Auditions will be held by Danza Fiesta’s seasoned dancer/choreographer Cristal Reyes with over 10 years experience with the company. All dancers should wear comfortable clothing, and if available females should bring a wide skirt. Headshots and Resumes not necessary but bring if available. No experience is necessary but all dancers should have a great sense of musicality and timing. Callbacks will be held the following week on Saturday, November 15th, 2008. There is currently no pay for rehearsals but there may be performance stipends available, depending on the venue. This is a great opportunity to be part of an innovative and unique dance and theater company.
http://www.DanzaFiesta.org
For more information, e-mail info@DanzaFiesta.org
(photo of Danza Fiesta performing at La Fiesta Folkorica Puertorriqueña in Central Park by Clarisel Gonzalez)
source: Danza Fiesta
Saturday, October 18, 2008
'Voiceover'
Community calendar
A public intervention by Nayda Collazo-Llorens
October 25 – November 16
Viewable from dusk until midnight, Thursdays through Sundays
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 25, 6- 8 p.m.
Artist's talk: Saturday, November 8, 4:30 p.m.
Tribute to Edgardo Vega Yunque: Saturday, November 15, 3 - 7 p.m.
MediaNoche, Manhattan's Uptown gallery devoted to new media, presents Voiceover, a site specific public intervention by Nayda Collazo-Llorens. A constant flow of text moving across the storefront windows of MediaNoche engages the public to explore aspects of memory, language and displacement. Viewable at night from the street, nearby buildings and passing trains on the overpass, Voiceover is a non-linear textual piece projected onto the windows of the gallery, located at the Northeast corner of Park Avenue and 102nd Street, NYC's East Harlem.
A lyrical, textual composition, Voiceover is based on Collazo-Llorens' research of the archives and oral histories section of PRdream.com, a web site on the history, culture and politics of Puerto Rico and its diaspora. Fragments from these oral histories are combined with texts from public spaces, literature, the media, as well as the artist's own writings.
The projected words become transmitted signals, simultaneously truncated and expanded, pointing to multiple narrators while triggering viewers to connect to their own experience. The ephemeral quality of the projected light and the fleeting texts suggests the fragility and transient nature of memory and story telling.
Nayda Collazo-Llorens was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and is a visual artist based in New York City and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. More information on the artist's work can be found at www.naydacollazollorens.com. Nayda Collazo-Llorens appears courtesy of LMAKprojects, New York.
*Please note that there will be a tribute to Edgardo Vega Yunqué who recently passed away in his home in Brooklyn, New York. The homage will take the form of a continuous, non-stop reading of The Lamentable Journey of Omaha Bigelow into the Impenetrable Loisaida Jungle, one of the most recent of the accomplished author's 18 novels.
source: MediaNoche press release
Editor's Note: You can order The Lamentable Journey right here:
A public intervention by Nayda Collazo-Llorens
October 25 – November 16
Viewable from dusk until midnight, Thursdays through Sundays
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 25, 6- 8 p.m.
Artist's talk: Saturday, November 8, 4:30 p.m.
Tribute to Edgardo Vega Yunque: Saturday, November 15, 3 - 7 p.m.
MediaNoche, Manhattan's Uptown gallery devoted to new media, presents Voiceover, a site specific public intervention by Nayda Collazo-Llorens. A constant flow of text moving across the storefront windows of MediaNoche engages the public to explore aspects of memory, language and displacement. Viewable at night from the street, nearby buildings and passing trains on the overpass, Voiceover is a non-linear textual piece projected onto the windows of the gallery, located at the Northeast corner of Park Avenue and 102nd Street, NYC's East Harlem.
A lyrical, textual composition, Voiceover is based on Collazo-Llorens' research of the archives and oral histories section of PRdream.com, a web site on the history, culture and politics of Puerto Rico and its diaspora. Fragments from these oral histories are combined with texts from public spaces, literature, the media, as well as the artist's own writings.
The projected words become transmitted signals, simultaneously truncated and expanded, pointing to multiple narrators while triggering viewers to connect to their own experience. The ephemeral quality of the projected light and the fleeting texts suggests the fragility and transient nature of memory and story telling.
Nayda Collazo-Llorens was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and is a visual artist based in New York City and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. More information on the artist's work can be found at www.naydacollazollorens.com. Nayda Collazo-Llorens appears courtesy of LMAKprojects, New York.
*Please note that there will be a tribute to Edgardo Vega Yunqué who recently passed away in his home in Brooklyn, New York. The homage will take the form of a continuous, non-stop reading of The Lamentable Journey of Omaha Bigelow into the Impenetrable Loisaida Jungle, one of the most recent of the accomplished author's 18 novels.
source: MediaNoche press release
Editor's Note: You can order The Lamentable Journey right here:
Friday, October 17, 2008
On the Reading Corner
Comedian Bill Santiago
presents his hilarious new book Pardon My Spanglish ¡Porque Because!
Event will be taped for American Latino TV.
7 p.m., Wednesday, October 22
EAST HARLEM CAFÉ
153 E. 104th St. (Lexington Ave.), NYC's El Barrio
La Casa Azul Bookstore will have copies of Pardon my Spanglish available for sale, with a book signing to follow the event. RSVP recommended lacasaazulbookstore@gmail.com
Editor's Note: Or, you can order it right here:
Comedian Bill Santiago
presents his hilarious new book Pardon My Spanglish ¡Porque Because!
Event will be taped for American Latino TV.
7 p.m., Wednesday, October 22
EAST HARLEM CAFÉ
153 E. 104th St. (Lexington Ave.), NYC's El Barrio
La Casa Azul Bookstore will have copies of Pardon my Spanglish available for sale, with a book signing to follow the event. RSVP recommended lacasaazulbookstore@gmail.com
Editor's Note: Or, you can order it right here:
Community calendar
The Venusz Ensemble brings Danza to the Bronx
Friday, November 7
Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture
Música de Cámara, Inc., Eva de la O, executive and artistic director & Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture present, direct from Puerto Rico,The Venusz Ensemble in a gala concert featuring a full program of La Danza Puertorriqueña. Under the direction of violinist Elena Sherbanesco, The Venusz Ensemble is made up of world class and internationally acclaimed women musicians, all members of the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra.
The concert will be preceded at 7 p.m. by a paseo by dancers in 19th century period dress.
7:30 p.m., Hostos, 450 Grand Concourse
Repertory Theater
Admission: $15 ($7 for students, seniors and groups of ten or more)
For more information, www.hostos.cuny.edu/culturearts
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Puerto Rican Woodpecker
Today's featured shot from the Puerto Rico Sun photo group is by Ronald Flores.
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