The Last Six

The Last Six
Originally uploaded by Rigglord.

Today's featured shot from the Puerto Rico Sun photo group is by Ricky "Rigglord" Flores.

MediaNoche's Ed Vega Tribute Blogging Live

Tune in to MediaNoche at blogtv. MediaNoche is broadcasting its marathon reading of Ed Vega's book.


MediaNoche- Broadcast your self LIVE

“THE LAMENTABLE JOURNEY OF OMAHA BIGELOW INTO THE IMPENETRABLE LOISAIDA JUNGLE”
BY ED VEGA YUNQUÉ

A TRIBUTE TO THE AUTHOR NON-STOP READING OF THE NOVEL

YOU CAN WATCH IT ON BLOGTV OR STOP BY

Event is until 7 p.m. TONIGHT
Free

MediaNoche
1355 Park Avenue, Corner Store
(at East 102nd Street), NYC's East Harlem

You can order a copy of Ed Vega's book online right here:



See related October 11 entry posted in this blog.

UPDATE: This show is going beyond 7 p.m. TONIGHT. Readers will continue marathon until they finish the book, MediaNoche reports.

New friend

New friend
Originally uploaded by Björn Söderqvist.

Today's featured shot from the Puerto Rico Sun photo group is by Björn Söderqvist who says, "At El Morro, we met a sunbathing cat who was more than willing to be petted."

Opportunity

The Latino International Theater Festival of New York, Inc. (LITF/NY), the not-for-profit organization that produces the annual TeatroStageFest, seeks volunteers to collaborate in the following projects: database management, web maintenance,
audience profile study, and graphic design.

For more information: info@teatrostagefest.org

Our Lady of Providence

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Our Lady of Providence
Originally uploaded by clarisel.

Mass in honor of Our Lady of Providence, patroness of Puerto Rico, will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Sunday at the main altar of St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan.


For more information, www.saintpatrickscathedral.org

The Bronx Celebrates Puerto Rican Heritage Month at the new Tropicana

Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrión will celebrate Puerto Rican Heritage Month honoring Puerto Rican leaders. This year honorees are: Eddie Rodriguez, president DC 37, Local 1549; Lillian Rodriguez-Lopez, president, Hispanic Federation; Polito Vega, radio personality, Amor 93.1 & La Mega 97.1; Natalie Toro, Broadway actress/singer currently playing Madame DeFarge in A Tale of Two Cities at the Al Hirschfeld Theater and previously Eponine in Les Miserables. Carrion will posthumously honor David Melendez, Sr., founder, Starlight Dance Studios.

The celebration will be also a sneak peak at the borough’s newest night spot, the Tropicana Theater & Nightclub, located at 1061 Home Street. The venue pays homage to the famous Tropicana Club history with a carefully recreated art deco interior where guests can once again "dance under the stars.”

Admission is complimentary, but RSVP required: (718) 590-3522.

source: Bronx BP's office
6-8 p.m., Monday, November 17
The Tropicana Theater & Nightclub
1061 Home Street, Bronx

source: Bronx BP's office

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Featured Puerto Rican Heritage Month event: Boricua en la Luna



This conceptual framework has led the selected visual artists to elaborate their own visual affirmation/negation/open ended response/reaction to Corretjer's literary masterpiece. Among the artists selected for the exhibition are: Samuel Amadeo, Joseph A Burgos Jr, Nelson Cabán, Luis Carle, Pablo Colon, Rene Juan de la Cruz, Silvio de la Cruz, María Domínguez, Mia Hernandez, Ali Iziarry, Carlos Molina, Alfonso Muñoz , Ronaldy Navarro Caudales, Reyez, Rodriguez Calero, Francisco Rosado, Miguel Angel Ruiz, Erick Sánchez, Phylis Sanfiorenzo, Mario Sostre, Rafael Tufiño, and Elizabethe Velasquez.

Boricua en la Luna - Group Show
Opening Reception, 7-10 p.m. TONIGHT
Clemente Soto Velez Cultural & Educational Center
107 Suffolk Street, studio 309, Manhattan

Society of the Educational Arts, Inc (SEA) and Manuel A. Morán, in collaboration with Rums of Puerto Rico and in association with the Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural & Educational Center, invite you to the opening reception of Boricua en la Luna. The exhibition will run until November 30.

For this and other Puerto Rico Fest/Borimix events going on for Puerto Rican Heritage Month in New York City, check out this site
http://www.puertoricofest.org/

'In Pursuit of Puerto Rican Studies'

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Originally uploaded by clarisel.

Edwin Meléndez, the new director of Centro (the Center for Puerto Rican Studies @ Hunter) speaks on the issue of Puerto Rican studies at colleges and universities @ a Puerto Rican migration panel last night at Hostos Community College in the Bronx.


Here's the link to the PDF report on "In Pursuit of Puerto Rican Studies" at:
http://www.centropr.org/documents/news/In%20Pursuit%20of%20Puerto%20Rican%20Studies%209-23-08%20color.pdf

For more information on Centro, go to www.centropr.org

(photo by Clarisel Gonzalez)

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HOJA PRIETO by Adrian "Viajero" Roman is an exhibition that will feature the iconic relevance of the tobacco industry on the Caribbean island. When it comes to natural resources there is no doubt that one of its most influential has been Tobacco. It has broken social barriers and brought economic, religious and political views to a common connection.
The opening reception of "HOJA PRIETO" will feature special guests including hand rolled cigars by ELENAS CIGARS and an amazing music performance by the Boricua Roots Band: YERBABUENA.

6 p.m. TONIGHT to 12 a.m. Friday
Camaradas
2241 First Avenue, NYC's El Barrio

source: Adrian "Viajero" Roman

PRSUN Poll: No to Statehood for Puerto Rico

The majority of voters who took part in a PRSUN snap poll said they do not want Puerto Rico to become a state. Eighty-seven percent said they do not want Puerto Rico to become the 51st state while 12 percent said they do want statehood.

Only a handful of readers voted in the PRSUN poll.