Community calendar
December events at Cemi Underground in NYC's El Barrio:
7 p.m., Thursday, December 4
Book Presentation -
The Accidental Santera by Irete Lazo
Free
7 p.m., Friday, December 12
Taino Open Mic Poetry Hosted by La Bruja
$7
7 p.m., Saturday, December 13
Book Presentation -
Friends 'Til The End by Julie Ojeda Nin
Free
noon to 5 p.m., Sunday, December 14
Olga Ayala's Polymer Clay Workshop for Beginners-
Workshop Fee: $60 includes materials
7 p.m. Friday, December 19
Open Mic Poetry Hosted by Raul 'Kahayarix' Rios
$7
For more information or to purchase books, www.cemiunderground.com.
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Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Navidad Criolla
Capicu Poetry Hosts Second Annual Holiday Toy Drive To Benefit Headstart School In Brooklyn
PA'L PUEBLO II
Capicu Poetry in association with Notice Lounge have partnered to host our second annual "Pa'L Pueblo" holiday celebration and community toy drive in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Toy donations and 100% of the proceeds from the door will benefit children of the Brooklyn's Bushwick United "Toys For Head Start" program, located at 153 Johnson Avenue. This special event will be hosted by co-founder PaPo Swiggity and will feature live "Parranda" style music, Nuyorican / Urban poetry, comedy and community.
Sponsorship development is currently underway, so contact CapicuPoetry@Gmail.com if you are interested in being a part of this event.
Event Details
7-11 p.m., Friday, December 12
Notice Lounge & Cafe, 198 Union Ave (between Broadway & Montrose) Brooklyn, NY
Admission: $10
The organizers will also collect unwrapped toy donations in the 1-3 year old range.
(What's Included: Free "Cuchifritos" with donation and after party admission.)
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About Bushwick United Headstart
BUSHWICK UNITED HEAD START is a non-profit organization that provides low income families and their children aged 3-5 years old the opportunity and services that they need and may not be able to receive because of limited income. The agency has five centers located within the Williamsburg/Brooklyn communities.
source: Sofrito PR Wire
Capicu Poetry Hosts Second Annual Holiday Toy Drive To Benefit Headstart School In Brooklyn
PA'L PUEBLO II
Capicu Poetry in association with Notice Lounge have partnered to host our second annual "Pa'L Pueblo" holiday celebration and community toy drive in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Toy donations and 100% of the proceeds from the door will benefit children of the Brooklyn's Bushwick United "Toys For Head Start" program, located at 153 Johnson Avenue. This special event will be hosted by co-founder PaPo Swiggity and will feature live "Parranda" style music, Nuyorican / Urban poetry, comedy and community.
Sponsorship development is currently underway, so contact CapicuPoetry@Gmail.com if you are interested in being a part of this event.
Event Details
7-11 p.m., Friday, December 12
Notice Lounge & Cafe, 198 Union Ave (between Broadway & Montrose) Brooklyn, NY
Admission: $10
The organizers will also collect unwrapped toy donations in the 1-3 year old range.
(What's Included: Free "Cuchifritos" with donation and after party admission.)
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About Bushwick United Headstart
BUSHWICK UNITED HEAD START is a non-profit organization that provides low income families and their children aged 3-5 years old the opportunity and services that they need and may not be able to receive because of limited income. The agency has five centers located within the Williamsburg/Brooklyn communities.
source: Sofrito PR Wire
Monday, December 01, 2008
RIP Ramon Velez, a South Bronx legacy
Featured story
A South Bronx Story Ends
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2008/12/a-south-bronx-story-ends.html
A South Bronx Story Ends
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2008/12/a-south-bronx-story-ends.html
@ Framing AIDS
Spoken word poets Emanuel Xavier and La Bruja strike a pose before a piece of artwork at the opening reception of the Framing AIDS exhibit program at the Queens Museum of Art. Framing AIDS is a multimedia exhibit program in honor of World AIDS Day.
Framing AIDS continues this month.
For more information, go to www.framingaids.us or www.qmad.org.
Framing AIDS continues this month.
For more information, go to www.framingaids.us or www.qmad.org.
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Shop PRSUN.
Go to the PRSUN Stores listed in this blog and click on the links.
Remember that shopping at these stores is a way of supporting this social entrepreneurship project aimed at empowering, informing and building community.
Shop PRSUN.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Navidad Criolla
The National Conference of Puerto Rican Women
The New York City Chapter, Inc., (NaCOPRW) presents its
Annual Christmas Luncheon & Toy Drive
12:30 p.m., Sunday, December 7
Lots of Door Prizes & Free Gifts!
Joe's Place Restaurant
1841 Westchester Avenue, the Bronx
Tel. (718) 918-2947
(Parking across the street.)
Menu includes: Rotisserie Chicken, Roast Pork (Pernil), Guineos en Escabeche, Rice with Pigeon Peas (Arroz Con Gandules), Pastelillos, Flan o Tembleque. Coffee/Tea.
Special Treat: Coquito
Cost: $35/person
R.S.V.P. & Payment by December 3
Make check payable to: NaCOPRW NYC
Mail to:
Edith Padilla, P.O. Box 268, Patchogue, N.Y. 11772-0268
Payment Must Be Made Prior to Event.
R.S.V.P. & Information:
Edith Padilla, President: (516) 380-8714
Rosalind Reyes-Medina, Secretary: (718) 648-3850 /(917) 432-4043
Toy Must Be Unwrapped!
Navidad Criolla is a new section that Puerto Rico Sun is introducing. Do you have any Christmas celebrations with a Puerto Rican flavor? Pues send your Christmas news my way to be considered for the Puerto Rico Sun blog. E-mail me at prsuncom@yahoo.com to have your event listed. Feliz Navidad.
The National Conference of Puerto Rican Women
The New York City Chapter, Inc., (NaCOPRW) presents its
Annual Christmas Luncheon & Toy Drive
12:30 p.m., Sunday, December 7
Lots of Door Prizes & Free Gifts!
Joe's Place Restaurant
1841 Westchester Avenue, the Bronx
Tel. (718) 918-2947
(Parking across the street.)
Menu includes: Rotisserie Chicken, Roast Pork (Pernil), Guineos en Escabeche, Rice with Pigeon Peas (Arroz Con Gandules), Pastelillos, Flan o Tembleque. Coffee/Tea.
Special Treat: Coquito
Cost: $35/person
R.S.V.P. & Payment by December 3
Make check payable to: NaCOPRW NYC
Mail to:
Edith Padilla, P.O. Box 268, Patchogue, N.Y. 11772-0268
Payment Must Be Made Prior to Event.
R.S.V.P. & Information:
Edith Padilla, President: (516) 380-8714
Rosalind Reyes-Medina, Secretary: (718) 648-3850 /(917) 432-4043
Toy Must Be Unwrapped!
Navidad Criolla is a new section that Puerto Rico Sun is introducing. Do you have any Christmas celebrations with a Puerto Rican flavor? Pues send your Christmas news my way to be considered for the Puerto Rico Sun blog. E-mail me at prsuncom@yahoo.com to have your event listed. Feliz Navidad.
Friday, November 28, 2008
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