Today's featured shot from the Puerto Rico Sun photo group is by bajounpalmar.
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Monday, January 05, 2009
Navidad Criolla
Three Kings Parade in El Barrio is Tomorrow
The camels are back! El Museo del Barrio is thrilled to announce that El Barrio community members together with government officials have rallied to save the camels. Mayor Michael Bloomberg will lead Tuesday’s parade together with the Three Kings and some 1,500+ children.
This morning, Commissioner Guillermo Linares of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs came to El Museo’s aid by identifying a possible donor, local developer Atlantis Management Group, to help fund the camels. At the same time, local Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito and East Harlem activist Gloria Quinones made a heartfelt appeal to the neighborhood and raised additional funds. Together, these donations mean that the Three Kings will once more march with their camels (and sheep!) through El Barrio.
“This is a gift in the true spirit of the Three Kings—the community saw our need and came to our aid,” states Julian Zugazagoitia, director of El Museo del Barrio.
In the end, El Barrio leaders came to the rescue, together with Atlantis Management Group—a company which owns and develops gas stations and Dunkin Donuts franchises in New York City.
At this time, El Museo has received donations for the camels and sheep from Atlantis Management Group and community members Maria Cruz, Robert Espier, Melissa Mark-Viverito, Albert Medina, Lynn Lewis, Lulu Lola, Myrna Rivera, Haydee Rosario, and Gloria Quiñones. More community donations are expected.
Parade officials expect that this year’s event will bring all the excitement and cheer of this festival to 5,000 spectators and as many as 1,500 children, who receive gifts from the Three Kings. In addition, families and community members will partake in the Saturday Jan. 10th celebrations.
PARADE DETAILS:
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, January 6
*stiltwalkers, camels, three kings in costume, puppets, artists, school groups, music*
For more information, www.elmuseo.org.
source: El Museo press release
Three Kings Parade in El Barrio is Tomorrow
The camels are back! El Museo del Barrio is thrilled to announce that El Barrio community members together with government officials have rallied to save the camels. Mayor Michael Bloomberg will lead Tuesday’s parade together with the Three Kings and some 1,500+ children.
This morning, Commissioner Guillermo Linares of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs came to El Museo’s aid by identifying a possible donor, local developer Atlantis Management Group, to help fund the camels. At the same time, local Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito and East Harlem activist Gloria Quinones made a heartfelt appeal to the neighborhood and raised additional funds. Together, these donations mean that the Three Kings will once more march with their camels (and sheep!) through El Barrio.
“This is a gift in the true spirit of the Three Kings—the community saw our need and came to our aid,” states Julian Zugazagoitia, director of El Museo del Barrio.
In the end, El Barrio leaders came to the rescue, together with Atlantis Management Group—a company which owns and develops gas stations and Dunkin Donuts franchises in New York City.
At this time, El Museo has received donations for the camels and sheep from Atlantis Management Group and community members Maria Cruz, Robert Espier, Melissa Mark-Viverito, Albert Medina, Lynn Lewis, Lulu Lola, Myrna Rivera, Haydee Rosario, and Gloria Quiñones. More community donations are expected.
Parade officials expect that this year’s event will bring all the excitement and cheer of this festival to 5,000 spectators and as many as 1,500 children, who receive gifts from the Three Kings. In addition, families and community members will partake in the Saturday Jan. 10th celebrations.
PARADE DETAILS:
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, January 6
*stiltwalkers, camels, three kings in costume, puppets, artists, school groups, music*
For more information, www.elmuseo.org.
source: El Museo press release
Latino Sports Remembers Clemente
Marking the anniversary of the death of one of Puerto Rico's giants, Latino Sports in the Bronx recently had an exhibition in honor of Roberto Clemente, the fallen baseball player.
December 31 is not only New Year's Eve. It is a day to remember Clemente, who was more than just an athlete. He was a humanitarian who died on his way to help others. On December 31, 1972, Clemente had taken upon himself to direct personally a relief mission to earthquake torn Nicaragua. Bound to Nicaragua, Clemente and four others loaded a small DC-7 plane with food and supplies that never got past the San Juan, Puerto Rico border as the plane almost immediately crashed into 30 feet of water in the Caribbean Sea.
During the month of December, Latino Sports on the Grand Concourse celebrated its 2008 21 Days of Clemente exhibit at the clubhouse.
Latino Sports is among those involved in the movement to retire of Clemente's 21 from Major League Baseball in tribute to the legacy of Clemente.
For more information, visit www.latinosports.com.
While there, check out this article titled "Remembering Clemente on the Holidays" at http://latinosports.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=214&Itemid=66.
(Photo courtesy of Latino Sports)
Sunday, January 04, 2009
A Barrio Parranda
A parranda hits the streets of NYC's El Barrio on Saturday afternoon. Albert Medina and the East River Northern Renewal presented the parranda, which they hope will become an annual tradition.
A group of musicians and singers walked the streets of El Barrio and ended up at La Marqueta, which back in its heyday was a thriving marketplace.
For more of my photos of the Barrio parranda, visit www.flickr.com/photos/clarisel. Click on the Navidad '08-Reyes '09 set.
A group of musicians and singers walked the streets of El Barrio and ended up at La Marqueta, which back in its heyday was a thriving marketplace.
For more of my photos of the Barrio parranda, visit www.flickr.com/photos/clarisel. Click on the Navidad '08-Reyes '09 set.
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