Past Events:
25
Apr 2019
Thursday
Kid Friendly
Performances
MSM Afro-Cuban Jazz Ensemble Concert
The Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Ensemble. Directed by 8x Grammy nominee Bobby Sanabria. $10 at the door. All proceeds go to the students.
18
Apr 2019
Thursday
Performances
Bochinchando: Bronx Comedy Stage
Bronx Comedy! Hosted by the hilarious Bill Santiago, known for his Comedy Central and CNN specials, our Bronx comedy showcase will feature local comedians Gastor Almonte, Pedro Gonzalez, and Atheer...
13
Apr 2019
Saturday
Bronx Rising
Kid Friendly
Bronx Rising! Caribbean Roots of Jazzin’ & Jammin'
In celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month, we explore the Haitian influences on the birth of jazz in New Orleans, with a discussion led by ethnomusicologist Lois Wilcken and musicians Bobby Sanabri...
31
Mar 2019
Sunday
Kid Friendly
Performances
The New School Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra
The Mambo Kids are back! The 23-piece New School Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra directed by 8x Grammy nominee Bobby Sanabria plays big band mambo, jazz and beyond. $10 entrance at the door. All proceeds...
28
Mar 2019
Thursday
Community Events
Kid Friendly
Palabreando: Open Mic
A multilingual night of spoken word, poetry, and music, hosted by multi-disciplinary artist Bocafloja. Co-host Lyrical Bliss. Special guests Fabian Villegas and Venessa Marco. Free and open to all ...
23
Mar 2019
Saturday
Community Events
Kid Friendly
Bronx Living Legends Concert: Luz Soliz
Join us at Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture as we honor artist and activist Luz Soliz, best known for her well-established dance troupes and for serving as a champion of the Garifuna culture th...
21
Mar 2019
Thursday
Community Events
Creating While Caregiving
Rhynna Santos, the photographer and curator of #papielmaestro, will discuss the challenges of making art while caring for a loved one. #papielmaestro is an exhibit that offers a glimpse of the life...
16
Mar 2019
Saturday
Bronx Rising
Kid Friendly
Bronx Rising! La Petenera: Woman of Mystery
Another Women's History Month event, this time focusing on the folkloric mysterious power of the mujer! The petenera is a song style featured in different genres from Spain to Mexico. We will showc...
14
Mar 2019
Thursday
Performances
Spirit of Aña: Women & Trap Drums
Our Spirit of Aña series focuses on female drummers. For Women’s History Month, our program features women who play the drum set - the only instrument invented in the United States and an amalgam o...
21
Feb 2019
Thursday
Community Events
Performances
Rock the Bronx
An open mic showcase, featuring up-and-coming musicians from all genres, followed by performances by Bronx bands The Drew Torres Trio and Durieux. Hosted by Will Calhoun, legendary drummer of the i...
16
Feb 2019
Saturday
Bronx Rising
Kid Friendly
Bronx Rising! The Boogaloo in Latin Bugalu
The 1960’s musical genre of Latin bugalu was a fusion of Cuban rhythms and African-American R&B. In honor of Black History Month, tonight’s program will explore the African-American influence on th...
31
Jan 2019
Thursday
Community Events
Kid Friendly
Palabreando: Open Mic
PALABREANDO! Join us for a multi-lingual night of spoken word, poetry, and music* during our free open mic series hosted by multi-disciplinary artist Bocafloja. This month, Bocafloja is joined by c...
21
Dec 2018
Friday
Community Events
Kid Friendly
Melrose Parranda
Join us for our annual Melrose Parranda: Our Puerto Rican Christmas caroling procession through the Melrose section of the Bronx! Based on the music of plena and other holiday songs from the island...
15
Dec 2018
Saturday
Bronx Rising
Kid Friendly
Bronx Rising! Parranda con Paranda
The Parranda con Paranda is our annual Puerto Rican & Garifuna Holiday Celebration. This year we look at European, specifically French-influenced genres, in the Caribbean, such as "la danza" from P...
16
Nov 2018
Friday
Performances
Rimay Bronx! Quechua Hip-Hop with Liberato Kani
Perú meets the Bx during this showcase of two up-and-coming hip hop talents -Liberato Kani, one of the key figures of the Quechua Hip Hop movement in Peru, and King Capo, a Brooklyn MC who is part ...
10
Nov 2018
Saturday
Bronx Rising
Performances
Bronx Rising! Poesía Negroide
Explore 'poesía negroide' through poetry and music that reflects on and celebrates the African heritage of the Caribbean. Our event will open with a screening of the film, 'AmeRican Poet: Tato Lave...
27
Oct 2018
Saturday
Bronx Rising
Community Events
Bronx Rising! Halloween
Doing up Halloween right with a celebration of Mary Shelley's novel, 'Frankenstein.' 200 years young! With a screening of the 1931 classic film starring Boris Karloff. Bobby Sanabria & Project X wi...
25
Oct 2018
Thursday
Exhibit Opening
Performances
Opening Reception: #papielmaestro
Join us for the opening reception of #papielmaestro, a visual storytelling exhibit from documentary photographer Rhynna M. Santos. Through this exhibit, Ms. Santos explores the life of her father -...
13
Oct 2018
Saturday
Community Events
Performances
Bronx Coquito Masters 2018: Season Opener
Know how to make a great coquito? Sign up for the Bronx Coquito Masters Qualifier! Contestants prepare one gallon of this delicious Puerto Rican drink to compete in a blind taste test. The winner i...
27
Sep 2018
Thursday
Community Events
Puerto Rico's Sung Newspaper: The Plena
Néstor Murray-Irizarry, historian and founder of Casa Paoli, a research and cultural center in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and J. Emanuel Dufrasne Gonzalez of the bomba and plena group Paracumbé will prese...
