Past Events:
16
Sep 2017
Saturday
Bronx Rising
Performances
Bronx Rising! Maxine Sullivan Women In Jazz Series
Screening of 'Seeking Hope,' bassist and vocalist Mimi Jones’ documentary about jazz pianist Bertha Hope. Followed by Q&A with Mimi Jones and Bertha Hope. Live music by the Mimi Jones Band & The Bl...
19
Aug 2017
Saturday
Bronx Rising
Performances
Bronx Rising! SalsaFest
A “Conversations with the Masters” featuring Ray Santos, a Grammy-winning saxophonist and composer who grew up in the Bronx. He is the only living musician who has played, composed, and arranged fo...
15
Jul 2017
Saturday
Bronx Rising
Performances
Bronx Rising! To the Rising Sun
Tsidii Le Loka, South African Tony Award nominated star of the Lion King on Broadway, performs her show 'To the Rising Sun' featuring the music of Miriam Makeba and the words of Nelson Mandela. In ...
24
Jun 2017
Saturday
Free BMHC South Bronx Latin Music Tours
Our free NY Music Month tours throughout June with BMHC's folklorist and co-artistic director Elena Martínez will explore the Hunts Point/Longwood neighborhoods in the Bronx where many Latin music ...
21
Jun 2017
Wednesday
Community Events
Performances
Make Music New York: Summer Solstice
Celebrate the Summer Solstice with us and Make Music New York! 5pm screening of the documentary 'Thomas Chapin, Night Bird Song' (2016), followed by Q&A with the director, Stephanie J. Castillo at...
17
Jun 2017
Saturday
Community Events
Free BMHC South Bronx Latin Music Tours
Our free NY Music Month tours throughout June with BMHC's folklorist and co-artistic director Elena Martínez will explore the Hunts Point/Longwood neighborhoods in the Bronx where many Latin music ...
10
Jun 2017
Saturday
Bronx Rising
Performances
Bronx Rising! One Island, Two Houses
Join us for this Bronx Rising! as we look into the rich and complicated history of the island of Hispaniola - today shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The night begins with a screening of...
10
Jun 2017
Saturday
Community Events
Free BMHC South Bronx Latin Music Tours
This tour with folklorist and BMHC's co-artistic director Elena Martínez will explore the Hunts Point/Longwood neighborhoods in the Bronx where many Latin music performers lived and worked. Along ...
1
Jun 2017
Thursday
Community Events
Exhibit Opening
Las Tres Hermanas: Art & Activism
Opening reception for our latest exhibit, Las Tres Hermanas: Art & Activism. This exhibit tells the story of three sisters, Evelina Lopez Antonetty, Lillian Lopez, and Elba Cabrera, who profoundly ...
25
May 2017
Thursday
Performances
The Immaculate Big Bang
Bill Santiago returns to the BMHC with his stand-up comedy show “The Immaculate Big Bang (religion, science, laughs).” Puerto Rican Bronxite, comedian, reformed journalist, a bit of a blasphemer, a...
20
May 2017
Saturday
Bronx Rising
Community Events
Bronx Rising! Dance in the Diaspora
Celebrating music and dance genres from West Africa and Garifuna communities in Central America, this event features performances by Bronx-based groups, including The Bambara Drum & Dance Ensemble ...
17
May 2017
Wednesday
Classes & Workshops
BOMBA! Making the Drum Talk!®
Master Bomba dancer and Puerto Rican native, Milteri Tucker Concepción will teach bomba dance, timing, figure and skirt technique. Open to all levels. Ages 12 & up. Cost: $15. RSVP Required. Please...
15
May 2017
Monday
Community Events
Performances
Chamber Music Jam!
May is National Chamber Music Month! So we’re collaborating with the Bronx Arts Ensemble to throw a Chamber Music Reading Party for advanced players and chamber music lovers. Our “Jam Party” is op...
11
May 2017
Thursday
Performances
Book Presentation: The Great Woman Singer
NYU professor Licia Fiol-Matta presents and reads from her new book, The Great Woman Singer: Gender and Voice in Puerto Rican Music. This book traces the careers of four iconic Puerto Rican singers...
4
May 2017
Thursday
Exhibit Opening
Bronx Lighthouse College Preparatory Academy
This pop-up exhibition features artwork by students from a local high school. The exhibit will remain open from May 4 through May 20.
30
Apr 2017
Sunday
Community Events
Kid Friendly
New School Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra
Swing the night away with the New School Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra, directed by multi-Grammy nominated percussionist Bobby Sanabria. This ensemble celebrates the rich legacy of jazz and Afro-Cuban ...
9
Apr 2017
Sunday
Performances
The Lowdown Brass Band (LDB)
Hailing from Chicago, the LDB is a horn-driven tour de force that breaks the barrier between audience and performer with their live show. The performance features dynamic vocals, rapper Billa Camp,...
8
Apr 2017
Saturday
Performances
Bronx Rising! Maxine Sullivan Women in Jazz Series
Conversations with the Masters, featuring Helen Merrill (Jelena Ana Milcetic), a Bronx-born jazz vocalist who began her career at 845 Club in the Bronx. Now a world renowned singer, she's performed...
26
Mar 2017
Sunday
Kid Friendly
Performances
New School Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra
Swing the night away with the New School Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra, directed by multi-Grammy Nominated percussionist Bobby Sanabria. This ensemble celebrates the rich legacy of jazz and Afro-Cuban ...
18
Mar 2017
Saturday
Kid Friendly
Performances
Bronx Rising! Persian New Year: Nowruz
530pm: Crafting Nowruz Family Workshop Nowruz, which means "New Day," is an ancestral holiday marking the first day of spring. In the Iranian/Persian tradition, a special table setting is made. ...
