3
Dec 2017
Sunday
Community Events
Kid Friendly
Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana presents annual Flamenco in the Boros Tour. This series of free community performances thrills audiences with the rich holiday customs of the Spanish-speaking world fr...
19
Nov 2017
Sunday
Community Events
Performances
Native Bronxite and Garifuna percussionist Roland Guerrero leads master musicians of various genres in a fusion of jazz, African, and Garifuna music. Featuring: Steve Turre, conch shell and trombon...
12
Nov 2017
Sunday
Community Events
Kid Friendly
Come out for this free concert and witness live the spectacular fusion of traditional Garifuna music with jazz of the Garifuna Jazz Ensemble. The Residency by Women’s Housing and Economic Developme...
11
Nov 2017
Saturday
Bronx Rising
Community Events
November is Puerto Rican Heritage Month and we're celebrating with the Bombazo Dance Co. This evening we'll enjoy a dance and drum presentation by dance scholar Milteri Tucker Concepcion showcas...
11
Nov 2017
Saturday
Classes & Workshops
Community Events
Join us for this infomative Garifuna Jazz Ensemble lecture and demonstration that explores the technical aspects of the Ensemble's awesome fusion of traditional Garifuna music with jazz. The Reside...
10
Nov 2017
Friday
Classes & Workshops
Community Events
This panel discussion on Garifuna Music & Spirituality is hosted by Garifuna Music Artist Rhodel 'Rhodee' Castillo. Panelists include internationally acclaimed Parandero and Garifuna Artist Aurelio...
28
Oct 2017
Saturday
Bronx Rising
Community Events
Our 3rd Annual Bronx Rising! Halloween with live music scores! Our celebration kicks off with face painting by Confetti Faces and family portraits shot by Seis Del Sur photographer Edwin Pagán. We'...
19
Oct 2017
Thursday
Community Events
Exhibit Opening
Opening reception for our new exhibit, SEEING HOME: The Bronx, featuring the work of Bronxite photographer Edwin J. Torres. Torres' work documents the authenticity and reality of the people from th...
14
Oct 2017
Saturday
Community Events
Performances
Get a taste of Puerto Rico and kick-off the Coquito Masters season! Join us as coquito-makers compete for the honor of the best “coquito”: a coconut and rum based beverage similar to egg nog. Coqu...
12
Oct 2017
Thursday
Classes & Workshops
Community Events
Our Social Media for Artists Workshop is part of our Artist Series: Tools To Maximize Promotion & Publicity. In this workshop, we’ll learn tips & tricks to optimize social media to best promote you...
16
Sep 2017
Saturday
Bronx Rising
Performances
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
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
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
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
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
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
Community Events
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 ...
10
Jun 2017
Saturday
Bronx Rising
Performances
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...
1
Jun 2017
Thursday
Community Events
Exhibit Opening
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
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...