22
Feb 2020
Saturday
Bronx Rising
Kid Friendly
Commemorating International Mother Language Day, an annual worldwide observance held on February 21st to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and to promote multilingualism. Our e...
14
Dec 2019
Saturday
Bronx Rising
Community Events
Join us for our annual Garifuna/Puerto Rican holiday revels as we salute the plantain, a staple food throughout Latin America, as it is celebrated in song and dance by Garifuna, Puerto Rican, and D...
9
Nov 2019
Saturday
Bronx Rising
Performances
Celebrating the centennial of the birth of Puerto Rican political activist Lolita Lebrón, with a presentation by Las Lolitas NYC, featuring a discussion & poetry. Followed by a concert featuring Ab...
26
Oct 2019
Saturday
Bronx Rising
Kid Friendly
Screening of the Mexican version of the classic film, Dracula (1931), featuring a live soundtrack performance by Bobby Sanabria & Project X. Snacks sold by Yalisza Bakes! Come in your best costume...
21
Sep 2019
Saturday
Bronx Rising
Kid Friendly
Tonight we'll celebrate a wedding night Manden tradition in which women from the bride's family form a drum circle and sing songs to welcome children into the marriage. Led by master musician from ...
17
Aug 2019
Saturday
Bronx Rising
Kid Friendly
Before Fania Records, the Bronx had Alegre Records and the Casalegre Record store. Featuring a discussion with musicians Orlando Marin, Bobby Marin, Mike Amadeo, and Chris Rogers, who were part of ...
20
Jul 2019
Saturday
Bronx Rising
Kid Friendly
Join us as we celebrate the music of the Gospel tradition with artists who grew up in the African American and Caribbean Gospel congregations in the Bronx. Featuring Gospel/blues vocalist Monica Me...
15
Jun 2019
Saturday
Bronx Rising
Kid Friendly
James Reese Europe is the Army bandleader who is credited with introducing the French to jazz during WWI and U.S. audiences to tango, the first Latin American dance craze in the country. Europe’s m...
17
May 2019
Friday
Bronx Rising
Kid Friendly
Jasmine is sick and tired of her violin lessons. She has more important things to do. Like playing video games and texting her BFF. Who cares about music anyway? She’s about to find out. Joi...
13
Apr 2019
Saturday
Bronx Rising
Kid Friendly
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...
16
Mar 2019
Saturday
Bronx Rising
Kid Friendly
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...
16
Feb 2019
Saturday
Bronx Rising
Kid Friendly
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...
15
Dec 2018
Saturday
Bronx Rising
Kid Friendly
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...
10
Nov 2018
Saturday
Bronx Rising
Performances
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
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...
15
Sep 2018
Saturday
Bronx Rising
Kid Friendly
Women and girls historically have been silenced in many aspects around the world. Tonight we look at art forms through which females express themselves and tell their stories. We'll screen the docu...
18
Aug 2018
Saturday
Bronx Rising
Kid Friendly
Another chapter of our 'Conversations with the Masters', featuring an onstage interview with legendary FANIA conguero and Bronx native Eddie Montalvo, followed by a concert with pianist Zoila Martí...
21
Jul 2018
Saturday
Bronx Rising
Kid Friendly
Join us for an evening of panels, performances, and demonstrations from the women who take center-stage in the world of hip hop as B-girls, DJs, MCs, and graffiti writers! Featuring Deena Clemente ...
23
Jun 2018
Saturday
Bronx Rising
Community Events
Join us as we celebrate and learn about the Andean Summer Solstice (Inti Raymi/Fiesta del Sol) in the Bronx. The program will open with a presentation of Inti Raymi by Fabian Muenala which will be ...
19
May 2018
Saturday
Bronx Rising
Kid Friendly
To celebrate the Black Madonna and her many manifestations, a reception for an exhibit of works inspired by Mary Magdalene will be followed by a screening of The Voyage of the Black Madonna, a docu...