27
Feb 2020
Thursday
Community Events
Kid Friendly
Guitarist, arranger and composer Yuri Juarez and Grupo Afroperuano explore popular and traditional genres, blended with Afro-Peruvian influences. Over the past two decades, Yuri Juárez has perfecte...
15
Feb 2020
Saturday
Community Events
Performances
Rock the Bronx: Emerging Musician Showcase is an open mic showcase featuring up-and-coming musicians from all genres, hosted by Marco Soccoli, rock drummer and music industry rep. This edition will...
13
Feb 2020
Thursday
Community Events
Enjoy comedy on the evening before Valentine's Day! Hosted by the hilarious Peaches Rodríguez accompanied by multi-Grammy nominated percussionist Bobby Sanabria, our Bronx comedy showcase will feat...
30
Jan 2020
Thursday
Community Events
Performances
Acclaimed New York plena group, Los Pleneros de la 21, joins resistance singer Taína Asili to explore the political meaning of plena in conjunction with her own original protest songs. In partnersh...
23
Jan 2020
Thursday
Community Events
Performances
A multilingual night of spoken word, poetry, and music, hosted by multi-disciplinary artist Bocafloja, with co-host Lyrical Bliss. Special guest poet, Johansel Estrella. FREE!
31
Dec 2019
Tuesday
Community Events
Kid Friendly
Bring in the new decade with the tunes of multi Grammy-nominated drummer/percussionist Bobby Sanabria & Sexteto Ibiano at BMHC's family friendly New Year's Eve party. Admission: $15 for Adults a...
21
Dec 2019
Saturday
Community Events
Kid Friendly
Our annual Puerto Rican Christmas caroling procession will stop at casita gardens throughout the Melrose neighborhood in the Bronx, ending at the most famous casita, Rincón Criollo.
15
Dec 2019
Sunday
Community Events
Kid Friendly
Celebrate the holidays as the Garifuna do in Central America! This event will culminate in a performance led by James Lovell and will feature percussionist Alex Colon and the Bodoma Garifuna Cultur...
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...
21
Nov 2019
Thursday
Community Events
A multilingual night of spoken word and poetry, hosted by multi-disciplinary artist Bocafloja. Co-host Lyrical Bliss. Open to all ages. To sign up, email emartinez@whedco.org. **FREE and OPEN to ...
10
Nov 2019
Sunday
Community Events
Kid Friendly
A community is as strong as those willing to fight for its survival. This is the story of the brave people of the South Bronx who banded together amidst the rubble and built a better future for the...
26
Sep 2019
Thursday
Community Events
Kid Friendly
Join us for a multi-lingual night of spoken word and storytelling. Hosted by Bocafloja and Lyrical Bliss. Special guest Mohammed Yahya. Free and open to all ages/languages. To register for the open...
1
Aug 2019
Thursday
Community Events
Kid Friendly
A night of spoken word and storytelling with an all languages open mic. Hosted by multi-disciplinary artist Bocafloja and Lyrical Bliss. Special guest TOTMI. Free and open to all ages. Contact emar...
27
Jul 2019
Saturday
Community Events
Kid Friendly
Join us as we celebrate the diverse soundscape of the Bronx! Part of WHEDco's Bronx Music @ Melrose event = FREE FUN for all ages!! With music, poetry, and dance by local artists, including: Frank ...
29
Jun 2019
Saturday
Community Events
Kid Friendly
Round Two of our FREE OPEN MIC for all Bronx musicians, singers, and bands! Hosted by Marco Soccoli, music industry legend and former drummer of NYC glamrock band Roxx. Featured band: Morrisani...
28
Jun 2019
Friday
Community Events
Exhibit Opening
Recognizing over 50 years of the Hart-Celler Act, which changed immigration quotas in this country, this exhibit curated by City Lore features photographs by Bronx photographer Tom Pich, presenting...
18
May 2019
Saturday
Community Events
Kid Friendly
The BMHC Bronx Living Legends series, which honors Bronx music legends for their careers as performers and educators, will honor Puerto Rican plenero Benny Ayala, for his career as a pioneering ple...
4
May 2019
Saturday
Community Events
Performances
A book/CD release party for Alessandra Belloni’s 'The Healing Journey of the Black Madonna.' Alessandra will perform with Joe Deninzon and Steve Gorn, followed by an open rehearsal of a new play, '...
28
Mar 2019
Thursday
Community Events
Kid Friendly
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
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...