Preserving cultural roots through performing and visual arts, history and education.
Central NJ
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We are so proud and honored to be among the recipients of @CentroPR’s first Rooted + Relational Micro-Grant Program.
CENTRO announces the 12 recipients of our first Rooted + Relational Micro-Grant Program! This year’s theme, “Archives, Memory & the Present Past of Puerto Rico,” supports projects that preserve history and amplify community voices across PR & the diaspora. ow.ly/tuOm50U6aXC
We are blessed to have the artwork of @mollycrabapple going up on our home base walls. Mural in progress at Raíces!
Last Chance to RSVP for tomorrow's Dance Workshop and Bombazo! - mailchi.mp/1b9d8a1e8055/bdc2…
What’s a Bombazo? Discover the Magic Behind the Event! - mailchi.mp/0fb1b4bc8f60/bdc1…
Register now for our October Dance and Drum Workshop and Bombazo with guests Ivelisse "Bombera de Corazón" Díaz and Juan Gerena - mailchi.mp/985961fc5772/bdc1…
📢Last Week to Submit! CENTRO Journal is calling for papers on Puerto Rican migration to traditional and new destinations like NYC, Florida, & Ohio. Explore community transformation, economic integration, & more. Submit by, September 15, 2024. → drive.google.com/file/d/1ND7…
Raícitas after class bee yard visit. Thanks for a great summer session to our “Little Roots” and their parents!
Brazilians march for Eshu, an Afro-Brazilian deity, to protest Christian intolerance religionnews.com/2024/08/27/… via @RNS
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Brazilians march for Eshu, an Afro-Brazilian deity, to protest Christian intolerance religionnews.com/2024/08/27/… via @RNS
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Read this. Eshu is my life, and has always been the most loving father to me. I march for him every day 🥰!
Brazilians march for Eshu, an Afro-Brazilian deity, to protest Christian intolerance religionnews.com/2024/08/27/… via @RNS
📢 Exciting news! CENTRO Journal is calling for papers on Puerto Rican migration to traditional and new destinations like NYC, Florida, & Ohio. Explore community transformation, economic integration, & more. Submit by, September 15, 2024. → centropr.hunter.cuny.edu/opp…
NEW: Check out the latest edition of Opportunities for the Field for grant announcements, calls for artists, professional development workshops, and much more. Don't miss an opportunity! Click here: conta.cc/3T7OuUG #NJarts
After 4 days of non-stop touring, presenting and organizing in NYC, Ivelisse “Bombera de Corazón” Díaz brought Day 1 energy to Highland Park, NJ (@hpboro) to teach her first ever bomba workshop in the Garden State.
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Monday, 8/26/24, Raíces Cultural Center hosted La Escuelita Bombera de Corazón for a bomba dance workshop with special guests Ivelisse Diaz (Chicago) and Juan Gerena (Brooklyn). Thanks to all who helped make it happen and all the participants who showed up ready to learn!
🚨NEW LOCATION🚨 Monday's bomba dance workshop with Ivelisse "Bombera de Corazón" will be held at the Highland Park Community Center, 220 S. 6th Ave., Highland Park, NJ.
INFO & REGISTRATION: raicesculturalcenter.org/bdc
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Thank you to @hpboro's Dept. of Recreation & Dept. of Aging for providing the space for us to be able to increase the capacity & accessibility for this program so we can better serve our community! We are so grateful for this partnership.
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All registration fees for this program will be designated for our ongoing Building Improvement Campaign so we can continue to beautify and prepare our home base at 20 River Rd. for a Grand Re-opening this fall...stay tuned!
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