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HAVANA FILM FESTIVAL NEW YORK |
| Date: |
Fri, 4/11 - Fri, 4/18 |
| Time: |
1p.m. - 11p.m. |
| Location: |
Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse at 165th |
| Neighborhood: |
South Bronx, Bronx |
| Description: |
Award-winning premieres of ANC classics from and about Latin America. |
| Admission: |
Prices vary |
| Organization: |
American Friends of the Ludwig Foundation of Cuba |
| Web site: |
www.hhfny.com |
| Phone: |
(212) 946-1839 |
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CULTURAL CONNECTIONS |
| Date: |
Mon, 4/14 - Sun, 4/20 |
| Time: |
10a.m. - 6p.m. |
| Location: |
Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos, 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Mott Haven, Bronx |
| Description: |
A showcase of craft-based art objects expressing our cultural connections as immigrant artisans. |
| Organization: |
Bronx Council on the Arts |
| Web site: |
www.bronxarts.org |
| Phone: |
(718) 518-6728 |
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LATIN MUSIC VOYAGE: A JOURNEY THROUGH THE SPANISH SPEAKING WORLD |
| Date: |
Mon, 4/14 - Tue, 4/15, Thur, 4/17 & Sat, 4/19 |
| Time: |
4p.m. except Sat, 2p.m. |
| Location: |
Edenwald Library, Melrose Library, Parkchester Library, Soundview Library |
| Neighborhood: |
Bronx |
| Description: |
A geographical exploration of traditional music through song, dance and puppetry. Recommended for ages 4 and older. |
| Organization: |
New York Public Library |
| Web site: |
www.nypl.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 340-0950 or (212) 340-0906 |
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MONKEY STEALS THE HEAVENLY PEACHES |
| Date: |
Sat, 4/19 |
| Time: |
2p.m. |
| Location: |
Bronx Library Center, 310 East Kingsbridge Road |
| Neighborhood: |
Kingsbridge, Bronx |
| Description: |
A Peking opera for children based on Monkey King's adventures. |
| Organization: |
New York Public Library |
| Web site: |
www.nypl.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 340-0950 or (212) 340-0906 |
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THE WORLD IN A CITY |
| Date: |
Thur, 4/17 |
| Time: |
6:30p.m. - 7:30p.m. |
| Location: |
Riverdale Branch, 5540 Mosholu Avenue at West 256th Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Riverdale, Bronx |
| Description: |
Author Joseph Berger will speak about the world of immigrants in New York City. |
| Organization: |
New York Public Library |
| Web site: |
www.nypl.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 340-0804 or (212) 576-0069 |
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HHEAL (Hip-Hop Educates and Advances Lives) FEST: A CELEBRATION OF HERITAGE, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE |
| Date: |
Fri, 4/18 - Sun, 4/20 |
| Time: |
Fri, 1p.m. - 5p.m.; Sat, 9a.m. - 6p.m.; Sun, 3p.m. - 5p.m. |
| Location: |
IS 217 School for the Performing Arts, 977 Fox Street |
| Neighborhood: |
South Bronx, Bronx |
| Description: |
HHEAL FEST is a three-day event connecting social justice movements to Hip-Hop culture, exploring the role of women, immigrants and youth and teaching how everyone can be an agent for change. |
| Organization: |
Hip-Hop Association (H2A), Social Services of Hip Hop, We Got Issues!, Afro-Latin Project, and the New York State Youth Leadership Council |
| Web site: |
www.hiphopassociation.org |
| Phone: |
(718) 682-2744 |
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CELEBRATING CULTURAL DIVERSITY |
| Date: |
Sat, 4/19 |
| Time: |
11a.m. - 3p.m. |
| Location: |
3101 Kingsbridge Terrace |
| Neighborhood: |
Kingsbridge, Bronx |
| Description: |
An opportunity for neighbors to meet and develop new friendships. |
| Organization: |
Kingsbridge Heights Community Center |
| Web site: |
www.khcc-nyc.org |
| Phone: |
(718) 884-0700 x. 191 |
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GUITARRAS
DEL MAR CARIBEÑO / CARIBBEAN GUITARS |
| Date: |
Sat, 4/19 |
| Time: |
2:30p.m. - 3:30p.m. |
| Location: |
Wakefield Branch, 4100 Lowerre Place at East 229th
Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Wakefield, Bronx |
| Description: |
Guitarists Lisa Spararagen and Josué Peréz will
perform melodies from the Caribbean Islands. |
| Organization: |
New York Public Library |
| Web
site: |
www.nypl.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 340-0804 or (212) 576-0069 |
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PARKS |
| Date: |
Sat, 4/19 |
| Time: |
1p.m. - 5p.m. |
| Location: |
St. Mary's Recreation Center, 450 St. Ann Avenue,
East 145th Street |
| Neighborhood: |
South Bronx, Bronx |
| Description: |
Artistic expression by teens including, dance,
music, poetry and more! |
| Organization: |
New York City Parks Department |
| Web
site: |
www.nycgovparks.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 360-3304 |
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LIVELY
ARTS & IDEAS AT KINGSBOROUGH: ÉLETFA (HUNGARIAN MUSIC AND
DANCE) |
| Date: |
Sun, 4/20 |
| Time: |
3p.m. - 4:30p.m. |
| Location: |
Leon M. Goldstein Performing Art Center,
Kingsborough Community College, 2001 Oriental Blvd |
| Neighborhood: |
Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn |
| Description: |
Feet fly as these passionate performers take you
back to village life in Hungary, Romania and beyond. |
| Organization: |
Kingsborough Community College Auxiliary
Enterprises, Inc. |
| Web
site: |
www.kingsborough.edu |
| Phone: |
(718) 368-5596 |
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NEW YORK
INSPIRATIONS |
| Date: |
Mon, 4/14 - Sun, 4/20 |
| Time: |
Mon - Fri 4p.m. -8p.m.; Sun 10a.m. - 2p.m. |
| Location: |
Regina's Art Center, 907 Avenue U |
| Neighborhood: |
Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn |
| Description: |
Immigrant artists presenting works in different
genres, all dedicated to New York. |
| Organization: |
Jewish Folk Crafts Guild |
| Web
site: |
www.jfcgi.org |
| Phone: |
(718) 375-2979 |
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CHILD
SAFETY DAY |
| Date: |
Tue, 4/15 |
| Time: |
10:00a.m. -12:00p.m. |
| Location: |
500 Pacific Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Cobble Hill, Brooklyn |
| Description: |
A discussion on Internet safety and conducting
fingerprinting and ID for kids. |
| Organization: |
Khalil Gibran Academy/Arab American Family Center/
NYPD Community Affairs Bureau, New Immigrant Outreach Unit |
| Web
site: |
www.nyc.gov/nypd |
| Phone: |
(718) 596-3519 |
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MOTHER OF
EXILES |
| Date: |
Tue, 4/15 |
| Time: |
6:30p.m. - 9p.m. |
| Location: |
2900 Bedford Avenue |
| Neighborhood: |
Midwood, Brooklyn |
| Description: |
Multimedia concert with images, music and
narrative about immigration. |
| Organization: |
Brooklyn Women's Chorus |
| Web
site: |
www.brooklynwomenschorus.com and www.bevgrant.com |
| Phone: |
(718) 788-3741 |
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IMMIGRANT
ASSISTANCE AND AWARENESS DAY |
| Date: |
Tue, 4/15 |
| Time: |
7p.m. - 9p.m. |
| Location: |
Iglesia Jovenes Cristiana, 9750 17th Avenue |
| Neighborhood: |
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn |
| Description: |
Bringing together various city agencies to provide
essential information. |
| Organization: |
NYPD Community Affairs Bureau, New Immigrant
Outreach Unit |
| Web
site: |
www.nyc.gov/nypd |
| Phone: |
(718) 352-7976 |
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FIRE
SAFETY AWARENESS |
| Date: |
Tue, 4/15 |
| Time: |
8p.m. - 9p.m. |
| Location: |
Islamic Society of Bay Ridge, 6807 5th
Avenue |
| Neighborhood: |
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn |
| Description: |
A lecture on fire safety in conjuntion with the
FDNY. In English and Arabic. |
| Organization: |
NYPD Community Affairs Bureau, New Immigrant
Outreach Unit |
| Web
site: |
www.nyc.gov/nypd |
| Phone: |
(718) 352-7976 |
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CARIBBEAN
INFORMATION DAY FESTIVAL |
| Date: |
Wed, 4/16 |
| Time: |
12p.m. - 9p.m. |
| Location: |
Central Library, Grand Army Plaza |
| Neighborhood: |
Brooklyn |
| Description: |
An event to provide the Caribbean community with
information about various programs and services that the NYPD
provides. |
| Organization: |
NYPD Community Affairs Bureau, New Immigrant
Outreach Unit |
| Web
site: |
www.nyc.gov/nypd |
| Phone: |
(718) 352-7976 |
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THE
CONTRIBUTIONS OF IMMIGRANTS TO THE JAZZ
TRADITION |
| Date: |
Wed, 4/16 |
| Time: |
5p.m. - 9p.m. |
| Location: |
Paul Roberson Theatre, 40 Greene Avenue |
| Neighborhood: |
Fort Greene, Brooklyn |
| Description: |
Film, seminar and music highlighting the
contributions of immigrants to the Jazz tradition. |
| Organization: |
Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium |
| Web
site: |
www.cbjcjazz.org |
| Phone: |
(718) 778-0009 x. 25 |
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NEW
AMERICANS ASSISTANCE AND INFORMATION FORUM |
| Date: |
Thur, 4/17 |
| Time: |
6p.m. - 8p.m. |
| Location: |
Polish Slavic Center, 176 Java Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Greenpoint, Brooklyn |
| Description: |
Recognizing immigrant communities during this
special week. |
| Organization: |
NYPD Community Affairs Bureau, New Immigrant
Outreach Unit and the Polish Slavic Center |
| Web
site: |
www.nyc.gov/nypd |
| Phone: |
(718) 352-7976 |
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RUSSIAN
POETRY, AN AMERICAN CROSSROADS: THE HISTORY OF RUSSIAN ÉMIGRE IN USA
1942-2007 |
| Date: |
Thur, 4/17 |
| Time: |
7p.m. - 9p.m. |
| Location: |
Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza |
| Neighborhood: |
Flatbush, Brooklyn |
| Description: |
Readings by the New York poets of the Russian
Diaspora. |
| Organization: |
New Review Inc., New Review Magazine |
| Web
site: |
www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org |
| Phone: |
(718) 230-2417 |
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THE 2008
DARE TO DREAM MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL |
| Date: |
Fri, 4/18 |
| Time: |
3:30p.m. -6:30p.m. |
| Location: |
Fri, P.S. 24, 427 38th Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Sunset Park, Brooklyn |
| Description: |
A media and arts festival celebrating the talents
of NYC's immigrants. |
| Organization: |
Things Are Changing Media/Dare to Dream
Project |
| Web
site: |
www.daretodream-newyork.org |
| Phone: |
(646) 938-4816, (212) 307-7420 or (718)
592-9700 |
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IMMIGRANT
YOUTH GRAFFITI CLEAN-UP DAY |
| Date: |
Sat, 4/19 |
| Time: |
10a.m. - 1p.m. |
| Location: |
1093 Coney Island Avenue |
| Neighborhood: |
Coney Island, Brooklyn |
| Description: |
The NYPD Community Affairs Bureau hosts a
community clean-up event. |
| Organization: |
NYPD Community Affairs Bureau, New Immigrant
Outreach Unit |
| Web
site: |
www.nyc.gov/nypd |
| Phone: |
(718) 352-7976 |
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BUS TOUR:
PUBLIC ART OF IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES |
| Date: |
Sat, 4/19 |
| Time: |
11a.m. - 1:30p.m. & 2p.m. - 4:30p.m. |
| Location: |
339 Douglass Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Park Slope, Brooklyn |
| Description: |
Guided tour of community murals created bt NYC's
thriving immigrant communities. |
| Organization: |
Groundswell Community Mural Project |
| Web
site: |
www.groundswellmural.org |
| Phone: |
(718) 254-9782 |
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PREPARE
YOUR SELF, YOUR FAMILY, OUR COMMUNITY, OUR
HAITI |
| Date: |
Sat, 4/19 |
| Time: |
11a.m. - 2p.m. |
| Location: |
PS 246 Walt Whitman School |
| Neighborhood: |
Brooklyn |
| Description: |
Two ReadyNY presentations and community
preparedness events (in Haitian Creole and Spanish). |
| Organization: |
The NYC Citizen Corps Council and The Consortium
for Haitian Empowerment |
| Web
site: |
www.nyc.gov/citizencorps |
| Phone: |
(917) 468-2234 |
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GALA
CONCERT: 1ST INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL-CONCERT OF CHILDREN'S SONGS BREMENSKIE
MUZYKANTY |
| Date: |
Sat, 4/19 |
| Time: |
2p.m. - 4p.m. |
| Location: |
Polyprep High School Theater, 9216 7th
Avenue |
| Neighborhood: |
Park Slope, Brooklyn |
| Description: |
1st International Festival-Contest of Children's
Songs Bremenskie Muzykanty with the participation of Yorii Entin, author
of popular Russian cartoon hits. |
| Admission: |
$10-$15 |
| Organization: |
Russian American Cultural Center |
| Web
site: |
www.russianamericanculture.com |
| Phone: |
(646) 831-0554 |
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CONEY
ISLAND - ONE NEIGHBORHOOD - ONE FAMILY |
| Date: |
Sat, 4/19 |
| Time: |
4p.m. - 7p.m. |
| Location: |
2811 Mermaid Avenue |
| Neighborhood: |
Coney Island, Brooklyn |
| Description: |
Join us as we globally connect our families,
children and neighbors through literacy. |
| Organization: |
South Brooklyn Youth Consortium |
| Phone: |
(718) 266-7050 |
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NEW
CHILDREN / NEW YORK PRESENTS, BEING DIFFERENT: YOUTH FILMS FOR COMMUNITY
ORGANIZING |
| Date: |
Sun, 4/20 |
| Time: |
2p.m. - 5p.m. |
| Location: |
301 Grove Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Bushwick, Brooklyn |
| Description: |
Young Latino filmmakers present films about being
"different" as tools for community organizing. In Spanish and
English. |
| Organization: |
New Children/New York |
| Web
site: |
www.newchildren-newyork.com |
| Phone: |
(917) 494-8465 |
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LATINO
HISTORY IN BROOKLYN: VOICES FROM THE PUERTO RICAN ORAL HISTORY PROJECT
1974-1976 |
| Date: |
Sun, 4/20 |
| Time: |
3p.m. - 5p.m. |
| Location: |
128 Pierrepont Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn |
| Description: |
Brooklyn Historical Society and CityLore host a
community discussion inspired by our Puerto Rican Oral History (1973-1976)
collection. |
| Organization: |
Brooklyn Historical Society and CityLore |
| Web
site: |
brooklynhistory.org/resources/oral_hist.html |
| Phone: |
(718) 419-4286 x. 233 |
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HAVANA
FILM FESTIVAL NEW YORK |
| Date: |
Fri, 4/11 - Fri, 4/18 |
| Time: |
1p.m. - 11p.m. |
| Location: |
Quad Cinema; King Juan Carlos 1 of Spain Center,
NYU; Metropolitan Museum of Art; and Hunter College |
| Neighborhood: |
Manhattan |
| Description: |
Award-winning premieres of ANC classics from and
about Latin America. |
| Admission: |
Prices vary |
| Organization: |
American Friends of the Ludwig Foundation of
Cuba |
| Web
site: |
www.hhfny.com |
| Phone: |
(212) 946-1839 |
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CELEBRATING OUR HERITAGE THROUGH THE
ARTS |
| Date: |
Sun, 4/13 |
| Time: |
2p.m. - 4p.m. |
| Location: |
54 Nagle Avenue |
| Neighborhood: |
Washington Heights, Manhattan |
| Description: |
An afternoon of art exhibits, performances and
refreshments. |
| Organization: |
YM&YWHA of Washington Heights and Inwood |
| Web
site: |
www.ywashhts.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 569-6200 |
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UnseenAmerica NYC: IMMIGRANT
LIVES |
| Date: |
Mon, 4/14 - Mon, 4/28 |
| Time: |
9a.m. - 8p.m. |
| Location: |
310 West 43rd Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Times Square, Manhattan |
| Description: |
1199SEIU/New Citizens Telling Our Stories
photography exhibit celebrating the lives of immigrant healthcare
workers. |
| Organization: |
Bread and Roses Cultural Project, Inc. |
| Web
site: |
www.bread-and-roses.com |
| Phone: |
(212) 767-0025 |
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NYC
FOUNDATIONS : IMMIGRATION THEN/IMMIGRATION
TODAY |
| Date: |
Mon, 4/14 - Mon, 4/28 |
| Time: |
9:30a.m. - 3:30p.m. |
| Location: |
Ellis Island/ NY Harbor, Liberty Island |
| Neighborhood: |
Ellis Island |
| Description: |
Permanent collection supplemented with powerful
stories, photographs and statistics of recent arriving immigrants. |
| Admission: |
Free with the purchase of ferry ticket |
| Organization: |
National Park Service, Statue of Liberty National
Monument, Ellis Island Immigration Museum |
| Web
site: |
www.nps.gov/ellis or www.nps.gov/stli |
| Phone: |
(212) 363-3206 x. 580 |
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ART BY
POLISH NEW YORKERS |
| Date: |
Mon, 4/14 - Sun, 4/20 |
| Time: |
10a.m. - 6p.m. |
| Location: |
Polish Veterans House, 119 East 15th Street |
| Neighborhood: |
East Village, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Art exhibit by famous Polish New Yorkers. |
| Organization: |
PAX (Polish American Community Services,
Inc.) |
| Web
site: |
www.pax-ny.org |
| Phone: |
(718) 389-7580 |
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ELLIS
ISLAND AND BEYOND: A PHOTOGRAPHIC CELEBRATION |
| Date: |
Mon, 4/14 - Sat, 4/19 |
| Time: |
10a.m. - 6p.m. |
| Location: |
Aperture Foundation, 547 West 27th Street, 4th
Floor |
| Neighborhood: |
Chelsea, Manhattan |
| Description: |
A selection of photographs that highlights the
significance of Ellis Island, and the historic and contemporary
contributions of immigrant artists to the cultural life of the city. |
| Organization: |
Aperture Foundation |
| Web
site: |
www.apeture.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 946-7111 |
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YESTERDAY'S INHERITANCES AND TODAY'S
CHALLENGES |
| Date: |
Mon, 4/14 - Sun, 4/20 |
| Time: |
10a.m. - 5p.m. |
| Location: |
7 West 44th Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Midtown (west), Manhattan |
| Description: |
Share with immigrants the pride of their
inheritances and learn tools for the New World. |
| Organization: |
International Immigrants Foundation |
| Web
site: |
www.10.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 302-2222 x. 708 |
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ERASING
BORDERS 2008: EXHIBITION OF CONTEMPORARY INDIA ART OF THE
DIASPORA |
| Date: |
Mon, 4/14 - Sun, 4/20 |
| Time: |
11a.m. - 5p.m. |
| Location: |
146 West 29th Street, #7-R3 |
| Neighborhood: |
Manhattan |
| Description: |
An exhibition of contemporary Indian art of the
diaspora. |
| Organization: |
Indo American Arts Council |
| Web
site: |
www.iaac.us |
| Phone: |
(212) 594-3685 |
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MY
REPORTING FROM NY - THE FIRST EVER PHOTO EXHIBITION FROM THE BEST
JOURNALISTS IN CHINESE-AMERICAN MEDIA |
| Date: |
Mon, 4/14 - Sun, 4/20 |
| Time: |
11a.m. - 6p.m. |
| Location: |
47-49 Mott Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Chinatown, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Eight journalists and photographers from
Chinese-American media in NYC will showcase their news and non-news
photographs. |
| Organization: |
Lin Sing Association |
| Web
site: |
lin-sing.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 233-6825 |
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2ND
CONFERENCE ON PROMOTING FINANCIAL JUSTICE FOR IMMIGRANT NEW
YORKERS |
| Date: |
Mon, 4/14 |
| Time: |
1p.m. - 5p.m. |
| Location: |
RSVP for location and details. |
| Neighborhood: |
Midtown, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Community groups and advocates share research and
strategies to expand economic opportunities in immigrant
communities. |
| Admission: |
Free. RSVP required. |
| Organization: |
NEDAP and the NYC Immigrant Financial Justice
Network |
| Web
site: |
www.nedap.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 680-5100 x. 209 |
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IMMIGRANT
CONTRIBUTION: NYC AND BEYOND |
| Date: |
Mon, 4/14 - Fri, 4/20 |
| Time: |
3p.m.-6p.m. |
| Location: |
PS 5, 3703 10th Ave., PS 8, 4600 Broadway, PS 152,
93 Nagle Ave., Mirabal Sisters Campus, 21 Jumel Place |
| Neighborhood: |
Washington Heights/Inwood, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Week-long children's activities celebrating the
immigrant experience. |
| Admission: |
Free, RSVP required |
| Organization: |
Children's Aid Society |
| Web
site: |
www.childrensaidsociety.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 284-4587 |
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MICHAEL
MAO DANCE PERFORMS MULTICULTURAL FUSION AT CITY CENTER
STUDIOS |
| Date: |
Mon, 4/14 |
| Time: |
4p.m & 6p.m. |
| Location: |
New York City Center Studio 4, 130 West 56th
Street, (6th and 7th Avenue) |
| Neighborhood: |
Midtown, Manhattan |
| Description: |
American Dance: Multicultural roots and
immigrants' contributions; Exciting, athletic, diverse. |
| Organization: |
New York City Center and Michael Mao Dance |
| Web
site: |
web.mac.com.mmdnyc |
| Phone: |
(212) 757-9669 |
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MONKEY
STEALS THE HEAVENLY PEACHES |
| Date: |
Thur, 4/17 - Fri, 4/18 |
| Time: |
4p.m. except Fri, 3:30p.m. |
| Location: |
Epiphany Library and Chatham Square Library |
| Neighborhood: |
Gramercy Park & Chinatown, Manhattan |
| Description: |
A Peking opera for children based on Monkey King's
adventures. |
| Organization: |
New York Public Library |
| Web
site: |
www.nypl.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 340-0950 or (212) 340-0906 |
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PASSAGES |
| Date: |
Mon, 4/14 |
| Time: |
4p.m. - 5p.m. |
| Location: |
Julia de Burgos Cultural Center, 1680 Lexington
Avenue |
| Neighborhood: |
East Harlem, Manhattan |
| Description: |
An educational program by an acclaimed dance
company. For children of all ages. |
| Organization: |
Annabella Gonzalez Dance Theatre |
| Web
site: |
www.agdt.org |
| Phone: |
(718) 722-4128 |
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NEW WORLD
SYMPHONY: HOW A NEWCOMER HELPED DEFINE THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE THROUGH
MUSIC |
| Date: |
Mon, 4/14 |
| Time: |
4:30p.m. - 6p.m. |
| Location: |
170 Central Park West |
| Neighborhood: |
Upper West Side, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Joseph Horowitz presents a multi-media talk for
educators. Free materials. |
| Admission: |
Free, Reservations required. |
| Organization: |
New York Historical Society |
| Web
site: |
www.nyhistory.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 485-9256 |
| |
|
|
PATRICIA
KLINDIENST: THE EARTH KNOWS MY NAME: FOOD, CULTURE AND SUSTAINABILITY IN
THE GARDENS OF ETHNIC AMERICANS |
| Date: |
Mon, 4/14 |
| Time: |
6p.m. - 8p.m. |
| Location: |
148 West 37th Street, 13th Floor |
| Neighborhood: |
Midtown, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Author presents slides from her moving book on
ethnic gardens. |
| Organization: |
Horticultural Society of New York |
| Web
site: |
www.hsny.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 757-0915 |
| |
|
|
WRITING
HOME: A WORKSHOP AND READING EXPLORING IMMIGRANT LIFE IN NEW
YORK |
| Date: |
Mon, 4/14 |
| Time: |
6p.m. - 9p.m. |
| Location: |
Hunter College, 695 Park Avenue |
| Neighborhood: |
Upper East Side, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Writing Home: memoir-writing workshop for anyone
with stories to tell. |
| Organization: |
Hunter College Asian American Studies
Program |
| Web
site: |
www.hunter.cuny.edu |
| Phone: |
(212) 650-3597 |
| |
|
|
THE LOST
APPLE PLAYS: AN EVENING OF PERFORMANCES FROM THE U.S. - CUBAN PEDRO PAN
EXODUS |
| Date: |
Mon, 4/14 |
| Time: |
6:30p.m.-8p.m. |
| Location: |
Martin E. Segal Theatre Center, CUNY Graduate
Center, 365 Fifth Avenue |
| Neighborhood: |
Midtown, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Live theatrical performances highlighting the
history of the 1961 Pedro Pan Cuban exodus. |
| Organization: |
Dos Alas Theatre and the Martin E. Segal Theatre
Center |
| Web
site: |
www.dosalas.org and web.gc.cuny.edu/mestc |
| Phone: |
(917) 632-2700 |
| |
|
|
THE
IMPACT OF JEWISH CULTURE ON BROADWAY THEATER |
| Date: |
Mon, 4/14 |
| Time: |
6:30p.m. - 8:30p.m. |
| Location: |
Times Square Information Center, 46th Street and
7th Avenue |
| Neighborhood: |
Times Square, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Panel hosted by 4-time Tony Award wining Producer
Stewart F. Lane highlights contributions that Jewish immigrants and their
descendants have made to Broadway theatre. |
| Organization: |
The Theatre Museum |
| Web
site: |
www.thetheatremuseum.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 764-4112 x. 203 for reservations |
| |
|
|
MNN
CELEBRATES MULTICULTURALISM: DIGITAL STORYTELLING
WORKSHOP |
| Date: |
Mon, 4/14 - Sun, 4/20 |
| Time: |
7p.m. - 10p.m. |
| Location: |
Channel 34 |
| Neighborhood: |
Manhattan |
| Description: |
Workshops aimed at immigrant rights organizations
allowing those involved to tell their personal stories. Will air on our
channels. |
| Organization: |
Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN) |
| Web
site: |
www.mnn.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 757-2670 x. 319 |
| |
|
|
TARAHUMARA: CALPULLI EXPLORES DANCES OF THE RARAMURI
NATIVES OF NORTHERN MEXICO |
| Date: |
Mon, 4/14 & Wed, 4/16 |
| Time: |
7:30p.m. - 8:30p.m. |
| Location: |
Ballet Hispanico-Studio 10, 167 West 89th
Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Upper West Side, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Calpulli's current research into the indigenous
dance form through performance, dialogue and movement. |
| Organization: |
Calpulli Mexican Dance Company |
| Web
site: |
www.calpullidance.org |
| Phone: |
(718) 507-2617 |
| |
|
|
BEFORE
THE FLAME GOES OUT: THE ROMANOITE JEWS OF IOANNINA AND NEW
YORK |
| Date: |
Tue, 4/15 - Sun, 4/20 |
| Time: |
Tue- Wed 10a.m. - 6p.m., Thurs 10 a.m. - 8p.m.,
Fri-Sun 10a.m. - 6p.m. |
| Location: |
1865 Broadway at 61st Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Lincoln Square, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Exhibition celebrating a Greek Jewish community on
the Lower East Side. |
| Admission: |
$7 Adults, $4 Students and Seniors |
| Organization: |
Museum of Biblical Art |
| Web
site: |
www.mobia.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 408-1500 |
| |
|
|
GUIDED
TOURS |
| Date: |
Tues, 4/15; Sat 4/19 - Sun, 4/20 |
| Time: |
2p.m. - 3p.m. |
| Location: |
45 West 53rd Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Midtown, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Explore how immigration has influenced American
vernacular expression over the last three centuries. |
| Admission: |
Tour is free with $9 museum admission. |
| Organization: |
American Folk Art Museum |
| Web
site: |
www.folkartmuseum.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 265-1040 x. 381 |
| |
|
|
ECHOES
FROM THE DIASPORA |
| Date: |
Tues, 4/15 |
| Time: |
3p.m. - 5p.m. |
| Location: |
Caribbean Cultural Center, 408 West 58th
Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Midtown, Manhattan |
| Description: |
A series of vignettes based on the peculiar
immigrant experiences of the writers/actors. |
| Admission: |
$5 |
| Organization: |
Caribbean American Repertory Theater, Inc. |
| Web
site: |
www.cartny.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 963-6459 |
| |
|
|
CHINESE
RIBBON DANCE WORKSHOP |
| Date: |
Tue, 4/15; Thur, 4/17- Fri, 4/18 |
| Time: |
4p.m. |
| Location: |
George Bruce Branch, Yorkville Branch and
Riverside Branch |
| Neighborhood: |
Harlem, Upper East Side, Riverside,
Manhattan |
| Description: |
Come learn the Chinese ribbon dance. For ages 4
and older. |
| Organization: |
New York Public Library |
| Web
site: |
www.nypl.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 340-0950 |
| |
|
|
CENTER
VOICES PRESENTS BORDER, BRIDGES AND THE SPACES IN
BETWEEN |
| Date: |
Tues, 4/15 |
| Time: |
7p.m. - 9p.m. |
| Location: |
208 West 13th Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Greenwich Village, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Multi-disciplinary exhibition that explores the
ways in which new Latino/Latina LGBT immigrants navigate the American
social/political landscape. |
| Admission: |
$10 |
| Organization: |
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community
Center |
| Web
site: |
www.gaycenter.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 620-7310 |
| |
|
|
PAULA,
PAULINKA |
| Date: |
Tue, 4/15 - Wed, 4/16 |
| Time: |
7:30p.m. - 9p.m. |
| Location: |
HB Playwrights Theater, 124 Bank Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Greenwich Village, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Rehersals for a play about the artist Charlotte
Solomon, who died in Auschwitz at age 26, are interrupted by Charlotte's
stepmother Paula. |
| Organization: |
Herbert Berghof Studio and the HB Playwrights
Foundation |
| Web
site: |
www.hbstudio.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 989-7856 |
| |
|
|
OUR
IMMIGRANT ANCESTORS: A CONCERT OF AMERICAN POPULAR
SONG |
| Date: |
Tues, 4/15 |
| Time: |
7:30p.m. |
| Location: |
Middle Collegiate Church, 2nd Avenue at East 7th
Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Tribeca, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Concert of popular songs composed and sung by
immigrants and their descendents. |
| Admission: |
Voluntary Donation |
| Organization: |
Down Town Glee Club |
| Web
site: |
www.downtowngleeclub.org |
| Phone: |
(515) 248-7549 |
| |
|
|
LIBERTY,
THE MUSICAL |
| Date: |
Wed, 4/16 |
| Time: |
11a.m. - 12:30p.m. |
| Location: |
The Algonquin Theater, 123 East 24th Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Chelsea, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Concert reading of the new, political cartoon
musical about the Statue of Liberty and immigration. |
| Admission: |
Free, reservation strongly encouraged. |
| Organization: |
Theater Garden, Ltd. |
| Web
site: |
www.libertythemusical.com |
| Phone: |
(212) 730-4664 |
| |
|
|
THE PHONE
CALL |
| Date: |
Wed, 4/16 |
| Time: |
12p.m. - 2p.m. |
| Location: |
Metropolitan Hospital, 6th Floor Auditorium, 1901
1st Ave. & 97th Street |
| Neighborhood: |
East Harlem, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Bilingual domestic violence prevention play where
YOU determine the outcome. |
| Organization: |
Pregones Theater |
| Web
site: |
www.pregones.org/phonecall |
| Phone: |
(718) 585-1202 |
| |
|
|
LOVE AND
LOSS IN EGYPT: CRY HAVOC, A PLAY READING |
| Date: |
Wed, 4/16 |
| Time: |
2p.m. - 5p.m. |
| Location: |
312 West 36th Street, First Floor |
| Neighborhood: |
Fashion District, Manhattan |
| Description: |
An explosive intercultural search for love and
identity set in present-day Cairo. |
| Organization: |
Abingdon Theatre Company |
| Web
site: |
www.abingdontheatre.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 868-2055 |
| |
|
|
I WANT TO
LIVE IN AMERICA: WEST SIDE STORY AND POST-WWII IMMGRATION AND
MIGRATION |
| Date: |
Wed, 4/16 |
| Time: |
4:30p.m. - 6p.m. |
| Location: |
170 Central Park West |
| Neighborhood: |
Upper West Side, Manhattan |
| Description: |
This workshop about immigrants is for secondary
educators. Free materials. |
| Admission: |
Free, Reservations required |
| Organization: |
New York Historical Society |
| Web
site: |
www.nyhistory.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 485-9256 |
| |
|
|
THE
IMPACT OF THE HART-CELLER ACT ON NEW YORK CITY |
| Date: |
Wed, 4/16 |
| Time: |
5p.m. - 7:30p.m. |
| Location: |
Hunter College, 695 Park Avenue, Chanin Language
Center |
| Neighborhood: |
Upper East Side, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Panel examines the impact of second-generation
immigrants in New York City. |
| Organization: |
Hunter College Department of Africana and Puerto
Rican/Latino Studies |
| Web
site: |
www.hunter.cuny.edu |
| Phone: |
(212) 650-3597 |
| |
|
|
IMMIGRANT
YOUTH FILM |
| Date: |
Wed, 4/16 |
| Time: |
5p.m. - 7p.m. |
| Location: |
4 West 37th Street, 2nd Floor |
| Neighborhood: |
Midtown, Manhattan |
| Description: |
We will use media to look at the current state of
immigration. |
| Organization: |
Global Action Project |
| Web
site: |
www.global-action.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 594-9577 |
| |
|
|
THE 2008
DARE TO DREAM MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL |
| Date: |
Wed, 4/16 |
| Time: |
5:30p.m. - 8:30p.m. |
| Location: |
Caribbean Cultural Center and African Diaspora
Institute, 408 West 58th Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Midtown, Manhattan |
| Description: |
A media and arts festival celebrating the talents
of NYC's immigrants. |
| Organization: |
Things Are Changing Media/Dare to Dream
Project |
| Web
site: |
www.daretodream-newyork.org |
| Phone: |
(646) 938-4816, (212) 307-7420 or (718)
592-9700 |
| |
|
|
THE
ODYSSEY OF THE GREEK IMMIGRANTS INTO NEW YORK
CITY |
| Date: |
Wed, 4/16 |
| Time: |
6p.m. - 8p.m. |
| Location: |
58th Street Branch Library, 127 East 58th
Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Midtown, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Photo presentation describing the contributions
and impact of Greek immigrants. |
| Organization: |
Greek Museum, The Center for Greek American
Heritage and the New York Public Library |
| Web
site: |
www.greek-museum.org and www.nypl.org |
| Phone: |
(516) 868-4092, (212) 340-0804, (212)
576-0069 |
| |
|
|
HISPANIC
WRITERS IN NYC |
| Date: |
Wed, 4/16 |
| Time: |
6p.m. - 9p.m. |
| Location: |
The New York Center for Independent Publishing, 20
West 44th Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Times Square, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Hispanic writers in New York City: history and new
challenges. |
| Organization: |
New York Book Fair Expo |
| Web
site: |
www.newyorkbookfairexpo.com |
| Phone: |
(917) 238-3155 |
| |
|
|
READING
FROM MARINA TEMKINA'S RECENT BOOK CANTO
IMMINGRANTO |
| Date: |
Wed, 4/16 |
| Time: |
6:30p.m. - 8:30p.m. |
| Location: |
Russian Bookstore No. 21, 174-176 Fifth Avenue,
2nd Floor |
| Neighborhood: |
Midtown (south), Manhattan |
| Description: |
Author Marina Temkina will read poems from her
recently published book CANTO IMMINGRANTO. |
| Organization: |
Russian American Cultural Center |
| Web
site: |
www.russianamericanculture.com |
| Phone: |
(646) 831-0554 |
| |
|
|
THE
VIRGIN CANDELARIA, FROM THE ANDES TO NEW YORK |
| Date: |
Wed, 4/16 & Sat, 4/19 |
| Time: |
Wed, 7p.m. - 9p.m. & Sat, 5p.m. -
7:30p.m. |
| Location: |
The Graduate Center, Elebash Recital Hall (1st
Floor), 365 Fifth Avenue |
| Neighborhood: |
Midtown (south), Manhattan |
| Description: |
A presentation of folkoric dances and music from
the high plateaus of South America. |
| Admission: |
$8 Suggested Donation |
| Organization: |
Mosaicos del Peru Andean Folklore Foundation,
Inc. |
| Web
site: |
www.mosaicosandinos.org |
| Phone: |
(347) 387-0235 |
| |
|
|
CITIES
CITIZENS: THE TRANSFORMATION OF NEW YORK CITY |
| Date: |
Thur, 4/17 |
| Time: |
11:30a.m - 1:30p.m. |
| Location: |
15 West 16th Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Union Square, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Unique programming for younger New Yorkers will
include hands-on workshops and discussions on the experiences of
immigrants. |
| Organization: |
Center for Jewish History |
| Web
site: |
www.cjh.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 294-8310 |
| |
|
|
IMMIGRANT
EXPERIENCE IN LOWER MANHATTAN |
| Date: |
Thur, 4/17 - Fri, 4/18 & Sun, 4/20 |
| Time: |
4/17 1p.m. - 3p.m, 4/18 5p.m. - 8p.m. & 4/20
1p.m. - 3p.m. |
| Location: |
12 Fulton Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Lower Manhattan, Manhattan |
| Description: |
South Street Seaport Museum presents the history
of immigration on Lower Manhattan and New York City. |
| Admission: |
$5 Suggested Donation |
| Organization: |
South Street Seaport Museum |
| Web
site: |
www.southstreetseaportmuseum.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 748-8753 |
| |
|
|
ADVOCATING HEALTH FOR ALL? STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING THE
HEALTH BURDENS OF IMMIGRANTS |
| Date: |
Thur, 4/17 |
| Time: |
5p.m. - 7:30p.m. |
| Location: |
Hunter College School of Social Work, 129 East
79th Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Upper East Side, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Panel discussion will focus on the health issues
facing immigrants. |
| Organization: |
Hunter College Public Health Program |
| Web
site: |
www.hunter.cuny.edu |
| Phone: |
(212) 650-3597 |
| |
|
|
AN
EVENING WITH IMMIGRANT AUTHOR/ARTIST NICOLE
TITUS |
| Date: |
Thur, 4/17 |
| Time: |
6p.m. - 8:30p.m. |
| Location: |
50 West 23rd Street, 7th Floor |
| Neighborhood: |
Chelsea, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Book reading, signing and discussion; art opening,
reception and auction. |
| Organization: |
International Center in New York |
| Web
site: |
www.intlcenter.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 255-9555 x. 219 |
| |
|
|
ART OF
WELCOME: KATHERINE DOLGY LUDWIG
EveryOneWhoHelpedMeGetMy01Visa |
| Date: |
Thur, 4/17 |
| Time: |
6p.m. - 8p.m. |
| Location: |
511 West 25th Street, Suite 301 |
| Neighborhood: |
Chelsea, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Sixty people come together for a single
extraordinary artist visa. |
| Organization: |
A.I.R. Gallery Chelsea |
| Web
site: |
www.airgallery.org and www.katherinedolgyludwig.com |
| Phone: |
(212) 255-6651 |
| |
|
|
GUITARRAS
DEL MAR CARIBEÑO / CARIBBEAN GUITARS |
| Date: |
Thur 4/17 |
| Time: |
6p.m. - 7p.m. |
| Location: |
Bloomingdale Branch, 150 West 100th Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Upper West Side, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Guitarists Lisa Spararagen and Josué Peréz will
perform melodies from the Caribbean Islands. |
| Organization: |
New York Public Library |
| Web
site: |
www.nypl.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 340-0804 or (212) 576-0069 |
| |
|
|
MEXICAN
CORRIDOS OF SEPTEMBER 11TH - A LECTURE WITH
MUSIC |
| Date: |
Thur, 4/17 |
| Time: |
6p.m. - 8p.m. |
| Location: |
American Folk Art Museum at Lincoln Center, 2
Lincoln Square |
| Neighborhood: |
Lincoln Square, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Mexican ballads commemorating 9/11: Professor John
McDowell and Norteño musicians. |
| Organization: |
Mano a Mano: Mexican Culture Without Borders |
| Web
site: |
www.manoamano.us |
| Phone: |
(212) 587-3070 |
| |
|
|
SACRED
SPACES: KATHERINE DOLGY LUDWIG FAITHPAINTING IN
BROOKLYN |
| Date: |
Thur, 4/17 |
| Time: |
6p.m. - 8p.m. |
| Location: |
A.I.R. Gallery, 511 West 25th Street, Suite
301 |
| Neighborhood: |
Chelsea, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Hindus, Muslims, Jews, Nuns - all Americans: one
God, many faces. |
| Organization: |
Center for International Art in Community
(CIAC) |
| Web
site: |
www.freedimensional.org, www.airgallery.org, and www.katherinedolgyludwig.com |
| Phone: |
(212) 255-6651 |
| |
|
|
BRIDGING
GENERATIONS THROUGH MUSIC AND STORIES OF CHINESE
IMMIGRATION |
| Date: |
Thurs, 4/17 |
| Time: |
6:30p.m. - 8p.m. |
| Location: |
P.S. 42, 71 Hester Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Lower East Side, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Melody of Dragon interweaves traditional Chinese
Music with immigration stories from children and parents of P.S. 42. |
| Organization: |
Midori and Friends |
| Web
site: |
www.midoriandfriends.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 767-1300 |
| |
|
|
DRAWN
APART: AN EVENING OF ANIMATED SHORT FILMS BY IMMIGRANT
ARTISTS |
| Date: |
Thur, 4/17 |
| Time: |
6:30p.m. - 8:30p.m. |
| Location: |
155 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor |
| Neighborhood: |
SoHo, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Presenting short animated films by immigrant
artists followed by Q&A. (not recommended for children) |
| Organization: |
The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) |
| Web
site: |
www.nyfa.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 366-6900 x. 322, RSVP adavies@nyfa.org |
| |
|
|
HAITI'S
CHILDREN OF GOD BY LOREY HAYES |
| Date: |
Thur, 4/17 |
| Time: |
6:30p.m. - 8:30p.m. |
| Location: |
Caribbean Cultural Center, 408 West 58th
Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Midtown, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Stage reading of "Haiti's Children of God" and
film screening of "Human Rights in Quisqueya" |
| Organization: |
Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora
Institute and Caribbean American Repertory Theater, Inc. |
| Web
site: |
www.cccadi.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 307-7420 x. 3006 |
| |
|
|
THE
IMMIGRANT'S TABLE |
| Date: |
Thur, 4/17 |
| Time: |
6:30p.m. - 8:30p.m. |
| Location: |
108 Street at Delancy Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Lower East Side, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Performer and writer Mary Lou Sanelli reflects on
cultural adjustment and Italian-American food in this dramatic
reading. |
| Organization: |
Lower East Side Tenement Museum |
| Web
site: |
www.tenement.org/vizcenter_events.html |
| Phone: |
(212) 982-8420 |
| |
|
|
AMERICA
THROUGH THE EYES OF ITS NEWEST ARRIVALS |
| Date: |
Thur, 4/17 |
| Time: |
7p.m. |
| Location: |
Lark Studio, 939 Eight Avenue, 2nd Floor |
| Neighborhood: |
Midtown, Manhattan |
| Description: |
The unique perspective of first-generation
playwrights, and the challenges and opportunities they face as
artists. |
| Organization: |
Lark Play Development Center |
| Web
site: |
www.larktheatre.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 246-2676 x. 24 |
| |
|
|
EXPLORING
THE POETRY OF ABU MADY |
| Date: |
Thur, 4/17 |
| Time: |
7p.m. - 10p.m. |
| Location: |
16 Bever Street, 4th Floor |
| Neighborhood: |
Financial District, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Selected readings of the renowned Arab-American
poet Abu Mady. |
| Organization: |
Arab-American Family Support Center |
| Web
site: |
www.aafscny.org |
| Phone: |
(718) 643-8000 x 22 |
| |
|
|
LABOR
LAWS & RIGHTS FOR IMMIGRANTS |
| Date: |
Thur, 4/17 |
| Time: |
7p.m. - 9p.m. |
| Location: |
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Building, 163 West 125th
Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Harlem, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Presentation for persons who work at job sites for
City or State contractors. Attendance will not affect your immigration
status. |
| Organization: |
NYPD Community Affairs Bureau, New Immigrant
Outreach Unit |
| Web
site: |
www.nyc.gov/nypd |
| Phone: |
(718) 352-7976 |
| |
|
|
NO IRISH
NEED APPLY: THE IRISH IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE |
| Date: |
Thurs, 4/17 |
| Time: |
7p.m. - 9p.m. |
| Location: |
421 East 61st Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Upper East Side, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Concert and lecture showcasing the Irish immigrant
experience in NYC. |
| Admission: |
$10 |
| Organization: |
Mount Vernon Hotel Museum and Garden |
| Web
site: |
www.mvhm.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 838-6878 |
| |
|
|
BANYAN
TREE YOUTH DIALOGUE - NEW YORK CITY & CITY OF
FUZHOU |
| Date: |
Thur, 4/17 |
| Time: |
7:30p.m. - 9p.m. |
| Location: |
137 Henry Street, ISS Building Basement
Level |
| Neighborhood: |
Chinatown, Manhattan |
| Description: |
A web conference between Chinese immigrant high
school students in NYC and Chinese students in Fuzhou. |
| Organization: |
Immigrant Social Services, Inc. |
| Web
site: |
www.issnyonline.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 571-1840 |
| |
|
|
WONDER
BREAD |
| Date: |
Thur, 4/17 - Fri, 4/18 |
| Time: |
7:30p.m. - 9p.m. |
| Location: |
HB Playwrights Theater, 124 Bank Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Greenwich Village, Manhattan |
| Description: |
A young woman travels far from home to seek her
own voice and finds it in her heart - and in her Polish roots. |
| Organization: |
Herbert Berghof Studio and the HB Studio
Ensemble |
| Web
site: |
www.hbstudio.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 989-7856 |
| |
|
|
MULTICULTURAL FUSION |
| Date: |
Thur, 4/17 - Fri, 4/18 |
| Time: |
Thur, 8p.m. & Fri, 4p.m |
| Location: |
556 West 22nd Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Chelsea, Manhattan |
| Description: |
American Dance: Multicultural roots and
immigrants' contributions. Exciting, athletic, diverse. |
| Admission: |
Free on Thur, 4/17 if mention Immigrant Heritage
Week, Free on Fri 4/18 with museum admission, $8 General, $4
Students/Seniors |
| Organization: |
Chelsea Art Museum |
| Web
site: |
web.mac.com.mmdnyc |
| Phone: |
(212) 255-0719 x. 12 |
| |
|
|
COLLAPSING UNIVERSE |
| Date: |
Thurs 4/17 - Sun, 4/20 |
| Time: |
8p.m. - 10p.m. & Sun, 3p.m. - 5p.m. |
| Location: |
155 1st Avenue |
| Neighborhood: |
Lower East Side, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Earth, Wind, Fire and Water come alive in this
multimedia, interactive musical for the environment. |
| Admission: |
$18 |
| Organization: |
Theater for the New City |
| Web
site: |
www.theaterforthenewcity.net |
| Phone: |
(212) 475-0108 |
| |
|
|
NEW IN
AMERICA: NEW IN BUSINESS: INSIGHT INTO ACHIEVING BUSINESS
SUCCESS |
| Date: |
Fri, 4/18 |
| Time: |
12:30p.m. -2p.m. |
| Location: |
267 Broadway, 3rd Floor (near City Hall) |
| Neighborhood: |
Tribeca, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Six immigrant women business owners are honored at
a breakfast event and receive a cash award. |
| Organization: |
New York Association for New Americans
(NYANA) |
| Web
site: |
www.nyana.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 898-4112 |
| |
|
|
AFRO
HERITAGE VENTURE IMMIGRANTS WEEK |
| Date: |
Fri, 4/18 |
| Time: |
3p.m. - 7p.m. |
| Location: |
Nigeria House, 828 Second Avenue, 21st Floor
(President Hall) |
| Neighborhood: |
Midtown, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Recognizing African immigrant who are school
valedictorians. |
| Organization: |
Afro Heritage Venture |
| Phone: |
(718) 510-5575 |
| |
|
|
LATIN
MUSIC VOYAGE: A JOURNEY THROUGH THE SPANISH SPEAKING
WORLD |
| Date: |
Fri, 4/18 |
| Time: |
4p.m. |
| Location: |
115th Street Library, 203 West 115th Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Harlem, Manhattan |
| Description: |
A geographical exploration of traditional music
through song, dance and puppetry. Recommended for ages 4 and older. |
| Organization: |
New York Public Library |
| Web
site: |
www.nypl.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 340-0950 or (212) 340-0906 |
| |
|
|
IMMIGRANT
STORIES: A SPECIAL "WRITE A PLAY" WORKSHOP |
| Date: |
Fri, 4/18 |
| Time: |
4:30p.m - 7p.m. |
| Location: |
431 Fifth Avenue |
| Neighborhood: |
Manhattan |
| Description: |
Everyone has a story to tell. Learn how to tell
yours. For all ages. |
| Organization: |
Young Playwrights, Inc. |
| Web
site: |
www.youngplaywrights.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 594-5440 |
| |
|
|
PIOUS
POETIC PIE |
| Date: |
Fri, 4/18 - Sat, 4/19 |
| Time: |
Fri, 7:30p.m. & Sat, 7:30p.m. &
9:30p.m. |
| Location: |
Wings Theatre, 154 Christopher Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Greenwich Village, Manhattan |
| Description: |
A new spoken word play adapted from "Medea" by
Yubelky Rodriguez. |
| Organization: |
Fluid Motion Theater & Film, Inc. |
| Web
site: |
www.fluid-motion.org |
| Phone: |
info@fluidmotiontheaterfilm.org |
| |
|
|
LA
CANCIÓN DEL INMIGRANTE (SONG OF THE IMMIGRANT) |
| Date: |
Fri, 4/18 |
| Time: |
8p.m. - 10p.m. |
| Location: |
2710 Broadway, 3rd Floor (103rd and 104th
Street) |
| Neighborhood: |
Upper West Side, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Julio Santillan and Friends, live music from
Argentina and Italy celebrating "La Canción del Inmigrante". |
| Admission: |
$10 |
| Organization: |
El Taller Latino Americano |
| Web
site: |
www.tallerlatino.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 665-9460 |
| |
|
|
IMMIGRANT
VOICES |
| Date: |
Fri, 4/18 |
| Time: |
7p.m. - 9p.m. |
| Location: |
CUNY in the Heights, 108 Cooper Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Washington Heights, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Women writers from different walks of life tell
their stories (bilingual presentations). |
| Organization: |
Eugenio MarÃa de Hostos Community
College |
| Web
site: |
www.hostos.cuny.edu/oaa/ihweek.htm |
| Phone: |
(718) 518-6639 |
| |
|
|
CRÓNICA
DE UNA MUERTE ANUNCIADA (CHRONICLE OF A DEATH
FORETOLD) |
| Date: |
Fri, 4/18 |
| Time: |
8p.m. |
| Location: |
138 East 27th Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Gramercy, Manhattan |
| Description: |
GarcÃa Márquez's tale performed in Spanish
with live simultaneous translation. |
| Admission: |
Tickets start at $25 |
| Organization: |
Repertorio Español (Spanish Repertory Theatre Co.,
Ltd.) |
| Web
site: |
www.repertorio.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 225-9920 |
| |
|
|
IMMIGRANT
STORIES ON BLEECKER STREET |
| Date: |
Sat, 4/19 |
| Time: |
10a.m. & 1p.m. |
| Location: |
536 LaGuardia Place |
| Neighborhood: |
Greenwich Village/South Village, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Walking and drawing family tour of South Village
architecture. |
| Organization: |
Center for Architecture Foundation and Greenwich
Village Society for Historic Preservation (GVSHP) |
| Web
site: |
www.cfafoundation.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 358-6133 |
| |
|
|
A
RETROSPECTIVE VIEW OF CCCD 45 YEARS: 1962 -
PRESENT |
| Date: |
Sat, 4/19 - Sun, 4/20 |
| Time: |
11a.m. - 6p.m. |
| Location: |
619 West 145th Street, Suite 201 |
| Neighborhood: |
Washington Heights, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Experience the impact of CCCD and the vibrant
Dominican community. |
| Organization: |
Centro Civico Cultural Dominicano, Inc. |
| Phone: |
(917) 405-6167 |
| |
|
|
IMMIGRATION: AMERICA BEGINS IN NEW
YORK |
| Date: |
Sat, 4/19 |
| Time: |
Grades K-2, 12p.m. - 1:30p.m. & Grades 3-5,
2p.m. - 3:30p.m. |
| Location: |
170 Central Park West |
| Neighborhood: |
Upper West Side, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Children will participate in a workshop exploring
the immigrant experience. |
| Admission: |
Free, Reservations required |
| Organization: |
New York Historical Society |
| Web
site: |
www.nyhistory.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 485-9256 |
| |
|
|
AFRICAN
COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS |
| Date: |
Sat, 4/19 |
| Time: |
1p.m. |
| Location: |
429 West 127th Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Harlem, Manhattan |
| Description: |
A community conversation on U.S. foreign policy in
Africa, its impact for immigrants, and the challenges we face in the
U.S. |
| Organization: |
African Services Committee & The American
Friends Services Committee |
| Web
site: |
www.africanservices.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 222-3882 x. 146 |
| |
|
|
CONNECTING AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS WITH THEIR
ROOTS |
| Date: |
Sat, 4/19 |
| Time: |
1p.m. - 5p.m. |
| Location: |
Harlem Branch Library, 9 West 124th Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Harlem, Manhattan |
| Description: |
A celebration to mark the migration of African
immigrants in NYC through African dances; children's readings of poems,
proverbs and fables. |
| Admission: |
$10 |
| Organization: |
African Hope Committee, Inc. |
| Web
site: |
www.afriquehope.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 862-9010 |
| |
|
|
HOME:
FILM SCREENING AND DISCUSSION |
| Date: |
Sat, 4/19 |
| Time: |
2p.m. - 4p.m. |
| Location: |
1220 Fifth Avenue at 104th Street |
| Neighborhood: |
East Harlem, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Reflects on immigration in NYC and the concept of
home. |
| Admission: |
Free with museum admission |
| Organization: |
Museum of the City of New York |
| Web
site: |
www.mcny.org and homethemovie.com |
| Phone: |
(212) 534-1672 x. 3395 |
| |
|
|
CONJUNTO
FOLKLORICO |
| Date: |
Sat, 4/19 |
| Time: |
2:30p.m. - 3:30p.m. |
| Location: |
Hamilton Grange Branch, 503 West 145th
Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Harlem, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Young New Yorkers perform traditional Dominican
Folk and social dances. |
| Organization: |
New York Public Library |
| Web
site: |
www.nypl.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 340-0804 or (212) 576-0069 |
| |
|
|
SILK AND
SWORD |
| Date: |
Sat, 4/19 |
| Time: |
2:30p.m. - 3:30p.m. |
| Location: |
Seward Park Branch, 192 East Broadway at Jefferson
Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Lower East Side, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Joyful, colorful presentation blends entertainment
with education, performed by Red Silk Dancers. |
| Organization: |
New York Public Library |
| Web
site: |
www.nypl.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 340-0804 or (212) 576-0069 |
| |
|
|
OUR DAD
IS IN ATLANTIS |
| Date: |
Sat, 4/19 |
| Time: |
3p.m. - 4:15p.m. |
| Location: |
45 Bleecker Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Manhattan |
| Description: |
Two Mexican boys are left behind when dad goes to
the U.S. |
| Organization: |
The Working Theater |
| Web
site: |
www.theworkingtheater.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 539-5675 |
| |
|
|
LITTLE
RED RIDING HOOD: THE CHINESE OPERA |
| Date: |
Sat, 4/19 |
| Time: |
3p.m. |
| Location: |
155 1st Avenue |
| Neighborhood: |
Lower East Side, Manhattan |
| Description: |
A Chinese opera in English re-telling the famous
European fairytale. |
| Admission: |
$10 Suggested Donation |
| Organization: |
Theater for the New City |
| Web
site: |
www.theaterforthenewcity.net |
| Phone: |
(212) 475-0108 |
| |
|
|
TRIBUTE
TO EMMA LAZARUS, DOWNTOWN POET |
| Date: |
Sat, 4/19 |
| Time: |
3:30p.m. - 5p.m. |
| Location: |
56 East 1st Street (1st and 2nd Avenues) |
| Neighborhood: |
Lower East Side, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Three poets read work paying tribute to their
immigrant history. |
| Organization: |
Lower Eastside Girls Club |
| Web
site: |
www.girlsclub.org/about/perform |
| Phone: |
(212) 982-1633 x. 105 |
| |
|
|
THERE TO
HERE: AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS IN NYC |
| Date: |
Sat, 4/19 |
| Time: |
6p.m. - 10p.m. |
| Location: |
Shrine Music World Venue, 2271 Adam Clayton Powell
Blvd. |
| Neighborhood: |
Harlem, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Talk (economic migration) and Two African Music
Groups at Shrine |
| Organization: |
freeDimensional and African Cultural Center |
| Web
site: |
www.freedimensional.org, www.shrine.com, and www.accenter.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 690-7807 |
| |
|
|
PAPIAMENTU, A DANCE/DRAMA OF PAIN, ADAPTATION,
SURVIVAL, TRIUMPH, AND HEALING |
| Date: |
Sat, 4/19 - Sun, 4/20 |
| Time: |
Sat, 7:30p.m. - 9p.m. & Sun, 2p.m. -
3:30p.m. |
| Location: |
Local 1199's Staff Lounge, 330 West 42nd
Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Times Square, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Evolution of a unique language: music, dance,
poetry, song, drama. |
| Admission: |
$10 Donation, Children Free |
| Organization: |
Liberata Dance Theater, Inc. |
| Web
site: |
www.LiberataDT.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 971-6054 |
| |
|
|
TOKYO
DRIFT 2008: JAPANESE CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS IN
NYC |
| Date: |
Sat, 4/19 |
| Time: |
7:30p.m. - 9p.m. |
| Location: |
305 West 38th Street at 8th Avenue, 2nd
Floor |
| Neighborhood: |
Midtown, Manhattan |
| Description: |
An engaging program celebrating Japanese culture:
Ballet, Taiko drumming, discussion and refreshments. |
| Admission: |
General $10; Seniors/Students $8 |
| Organization: |
Faune Dance Troupe, Inc. and New Dance Group Arts
Center |
| Web
site: |
www.faunedance.com and www.ndg.org |
| Phone: |
(917) 689-1899 or (212) 904-1990 |
| |
|
|
PILAR
ROJA, THE QUEEN OF FLAMENCO |
| Date: |
Sat, 4/19 - Sun, 4/20 |
| Time: |
Sat, 8p.m. & Sun, 6:30p.m. |
| Location: |
138 East 27th Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Gramercy, Manhattan |
| Description: |
A Flamenco dance legend performing to live
music. |
| Admission: |
Tickets start at $30 |
| Organization: |
Repertorio Español (Spanish Repertory Theatre Co.
Ltd.) |
| Web
site: |
www.repertorio.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 225-9920 |
| |
|
|
THE VOTE,
IT'S OUR RIGHT |
| Date: |
Sun, 4/20 |
| Time: |
9a.m. - 3p.m. |
| Location: |
175 West 107th Street (Amsterdam and Columbus
Avenues) |
| Neighborhood: |
Upper West Side, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Civic participation workshop on the very important
right to vote. Voter registration will be available. |
| Organization: |
Dominican Sunday, Inc., Community Services |
| Phone: |
(212) 749-0781 |
| |
|
|
CALLED BY
THE BELL: TOUR THE SERVANTS' QUARTERS |
| Date: |
Sun, 4/20 |
| Time: |
12p.m. - 5p.m. |
| Location: |
29 East Fourth Street |
| Neighborhood: |
NoHo, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Learn about the life and work of 19th-century
Irish servants. |
| Admission: |
$8 Adults & $5 Students/Seniors |
| Organization: |
Merchant's House Museum |
| Web
site: |
www.merchantshouse.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 777-1089 |
| |
|
|
CMA
INTERNATIONAL BAZAAR |
| Date: |
Sun, 4/20 |
| Time: |
12p.m. - 5p.m. |
| Location: |
182 Lafayette Street (Grand and Broome
Street) |
| Neighborhood: |
SoHo/Chinatown, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Make art, eat, learn about and celebrate historic
Chinatown and Little Italy. |
| Admission: |
$9 |
| Organization: |
Children's Museum of the Arts |
| Web
site: |
www.cmany.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 274-0986 |
| |
|
|
DOÑA FLOR
Y SUS DOS MARIDOS (DOÑA FLOR AND HER TWO
HUSBANDS) |
| Date: |
Sun, 4/20 |
| Time: |
3p.m. |
| Location: |
138 East 27th Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Gramercy, Manhattan |
| Description: |
Brazil's most famous story full of carnival and
passion. |
| Admission: |
Tickets start at $25 |
| Organization: |
Repertorio Español (Spanish Repertory Theatre Co.
Ltd.) |
| Web
site: |
www.repertorio.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 225-9920 |
| |
|
|
SPRING
COUNTERPOINT |
| Date: |
Sun, 4/20 |
| Time: |
3p.m. |
| Location: |
Christ & St. Stephen's Church, 120 West 69th
Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Westside, Manhattan |
| Description: |
The North/South Chamber Orchestra premieres work
by composers hailing from Puerto Rico, Mexico, Romania and the U.S. |
| Organization: |
North/South Consonance, Inc. |
| Web
site: |
www.northsouthmusic.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 663-7566 |
| |
|
|
HAVANA
FILM FESTIVAL NEW YORK |
| Date: |
Fri, 4/11 - Fri, 4/18 |
| Time: |
1p.m. - 11p.m. |
| Location: |
QPAC at Queensborough Community College, 222-05
56th Avenue |
| Neighborhood: |
Bayside, Queens |
| Description: |
Award winning premieres ANC classics from and
about Latin America. |
| Organization: |
American Friends of the Ludwig Foundation of
Cuba |
| Web
site: |
www.hhfny.com |
| Phone: |
(212) 946-1839 |
| |
|
|
DE
NOVO |
| Date: |
Mon, 4/14 - Tue, 4/15 |
| Time: |
10a.m. - 11:30a.m. & 12p.m. - 1:30p.m. |
| Location: |
LaGuardia Little Theater, 31-10 Thomson
Avenue |
| Neighborhood: |
Long Island City, Queens |
| Description: |
True story of a Guatemalan teenager fighting
deportation and fearing gang retribution. |
| Organization: |
LaGuardia Community College (LaGuardia Performing
Arts Center) |
| Web
site: |
www.lagcc.cuny.edu |
| Phone: |
(718) 482-5154 |
| |
|
|
CROSSING
THE BLVD: STRANGERS, NEIGHBORS, ALIENS IN A NEW
AMERICA |
| Date: |
Mon, 4/14 - Sun, 4/20 |
| Time: |
Mon - Thur 11a.m. - 7p.m. & Sat - Sun 11a.m. -
5p.m. |
| Location: |
Goodwin-Ternbach Museum, 405 Klapper Hall |
| Neighborhood: |
Flushing, Queens |
| Description: |
An innovative exhibit about recent immigrants in
Queens with photography and sound. |
| Organization: |
Goodwin-Ternbach Museum, Queens College |
| Web
site: |
www.kupferbergcenterarts.org |
| Phone: |
(718) 544-2996 |
| |
|
|
EXPERIENCES AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF ARMENIAN IMMIGRANTS
IN NYC |
| Date: |
Mon, 4/14 - Sun, 4/20 |
| Time: |
2p.m. - 5p.m. |
| Location: |
Anthropology Musuem of the People of New York,
64-19 Kissena Blvd. |
| Neighborhood: |
Flushing, Queens |
| Description: |
Celebrate the contributions of Armenians to
NYC. |
| Organization: |
Anthropology Museum of the People of New York and
the Armenian Cultural Educational Resource Center Gallery |
| Web
site: |
www.anthropologymuseum.org |
| Phone: |
(718) 428-5650 |
| |
|
|
GROWING
UP AS A GREEK-AMERICAN |
| Date: |
Mon, 4/14 |
| Time: |
7:30p.m. - 9p.m. |
| Location: |
Hellenic Cultural Center, 27-09 Cresent
Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Astoria, Queens |
| Description: |
A Greek immigrant family during the 30's in
Newark, NJ. |
| Organization: |
Theatron Inc. |
| Web
site: |
www.theatronic.org |
| Phone: |
(718) 721-7610 |
| |
|
|
STEINWAY
& SONS: AN IMMIGRANT STORY |
| Date: |
Tue, 4/15 |
| Time: |
1p.m. - 3p.m. |
| Location: |
31-10 Thomson Avenue, Room E238 |
| Neighborhood: |
Long Island City, Queens |
| Description: |
A History: Steinway & Sons representing the
Germans, the largest immigrant group in U.S. history. |
| Organization: |
LaGuardia Community College (LaGuardia and Wagner
Archives) |
| Web
site: |
www.laguardiawagnerarchive.lagcc.cuny.edu |
| Phone: |
(718) 482-6067 |
| |
|
|
DISCOVER
THE "NEIGHBORHOODS OF QUEENS" WITH AUTHOR CLAUDIA GRYVATZ
COPQUIN |
| Date: |
Wed, 4/16 |
| Time: |
2p.m. - 3p.m. |
| Location: |
Forest Hills Library, 108-19 71st Avenue |
| Neighborhood: |
Forest Hills, Queens |
| Description: |
History, people, and the immigrant experience in
varied Queens neighborhoods. |
| Organization: |
Queens Library |
| Web
site: |
www.queenslibrary.org |
| Phone: |
(718) 268-7934 |
| |
|
|
WORKSHOP:
HOW TO USE YOUR FOREIGN DEGREE IN THE US |
| Date: |
Wed, 4/16 |
| Time: |
6p.m. - 8p.m. |
| Location: |
NYC Business Solutions/Workforce 1 Career
Center-Queens |
| Neighborhood: |
Jamaica, Queens |
| Description: |
Two hours seminar for immigrant professions. Learn
how you can restart your career in the U.S. |
| Organization: |
Upwardly Global (UpGlo) |
| Web
site: |
www.upglo.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 219-8828 |
| |
|
|
THE
IMMIGRANT STORY PROJECT |
| Date: |
Wed, 4/16 & Fri, 4/18 |
| Time: |
Wed, 4/16 2:45p.m. - 3:30p.m. & Fri, 4/18
1:30p.m. - 2:15p.m. |
| Location: |
31-10 Thomson Avenue, Little Theater |
| Neighborhood: |
Long Island City, Queens |
| Description: |
Monologues performed by LaGuardia students about
the lives of their immigrant classmates. |
| Organization: |
LaGuardia Community College (Division of Adult and
Continuing Education) |
| Web
site: |
ace.laguardia.edu |
| Phone: |
(718) 482-6030 |
| |
|
|
IMMIGRANT
INFORMATIONAL EXPO |
| Date: |
Wed, 4/16 |
| Time: |
3p.m. - 7p.m. |
| Location: |
Flushing Mall, 133-31 39th Avenue |
| Neighborhood: |
Flushing, Queens |
| Description: |
Educate the community on City resources; City
agencies will be on hand to distribute materials. |
| Organization: |
NYPD Community Affairs Bureau, New Immigrant
Outreach Unit |
| Web
site: |
www.nyc.gov/nypd |
| Phone: |
(718) 352-7976 |
| |
|
|
QUEENS: A
CELEBRATION OF OUR DIVERSE HERITAGE |
| Date: |
Wed, 4/16 |
| Time: |
5:30p.m. - 7:30p.m. |
| Location: |
Queens Museum of Art, New York City Building,
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park (next to the Unisphere) |
| Neighborhood: |
Flushing-Corona, Queens |
| Description: |
Diverse performances, children's art activities,
immigrant resources, and light refreshments. |
| Organization: |
Queens Borough President Helen Marshall and the
Queens Museum of Art |
| Web
site: |
www.queensbp.org |
| Phone: |
(718) 286-2741 |
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ARMENIAN
SONG AND DANCE |
| Date: |
Fri, 4/18 |
| Time: |
7p.m. - 9:30p.m. |
| Location: |
Armenian Church of Holy Martyrs, 208-15 Horace
Harding Blvd. |
| Neighborhood: |
Bayside, Queens |
| Description: |
Holy Martyrs Armenian Day School (HMADS) presents
Armenian song and dance with slides of Armenian immigrants. |
| Admission: |
$5 |
| Organization: |
Anthropology Museum of the People of New York and
the Holy Martyrs Armenian Day School |
| Web
site: |
www.anthropologymuseum.org |
| Phone: |
(718) 225-0235 |
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COMMUNITY
DIALOGUE AMONG CARIBBEAN / LATIN AMERICAN IMMIGRANTS IN
NYC |
| Date: |
Sat, 4/19 |
| Time: |
9a.m. - 2p.m. |
| Location: |
St. John's University, Utopia Parkway |
| Neighborhood: |
Jamaica, Queens |
| Description: |
Cross-cultural bridges of communication and
understanding among NYC immgrant groups from the Caribbean and Latin
America. |
| Organization: |
Global Organization of People of Indian Origin
(GOPIO), St. John's University Center for Latin American and Caribbean
Studies (SJU/CLACS), and Guyanese East Indian Civic Association
(GEICA) |
| Web
site: |
www.gopio.org or www.stjohns.edu |
| Phone: |
(718) 939-8194 or (718) 990-5829 |
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THE 2008
DARE TO DREAM MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL |
| Date: |
Sat, 4/19 |
| Time: |
12p.m. - 5p.m. |
| Location: |
Queens Museum of Art , NYC Building Flushing
Meadows-Corona Park (next to the Unisphere) |
| Neighborhood: |
Flushing-Corona, Queens |
| Description: |
A media and arts festival celebrating the talents
of NYC immigrants. |
| Organization: |
Things Are Changing Media/Dare to Dream
Project |
| Web
site: |
www.daretodream-newyork.org |
| Phone: |
(646) 938-4816, (212) 307-7420 or (718)
592-9700 |
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THROUGH
IMMIGRANT EYES: A DIGITAL STORYTELLING FESTIVAL |
| Date: |
Sat, 4/19 |
| Time: |
1p.m. - 5p.m. |
| Location: |
New York City Building, Flushing Meadows-Corona
Park (next to the Unisphere) |
| Neighborhood: |
Flushing-Corona, Queens |
| Description: |
View new media compositions about the impact of
immigration on various communities. |
| Organization: |
Queens Museum of Art, Women for Afghan Women and
Dare to Dream Project |
| Web
site: |
www.queensmuseum.org |
| Phone: |
(718) 592-9700 x. 135 |
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EMBRACE:
A CELERATION OF IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES |
| Date: |
Sat, 4/19 |
| Time: |
4p.m. - 6p.m. |
| Location: |
32-01 Vernon Blvd. @ Broadway |
| Neighborhood: |
Long Island City, Queens |
| Description: |
Students and their families engage in an afternoon
of art, performance and film. |
| Organization: |
Socrates Sculpture Park |
| Web
site: |
www.socratessculpturepark.org |
| Phone: |
(718) 956-1819 |
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THE
VIRGIN CANDELARIA, FROM THE ANDES TO NEW YORK |
| Date: |
Sat, 4/19 |
| Time: |
6p.m. - 8p.m. |
| Location: |
Queens Museum of Art, New York City Building,
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park (next to the Unisphere) |
| Neighborhood: |
Flushing-Corona, Queens |
| Description: |
A presentation of folkoric music and dance from
the high plateaus of South America. |
| Admission: |
$8 Suggested Donation |
| Organization: |
Mosaicos del Peru Andean Folklore Foundation,
Inc. |
| Web
site: |
www.mosaicosandinos.org |
| Phone: |
(347) 387-0235 |
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WE ARE
ONE VILLAGE |
| Date: |
Sat, 4/19 & Sun, 4/20 |
| Time: |
7p.m. - 9p.m. |
| Location: |
The Afrikan Poetry Theatre Corp. 176-03 Jamaica
Avenue |
| Neighborhood: |
Jamaica, Queens |
| Description: |
Workshops in African dance and drum. Come out and
bring the family! |
| Organization: |
Ballet International Africans |
| Web
site: |
www.myspace.com/Balletintlafricans |
| Phone: |
(646) 404-1204 |
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LYFE,
KASAMA (FRIEND), ACTION |
| Date: |
Sun, 4/20 |
| Time: |
5:30p.m. - 8p.m. |
| Location: |
Queens Museum of Art, New York City Building,
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park (next to the Unisphere) |
| Neighborhood: |
Flushing-Corona, Queens |
| Description: |
A commemorative event for Filipino immigrants that
includes a performance art presentation and community mural. |
| Organization: |
Filipino American Human Services, Inc. (FAHSI) and
the Queens Museum of Art |
| Web
site: |
www.fahsi.org |
| Phone: |
(718) 883-1295 |
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MONKEY
STEALS THE HEAVENLY PEACHES |
| Date: |
Mon, 4/14 - Tue, 4/15 |
| Time: |
4p.m. |
| Location: |
West New Brighton Branch and Richmondtown
Library |
| Neighborhood: |
West New Brighton and Richmondtown, Staten
Island |
| Description: |
A Peking opera for children based on Monkey King's
adventures. |
| Organization: |
New York Public Library |
| Web
site: |
www.nypl.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 340-0950 or (212) 340-0906 |
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CELEBRATING CHINESE CULTURE |
| Date: |
Sun, 4/20 |
| Time: |
1p.m. - 3p.m. |
| Location: |
1000 Richmond Terrace |
| Neighborhood: |
Livingston, Staten Island |
| Description: |
A fun-filled afternoon of Tai Chi, parent-child
craft workshops and refreshments. |
| Admission: |
$5 Suggested Donation |
| Organization: |
Snug-Harbor Cultural Center and Staten Island
Botanical Gardens |
| Web
site: |
www.snug-harbor.org |
| Phone: |
(718) 425-3556 |
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EL
MARIACHI REAL DE MEXICO |
| Date: |
Sun, 4/20 |
| Time: |
2:30p.m. - 3:30p.m. |
| Location: |
Port Richmond Branch, 75 Bennett Street at
Heberton Avenue |
| Neighborhood: |
Port Richmond, Staten Island |
| Description: |
Musical extravanganza of dance accompanied by live
mariachi. |
| Organization: |
New York Public Library |
| Web
site: |
www.nypl.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 340-0804 or (212) 576-0069 |
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MUSIC
FROM BANGLADESH |
| Date: |
Sun, 4/20 |
| Time: |
2:30p.m. - 3:30p.m. |
| Location: |
St. George Library Center, 5 Central Avenue near
Borough Hall |
| Neighborhood: |
St. George, Staten Island |
| Description: |
Bengali music and dance performed by members of
the Bangladesh Institute of Performing Arts. |
| Organization: |
New York Public Library |
| Web
site: |
www.nypl.org |
| Phone: |
(212) 340-0804 or (212) 576-0069 |
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CONCERTO
DI PRIMAVERA |
| Date: |
Sun, 4/20 |
| Time: |
3p.m. - 5:30p.m. |
| Location: |
St. John's University, 300 Howard Avenue |
| Neighborhood: |
Grymes Hill, Staten Island |
| Description: |
Brahms double concerto, Charles Rex NY
Philharmonic, & Fred Zlotkin, NYC Ballet & "the After Effect" all
under the Musical Direction of Maestro Alan Aurelia. |
| Admission: |
$15, Students & Children Free |
| Organization: |
Richmond County Orchestra |
| Web
site: |
www.richmondcountyorchestra.org |
| Phone: |
(718) 390-4306 |
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