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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; Hunter College; Bronx Museum of the Arts; QPAC at Queensborough Community College |
| Neighborhood: |
Manhattan, Bronx, & Queens |
| 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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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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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: |
Mon, 4/14 |
| Time: |
4p.m. |
| Location: |
West New Brighton Library, 976 Castleton Avenue at North Burgher Avenue |
| Neighborhood: |
West Brighton, 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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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 for parents on Internet safety, as
well as on-site fingerprinting and IDs for kids. |
| Organization: |
Khalil Gibran Academy, Arab American Family Center
and NYPD Community Affairs Bureau, New Immigrant Outreach Unit |
| Phone: |
(718) 596-3519 |
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STEINWAY
& SONS: AN IMMIGRANT STORY |
| Date: |
Tue, 4/15 |
| Time: |
1p.m. - 3p.m. |
| Location: |
31-10 Thomson Avenue |
| 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 |
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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 |
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CHINESE
RIBBON DANCE WORKSHOP |
| Date: |
Tue, 4/15 |
| Time: |
4p.m. |
| Location: |
George Bruce Branch, 518 West 125th Street |
| Neighborhood: |
Harlem, 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 |
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MONKEY
STEALS THE HEAVENLY PEACHES |
| Date: |
Tue, 4/15 |
| Time: |
4p.m. |
| Location: |
Richmondtown Library, 200 Clarke Avenue at Amber
Street |
| Neighborhood: |
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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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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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 |
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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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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 |
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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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| Wednesday, April 16,
2008 |
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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, reservations strongly encouraged. |
| Organization: |
Theater Garden, Ltd. |
| Web
site: |
www.libertythemusical.com |
| Phone: |
(212) 730-4664 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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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 |
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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 |
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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: |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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MONKEY
STEALS THE HEAVENLY PEACHES |
| Date: |
Thur, 4/17 |
| Time: |
4p.m. |
| Location: |
Epiphany Library, 228 East 23rd Street near Second
Avenue |
| Neighborhood: |
Gramercy Park, 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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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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GUITARRAS
DEL MAR CARIBEÑ / CARIBBEAN GUITARS |
| Date: |
Thurs, 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| Phone: |
(718) 352-7976 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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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 |
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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 |
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|
|
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 |
| |
|
|
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 |
| |
|
|
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 |
| |
|
|
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 |
| |
|
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MONKEY
STEALS THE HEAVENLY PEACHES |
| Date: |
Fri, 4/18 |
| Time: |
3:30p.m. |
| Location: |
Chatham Square Library, 33 East Broadway near
Catherine Street |
| Neighborhood: |
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 |
| |
|
|
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 |
| |
|
|
CHINESE
RIBBON DANCE WORKSHOP |
| Date: |
Fri, 4/18 |
| Time: |
4p.m. |
| Location: |
Riverside Branch, 127 Amsterdam Avennue |
| Neighborhood: |
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 |
| |
|
|
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 |
| |
|
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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 |
| |
|
|
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 |
| |
|
|
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 |
| |
|
|
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 |
| |
|
|
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: |
García Má¡rquez'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 |
| |
|
|
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 |
| |
|
|
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 |
| |
|
|
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: |
Community Affairs Bureau hosts a community
clean-up event. |
| Organization: |
NYPD Community Affairs Bureau, New Immigrant
Outreach Unit |
| Phone: |
(718) 352-7976 |
| |
|
|
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 |
| |
|
|
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 |
| |
|
|
IMMIGRATION: AMERICA BEGINS IN NEW
YORK |
| Date: |
Sat, 4/19 |
| Time: |
Grades K-2, 12p.m. - 1:30p.m. and 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 |
| |
|
|
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 |
| |
|
|
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 |
| |
|
|
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 |
| |
|
|
THROUGH
IMMIGRANT EYES: A DIGITAL STORYTELLING FESTIVAL |
| Date: |
Sat, 4/19 |
| Time: |
1p.m. - 5p.m. |
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