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Historias Block Party

  • Outside of The Clemente Center Suffolk Street (between Delancey and Rivington) New York, NY, 10002 United States (map)

When: Sept 28, 2024 @ 2:00 - 9:00 PM

Where: Outside of The Clemente on Suffolk St (between Rivington & Delancey)

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We are thrilled to launch our groundbreaking initiative Historias with a vibrant block party on September 28th! This event will feature street performances, artist commissions, music, and public activations in partnership with Street Lab. The event will close with the debut of a special Historias commission Cuarto Oscuro, a live streamed four part performance created by Lucia della Paolera and Seth Tillett, projected on the Suffolk Street facade of the Clemente Center.

Full Schedule:

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Block Party 

Live vinyl music set by: dJ tres dos

Street Activations by:
Fabio Puentes: NYC Chilerican Solidarity & Resistance 

Revista Balam

Street Lab

Vanessa González: Parada: La Fiesta No Termina Aquí

Yanira Castro: Exorcism = Liberation

Qi Zone Wellness: Beads & Seeds for Social Justice. Providers are: Juan, Walter, Margarita, Carlos

Tai Chi demo by Walter Bosque, ex-Young Lord and Lincoln Detox visionary  

Maria Lupianez, Steve Ellis & Melanie Vote, Drawn Together*

House of Bones*

Laura Nova, Wishing Tree*

Natalia de Campos in collaboration with Thiago Szmrecsanyi: Artists Against Apartheid

Stacy Mehrfar: Photo Walk*

Linda Byrne & guest artist Abby Goodman: The Traveling Suitcase & The Art Cart*

*Denotes The Clemente Open Studios Participants

Community tables from:
Bluestockings Bookstore, Grand St. Settlement, District 1, Mutual Aid NYC, UnLocal, and more! 

Mutual Aid NYC: In collaboration with mutual aid organizer William Chan and the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Mutual Aid NYC will be collecting donations of urgently needed winter coats to help thousands of newly arrived asylum seekers and immigrants survive this winter. Additional items in need: children’s clothing of all sizes, under garments of all types (must be new), and metrocards. Gently used or new conditions only.

3:30 - 4:00 PM: Opening Remarks

The Clemente Studios Open to the public (4 PM) 

4:00 - 9:00 PM: Special Commissions and Performances

4:00 PM: Bulla en el Barrio, Musical Performance 

4:50 PM: Edwin Torres, The Historias Conduction: Ancestors of Latino Poetry

With a seven poet choir: Lydia Cortés, Sheila Maldonado, E.J. McAdams, Yesenia Montilla, Urayoán Noel, Kristin Prevallet, and Emanuel Xavier

5:10 PM: Jonathan Gonzalez, PRACTICE

6:00 PM: Intermission with DJ Tresdos

6:40 PM: Xenia Rubinos, Círculo de Voces

7:15 PM: Kiki & the Fellas* (replacement for Jesús Hilario-Reyes whose performance will be rescheduled for a later date due to unforseen circumstances)

8:00 PM: Closing Remarks 

8:15 PM: Historias Closing Commission debut

Lucia della Paolera and Seth Tillett: Cuarto Oscuro

9:00 PM: Event ends

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