Activist Estates of the Lower East Side Launches
Clemente Center Clemente Center

Activist Estates of the Lower East Side Launches

Activist Estates of the Lower East Side is an online platform that explores the buildings and properties that are celebrated sites of resistance in New York City. This project is an expansion of the themes from the exhibit Activist Estates: A Radical History of Property in Loisaida (2019) authored and designed by the urban historian and architect Nandini Bagchee in partnership with curator Libertad Guerra.

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Press Release: Borimix Returns in November!
Clemente Center Clemente Center

Press Release: Borimix Returns in November!

BORIMIX Returns in November for Puerto Rican Heritage Month, Celebrating Latinx Resilience, Creativity, and Intersectionality

2022 Festival honors guest country Venezuela and its intersection with Puerto Rican identity, artistic cultural heritage, and common plight of forced migration.

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Fiesta at The Clemente!
Clemente Center Clemente Center

Fiesta at The Clemente!

The Lower East Side has the longest, most diverse, and richest puppet history in New York City; a place where the traditions of manifold cultures mix with each other, and then are spread beyond our city’s boundaries.

Little Amal is invited to party in the Clemente Soto Vélez Center on September 28th, 4-5pm.

To her surprise she meets puppets friends created by Teatro SEA. Together they celebrate the traditions and cultures of this special place!

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Salsa Stories Returns!
Clemente Center Clemente Center

Salsa Stories Returns!

New York City’s favorite itinerant salsa street event, SALSA STORIES collaborates with new media artists to create light installations and augmented reality experiences.

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