Cultural Celebrations
Target Free Third Saturdays (April)
DE AQUI Y DE ALLA.....STORIES FROM AROUND NY
Once a month, El Museo del Barrio opens its doors to everyone interested in exploring the vibrancy and diversity of Latino Culture. Through free concerts, exhibitions, gallery tours, art making workshops, walking tours, film screenings, and Spoken Word recitals, SUPER SABADO! showcases traditions, cultural expressions, and the latest in Latino art.
Admission: FREE TO ALL PROGRAMS
Exhibitions On-View
11:00am – 6:00pm, Las Galerías
PHANTOM SIGHTINGS: Art After the Chicano Movement
VOCES Y VISIONES: Four Decades through El Museo del Barrio’s Permanent Collection
Visual Arts
GALLERY TOURS
11:00am, 3:00pm and 4:00pm, Las Galerías
Artist Educators guide visitors through our current exhibitions. A morning tour is offered at 11:00am in English, and two afternoon tours are offered in both English and Spanish. Space is limited, and offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
Art Making Workshop
PACK YOUR MALETAS!
12:00noon – 4:00pm, El Taller
Come to our Taller to create your own mini cardboard suitcase and decorate it with color tissue paper, sequins, jewels, and other fun materials!
Photo Booth
SUPER SABADO PHOTO STATION
12:00noon – 4:00pm, The Courtyard
Become a citizen of El Museo! Take your passport photo with family and friends. Once you’re back home, you can view and share your photos online at Flickr.
Storytelling
COLORIN COLORADO with Cindy’ Sugarush’ Casado
1:00pm – 2:00pm and 3:00pm – 4:00pm, El Café
Local actress and comedian Cindy’ Sugarush’ Casado will read books about the immigrant experience from a child’s perspective.
Film Screening
SHH – Silent Short Films From Around the World
4:00pm – 5:30 pm, El Teatro
Bring your whole family and share this entertaining program of silent short films from all around the world, which speak … the global language of art!
Spoken Word Workshop
OH, SNAP! Young Powerful Voices at Work
4:30pm - 6:30pm, El Taller
Local arts collective The Peace Poets hosts a two-hour spoken word workshop for teens.
Spoken Word
Speak Up! Speak Out! Shout Outs for Paz
6:30pm – 8:30pm, El Café
Join the phenomenal women of MAHINA MOVEMENT—Las Gallas, Ollin Imagination, RedNex, and Poetry Squad—for a fabulous evening of poetry, activism, music, and multimedia presentations.
Also offered at the Heckscher Building:
Harbor Conservatory for the Performing Arts
1 East 104th Street, New York, NY 10029 – 212.427.2244, ext. 570 www.harborconservatory.org
Dance Class / Clase de Baile
LATIN DANCE
10:00am - 11:00am, Gym, 5th Floor
Mambo, Cha Cha, Salsa, and Merengue are just some of the dances that will be taught in this class for children 8 – 10 years of age.
Dance Class / Clase de Baile
afro-caribbean dance
11:00am - 12:00 noon, Studio 623, 6th Floor
Learn the dances of the African Diaspora in the Caribbean and explore the dynamics of movement and style. For children 6 – 8 years of age.
Exhibition On-View / En Exhibición
RaIces: The Roots of Latin Music in New York City
1:00pm - 6:00pm, Raíces Latin Music Museum Gallery, 5th Floor
Explore the history and evolution of Salsa dating back centuries to its contemporary ties to New York.
SAVE THE DATE! Upcoming Super Sábados:
May 15, 2010
June 19, 2010
July 17, 2010
