Friday, June 10th, 5:00 PM-8:00 PM, Soldaderas Mural Unveiling at Modesto Flores Garden, Lexington Avenue, between 104th & 105th Street. Join artist Yasmin Hernandez for a Q&A session followed by an Open Air Studio in which you can watch the continued development of the beautiful, moving new mural, Soldaderas, coordinated by Art for Change and sponsored by the El Barrio Today Arts Cluster. This art-driven celebration will be accompanied by music and food courtesy of East Harlem Cafe. More on this El Barrio Week event: LINK
Saturday, June 11th, 8:00 AM-4:00 PM, Mount Morris Park Historic District Farmers Market arrives for the season at 124th Street and Fifth Avenue: LINK
Saturday, June, 11th, 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM, Sugar Hill Cultural Festival, West 142nd-143rd Streets between Amsterdam Avenue and Hamilton Place. The event showcase the arts, music, and crafts of local artisans. Live music and entertainment will include Omar Edwards (Foot Musician and Tap Dancer), The Harlem Renaissance Orchestra, and many more: LINK
Saturday, June 11th, 12:00 PM–5:00 PM, 116th Street Festival. Celebrate 26 years of music, food at this El Barrio festival on the east side. The largest Street Festival in New York City – Free: LINK
Sunday, June 12th, 2:00 PM-4:00 PM, Hands on Bookmaking at the Studio Museum, 144 West 125th Street. RSVP for this free workshop for children that will have books created and inspired by one of the current exhibits: LINK
The mural unveiling at Modesto Flores Garden sounds like a wonderful community event. The park updates are really coming along well, and we applaud all of Art for Change's efforts to improve our neighborhood.
ReplyDeleteJust added that the Mount Morris Park Historic District Farmers Market will debut on Saturday for the season.
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