Facebook invitation - https://www.facebook.com/events/2384809611601221/
The goal of the forum is to clarify uncertainties about the status
of the ongoing political and governmental crisis in Puerto Rico.
In addition, to offer specific suggestions of what we, as Puerto
Ricans in Austin, could do to further the improvement of the
economy and culture of Puerto Rico.
Special guests include distinguished and celebrated Boricuas living in Austin, including:
Dr. Federico Subervi, Co-Editor-in-Chief,
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Communication, Race and Ethnicity
BIO -
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Dr. Tekina-eiru' Maynard, Founding Executive & Artistic Director,
Master Certified Spiritual Life Coach & ICF ACC
BIO -
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Dr. Cesar A. Salgado, Associate Professor,
Department of Spanish & Portuguese, University of Texas at Austin
BIO -
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156926976995731&set=a.324491345730&type=3&theater
Mingo Flow, CEO & Exec Producer of Mingo TV, Official Facebook Creator.
BIO -
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FREE EVENT! Donations appreciated! Facebook Invite: https://www.facebook.com/events/2356327917965127/
Bring your beach chair! We will celebrate our 22nd birthday with a gift to the community -- a talent show competition! All ages and cultures are welcome!
Come experience Boricua traditions, and dance bomba and plena under the trees. Performances by Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance. Bring the children to help us blow out the candles! More surprises announced in the coming months.
TALENT SHOW INFORMATION
All talent is welcome (dance, music, song, spoken word, etc). No fee to enter or to compete.
Winner will receive:
TO ENTER:
Our 22nd anniversary celebration & talent show will take place on Sunday, September 15, 2019, 2-5pm -- under the grandmother Pecan Trees at the Puerto Rican Cultural Center, 701 Tillery Street, Austin. (Or indoors if Mother Earth says so).
Our season of cultural outreach is sponsored in part by the Texas Commission on the Arts, and the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department,
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BRING YOUR BEACH CHAIR, LUNCH & MARACA
11th Anniversary Gathering of the Concilio Taino in Tejas
& Weekend Celebration of Indigenous People's "Day"
October 12 & 13, 2019, 12pm-5pm
McKinney Falls State Park, Austin TX Group Dining Hall & Amphitheatre (for rain or shine) https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/mckinney-falls
FREE EVENT (There's a park entrance fee.)
The Puerto Rican Cultural Center - in partnership with the Texas State Parks & Wildlife -- are proud to host the 11th Anniversary Gathering of the Concilio Taino in Tejas. Special guests, Cacike Cacibaopil Veguilla (elected Chief) will be here direct from Boriken (Puerto Rico), along with local tribal members, to share an authentic experience in Taino heritage and traditions. This two-day gathering will include activities for the whole family to celebrate Indigenous People's "Day."
NOTE: Bring your picnic lunch, beach chairs, and plenty of water. There are no vendors at this event. More information coming this Fall.
This Taino Heritage Project is sponsored in part by the Texas State Parks & Wildlife Department, and Humanities Texas, the state agency for the National Endowment of the Humanities. The Puerto Rican Cultural Center's season of outreach is sponsored in part with funding and support through the Texas Commission on the Arts, and the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department.
PRFD's season of cultural outreach is sponsored in part with funding and support through the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department. More information later this season.
FREE EVENT/DONATIONS WELCOME.
Catch it! Like Roberto Clemente Did! Roberto Clemente was -- The Great One -- one of the greatest Puerto Rican baseball players of all time! Come enjoy Roberto Clemente memorabilia by Edwin Baez and his collector's grade display! Bring the kids! There will be door prizes!
Our Traditional Arts students will also be showcasing our music and dances for our annual Sembrando Herencia 2019 musical!
SO COME ONE COME ALL to the Puerto Rican Cultural Center, 701 Tillery Street, in Austin, Texas 78702. Our entrance is on back of the building, steps away from the free parking lot. Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance's community cultural outreach is supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department.
Sembrando Herencia 2019 - Las Lavanderas
17th original musical - December 14 & 15, 2019
They were strong women, a key group in the economic development of their time -- and a force to be reckoned with!
Join Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance for our 17th original musical that brings history to life through community theater -- featuring acting, live music and dance. Las Lavanderas (the laundresses) of the 19th century were an organized group of women who washed clothes for a living in San Juan. They were not only a key group of economic development during this time of great urban upheaval in the San Juan -- but were a force to be reckoned with! They were not afraid to stand up for their rights to better working conditions. Their threat to the colonial establishment was not just a potential but real.
Las Lavanderas will debut on December 14 & 15, 2019 at the Carver Theatre at the George Washington Carver Museum & Cultural Center, 1165 Angelina St, Austin, TX 78702.
Ask how you can be an actor, dancer, or musician in our community theatre production! Become a proud sponsor! Many thanks to Aixa Merino Falu, Zulmarie Alverio, Jesus Reyes, and Nelie Lebron, for sharing oral history and research!! More info and tickets this fall.
SAVE THE DATE for...
This event will take place at the Puerto Rican Cultural Center, 701 Tillery Street 78702. Entrance is in back of building. This season's educational outreach is sponsored in part by the City of Austin Cultural Arts Division and the Texas Commission on the Arts.
Jurakan documents the last 120 years of Puerto Rico's history. It is narrated by 41 Boricua personalities of different professions such as: Danny Rivera, Mayra Santos Febres, Jacobo Morales and Maria Benedetti. Since 2018, Jurakan has reached 35 towns and cities, and more than 10K people in Puerto Rico and the United States.
The Austin screening will feature personal appearances by Rosa Emmanuelli Gutierrez, creative producer, and Gonzalo Mazzini, director! It will be followed by a panel discussion with distinguished and celebrated Boricuas living in Austin, including:
Hosted by the Puerto Rican Cultural Center. This film is being shown for educational purposes to encourage dialog, and does not reflect the political views of this center.
Indigenous people love the Earth EVERYDAY! Join the Puerto Rican Cultural Center as we host the Concilio Taino Pueblo en Tejas, and Native American and Earth-Loving friends under the Grandmother Pecan Trees to share our Lifeways that honor the Earth!
Come learn about activities that you can do from your own backyard to help the Earth in this time of crisis.
Bring the kids, leave their electronics home! They will touch dirt, play ball, dance, face paint, eat icies, & more! The afternoon will feature activities for the whole family including:
Make My Day Ice will be there!
This celebration will take place outdoors (or indoors if rain) at the Puerto Rican Cultural Center, 701 Tillery Street, Austin 78702. Our entrance is in back facing the lawn, steps away from free parking.
Earth Day is sponsored in part by Good Water Texas Master Naturalists and TXDOT Environmental Division. Our season of cultural outreach is supported in part by the Texas Commission on the Arts, and the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department. Standby for more Earth Day sponsor announcements.
Workshops in Dance or Song:
Workshops will include Carnival history and folklore demonstration and your choice of:
Workshops will culminate in a mini-carnival that you can present with us at the FREE picnic that follows - show off what you have learned!
See Facebook Invitation to keep up with the excitement!
4th annual PICNIC, RITMO y BAILE with special guests,
Joaquin Nieves & Irvin Santiago direct from Puerto Rico!
WHEN: April 14, 2019, 2pm-5pm (PICNIC)
WHERE: Puerto Rican Cultural Center, 701 Tillery Street, Austin 78702
FREE EVENT - Donations Appreciated
Bring your beach chairs and falda! Come dance Bomba, Plena, and more under the Pecan Trees with special guests -- Joaquin Nieves, Director of Guateque Ballet Folklorico & Irvin Santiago, Cuatrista and Trovador from Morovis, Victor Rosado, Guitarista from Corozal -- and performances by Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance.
Our 4th annual community picnic will kick off our Celebrando 2019 heritage project that will culminate in a June Salsa & Heritage Festival. (see invitation below).
This project is made possible in part through funding and support by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Texas Commission on the Arts, and the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department.
FREE EVENT - Donations appreciated!
Los Tres Reyes Magos are coming to Austin to celebrate Octavitas with us! They are bringing gifts for the kids! Come sing aguinaldos one last time! Enjoy performing company and student performances, and dancing for all!
Our Octavitas celebration will take place on Sunday, January 20, 2019, 2-5pm, at the Puerto Rican Cultural Center, 701 Tillery Street, in Austin, Texas 78702. Entrance is in the back of the building, steps away from free parking.
This cultural outreach event is supported in part by the Texas Commission on the Arts, and the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department.
