Tag Archives: New York

PRdream mourns the passing of Raquel Villegas

Community Activist
Woman of El Barrio
She will long be remembered in the hearts
of the men and women of El Barrio
who she cared for so deeply….

VIEWING – ONE DAY ONLY:

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM

JOHNSTONE FUNERAL CHAPELS
300 EAST 104 STREET @ SECOND AVENUE
EL BARRIO, NY 10029
(212) 369-6160

FUNERAL MASS:

TIME OF MASS WILL BE POSTED @ JOHNSTONE FUNERAL CHAPELS

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14
ST. CECILIA’S CHURCH
EAST 106 STREET
(BETWEEN LEXINGTON & PARK AVENUES)

Musica de Camara, Artistic Director Eva de la O

Third Piano Festival Concert:

The Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Avenue at 104th Street
New York, NY 10029

Sunday, February 17, 2:00 pm

Guest Artist:
Anthony Newton, pianist

Works By:
African American Classical Composers
Including Howard Swanson, Robert Nathaniel
Dett, Scott Joplin and a World Premiere of Sonata II
by Carman Moore Commissioned by Musica de Camara

For More Information:
Eva de La O
(212) 410-5612

Paula Zadigian
(212) 534-1672 X 3393

Free With Museum Admission

Rafael Tufino, 1922 – 2008

PRdream mourns the passing of our great painter and friend Rafael Tufino

Rafael Tufino is one of the central figures in the history of 20th Century Puerto Rican art. A versatile artist in many media, Tufino has been a major force in founding and furthering modern Puerto Rican art–both on the Island and in the Caribbean Diaspora.

Tufino’s work spanned a period of more than 65 years, depicting Puerto Rican life in urban New York, and pre-industrial Puerto Rico. While the artist’s work often celebrates popular traditions, including folk artists, religious and secular festivals, Tufino remains committed to fostering the appreciation of the Island’s African cultural contributions, especially as expressed in dance and music. Tufino’s images have become a trademark of Puerto Rico’s rich cultural heritage.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Tufino moved permanently to Puerto Rico with his Puerto Rican parents in 1936, initially studying under the Spanish painter Alejandro Sánchez Felipe and with Juan Rosado at his sign-painting workshop in San Juan. In the late 1940s he studied painting, printmaking and mural painting at the Academia de San Carlos in Mexico with José Chavez Morado, Antonio Rodríguez Luna and Castro Pacheco. He joined the staff of the Division of Community Education in Puerto Rico as a poster artist and illustrator in 1950, serving as director of the graphic arts workshop of this division from 1957 until 1963. He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1966 and the National Award for the Arts in 1985. He had two major retrospectives at El Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico; and El Museo del Barrio in New York, in 2002 and 2003, respectively. PRdream has an extensive interview with the artist in its archives, interview clips may be viewed along with his work in LA GALERIA of this web site.

“Discover Latin America”

Zon del Barrio & Sammy Ayala, Arturo O’Farril & Sophia Tosello
“Discover Latin America”
@ the Harlem School of the Arts,
Friday, May 9 @ 6:00 pm

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Zon del Barrio & Sammy Ayala

Friday, May 9, 2008 at
Harlem School of the Arts
645 St. Nicholas Avenue

New York, NY 10030

Tel: 212-926-4100

Cost : Adults $8; Seniors and Students with ID $6
All children under 12: FREE

www.zondelbarrio.com
www.myspace.com/zondelbarriony
www.youtube.com/aurorazdb

A One of a Kind Event – LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

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What: Organizations are grooming their Hispanic executives for leadership at the most senior levels. In many cases however, middle management executives are often left on their own to develop their careers and leadership skills. Leadership extends beyond the corporate world and the decisions they make in the future will have an impact on the Latino community as a whole. Enlightened Latino Leaders will transform the Hispanic community, but the education of those leaders is the key to their progress and development.

This one day conference will showcase the leadership styles, methods, and practices of Latino leaders active in today’s business environment. The key note speakers will cover practical “how-to” advice along with innovative approaches to leadership development. These senior level professionals will cover areas such as foundational skills, navigating through critical business functions, strategy formulation and implementation and personal leadership.

This dynamic gathering of Latino leaders will demonstrate how success is achieved through preparation, determination, mentorship and a quality peer network. The event will be attended by approximately 250 middle management and senior-level Latino professionals, with a focus on the Tri-State region. The 2008 HPNG Latino Leadership Conference in New York City is sponsored in part by, Kaplan University and Martinez Law Group P.C.

Who: Confirmed speakers for the event include:
Robert Rodriguez, Associate Dean of Kaplan University,
Leslie Sanchez, CEO, Impact Group, author Los Republicanos
Robert Abreu, Global Leadership & Diversity, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Marty Secada, Managing Director, Broad & Wall Advisors
Robert Martinez, Diversity & Inclusions, Princeton University
Jenny Alonzo, Co-Founder, Mio.TV
Lt. General Ricard S. Sanchez, United States Army (Ret.)

Where: Yale Club of New York, 50 Vanderbilt Ave
When: Tuesday July 1, 2008
How: Early Bird Special Tickets $225 Register at Event Website

About HPNG: The Hispanic Professionals Networking Group provides opportunities for Hispanic professionals to grow their networks and develop their careers. HPNG hosts networking events and offers professional and personal development workshops in New York and Miami.

Sammy Ayala’s & Yomo Toro’s 75th Birthday

…& Sammy Rosa’ & Aurora’s birthdays too
Celebrando los cumpleaños de los leones –y la leona– del Zon del Barrio

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Sammy Ayala, Nelson Mathew Gonzalez, Tito Gonzalez, Oreste Abrantes, Luis Arona, David Fernandez, Luisito Ayala, Sammy Rosa, Aurora, & *Yomo Toro*: the King of the Cuatro, El Rey del Cuatro

*Friday, July 25, 2008

*SOB’s*
204 Varick Street @ W. Houston
New York, NY
/Two shows: 8 & 10 p.m/.
For more info & table reservations: 212.243.4940
www.sobs.com
#1 train to Houston St.
A B C D E F trains to West 4

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L to R: Mathew Gonzalez; Sammy Ayala; Pedro “Pocholo” Segundo; David Fernandez; Aurora; Tito Gonzalez; Luisito Ayala; Sammy Rosa and up front is Ruben Lopez w/ Yomo Toro.

William Cepeda’s Puerto Rican Music Roots & Beyond

La Casa de la Herencia Cultural Puertorriqueña, Inc.
In collaboration with
Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños at Hunter College
Presents
William Cepeda’s Puerto Rican Music Roots & Beyond
“La Danza en Dos Tiempos”

Traditional and Contemporary Danza Music

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La Danzante & Bronx Arts Ensemble, Pedro Rivera Toledo, Musical Director
with special guests
Carlos Aponte, tenor & Thelma Ithier Sterling, soprano
and
William Cepeda AfroRican Jazz, featuring Eric Figueroa

Saturday, August 9, 8:00pm

Heckscher Theater at El Museo del Barrio

1230 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10029
(104th Street Entrance, between Fifth & Madison avenues)

General Admission $15.00; Seniors/Students $10.00

Tickets & information: La Casa, 212. 722.2600 or 212.400.8874

35th Anniversary Gala Dinner Dance & College Awards – August 21

NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF PUERTO RICAN WOMEN, THE NEW YORK CITY CHAPTER, INC.
(NaCOPRW)
P. O. Box 268, Patchogue, NY 11772-0268
Founded in 1973 – Non-Profit, Tax-Exempt Organization
Information: 516-380-8714
Email: ediebrookhaven@att.net
Website: www.nacoprwnyc.org
Edith Padilla, President

Save The Date !
35th Anniversary Gala Dinner Dance & College Awards Presentation
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Marina Del Rey Caterers
1 Marina Drive
Bronx, New York 10465

NaCOPRW NYC

Honorees:

Woman of the Year: Dr. Aida Rosa, Retired Principal
Man of the Year: Richard Arroyo Izquierdo, Founder/President So. Bronx Charter
School for Intl. Cultures and Arts
Lifetime Achievement: Denisse Oller
Educational Achievement: Luis E. Torres, Principal, PS 55X
Woman In Entertainment: Choco Orta
Community Service: Luis W. Osorio

Women In Education:
– Amy Andino, Founder and Principal of Academy of Public Relations
– Roxanne Cardona, Principal P.S. 48, Bronx
-Jacqueline Gonzalez, Exec. Officer for Instruction , ICILSO
-Linda Amill Irizarry, Superintendent Dist. 8, Bronx
-Carmen Jimenez, Retired Principal
-Mary M. Padilla, Principal P. S. 5, Bronx
-Yolanda Torres, Superintendent Dist. 7, Bronx
-Yvonne Torres, Retired Superintendent Region 1

Price: $125.00/person, after August 11th, $150.00/person
Make check payable to: NaCOPRW NYC Chapter
and mail to:

Ms. Edith Padilla
P. O. Box 268
Patchogue, NY 11772-0268

FOR INFORMATION ON SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND JOURNAL RATES see attached or
E-mail: ediebrookhaven@att.net

PRdream mourns the passing of Edgardo Vega Yunqué

Edgardo Vega Yunqué
1936-2008

He was born May 20, 1936, a date to be commemorated because he was truly a great writer and contributed to a transnational, transcultural body of literature that is so much a part of what New York City really is all about.

(excerpted from The Daily News) The author of 17 novels, who was born in Cidra, Puerto Rico, and lived alone in Brooklyn, died at Lutheran Hospital on Aug. 25, said his agent Tom Colchie. Ed Vega Yunqué was “a great American writer as well as a great Puerto Rican writer,” he added. Vega Yunqué’s novels, such as ‘Blood Fugues’ and ‘Lamentable Journey of Omaha Bigelow Into the Impenetrable Loisaida Jungle,’ are modern classics.” His first novel ‘The Comeback’ was published in 1985.

Ed Vega Yunqué moved to New York from Puerto Rico in the mid 1940s. He was the stepfather of singer Suzanne Vega. The feisty writer was the director of the Clemente Soto Velez from 1993 to 2000.

His last novel was a comic false memoir about a Jewish woman who meets a Puerto Rican Romeo and falls in love. It had been tentatively titled “Rebecca Horowitz, Puerto Rican Sex Freak” but publication was cancelled by the publisher recently, said Colchie, who’d been trying to find another publisher.

FUNERAL SERVICES for Edgardo Vega Yunqué, 1936-2008

Monday, Sept 15, 2008
6:00pm-8:00pm
Soka Gakkai International-USA
7 East 15th Street
New York, NY 10003
212-727-7715

A TRIBUTE TO EDGARDO VEGA YUNQUE

Saturday, November 15, 3PM – 7PM
PRdream/MediaNoche
1355 Park Avenue, Corner Store
at East 102nd Street in Manhattan

A non-stop, ongoing reading of Ed Vega’s “The Lamentable Journey of Omaha Bigelow into the Impenetrable Loisaida Jungle” — Magical Realism comes to Loisaida (and now El Barrio)! Bring your copy!

We are looking for readers who would like to sign up to seriously work on reading for ten to fifteen minutes. Please contact Judy at escalona@prdream.com.