Bembé Bombazo @ Zócalo!

June 4 @ 4:00 pm 6:00 pm CDT

Join Bembé Drum and Dance for a free community Bombazo at Zócalo Food Park! Gather in community, drum, sing, dance, and experience the tradition of Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba with Bembé this summer! Open to the public, donations welcome.
Thank you to our sponsors: Escuela Verde, MPS Partnership for the Arts and Humanities, Milwaukee Arts Board, Wisconsin Arts Board, Wisconsin Humanities Council, and the Greater Milwaukee Foundation

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Date:
June 4
Time:
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm CDTw
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636 S 6th St
Milwaukee, WI 53204 United States
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Academia Bembé – Adult Drum Session: Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba

July 10 @ 7:30 pm

Register NOW for our Academia Bembé Summer 2023 Adult Drum Session: Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba Rhythms!
Join us for a series of drum workshops on Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba rhythms, led by Bembé Musical Director, Bony Benavides, including special performance opportunities, community events and more! This 4-week session of classes begins on Monday, July 10th and runs through Monday, July 31st.
This session is open to ages 18+, no experience necessary. Classes are held at Escuela Verde (3628 W. Pierce St, Milwaukee, 53215).
Save your spot below before it’s too late!
MORE DETAILS & REGISTER HERE: www.proyectobembe.org/academia

3628 W Pierce St, Milwaukee
Milwaukee, 53215 United States
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Academia Bembé Summer 2023 Session

June 21 @ 6:30 pm

Join us for Academia Bembé’s Summer 2023 session of Afro-Latino drum and dance workshops, performance opportunities, special events and more for youth, teens and adults!
Explore Afro-Latino musical, dance and cultural traditions taught by Bembé’s artist educators, Program and Dance Director, Imani Jalil and Musical Director, Bony Benavides, and special guests.
Learn rhythms such as Bomba, Plena, Rumba, Cumbia, Samba, Salsa y mas and join us for Bembé family nights, performances, community events, and more!
Join the Bembé familia and experience an incredible semester of música, baile, cultura, y comunidad!
MORE INFO & REGISTER: www.proyectobembe.org/academia

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Date:
June 21
Time:
6:30 pm CDTw
Cost:
Free
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3628 W Pierce St, Milwaukee
Milwaukee, 53215 United States
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Academia Bembé – NEW Adult Dance Session: Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba

July 22 @ 1:45 pm 2:45 pm CDT

Register NOW for our first Academia Bembé Adult Dance Session: Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba!
Join us for a series of dance workshops on Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba rhythms, led by Bembé Program and Dance Director, Imani Jalil, including special performance opportunities, community events and more! This 4-week session of classes begins on Saturday, June 24th and runs through Saturday, July 22nd (NO CLASS JULY 1ST due to the Fourth of July holiday).
This session is open to ages 18+, no experience necessary. Classes are held at Dance Studio 611 (611 S. Layton Blvd. Milwaukee, 53215). Please walk up the driveway to the back door to enter the large dance studio.
Save your spot below before it’s too late!
MORE DETAILS & REGISTER HERE: www.proyectobembe.org/academia

611 S Layton Blvd
Milwaukee, WI 53215 United States
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Academia Bembé – NEW Adult Dance Session: Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba

July 15 @ 1:45 pm 2:45 pm CDT

Register NOW for our first Academia Bembé Adult Dance Session: Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba!
Join us for a series of dance workshops on Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba rhythms, led by Bembé Program and Dance Director, Imani Jalil, including special performance opportunities, community events and more! This 4-week session of classes begins on Saturday, June 24th and runs through Saturday, July 22nd (NO CLASS JULY 1ST due to the Fourth of July holiday).
This session is open to ages 18+, no experience necessary. Classes are held at Dance Studio 611 (611 S. Layton Blvd. Milwaukee, 53215). Please walk up the driveway to the back door to enter the large dance studio.
Save your spot below before it’s too late!
MORE DETAILS & REGISTER HERE: www.proyectobembe.org/academia

611 S Layton Blvd
Milwaukee, WI 53215 United States
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+14146499588
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Academia Bembé – NEW Adult Dance Session: Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba

July 8 @ 1:45 pm 2:45 pm CDT

Register NOW for our first Academia Bembé Adult Dance Session: Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba!
Join us for a series of dance workshops on Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba rhythms, led by Bembé Program and Dance Director, Imani Jalil, including special performance opportunities, community events and more! This 4-week session of classes begins on Saturday, June 24th and runs through Saturday, July 22nd (NO CLASS JULY 1ST due to the Fourth of July holiday).
This session is open to ages 18+, no experience necessary. Classes are held at Dance Studio 611 (611 S. Layton Blvd. Milwaukee, 53215). Please walk up the driveway to the back door to enter the large dance studio.
Save your spot below before it’s too late!
MORE DETAILS & REGISTER HERE: www.proyectobembe.org/academia

611 S Layton Blvd
Milwaukee, WI 53215 United States
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+14146499588
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Academia Bembé – NEW Adult Dance Session: Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba

June 24 @ 1:45 pm 2:45 pm CDT

Register NOW for our first Academia Bembé Adult Dance Session: Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba!
Join us for a series of dance workshops on Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba rhythms, led by Bembé Program and Dance Director, Imani Jalil, including special performance opportunities, community events and more! This 4-week session of classes begins on Saturday, June 24th and runs through Saturday, July 22nd (NO CLASS JULY 1ST due to the Fourth of July holiday).
This session is open to ages 18+, no experience necessary. Classes are held at Dance Studio 611 (611 S. Layton Blvd. Milwaukee, 53215). Please walk up the driveway to the back door to enter the large dance studio.
Save your spot below before it’s too late!
MORE DETAILS & REGISTER HERE: www.proyectobembe.org/academia

611 S Layton Blvd
Milwaukee, WI 53215 United States
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+14146499588
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Bembé Community Bombazo!

Bembé Community Bombazo!

April 19 @ 7:30 pm 8:30 pm CDT

Bembé Community Bombazo!

Gather in community, drum, sing, dance, and experience the tradition of Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba with Bembé! Join us for a community Bombazo and open batey (drum & dance space) on Wednesday, April 19th! Open to the public, youth and adults welcome.
Suggested donation: $5.00
Thank you to our sponsors: Escuela Verde, MPS Partnership for the Arts and Humanities, Milwaukee Arts Board, Wisconsin Arts Board, Wisconsin Humanities Council, and the Greater Milwaukee Foundation

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Date:
April 19
Time:
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm CDTw
Cost:
$5
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Website:
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3628 W Pierce St, Milwaukee
Milwaukee, 53215 United States
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LACUSL Speaker Series (Spring 2023)

LACUSL Speaker Series (Spring 2023)

February 7 @ 2:30 pm

LACUSL Speaker Series (Spring 2023)

Join us February 7th in welcoming Stephanie Rivera Berruz for our LACUSL Speaker Series! Explore and learn about Stephanie Berruz’s project; Morir-Vivir Beyond the Human. For more details scan the QR code!

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Date:
February 7
Time:
2:30 pm CSTw
Cost:
Free
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Website:
https://uwm.edu/clacs/lacusl-speaker-series-spring-2023/

Organizer

Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, UW-Milwaukee
Phone:
+1 414-229-4401
Email:
clacs@uwm.edu

Aquí / Allá- Opening Reception/ Recepción de Apertura

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December 16, 2022 @ 6:00 pm 9:00 pm CST

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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!!
Exhibition soon to be shown: Aquí/Allá, a gathering by CK Ledesma
Opening Reception is December 16th, 2022 from 6pm-9pm, We invite all in the community and public to come to see this amazing show!!!
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Being Boricua is an intersection. It’s a woven identity that connects through time, land, ancestors, culture, and resistance. This exhibition gathers contemporary artists practicing in diverse disciplines, themes, and methods from around the nation and Puerto Rico.
A gathering by, CK Ledesma

Details

Date:
December 16, 2022
Time:
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm CSTw
Cost:
Free
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Website:
https://www.facebook.com/events/s/aqui-alla-opening-reception-re/895661918108876/

Organizer

Walker’s Point Center for the Arts
Phone:
+1 414-672-2787
Email:
staff@wpca-milwaukee.org
839 S 5th St.
Milwaukee, WI 53204 United States
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