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Student Artwork at Family Arts Day-Day of the Dead
Participant in the Raícitas Youth Program and Family Arts Day proudly displaying her Day of the Dead arts and crafts.
Sharing Knowledge and Culture at the Raíces Open House
All Raícitas share what they learn at community events, open houses, family performances and cultural festivals. These Raícitas presented the history and meaning of bomba.
Raícitas Youth Program Dance Class
Raícitas Youth Program dance class held at the Hub City Teen Center in New Brunswick, NJ. Students pictured here are learning about picoteos, or piquetes, which are movements used in bomba dance to converse with the drum.
Raícitas Vejigantes Rehearsal
Raícitas Youth Program participants who registered for full program cycles had the opportunity to rehearse and perform with the Raíces Cultural Center Ensemble at community events and presentations, as well as student performances during Raíces…
Raícitas Family Arts and Culture Workshop Flyer
Flyer for Raícitas Youth Program Family Arts and Culture Workshops, a weekly series of dance, music, song and culture workshops for children and families to participate in together.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Families are invited to learn, make music,…
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Families are invited to learn, make music,…
Raícitas Dance Class
From 2009-2010, Raíces Cultural Center held classes at the Hub City Teen Center in New Brunswick. Classes were held for children and adults. Participants learned the folkloric traditions of the Caribbean in dance, music and song. Almost one…
Raícitas Creative Expressions Writing Circle Program Flyer
Flyer for Raícitas Youth Program Creative Expressions Writing Circle.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
All young writers grades six and up are invited to join Raíces volunteer Emily Gibbons every Friday at 4:30pm for the Creative Expressions Writing…
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
All young writers grades six and up are invited to join Raíces volunteer Emily Gibbons every Friday at 4:30pm for the Creative Expressions Writing…
Raícitas Bomba Dance Class Flyer
Flyer for Raícitas Youth Program Bomba Dance, Drum and Music Classes.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Families are invited to learn, make music, dance and sing together. Participants learn the songs, dances, rhythms, music, traditions, history, art and…
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Families are invited to learn, make music, dance and sing together. Participants learn the songs, dances, rhythms, music, traditions, history, art and…
Raícitas Bomba Class
Participants in the Raícitas Youth Program learn the music, dance, song and history of the Caribbean folkloric traditions. The student is practicing bomba, an Afro-puertorican folkloric tradition. In bomba, the dancer and the drummer converse, with…
Raícitas 4-H Program Flyer
Flyer for the Raícitas Youth Program “Raíces Means Roots” 4-H club.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Raíces Means "Roots" 4-H Club was open to all local youth K-first year of college and met the first Sunday of Every Month at Raíces Cultural Center.
The…
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Raíces Means "Roots" 4-H Club was open to all local youth K-first year of college and met the first Sunday of Every Month at Raíces Cultural Center.
The…
Raícitas “Little Roots” Dance, Music and Song Parent/Child Class Flyer
Flyer for Raícitas “Little Roots” Family Dance, Music and Song Workshops
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Families are invited to learn, make music, dance and sing together. Participants learn the songs, dances, rhythms, music, traditions, history, art and…
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Families are invited to learn, make music, dance and sing together. Participants learn the songs, dances, rhythms, music, traditions, history, art and…
Raícitas "Little Roots" Music, Dance and Culture Class
Flyer for Raícitas “Little Roots” Toddler Dance, Music and Culture Classes.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Discover the rich history of Afro-Caribbean music & dance!
Learn songs, music and dances together!
Hands on dance, music and…
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Discover the rich history of Afro-Caribbean music & dance!
Learn songs, music and dances together!
Hands on dance, music and…
Raícitas "Little Roots" Children’s and Family Gardening Workshop Flyer
Flyer for Raícitas Youth Program “Little Roots” Family Gardening Workshop.
EVENT DESCRIPTION
Join us to learn about Companion Planting, and cultivate some seeds for plants that are friends.
In the Children's Garden at the Reformed Church of…
EVENT DESCRIPTION
Join us to learn about Companion Planting, and cultivate some seeds for plants that are friends.
In the Children's Garden at the Reformed Church of…
Raíces Visual Arts: Orisha Art Show
Students from Raícitas Youth Program attended the Orisha Art Exhibit to learn more about the Orishas, or forces of nature. These students had recently begun to learn the songs and dances of the Orishas in their classes.
Raíces 2010 Newsletter (6 pages)
Page 1 of the Raíces 2010 Newsletter. Article about the Hip Hop Ambassadors Cultural Exchange Program.
Making Art at Family Arts Day-Day of the Dead
Participant in the Raícitas Youth Program and Family Arts and Culture Day working on his Day of the Dead skull. Family Arts and Culture Days provide participants with culturally based arts activities while teaching the stories and histories of a…
Los Vejigantes de Puerto Rico Residency: Dancing Bomba at the Greater Brunswick Charter School
As part of the 2009 Los Vejigantes de Puerto Rico residency program, the Raíces Cultural Center Ensemble performed the music, dance and song of bomba and plena at the Greater Brunswick Charter School. As in all bombazos, audience/community…
Los Vejigantes de Puerto Rico Residency: Bombazo
Bomba is community! Students from the audience were invited up to dance bomba before the drum with the Raíces Cultural Center Ensemble.
Glenis Redmond Poetry Performance Flyer
Flyer for a poetry performance and workshop held by Glenis Redmond, who was holding a week-long artist residency at the State Theater. Raícitas Youth Program members were invited to attend and participate in this workshop.
Flyer, Raíces Cultural Arts Class Schedule, Fall 2023
Raíces Cultural Center flyer providing an overview of the organization's cultural arts programs offered at the Eugene Young Environmental Eduction Center in the Fall of 2023.
Family Bombazo
Raícitas Youth Program participants and their families learn, study and practice the Afropuertorican folkloric tradition of bomba.
Family Arts Day-Day of the Dead
Family Arts and Culture Day participants hung their Day of the Dead themed artwork in the “Historias de los muertos” exhibit at Raíces.
Day of the Dead Skull at Family Arts Day
Participant in the Raícitas Youth Program and Family Arts Day proudly displaying his Day of the Dead skull.
Culture is Family
Family members involved in the Raícitas Youth Program and Raíces Cultural Center Ensemble in 2011.
Bomba in the Park
At the Spring Jam community art event, Raíces Cultural Center organized a day of workshops and music performances, as well as collaborations with local family arts organizations. A local Girl Scout troop participated in the festival, attending all…