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Citizens of Loíza Aldea, Puerto Rico in a parade on the day of Santiago apostol.

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We were looking around the rock

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Looking ahead

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This exhibit series brought together local community members and visiting artists from around the US and Canada. Here a local Highland Park, NJ resident who stopped into the reception when passing by sits with visiting artist, Patsea Griffin and her…

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The speakers in the "Panel de testigos oculares y descendientes de la bomba antigua" (Panel of eyewitnesses and descendants of historic bomba from the early 20th century) that participated in the 5th Bomba Research Conference ranged in age from 78 -…

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Featured visiting artist Isaac Murdoch, whose doodles inspired the theme of the project, being interviewed by local resident Karlos Subverses, while in turn focusing his own camera on the interviewer and livestreaming the interview.

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Local resident Karlos Subverses recording interviews and reflections from some of the organizers of the Water Is Life initiative on a livestream of the opening reception event.

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Little did we know what can be achieved if we all tried our best

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Dozens of bags of litter were collected along a quarter mile stretch of riverfront during the Our Plastic Waters river cleanup. After sorting, some of the garbage found and collected was used to create eco-art sculptures to display during the Water…

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A human-created sustainability problem. The aftermath of some festivals in Puerto Rico mirror that of the US, with debris, litter and pollution created en masse and left behind for municipal workers to deal with. Not all of the litter will be found…

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Litter in Johnson Park, along the Raritan River waterfront, collected by volunteers during the Our Plastic Waters clean up and eco-art workshop.

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The men listening at Masikandoro.

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Artist Lisa Bagwell works on a fish sculpture made out of garbage collected from the banks of the Raritan River.

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Artist and workshop leader Lisa Bagwell, who designs sculptures out of garbage, carries bags of litter collected during the Our Plastic Waters clean up out of the wooded areas along the Raritan River.

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Ceramic libation vessel. This vessel can be used in a number of ways when performing ceremonies for the Orishas.

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Screenshot from Levi's commercial that featured a song written and recorded by Silent Knight.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"Then, breaking into a different side of the business, I finally landed my first commercial. I wrote…

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Flyer for a solo art exhibit “Lembranças - a Recollection” created and curated by Amy Garas.

EVENT DESCRIPTION
Raices Cultural Center Solo Exhibition
Opening Reception – Saturday, February 26th, 2010
Exhibit Open February 26, 2010 – March 19,…

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Artist Amy Garas speaks with attendees of the Lembranças solo exhibit at Raíces Cultural Center.

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Selection of artwork from the Lembranças solo exhibit featuring original artwork by Amy Garas.

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Opening reception for Lembranças: A Recollection, a solo exhibit of original artwork by Amy Garas.

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A member of the group representing Aguada in the 5th Encuentro de Tambores takes time to teach Raíces co-founder and ensemble member Nicole Wines the pattern he plays to accompany the bomba strains. Each town and group has their own variations of…

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Raíces Cultural Center provides arts and music education to the community. Here a student is learning the basics of Afro-Caribbean percussion with teacher and Raíces Co-Director Francisco G. Gómez

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Listening to the history of how it all started and the food is being prepared.

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Angela Lugo explains the healing, medicinal and nutritional properties of coconut and the many uses we have for them.

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Mountain view from Plenitud Eco-Iniciativas in Las Marías, Puerto Rico.
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