Monday, November 30, 2020

 

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Stage Garden Rumba is back!
Episode #2 Streaming Digitally TONIGHT!

Brook Plaza + Sunshine Garden 
South Bronx favorite outdoors series STAGE GARDEN RUMBA (now digital) continues to kick off the holidays in Boogie Down style! Live performances by more than 30 theater, music, dance, literary, and social change champs edited into 3 must-see 30-minute programs to be broadcast on Pregones/PRTT social platforms and cable television:
 
SGR Digital Episode 1 on Monday, November 23
SGR Digital Episode 2 on Monday, November 30
SGR Digital Episode 3 on Monday, December 7
STAGE GARDEN RUMBA —Where Art meets Green in the South Bronx— goes digital for three unseasonably warm Monday nights in November-December!
Presented by We Stay/Nos Quedamos in partnership witPregones/PRTT, SGR is an open invitation for all New Yorkers to experience the cultural riches, green spaces, and vibrant Casitas of the South Bronx! Our 2020 digital series documents four pop-up performances featuring some of our favorite ARTISTS, ACTIVISTS, and COMMUNITY LEADERS. Hyperlocal and universal, their shared message for days of pandemic is one of rootedness, celebration, and collective uplift!
E2 Brook Plaza + Sunshine Garden — NOV 30 — Hosted by poet and LGBTQ health and wellness educator Rob Vassilarakis. Featuring immigrant rights activist Karla Mejía; gardener, beekeeper, and unofficial Mayor of 140th Street, Danny Chervoni; feminist poet, writer, activist, and organizer Thahitun Mariam; poet, writer, educator, and artist Peggy Robles-Alvarado; immigrant rights activist and co-owner of La Morada Oaxacan restaurant and community hub, Yajaira Saavedra; trombonist, composer, and educator Hommy Ramos; and food justice advocate and garden steward Violet Montes. 
E3 Rincón Criollo / Casita de Chema — DEC 7 — Hosted by spoken word poet, actor, singer-songwriter, and community activist Caridad de La Luz. Featuring poet, scholar, and teacher Afua Ansong; community leader, youth mentor, and founder of El Maestro Sports and Cultural Center, Fernando "Ponce" Laspina; Mazarte Dance Company, led by folklorist and choreographer Martha Zarate; Mariachi Real de México, led by genre maestros Ramón Ponce and Ramón Ponce Jr; and garden steward Desiree Soto, daughter of the late great José "Chema" Soto, South Bronx community icon.
Series Streams on Mondays at 7:30 PM Eastern – Here's how to watch:
Pregones/PRTT
—Facebook Live: www.facebook.com/pregonesprtt
—Vimeo: www.vimeo.com/pregonesprtt
—YouTube: www.youtube.com/pregonesprtt

BronxNET TV
Cable: 69 Optimum
Cable: 2135 FIOS
—Web: www.bronxnet.org/watch/Ch4

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