Monday, September 12, 2022

Nos Quedamos - EVELINA 100 "VOTES FOR WOMEN!" Bronx Concert 5pm-7:30pm

 

Join Nos Quedamos, Bronx Music Heritage Center (BMHC), WHEDco, and BronxNet TODAY (September 12, 2022) for the official VOTES FOR WOMEN! voter registration drive concert at the Bronx Music Hall Plaza from 5pm-7:30pm, with a live program that features an outstanding all-female musical lineup: Oxil Febles, Rae Da Vine, Sofia Tosello, Monica Meaux, Antoinette Montague, Marilyn Castillo, Mikaela Curet, Bharati Kemraj and more! Register to vote and get your groove on, too!

Bronx Music Hall Plaza is located at 438 E. 163rd St, The Bronx, NY 10451.

Download flier in English/Spanish (PDF).

VOTES FOR WOMEN! is part of “EVELINA 100 VOTE!” that pays homage to the civic engagement work of famed community organizer, educator and activist Eveliva Antonetty (aka “The Hell Lady of the Bronx”) on the 100th anniversary of her birth date. The voter registration drive and concert is coordinated by the E100 Centennial Celebration Committee—and its partnersThe campaign is comprised of dozens of locations being facilitated by some of NYC’s most respected institutions from the education, non-profit and civic sectors.

ALSO: Please review the exciting week-long Evelina 100 menu of curated events celebrating the memory of Evelina Antonetty below.

Hostos Community College of The City University of New York 
The Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College/CUNY 
The Bronx Music Heritage Center 
The Bronx County Historical Society
The Caribbean Cultural Center and African Diaspora Institute 
Pregones Puerto Rican Traveling Theater 
BronxNet
and the 
E100 Centennial Celebration Committee
invite you to attend
SEPTEMBER 12–19, 2022
 
MONDAY, September 12
Hostos Community College/CUNY 
A Building Atrium
 
11 AM | Opening Ceremonies
12 PM | Citywide Evelina 100 Voter Registration
Campaign at Hostos Community College, Brooklyn College, 
Borough of Manhattan Community College, College of Staten Island, Hunter College, La Guardia Community College, Casita María, The Point CDC, Nos Quedamos and more!
 
TUESDAY, September 13
Hostos Community College/CUNY
C-Building, Room C-391
 
2 PM | A Gift of Community Empowerment: The Legacy of Evelina Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
PS 25 Bilingual School Alumni Reunion, (Hostos Faculty Lounge)
6 PM | An Embrace between Puerto Rico and New York.
La G8 and El Caño de Martín Peña allá, La Casita de Chema, acá (In person and via Zoom)
 
WEDNESDAY, September 14
Hostos Community College/CUNY
C-Building, Student Cafeteria
 
6 PM | Opening Reception, Images of Evelina Art Exhibition 
Participating Artists: Maestro Antonio Martorell, Nitza Tufiño, María Domínguez, Esther (Star Angel) Pagán, Siuko García, Sara Morales, Rudy Gutiérrez, Marcos Dimas and Manny Vega
6 PM | Evelina 100 Musical Premier 
Humberto Ramírez, Composer
7 PM | Evelina’s Heart, a reading 
Sandra Rodríguez, playwright
7:30 PM | 52 People for Progress E100 Concert at 52 People’s Park
 
THURSDAY, September 15
Center for Puerto Rican Studies
Hunter College/CUNY
Library-119 Street and 1st. Ave.
 
3 PM | El Café de las 3, Evelina Antonetty Activism in Bilingual Education, 
Food Programs and the Youth, Panel Presentation
6 PM | Welcoming Reception, Evelina 100 
Centro Library Document Exhibition Evelina Art Exhibition
 
FRIDAY, September 16
Pregones PR Traveling Theater 
Walton Ave, The Bronx
 
6 PM | The Bronx County Historical Society Honors Elba Cabrera
Video presentation: A conversation with Evelina’s family members
 
SATURDAY, September 17 
Bronx Music Heritage Center
1303 Louis Niñé Blvd, Bronx, NY 10459
 
3 PM | Evelina Antonetty Activism and 
The Movie Fort Apache Panel Presentation
7 PM | The Fort Apache Concert
 
SUNDAY, September 18
Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute
120 E 125th St, New York, NY 10035
 
2 PM | Images of Evelina Art Exhibition: A Conversation with the Artists
 
MONDAY, September 19
Evelina Antonetty Playground
Hostos Community College/CUNY 
A Building Atrium
 
11 PM | Tree Planting Ceremony at Evelina Antonetty Playground
12 PM | ¡Feliz Cumpleaños Evelina!
Cake Presentation by Artist Pepón Osorio &
Chocolate Cortes/Choco Bar Chef Ricardo de Obaldia
 
For further information on these events, visit the following websites: 
www.evelina100.orgwww.hostos.cuny.edu or https://centropr.hunter.cuny.edu/library/
 
To sponsor the celebration, please visit: 
https://hostos.thankyou4caring.org to make a donation. 
Please write under comments that your contribution is for the 
E100 Centennial Celebration. Thank you!
Find the full up-to-date E100 event schedule and program details at —

evelina100.org/events
Important: For the health and safety of our guests, some venues will ask upon entry to provide proof of Covid-19 vaccination or negative test results from an accredited lab.
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