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 partners. The 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.org, www.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. Facebook Instagram Twitter Website Subscribe