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SUMMARY:Book Launch: You Should Have Been Nicer To My Mom with author Vincent Tirado in conversation with Diana Rodriguez Wallach
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, March 17\, 6:30pm\n\n\n\nTaller Puertorriqueño | 2600 N. 5th St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19133\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP for Event\n\n\n\n\nFREE EVENT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us to celebrate the launch of YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN NICER TO MY MOM\, a modern gothic horror by local author Vincent Tirado. \n\n\n\nAbout the book:Demons clash with inheritance claims as secrets unfold and violence is unleashed over twelve harrowing hours trapped in a house with the worst thing imaginable: family. \n\n\n\nWhen Papi Ramon\, the patriarch of the wealthy Abreu family dies\, he gives the family one last message in the will: “One of you is el bacà\, the demon that I made a deal with. Get rid of them or you will be damned.” Xiomara\, the uncontested favorite of Papi Ramon (and therefore the least liked in the family)\, watches as everyone dismisses this as the joke of a senile old man and demands the lawyer obtain the previous will Papi wrote. \n\n\n\nWhile the lawyer drives back to his office\, a storm breaks out\, forcing the entire family—Xiomara’s aunts and uncles and cousins—to remain in the house. And the words of Papi’s will hangs over their heads even heavier than the rain clouds. Over the course of the night\, scandal after scandal is revealed to the public about the family. Suddenly a tense few hours of surviving her family turns into a vicious night of recrimination\, violence\, accusations…and murder.Xiomara is faced with an impossible task: uproot a demon and somehow kill it or excise the ghosts that linger within her own family. \n\n\n\nAnd the clock is ticking…
URL:https://tallerpr.org/events/vincenttirado/
LOCATION:Taller Puertorriqueño\, North 5th Street 2600\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19133\, United States
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SUMMARY:Florece: Un reset para mujeres listas para expandirse con Ruthy Adorno
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, March 10\, 6pm\n\n\n\nTaller Puertorriqueño | 2600 N. 5th St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19133\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP for Event\n\n\n\n\nFREE EVENT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFlorece: Un reset para mujeres listas para expandirseA través de actividades sencillas e intencionales inspiradas en los libros\, las participantes podrán pausar\, reflexionar y reconectar consigo mismas de una manera práctica y significativa. En un espacio empoderador y acogedor\, las asistentes pueden bajar el ruido del día a día y llevarse herramientas que les ayuden a tomar decisiones más alineadas con lo que desean crear en esta etapa de sus vidas.
URL:https://tallerpr.org/events/florece/
LOCATION:Taller Puertorriqueño\, North 5th Street 2600\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19133\, United States
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SUMMARY:Arturo Schomburg Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Saturday \,February 28 from 9am – 5pm\n\n\n\nTaller Puertorriqueño | 2600 N. 5th St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19133\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Tickets & Learn More\n\n\n\n\nTicketed Event | $10\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 30th Annual Arturo Schomburg Symposium traces how African-descended peoples\, both enslaved and free\, have sustained cultures and liberation struggles through rich\, dynamic\, spiritual\, and religious expressions. \n\n\n\nAs the United States commemorates the Semiquincentennial in 2026\, Taller Puertorriqueño’s guiding theme\, “We Will Not Hide\,” draws inspiration from the 1976 “Sin Colonias March” in Philadelphia—also called the “People’s Bicentennial”—which united over 40\,000 African Americans\, Indigenous activists\, Puerto Ricans\, and allies in a powerful demonstration of solidarity and resistance to a narrative that ignores their presence\, needs\, and contributions. This historic coalition serves as a touchstone for the symposium’s commitment to visibility\, dignity\, and self-determination. The Schomburg Symposium will kick off this year’s programming. \n\n\n\nThe Schomburg Symposium has\, for the past 29 years\, presented critical\, celebratory\, and reflective perspectives from the Latine\, Latin American\, African American\, and AfroLatine communities\, featuring leading scholars\, activists\, artists\, and community voices. \n\n\n\nLearn more about the Symposium’s programming here.
URL:https://tallerpr.org/events/schomburg/
LOCATION:Taller Puertorriqueño\, North 5th Street 2600\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19133\, United States
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SUMMARY:Arturo Schomburg Symposium Opening Reception: Capoeira Demonstration & Workshop with Mestre Cobra Mansa
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, February 27 | 5:30PM – 8PM\n\n\n\nAt the African American Museum in Philadelphia | 701 Arch St.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDonation\n\n\n\n\nOpen to all | Pay what you wish\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us on Friday\, February 27 from 5:30pm – 8pm for the opening night of the 30th Annual Arturo Schomburg Symposium at the African American Museum on Philadelphia. One of our presenters\, Mestre Cobra Mansa will lead a Capoeira Demonstration & Workshop. This event is open to all! \n\n\n\nThe symposium will take place the next day on Saturday February 28 from 9am – 5pm at Taller Puertorriqueño. Learn more about the Symposium’s programming here.
URL:https://tallerpr.org/events/schomburgopening/
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SUMMARY:La Lengua del Tambor Screening x Concert Fundraiser
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, February 21\, 6pm – 10pm\n\n\n\nTaller Puertorriqueño | 2600 N. 5th St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19133\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Tickets\n\n\n\n\nTicketed Event\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImmerse yourself in La Lengua del Tambor – Bomba documentary by Ant M. Rivera brought to life with live performances in El Centro de Oro! \n\n\n\nLa Lengua del Tambor Screening x Concert Fundraiser\n\n\n\nLa Lengua del Tambor is taking on a new form Saturday\, February 21st for a special screening x concert fundraiser with Tumbao Entertainment at Philly’s beloved Taller Puertorriqueño. This night is about bringing the film to life. Not just seeing it\, but hearing it\, feeling it\, moving with it. Live performances honoring the legacy of Bomba featuring: \n\n\n\n\nLos Bomberos de la Calle\n\n\n\nJulio del Hoyo\n\n\n\nLos Buhos\n\n\n\nEsencia Latina\n\n\n\n\nThis project has been a year in the making\, and this moment marks what’s next. Every ticket purchased goes directly toward supporting the completion of the film\, helping us carry La Lengua del Tambor into its final production stage. More than a fundraiser\, this is a gathering rooted in community\, cultura\, and care. \n\n\n\nPull up to support the film and show love to Boricua-owned and local Philly businesses: \n\n\n\n\nAmys Pastelillos\n\n\n\nCoquí Cult Coffee\n\n\n\nWilde and Lovely\n\n\n\nPower Street Theatre\n\n\n\nGabby Rodriguez\n\n\n\nAstrid Salazar Ovalle\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you’re feeling extra generous\, support the film’s GoFundMe
URL:https://tallerpr.org/events/la-lengua-del-tambor/
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SUMMARY:Angelo Colina: Una Noche en Philly Benefit Show
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, January 30\, Doors open 7pm\,  Show starts at 8:00pm\n\n\n\nTaller Puertorriqueño | 2600 N. 5th St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19133\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBuy Tickets\n\n\n\n\nTicketed | 100% of proceeds support Taller\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAcompáñanos el viernes\, 30 de enero para un show de comedia en español con el talentoso Angelo Colina. 100% de las ventas en este evento benéfico apoyan a Taller Puertorriqueño\, fortaleciendo nuestra misión cultural y educativa. \n\n\n\nGeneral Admission – Asientos libres por orden de llegada \n\n\n\nVIP – Mesa reservada en primera fila por 4 o 6 personas \n\n\n\nPuertas abren a las 7pm. Show comienza a las 8pm. Estacionamiento $10 (cupos limitados). \n\n\n\nLlega temprano para tomar algo del bar y visitar nuestra librería. \n\n\n\nAngelo Colina es un comediante venezolano que reside en New York City. Con su stand up en español ha logrado ir a más de 30 estados de USA y ha llevado su show a teatros como el Gramercy Theatre\, Park West Chicago y Teatro Tapia en Puerto Rico\, donde recientemente tuvo 3 sold out shows. También ha sido de los primeros headliners en español en el New York Comedy Festival 2023 y 2024\, Netflix Is A Joke 2024 y 321 Comedy Festival 2024. \n\n\n\nSigue Angelo en Instagram o TikTok.
URL:https://tallerpr.org/events/angelocolina/
LOCATION:Taller Puertorriqueño\, North 5th Street 2600\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19133\, United States
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SUMMARY:Book Club & Meet the Author: This Is The Only Kingdom
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, January 29\, 6pm\n\n\n\nTaller Puertorriqueño | 2600 N. 5th St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19133\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP for Event\n\n\n\n\nFREE EVENT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for book club with author Jaquira Díaz to discuss her new novel\, This Is the Only Kingdom. Jaquira will be in conversation with Erica Bernal of LITina Book Club. RSVP above.
URL:https://tallerpr.org/events/jaquiradiaz/
LOCATION:Taller Puertorriqueño\, North 5th Street 2600\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19133\, United States
CATEGORIES:Julia de Burgos Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Bachatica Bilingual Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, November 15\, 11am \n\n\n\nTaller Puertorriqueño | 2600 N. 5th St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19133\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP for Event\n\n\n\n\nFREE EVENT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us on Saturday\, November 15\, with author Luz María Mack for a bilingual\, musical storytime! RSVP above.
URL:https://tallerpr.org/events/bachatica/
LOCATION:Taller Puertorriqueño\, North 5th Street 2600\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19133\, United States
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SUMMARY:The White Hot Book Launch & Artist Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, November 12\, 6pm – 9:00pm\n\n\n\nTaller Puertorriqueño | 2600 N. 5th St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19133\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP for Event\n\n\n\n\nFREE EVENT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe’re honored to celebrate the legendary and award-winning Quiara Alegría Hudes and the release of her debut novel\, The White Hot. \n\n\n\nJoin us November 12th at 6 PM for a special night of storytelling and community alongside Power Street Theatre. \n\n\n\nFeaturing performances by incredible Philly talent:Alex SantiagoZilla VodnasAmira JennahAaron AllegoryTiffany Janell \n\n\n\nFollowed by a meet & greet and book signing with Quiara Alegría Hudes. Pre-order your copy and RSVP above!
URL:https://tallerpr.org/events/thewhitehot/
LOCATION:Taller Puertorriqueño\, North 5th Street 2600\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19133\, United States
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SUMMARY:Meet the Author: The Pain We Carry by Natalie Guitérrez
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, October 24\, 6pm – 9:00pm\n\n\n\nTaller Puertorriqueño | 2600 N. 5th St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19133\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP for Event\n\n\n\n\nFREE EVENT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us on Friday\, October 24\, for an evening with Natalie Y. Gutiérrez\, author of The Pain We Carry & The Pain We Carry Workbook\, in conversation with Dalina Soto. RSVP above!
URL:https://tallerpr.org/events/thepainwecarry/
LOCATION:Taller Puertorriqueño\, North 5th Street 2600\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19133\, United States
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SUMMARY:Meet the Author: Hady Mendez in conversation with Alyssa Reynoso-Morris
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, October 1\, 6pm\n\n\n\nTaller Puertorriqueño | 2600 N. 5th St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19133\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP For Event\n\n\n\n\nFREE EVENT | RSVP BELOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us on Wednesday\, October 1\, with author Hady Mendez to celebrate the launch of her new book\, Calladita No More. RSVP and pre-order the book above!
URL:https://tallerpr.org/events/calladitanomore/
LOCATION:Taller Puertorriqueño\, North 5th Street 2600\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19133\, United States
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Bold\, Brilliant\, and Latine by Alyssa Reynoso-Morris
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, September 20\, 11:30am – 1:00pm\n\n\n\nTaller Puertorriqueño | 2600 N. 5th St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19133\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP For Event\n\n\n\n\nFREE EVENT | RSVP BELOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us on Saturday\, September 20\, with author Alyssa Reynoso-Morris to celebrate the launch of her new book\, Bold\, Brilliant\, and Latine. This free event is open to all ages. RSVP and pre-order the book above!
URL:https://tallerpr.org/events/boldbrilliantandlatine/
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: The Grand Paloma Resort with Author Cleyvis Natera in Conversation with 'Pemi Aguda
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, August 21 at 7pm\n\n\n\nTaller Puertorriqueño | 2600 N. 5th St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19133\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP for Event\n\n\n\n\nFREE PUBLIC EVENT \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us on August 21 to celebrate the launch of The Grand Paloma Resort by Cleyvis Natera in conversation with ‘Pemi Aguda. Pre-order the book and RSVP above.
URL:https://tallerpr.org/events/palomaresort/
LOCATION:Taller Puertorriqueño\, North 5th Street 2600\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19133\, United States
CATEGORIES:Julia de Burgos Bookstore,Meet the Author
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SUMMARY:Storytime with Author Jackie Morera: Together We Remember
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, June 28 at 10:30am\n\n\n\nTaller Puertorriqueño | 2600 N. 5th St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19133\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP for Event\n\n\n\n\nFREE PUBLIC EVENT \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us on Saturday\, June 28\, with author Jackie Morera to read her new book\, Together We Remember. This bilingual event is free and open to all ages. RSVP and pre-order the book above!
URL:https://tallerpr.org/events/togetherweremember/
LOCATION:Taller Puertorriqueño\, North 5th Street 2600\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19133\, United States
CATEGORIES:Julia de Burgos Bookstore,Meet the Author
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SUMMARY:La Lengua del Tambor Film Screening and conversation with Lucas Rivera\, director Ant M. Rivera\, moderated by Evelyne Laurent-Perrault.
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 20 at 6pm\n\n\n\nTaller Puertorriqueño | 2600 N. 5th St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19133\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP for Event\n\n\n\n\nFREE PUBLIC EVENT \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLa Lengua del Tambor is a poetic and percussive documentary that traces the rhythmic legacy of Bomba y Plena from the coasts of Loíza\, Puerto Rico to the soul of North Philly—through the journey of Afro-Puerto Rican artist Lucas Rivera. \n\n\n\nJoin us for a film screening followed by a conversation with Lucas Rivera and director Ant M. Rivera\, moderated by Evelyne Laurent-Perrault. \n\n\n\nLucas will also be signing copies of his book\, My AfroRican State of Soul.
URL:https://tallerpr.org/events/lenguadeltambor/
LOCATION:Taller Puertorriqueño\, North 5th Street 2600\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19133\, United States
CATEGORIES:Julia de Burgos Bookstore,Meet the Author
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SUMMARY:Meet the Author: Krystal Anali Vazquez - Lady Without Land
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, June7 at 3pm\n\n\n\nTaller Puertorriqueño | 2600 N. 5th St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19133\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP for Event\n\n\n\n\nFREE PUBLIC EVENT \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us on Saturday\, June 7\, with author Krystal Anali Vazquez to discuss her award-winning novel\, Lady Without Land. RSVP above! \n\n\n\nAbout the book\n\n\n\n-Winner of The 2023 George Garrett Fiction Prize\, selected by Manuel Muñoz-2024 Foreword INDIES Finalist for LGBTQ+ FictionLady without Land is a story told in fragments about señorita who feels lost in and lost without Los Angeles. She uses classic literature and cocktail recipes to organize and populate bits and pieces of a life: growing up as a Mexican middle-class girl in a predominantly white suburb where neighbors labeled her family the “dirty” Mexicans; being bullied by an older sister on car rides from Los Angeles to Mexico\, grappling with a father’s gambling addiction\, and\, later\, his death; journeying on the continuous carousel of lovers the Pacific and Atlantic coasts have to offer. A shaken and stirred abecedarian\, a sloppy yet put-together künstlerroman\, about charting one’s life path amid cultural pressures and the grip of the ever-present past\, the book can be read forwards or backwards and\, with any hope\, completely out of sequence so that no reader can read this novel the same way twice.
URL:https://tallerpr.org/events/ladywithoutland/
LOCATION:Taller Puertorriqueño\, North 5th Street 2600\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19133\, United States
CATEGORIES:Julia de Burgos Bookstore,Meet the Author
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SUMMARY:Bilingual Storytime: La Chiva in partnership with Acción Colombia and LABF
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, May 17 at 11:30am\n\n\n\nTaller Puertorriqueño | 2600 N. 5th St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19133\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP for Event\n\n\n\n\nFREE PUBLIC EVENT \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us on Saturday\, May 17\, at 11:30am to read I Am La Chiva! in English and Spanish. We will have craft activities and Colombian coffee and pastries.
URL:https://tallerpr.org/events/lachiva/
LOCATION:Taller Puertorriqueño\, North 5th Street 2600\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19133\, United States
CATEGORIES:Julia de Burgos Bookstore,Meet the Author
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SUMMARY:Nuyorican & Diasporican Visual Art Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 26 at 3pm\n\n\n\nTaller Puertorriqueño | 2600 N. 5th St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19133\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP for Event\n\n\n\n\nFREE PUBLIC EVENT \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us on April 26 to to discuss Nuyorican & Diasporican Visual Art: A Critial Anthology with editors Arlene Dávila and Yasmin Ramirez\, moderated by contributor Johnny Irizarry. RSVP above.
URL:https://tallerpr.org/events/nuyoricanart/
LOCATION:Taller Puertorriqueño\, North 5th Street 2600\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19133\, United States
CATEGORIES:Julia de Burgos Bookstore,Meet the Author
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SUMMARY:Riverwards Chapbook Series with H&H Books
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, April1 at 6pm\n\n\n\nTaller Puertorriqueño | 2600 N. 5th St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19133\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP for Event\n\n\n\n\nFREE PUBLIC EVENT \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us on Tuesday\, April 1\, 2025\, at 6pm for a conversation with a panel of authors & illustrators from the Riverwards Chapbook Series. RSVP above
URL:https://tallerpr.org/events/riverwards/
LOCATION:Taller Puertorriqueño\, North 5th Street 2600\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19133\, United States
CATEGORIES:Julia de Burgos Bookstore,Meet the Author
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SUMMARY:Coffee Cart Pop-Up & Spring Sale
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, March 22 from 11am – 5pm\n\n\n\nTaller Puertorriqueño | 2600 N. 5th St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19133\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEnjoy coffee from Café Loíza and 15% off all books!
URL:https://tallerpr.org/events/spring-sale/
LOCATION:Taller Puertorriqueño\, North 5th Street 2600\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19133\, United States
CATEGORIES:Julia de Burgos Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: The Latina Anti-Diet with author Dalina Soto\, MA\, RD\, LDN\, in conversation with Amy Rivera-Nassar
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, March 20 at 7pm\n\n\n\nTaller Puertorriqueño | 2600 N. 5th St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19133\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP for Event\n\n\n\n\nFREE PUBLIC EVENT \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us on March 20 to celebrate the launch of The Latina Anti-Diet with author Dalina Soto\, MA\, RD\, LDN\, in conversation with Amy Rivera-Nassar of Amy’s Pastelillos. The conversation will be followed by Q&A and book signing. Pre-order the book and RSVP above.
URL:https://tallerpr.org/events/latina-anti-diet/
LOCATION:Taller Puertorriqueño\, North 5th Street 2600\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19133\, United States
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SUMMARY:Meet the Author: Patricia Coral
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, November 23 at 3pm\n\n\n\nTaller Puertorriqueño | 2600 N. 5th St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19133\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP for Event\n\n\n\n\nFREE PUBLIC EVENT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us on Saturday\, November 23rd at 3pm for a conversation with author of Women Surrounded by Water\, Patricia Coral in conversation with Adrienne Perry.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Book\n\n\n\nGrowing up in Puerto Rico\, Patricia Coral was surrounded by women who fought for their needs amid the demands of domesticity and who were dismissed and judged when they rejected any predetermined paths on an island that itself has never been free. At age twenty-five\, she married her first love\, a green-eyed musician whose internal storms drove Coral to slowly realize that the marriage must end. Faced with disillusionment—with her husband\, with the patriarchal expectations that surrounded her like the Caribbean Sea\, and with the limited options available to her—she leaves\, only for Hurricane Maria to wrench her heart homeward. \n\n\n\nCoral evokes the beauty\, love\, and language of her family and of Puerto Rico as well as the pain of yearning for more. Tastes\, colors\, and the dreamlike lushness of childhood memories infuse this mournful and propulsive memoir of personal and natural disasters—and the self-discovery made possible only when we choose what to leave behind. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Author\n\n\n\nPatricia Coral is a bilingual Puerto Rican writer. She holds an MFA in creative writing from American University\, where she received the Myra Sklarew Award and where she was Editor in Chief of FOLIO. Coral writes creative nonfiction and poetry\, but frequently her words find their home in between. The former events director for Politics and Prose Bookstore\, she has contributed to numerous literary magazines. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Moderator\n\n\n\nAdrienne Perry grew up in Wyoming\, earned her MFA from Warren Wilson College\, and her PhD in Literature and Creative Writing from the University of Houston. From 2014-2016 she served as the Editor of Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Fine Arts. A Hedgebrook alumna\, Adrienne is also a Kimbilio Fellow and a member of the Rabble Collective. Adrienne’s writing has received support from Friends of Writers\, the Elizabeth George Foundation\, Inprint\, and the University of Houston. In 2020\, Adrienne received the inaugural Elizabeth Alexander Prize in Creative Writing from Meridians journal. Adrienne’s work has appeared or is forthcoming in Copper Nickel\, Black Warrior Review\, Indiana Review\, Ninth Letter\, and elsewhere. She is an Assistant Professor of literature and creative writing at at Villanova University.
URL:https://tallerpr.org/events/womensurroundedbywater/
LOCATION:Taller Puertorriqueño\, North 5th Street 2600\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19133\, United States
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SUMMARY:Meet the Author: Bessie Flores Zaldívar
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, November 9 at 3pm\n\n\n\nTaller Puertorriqueño | 2600 N. 5th St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19133\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP for Event\n\n\n\n\nFREE PUBLIC EVENT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us on Saturday\, November 9th at 3pm for a Q&A and book signing with author of Libertad\, Bessie Flores Zaldívar. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Book\n\n\n\nA queer YA coming-of-age set during the rigged Honduran presidential election about a young poet discovering the courage it takes to speak her truth about the people and country she loves. \n\n\n\nAs the contentious 2017 presidential election looms and protests rage across every corner of the city\, life in Tegucigalpa\, Honduras\, churns louder and faster. For her part\, high school senior Libertad (Libi) Morazán takes heart in writing political poetry for her anonymous Instagram account and a budding romance with someone new. But things come to a head when Mami sees texts on her phone mentioning a kiss with a girl and Libi discovers her beloved older brother\, Maynor\, playing a major role in the protests. As Libertad faces the political and social corruption around her\, stifling homophobia at home and school\, and ramped up threats to her poetry online\, she begins dreaming of a future in which she doesn’t have to hide who she is or worry about someone she loves losing their life just for speaking up. Then the ultimate tragedy strikes\, and leaving her family and friends—plus the only home she’s ever known—might be her only option. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Author\n\n\n\nBorn in 1997 in Tegucigalpa\, Honduras\, Bessie FloresZaldívar is a writer and professor of fiction. They’re currently based in the New Haven area. Libertad is Bessie’s debut novel.
URL:https://tallerpr.org/events/libertad/
LOCATION:Taller Puertorriqueño\, North 5th Street 2600\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19133\, United States
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SUMMARY:Clay Heals Minds: Community Forum\, Tours\, & Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, October 19 at 11am – 3:30pm\n\n\n\nTaller Puertorriqueño | 2600 N. 5th St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19133\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister \n\n\n\n\nFREE EVENT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHosted by We Here’s Community Advisory Committee of Kensington residents and Curator of Public Engagement Megan Voeller\, Mural Arts celebrates the artists and community members behind We Here at Taller Puertorriqueño. \n\n\n\n\n11a.m. Children’s Book Reading & Activities\n\n\n\n12 p.m. Forum Welcome & Lunch\, Documentary Preview\, Roberto Lugo in dialogue withLemon Andersen\, Panel: Arts Access & Mental/Behavioral Health in Kensington\n\n\n\n2- 3:30pm Celebration!\n\n\n\n\nAfter the forum\, enjoy clay sculpting activities with Lugo and Nitza Walesca Rosario\, a Polaroid photo booth with Daisie Cardona\, music\, games\, refreshments and a tour of Taller’s cultural corridor with Experience Eastern North. \n\n\n\nAll activities are free and open to the public\, registration required\, families welcome! Sign up for a community walking tour of the two additional sculptures on September 28th\, October 26th or November 16th. \n\n\n\nMajor support for We Here has been provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage\, with additional support from Hummingbird Foundation\, City of Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS)\, Katie Adams Schaeffer & Tony Schaeffer\, Julia & David Fleischner\, City of Philadelphia\, and an anonymous donor. This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.
URL:https://tallerpr.org/events/wehere/
LOCATION:Taller Puertorriqueño\, North 5th Street 2600\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19133\, United States
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SUMMARY:Latin American Book Fair
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, October 12 at 11am – 4pm\n\n\n\nTaller Puertorriqueño | 2600 N. 5th St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19133\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn More\n\n\n\n\nFREE EVENT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Latin American Book Fair returns to Philadelphia for its sixth edition\, bringing together authors\, artists\, and the community to celebrate the richness of Latino literature and culture. This year’s event will feature a keynote speech by Edgardo Miranda-Rodríguez\, the acclaimed creator of La Borinqueña\, along with presentations by other talented authors. The fair will also include cultural performances and activities for all ages. Join us in fostering a love for reading and supporting Latino voices through this incredible event. This free event is made possible thanks to the support of Taller Puertorriqueño and other local organizations and sponsors. \n\n\n\nFor more information\, visit: https://tinyurl.com/2024LABF
URL:https://tallerpr.org/events/labf/
LOCATION:Taller Puertorriqueño\, North 5th Street 2600\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19133\, United States
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SUMMARY:Meet the Author: Tiny Threads
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, October 7 at 7pm \n\n\n\nTaller Puertorriqueño | 2600 N. 5th St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19133\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP for Event\n\n\n\n\nFREE EVENT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us with award-winning author Lilliam Rivera to celebrate the launch of her adult debut\, Tiny Threads. A dark supernatural thriller set in the world of fashion by former fashion journalist and award-winning author Lilliam Rivera.  Lilliam will be in conversation with Erica Bernal of LITina Book Club. RSVP and pre-order your book for 25% off! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Book\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFashion-obsessed Samara finally has the life she’s always dreamed of: A high-powered job with legendary designer Antonio Mota. A new home in sunny California\, far away from those drab Jersey winters. And an intriguing love interest\, Brandon\, a wealthy investor in Mota’s fashion line. But it’s not long before Samara’s dream life begins to turn into a living nightmare as Mota’s big fashion show approaches and the pressure on her turns crushing. Perhaps that’s why she begins hearing voices in her room at night—and seeing strange things that can’t be explained away by stress or anxiety or the number of drinks she’s been consuming. And it may not be just Samara imagining things as her psyche unravels\, because she soon discovers hints that her new city—and the House of Mota—may be built on a foundation of secrets and lies. Now Samara must uncover what hideous truths lurk in the shadows of this illusory world of glamour and beauty before those shadows claim her. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Author\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLilliam Rivera is a MacDowell Fellow and an award-winning author of eight works of fiction: four young adult novels\, three middle grade books\, and a graphic novel for DC Comics. Her books have been awarded a Pura Belpré honor and featured on NPR and in The New Yorker\, the Los Angeles Times\, The New York Times\, and multiple “best of” lists. Her novel Never Look Back is slated for a movie adaptation. A Bronx\, New York\, native\, Lilliam Rivera currently lives in Los Angeles. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout LITina Book Club\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nErica Bernal is an avid reader who feels passionate about representation and created LITina Book Club; a space where readers can connect with each other and authors to discover new books that tell the many stories in Latine Literature. Each month\, she selects a book and holds meetings which are streamed on Instagram live with authors who wrote the book (past authors have included Quiara Alegria Hudes\, Maria Hinojosa\, Dahlma Llanos Figueroa to name a few). She aims to promote stories as diverse as our culture. By engaging the community in these meetings the club promotes literacy\, reading for leisure\, and a sense of belonging. Members have stated they learned ro advocate for themselves\, use their voice\, and have even been inspired to write their own stories. \n\n\n\nErica has worked with organizations such as Taller Puertorriqueño\, Latin American Book Fair\, and Power Street Theater to host in person events which promote both the book club and Latine spaces for arts and culture. \n\n\n\nShe says often that she has created this space because its “one she needed as a young Boricua who didn’t see herself in the stories she was reading” since the publishing industry does not typically market to the Latine demographic. 
URL:https://tallerpr.org/events/tinythreads/
LOCATION:Taller Puertorriqueño\, North 5th Street 2600\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19133\, United States
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Luis A. Miranda\, Jr. and Dr. Carmen Febo San Miguel
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, September 30\, 7pm | Theater doors open at 6:30pm    \n\n\n\nTaller Puertorriqueño | 2600 N. 5th St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19133\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister for Event\n\n\n\n\n$0 – $30\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJulia de Burgos Bookstore welcomes Luis A. Miranda Jr.\, Latino trailblazer and father of Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda\, to present his new memoir\, Relentless: My Story of the Latino Spirit That is Transforming America\, in conversation with Dr. Carmen Febo San Miguel as part of Taller Puertorriqueño’s 50th anniversary programming. The conversation will be followed by a book signing. Admission is included with purchase of book. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Book\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEssential reading from an expert voice: Luis A. Miranda Jr.’s personal and political memoir reveals a deep understanding of Latino culture and how to build community to change our world for the better. \n\n\n\nA veteran of New York and national politics\, Luis Miranda embodies the relentless spirit of progress of American immigrants. \n\n\n\nThere is no one on the Latino\, New York\, and national political scene with the breadth of experience\, passion\, and storytelling charm of Luis Miranda. In  \n\n\n\nRelentless\, he shares a fascinating narrative of his life and career—from his early days as a radically minded Puerto Rican activist to his decades of political advice and problem-solving. \n\n\n\nMiranda recounts the thrill of the ascendency of  Hamilton\, created by his son Lin-Manuel\, and he details the suffering after the devastation of Puerto Rico by Hurricane Maria. Amid the triumphs and challenges\, Miranda examines what his experience reveals about our ever-changing politics\, demographics\, and society. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Author\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLuis A. Miranda Jr. arrived in New York City from Puerto Rico in 1974 to study psychology at NYU but soon found himself drawn to community action when he organized his neighbors to fight for better schools for their children. In the 1980s he was a special advisor for Hispanic Affairs to Mayor Ed Koch\, and he continued to serve in key roles for the Dinkins and Giuliani administrations. As a founding partner of the MirRam Group\, Miranda has consulted on several successful political campaigns\, including the senatorial campaigns of Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton\, Senator Chuck Schumer\, and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. Most recently he managed New York Attorney General Letitia James’ successful reelection. Miranda is the founding president of the Hispanic Federation and is currently the chairperson of the Latino Victory Fund\, the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance\, Viva Broadway\, and the Public Theater. He is a board member of The City\, and former chair of the Center for Latin American\, Caribbean\, and Latino Studies at the CUNY Graduate Center. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Participants\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBorn in Ciales\, Puerto Rico\, Carmen Febo San Miguel graduated as a physician in 1973. She came to Philadelphia to complete her residency\, specializing in Family Medicine\, which she completed in 1976. For four decades she worked as a Family Medicine Specialist providing comprehensive medical care\, and as Medical Director\, in settings that included Germantown Family Medicine Associates and the Naranjito Health Center in Puerto Rico\, (1980 to 1984)\, until she retired from medicine in 2014. This town in the central mountains of Puerto Rico declared her "Hija Adoptiva” (Adoptive Daughter). \n\n\n\n Carmen is mainly recognized for her work with Taller Puertorriqueño\, as its Executive Director since 1999\, while still serving part-time as a physician until retiring from medicine in 2014. Under her leadership\, Taller continued to grow and\, in 2016\, the organization completed and moved into the stunning $11.5 million cultural center in the heart of Philadelphia’s Latino community. In 2019 she was recognized as a Distinguished Daughter of Pennsylvania and in 2023 she received the Historical Society of Pennsylvania’s Heritage Award for her significant contributions to the heritage future of the Philadelphia region. She currently serves as a member of the Women’s Non-Profit Leadership Initiative\,as a city of Philadelphia Art Commissioner and in Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Exhibitions Committee.
URL:https://tallerpr.org/events/relentless/
LOCATION:Taller Puertorriqueño\, North 5th Street 2600\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19133\, United States
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: We Came To Welcome You
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, September 4\, 7pm \n\n\n\nTaller Puertorriqueño | 2600 N. 5th St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19133\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister for Event\n\n\n\n\nFREE EVENT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us on Wednesday\, September 4\, at 7pm for a Q&A and book signing with local author Vincent Tirado in conversation with Diana Rodriguez Wallach. Light refreshments will be provided. A spine-chilling psychological thriller about a multiracial lesbian couple who are thrilled to move into their dream home in a gated community–– until strange things start happening and the pressure to assimilate becomes life or death. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Book\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Other Black Girl meets Midsommar in this spine-chilling\, propulsive psychological thriller from highly acclaimed author Vincent Tirado\, about a multiracial lesbian couple who are thrilled to move into their dream home in a gated community–– until strange things start happening and the pressure to assimilate becomes life or death. \n\n\n\nAkin to the social horror of Jordan Peele and Lovecraft County\, We Came to Welcome You cleverly uses the uncanny to illuminate the cultish\, shocking nature of systemic racism. Sol Reyes has had a rough year. After a series of workplace incidents at her university lab culminates in a plagiarism accusation\, Sol is put on probation. Dutiful visits to her homophobic father aren’t helping her mental health\, and she finds her nightly glass of wine becoming more of an all-day—and all-bottle—event. Her wife\, Alice Song\, is far more optimistic. After all\, the two finally managed to buy a house in the beautiful\, gated community of Maneless Grove. But the neighbors are a little too friendly\, in Sol’s opinion. She has no interest in the pushy Homeowners Association\, their bizarrely detailed contract\, or their never-ending microaggressions. But Alice simply attributes their pursuit to the community motto: “Invest in a neighborly spirit\,” which only serves to irritate Sol more.   Suddenly\, a number of strange occurrences—doors and stairs disappearing\, roots growing inside the house\, a loud buzzing sound that only Sol can hear—cause Sol to wonder if her social paranoia is built on something more sinister. But Sol’s fears are dismissed as Alice embraces their new home and becomes increasingly worried about Sol’s drinking and manic behavior. When Sol finds a journal on the property from a resident that went missing a few years ago\, she realizes why they were able to buy the house so easily… Through Sol’s razor-sharp tongue and macabre sense of humor\, Tirado explores the very real pressures to assimilate with one’s surroundings to “survive\,” while also asking the question: Is it survival when you’re no longer your true self? Because in Maneless Grove\, either you become a good neighbor—or you die. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Author\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVincent Tirado is a nonbinary Afro-Latine Bronx native. They ventured out to Pennsylvania and Ohio to get their bachelor’s degree in biology and master’s degree in bioethics. Their debut YA novel Burn Down\, Rise Up was the 2022 winner of the Pura Belpré Award and was a finalist for the 2022 Stoker Awards and 2023 Lammy Awards. Their sophomore YA novel We Don’t Swim Here was called “a chilling ghost story” by Publishers Weekly. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Participants\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiana Rodriguez Wallach is a multi-published author of young adult novels. Her mostrecent\, Small Town Monsters\, is a YA Latinx horror novel that published in September 2021. Her next YA Latinx Horror\, Hatchet Girls\, comes out October 10\, 2023. Bustle listed Diana as one of the “Top Nine Latinx Authors to Read for Women’s History Month.” She is the author of the Anastasia Phoenix Series\, as well as YA contemporary Latina novels and a YA short-story collection. She lives in the Philadelphia area with her husband\, two children\, and two cats.
URL:https://tallerpr.org/events/wecametowelcomeyou/
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Gloriana Presente
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the launch of a new picture book by Alyssa Reynoso-Morris\, author of Plátanos Are Love.Join us on Saturday\, July 13\, at 11am for the launch of Gloriana\, Presente.  \n\n\n\nThis event is free and open to all ages. RSVP and pre-order the book below! \n\n\n\n\nRSVP FOR EVENT
URL:https://tallerpr.org/events/glorianapresente/
LOCATION:Taller Puertorriqueño\, 2600 N 5th\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19133\, United States
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SUMMARY:Pride Month Book Club: Bad Seed
DESCRIPTION:Join us on June 15 at 3pm for a discussion of Bad Seed with queer Puerto Rican author Gabriel Carle and Philly-based translator Heather Houde. Reading the book ahead is not required! We will have button-making and snacks. All are welcome! \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER FOR EVENT
URL:https://tallerpr.org/events/badseed/
LOCATION:Taller Puertorriqueño\, 2600 N 5th\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19133\, United States
CATEGORIES:Julia de Burgos Bookstore,Meet the Author
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