Julia de Burgos Books and Crafts Store- THE ONLY BILINGUAL BOOKSTORE OF ITS KIND IN THE PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE AND SOUTH JERSEY REGION

2721 N. 5th Street- Philadelphia , PA

 

12/1/08-1/6/09

10 a.m.-6 p.m.

The Holidays celebrations have started at Taller.  From now until Jan. 6, receive great discounts in already reduced prices. Make the Julia de Burgos Books and Crafts Store your destination for original Latino artwork, crafts, handmade jewelry and collectibles. 

12/11-12/13/08

10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Enjoy three days of a wide selection of gifts for $15 and under.

 

Parrandas- the Latino version of Christmas caroling   

12/12 @ 6 p.m. & 12/13 @ 4:30 p.m.

Join Taller Puertorriqueño for two days of music and culture as it celebrates its 12th annual Parrandas en el Barrio-the Latino version of Christmas caroling.  Bring your güiro, maracas, tambourine or any other instrument and sing along with the Pleneros del Batey and friends, the traditional aguinaldos, holiday music.  The party will begin at Taller and to keep the tradition, the parranderos will visit other locations around the neighborhood. 

 

1/31/09 @ 3 p.m.

Presents The Body of My Isla, a poetry collection published in 2007 by poet, freelance writer and musician Rick Kearns-Morales.

 

2721 N. 5th Street-Philadelphia, PA-2nd Floor

 

a selection of portraits of individuals who have made the decision to take their freedom into their own hands. She celebrates them as her inspiration and through her mixed-media works shares their example as an inspiration to all.

Exhibition closing presentation
Artist talk and Q&A with Yasmín Hernández
1/10/09 @ 3 p.m.
Lorenzo Homar Gallery

New York based artist Yasmin Hernández will be giving a presentation on her exhibition Facing Freedom: Liberation Portraits. Her work has been exhibited at the Museum of Puerto Rican Art and El Museo del Barrio to name a few. Facing Freedom is a selection of mixed media portraits of individuals who have made the decision to take their freedom into their own hands. She celebrates them as her inspiration and through her mixed-media works shares their example as an inspiration to all.

The event is FREE and refreshments will be served.

Hernández is currently one of Puerto Rico ’s most promising young painters. He was trained in the prestigious San Carlos Academy in Mexico, and his work incorporates his paintings with various forms of multi-media, including projections, digital imaging, video, and still photography.

 

 

1/6 @ 3:30 p.m.

Every year on January 6, Puerto Ricans and most Latin Americans celebrate one of their biggest celebrations of the Christmas season, Three Kings Day (Día de los Reyes). For the past 19 years, Taller has coordinated a recreation of the Three Kings Day celebration.  The festivities include a mini parade from our bookstore, 2721 N. 5th Street , to our theater at 2557 N. 5th Street and it features the Three Wise Men (community members dressed in elaborate costumes resembling those worn by the historic wise men), Los Pleneros del Batey and community members.  The parade is followed by a small play, small gifts for children* and the opportunity to take pictures with the Three Kings.   *Prior registration is required to ensure gift*

 

12th Annual Arturo A. Schomburg Symposium

2/28 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Registration: $25

2557 N. 5th Street, Philadelphia , PA

In the early 1900s, Puerto-Rican born Arturo Alfonso Shomburg set out to unearth for public record the history and accomplishments of Black Latinos and later, of Black people throughout the world. Today, Taller Puertorriqueño celebrates his legacy through its Annual Arturo Schomburg Symposium, exploring the intricate influences of the African Diaspora on Latino culture and the complex issues of race within the Latino community.  This year’s theme Afro-Latinas and Activism:  Politics, Gender and Race.