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Mexican Day of the Dead
September 9, 2019
Free and open to all! Join Pelham Art Center for its highly popular Day of the Dead Folk Art celebration. Experience this festive Mexican tradition in which passed loved ones are remembered with joy and celebration. Renowned artist Zafiro Romero-Acevedo returns to the Pelham Art Center to share the history of one of Mexico’s richest […]
Read MoreAfro-Puerto Rican Bomba!
August 21, 2019
Pelham Art Center welcomes internationally-acclaimed performer/educator and Bronx native Jose Ortiz, a.k.a. Dr. Drum, to lead the community in a Bomba music celebration. Bomba is an African-derived music and dance tradition developed in Puerto Rico. With call-and-response singing, drumming and dance, BombaYo will kindle the joy of this Afro-Puerto Rican art form and ignite the […]
Read MoreCelebrate Ghana!
March 5, 2019
Experience the vibrancy and joy of Ghana at the newest installment of Pelham Art Center’s Folk Arts Series: Celebrate Ghana! on Sunday, May 5, 2019, 1:30-4:00pm at the Pelham Art Center. Come learn about Ghana with traditional folklore, song, dance, and hands-on art making! Award-winning performer Therese Folkes Plair will transport audience members through the […]
Read MoreJapanese Cherry Blossom Festival
February 13, 2019
Spring has arrived! The cherry trees are starting to bloom again and we celebrate the eighth annual Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival at Pelham Art Center. A Japanese Taiko drum performance will begin at 1:30PM. Flower arrangement and origami workshops to follow at 2:30PM. Free and open to all ages! Cherry blossoms are a symbolic flower […]
Read MoreBrazilian Carnival
November 21, 2018
Free and open to all! We will be dancing in the streets with this performance by Samba Novo. Colorful costumes and exuberant dancing to samba music is the staple of the Carnival festival. A workshop on mask making will follow the dance.
Read MoreChinese New Year Celebration, Performance & Workshops
November 21, 2018
Chinese New Year at Pelham Art Center Traditional Lion Dance and Crafting & Knot Tying Workshops Free and Open to All Ages! Sunday, February 10, 2019, 1:30-3:30 pm Come celebrate the Year of the Pig! Chinese New Year returns to Pelham Art Center on Sunday, February 10, 2019 with free, family-friendly activities. Come see the […]
Read MoreCelebrate Diwali – The Colorful Hindu Festival of Lights
September 24, 2018
Indian Classical Dance Performance, Henna Tattoos, and Hands-on Traditional Indian Art Workshops Free and Open to All Ages! Pelham Art Center’s popular Diwali, Hindu Festival of Lights, returns as part of its Folk Arts Series on Saturday, December 2 from 1:30-3:30 pm. Join us for this colorful and festive event with a free ancient Indian […]
Read MoreFlamenco and La Ida y Vuelta
September 24, 2018
Feel the heat of the summer approaching with the spicy rhythms and passionate flamenco dance by the group Flamenco Latino. Dance and Music Performance and Hands-on Workshop Free and Open to All Ages! From 1:30-2:30 pm this exciting traditional dance will inspire you! Pelham Art Center invites artists to take advantage of the passion and […]
Read MoreJapanese Cherry Blossom Festival
September 24, 2018
Drum Performance Plus Flower Arranging and Origami Art Workshops Free and Open to All Ages! Saturday, April 7, 2018, 1:30 – 3:30 pm Spring has arrived! The cherry trees are starting to bloom again and we celebrate the seventh annual Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival at Pelham Art Center. Cherry blossoms are a symbolic flower of […]
Read MoreHawaiian Hula Dancing
September 20, 2018
Dance Performance and a Hands-on Workshop Free and Open to All Ages! Aloha Hula NYC performers have been sharing Hawaiian and Polynesian culture for over 20 years across the US and abroad including Australia, the Philippines and Bahrain in the Middle East. The company regularly shares “Aloha” in the tri-state area. The bold prints and […]
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