Raíces Means Roots
(RA-ē-ces)
Raíces Cultural Center, a N.J. Nonprofit is a cultural, artistic and educational organization interested in the preservation of cultural roots and history through the arts. We believe that the arts are for everyone. Our art is participatory and it is community. It comes from a time when there was no distinction between audience and artist. All who participate in and support Raíces Cultural Center programming are directly preserving art forms, histories and heritages in Central NJ which would otherwise be lost.
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What's New
FALL FAMILY JAM
September 12
12 Noon-6 PM
720 Hamilton St.
Somerset, NJ
FREE FAMILY FRIENDLY FESTIVAL!
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Cross-cultural collaborative celebration of the arts! Live music, workshops, family activities, a bizarre bazaar & more!
Live performances by the Showtime Steppers, Verbal Mayhem Poets, The Band Called FUSE, Xochipilli, Imakhu Shekemet, Natural Breakdown and Raíces Cultural Center. Family arts activities including mask and puppet making, coloring stations, face painting and mural stations. Workshops in yoga, dance, writing, music and more!
Vendors, crafters & artists wanted. Download a vendor application
This event is co-sponsored by the Hamilton Street Business and Community Corporation and Family Arts Movement.
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 ORISHA ART SHOW
The Forces of Nature have many shapes and forms, in Africa they were known as Orisha, in Cuba as Oricha. Come to the Raíces Cultural Center's first art gallery presentation Saturday, September 18, 2010, from 6 to 10 p.m. New Jersey artists Aja Washington, Joe Lentini and Will Kasso Condry will grace the Center's walls with exquisite works of Oricha avatars.
Listen to the music of Ochá while you enjoy light refreshments. Info stations will educate audience members about the history and ways of Oricha. Don't miss this awesome show!
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RARITAN RIVER FESTIVAL
30TH ANNIVERSARY
September 26
12 Noon-8 PM
Boyd Park
New Brunswick, NJ
FREE FAMILY FRIENDLY FESTIVAL!
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Raíces Mobile Cultural Center will be present at this New Brunswick. Visit our site for live music, dance and art demonstrations, workshops, cultural displays and more!
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HALLOWEEN MURAL ARTS DISPLAY
Raíces Cultural Center has partnered with the Hamilton Street Business and Community Corporation and Family Arts Movement to infuse cultural arts into the Somerset and Franklin communities. We invite all visual artists to participate in the Halloween Mural Project, creating temporary murals in the storefront windows of the Hamilton St. Business District themed around Halloween, Day of the Dead and Egun. Artist application coming soon!
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