Check out some highlight photos from the “Our Roots, Our Nature” program series at Raíces Cultural Center, which included 8 public workshops, a community mural project, and the installation and opening reception of the “Natural Migration: Milkweed” visual art exhibit.
Check out some highlight photos from our classes and family cultural arts workshops on the Raíces blog, and come out to experience some Caribbean dance and drum by joining one of our weekly classes, bomba practice lab or Family Cultural Arts workshops.
Photos from our ¡Dimelo! Open Mic events held in Winter and Spring 2025.
Photos from our NEA Big Read public program series, documenting our projects, programs, events and creative works inspired by the book Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi.
Raíces Cultural Center has been accepted as a partner in the Internet Archive’s Community Webs project, providing tools and training to grow Raíces digital archive and preserve community history.
Raíces Cultural Center has been awarded an NJCH Action Grant to develop a series of digital exhibits and a project portal landing page for our Family Ties: Stories that Inspire Community History project.
The closest reference to the Latin phrase, “In ictu oculi,” “Life is a blink of an Eye,” seems to be apropos to our dear sister’s passing.
Raíces Cultural Center has been awarded an NJCH Action Grant to develop a series of digital exhibits and a project portal landing page for our Family Ties: Stories that Inspire Community History project.
In FY2023 Raíces Cultural Center received an Inclusive History from the New Jersey Historical Commission project grant to conduct oral history interviews with herbalists, healers and descendants of practitioners from diverse cultural backgrounds and healing traditions.
Raíces Cultural Center has received a Technical Assistance grant for 2024 to support the design and development of our website based Community History collections, projects and digital exhibits.
Raíces Cultural Center recently launched a new Creative Aging Initiative at the Highland Park Community Center. Our 2024 program includes two weekly Caribbean Drum, Song and Dance Class cycles in the Spring and Fall for adults 55 and up.
March 31, 2024 – La Concha Acústica Frankie Ruiz Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Directed by Ivelisse Bombera de Corazón Diaz
Raíces Cultural Center has been awarded Phase 7 New Jersey Arts and Culture Renewal Fund Grant.
Raíces Cultural Center is kicking off 2024 strong with support for our community programming and projects thanks to Arts and History Program Grants from the Middlesex County Office of Arts and History (MCOAH).
Raíces Cultural Center has been awarded a Creative Aging Initiative Grant for 2024. This is a new grant funding opportunity from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts for developing and delivering programs in the arts to older adults over 55.
The celebration went on as usual, no different than any other day, as we always give thanks to Source and Pachamama every time we break bread on the day of thanks or not!
Reflections on 2023 student dance and drum classes at the Eugene Young Environmental Education Center and Raíces’ new home.
Carribean Authors & Writers Interview with Yvette Canoura: A Reflection by Natalie Saldarriaga Raíces Cultural center is proud to announce our Caribbean Authors & Writers oral history Collection. In this
Raíces Cultural Center has a new home! Read more about our vision to create a center for exploration, collaboration and cultural fusion within the performing, visual and media arts, as well as, their connection with Nature and Planet Earth.
Flashback to Afribembé 2022 and This Year’s Celebration by Francisco G. Gómez Last year’s Afribembé celebration was off the hook. There was a diverse lineup of performers, speakers, poets and
Raíces Cultural Center has been awarded an NJCH Incubation Grant for 2023. This grant will support our Community History team to undertake one year of planning and development for our Family Ties: Stories that Inspire Community History project.
Raíces Cultural Center has received grant support from Middlesex County for our 2023 Arts and History programs.
Raíces Cultural Center has been awarded an Inclusive History Grant. This is a new grant funding opportunity from the New Jersey Historical Commission to conduct research and and planning related to under-represented narratives in diverse New Jersey history.