El Bembé Celebration

Join us for El Bembé! A gathering of friends to celebrate our community-based Augmented and Virtual Reality art project, “Places of Power: Las Parcelas and Villa Africana Colobó Garden.” A project of Termite TV Collective & Norris Square Neighborhood Project. Presented by the Philadelphia Latino Arts and Film Festival and Mural Arts Philadelphia Come and experience AR/VR installations in two community gardens celebrating African heritage and the West African diaspora in Puerto Rican culture. Project directors Iris Brown of Grupo Motivos / Norris Square Neighborhood Project and Anula Shetty and Michael Kuetemeyer of Termite TV Collective have been facilitating workshops with long-term residents to share the memories and stories of this Latine neighborhood in Norris Square. This year, workshop participants created a collective colcha - a traditional Puerto Rican bedspread/quilt, and shared stories about sewing. The event also features • An introductory community activation of Norris Square Neighborhood Projectʻs Archive collection. • Music by Raíces Boricuas - Johnny & Aida Cruz Date: Saturday November 1st from 2-6pm Location: Las Parcelas and Villa Africana Colobó & Las Parcelas Gardens, 2263 Palethorp St. “Places of Power” is funded in part by Independence Public Media Foundation, Leeway Foundation, Philadelphia Cultural Fund, Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and Temple University More Info below.