Events

Join us every Wednesday for FREE Tap Dance Classes Live or on Zoom! Each week we will teach Tap for students ages 3-adult. Mind-Builders’ instructors are not only expert dancers, they are also dedicated coaches who share their passion and skill with our students, encouraging them to hone their own…

A Concert Series For Seniors presents "The Barbara Purdy Cabaret Jazz Combo" in concert. The music consists of Broadway show tunes, jazz, love ballads, blues, R&B, folk tunes & classic Pop (Old School). The songs will be presented in English, Spanish, Italian & Patois. Concerts generally last 60-90…

In this workshop led by cartoonist Ivan Velez Jr., youth will use the powers and skills (drawing, writing, designing) of cartooning and manga-making to explore the global and local legends that flavor our lives and communities. We'll use the Public Domain, Urban Legends, our classic childhood fairy tales,…

Join us every Wednesday for FREE Tap Dance Classes Live or on Zoom! Each week we will teach Tap for students ages 3-adult. Mind-Builders’ instructors are not only expert dancers, they are also dedicated coaches who share their passion and skill with our students, encouraging them to hone their own…

Join us every Wednesday for FREE Tap Dance Classes Live or on Zoom! Each week we will teach Tap for students ages 3-adult. Mind-Builders’ instructors are not only expert dancers, they are also dedicated coaches who share their passion and skill with our students, encouraging them to hone their own…

Davalois Fearon Dance Virtual Theater presents the virtual premiere of Más In-Poverty-Ation by Loreal Quiroz as a part of the DFD Commission Initiative. Más In-Poverty-Ation explores the overrepresented black and brown incarcerated experience through the personal, correctional, and sociological lens. The…

After such trying times, AAA3A is excited to safely re-open for this thoughtful Bronx Council on the Arts, Arts Fund project by Michele Brody. Throughout the time of the Pandemic and Lock Down, Brody continued her work as a community-based artist by inviting friends and colleagues to share their window…

Join us every Wednesday for FREE Tap Dance Classes Live or on Zoom! Each week we will teach Tap for students ages 3-adult. Mind-Builders’ instructors are not only expert dancers, they are also dedicated coaches who share their passion and skill with our students, encouraging them to hone their own…

With Luna Lauren Vélez, Rita Moreno, Lisa Vidal, Jon Seda, Jesse Borrego, Griffin Dunne, Fat Joe. Pulsing with the rhythm of the Bronx, I Like It Like That made Darnell Martin the first African American woman to direct a studio-produced film. Featuring music from Marc Anthony, Jerry Rivera and Barrio…

Join us every Wednesday for FREE Tap Dance Classes Live or on Zoom! Each week we will teach Tap for students ages 3-adult. Mind-Builders’ instructors are not only expert dancers, they are also dedicated coaches who share their passion and skill with our students, encouraging them to hone their own…

Raíces Cultural Arts Association announces the CELEBRATION OF THE EIGHTH ANNUAL SON AND IT ESSENCE/ EL SON Y SU ESENCIA. In this interactive cultural presentation, dancers, musicians, historians and the public together will explore the origins and subsequent influence of the Cuban genre of music known…

Join us every Wednesday for FREE Tap Dance Classes Live or on Zoom! Each week we will teach Tap for students ages 3-adult. Mind-Builders’ instructors are not only expert dancers, they are also dedicated coaches who share their passion and skill with our students, encouraging them to hone their own…

Join us every Wednesday for FREE Tap Dance Classes Live or on Zoom! Each week we will teach Tap for students ages 3-adult. Mind-Builders’ instructors are not only expert dancers, they are also dedicated coaches who share their passion and skill with our students, encouraging them to hone their own…

In these extraordinary times, many have turned to food for comfort whether it be cooking and baking new things or appreciating what has been taken for granted. Become inspired along with other writers in an encouraging and lively workshop that uses food as a recipe for inspiration. Sarah Stern will…

Join us every Wednesday for FREE Tap Dance Classes Live or on Zoom! Each week we will teach Tap for students ages 3-adult. Mind-Builders’ instructors are not only expert dancers, they are also dedicated coaches who share their passion and skill with our students, encouraging them to hone their own…

The much anticipated Bronx Recognizes Its Own (BRIO) Awards application is now open! Register for one of our upcoming info sessions to learn more about BRIO, submission best practices for your work. Bronx Recognizes Its Own (BRIO) provides direct support to individual Bronx artists who create works…

In this workshop led by cartoonist Ivan Velez Jr., youth will use the powers and skills (drawing, writing, designing) of cartooning and manga-making to explore the global and local legends that flavor our lives and communities. We'll use the Public Domain, Urban Legends, our classic childhood fairy tales,…

Join us every Wednesday for FREE Tap Dance Classes Live or on Zoom! Each week we will teach Tap for students ages 3-adult. Mind-Builders’ instructors are not only expert dancers, they are also dedicated coaches who share their passion and skill with our students, encouraging them to hone their own…

Join us every Wednesday for FREE Tap Dance Classes Live or on Zoom! Each week we will teach Tap for students ages 3-adult. Mind-Builders’ instructors are not only expert dancers, they are also dedicated coaches who share their passion and skill with our students, encouraging them to hone their own…

The much anticipated Bronx Recognizes Its Own (BRIO) Awards application is now open! Register for one of our upcoming info sessions to learn more about BRIO, submission best practices for your work. Bronx Recognizes Its Own (BRIO) provides direct support to individual Bronx artists who create works…

Celebrate the Holiday season with Bronx Concert Singers chorus, guest professional vocalists and orchestra, under Rene Galvan, Music Director, as we perform our 40th Annual Holiday Concert featuring Vivaldi's GLORIA. Short works by Gustav Holst, Michael Fink, Brent Pierce, Jay Chattaway, and Luigi Cherubini.…

Join us every Wednesday for FREE Tap Dance Classes Live or on Zoom! Each week we will teach Tap for students ages 3-adult. Mind-Builders’ instructors are not only expert dancers, they are also dedicated coaches who share their passion and skill with our students, encouraging them to hone their own…

Join the award-winning Morrisania Band Project for a night of live soul music, laughter, and fun at Adinkra Bar & Restaurant. Saturday, December 11th, 7-9pm. Live music, food, house special drinks, and more.

Riverdale Choral Society invite all singers to join us for an open sing of sections of Handel’s Messiah. Music Director John Lettieri will conduct. Copies of the music will be provided to those who don't have their own.

Join us every Wednesday for FREE Tap Dance Classes Live or on Zoom! Each week we will teach Tap for students ages 3-adult. Mind-Builders’ instructors are not only expert dancers, they are also dedicated coaches who share their passion and skill with our students, encouraging them to hone their own…

Join us every Wednesday for FREE Tap Dance Classes Live or on Zoom! Each week we will teach Tap for students ages 3-adult. Mind-Builders’ instructors are not only expert dancers, they are also dedicated coaches who share their passion and skill with our students, encouraging them to hone their own…

Join us every Wednesday for FREE Tap Dance Classes Live or on Zoom! Each week we will teach Tap for students ages 3-adult. Mind-Builders’ instructors are not only expert dancers, they are also dedicated coaches who share their passion and skill with our students, encouraging them to hone their own…

In these extraordinary times, many have turned to food for comfort whether it be cooking and baking new things or appreciating what has been taken for granted. Become inspired along with other writers in an encouraging and lively workshop that uses food as a recipe for inspiration. Sarah Stern will…

Join us every Wednesday for FREE Tap Dance Classes Live or on Zoom! Each week we will teach Tap for students ages 3-adult. Mind-Builders’ instructors are not only expert dancers, they are also dedicated coaches who share their passion and skill with our students, encouraging them to hone their own…

In this workshop led by cartoonist Ivan Velez Jr., youth will use the powers and skills (drawing, writing, designing) of cartooning and manga-making to explore the global and local legends that flavor our lives and communities. We'll use the Public Domain, Urban Legends, our classic childhood fairy tales,…

Join us every Wednesday for FREE Tap Dance Classes Live or on Zoom! Each week we will teach Tap for students ages 3-adult. Mind-Builders’ instructors are not only expert dancers, they are also dedicated coaches who share their passion and skill with our students, encouraging them to hone their own…

The much anticipated Bronx Recognizes Its Own (BRIO) Awards application is now open! Register for one of our upcoming info sessions to learn more about BRIO, submission best practices for your work. Bronx Recognizes Its Own (BRIO) provides direct support to individual Bronx artists who create works…

Join us every Wednesday for FREE Tap Dance Classes Live or on Zoom! Each week we will teach Tap for students ages 3-adult. Mind-Builders’ instructors are not only expert dancers, they are also dedicated coaches who share their passion and skill with our students, encouraging them to hone their own…

2021 New Work grant awardee Juan Ramirez, Jr., in partnership with Art Defined, presents his virtual play titled A Love Letter To The Bronx, virtually via Zoom. The anthology play is structured in many scenes, each set and based in The Bronx, featuring specific characters and themes focused on our dope…

Join Mind-Builders Creative Arts Center for their Annual Kwanzaa Celebration on Friday, Dec 17th at 7pm ET! With performances by current dance and music students! Guest artists Jalikunda: Gambia's Bronx-based griots and jalis performing kora music, dancing and song! Kinara candle lighting ceremony…

IN THE LAND OF NOD -- a play with puppets and actors is artistically directed and written by Ave Maria Cross in poetry, rap & rhyme. Michael Sanders is the Puppet Master. Synopsis: An enchanted community of humans and puppets magically work together to save the life of a drug addicted youth. Date:…

IN THE LAND OF NOD -- a play with puppets and actors is artistically directed and written by Ave Maria Cross in poetry, rap & rhyme. Michael Sanders is the Puppet Master. Synopsis: An enchanted community of humans and puppets magically work together to save the life of a drug addicted youth. Date:…

Join us every Wednesday for FREE Tap Dance Classes Live or on Zoom! Each week we will teach Tap for students ages 3-adult. Mind-Builders’ instructors are not only expert dancers, they are also dedicated coaches who share their passion and skill with our students, encouraging them to hone their own…

Join us every Wednesday for FREE Tap Dance Classes Live or on Zoom! Each week we will teach Tap for students ages 3-adult. Mind-Builders’ instructors are not only expert dancers, they are also dedicated coaches who share their passion and skill with our students, encouraging them to hone their own…

Join us every Wednesday for FREE Tap Dance Classes Live or on Zoom! Each week we will teach Tap for students ages 3-adult. Mind-Builders’ instructors are not only expert dancers, they are also dedicated coaches who share their passion and skill with our students, encouraging them to hone their own…

Join us every Wednesday for FREE Tap Dance Classes Live or on Zoom! Each week we will teach Tap for students ages 3-adult. Mind-Builders’ instructors are not only expert dancers, they are also dedicated coaches who share their passion and skill with our students, encouraging them to hone their own…

Join us every Wednesday for FREE Tap Dance Classes Live or on Zoom! Each week we will teach Tap for students ages 3-adult. Mind-Builders’ instructors are not only expert dancers, they are also dedicated coaches who share their passion and skill with our students, encouraging them to hone their own…

Face the Music: Extensions Benton C Bainbridge, Jeff Crouse, Obediya W. Jones-Darrell, Dafna Naphtali, Barbara Held • Moderated by Walter E. Puryear Andrew Freedman Home 1125 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10452 December 22nd, 2021 • 5 PM Free w/RSVP to AFHarts@gmail.com Masks Required On Wednesday,…

Join us every Wednesday for FREE Tap Dance Classes Live or on Zoom! Each week we will teach Tap for students ages 3-adult. Mind-Builders’ instructors are not only expert dancers, they are also dedicated coaches who share their passion and skill with our students, encouraging them to hone their own…

Dance With Us Live Danceathon is BACK! December Edition! Dance off the Holiday Goodies and Dance out 2021 with us! The Danceathon is a VIRTUAL 3 day event- designed to reach you on the social media platform of your choice! We come together at the top of each hour for a 5 minute mini-dance class in…

Dance With Us Live Danceathon is BACK! December Edition! Dance off the Holiday Goodies and Dance out 2021 with us! The Danceathon is a VIRTUAL 3 day event- designed to reach you on the social media platform of your choice! We come together at the top of each hour for a 5 minute mini-dance class in…

Dance With Us Live Danceathon is BACK! December Edition! Dance off the Holiday Goodies and Dance Out 2021 With Us! The Danceathon is a VIRTUAL 3 day event- designed to reach you on the social media platform of your choice! We come together at the top of each hour for a 5 minute mini-dance class in…

The much anticipated Bronx Recognizes Its Own (BRIO) Awards application is now open! Register for one of our upcoming info sessions to learn more about BRIO, submission best practices for your work. Bronx Recognizes Its Own (BRIO) provides direct support to individual Bronx artists who create works…

What better way to celebrate 2022 than learning how to Swing Dance with your family at home! Join Silver Shoes Dance Club for this special, virtual master class led by Ray. F Davis. Immediately following the class the Silver Shoes Dancers will be showcasing their end-of-the-year performance video! This…

“To strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and race.” Our theme is UNITY together we will reflect on the Coronavirus pandemic, human rights, and civil rights. How will the community organize change with systemic pervasive institutional structures of racism that disproportionately…

The much anticipated Bronx Recognizes Its Own (BRIO) Awards application is now open! Register for one of our upcoming info sessions to learn more about BRIO, submission best practices for your work. Bronx Recognizes Its Own (BRIO) provides direct support to individual Bronx artists who create works…

Join the award-winning Morrisania Band Project for a free virtual soul music explosion. Saturday, January 8th, 7-8pm.

In this creative writing workshop, led by Orlando Ferrand, participants will read, examine and celebrate the craft of several published Bronx memoirists reflecting on their own memories and fundamental questions in the course of these chaotic times. We’ll collectively create writing prompts fueled…

We have experienced an unprecedented school year so far – one that has fostered personal and institutional uncertainty and challenge. This 75-min session is intended to provide teaching artists with tools for navigating those challenges. Through this interactive Zoom workshop, participants will be…

If you're a Bronx-based teaching artist interested in working with the senior community, then the SU-CASA residency is a perfect fit for you! In our Info Session we will cover: What is SU-CASA Proposal submission process Responsibilities as a teaching artist with the SU-CASA program And more! Bring…

In this creative writing workshop, led by Orlando Ferrand, participants will read, examine and celebrate the craft of several published Bronx memoirists reflecting on their own memories and fundamental questions in the course of these chaotic times. We’ll collectively create writing prompts fueled…

This is the second workshop of a three-part series featuring facilitators from across the arts and education fields that will address current issues, questions, and needs of the Teaching Artist Community as we enter the new year. Participants will walk away with tools and best practices for dealing with…

In this creative writing workshop, led by Orlando Ferrand, participants will read, examine and celebrate the craft of several published Bronx memoirists reflecting on their own memories and fundamental questions in the course of these chaotic times. We’ll collectively create writing prompts fueled…

In an interactive workshop drawing from the existing best practices and professional expertise of arts educators, we will explore social-emotional considerations in working with different student groups. This workshop will offer arts educators context and causality for the social-emotional needs of differentiated…

In this creative writing workshop, led by Orlando Ferrand, participants will read, examine and celebrate the craft of several published Bronx memoirists reflecting on their own memories and fundamental questions in the course of these chaotic times. We’ll collectively create writing prompts fueled…

Mind-Builders Creative Arts Center is pleased to present a new Professional Virtual Industry Series offering for those interested in theater. This free winter series features industry professionals who have had years of experience in the film, television, theatre and music industry as producers, writers,…

Singers in all voice ranges: soprano, alto, tenor, and bass, are welcomed to our open rehearsals, which will be conducted by Music Director John Lettieri. We will be preparing for a concert on Sunday, May 22, at which we will perform A German Requiem by Johannes Brahms. The concert will offer the…

In collaboration with PEN America, the NYC Literary Action Coalition will host “Writing Racial Justice Poetry,” a virtual writing workshop, on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at 7pm ET. This workshop will be open to the network of coalition writers. Our contemporary moment calls for artists and writers…

Mind-Builders Creative Arts Center is pleased to present a new Professional Virtual Industry Series offering for those interested in theater. This free winter series features industry professionals who have had years of experience in the film, television, theatre and music industry as producers, writers,…

Singers in all voice ranges: soprano, alto, tenor, and bass, are welcomed to our open rehearsals, which will be conducted by Music Director John Lettieri. We will be preparing for a concert on Sunday, May 22, at which we will perform A German Requiem by Johannes Brahms. The concert will offer the…

Do you remember when you first learned the rules of chess, scrabble, Kingdom of Hearts, Dungeons & Dragons? Do you ever use games to relieve stress or process the tensions surrounding you? “Game Poetics,” led by Nkosi Nkululeko, is a virtual poetry workshop geared to explore that notion of Play.…

Show Your Heart Some Love Fitness Event featuring the "Get Fit Crew" Friday, February 11th @ 7:30 - 9pm Join us for 15 minute sessions with each of your favorite Mind-Builders Stretch, Zumba, Soca Fitness instructors and Special Guest! Darleen Dynamic Stretch Zumba Keny Natasha Soca Queen Maurice Zumba Luis…

The Opening of an exciting exhibit by artist d.k. Dixon of figural and nonfigural art, Sunday February 13, from 2-5PM. Our first in-gallery show in months. Come meet the Artist, make new friends!

The Chelsea International Photography Competition celebrates gifted, notable, and fresh talents in the world of photography. Professional and amateur photographers, at any stage of their careers, are invited to participate in the competition to be discovered and promoted professionally in the heart of…

The Chelsea International Photography Competition (CIPC) celebrates gifted, notable, and fresh talents in the world of photography. Professional and amateur photographers, at any stage of their careers, are invited to participate in the competition to be discovered and promoted professionally in the…

Learn to do beginner's embroidery from exhibiting artist Jessica Maffia. Stitching Time! We will virtually learn how to make an embroidery sampler which can serve as both a lovely work of art and a reference tool. We will learn 4-6 stitches including running stitch, back stitch, stem stitch, chain stitch,…

Do you remember when you first learned the rules of chess, scrabble, Kingdom of Hearts, Dungeons & Dragons? Do you ever use games to relieve stress or process the tensions surrounding you? “Game Poetics,” led by Nkosi Nkululeko, is a virtual poetry workshop geared to explore that notion of Play.…

Join us for our third show in our FREE livestream music series for kids, Just Kidding: Passport to the World. Dance along with Latin Grammy nominee Sonia De Los Santos in this beautiful bilingual concert of songs about hope, home, and gratitude.

Let's take a journey down memory lane. Join the award-winning Morrisania Band Project for a salute to the soul music of the 90's. Livestream on YouTube (https://youtu.be/mNBRBB8cgzw). FREE (donations welcome).

Mind-Builders Creative Arts Center is pleased to present our annual Heroes Day event. Join us on Heroes Day as we celebrate those who inspire and support our students and families. Featuring Mind-Builders’ dancers, musicians, and actors, this year's performances will honor our late PYT Director,…

As artists, social media is one of the primary ways our work is seen. In this interactive three-week workshop series, we will focus on developing a plan to increase your exposure on social media. By identifying the WHO, WHERE, and HOW, we will bridge the gap between us and our audience.

Do you remember when you first learned the rules of chess, scrabble, Kingdom of Hearts, Dungeons & Dragons? Do you ever use games to relieve stress or process the tensions surrounding you? “Game Poetics,” led by Nkosi Nkululeko, is a virtual poetry workshop geared to explore that notion of Play.…