Voces Amarillas began last year in Chile, organizing a concert in Santiago to raise money and awareness for their cause: to get 4% of the Dominican Republic’s national budget redirected towards education, in order to provide “una Educacion Digna” to not only the youth of the country, but to increase/improve adult education programs as well in order to attempt rectify the damage done by the system in place.
Now Voces Amarillas por una Educacion Digna is throwing a concert at Lehman College’s Lovinger Theater in the Bronx, where 16 local artist of Dominican and otherwise-Latino descent will appear along with New York’s top Dominican television and radio personalities, like Dulces Pesadillas, Gabbano, Luis Miguel de la Bachata, La Vaina, Mar Sala, La Fiera, Hache St, Brook Ave, Nery Olivares, ... Go to event
THOUSANDS TO GATHER FOR 21st ANNUAL ALBANIAN-AMERICAN FESTIVAL IN THE BRONX
Over 2,500 members of the Albanian-American community will gather for the 21st annual Albanian Festival, a colorful celebration of Albanian music and dance. This is the largest Albanian-American cultural event in the United States each year.
WHEN: November 12, 2011 at 5:30 P.M.
WHERE: Lehman Performing Arts Center at Lehman College, 250 Bedford Park Boulevard, Bronx, NY
WHAT: Now in its 21st year, the annual Albanian Festival is a celebration of Albanian culture, including traditional Albanian clothing such as the xhubleta and chakshir, unique musical instruments such as the cifteli and lahute, and a rare opportunity to listen to and view a variety of Albanian music and dance.
WHO: Presented by The Mother Teresa ... 
