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25TH ANNIVERSARY POSTER EXHIBIT & UNVEILING OF ITS 2011 COMMEMORATIVE POSTER

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2011 6PM
HOSTOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE -
500 GRAND CONCOURSE - ATRIUM – 2ND FLOOR
BRONX, NY

Curated by: Juan Fernando Morales, & Teresa A. Santiago
Special thanks to:
Luis Cordero Santoni, Cemi Underground,
Wally Edgecombe, Director, Hostos Center for the Performing Arts,
Alicia Rodriguez, El Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños

PUERTO RICAN HERITAGE MONTH KICK-OFF CELEBRATION 
KICK-OFF EVENT
BY INVITATION ONLY
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2011
EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO, 1230 FIFTH AVENUE
(AT 104TH ST.), NEW YORK CITY
6PM – 9PM

The Comité Noviembre Puerto Rican Heritage Month kick-off event usually takes place each year on the last Thursday of October. At this event, Comité Noviembre honors Puerto Rican community heroes through Lo Mejor de Nuestra Comunidad Awards, unveils its annual poster and distributes its journal calendar of event. This event is free for the community. Over 300 key community and business leaders as well as elected officials attend this very festive, musical and cultural event.

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CN ANNUAL GALA BENEFIT 
GALA BENEFIT
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2011
NY HILTON
7PM – COCKTAILS, 8PM – DINNER

The Comité Noviembre Annual Gala Benefit was instituted in 1996 at its tenth anniversary to raise funds for its scholarship awards program. To date the event has continued to attract key leaders of New York’s Puerto Rican community and Corporate America. The annual gala benefit is scheduled each year on or around the second Thursday of November.

Since the inception of this event, the musical entertainment has drawn and generated much excitement beginning with salsa sensations Victor Manuelle in 1996, Tito Nieves in 1997 and 1999, El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico in 1998, George Lamond and Brenda K. Starr in 2000 and most recently Frankie Negron in 2005, Luis Fonsí in 2006, Yolandita Monge in 2007 and Melina León in 2008.

In 2001, because of the tragic event of September 11th, CN decided to hold a luncheon instead of a dinner which continued until 2005 when the event moved back to an evening event with a spectacular gala at the world famous Copacabana.

Over the years, CN has been honored with the presence and support of celebrities like: Actors Rosie Perez and Jennifer Lopez, Danny Rivera, On-air radio personality Polito Vega and many more. The gala has also showcased new talents and ventures. Most notably in 1997, Marc Anthony, Ednita Nazario and Ruben Blades made a special appearance and performed several songs from the Broadway show Capeman. 

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SIXTH ANNUAL COMITÉ NOVIEMBRE
PUERTO RICAN ARTISANS FAIR & EXHIBIT
and
RAFAEL HERNANDEZ-SYLVIA REXACH FESTIVAL
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2011
Eugenio Maria De Hostos Community college
hostos performing arts center
bronx, ny 11AM – 9PM

In keeping with its mission to promote Puerto Rican culture and art as well as to commemorate its 25th anniversary, Comité Noviembre will be inviting Puerto Rican artisans from Puerto Rico and the United States to participate in its Sixth Annual Puerto Rican Artisans Fair & Exhibit. CN envisions the same festive atmosphere of the fiesta patronales that takes place in each town of Puerto Rico. CN will transform the venue into a typical Puerto Rican plaza with artists, sculptors, vejigante mask makers etc. promoting and selling their wares while typical Puerto Rican food is sold from kiosks and musical acts entertain throughout the day. Workshops for children are being planned, like mask making, the history of the three kings’ celebration, and much more!

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Special Entertainment section...we are partnering with the Association for Puerto Rican/Hispanic Culture and presenting the Rafael Hernandez/Sylvia Rexach Festival with the live musical performance by Trio Los Platinos begining at 3:30pm at the 2nd floor gymnasium...

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  • If you are an artist interested in participating in CN's Sixth Annual Puerto Rican Artisans Fair & Exhibit on Saturday, November 19, 2011 then click here to download the application form:
    Download Application.

  • View the Comite Noviembre 2008 and 2009 Artisan's Journal
  • Get Adobe ReaderBecome an exclusive sponsor of the Fifth Annual Puerto Rican Artisans Fair & Exhibit (Deadline: October 24, 2010)
    Download Sponsorship Package

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SIXTEENTH ANNUAL CN DAY OF COMMUNITY SERVICE 
AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2011
Place to be announced

For the past fifteen years, Comité Noviembre has set aside the Sunday before Thanksgiving as a day of community service and social responsibility in commemoration of November 19th, traditionally known as Puerto Rican discovery day or as we like to call it Puerto Rican “encounter” day. During this day people participate in several volunteer efforts that aid the Puerto Rican community and its organizations. The purpose of the day is to show the spirit of commitment and the power of action. 

Over the years, this event has been a great success and organizations throughout the city have benefited from this collaboration, including homeless and battered women’s shelters and senior centers as well as individual families. Through this effort, Comité Noviembre has collected coats, clothing, and toiletries for these organizations. In recent years, CN has conducted a food drive of non-perishable foods to create Thanksgiving dinner baskets for the poor of New York. CN has also worked with local supermarkets and business leaders to provide turkeys to each family. The food baskets are distributed by volunteers the Tuesday before Thanksgiving to needy families. This event will be spearheaded this year by ASPIRA of New York.

  • To volunteer for this event please contact:
    Hector Artiles
    ASPIRA of New York, Inc.
    520 Eighth Avenue, 22nd Floor
    New York, NY 10018
    (212) 564-6880 ext. 115, (212) 564-7152 (fax)

  • Get Adobe ReaderBecome an exclusive sponsor of the Sixteenth Annual Day of Community Service & Social Responsibility 
    Download Sponsorship Package.

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CN COMMEMORATIVE CALENDAR JOURNAL

Comité Noviembre's commemorative journal calendar becomes a collector's item each year because of the articles and historical information that it provides. These essays and articles are published annually in several newspapers ranging from The New York Daily News, El Diario La Prensa, HOY, as well as the San Juan Star and El Nuevo Día in Puerto Rico. The calendar is developed by disseminating a questionnaire to Puerto Rican organizations throughout the tri-state area and other states throughout the country to acquire information about their November activities. The journals are distributed to educational, cultural and community organizations. Over 250 events and activities are sponsored and held by community based organizations, cultural institutions and government officials throughout New York alone. The journal articles are written by community activists, educators, artists and CN members.

Comité Noviembre would like to urge you to plan an event during November in celebration of Puerto Rican Heritage Month’s 24th anniversary and to keep our theme in mind. This year’s theme: "Puertorriqueño de alma, vida y corazón", “Puerto Rican…mind, body and soul” speaks to the strong foundation of the Puerto Rican community around the world, of our perseverance, ingenuity, pride and achievements. The theme explores and examines our unique ancestral roots and the very fabric that makes us Puerto Rican. It calls for us to take ownership of our culture and heritage to promote and protect it. Everyday as a community, we contribute to the development and success of this city, state and nation. The theme challenges us to learn about our pioneers, feel proud of our history and commit ourselves to promote and teach others about our culture, traditions, heroes and the great contributions Puerto Ricans have made to this country. If you have already planned an activity for this occasion, we would like to include it in the Puerto Rican Heritage Month Calendar of Events.

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