The LGTB literary expression returned on September 27 and 28, 2019 for the second consecutive year to the Barco de Papel Cultural Center with a selection of renowned authors. In the second edition of “LGTB Visibility in Literature” Barco … Continued
The Barco de Papel Cultural Center, welcomed the eighth edition of the festival ¡Viva la Comida! held on Saturday, September 21, 2019 with a plastic arts workshop, totally free, carried out by the young artist Valentina Lovera. The workshop open … Continued
La Chiva Periodística promoted for the World the Barranquilla’s Carnival at the Barco de Papel Cultural Center with the sponsorship of the Queens Chamber of Commerce on Friday, August 2, 2019 The “Chiva Periodística” is a folkloric organization that brings … Continued
Elmhurst, NY-Centro Cultural Barco de Papel presented the “Wandering Art and Library” project that traveled the streets of Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, and Corona, Queens. “Cities are places of barter, not just merchandise, but also of words, wishes and memories.”—Italo Calvino Sponsored by … Continued
The Queens Borough Bounce series kicked off on Sunday 7 2019 with a musical caravan making stops in Jackson Heights, Elmhurst and Corona. The Sonicycle in action mapped the sites, sounds, and memories of neighborhoods and communities along the historic … Continued
“Centro Cultural Barco de Papel” presented on April 9, 2016 the latest literary production by Peruvian author Fernando Morote, titled, “La Cocina del Infierno (Hell’s kitchen). The book took its name from a New York neighborhood where poor immigrants in the past … Continued
Puerto Rican artist and poet Omar Iloy Colon presented his poems at Barco de Papel in a show that blended rhyme, rhythm and performance. The event called “Spoken Word” was swarmed by local young poets attracted by the growing positive feedback that … Continued
Centro Cultural Barco de Papel presented Puerto Rican author, Irma Aguilera, who with her book “El final de mi otoño (The end of my autumn)” wherein a number of inspired stories, be they anecdotes, music and poetry were gathered together in a … Continued
In a standing room only event, Centro Cultural Barco de Papel hosted an overwhelming show of support for the launching of a promising young poet’s first collection of poems. The evening was an intense whirlwind of piercing words of Marielis Acevedo … Continued
Two musically gifted artists from the local scene united their talents to provide an entertaining musical evening on February 27, 2016 at 7 p.m. at Centro Cultural Barco de Papel in celebration of the Month of Love and Friendship. “Samy, the … Continued