Hispanic Heritage Celebration @ Dunellen Public Library
Join Raíces Cultural Center at the Dunellen Public Library on September 19 for their Hispanic Heritage Celebration. We will present our first live, in-person musical collaboration of the Raíces Folkloric Ensemble with one of the founding members of the new Raíces Cultural Arts Collective, Contramestra Amazonas of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira – USA.
Support Spotlight: Raíces Awarded Middlesex County Office of Arts & History Program Grants for 2020
Raíces Cultural Center has Arts and History Program Grants from the Middlesex County Office of Arts and History (MCOAH) for 2020.
Raíces Folkloric Ensemble – Tale of Two Waters
Photo galleries from the Raíces Folkloric Ensemble’s October 19 presentation of “Tale of Two Waters” at the Elizabeth Public Library.
Sharing Culture: Segunda Quimbamba at the Perth Amboy Ferry Slip
Photo gallery of Segunda Quimbamba’s September 19, 2019 performance at the Perth Amboy Ferry Slip
Pepe Santana & Grupo INKHAY – Raíces Roots Music Concert Series
Check out the photo gallery from our November 10 concert featuring Pepe Santana & Grupo INKHAY
Raíces Cultural Center Awarded 2018 Park Partners Grant
Thanks to all of our neighbors and friends from Highland Park who came out and voted in the 2018 Park Partners Grant Competition. Raíces won in the Culture & Diversity category and will be expanding the Raíces Roots Music Concert Series.
Raíces Cultural Center Student Ensemble – North Plainfield Farmer’s Market Festival, September 16, 2017
On September 16, 2017, the Raíces Cultural Center Student Ensemble, under the direction of Francisco G. Gómez, performed at the North Plainfield Farmer’s Market Festival. Check out the photo gallery […]
Food, Music and Culture = EcoCulture
by Francisco G. Gómez Recently I was asked why Raíces’ mission had strayed so far away from the Arts. As all things evolve through the processes of experience, connections and […]
Visualizing the Possibilities
by Francisco G. Gómez It seems to be human nature to see ourselves in light of how others see us; what a hindrance this is for our personal progress and […]