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SUMMARY:Mizik Ayiti! Residency Late Spring Series | Rasin Okan
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursdays for the Mizik Ayiti! Residency Series. The Spring residency will be held by Rasin Okan! \nThis residency honors the legacy of mizik rasin in Haiti and abroad and its role in collective storytelling. Rasin Okan will share popular folk songs from legends such as Lenord Fortune (a.k.a. Azor) and Jacques Fortere (a.k.a. Wawa)\, as well as original songs that echo the courage of Haiti’s freedom fighters while calling us to remember\, reconnect\, and rise. This residency is a sacred pilgrimage home—a journey for healing\, reflection\, and protection. We invite you to take this symbolic trip with us through rhythm\, drum\, dance\, and song. Let the music move your spirit. Let the memory ignite your soul. \n—\nAbout Rasin Okan: Born of Haiti’s mizik rasin movement\, Rasin Okan is a Brooklyn-based Haitian roots ensemble. In the spirit of rasin sèch (directly translated to dry roots)\, Rasin Okan emphasizes the sounds and songs of traditional Haitian Vodou ceremonial music without much electric accompaniment. Led and co-founded by Jean E. Montina\, Sanba Mayombe\, the group writes original songs and evocative folk music to insight the revolutionary spirit of Haiti’s freedom fighters\, set to a pulsating rhythm. \nMembers: Jean E Montina (Sanba Mayombe)\, Trudy Pierre (Sanba Verite)\, Wilgainson Toussaint (Sanba Nènèl)\, Gregory Fanor (Atis Alèz)\, Véronëque Ignace (Awoyo) \n—\nDates & Tickets \nGet your tickets today and don’t miss out on these incredible performances!\nPerformance will take place weekly on Thursdays this Spring:\nMay 28 and June 4\, 11\, 18 and 25\n6-9pm (45 min sets at 6:30 & 7:45) \nGet your tickets to one\, or all these performances\, here »\nTickets include a complimentary beverage.\nSpecial pop-up offerings from Bon Pâtés.\nLimited capacity\, RSVP strongly recommended. \n—\nHCX | Mizik Ayiti! Residency \nHCX positions this invitational residency as an opportunity to innovate and workshop concepts and works-in-progress\, showcase new work\, and build networks for artists’ future presentation (e.g. booking\, touring) at other cultural institutions and stages. \nRarely do artists receive a consistent opportunity to create and share in “real time”–to develop their ideas in a beta form\, experiment\, and refine amidst presenting publicly. Over the course of 6 weeks\, resident artists receive a platform to fine tune approaches\, activate jam sessions\, and explore sonic possibilities while developing relationships with their audiences. \nOn Thursday evenings\, artist-composers host unique sets joined by a rotation of guest artists and ensembles. Performances offer the opportunity to showcase new work and workshop arrangements across the musical landscape\, from traditional genres reverberating the strength of the tanbou to the contemporary sound like fusion jazz and electronic music carrying Haitian vibration into the future.
URL:https://haiticulturalx.org/event/mizik-ayiti-residency-late-spring-series-rasin-okan/
LOCATION:Haiti Cultural Exchange\, 35 Lafayette Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11217\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mizik Ayiti! Residency Series
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SUMMARY:Vizyon Atistik | Collage Workshop with Mel Isidor
DESCRIPTION:In this participatory workshop\, join exhibiting artist Mel Isidor to discover the art of collage in this engaging\, beginner-friendly workshop designed to spark imagination and experimentation. Using a mix of found materials\, papers\, images\, and textures\, you’ll learn how to layer and compose elements into a visually compelling piece that reflects your personal memory.\nParticipants will be guided through a short introduction to the history of collaging and an overview of key techniques and approaches. With guided support throughout\, you’ll explore composition\, color\, and storytelling as you cut\, arrange\, and assemble your own original collage. Emphasizing creativity\, play\, and self-expression\, this session invites you to loosen up\, try new ideas\, and enjoy the process of making something uniquely yours. \nRegister for this workshop here »\nRegistration includes a complementary beverage & light refreshments.\nLimited capacity\, RSVP required. \n\nSunday\, June 7\n2–4pm\nHaiti Cultural Exchange\n35 Lafayette Ave. Brooklyn\, NY \nThis event is part of the Vizyon Atistik public programming for What Paper Remembers: Marks\, Memory and Labor on view until June 7\, 2026. \n  \n— \nAbout the Instructor\n \nMel Isidor is a Haitian-American mixed-media artist\, designer\, and urban planner based between Seattle\, WA\, and Boston\, MA. Her work draws inspiration from the built environment\, exploring how cities reveal the relationship between people and culture. Mel holds a Master’s in City Planning from MIT and a B.A. in Urban Studies from Brown University—a foundation that brings a philosophical and analytical lens to her practice\, shaping both how she sees the world and how she translates that understanding through to her compositions. Her artistic practice combines photography and collage to create layered compositions that merge realism and abstraction—physically and metaphorically connecting different moments in time and space. Using imagery from her own photography\, family archives\, and public records\, she builds scenes grounded in memory and heritage that reimagine familiar geographies through a speculative lens.  \nMel also leads Isidor Studio\, her design practice dedicated to the intersections of art\, design\, and urbanism. Across both her art and studio work\, she transforms research and observation into visual narratives that deepen our understanding of place and the everyday materiality that shapes it. Her work has been exhibited across the United States through galleries and public installations in Boston\, Seattle\, and New Orleans\, and she has been invited to speak on her creative practice at institutions including Adobe\, Yale University\, and the University of Southern California. Learn more about Isidor’s work at www. melisidor.com \n  \n— \nAbout the Exhibition \nThrough drawing\, printmaking\, collage\, and mixed media\, the exhibition considers paper as a material that carries memory\, labor\, and cultural continuity. Paper absorbs gesture records pressure and hesitation\, time\, revision and return\, while holding traces of the hand and the persistence of ideas.  Centering practices shaped by embodied knowledge and movement across place\, the exhibition affirms paper not as a provisional surface\, but as one that remembers and endures. \nCurated by HCX fellow Yvena Despagne and Executive Director Régine M. Roumain. \n  \n—\nLearn more about the exhibition and artists here » \nJoin the artists & curators for other activations taking place as part of this exhibition » 
URL:https://haiticulturalx.org/event/vizyon-atistik-collage-workshop-mel-isidor/
LOCATION:Haiti Cultural Exchange\, 35 Lafayette Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11217\, United States
CATEGORIES:Vizyon Atistik,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Vizyon Atistik | CLOSING RECEPTION | What Paper Remembers: Marks\, Memory and Labor
DESCRIPTION:Join HCX for the closing reception of What Paper Remembers: Marks\, Memory and Labor on June 7\, 2026\, presented by Haiti Cultural Exchange\, Vizyon Atistik.\nSunday\, June 7\n4–7pm\nHaiti Cultural Exchange\n35 Lafayette Ave. Brooklyn\, NY \nOn view from April 25 through June 7 \n—\nAbout the Exhibition \nThrough drawing\, printmaking\, collage\, and mixed media\, the exhibition considers paper as a material that carries memory\, labor\, and cultural continuity. Paper absorbs gesture records pressure and hesitation\, time\, revision and return\, while holding traces of the hand and the persistence of ideas.  Centering practices shaped by embodied knowledge and movement across place\, the exhibition affirms paper not as a provisional surface\, but as one that remembers and endures. \nCurated by HCX fellow Yvena Despagne and Executive Director Régine M. Roumain. \n—\nFeatured Artists \nSally Yolaine Binard | Ani Brutus | Jennica Drice | Mel Isidor | Nathalie Jean-Baptiste | Rejin Leys | Julie Rouzier Mevs | Vané Russo \n—\nLearn more about the exhibition and artists here » \nJoin the artists & curators for other activations taking place as part of this exhibition » 
URL:https://haiticulturalx.org/event/vizyon-atistik-closing-reception-what-paper-remembers-marks-memory-and-labor/
LOCATION:Haiti Cultural Exchange\, 35 Lafayette Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11217\, United States
CATEGORIES:Vizyon Atistik
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260613T190000
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SUMMARY:Lakay Foutbòl | World Cup 2026 | Haiti vs. Scotland
DESCRIPTION:HCX is HQ to watch Haiti’s national team Les Grenadiers bring us to World Cup victory!\n\nHosted in collaboration with Maison Demar\, this series of watch parties will feature summer evening kick-backs with cold drinks\, great vibes\, exclusive product releases by Haitian fashion designers and lifestyle brands.  \nGrenadye Alaso!  \n\nSaturday\, June 13: Haiti vs. Scotland\nDoors open at 7pm | Kick off at 9pm\nLocation: HCX\, 35 Lafayette Ave Brooklyn\, NY 11217 \n\nRSVP on Eventbrite & grab exclusive add-ons while availability lasts! »  \n  \nJoin Us for More Watch Parties \n—\nFriday\, June 19: Haiti vs. Brazil\nHosted in collaboration with Rooftop Films & Council Member Chi Ossé\nEvent start TBA | Kick off at 9pm | NO RSVP NEEDED\nLocation: Von King Park\, 670 Lafayette Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY 11216 \nWednesday\, June 24: Haiti vs. Morocco\nDoors open at 4pm | Kick off at 6pm\nLocation: HCX\, 35 Lafayette Ave Brooklyn\, NY 11217
URL:https://haiticulturalx.org/event/lakay-foutbol-world-cup-2026-june-13-haiti-vs-scotland/
LOCATION:Haiti Cultural Exchange\, 35 Lafayette Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11217\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Collaborations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260619T190000
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SUMMARY:Lakay Foutbòl | World Cup 2026 | Haiti vs. Brazil
DESCRIPTION:HCX is HQ to watch Haiti’s national team Les Grenadiers bring us to World Cup victory!\n\nHosted in collaboration with Maison Demar\, this series of watch parties will feature summer evening kick-backs with cold drinks\, great vibes\, exclusive product releases by Haitian fashion designers and lifestyle brands.  \nGrenadye Alaso!  \n\nFriday\, June 19: Haiti vs. Brazil\nHosted in collaboration with Rooftop Films & Council Member Chi Ossé\nEvent start TBA | Kick off at 9pm | NO RSVP NEEDED\nLocation: Von King Park\, 670 Lafayette Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY 11216 \n\n  \nJoin Us for More Watch Parties \n—\nSaturday\, June 13: Haiti vs. Scotland\nDoors open at 7pm | Kick off at 9pm\nLocation: HCX\, 35 Lafayette Ave Brooklyn\, NY 11217\nRSVP Required \nWednesday\, June 24: Haiti vs. Morocco\nDoors open at 4pm | Kick off at 6pm\nLocation: HCX\, 35 Lafayette Ave Brooklyn\, NY 11217\nRSVP Required\n \nRSVP on Eventbrite & grab exclusive add-ons while availability lasts! » 
URL:https://haiticulturalx.org/event/lakay-foutbol-world-cup-2026-june-19-haiti-vs-brazil/
LOCATION:Haiti Cultural Exchange\, 35 Lafayette Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11217\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Collaborations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260624T160000
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SUMMARY:Lakay Foutbòl | World Cup 2026 | Haiti vs. Morocco
DESCRIPTION:HCX is HQ to watch Haiti’s national team Les Grenadiers bring us to World Cup victory!\n\nHosted in collaboration with Maison Demar\, this series of watch parties will feature summer evening kick-backs with cold drinks\, great vibes\, exclusive product releases by Haitian fashion designers and lifestyle brands.  \nGrenadye Alaso!  \n\nWednesday\, June 24: Haiti vs. Morocco\nDoors open at 4pm | Kick off at 6pm\nLocation: HCX\, 35 Lafayette Ave Brooklyn\, NY 11217 \n\nRSVP on Eventbrite & grab exclusive add-ons while availability lasts! »  \n  \nJoin Us for More Watch Parties \n—\nSaturday\, June 13: Haiti vs. Scotland\nDoors open at 7pm | Kick off at 9pm\nLocation: HCX\, 35 Lafayette Ave Brooklyn\, NY 11217 \nFriday\, June 19: Haiti vs. Brazil\nHosted in collaboration with Rooftop Films & Council Member Chi Ossé\nEvent start TBA | Kick off at 9pm | NO RSVP NEEDED\nLocation: Von King Park\, 670 Lafayette Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY 11216
URL:https://haiticulturalx.org/event/lakay-foutbol-world-cup-2026-haiti-vs-morocco/
LOCATION:Haiti Cultural Exchange\, 35 Lafayette Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11217\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Collaborations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260627T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260627T190000
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SUMMARY:Records & Rhum Day Party with Patrice Espérant
DESCRIPTION:Join Patrice Espérant for an old school day party with vinyl sessions featuring Haitian vintage sounds and rhum. Ayiti cheri\, vinyl is alive!\nHaitian & French Caribbean Classics\n70s · 80s · 90s \n— \nRSVP is required for entry!\nAdditional admission will be available at the door until capacity is reached. \n— \nSaturday\, June 27\, 2026\n 2–7pm \nRSVP on Eventbrite while availability lasts! » 
URL:https://haiticulturalx.org/event/records-rhum-day-party-with-patrice-esperant/
LOCATION:Prospect Park Boat House\, 101 East Dr.\, Brooklyn\, New York\, 11225
CATEGORIES:Records & Rhum
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