Raqib Shaw: Paradise Lost
POSTED BY THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO:
Epic and intricate, monumental and meticulous—the paintings of Kashmir-raised, London-based artist Raqib Shaw offer fantastical meditations on identity, transformation, and the redemptive power of beauty.
Born in Calcutta and raised in the verdant Himalayan mountains of Kashmir, Shaw draws deeply on the landscapes and memories of his early life, many of which were fractured by political upheaval. Forced to leave Kashmir as a teenager, he relocated first to New Delhi and later to London, where he studied at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design.
His work is influenced by a broad range of sources—Mughal and Persian miniatures, Renaissance altarpieces, Old Masters paintings, Japanese arts of the Momoyama period, Kashmiri and Urdu poetry, and Hindu and Western mythology—and yet his visual vocabulary and technique are all his own.
His signature method involves applying an acrylic liner on gesso to create a golden line almost like the leading of a stained glass window. He then applies automobile enamel paints with needle-fine syringes and manipulates those with a porcupine quill, often adding glittering inset stones and baubles that further enhance the magical and dreamlike quality of the depicted scenes.
At the Art Institute, Shaw debuts his more-than 100-feet-wide, 21-panel Paradise Lost (2009–25), the artist’s most ambitious and personal project to date. This magnificent allegorical painting takes viewers on a spellbinding journey, from the nocturnal solitude of the artist’s childhood in Kashmir to the frenzied daylight of the art world and the West to finally a fragile, renewed dawn. Each panel is dense with symbolism: mythical beasts, anthropomorphic hybrids, collapsing kingdoms, and natural beauty in various states of transformation. Throughout, the work is dotted with images of the artist, sometimes as a humanoid creature with different animal heads, at another time as a monkey looking with awe at the gleaming edifices and the wealth of the West, and sometimes unambiguously in full human form seated on a bed of saffron under a blossoming cherry tree, lost deep in his thoughts.
The work is not a direct retelling of Milton’s 17th-century poem Paradise Lost, but rather a reflection on the many paradises lost across a lifetime: childhood innocence, creative freedom, mental tranquility, cultural belonging. “This is not just my story,” Shaw explained. “It is the story of each of us, and the story of our times.”
While Shaw has previously shown the first chapter of Paradise Lost, this exhibition marks the first time all four chapters will be displayed, showcasing the fullest extent yet of this epic masterpiece. “This painting was made not only to document a life,” Shaw shared, “but to offer something to those who come after, to offer a space of reflection for emotional recognition and perhaps for quiet rebellion against forgetfulness. I do hope that this work invites the viewer to slow down and to look carefully and to feel without haste.”
Raqib Shaw: Paradise Lost is curated by Madhuvanti Ghose, Alsdorf Associate Curator of Indian, Southeast Asian, and Himalayan Art, Arts of Asia.
FOR MORE INFO & TO PURCHASE TICKETS, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
Haunted Desi Day-to-Night Rave
POSTED BY COFFEE CULTURE UK:
Coffee Culture is taking over Halloween with a Haunted Desi Day Coffee Rave 🎃
Picture Halloween with a Desi twist. Saree blouses, statement looks, dark glam, dhol echoing through the room and a dancefloor moving from Bollywood to Bhangra, Punjabi, Indo House + Global sounds.
From afternoon into evening, expect a huge DJ line-up, live dhol and surprise performances woven throughout the rave.
This is Halloween, but warmer, louder and a little more expressive.
Come dressed up, come with friends or come solo. We want to see South Asian fashion meet Halloween in every form, from subtle to completely unhinged, with a prize for the best dressed.
On the menu, expect normal drinks alongside Coffee Cocktails + mocktails, with alcohol always optional.
At its core, it’s still Coffee Culture: music, culture, coffee and community with a room designed to feel welcoming whether you know everyone or no one.
DRESS CODE: HALLOWEEN, BUT MAKE IT DESI 🎃✨
EXPECT:
🎧 Huge DJ line-up announcement coming soon
🥁 Live dhol
👀 Surprise acts + performances
🎃 Halloween face jewels & a face painter
🪩 Bollywood, Bhangra, Indo House, Punjabi + Global sounds
👗 South Asian fashion celebrated and expressed your way
🏆 Best dressed prize
☕️ Espresso martinis, no-tinis + Halloween drinks flowing all afternoon
This is Halloween, Coffee Culture style: daytime, high energy, proudly Desi and slightly haunted.
PLEASE NOTE:
Last entry: 6PM.
Arrive before 6PM to guarantee entry at this ticket price. Late entry fee applies after 6PM.
FOR more info & TO PURCHASE TICKETS, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
Café Maghreb Supper Club
POSTED BY MAJDA BELAROUI:
As promised, another Café Maghreb Supper Club is here, and this time we’re bringing a little piece of the Moroccan souk to Los Angeles.
Think charcoal smoke, fresh fish, street food, spices, music, lots of atay, and that beautiful chaos of everyone gathering around the same table. This one is all about the food and energy I grew up with, the kind that’s meant to be shared.
And because I can’t send you home empty-handed, everyone will be taking home a jar of homemade, authentic Moroccan harissa, made by yours truly. A little piece of the souk to keep after the night is over.
Come hungry. We’re all going to the souk for the night. Bssaha!
FOR more info & TO PURCHASE TICKETS, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
Studio Bumi: Just Pato Dinner by Shanta Tran & Juan Carlos Rodriguez
POSTED BY STUDIO BUMI:
Just Dinner is Studio Bumi's communal dining series, rooted in commensality: the simple, universal practice of eating together at one table. Each dinner follows a guided, repeatable format built around shared plates, thoughtful pacing, and intentional moments of connection.
An evening of duck dishes, with flavors from Peru to Vietnam.
💧Our dinner is BYOB (Bring Your Own Beverage). So feel free to, well, bring what you like to drink!
🌾 Have allergies? Review our allergen list here before booking. We don't accommodate substitutions, but the list will help you make an informed call. Full detail further down.
Door opens at 7pm, dinner starts at 7.30pm.
About Shanta Tran & Juan Carlos
Hi! we're Shanta and Juan Carlos, co-founders of Poco Pato, a duck prosciutto brand based in New York. We're both passionate chefs who love hosting pop-ups around NY and having people try our duck. We take inspiration from our Peruvian and Vietnamese heritage and incorporate it into everything we do with our brand and the dishes we create.
About Studio Bumi
Studio Bumi is a social culinary collective creating the conditions for belonging, one dinner at a time. We design guided, repeatable dining experiences that turn guests into hosts, so connection carries past a single meal into something lasting.
Learn more at www.studiobumi.space or on Instagram
Cancellations & Refunds
We’re a small team and each dinner is thoughtfully planned based on the number of guests.
For this reason, all sales are final and we do not offer cancellations or refunds. If something comes up, you're welcome to either transfer your ticket to a friend or move it to a future dinner date (subject to availabilities), no later than 72 hours before the event—we’re happy to help coordinate either option.
If Just Dinner is canceled or rescheduled by us, guests will receive a full refund or a transfer option.
For transfers, email dining@studiobumi.space with the new attendee’s details.
Dietary Restrictions & Allergies
Please review the details here.
Our menu is thoughtfully curated, and we do not accommodate substitutions. However, we provide a detailed allergen list for each dish to help you make informed choices.
Since we prepare everything in a shared kitchen, we cannot guarantee the absence of cross-contact with allergens. If you have a severe allergy, please let us know, and we will do our best to work something out.
To help us better understand any dietary concerns, please complete the dietary form during checkout.
Before You Join Us
By purchasing a ticket, you agree to the following:
Photography & Video Release. Photos and videos will be taken during the gathering for documentation and promotional purposes. By purchasing a ticket, you consent to being photographed and filmed, and allow Studio Bumi to use these materials across our website, social media, and other promotional channels.
Alcohol Consumption. If the event includes alcohol, please drink responsibly. You must be 21+ to consume alcoholic beverages.
Respecting the Space & Community. This is a shared space meant to foster connection. We ask all guests to show respect to fellow diners, staff and the space.
FOR more info & TO PURCHASE TICKETS, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
Yallaween
POSTED BY YALLA! Party PROJECT:
It's Spooky Season and you know what that meansssss. Join us for our 9th annual Yallaween at The Deep End. Looks are highly encouraged!
It's Spooky Season and you know what that meansssss. Join us for our 9th annual Yallaween at The Deep End. Looks are highly encouraged!
DJs Amer, Ur Kanmani, Malice of Wonderland and Kofta on the decks joined by hip shaker Avika the Diva. Photo Booth, Costume Contest and cheap drinks!! You know the drilllll. Yallaaaaaa.
FOR more info & TO PURCHASE TICKETS, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
The Diaspora Cookbook Picnic
POSTED BY DIASPORA SPICE CO.:
This October, we’re gathering at Marx Meadows for a dreamy little feast inspired by The Diaspora Spice Co. Cookbook ️!
Pick a recipe from the Cookbook, bring your best creation, and let's turn one afternoon into a table packed with great food, fun stories, and even better company!
FOR more info & TO PURCHASE TICKETS, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
DC Palestinian Film & Arts Festival
POSTED BY DCPFAF:
Witness Palestinian storytelling from all over in short films and full-length dramas and documentaries, all screening at the Angelika Pop-Up at Union Market.
These films capture the essence and reality of Palestinian life, highlighting the generational resilience of Palestinians from across the diaspora.
We’re so honored to showcase these wonderful films and bring them to D.C. There’s still more to come, so save the date for October 22-25. We’ll soon be sharing arts events and even more opportunities to celebrate 15 years of DCPFAF, so don’t forget to follow along and sign up for our email list!
FOR more info & TO PURCHASE TICKETS, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
Studio Bumi: Just Casa Dinner by Venus Sánchez
POSTED BY STUDIO BUMI:
Just Dinner is Studio Bumi's communal dining series, rooted in commensality: the simple, universal practice of eating together at one table. Each dinner follows a guided, repeatable format built around shared plates, thoughtful pacing, and intentional moments of connection.
Venus cooks the food that raised her — Puerto Rican, Spanish, and everything that’s found its way into her kitchen since.
💧Our dinner is BYOB (Bring Your Own Beverage). So feel free to, well, bring what you like to drink!
🌾 Have allergies? Review our allergen list here before booking. We don't accommodate substitutions, but the list will help you make an informed call. Full detail further down.
Door opens at 7pm, dinner starts at 7.30pm.
About Your Host
Venus Sánchez
Venus is a New York-based cook and ops manager who loves getting people together around a good meal — food was always part of the conversation growing up, so it’s really not optional for her. For her first dinner, she’s cooking what she grew up eating, which is exactly why “Casa” is in the title — it means home.
The menu draws from her Puerto Rican and Spanish heritage, though it doesn’t stay confined to either. This is the food that’s brought her comfort her whole life, with a few touches of the new things that keep surprising her along the way.
About Studio Bumi
Studio Bumi is a food-experience studio creating the conditions for belonging, one table at a time. We design guided, repeatable dining experiences that turn guests into hosts, so connection carries past a single meal into something lasting.
Learn more at www.studiobumi.space or on Instagram
Cancellations & Refunds
We’re a small team and each dinner is thoughtfully planned based on the number of guests.
For this reason, all sales are final and we do not offer cancellations or refunds. If something comes up, you're welcome to either transfer your ticket to a friend or move it to a future dinner date (subject to availabilities), no later than 72 hours before the event—we’re happy to help coordinate either option.
If Just Dinner is canceled or rescheduled by us, guests will receive a full refund or a transfer option.
For transfers, email dining@studiobumi.space with the new attendee’s details.
Dietary Restrictions & Allergies
Please review the details here.
Our menu is thoughtfully curated, and we do not accommodate substitutions. However, we provide a detailed allergen list for each dish to help you make informed choices.
Since we prepare everything in a shared kitchen, we cannot guarantee the absence of cross-contact with allergens. If you have a severe allergy, please let us know, and we will do our best to work something out.
To help us better understand any dietary concerns, please complete the dietary form during checkout.
Before You Join Us
By purchasing a ticket, you agree to the following:
Photography & Video Release. Photos and videos will be taken during the gathering for documentation and promotional purposes. By purchasing a ticket, you consent to being photographed and filmed, and allow Studio Bumi to use these materials across our website, social media, and other promotional channels.
Alcohol Consumption. If the event includes alcohol, please drink responsibly. You must be 21+ to consume alcoholic beverages.
Respecting the Space & Community. This is a shared space meant to foster connection. We ask all guests to show respect to fellow diners, staff and the space.
FOR more info & TO PURCHASE TICKETS, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
Diasporican Cultural Summit II
POSTED BY CENTRO:
If you’re a scholar, artist, editor, archivist, cultural worker, and public intellectuals interested in artistic practices, this event is for you! After an incredibly successful Diasporican Cultural Summit in June 2025 convening artists, arts administrators, curators, and more across the country, the Diasporican Cultural Summit is returning with a two-day academic and cultural convening focused on arts research. The program combines scholarly presentations with methodological exchanges and publication-oriented activities following a collaboration as a method model.
This event is happening alongside La Feria Internacional del Libro de la Ciudad de Nueva York (FILNYC) organized by the Mexican Studies Institute. Come for the books, stay for the discourse!
FOR more info, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
Barrio Cantón with Gia Fu
POSTED BY Movimientos & La Chonga:
Salsa alchemist and global legend Gia Fu is back in London this October.
With her signature sets rooted in salsa, Afro-Latin rhythms and deep musical excavation, the Hong Kong-born DJ builds bridges on the dancefloor through sound and storytelling. The result is a high-energy daytime party where Latin American and Southeast Asian rhythms meet.
Landing at Colour Factory this promises to be an iconic London session with a specially curated line-up tracing links between different rhythms:
Norsicaa - Malaysian-Australian DJ fresh from setting up her own label Sama Sama that celebrates new movements in SE Asian sounds, fresh on the back of her acclaimed compilation Ayo Ke Disco: Boogie, Pop & Funk from the South China Sea whose sets include Asian disco to all types of sweet global sounds.
Moralito B2B Pacheco - Two of London's finest selectors Moralito, co-founder of Clandestina, and Pacheco, founder of Our Latin Thing, both known for their vinyl sets spanning golden-era Salsa and Afro Latin sounds come together for a one off B2B.
Tiff Lai B2B Dominique Roome - Journalist and Radio host Tiff Lai joins forces with legendary Latin event producer and DJ Dominique Roome for a special B2B of rare vinyl from Cumbia to Salsa, Latin Jazz, Zouk, Reggae & Afrobeat.
Pinoy Grooves - reconnects with his heritage through the music of the Philippines, digging deep into Pinoy Soul, Funk, Disco and Jazz alongside his wider musical palette.
FOR more info & TO PURCHASE TICKETS, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
Filipino Diaspora Listening Circle
POSTED BY MANGO TREE COUNSELING:
In honor of Filipino American History Month this October, join Alexander Nicolas for this month’s Filipino Diaspora Listening Circle — a space to gather, listen, reflect, and connect around our experiences of culture, identity, family, migration, belonging, and diaspora.
Come as you are. There is no single way to be Filipino, Filipino American, or part of the diaspora. 💛
Date: Thurs, 10/15/26, 8pm-930pm EST via ZOOM
FOR more info, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
The Caribbean Film Series
POSTED BY BAM:
Programmed by Third Horizon and The Luminal Theater
Our biannual series, produced in partnership with The Luminal Theater and Third Horizon, returns for a weekend of diverse original cinema created by the brightest Caribbean filmmakers. The fall lineup features new work by artists from across the Caribbean and throughout the diaspora, including local creators.
FOR more info & TO PURCHASE TICKETS, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
Sitti’s Palestinian Brunch
POSTED BY SITTI’S HOUSE:
Celebrate two year of Sitti’s House with an afternoon of Palestinian food, tea, activities, giveaways, community, and culture in Brooklyn.
Sitti’s House is turning TWO, and we’re celebrating with an anniversary open house in Brooklyn.
What started as a way to preserve the recipes, stories, and traditions passed down from our Sittis has grown into two years of cooking experiences, sold-out classes, collaborations, community gatherings, and tables filled with people learning Palestinian food together.
On October 12, we’re bringing everyone back around the table to celebrate what we’ve built, and what’s coming next.
Join us for an afternoon of Palestinian food, tea, activities, giveaways, special experiences from our partners, and a room full of people who have been part of the Sitti’s House community.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Palestinian food, culture + community
Tea from Ahmed Tea
Activities + special partner experiences
Giveaways + goodies
Fresh knafeh for Knafeh Experience & Supporter ticket holders
A celebration of TWO years of Sitti’s House
And because a Sitti’s House celebration needs more knafeh...
Our friends at Kanafa Chanafa will be giving away TWO full knafeh pans during the event.
All registered guests are eligible to win.
FOR more info & TO PURCHASE TICKETS, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
Game Night
POSTED BY HAZA:
Haza's first-ever Game Night is here! 🎲❤️
We wanted to create a space for people to come together, meet someone new and reconnect with community while playing games.
Join us for a cozy, intimate evening of your favorite games, good conversation, and a little Arabic practice along the way. Whether you're fluent, learning, or simply looking for a space to use the Arabic you already know, all levels are welcome.
More than anything, this night is about making room for community — to sit around the same table, get to know each other, and enjoy being together.
Come solo or bring a friend. We'll see you around the table. 🤍
Note: If you plan to have dinner at HUDA, please reserve your table with them in advance.
FOR more info & TO PURCHASE TICKETS, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
Public Records presents: A Collaborative Dinner with Gentle Time Farm
POSTED BY PUBLIC RECORDS:
Need to Know
We close the growing season with Gentle Time Farm, a trans- and queer-owned cooperative growing culturally significant East Asian vegetables for Asian communities and the diaspora in New York. Our teams will cook together, building a menu from the farm’s final harvest alongside ingredients preserved and fermented throughout the season. A celebration of the crops, labor, knowledge and community behind it all. 50% of profits will be shared with Gentle Time Farm.
About
After a summer of collaborations with chefs, growers, makers and herbalists we admire, we move into fall with Gentle Time Farm, a trans- and queer-owned cooperative growing culturally significant East Asian vegetables for Asian communities and the diaspora in New York.
This dinner marks the close of their growing season and celebrates the months of planting, tending, harvesting and sharing behind it. Our culinary team will cook alongside chefs from Gentle Time, shaping a menu around their final harvest and ingredients preserved and fermented throughout the season. The evening reflects the farm’s larger commitment to food sovereignty, cultural continuity and community care, with much of its harvest distributed through mutual aid. It is a celebration of what is still growing, what has been saved, and the labor, knowledge and community behind it all.
Public Records will share 50% of profits from the dinner with Gentle Time Farm.
FOR more info & FOR RESERVATIONS, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
Nick Hakim with special guest Arima Ederra
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Habibi Festival 2026
POSTED BY JOE’S PUB:
Launched in 2021, Habibi Festival (HF) was founded by saxophonist/composer Yacine Boulares, curator/producer Meera Dugal, and Joe’s Pub Director Alex Knowlton to celebrate the complexity, vitality, and beauty of music from the Arab world and SWANA diaspora. By presenting traditional, reimagined, and contemporary collaborations, HF supports the continued evolution and appreciation of music from this region. HF’s main events include the flagship fall festival at Joe’s Pub, an annual collaboration with NYC’s longest-running free music festival, BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! in Prospect Park, as well as pop up concerts across the year.
Each October, Habibi Festival presents an expansive range of music across multiple nights featuring local and international artists. Lineups have featured everything from 800-year old Moroccan gnawa to Mauritanian rock to Palestinian indie folk. Each night also features an on-stage conversation between the artists and global media platform afikra to take audiences deeper into the creative process and cultural context of the music.
For the 6th edition of the festival, experience the wide-ranging sounds the fest is known for, from Amir ElSaffar’s ecstatic, microtonal jazz and Nadine El Roubi’s lush neo-soul to Akram Abdulfattah’s genre-defying violin, Marwa Morgan and Ameer Armaly’s Egypt-rooted traditional Arabic music, Laura Elkeslassy’s spellbinding Judeo-Arab cabaret. Across the festival, these artists bring together deep musical traditions and contemporary influences to create music that is soulful, adventurous, rhythmic, and alive.
FOR more info & TO PURCHASE TICKETS, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
raite
POSTED BY MOMA:
Join us for MoMA After Hours: Wanderlust, a celebration of artists and their ideas through performances, exhibitions, collective art-making, and live music. Inspired by an expansive idea of wanderlust—beyond travel—considering themes of elsewhere, memory, longing, emotional landscapes, and escape, the evening will transform the Museum into a space for discovery, movement, and collective experience influenced by the energy of club culture and artistic collaboration.
Artist-led events include a performance by L’Rain, a DJ set by Alexis De La Rosa with dancer Lysis, a performance by Camila Arroyo and Ricardo Daniel presented by TUMBAO, and a participatory workshop with Cassanda Mayela Allen.
The exhibitions Full Disclosure: The Edge of Information Design, Nilima Sheikh: Fractured Skies, Taking Back Our Space: Photographic Perspectives, Architects of Liberation: Modernism in Western Africa, and The Surrealist Book: Tomorrow Lives in Mirrors will be open all evening. A pop-up bar will be open in the main lobby, and in the Sculpture Garden, weather permitting.
Advance ticket purchases are suggested. A limited number of walk-up tickets will be available.
FOR more info & TO PURCHASE TICKETS, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
Studio Bumi: Just Southern Dinner by Makai Brown
POSTED BY STUDIO BUMI:
Just Dinner is Studio Bumi's communal dining series, rooted in commensality: the simple, universal practice of eating together at one table. Each dinner follows a guided, repeatable format built around shared plates, thoughtful pacing, and intentional moments of connection.
Traditional Southern cooking by Makai Brown, served family style with plenty to pass around.
💧Our dinner is BYOB (Bring Your Own Beverage). So feel free to, well, bring what you like to drink!
🌾 Have allergies? Review our allergen list here before booking. We don't accommodate substitutions, but the list will help you make an informed call. Full detail further down.
Door opens at 7pm, dinner starts at 7.30pm.
About Makai Brown
I’m Makai Brown, a chef from Chicago’s South Side, and I’ve been cooking professionally for over 10 years and co-founded a company called Laroot World. Southern food and Sunday dinners are a big part of why I started, especially the way a family-style meal brings people together.
After years of running New York City kitchens and exploring comfort foods from around the world, I’ve been revisiting the Southern food I love. I’ve been to many of Studio Bumi’s communal dinners and worked with Chef Otis on his open-fire dinner, so I’m looking forward to sharing a Southern dinner of my own at the studio.
About Studio Bumi
Studio Bumi is a social culinary collective creating the conditions for belonging, one dinner at a time. We design guided, repeatable dining experiences that turn guests into hosts, so connection carries past a single meal into something lasting.
Learn more at www.studiobumi.space or on Instagram
Cancellations & Refunds
We’re a small team and each dinner is thoughtfully planned based on the number of guests.
For this reason, all sales are final and we do not offer cancellations or refunds. If something comes up, you're welcome to either transfer your ticket to a friend or move it to a future dinner date (subject to availabilities), no later than 72 hours before the event—we’re happy to help coordinate either option.
If Just Dinner is canceled or rescheduled by us, guests will receive a full refund or a transfer option.
For transfers, email dining@studiobumi.space with the new attendee’s details.
Dietary Restrictions & Allergies
Please review the details here.
Our menu is thoughtfully curated, and we do not accommodate substitutions. However, we provide a detailed allergen list for each dish to help you make informed choices.
Since we prepare everything in a shared kitchen, we cannot guarantee the absence of cross-contact with allergens. If you have a severe allergy, please let us know, and we will do our best to work something out.
To help us better understand any dietary concerns, please complete the dietary form during checkout.
Before You Join Us
By purchasing a ticket, you agree to the following:
Photography & Video Release. Photos and videos will be taken during the gathering for documentation and promotional purposes. By purchasing a ticket, you consent to being photographed and filmed, and allow Studio Bumi to use these materials across our website, social media, and other promotional channels.
Alcohol Consumption. If the event includes alcohol, please drink responsibly. You must be 21+ to consume alcoholic beverages.
Respecting the Space & Community. This is a shared space meant to foster connection. We ask all guests to show respect to fellow diners, staff and the space.
FOR more info & TO PURCHASE TICKETS, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
La Mesa
POSTED BY La Cosecha:
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with us! La Mesa will fill La Cosecha with live music, dance performances, activities for the whole family and cultural experiences led by embassy partners. At the center of the celebration, La Cosecha partners and local chefs will create their own take on a taco, available for one day only. This event is free and open to the public; more details to come!
FOR more info, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
Creole Food Festival
POSTED BY CREOLE FOOD FESTIVAL:
The Creole Food Festival showcases black and brown chefs from Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, South America and, the South
One culture. Many countries. Endless flavor. 🌍🔥
So, what exactly is Creole cuisine?
It’s more than food—it’s history, migration, culture, and creativity served on a plate. Creole cuisine brings together influences from West & North Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, South America, Europe, the American South, and Indigenous traditions, creating bold flavors that tell the stories of generations.
And this October, we’re bringing those stories back to BROOKLYN! 🗽🌉
🎉 The 8th Annual Creole Food Festival is taking over the iconic Emily Roebling Plaza in DUMBO, directly beneath the Brooklyn Bridge, for an unforgettable celebration of FOOD • MUSIC • CULTURE • COCKTAILS • COMMUNITY.
Get ready to eat your way around the Creole world as an incredible lineup of celebrated and rising chefs serves up flavors inspired by the Caribbean, Africa, Latin America, South America, and the American South—all without leaving Brooklyn.
COME HUNGRY. LEAVE INSPIRED.
Expect mouthwatering tastings, live cooking demonstrations, culinary surprises, and talented chefs putting their own spin on the flavors and traditions that define Creole cuisine.
AND YES… WE’RE POURING WITH TIMEOUT MARKET!
Top beverage experts and master mixologists will be behind the bar creating signature Creole Food Festival cocktails, pairing culture and creativity with every sip.
THEN WE TURN UP THE VOLUME.
Live performances will take the stage with music from artists representing the Diaspora. Expect soulful performances, DJs, incredible food, cocktails, dancing, and plenty of surprises underneath one of the most iconic landmarks in New York City.
THIS ISN’T JUST A FOOD FESTIVAL.
It’s a celebration of the cultures, people, music, history, and flavors that connect the Creole diaspora around the world. AFRICA → CARIBBEAN → LATIN AMERICA → SOUTH AMERICA → AMERICAN SOUTH
Missed the last Creole Food Festival in NYC? Watch the recap and see what you missed: The 7th Annual Creole Food Festival sponsored by TimeOut market held under the Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn, come hungry. Come thirsty. Come ready to celebrate.
One Table. Many Cultures. One Creole World.™
FOR more info & TO PURCHASE TICKETS, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
DiÁSPORA
POSTED BY HAZA:
DiÁSPORA is connecting diasporic people from the Global South to the Gulf Coast of Florida
DiÁSPORA is back at The Bends this Friday, October 2nd with a back-breaking line up 🥵 Mr. Bitch has been holding down the Global Club scene in Miami and will be bringing that raw energy here alongside Gulf Coast staples T. Couture and Post Physique 🤸🏾♂️ come warm those knees up for Carnival and break that back in 🗣️
10PM-3AM 🌴 919 1st Ave N 🌴 $Free.99 🌴 21+
FOR more info & TO PURCHASE TICKETS, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
WBB Author Event: Bodega Stories
POSTED BY THE WORLD’S BOROUGH BOOK SHOP
A window into a Dominican family's bodega and the community at its heart
A bodega is much more than a neighborhood grocery store--it's a lifeline to community and culture. In Bodega Stories, Amaris Castillo takes readers inside Orlando Latin Market, a bodega owned and operated by her parents in St. Petersburg, Florida, to reveal a thriving local hub that bridges generations, languages, and traditions.
Meet the regulars: Castillo's glamorous T a Margarita, who has worked part-time at the bodega for years; longtime cook Alberto, who arrives early to prepare the store's rice, beans, empanadas, and croquetas; Chico, the owner of the barbershop next door; and Esther, who visits after church every Sunday for her crispy chicharrones. Through captivating and charming true stories of visitors who come looking for products from Colombia, El Salvador, Honduras, Venezuela, Cuba, and many other countries, readers get a glimpse into the lives of employees and customers as they navigate matters of immigration, love, history, food, and identity.
Interwoven are snapshots of daily life, like a bulletin board outside the store where local residents post apartments for rent, messages through the bodega's Facebook page asking for hard-to-find items, and photos from the past and present. Including Castillo's own family's story from the Dominican Republic to New York to Florida, Bodega Stories is a portrait of finding home--between the cultures we inherit and the ones we embrace.
About the Author
Amaris Castillo is a Brooklyn native and daughter of Dominican immigrants. A former newspaper reporter, her work has appeared in the New York Times, Lowell Sun, Bradenton Herald, and elsewhere. She currently works at the Poynter Institute for Media Studies and lives in the Tampa Bay area with her family. Bodega Stories is her debut.
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QTBooks Club: Patsy
POSTED BY THE WORLD’S BOROUGH BOOK SHOP
A beautifully layered portrait of motherhood, immigration, and the sacrifices we make in the name of love from award-winning novelist Nicole Dennis-Benn.
Heralded for writing “deeply memorable . . . women” (Jennifer Senior, New York Times), Nicole Dennis-Benn introduces readers to an unforgettable heroine for our times: the eponymous Patsy, who leaves her young daughter behind in Jamaica to follow Cicely, her oldest friend, to New York. Beating with the pulse of a long-withheld confession and peppered with lilting patois, Patsy gives voice to a woman who looks to America for the opportunity to love whomever she chooses, bravely putting herself first. But to survive as an undocumented immigrant, Patsy is forced to work as a nanny, while back in Jamaica her daughter, Tru, ironically struggles to understand why she was left behind. Greeted with international critical acclaim from readers who, at last, saw themselves represented in Patsy, this astonishing novel “fills a literary void with compassion, complexity and tenderness” (Joshunda Sanders, Time), offering up a vital portrait of the chasms between selfhood and motherhood, the American dream and reality.
About the Author
Nicole Dennis-Benn is the author of Here Comes the Sun, a New York Times Notable Book and winner of the Lambda Literary Award. Born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, she teaches at Princeton and lives with her wife in Brooklyn, New York.
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WBB Graphic Novel Book Club: Raging Clouds
POSTED BY THE WORLD’S BOROUGH BOOK SHOP
Join us for September's Graphic Novel Book Club pick: Raging Clouds by Yudori
Amélie is a brilliant woman trapped in the restricting social mores of high Dutch society in the mid-16th century. Her marriage to Hans, a swashbuckling merchant, is a terrible match. While he charms the townsfolk, at home he is her intellectual inferior and treats her with cruelty and sexual violence. Expected to be a devoted housewife, Amélie can only be her true, free-spirited self when Hans travels away on business — when she can explore the town alone, lose herself in literature, and study winged animals to learn about the mechanics of flight. She looks to the skies and dreams of flying far away. Her life changes when Hans returns from his journey with Sahara, a slave mistress from a distant land. The two women are drawn to each other — each recognizing their confinement in a world dominated by men — and work together to seek their freedom.
Told as a fiercely feminist story and spectacularly illustrated, Raging Clouds is the dazzling graphic novel debut of Korean comic book artist Yudori. In her lush manga style, Yudori imagines the period in rich detail with careful attention to settings and costumes, while evoking the cultural and societal standards of the time. She creates complex women characters who grapple with indignity over their social position, engage in lustful fantasies, and ultimately relish in seizing agency in their lives. Raging Clouds is a powerful story about the role of women in society, the reality of existing within a non-consensual relationship, and the struggle to push back against the boundaries these women have been boxed into.
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Salsa Masala Fest
POSTED BY THE WORLD’S BOROUGH BOOK SHOP
AN INDIAN-LATIN CELEBRATION OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. FEATURING LIVE MUSIC FROM SALSA MASALA. FOOD. DRINKS. LIVE MUSIC AT 3 PM.
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Saazbuzz Jazz Festival – 2nd Edition
POSTED BY SazzBuzz:
Our Vision
SaazBuzz is reinventing how communities come together around vibrant, authentic, and immersive artistic experiences. Our ambition is to create a globally connected cultural platform at the crossroads of jazz fusion, live performance, and contemporary creation. By placing the stage and creation at the heart of our approach, SaazBuzz builds lasting bridges between artists, audiences, and cultures through challenging artistic projects and unique encounters.
The Festival: The Living Heart of SaazBuzz
While SaazBuzz is a global cultural adventure, the festival is its beating heart. It embodies our philosophy and offers a vibrant and free space for expression for:
•Bringing together an international community around music, sharing and discovery.
•To promote contemporary creation and offer great visibility to artists from diverse backgrounds.
•To unite musicians, music lovers and cultural partners around a meaningful and human project.
•Celebrating jazz as a universal language and a space for dialogue without borders.
A true human and artistic crossroads, the SaazBuzz Jazz Festival is much more than a series of concerts: it is a warm meeting place where creativity, diversity and shared emotions intersect.
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PalArt Festival 2026
Posted by PALART COLLECTIVE:
This September, PALART Festival returns to the Pleasance Theatre for its FIFTH edition - our biggest festival yet. 🎉🇵🇸
Over two weeks, PALART will bring together some of Palestine’s leading writers, directors, actors and artists for a vibrant programme of theatre, live performance, music, installation and visual art 🎭
Since 2021, PALART Festival has brought some of the best Palestinian theatre to London stages. From sold-out festivals and award-winning productions to championing emerging voices, PALART Collective continues to create a vital space for Palestinian talent, stories, community, hope & solidarity.
This year, we’re proud to be collaborating with theatres across Palestine - @ashtartheatre , @thefreedomtheatre and @elhakawatitheatre .
Our 2026 programme features 8 shows across the festival, making this our most ambitious programme to date.
A huge thank you to our partners - @amos_trust , @britisharts , @amnestyuk helping make this festival possible.
Visual Identity & Design by @samarelhinawi @holly.mayparker
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Climate Week
POSTED BY THE WORLD’S BOROUGH BOOK SHOP
CALLING YOUTH AGE 14 - 18 WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT CLIMATE, COMMUNITY, AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE! JOIN US FOR AN INSPIRING CONVERSATION ON YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND CLIMATE ACTION, WHERE YOUNG LEADERS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS WILL SHARE THE STAGE TO DISCUSS THE PATH FORWARD ON CLIMATE ACTION.
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Palestinian Sound Archive
POSTED BY PALESTINIAN SOUND ARCHIVE:
The Palestinian Sound Archive is determined to preserve Palestinian audio history through different mediums: by re-releasing music/sound recordings (in physical and digital formats), through club nights and radio sets, through audio-visual installations, live performances and storytelling sessions which situate the music in their cultural, social and political contexts. Working with the archive for the past five years, it has become clear that it is not only these sounds that need to be safeguarded, but the extraordinary histories and experiences of the musicians who made them, which form part of the broader Palestinian story. We have (so far) uncovered hundreds of stories of Palestinian artists, which we share through live performances: “Inside the Palestinian Sound Archive”, focused on different musicians and the wider music industry, including tales of how they made and distributed their work in the face of displacement, censorship, exile, persecution, arrests, the First and Second Intifadas and other major events.
The Palestinian Sound Archive was founded by Mo’min Swaitat in 2019 but is comprised of and supported by freelance visual and sound artists, musicians, DJs, curators, organisers and researchers, without whom the work would not be possible.
Mo'min Swaitat is a London-based Palestinian artist, theatre and filmmaker who trained at the Freedom Theatre (Jenin) and arthaus (formerly LISPA) in London/Berlin, specialising in the Jacques Lecoq method of physical theatre, mask work and mime. He is the founder of Majazz Project / Palestinian Sound Archive, a research platform and record label reissuing Palestinian cassettes, vinyl and field recordings from the 1960s–1990s. Working across sound, performance, film and archival practice, he creates live installations and performances for gallery and exhibition spaces, presenting listening sessions and multidisciplinary works at venues including the Southbank Centre, ICA, Venice Biennale, Nottingham Contemporary, the Royal Institute of Arts (The Hague), the Triennale di Milano, Café OTO, Mosaic Rooms, the NewBridge Project and KASK/ Conservertorium in the School of Arts (Ghent) Open School East (Margate) and many more.
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Photography in Riso Workshop with Club del Prado
POSTED BY SECRET RISO CLUB:
In this workshop, participants will learn from Barcelona based publisher Club del Prado to learn best practices for printing photographs in Riso. Going beyond basic CMYK printing, we will explore how to best set-up files, pick color profiles, and translate photos into 3 color Riso prints. Participants will leave with 20 copies of their printed photo. Come prepared with a few photos to work on and 1-2 you’d like to print!
Participants will learn:
How to separate files in Photoshop
How to pick the right color profile and inks
Best settings for printing in Riso
Day One: 9/18, 7-9p
Learn the basics of Riso printing - an overview of the machine and its processes.
Learn Photoshop tools for processing either B&W or full color photos into Riso friendly files
Process your own photo
Day Two: 9/20, 3-5:45p
Participants will schedule a print time for their printing session and print their photos in Riso
Leave a copy for the communal print gallery and photo swap table
Materials needed:
Computer with Adobe Photoshop (and InDesign is good but not obligatory), one photograph JPEG.
All sessions are in person at SRC in *Bushwick.
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