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.
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Asian Vegetable Club
POSTED BY CHOY COMMONS:
Our Asian Vegetable Club is a weekly subscription of delicious East Asian vegetables and herbs running from May 28 to October 29, 2026.
Each share will include locally grown produce at its absolute peak, and will be available for pickup every Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the NYC location of your choosing. You’ll also receive a weekly newsletter including info about the veggies, recipes and preservation methods from across the AAPI cosmos, and notes from our farmers, and an invitation to join our WhatsApp Community. :)
When you become a member of the Vegetable Club, you’ll play a vital role in building a community-owned food system that centers farmer livelihood, the restoration of life in interdependent ecosystems, and reciprocity between farmers, land, and community.
FOR more info & TO JOIN THE CLUB, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
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.
FOR MORE INFO, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
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
FOR MORE INFO, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
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.
FOR more info & TO PURCHASE TICKETS, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
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.
FOR MORE INFO, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
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.
FOR MORE INFO, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
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.
FOR MORE INFO, 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.
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.
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.
FOR more info, VISIT HERE.
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.
FOR more info & TO PURCHASE TICKETS, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
Reggaeton Lost Archive: Roots & Evolution
POSTED BY THE AIRLINER:
A night exploring the roots and evolution of the genre that changed everything.
We’ll start the with a one hour listening session going through some of the roots of reggaeton and the records that helped shape it. We’ll move through dancehall, reggae en español, Puerto Rican underground, dembow, hip hop and some of the music that pushed the sound into the 2000s, connecting the dots between different places, scenes and generations along the way.
After that, we turn it into a party with DJ Pheel, Osmar and Vago taking over until 10 PM. The idea is to keep following that same story, but from the dance floor, moving through reggaeton from different eras alongside the sounds that have always lived around it.
Note: Tickets to the listening party at 5pm are limited! Attendees of the listening party will also have access to the dance party.
This is a 21+ event
Presented by In Sheep's Clothing hi-fi and El Marchante
FOR more info & TO PURCHASE TICKETS, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
Korea Fest
POSTED BY BROOKLYN CIDER HOUSE:
Join us for a celebration of Korean culture and community at Twin Star Orchards! Explore a bustling market of 25 Korean and Korean-American producers and makers of street food, ingredients, artworks and other products, both local and imported. We'll also be serving Korean-inspired menu items at our Pavilion with live music playing all day!
FOR more info & TO PURCHASE TICKETS, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
Momo Crawl 2026
POSTED BY MOMO CRAWL:
Join us again at the 14th Annual Momo Crawl on September 13, 2026 in Queens, New York! This year will involve even more, newer restaurants, and entertainment and cultural performances from local artists and groups! Don’t miss out, buy your passport now!
Are you ready? Here are some important things to keep in mind before the Crawl:
1) The 14th Annual Momo Crawl and Block Party officially begins on Sunday, September 13 at 12:00PM at Diversity Plaza and along 37th Road between 74th and 75th Street.
2) The regular Momo Crawl Passports are available for $15 and the Limited Edtition Momo Crawl Passports are available for $60.
3) Passports can be picked up at the venue as early as 11:30am on September 13. Please bring an email receipt (can be shown on phone) or your photo ID to pick up
your passport(s).
4) One passport will give one holder access to taste participating restaurants’s Momo for $1 a piece.
5) Every passport holder also gets a ballot to vote for your favorite momo vendor after the crawl. Voting ends at 4:30pm so make sure to get your votes in on time!
FOR more info & TO PURCHASE TICKETS, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
Diaspora Dispatches
POSTED BY KASHMIRI TEA HOUSE:
If you've ever asked yourself: "where can I hang out in LA at night to chill, have tea/snacks and enjoy good company while ALSO hearing friends drop knowledge bombs?"
Answer: at the Kashmiri Tea House Diaspora Dispatches Nerd Talks!
She's BACK with another late-night lounge full of bottomless chai, delicious food & this time - we're heading to outer-space!
We're leaning into the "third culture kid" talent pool again on Saturday September 12th for the 2nd edition of "nerd talks."
Nerd Talk 1: From Earth to orbit: Rethinking reproductive health
Drawing on the history of reproductive health research, persistent knowledge gaps, and the emerging realities of human spaceflight, Operation Period founder and upcoming research astronaut Manju examines how studying the body in extreme environments can challenge long-held assumptions, reveal new questions, and inspire better science both in space and on Earth.
Nerd Talk 2: Space: The trillion dollar economy you can't see
Space touches nearly every aspect of our daily lives, from GPS on our phones to data transmission every time we use google. It's the research laboratory that has led to the creation of products from microwaves to memory foam and freeze-dried foods. Ateet will give us an investor's peek into how and why the "space economy" is rapidly accelerating this decade.
Nerd Talk 3: The Art of the Cosmos
Long before telescopes and space probes, ancient cultures across the world looked up at the night sky and answered what they saw through art. Islamic artists wove mathematics and cosmological philosophy into geometric patterns, manuscripts, and ornamentation within the great institutes of learning of the time. On the other side of the planet, ancestral Puebloans in Chaco Canyon recorded and painted a supernova blazing in their sky, a phenomenon we see today as the Crab Nebula. Through these and other examples, NASA JPL systems engineer and artist Rishi Verma will take you on a wild ride across the world and through time, tracing how ancient cosmological art connects to what our modern instruments reveal today.
What can you expect on the night?
7 pm: Doors open for bottomless Kashmiri Rose Kahwa & Pink Nun Chai & tasty treats
8 - 9 pm: Our brilliant speakers will each drop knowledge-bombs on a hyper-niche and "nerdy" topic.
Rest of the night: Chatting, chai and good vibes
I can't wait to welcome you for an evening of chai, vibes and 3 short "nerd-talks" from across the LA diaspora.
FOR more info & TO PURCHASE TICKETS, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
EYOHA | ኢዮሃ
POSTED BY NEW FLOWER SOUND SYSTEM:
Presented by Stani Goma (PBS FM) and New Flower with programming by Henoke Nega (Mirage Records), EYOHA | ኢዮሃ is a special sound system event in celebration of Ethiopian New Year on Friday 11 September at Jolted Arts Space in Northcote. This special community gathering seeks to explore the intersection of two worlds: the deep-rooted musical traditions of Ethiopia and the innovative contemporary expressions being forged by the diaspora here in Melbourne. The evening will be delivered through the immersive, vintage high fidelity New Flower sound system, with Ethiopian street food available from Kororima.
Performances on the night will highlight the depth and breadth of the culture, with DJs Rosa Solomon, and Heni, with a live line-up featuring hip-hop from Nabio, contemporary RnB from Layesh, and traditional Ethiopian Azmari music by 2PAC.
Enkutatash, the Ethiopian New Year, translates to the ‘gift of jewels.' Traditionally celebrated for centuries on 11 September, it is a vibrant time of renewal and rebirth, honouring family, community, and rich cultural traditions—all beautifully symbolized by the bright yellow blossoms that carpet the landscape of Ethiopia just in time for the festivities.
BYO Alcohol. Discounted tickets made possible through support by the City of Darebin as part of Darebin FUSE Festival.
FOR more info & TO PURCHASE TICKETS, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
Diaspora Sounds
POSTED BY HAL WEST AMSTERDAM (TranslateD):
A panel discussion on the history, roots, culture, and impact of house music. Together with various guests from the house music scene, we delve into the genre's Black and queer origins and explore how it evolved into a global phenomenon. Gospel house artist Calis Nyarko will give a musical performance, and the evening will conclude with a house set by DJ Malindi.
FOR more info & TO RSVP, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
Plantasia
POSTED BY GARFIELD CONSERVATORY:
The long-running celebration of ambient and electronic music returns, taking place over two beautiful days at the end of summer across the entire conservatory nature campus, including a new expanded outdoor stage. Brought to you by Sacred Bones, Empty Bottle Presents and Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance.
Initially conceived in 2018 as a celebration of the iconic album of the same name from Mort Garson. The event has since grown to encompass a wide range of music styles best enjoyed surrounded by plants of all kinds.
When you purchase a PLANTASIA ticket, you are supporting the plants and programs at the Conservatory as a portion of ticket sales are donated to GPCA in support of nature access and education here on the West Side!
FOR more info & TO PURCHASE TICKETS, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
Revolutionary Papers Workshop: Magazine as Movement
POSTED BY MAYDAY ROOMS:
Revolutionary Papers is an international, transdisciplinary research and teaching initiative on anticolonial, anti-imperial and related left periodicals of the Global South, and MayDay Rooms is very happy to host the collective as part of our ongoing Archiving from Below Series.
Over the last seven years, Revolutionary papers has brought together over a hundred scholars, artists, archivists and movement organisers from around the world. The project looks at the ways periodicals, including newspapers, magazines, cultural journals, newsletters, handbills and ephemera, helped create new counterpublics, social and cultural movements, institutions, political vocabularies and art practices.
This workshop will look at Revolutionary Papers’ periodicals across different locations to think together about what it means to approach magazines as archives of social and cultural movements. Rather than treating a magazine simply as a collection of texts, what happens if we look at it as a text that can be made at the intersection of a movement: a place where people met, argued, translated, organised, imagined and built political worlds?
We’ll then get more hands-on, working together with some of Revolutionary Papers’ teaching tools on Palestine and the Gulf, alongside Hana Morgenstern’s recent magazine anthology, People’s Literature in Palestine/Israel: An Anthology of Anticolonial and Socialist Writing, which was shaped by Revolutionary Papers methods. Working with these materials, we will think about how to approach magazines, newspapers and other ephemera when we find them in archives. How can we grasp the social nature of periodicals, and what frameworks would help us put these materials back into conversation with the cultural and historical worlds in which they circulated?
FOR more info & TO PURCHASE TICKETS, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
Every Pregnancy
POSTED BY EVERY PREGNANCY:
Join us for an evening of community centered on mothers, newborn health, and the stories that connect us.
Expect meaningful conversations, Middle Eastern hospitality, live performances, founder-led brands, and a one-of-a-kind installation to honor motherhood.
Hosted by Astro LA
Organized by @diaspora.peoplesplace in partnership with @everypregnancy
FOR MORE INFO & TO PURCHASE TICKETS, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
FREEDOM COOKOUT PARTY - AFROBEATS KITCHEN x SACRED CUISINE
POSTED BY SACRED CUISINE:
In town for the long weekend? Join us for a kitchen party x family cookout! Palestinian plant-based chef Izzeldin Bukhari @sacredcuisine is travelling all the way from 🇵🇸Al Quds to Toronto, to cook with Chef Victor Ugwueke @AfrobeatKitchen.
Enjoy a mezze-style feast that blends Palestinian favourites with North and West African flavours. Both chefs have crafted a special menu that highlights a fresh harvest of greens, corn, peppers, tomatoes, and eggplant, from local farms and suppliers. (Special thank you to @zawadifarm, @wearefulcircle and @riseupfoodstoronto!).
Served to you buffet-style (you pick, we plate!). Dine in and patio seating available. All spice levels and dance abilities welcomed!
A portion of the profits will support The Sameer Project, a donations-based initiative led by Palestinians in the diaspora, working to supply aid to displaced families in Gaza.
FOR MORE INFO & TO PURCHASE TICKETS, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
Eritrean American Community Center Field Day
Posted by eritrean community center:
Join us for Eritrean American Community Center Field Day — a day packed with food, games, music, laughs, and community!
Whether you’re coming to compete, cheer from the sidelines, enjoy the cookout, or just hang with friends — there’s a place for you!
Come for the fun. Stay for the community. ❤️💚💙
ONE COMMUNITY. MANY CULTURES. STRONGER TOGETHER.
FOR MORE INFO EMAIL: ATLERITREA@GMAIL.COM.
TO REGISTER A TEAM: VISIT THE WEBSITE.
In the Kitchen with Chef Izzeldin Bukhari
POSTED BY ANOTHER STORY BOOKSHOP:
Co-presented by Another Story Bookshop and Toronto Palestine Film Festival.
A cross-cultural conversation about Palestinian cooking, farming, and diasporic cuisine, between renowned Palestinian chef Izzeldin Bukhari of @sacredcuisine and fellow food advocate and educator @chefbashir. Moderated by author Catherine Hernandez.
Ahead of his supper club events, community gatherings and fundraising events in Toronto, chef Izzeldin stops by Another Story Bookshop to share recipes and stories behind beloved favourites like rummaniyeh and baba ghanoush, of the Palestinian connection to the land, of plant life and farming practices common across Palestine and Turtle Island, and to read from his contributions to the anthology “Daybreak in Gaza” and @amnesty International’s upcoming online cookbook “Recipes of Resilience: Flavours of Palestine.”
This event will include light refreshments and a sampling of savoury and sweet dishes to welcome you to chef Izzeldin's home away from home.
Interested in attending one of his hosted meals in Toronto and beyond? RSVP at Canada 2026 Tour – Sacred Cuisine.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Jerusalem-based Palestinian chef Izzeldin Bukhari is on a mission to preserve and celebrate Palestine’s culinary heritage, with a special focus on somi, a longstanding vegetarian food tradition.
A true global child, Chef Bashir’s experience of food embraces many geographical and cultural boundaries. He is proudly born in Mogadishu, and raised in Italy, travelled across Europe and moved on to the U.S. before coming to Toronto. Serving as a Culinary Professor at George Brown College, teaching The Sustainable Chef and Slow Food programs, he connects with local farming and artisan food business communities and imparts his connection with terroir and the community.This event will include light refreshments and a sampling of savoury and sweet dishes to welcome you to chef Izzeldin's home away from home.Interested in attending one of his hosted meals in Toronto and beyond? RSVP at Canada 2026 Tour – Sacred Cuisine.
Catherine Hernandez (she/her) is an award-winning author, screenwriter and artist who wrote the acclaimed novel and award-winning film adaptation, Scarborough. Her other novels include Crosshairs, The Story of Us, and Behind You. She is working on several TV projects, including showrunning CBC Gem/Apartment 11/Avenida Productions’ The Unstoppable Jenny Garcia, which earned her a Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing, Children/Youth. Most recently, Catherine has become a Grief and Death Doula, using storytelling to document the world's collective grief from climate change to burnout. This amalgamation of her writing, illustration and Doula work will culminate in the creation of illustrated obituaries, memorializing the dearly departed through an upcoming comics anthology.
FOR more info & TO PURCHASE TICKETS, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
NBTA X SOUM SOUM KITCHEN @ KOUSS KOUSS FESTIVAL
POSTED BY NBTA:
“Nebta” means “plants” in Arabic. Located in the medina of Tangier, NBTA is a hybrid space combining a restaurant, guesthouse, and cultural center, created by artists Fayçal Lahrouchi and Kevin Le Dortz. Through culinary residencies, vegetarian Moroccan cuisine, and an experimental rooftop garden, NBTA explores plants and plant-based knowledge related to cuisine and the local area. The two chefs, Radia Sofi and Aïcha Konate, speak with Samia Benazzouz.
Samia, founder of Soum Soum Kitchen, is a chef and culinary designer, originally from Casablanca and based in Marseille for almost 7 years.
Her intuitive and dreamlike cuisine blends Mediterranean influences, seasonal produce and marine inspirations, in a plant-based, gourmet and iodized approach, with bold and spicy flavors.
This long-awaited collaboration will blossom in the form of two evenings, on September 2nd and 3rd at La Mûrisserie, where the public is invited to come and taste a vegetarian and herbaceous couscous, reimagined for modern tastes, in a gesture that unites their two creative culinary universes as well as their two shores.
« Nebta » signifie « plantes » en arabe. Installé dans la médina de Tanger, NBTA est un lieu hybride réunissant restaurant, maison d’hôtes et espace culturel, créé par les artistes Fayçal Lahrouchi et Kevin Le Dortz. À travers des résidences culinaires, une cuisine marocaine végétarienne et un potager expérimental sur son toit, NBTA explore les plantes et les savoir-faire végétaux liés à la cuisine et au territoire. Les deux cheffes, Radia Sofi et Aïcha Konate, dialoguent avec Samia Benazzouz.
Fondatrice de Soum Soum Kitchen, Samia est cheffe et designeuse culinaire, originaire de Casablanca et installée à Marseille depuis bientôt 7 ans.
Sa cuisine intuitive et onirique mêle influences méditerranéennes, produits de saison et inspirations marines, dans une approche végétale, gourmande et iodée, aux saveurs franches et épicées.
Cette collaboration, longtemps souhaitée et attendue, éclorera sous la forme de deux soirées, le 2 et 3 Septembre à La Mûrisserie, où le public est invité à venir déguster un couscous végétarien et herbacé, réimaginé au goût du jour, dans un geste qui joint leurs deux univers culinaires créatifs ainsi que leurs deux rives.
FOR MORE INFO & TO MAKE A RESERVATION, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
Storyworthy Food Series: Chapter 5 Aisha
POSTED BY Mera Kitchen Collective:
Chapter 5 of our Storyworthy Food Series begins on Tuesday, September 1, featuring Aisha and her journey from Kuwait to Baltimore.
In 2017, Aisha helped found Mera, and hosted the first dinner we ever had at her home with a group of 25 friends and neighbors. Nine years later, we’re excited for her to curate a special menu honoring Kuwaiti cuisine and her story.
The special menu will be available from Tuesday, September 1 through Saturday, September 5. Items will be available for dine-in and take out. A limited Mera menu will also be available.
The Story-Worthy Food series is about the human story of where we come from, how we travel, and what we carry with us. Does a conversation change what we eat? Or does what we eat change the conversation?
Each month, a different member of the Mera team will curate a special menu reflecting the pieces from their life and journey that have shaped them and brought them to Baltimore.
FOR MORE INFO, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
gentle—noise
POSTED BY DICE:
A 75-minute immersive experience exploring breath, sound, and meditation led by Manoj Diaz. Regulate your nervous system, reconnect to your senses, and access clarity through somatic practice.
TO RSVP & FOR more info, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
ABODE x Boyfriend Co-Op
POSTED BY ADOBE:
We’re kicking off our launch event at Boyfriend Co-op! This event is to highlight QTBIPOC musicians, djs, vendors, tattoo artists and photographers. Doors will be at 8pm, the show starts at 8:30pm-10:45pm, then our duo djs @planetqts will spin from 11pm-12am.
The theme is Spring Fling 💃🏽🪩💐💫🎶
Tickets are $15 online and $20 at the door. (please show online payment confirmation at door. ticket sales end on 4/29 at 11:59PM or until sold out)
This event is a love letter to our black, indigenous, latinx, asian, poc, queer and transgender community 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
FAQS:
Please note this space is meant to be a safe space for the QTBIPOC community, but everyone is welcome to support. However, please be respectful of the space that you’re entering.
This event is pro-palestine, pro-immigrant, anti-trump and anti-AI. None of our flyers will use AI. We intend to create our own flyers and collaborate with real artists.
Consent is important! If sexual harassment is reported it will be taken seriously.
By purchasing a ticket you are also consenting to being photographed! Those photos will likely be shared to social media for marketing purposes.
TO RSVP & FOR more info, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
The Evolution of Ancestral Spiritual Practices
POSTED BY GYOPO:
What does it mean to be a spiritual practitioner drawing from ancestral knowledge, and what are people in need of today? Join us for a discussion between US-based spiritual workers from different diasporic communities, including Mudang Jenn, a Korean shaman based in New York; Pānquetzani Ticitl, healer and founder of Indigemama: Ancestral Healing; and artist and SoulTender Marwa Abdul-Rahman. The conversation will be moderated by Duncan Ryuken Williams, Professor of Religion and East Asian Languages & Cultures and the Director of the USC Shinso Ito Center for Japanese Religions and Culture. Participants will give short presentations on their practices and then together discuss their experiences, challenges, and the adaptations they make to work most effectively and authentically in their respective ways.
This program is realized in collaboration with ICA LA as part of the "Speaking in Tongues" exhibition, on view at ICA LA through August 23, 2026.
TO RSVP & FOR more info, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
Diaspora Rising
POSTED BY DIASPORA RISING:
We're excited to be back at 90mil, Saturday 25th of April. Bringing you a full day program, with:
𝕕𝕒𝕪𝕥𝕚𝕞𝕖 •
Soli-market & Info stands
Toothgemmms by TBC
Exhibition by @pal_soli_archiv
Workshops by @tears.and.hearts & @prinzpfiffig
Homemade Food by @all.blue.kitchen & Friends, raising funds for tr@ns people in Iran
𝕟𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥𝕥𝕚𝕞𝕖 •
Live
@guelaybari
@litolitolitolitolitolito
@wlknokia
DJ Sets
@yungfya b2b @sam1.zz
@xd_ericaa
@pvssydivx
★all proceeds are going to the redmaat empowering resilience program & for grassroots mutual aid In Palestine★
📍90mil
🗓 25.04 from 17:00
🎟 15€ - 20€ suggested donation
🔥 Pull up. No one will be turned away
Flyer/Art: 𝙏+𝘼
FOR more info, VISIT THEIR INSTAGRAM.
Play Fair: Community Festival
POSTED BY PLAY FAIR:
You’re invited to Play Fair, a community festival for East London! 🎉
Our mission is to help people find a sense of belonging in their local community while bringing play back to their day-to-day lives. Play Fair is a movement to address the challenges of loneliness and isolation that so many of us face in big cities. We want to celebrate what makes our corner of London special and feel like home.
What’s happening on the day:
A ‘Societies’ Style Showcase: 40+ stalls from local legends like Headway East London, Knights Club Chess, and East London Waterworks Park.
20+ Activities: Locals can jump straight into yoga, zine-making, dodgeball, embroidery, breath work, arts & crafts, and more! (All activities are included in the ticket)
Local Music: A line-up of East London-based DJs
Event Details:
Date: Saturday, 25 April • 1pm – 6pm
Location: Hackney Bridge, E15 2SJ
Price: £10 Early Bird Tickets / £15 Main Sale Tickets / Free for children below 13
TO PURCHASE TICKETS & FOR more info, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
Flock Together: Exchange Tour
POSTED BY SLIP.MODE:
@flocktogether.world Exchange Tour is landing in Milan 🐦
Join us for a gathering shaped by nature and sound with Flock Together and @keeneurope!
Next Thursday 23rd of April we’ll spend the morning birdwatching and field recording in Parco Lambro - with a breakfast courtesy of @in__sospeso.
Spots are limited and RSVPs open tomorrow through the link in our bio!
FOR more info, VISIT THEIR INSTAGRAM.
Cook Book Week
POSTED BY COOK BOOK WEEK:
It’s official: Cookbook Week is coming to San Francisco! 📚🌉
April 21–25, some of your favorite cookbook authors are taking over the city—for collaboration dinners, free book talks, baking pop-ups, and a night celebrating the stories behind cookbooks at the Presidio Theater you will not forget.
Alison Roman. Christina Tosi. Harold McGee. Brandon Jew. Hetty McKinnon. Jon Kung. Soleil Ho. Michele Norris. And a couple dozen more authors.
Cookbook Week is a celebration of the books that change how we cook, eat, and see the world. You won’t want to miss it.
Tickets + full lineup live now → cookbookweek.com (link in bio)
📍 San Francisco | April 21–25, 2026
🎭 Headnotes Live at the Presidio Theater | Friday, April 24
FOR more info, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
Enoki Community Day
POSTED BY ENOKI:
Join us for a day of @mahjongking.nyc, food and drinks by us and friends, and a series of raffles featuring amazing prizes from local stays, artists, and small businesses.
🎟️ Raffle tickets will be available via DM + in-store + email (more info coming soon)
🍲 Food & drinks available for purchase all day
🤎 Every raffle ticket will support us staying open, @saugertiescommunityfridge, and @ulsterimmigrantdefense
🏆 Raffle prizes to be announced soon!
If Enoki has ever meant something to you (whether you’ve shopped with us, collaborated with us, come to an event, or simply believe in what we’re building), we would be so grateful to have you there.
📸 @raphgaultier 🤎
FOR more info, visit their instagram.
Listening While Muslim
POSTED BY NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ASIAN ART:
Learn how communities celebrate the end of Ramadan and the beginning of spring. Explore the holiday through a sonic journey with Listening While Muslim and sample coffee from a local vendor while gathering with friends.
About Listening While Muslim
Listening While Muslim (LWM) is a series of thematic listening parties produced and hosted by Asad Ali Jafri (aka DJ Ase Wonder) and Abdul-Rehman Malik.
LWM is a sonic soul journey that crosses continents, languages, and genres, exploring music at the intersection of faith, culture, and politics. This carefully curated experience brings to life stories of solidarity, culture, and radical joy, featuring special guests and immersive musical explorations.
This carefully curated experience brings to life stories of solidarity, culture, and radical joy, featuring special guest Zarifa Adiba accompanied by Sannan Mahboob and Karamat Khan.
Asad Ali Jafri (aka DJ Ase Wonder) is a cultural organizer, producer, and artist, and Executive Director of Kaleidoscope Dreams Foundation. He has over 20 years of experience as a DJ, curator, educator, and strategist, connecting artists and communities worldwide.
Abdul-Rehman Malik is an award-winning journalist, educator, and cultural organizer, and a Lecturer in Islamic Theology at Yale Divinity School. He founded the Caravanserai Collective and is the host of the Aga Khan Museum podcast This Being Human.
Zarifa Adiba is a musician, an author, and the Founding Executive Director of the Zarifa Foundation. She is the youngest conductor to have led the Zohra Orchestra, Afghanistan's all-female orchestra, at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Her memoir, Playing for Freedom: The Journey of a Young Afghan Girl, has been translated into seven languages.
TO RSVP & FOR more info, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
Diasporas Now x PRS Foundation MIXER
POSTED BY ICA LONDON:
Are you a musician or artist currently navigating your career and funding structures? Join us for MIXER, an information-sharing and networking event that brings together artists working across sound and music with representatives from some of the UK’s most prominent arts and culture funding bodies.
MIXER interrogates how funders and institutions can better resource musicians working across disciplines, industries and cultural silos – helping to reimagine a grassroots music ecosystem that is diverse and community-centred.
FOR MORE INFO, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
DJ Peach (Psychic Readings, Peach Discs)
POSTED BY RESIDENT ADVISOR:
D-C-T-C with PEACH (Psychic Readings, Peach Discs)
Peach is a UK-based DJ and producer known for her uplifting energy and emotionally rich DJ sets. Blending sounds across the house and techno spectrum, her style draws from tech house, proto house, bleep, tribal, and ambient techno while remaining difficult to define by genre.
She released her debut EP Galaxy Girl on Shanti Celeste & Gramrcy’s Peach Discs, showcasing her colourful, dancefloor-driven sound. In 2022, she launched her own label Psychic Readings, using it as a platform to explore and develop her evolving musical identity.
Equally at home in intimate club settings and major festivals, Peach has performed at venues and events worldwide including Panorama Bar, De School, Fold, Nowadays, Glastonbury, Sonar, Dekmantel, and Primavera. She also hosts a long-running monthly show on NTS Radio, where she explores diverse sounds beyond strict genre boundaries.
Peach는 영국을 기반으로 활동하는 DJ이자 프로듀서다. 감정의 폭이 넓고 에너지 넘치는 DJ 세트로 잘 알려져 있으며, 하우스와 테크노 스펙트럼을 중심으로 테크 하우스, 프로토 하우스, 블립, 트라이벌, 앰비언트 테크노 등 다양한 사운드를 넘나드는 스타일을 선보인다.
그녀는 Shanti Celeste와 Gramrcy의 레이블 Peach Discs에서 데뷔 EP Galaxy Girl을 발표했으며, 2022년에는 자신의 레이블 Psychic Readings를 설립해 독창적인 음악 세계를 계속해서 확장하고 있다.
Panorama Bar, De School, Fold, Nowadays 등 세계적인 클럽은 물론 Glastonbury, Sonar, Dekmantel, Primavera 등 주요 페스티벌에서도 활발히 공연해왔다. 또한 NTS Radio에서 6년 넘게 월간 라디오 쇼를 진행하며 장르를 넘나드는 다양한 음악을 소개하고 있다.
FOR MORE INFO, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
A Comedy Show for Lebanon
POSTED BY COMPLEX MENA:
If you’re a comedy lover living in Brooklyn and want to support a great cause, then this is the one event you don’t want to miss.
Comedian Emil Wakim is co-hosting a stand-up comedy fundraiser in Brooklyn on Wednesday, March 18, with all proceeds going to the Lebanese Red Cross and the Lebanese Food Bank.
The event, co-hosted by comedian Nataly Aukar, features a lineup with special guests still to be announced. Wakim has kept the energy around the show characteristically loose, inviting fans to “bring your cousins, find a husband or wife,” setting expectations for a night that feels more like a community cookout than a formal benefit.
FOR MORE INFO, VISIT THE WEBSITE.
Usal’s Nowruz Persian New Year Dinner
POSTED BY USAL:
Renewal, Community, and Slowing down Together
Nowruz marks the arrival of spring — a time of renewal, abundance and gathering around the table. Chef Nima Jahromi will present a thoughtfully curated menu inspired by the flavors and traditions of the season: vibrant herbs, bright citrus, tender grains and dishes that honor both memory and reinvention.
Hosted by slo slo, a creative studio designing food-centered experiences and ceramic objects for slowing down together.
Expect a warm, immersive setting where each course unfolds with care, each object is chosen with purpose and the table becomes a space to welcome the new year — together.
An evening of renewal, community and slowing down together. We look forward to gathering with you.
FOR MORE INFO, VISIT THE WEBSITE.