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Puerto Rican Cultural Center - Amazing Week, Univision And Thrive Award

Arts and Entertainment

March 1, 2023

From: Puerto Rican Cultural Center

This has been an amazing week!

GRATEFUL ANNOUNCEMENT - WE WILL THRIVE (COA Award)!!!

We are VERY GRATEFUL to announce, the City of Austin Cultural Arts Division has chosen Puerto Rican Cultural Center -- one of 35 (out of 149 applicants) -- who will receive the new THRIVE Grant! Thank you COA for the recognition of our hard work and TIRELESS devotion to our mission over the last 25 years, to bring Puerto Rican Cultural Arts and Taino Living Traditions to Austin and the Southwest region.

We look forward to Thriving and LEAVING A LEGACY for our grandchildren and their children to come.

God is good, all the time.

And if that weren't exciting enough, our Cultural Center was visited by Univision Austin's Carolina Cruz & Kiara Coll!

Enjoy 4 feature stories -- with live music, dance and interviews by our Performing Company and Students.

Aired on Univision Austin KAKW (Channel 62) News & Website, on Monday February 27, 2023.

#1

Afro-Latinidad: Su significado y cómo es que solo 6 millones de personas se identifican con ello

https://www.univision.com/local/austin-kakw/afro-latinidad-6-millones-de-personas

#2

Mediante la Bomba: Entendiendo el concepto de la Afrolatinidad

https://www.univision.com/local/austin-kakw/mediante-la-bomba-entendiendo-el-concepto-de-la-afrolatinidad-video

#3

Mediante la Bomba: la importancia de preservar las raíces afrocaribeñas

https://www.facebook.com/univision62/videos/1261604711122003/

#4

Mediante la Bomba: la diversidad entre las raíces afrocaribeñas

https://www.univision.com/local/austin-kakw/mediante-la-bomba-la-diversidad-entre-las-raices-afrocaribenas-video

Watch this space for more excitement!

HINT!! We are about to announce the annual picnic you all love with Master Artists from Puerto Rico!

Our cultural center is still standing thanks to through

CARES, ARP & COVID Recovery support from sponsors below!