Chris Bell wrote:

From: "Chris Bell" cbell@cb11m.org
To: "'J Reyes-Montblanc'" reysmont@yahoo.com
Subject: El Barrio week press release 5 25 06 FINAL
Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 09:16:16 -0400

Contact: Kathleen Benson, Chair
Hector Santana, Founder
917-492-3329 347-558-1390

East Harlem Celebrates
�El Barrio Week�
June 3-13, 2006

U.S. Representative Charles Rangel,
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer,
NYC Councilmember Melissa Mark-Viverito,
and representatives from the offices of NY State Senator
Jos� Serrano and NY State Assemblyman Adam Clayton Powell IV

to appear at kick-off press conference, Wednesday, May 31 at 2 PM

The East Harlem Board of Tourism announces the third annual El Barrio Week, a series of events leading up to the annual Puerto Rican Day Parade on Sunday, June 11, 2006, and culminating at the Top of the Museum Mile Festival on Tuesday, June 13. Fifteen local organizations will present a host of exhibitions and programs to showcase the diversity and cultural treasures of the East Harlem/El Barrio neighborhood.

Organized by the East Harlem Board of Tourism, the third annual El Barrio Week will kick off with a press conference on Wednesday, May 31, 2006, 2 PM at MediaNoche Gallery, 161 East 106th Street (between Lexington & 3rd Avenue). U.S. Representative Charles Rangel, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, and Councilmember Melissa Mark Viverito, will launch the conference, and representatives of member organizations including the Association of Hispanic Arts, El Museo del Barrio, El Taller Boricua, Museum of the City of New York, and Manhattan Community Board 11 will be on hand to discuss this exciting ten-day showcase of the neighborhood�s treasures.

Highlights of El Barrio Week include:

� Saturday, June 3 � 11 AM-7 PM Galeria 106 Art/Health Expo

� Saturday, June 3 � 2:00 PM Performance: Flamenco Latino

� Saturday, June 3 � 2:00 PM Exhibit tour with artist Yasm�n Hern�ndez

� Saturday, June 3 � 3:00 PM Destination: El Barrio Walking Tour

� Saturday, June 3 � 9:00 PM Semilla - Mexican Folkloric Music

� Sunday, June 4 � 2:00 PM El Barrio Art Walk

� Saturday, June 10 � 12:00-7:00 PM 21st Annual East 116th Street Festival

� Tuesday, June 13 � 6:00-9:00 PM Museum Mile Festival


A complete list of El Barrio Week events is available by request or may be obtained at the May 31, 2006, press conference.

The East Harlem Board of Tourism is a not-for-profit organization composed of East Harlem arts, cultural, and civic groups, founded in July 2003 by business activists Hector Santana and the late Francisco Gomez. The Board�s mission includes the development of destinations, the creation of a tourism infrastructure, and the general promotion of tourism in East Harlem, New York City.

For more information on the East Harlem Board of Tourism, visit www.eastharlemtourism.org.