A photo essay portraying the artists and portraits in the Exhibition, “What We Bring: New Immigrant Gifts.”
New York City
What We Bring: Storytelling, Theater, and the Traditional Arts
Accompanying the exhibition, “What We Bring: New Immigrant Gifts,” were several performances by New York City artists. This essay details the performances and their connection to the City Lore exhibition.
Downstate
About “Sunny’s Bar” in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn.
Poetry of Everyday Life
In his column, Steve Zeitlin explores the relationship between friends, a death, and a service tree in the New York Botanical Garden.
Maritime Folklfe of New York City’s Forgotten Borough
Fieldwork-based study, Staten Island’s “Working Waterfront” Project and a discription of the resulting programs as a model for public sector folklore scholarship.
Pagentry Puppets, Community Memory, and Living Traditions: Extending the Reach of Cultural and Educational Institutions into Immigrant Communities
The author, a folkorist, examines folk culture in museum settings and the work of three museums (The Queens Museum, The Brooklyn Historical Society, and Teatro SEA) engaging museum audiences and making community connections.
The Market on Saturday Night
Essay about the 19th century Edward Harrigan song, “The Market on Saturday Night.”
Echoes of Familiar Rhythms: Puerto Rican & Garifuna Drums
Similarities – both musical and historical – between the Puerto Rican and Garifuna communities in New York City is examined.
Downstate
Mosaic folk art and individual healing within a city context.
Downstate
The 2016 “People’s City Report Card,” detailing both positive actions and threats to New York City places.
Sesame Flyers International
From the viewpoint of Sesame Flyers International, a nonportit organization providing social and cultural programs for Brooklyn’s Flatbush and Canarsie residents, Caribbean festival events are year-round. Martinez profiles this community organization and its role maintaining tradition.
Elena Martínez
Column highlighting Folklorist Elena Martínez
Hallowed Ground
Reprint in honor of the anniversary od Sept 11
Ritual and Storytelling
Jewish Activities on Christmas
A study of the activities of Jewish Americans and the patronage of Chinese food establishments at Christmastime.