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Gracias!
Submitted by VCR, Boston
Gracias, gracias, un millon de gracias to all of you who supported Villa Victoria Center for the Arts with your daily voting!! It was a worthwhile effort and we're very proud to have been part of this fun and engaging process. Hope that you all will stay connected with our work. To learn more visit www.villavictoriaarts.org.
And congratulations to the Paragon Carousel for a job well done!
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Wedding Memories
Submitted by Emmluu, North Shore
I had my wedding at the Villa Victoria, both the ceremony and reception. I loved the stage--that is where the wedding party sat. Also the spiral staircase...the ceremony was held at the top of the staircase with everyone sitting on either side of us. It was spacious and comfortable....and being able to be married in a historic setting was special as well. I love that the space was extended with an art gallery. I had also attended my mother-law's birthday party at the Viila as well as other events. Art and culture is very much needed in every neighborhood and environment. Youth thrives on art and culture and in my opinion the Villa should have been chosen for the Partners in Preservaton grant for this reason. The neighborhood needs it, the youth need it and it would have uplifted the community physically, emotionally and culturally.
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A cultural asset to the city and region
Submitted by BM, Boston
I have lived in Boston for almost 25 years. The city has changed greatly in this time but something that has not is the invaluable work of IBA and the Villa Victoria Center for the Arts. From the very first time I came to see the amazing Ray Barreto in concert back in 1988, I have been a loyal supporter of the wonderful work done at this beautiful and historic venue. A couple of dear friends of mine met while dancing Salsa. My kids, now in college, remember fondly the times they got to see an incredible theatre group from Chile (La Troppa), a 15-piece Puerto Rican Bomba and Plena troupe (Los Pleneros de la 23 Abajo), a Brazilian Jazz singer (Luciana Souza) and more amazing artists performing as part of the matinee shows IBA offered to the children of the Hurley and Blackstone schools, which I believe they still do. Being from Peru, I had the immense pleasure of seeing two of Peru's greatest singers El Zambo Cavero and Tania Libertad, performing the music I so much love from them. I have also enjoyed many presentations with artists from Mexico, Argentina, Cuba, Brazil and many other places of Latin America and I have seen many non-Latino folks enjoying these concerts as much as myself. I really appreciate the opportunities to witness the many multi-cultural experiences these amazing programs offer.
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many years, many memories
Submitted by Lady E, Boston
Born and raised in South End and Lower Roxbury, I've stepped into the Villa Victoria Center for the Arts for many reasons. I remember being little and attending Quinceaneros (Sweet 16 Puertorrican style), weddings and cultural events like the Three Kings celebration. This was a place that everyone in my family knew and rented for parties and celebrations. As I got older, I began getting involved in Villa Victoria's programming through arts and education. Now as a young adult, I have been involved with hosting events such as Critical Breakdown and attending many Art gallery openings, Havana Nights Salsa, as well as many other events that occur at the Villa Victoria Center for the Arts. Sadly, I can't say the same for my students with physical disabilities. We need to help Villa Victoria Center for the Arts be able to fund their goal to make the center handicap accessible. I love this place!!!
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A True Gem
Submitted by VCR, Boston
The Villa Victoria Center for the Arts is the only space in Boston and New England for the expression of Latino arts & culture. From the folkloric to the avant-garde, from visual arts to music and dance, Villa Victoria Center for the Arts embraces and showcases the vibrant expressions of Latin America and the Latino disapora. This space promotes cross-cultural exchanges and understanding while keeping Latino arts alive in Boston and New England.
Building a much needed ramp will give everyone an opportunity for sharing and enjoying the wonders that happens inside this space, while preserving its natural, historical beauty...a true gem!
Please support this wonderful space by giving it your vote!!
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My Home
Submitted by Lisa, Boston
THis is where it all started for my family. I was born and raised here and now I work for this community and I am raising my children in this community. If it were not for the work of IBA and the Villa Victoria Center for the Arts some of us would not be where we are now. It has always been a place of support, comfort and festivities. Viva Villa Victoria!!!!!
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Nuestra Cultura/Our Culture
Submitted by Unidos!, Boston
A place where youth, parents, and community members come together to celebrate IBA-Cacique Youth Learning Center's program members' artistic accomplishments. A South End resident who truly appreciates the hard work of all IBA staff. Your hard work is greatly appreciated by all!
Unidos/United!
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Villa Victoria Center for the Arts
Submitted by Angel Nazario, West of Boston
As a Founder and Director of a Bi-cultural Non-profit organization, I was given the opportunity in the past to work closely with Villa Victoria for the Arts, and I learned that this is the only organization that captures the universal aspects of the arts in Massachusetts, and serves as an inspiration to many other younger organizations as an exemplary and unique based of the cultural Folklore for many generations to come.
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History and the Future
Submitted by Jane, Boston
For almost 40 years I lived about one block away from the Villa Victoria Center for the Arts and I've seen so many meaningful things happen there -- in its previous use as a Lutheran Church headed by a civil rights leader, and for so many years as the first and leading Latino arts center in New England. Here Jorge Hernandez was memorialized after his too early death; here Mitch Hilton, neighborhood postman, held a party celebrating his college graduation; here internationally famous musicians like Danilo Perez drew sell-out crowds; here thousands have danced and partied and celebrated wonderful Latino arts and viewed terrific shows of painting, photography and sculpture.
As the mother of a wheelchair-using patron of the arts, I hope the Villa Victoria Center for the Arts wins this fun competition so that it can install a ramp.
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Villa Victoria
Submitted by zeke, Boston
Villa Victoria is a very special place. It is clearly an historic and beautiful building. The building and the organizations that it serves give back to the community in myriad of ways over the years. It is New England's largest multidisciplinary Latino arts organization, and it provides world class programming to arts and music enthusiasts of all backgrounds. The building desperately needs support with the construction of a new wheelchair ramp that will improve accessibility for arts patrons across the region. Please contact me for more information.
Best,
Ophelia Navarro, Director of Research & Policy
Associated Early Care & Education
(a community-based research institute focused on reducing the achivement gap through collaboration and partnerships in Boston)
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