Eurovision Results; Loisaida Festival Celebrates Puerto Rican Artists On The LES; Food Stories And Recipes From Refugee Camps And Warzones
The 69thth Eurovision Song Contest took place over the weekend in Switzerland, the country where it all began in 1956. Paul Jordan, whose doctoral thesis about the music competition earned him the nickname "Dr. Eurovision," recaps this year’s performances. Plus, listeners share their favorite songs and artists.
The annual Loisaida Festival celebrates a Puerto Rican artistic community on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. This year’s event takes place on Sunday, May 25, and features musicians like artists Jessie Montgomery, Joe Bataan, and Ana Macho, with honors for the late documentarian Marlis Momber. Loisaida Center executive and artistic director Alejandro Epifanio Torres previews the Sunday, May 25 event.
Domino Park in Williamsburg has launched a new free four-week performance arts series. it’s called “Sugar, Sugar!” and it launches on June 4th. Annabel Thompson, co-founder of the creative strategy and producing group Public Assembly, and Ellpetha Tsivicos, founder of the production company One Whale’s Tale, preview their events, and discuss their collaboration.
[REBROADCAST FROM Sept. 18, 2024] Author and New Yorker contributing writer Ian Frazier has written a new cultural and social history of the Boogie Down Bronx which just won the Gotham Book Prize. Paradise Bronx: The Life and Times of New York's Greatest Borough was written over a fifteen year period as Frazier walked all around the borough, observing its physical landmarks, people, and unique quirks. Frazier discusses what he discovered during his walks and what sets the Bronx apart from other boroughs, and we take your calls.
James Beard Award-winning Somali-American chef Hawa Hassan, talks about her new cookbook, Setting a Place for Us: Recipes and Stories of Displacement, Resilience, and Community from Eight Countries Impacted by War. The book features essays and over 75 recipes that explore the intersection of food and survival in geopolitical conflict zones including Yemen, Afghanistan, Liberia and El Salvador.
