Weaving Together Bayanihan NYC 2020: Memories of my Childhood

Date: Saturday September 5, 2020

Hours: 10:00 am - 3:15 pm

Place: K’Glen Deli & Sari Sari @ 39-16 65th St, Woodside, NY 11377 (the event takes place in the mini plaza across the street.)

We are inviting everyone to come celebrate “Weaving Together Woodside: Memories of My Childhood” on Saturday, September 5, 2020 from 10am to 3:15pm. In this celebration we will be weaving with the community, focusing specifically on two objects that are familiar and feel like home for Filipinos. Using the Bilao (a traditional Filipino rice winnower) and the Pamaypay (a traditional Filipino handheld fan) we as a community, will begin to explore and celebrate not only these objects, but the special memories, and connection to home that these objects represent. At this celebration there will be a weaving activation and workshop taught by instructors from Weaving Hand and Cynthia Alberto. There will be multiple rolling rack looms available for community participants to weave on, as well as personalized looms created out of the Bilao and the Pamaypay. All materials that will be woven come from 100% recyclable materials including; scrap fabrics and scrap ribbons.

This weaving celebration is being held in the intersection outside of K’Glen Deli & Sari Sari store; on Roosevelt avenue between 65th st and 65th pl. Glen has agreed to be our community partner in this celebration and will be providing food and snacks. At the end of our celebration, community members finished weaving projects will be exhibited on the wall next to K'Glen's Deli & Sari Sari store.

We hope to see everyone there for a day of celebration, community, and craft!

Staff: Weaving Hand Staff and Volunteers

Community Partner: K’Glen Deli & Sari Sari

Plan your visit

Make a free timed-entry reservation for the time you would like to participate. Before your arrive, make sure to review the quick instructional weaving video ( link here) and comply with the latest CDC COVID-19 safety guidelines.

Online reservations

To make social distancing possible, the number of participants are limited through a free timed entry system. One ticket is limited to 3 people per house hold reservation.

You may arrive anytime during your 15-minute entry window. We cannot guarantee entry outside of your reserved window.

• 10:00 am - 10:45 am
• 10:45 am - 11:30 am
• 12:15 pm - 1:00 pm
• 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
• 1:45 pm - 2:30 pm
• 2:30 pm - 3:15 pm

COVID-19 Health & Safety Guidelines:

• Visitors are required to wear a mask or face covering
• Maintain 6-foot distance between each person not in your same household
• If you are sick, stay home
• Sanitize your hands frequently
• Cover your coughs and sneezes
• Do not touch your face
• There will be a station for hand sanitizer, gloves, and extra masks.
• Comply with the latest CDC prevention guidelines

ABOUT

Cynthia Alberto Filipina, an artist, weaver, weaving activist, teacher, and founder/director of the Brooklyn-based weaving studio, Weaving Hand. Her personal work as a fiber artist bridges traditional and contemporary weaving: drawing inspiration from ancient communities of Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Africa. Cynthia honors the artisanal process of weaving while using unconventional materials to create expressions of form, structure, and function, often addressing themes such as femininity, age, and beauty as it relates to our culture today. http://www.cynthiaalberto.com/

Weaving Hand is a Brooklyn based weaving studio and healing arts center. ... As a healing arts center, Weaving Hand uses weaving as a creative tool to enhance developmental programs for adults and children with intellectual, emotional and physical disabilities. http://www.weavinghand.com/

K'Glen Deli and Sari Sari Store Pabili po. Kain. Busog. Tambay. We will bring Pinas to you! and SATISFY your Filipino Cravings! Mangan na! Bili na! Kita kits! Satisfy your Filipino cravings! And find products from the Philippines here. https://kglen-deli-sari-sari-store.business.site/

Little Manila Queens Bayanihan Art is a collaboration between artists and cultural workers who support community-based arts and creative placekeeping efforts by and for the diasporic Filipino community in Woodside, Queens and the greater NYC area. http://littlemanilaqueens.org/

The Laundromat Project This initiative is sponsored by The Laundromat Project’s Create Change Program, a program designed to connect communities and artists in meaningful ways. https://www.laundromatproject.org/