@ The Maysles Cinema
343 Malcolm X Boulevard / Lenox Ave.
(between 127th and 128th Streets)

• Sunday, May 26th following the 7:30pm screening there will be a Q&A with Co-director Kevin Couliau and Executive Producer Nick Quested of Goldcrest Films.

• Tuesday, May 28th following the 7:30pm screening there will be a Q&A with directors Bobbito Garcia and Kevin Couliau, moderated by author/filmmaker Raquel Cepeda.

Doin’ It In The Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC explores the history, culture and social impact of New York’s summer b-ball scene, the worldwide “Mecca” of the sport. In New York City, pick-up is not just a sport. It is a way of life. There are 700+ outdoor courts, and an estimated 500,000 players, the most loyal of which approach the game as a religion, and the playground as their church. “You can play high school or college for four years. You can play Pro for a decade. You can play pick-up . . . for life.” Doin’ It In The Park lovingly uncovers this movement through the voices of playground legends, NBA athletes, and most importantly the common person, or 99%, who look forward to experiencing the energy of the game at their local schoolyard. Co-directors Bobbito Garcia and Kevin Couliau visited 180 courts throughout NYC’s five boroughs to create their debut documentary. They traveled to a majority of the locations by bicycle, carrying cameras and a ball in their backpacks. The film’s title refers as much to the subject matter as it does to the method of filmmaking, providing an unprecedented perspective on inner-city America’s most popular, and accessible, free recreation.

From the Neighborhood Up:
A Citywide Forum on Culture & Community

Thursday, May 30 | 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
El Museo del Barrio
1230 Fifth Avenue @ 104th Street

153rd Annual National Puerto Rican Day Parade

Sunday, June 9th @ 11:00 a.m.
Fifth Avenue |44th Street - 79th Street

35th Annual Museum Mile Festival!

Tuesday, June 11 * 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Fifth Avenue * From 82 - 105th Streets

Grab your familia and join us for the 35th Annual Museum Mile Festival! This year El Museo will feature outdoor art-making activities, dance and music performances, and the opening of El Museo’s Bienal 2013: HERE IS WHERE WE JUMP. A full line up of activities and performances is coming soon! The Museum Mile Festival began as initiative to grow museum audiences in the area, and to increase support for the arts during the fiscal crisis of the 1970s. Museum Mile was formed as a consortium by the museums that share the Fifth Avenue address and the first festival, held in June of 1978, was an instant success. Not only did it expose New Yorkers and NYC visitors to an incredible collection of New York’s artistic riches, it also brought together disparate New Yorkers. From El Barrio and the Upper East Side to the winding streets of the Village and the clustered neighborhoods of the outer-boroughs, people came to celebrate their shared pride in their city. The Museum Mile Festival promotes public awareness through increased visibility, accessibility and attendance at all the museums, and continues to bring many New Yorkers to upper Fifth Avenue for the first time.

Photos by Angelo Rivera, Photographer

Since February 2007, parishioners from Our Lady Queen of Angels Roman Catholic Church in El Barrio have protested the closing of their spiritual "home" by the Archdiocese of New York by holding a Sunday morning mass each week. Join Carmen Villegas and other worshippers to support their efforts to reopen a beloved 121-year-old parish that has served thousands East Harlem residents.