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Barrio's Living Library
- Dec 12, 2019
- 5 min
Extreme Sports for Brown Folk
On a gorgeous weekend in May, 2019, a buddy and I spent an afternoon rock climbing in Birdsboro rock quarry. I clawed my way up a climb t...
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Barrio's Living Library
- Dec 12, 2019
- 1 min
Idalmi
Kutztown University sophomore and published illustrator Idalmi Rivera joined Reading community arts group Barrio Alegria earlier this ye...
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Barrio's Living Library
- Dec 12, 2019
- 1 min
Valois
The first video in the Barrio Stories series gives a snapshot of Barrio Alegria’s art coordinator, Valois Joubert. Valois continues to e...
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Barrio's Living Library
- Dec 12, 2019
- 1 min
Matthew
Matthew William Rivera, salió de Puerto Rico en el noviembre de 2018. Su mamá, sus hermanas y él se juntaron con sus abuelos en el lado ...
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Barrio's Living Library
- Dec 12, 2019
- 1 min
Sharibel
To label Sharibel Ureña as merely one profession or one type of artist is to fail to understand how talented she truly is. Much more tha...
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Barrio's Living Library
- Dec 12, 2019
- 1 min
Robert
Through a literal magic of his own, Robert Bara-Popa went from a socially awkward kid to a full-on performer. Robert has been featured i...
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Barrio's Living Library
- Dec 12, 2019
- 1 min
Jade
Jade Cintron’s profound love for the theater and her passion for building more mindful, just communities led her to Reading arts group ...
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Barrio's Living Library
- May 7, 2019
- 5 min
Arleny Pimentel
The Unintimidated Perfectionist On an early spring day, Arleny stops into Barrio’s headquarters during a short break at her job at the Da...
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Barrio's Living Library
- Apr 18, 2019
- 3 min
La Bendicion, The Blessing
Alba Alvarado came to the United States 15 years ago for the same reason so many other immigrants travel to this country – to create a be...
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Barrio's Living Library
- Jan 30, 2019
- 1 min
...BUT WE'RE STILL HERE! PRODUCTION
But We’re Still Here is our third Storytelling Through Dance program. On the surface it is a project that combines dance, theater, and ...
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Barrio's Living Library
- Jan 20, 2019
- 1 min
POETRY ON THE STREETs
Following a 2015 poetry contest organized by the Reading Public Library, Barrio learned that many of the poets who participated in the ...
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Barrio's Living Library
- Jan 19, 2019
- 1 min
Cancer Warrior Project
According to the American Cancer Society’s website, “Studies show that exercise is generally safe during cancer treatment, and can impr...
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Barrio's Living Library
- Jan 19, 2019
- 2 min
ROSA DANCES WITH WOLVES
Rosa Dances with Wolves is a community production created by Barrio Alegria to engage community members that are not usually involved i...
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Barrio's Living Library
- Jan 19, 2019
- 2 min
OJOS 2017
2017's Ojos Photography Workshop part of the program program took place on August 19, 2017 from 11a.m. to 1:30p.m. On this day, the 3 ...
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