School Matinee: Journey the Atlantic / Viajando el Atlántico
May
10
10:00 AM10:00

School Matinee: Journey the Atlantic / Viajando el Atlántico

Bembé is excited to offer 3rd-12th grade classrooms up to 35 free tickets per school to our upcoming matinee performance of “Journey the Atlantic/Viajando el Atlántico” taking place on Friday, May 10th, from 10:00am-12:00pm at Alverno College’s Pitman Theatre. The show is 1.5 hours long with a 15 minute intermission. Groups are requested to be accompanied by at least one adult chaperone per six students. This performance is not open to the public, must be part of a school group to attend.

Journey the Atlantic/Viajando el Atlántico takes audiences on an educational and entertaining journey through the African Diaspora through Afro-Latino music and dance, with performances by Academia Bembé youth, teen and adult students with special guests.

To sign up for free tickets for your school, please email Program Director, Imani Jalil at imani@proyectobembe.org

This event is sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts

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Bembé's Latino Carnaval Celebration!
Mar
10
2:00 PM14:00

Bembé's Latino Carnaval Celebration!

Join us for Bembé's annual Latino Carnaval Celebration celebrating Afro-Brazilian Carnaval traditions, at Mitchell Street Arts with performances by our Academia Bembé youth, special guest artist Marcus Santos (Bahia, Brasil), and more! This is a fundraiser event for Bembé's programs, family-friendly and open to the public! Botanas, cash bar, arts and crafts, special music and dance performances, and so much more. All proceeds benefit Bembé’s youth programs. Come celebrate Latino Carnaval with Bembé Drum & Dance!

GET YOUR TICKETS HERE

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Bembé's ¡Fiesta Navideña! Holiday Celebration
Dec
10
3:00 PM15:00

Bembé's ¡Fiesta Navideña! Holiday Celebration

Join Bembé for our annual holiday recital & celebration, ¡Fiesta Navideña! Enjoy performances by our Academia Bembé students, special musical guests and a family-style parranda! Join us as we drum, sing, and dance together as a community and celebrate the holiday traditions of Colombia, Cuba, Puerto Rico and more! Of course, the holidays are not complete without delicious food and special fun and treats for children! Don’t miss out!

This event is FREE, family-friendly, and open to the public.

RSVP HERE

Thank you to our sponsors, Escuela Verde and Anthem Health!

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Bembé Summer Bombazo en la Plaza!
Jul
16
1:30 PM13:30

Bembé Summer Bombazo en la Plaza!

Join Bembé for a summer Bombazo at Harbor View Plaza! Our Bombazo will feature performances by our Academia Bembé youth and teen students, an open batey (drum and dance space), refreshments, Caribbean food sampling and beautiful views of the Kinnickinnic River!

This is a FREE, family-friendly event, open to the community.

Thank you to our generous sponsors: Harbor District Milwaukee, Wisconsin Humanities, MPS Partnership for the Ars and Humanities, Milwaukee Arts Board and the Greater Milwaukee Foundation.

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Journey the Atlantic / Viajando el Atlántico
May
12
7:00 PM19:00

Journey the Atlantic / Viajando el Atlántico

Join us for this celebration of Afro-Latino musical culture! Bembé’s Journey the Atlantic will take you on a journey through the African Diaspora, with music and dance from West Africa, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and more! Performances by our Bembe youth, teen and adult students, and special guest artists, including our master Artist-in-Residence, Beto Torrens!

FREE EVENT - RSVP HERE

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UWM World Percussion Night
Feb
25
7:30 PM19:30

UWM World Percussion Night

The UWM Percussion Area hosts World Percussion Night in the beautiful Jan Serr Studio, featuring special guest Bembé Drum and Dance alongside the UWM Steel PANthers Steel Band and other student ensembles. Audiences will love the upbeat, exciting energy of Brazilian Samba and Puerto Rican bomba in addition to traditional and arranged music for ensembles consisting of Guatemalan marimba doble and Trinidadian steel pans performed by UWM students and faculty and vibrant community ensembles.

Sponsored by the Percussion@UWM Student Org., the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, and the Peck School of the Arts Department of Music.

Ticket Pricing:
Free and Open to the public

MORE INFO HERE

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¡Fiesta Navideña! - Holiday Recital & Celebration
Dec
11
3:00 PM15:00

¡Fiesta Navideña! - Holiday Recital & Celebration

Join Bembé for our annual holiday drum and dance recital and celebration, ¡Fiesta Navideña! Enjoy performances by our Academia Bembé youth, teen, and adult students, Milwaukee Spanish Immersion School students, as well as our Artist-in-Residence, Beto Torrens!

This event is FREE, family-friendly, and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided. An RSVP is strongly encouraged.

RSVP HERE

Thank you to our sponsors, Escuela Verde and Marquette University.

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