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Nuyorican Poets Cafe ephemera
- Title
- Nuyorican Poets Cafe ephemera, 1975-2000.
- Author
- Nuyorican Poets Cafe.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Archival Mix | Supervised use | 8-MWEZ+ n.c. 30503 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Details
- Description
- .25 lf (1 box)
- Summary
- The Nuyorican Poets Cafe ephemera consists of clippings, fliers, and programs.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Clippings.
- Printed ephemera.
- Fliers.
- Programs.
- Photographs.
- Source (note)
- Billy Rose Theatre Collection
- Biography (note)
- The Nuyorican Poets Cafe was founded by Miguel Algarín in 1974.
- Processing Action (note)
- Cataloged
- Call Number
- 8-MWEZ+ n.c. 30503
- OCLC
- NYPW03-A253
- Author
- Nuyorican Poets Cafe.
- Title
- Nuyorican Poets Cafe ephemera, 1975-2000.
- Biography
- The Nuyorican Poets Cafe was founded by Miguel Algarín in 1974. The original "cafe" was located in Algarín's own apartment, but by the late 1970s he had found a space on East 6th Street between Avenues B and C for poetry readings, music, live radio broadcasts, readings of plays and screenplays, and other performances. The cafe closed for renovations for several years in the mid-1980s, but reopened and found new popularity, especially after being featured in a cover story in the New York Times Magazine and a segment on MTV's Unplugged program, both in 1993. Plays performed at the cafe include Amiri Baraka's MEETING LILLIE, Rome Neal's JULIUS CAESAR SET IN AFRICA, Wesley Brown's LIFE DURING WARTIME, and Ishmael Reed's HUBBA CITY.
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- Research Call Number
- 8-MWEZ+ n.c. 30503