Este domingo, La Sala Libre se convierte en el punto de encuentro para un día de comunidad, música y buena vibra.

☕ Cafecito in hand para arrancar la mañana, 🎲 Dominó on the table para compartir en familia y amistades, y 💿 los clásicos de Salsa, Merengue, Bolero y más para mantener el corazón y los pies en movimiento.

El día contará con:

• DJ sets para mantenernos bailando sin parar.

• Espacios para relajarse, socializar y disfrutar de la cultura boricua en su máxima expresión.

🕓 Schedule:

• All day: Café, música y actividades

• DJ throughout the day

🎟️ Entrada: Libre con RSVP (espacios limitados)📍 Lugar: Casa Saffra, Santurce, PR

Important: We strongly encourage you to reserve your spot for visiting La Sala during its regular hours. Space is limited, so we recommend registering in advance to ensure your entry, as priority will be given to those with RSVPs.

Some special events will require a separate RSVP. If you wish to participate in these, you must register individually for each one. You can find the details and reRSVP HEREgister here: Eventbrite Link.

🎶✨🌺 Estamos celebrando el lanzamiento del nuevo proyecto de Cita, Un Ratito, con una fiesta especial de escucha en vivo en La Sala Libre .

Espere música fresca, vibra íntima y comunidad sosteniendo un espacio para compartir este nuevo capítulo. 🌀

☕ Café Saffra + 🛍️ La Marketa abierto todo el día

🎟 PA' todes GRATIS y abiertos

Cierra la noche con pura energía y ritmo junto al dúo LA NECEDAD, explorando la música instrumental desde la fusión de géneros globales y sonidos de la calle.

En este performance, Afrobeat, Reggaetón, Trap y otros géneros contemporáneos se mezclan en un diálogo musical que te invita a moverte, sentir y vibrar.

🕓 Schedule:

• 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM: LA NECEDAD – Live instrumental set con beats intensos y fusiones sonoras únicas.

🎟️ Entrada: Libre con RSVP (espacios limitados)📍 Lugar: Casa Saffra, Santurce, PR

Important: We strongly encourage you to reserve your spot for visiting La Sala during its regular hours. Space is limited, so we recommend registering in advance to ensure your entry, as priority will be given to those with RSVPs.

Some special events will require a separate RSVP. If you wish to participate in these, you must register individually for each one. You can find the details and register here: Eventbrite Link.

CentroPR y Diaspora Palante Colectivo llega a La Sala Libre @ Casa Saffra con una Sala Chat que profundiza en las complejidades de la identidad Diasporican y la conexión entre Puerto Rico y su diáspora.

Este encuentro reflexiona sobre las preguntas: ¿Ni de aquí, ni de allá? y ¿Cómo se construye comunidad desde la distancia?

La sesión contará con la participación de:

• Diaspora Palante Colectivo

• Dr. Keishla Rivera López (CentroPR)

• Dr. Yomaira Figueroa (CentroPR)

Después del panel, la tarde se llena de ritmo con un set especial de DJ Dramos (diaspora), mezclando sonidos que viajan entre islas, ciudades y experiencias compartidas.

Important: We strongly encourage you to reserve your spot for visiting La Sala during its regular hours. Space is limited, so we recommend registering in advance to ensure your entry, as priority will be given to those with RSVPs.

Some special events will require a separate RSVP. If you wish to participate in these, you must register individually for each one. You can find the details and register here: Eventbrite Link.

La Asociación de Documentalistas de Puerto Rico (ADOCPR) llega a La Sala Libre @ Casa Saffra con Cine en Ruta, una presentación especial que combina cine, comunidad y memoria colectiva.

La actividad incluirá:🎥 Breve presentación sobre el trabajo de ADOCPR📽️ Screening de video institucional🎞️ Proyección de 5 documentales seleccionados para dialogar con los ejes temáticos de la residencia Diaspórico de Mikey Cordero💬 Espacio de preguntas, intercambio y conexión con el público

🎬 Documentales programados:

• Vecino (Rolando Meléndez Hoyos, 2023, 8 min)Sobre gentrificación y la preservación de la identidad visual de comunidades puertorriqueñas.

• Agricultores del Mar (Farmers of the Sea, Juan C. Dávila, 2024, 19 min)Prácticas ancestrales de pesca con nasas en Vieques, cambio climático y resiliencia comunitaria.

• De tribus y máscaras (Inés Mongil Echandi, 2025, 19 min)Taller comunitario en Loíza que explora prevención de violencia, racialidad orgullosa y tradiciones vivas.

• El Grito en la Pared (Kyle A. Rosado Rodríguez & Nahmyr Zayas Riva, 2024, 24 min)El cartelismo político en Puerto Rico como herramienta de identidad y resistencia.

• El Miedo del M.A.P. (Jóvenes Res. M.A.P. - ADOCPR, 2025, 19 min)Mirada comunitaria sobre la violencia en el Residencial Manuel A. Pérez, explorando educación audiovisual y prevención.

Important: We strongly encourage you to reserve your spot for visiting La Sala during its regular hours. Space is limited, so we recommend registering in advance to ensure your entry, as priority will be given to those with RSVPs.

Some special events will require a separate RSVP. If you wish to participate in these, you must register individually for each one. You can find the details and register here: Eventbrite Link.

Únete a La Sala Libre @ Casa Saffra para una presentación especial de la artista cubano-puertorriqueña radicada en Nueva York, Xenia Rubinos.

En esta experiencia de 30 minutos, Xenia compartirá su nuevo trabajo en progreso Tu Pelo No Cabe ni en la Foto:🎥 Screening de fragmentos exclusivos de su performance film inédito🎙️ Conversación sobre el proceso creativo detrás de la obra🎶 Presentación en vivo con voz y loops

Una fusión única de música, arte y performance que conecta raíces, identidad y experimentación sonora.

Important: We strongly encourage you to reserve your spot for visiting La Sala during its regular hours. Space is limited, so we recommend registering in advance to ensure your entry, as priority will be given to those with RSVPs.

Some special events will require a separate RSVP. If you wish to participate in these, you must register individually for each one. You can find the details and register here: Eventbrite Link.

Prepárate para una tarde llena de arte, palabra y música en La Sala Libre @ Casa Saffra. Este evento celebra la fuerza creativa Boricua a través de poesía y música en vivo que conectan memoria, resistencia y comunidad.

🕓 Schedule:

• 4:45 PM – 5:05 PM: Rayze Michelle (Poet) – Spoken word con raíces en resistencia y amor Boricua.

• 5:15 PM – 6:00 PM: AV MARIA – Música en vivo con sonidos que viajan entre soul, R&B y ritmos de la isla.

Important: We strongly encourage you to reserve your spot for visiting La Sala during its regular hours. Space is limited, so we recommend registering in advance to ensure your entry, as priority will be given to those with RSVPs.

Some special events will require a separate RSVP. If you wish to participate in these, you must register individually for each one. You can find the details and register here: Eventbrite Link.

La Escena llega a La Sala Libre como un espacio para celebrar y visibilizar la cultura ballroom, la resistencia queer y las visiones afrodiaspóricas del futuro Boricua.

En este Sala Chat especial, exploraremos cómo la comunidad ballroom y espacios queer en Puerto Rico y la diáspora han creado redes de resistencia, creatividad y pertenencia. A través de conversación, música y archivo visual, celebraremos nuestras casas, cuerpos y ritmos.

🎤 What to expect:

• Conversatorio con líderes y voces queer de la escena ballroom y cultural : Kariel Argenis Díaz Maisonet, ESPICY NIPPELZ ...

• Archival visuals + storytelling

• DJ set especial de DJ Alberta LaMisi para cerrar con beats que nos muevan el alma

Important: We strongly encourage you to reserve your spot for visiting La Sala during its regular hours. Space is limited, so we recommend registering in advance to ensure your entry, as priority will be given to those with RSVPs.

Some special events will require a separate RSVP. If you wish to participate in these, you must register individually for each one. You can find the details and register here: Eventbrite Link.

Cerramos el fin de semana con pura energía. Triumvirato toma el control de la cabina para ponernos a bailar sin parar, mezclando ritmos que encienden el cuerpo y celebran nuestras raíces. Una despedida a todo volumen para un fin de semana inolvidable.

Important: We strongly encourage you to reserve your spot for visiting La Sala during its regular hours. Space is limited, so we recommend registering in advance to ensure your entry, as priority will be given to those with RSVPs.

Some special events will require a separate RSVP. If you wish to participate in these, you must register individually for each one. You can find the details and register here: Eventbrite Link.

Un encuentro para reconectar con tu cuerpo y tu bienestar. A través de técnicas de autosobada y aromaterapia, aprenderemos a liberar tensiones, estimular la energía vital y cultivar momentos de calma. Una experiencia guiada por Somos Espejos, pensada para nutrirnos desde adentro hacia afuera.

Important: We strongly encourage you to reserve your spot for visiting La Sala during its regular hours. Space is limited, so we recommend registering in advance to ensure your entry, as priority will be given to those with RSVPs.

Some special events will require a separate RSVP. If you wish to participate in these, you must register individually for each one. You can find the details and register here: Eventbrite Link.

Un tiempo para relajarnos, reír y compartir. Disfruta de una noche de comedia y conversación con Miguel De la Cruz, donde el humor se convierte en puente para conectar, reflexionar y soltar tensiones.

Important: We strongly encourage you to reserve your spot for visiting La Sala during its regular hours. Space is limited, so we recommend registering in advance to ensure your entry, as priority will be given to those with RSVPs.

Some special events will require a separate RSVP. If you wish to participate in these, you must register individually for each one. You can find the details and register here: Eventbrite Link.

10:00am- 12:00 p.m.

Archivo Negro: Presentaciones Archivos Familiares y Comunitarios

Un encuentro dedicado a la memoria viva de nuestras comunidades y familias, donde distintos guardianes del patrimonio comparten sus colecciones, historias y procesos de preservación.

Participan:

• Windy Cosme – Fundación Ismael Rivera

• Julio Alvarado – Somos Cultura Barrio La Cuarta en Ponce

• Juan Fuentes – Taller La Plena

• Familia y Comité Centenario Catalino “Tite” Curet Alonso

12:00pm- 2:00 p.m.

Archivo Negro: Creación de Archivos Colectivos

Trae tus fotos familiares antiguas o fotos actuales de su celular.

Important: We strongly encourage you to reserve your spot for visiting La Sala during its regular hours. Space is limited, so we recommend registering in advance to ensure your entry, as priority will be given to those with RSVPs.

Some special events will require a separate RSVP. If you wish to participate in these, you must register individually for each one. You can find the details and register here: Eventbrite Link.

Ritmos que inspiran movimiento y celebración. DJ Laylo toma el control para llevarnos en un recorrido musical que fusiona energía, sabor y flow, encendiendo la pista y manteniéndonos bailando sin pausa.

Important: We strongly encourage you to reserve your spot for visiting La Sala during its regular hours. Space is limited, so we recommend registering in advance to ensure your entry, as priority will be given to those with RSVPs.

Some special events will require a separate RSVP. If you wish to participate in these, you must register individually for each one. You can find the details and register here: Eventbrite Link.

Una jornada para leer, escuchar y conversar sobre el cabello afro como símbolo de identidad, resistencia y belleza. La actividad incluye lectura en voz alta y tertulia guiada por Lusiann Iturbe Ortiz de Tiempo de Contar, con una selección de libros infantiles de la Sala de Lectura de étnica. Participarán en un conversatorio Joshleen Cirino, Yolanda Arroyo y Kayshla Robles. Además, habrá espacio abierto para que otros escritores y escritoras compartan sus textos sobre el cabello afro, celebrando nuestras historias y voces.

Important: We strongly encourage you to reserve your spot for visiting La Sala during its regular hours. Space is limited, so we recommend registering in advance to ensure your entry, as priority will be given to those with RSVPs.

Some special events will require a separate RSVP. If you wish to participate in these, you must register individually for each one. You can find the details and register here: Eventbrite Link.

Desde el Biuti…En un espacio ambientado como un biuti casero —con silla de estilista, shampoo bowl, accesorios y productos— celebramos los logros de la campaña Mi Cabello es Mi Corona y su Guía Práctica para estudiantes, profesionales y patronos.

El conversatorio contará con la participación de Colectivo Ilé, Colectiva Resistencia Cimarrona, Colectiva Feminista en Construcción y étnica.Important: We strongly encourage you to reserve your spot for visiting La Sala during its regular hours. Space is limited, so we recommend registering in advance to ensure your entry, as priority will be given to those with RSVPs.

Some special events will require a separate RSVP. If you wish to participate in these, you must register individually for each one. You can find the details and register here: Eventbrite Link.

Desde el Biuti…En un espacio ambientado para un biuti casero —con silla de estilista, shampoo bowl, accesorios y productos— la maquillista y especialista en pieles negras Winedly Lugo ofrecerá un taller-presentación con consejos esenciales para el cuidado de la piel negra y técnicas de maquillaje.

Important: We strongly encourage you to reserve your spot for visiting La Sala during its regular hours. Space is limited, so we recommend registering in advance to ensure your entry, as priority will be given to those with RSVPs.

Some special events will require a separate RSVP. If you wish to participate in these, you must register individually for each one. You can find the details and register here: Eventbrite Link.

Una sesión para encender la pista con el estilo único de Las Nietas. Este dúo de DJs nos lleva por un viaje sonoro que mezcla ritmos irresistibles y energía contagiosa, invitándonos a bailar, celebrar y dejarnos llevar hasta el último compás.

Important: We strongly encourage you to reserve your spot for visiting La Sala during its regular hours. Space is limited, so we recommend registering in advance to ensure your entry, as priority will be given to those with RSVPs.

Some special events will require a separate RSVP. If you wish to participate in these, you must register individually for each one. You can find the details and register here: Eventbrite Link.

Un espacio para soltar la voz y dejar fluir la creatividad. Música que inspire, que sane y que nos apodere. Canta, recita, comparte o simplemente escucha… aquí la imaginación se celebra y cada palabra o acorde encuentra su eco.

Con la participación:

• Zoribel López Calderón

• Yamary Sánchez

• Afroversiva

• Mayra Santos Febres

• Yolanda Arroyo

• Esther Andrade

Important: We strongly encourage you to reserve your spot for visiting La Sala during its regular hours. Space is limited, so we recommend registering in advance to ensure your entry, as priority will be given to those with RSVPs.

Some special events will require a separate RSVP. If you wish to participate in these, you must register individually for each one. You can find the details and register here: Eventbrite Link.

Una invitación a escribir desde la memoria y la imagen. Trae tus fotos familiares a La Sala y descubre cómo una imagen puede convertirse en palabras. A través de ejercicios de escritura creativa, exploraremos las historias, afectos y herencias que viven en cada fotografía, tejiendo narrativas que conectan pasado, presente y futuro. Este taller será dirigido por la escritora y gestora cultural Gloriann Sacha Antonetty Lebrón.

Important: We strongly encourage you to reserve your spot for visiting La Sala during its regular hours. Space is limited, so we recommend registering in advance to ensure your entry, as priority will be given to those with RSVPs.

Some special events will require a separate RSVP. If you wish to participate in these, you must register individually for each one. You can find the details and register here: Eventbrite Link.

Important: We strongly encourage you to reserve your spot for visiting La Sala during its regular hours. Space is limited, so we recommend registering in advance to ensure your entry, as priority will be given to those with RSVPs.

Some special events will require a separate RSVP. If you wish to participate in these, you must register individually for each one. You can find the details and register here: Eventbrite Link.

Important: We strongly encourage you to reserve your spot for visiting La Sala during its regular hours. Space is limited, so we recommend registering in advance to ensure your entry, as priority will be given to those with RSVPs.

Some special events will require a separate RSVP. If you wish to participate in these, you must register individually for each one. You can find the details and register here: Eventbrite Link.

🗣️ Sala Chat by Perreo 2 the People: Afro-Boricua Identity, Race & Soundscapes of Liberation
🎶 Featuring Agent DMZ, Marick Lewaii, & A1

This session dives into the intersections of race, identity, and liberation through the lens of sound. Guided by the crew behind Perreo 2 the People, we’ll explore how Afro-Boricua rhythms, beats, and sonic traditions become both a form of resistance and a pathway to freedom.

Expect a mix of conversation, music, and movement as we unpack:
✨ The role of Black identity in shaping Boricua culture
✨ How perreo, bomba, and electronic sounds carry histories of survival and joy
✨ Sound as a futuristic tool for imagining liberated worlds

Join us for this powerful fusion of dialogue and sonic experiment, rooted in Afro-diasporic memory and radical imagination.

📅 Saturday, August 9
📍 La Sala Libre at Casa Saffra, Santurce

Important: We strongly encourage you to reserve your spot for visiting La Sala during its regular hours. Space is limited, so we recommend registering in advance to ensure your entry, as priority will be given to those with RSVPs.

Some special events will require a separate RSVP. If you wish to participate in these, you must register individually for each one. You can find the details and register here: Eventbrite Link.

Every day, all-day programming includes:

• A self-guided tour of the space

• The DiaspoRico installation

• Access to El Café and La Marketa to support local vendors

• And the chance to enjoy our daily lineup of experiences

We’re closing out the first weekend of La Sala Libre with a full-on Funk House takeover!
💿 DJs: Kaus • Geno • Jeiz.on • Boohype

Expect house, funk, and diasporic sounds flowing through La Sala’s decks all afternoon. Pull up, grab a cafecito, and vibe into sunset with el corillo.

🎟 Free entry | Open to all

Important: We strongly encourage you to reserve your spot for visiting La Sala during its regular hours. Space is limited, so we recommend registering in advance to ensure your entry, as priority will be given to those with RSVPs.

Some special events will require a separate RSVP. If you wish to participate in these, you must register individually for each one. You can find the details and register here: Eventbrite Link.

🗣️ Sala Chat: Coming Home with Care — The Ethics of Return

Featuring Yasmin Hernandez, Debbie Perez, and Elliott Lassi
📅 Saturday, August 2 | 📍 La Sala Libre at Casa Saffra, Santurce

As more Boricuas from the diaspora consider or attempt to “come back home,” this conversation dives into the how and why of returning—ethically, responsibly, and with care.

Through a deeply personal and political lens, this Sala Chat gathers three powerful voices navigating the in-between:
🎤 Yasmin Hernandez — visual artist and writer whose work centers on decolonization and ancestral return.
🎤 Debbie Perez — creator of Boriken Podcast and cultural producer documenting diasporic memory.
🎤 Elliott Lassi — storyteller, activist, and featured subject in the Diaspo Rico media project.

Together, they’ll explore the emotional and ethical tensions of migration, homecoming, and identity reclamation—especially in a context of gentrification, displacement, and crisis colonialism.

✨ How do we return without replicating harm?
✨ How do we honor the memory and present realities of the places we long to belong to?
✨ What does it mean to come back con conciencia?

This is a convo pa’ todes navigating what it means to come home—physically, spiritually, or creatively.

🎟️ Free & open to the public
💻 RSVP at diasporico.org or follow @diaspo.rico for updates
📚 Part of the La Sala Libre Residency series curated by Diaspo Rico

Important: We strongly encourage you to reserve your spot for visiting La Sala during its regular hours. Space is limited, so we recommend registering in advance to ensure your entry, as priority will be given to those with RSVPs.

Some special events will require a separate RSVP. If you wish to participate in these, you must register individually for each one. You can find the details and register here: Eventbrite Link.

RSVP HERE. Space is limited.

An opening gathering with Diaspora pride, rhythm, and spoken word power.

Featuring Junte Loiceño and DJ Velcro

LA SALA LIBRE @ Casa Saffra – Opening Night Preview

Be the first to experience LA SALA LIBRE, a bold, multi-sensory art residency centering Puerto Rican diasporic stories through immersive art, music, film, and storytelling—right in the heart of Santurce.

This special opening night preview offers an intimate first look at the space, the vision, and the artists behind the project, just before it kicks off its full weekend series (Aug 1–Sept 14).

Hosted at Casa Saffra, an Afro-Boricua–owned cultural haven near La Placita, the evening will feature:

🎨 Art installations
🎧 Live DJ sets
🎥 Short film + storytelling activations
🌺 Local vendors + pop-ups
🍹 Sips, sounds, and soulful vibes

As Bad Bunny’s 30-night residency begins to draw Boricuas from around the world, LA SALA LIBRE invites you to gather, reconnect, and experience Puerto Rico beyond the party.

Spots are limited—RSVP now and be part of this cultural moment from day one.

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✨ Un encuentro inaugural con orgullo diásporico, ritmo y el poder de la palabra hablada.

Con DJ Velcro e invitados especiales.

LA SALA LIBRE @ Casa Saffra – Noche de Apertura

Con la particpacipación de Junte Loiceño and DJ Velcro

Te invitamos a la noche de apertura especial de LA SALA LIBRE, una residencia artística multisensorial que celebra las historias de la diáspora puertorriqueña a través del arte, la música, el cine y la narración.

Antes de comenzar su serie de fines de semana (del 1 de agosto al 14 de septiembre), esta primera noche ofrece una mirada íntima a los artistas, la visión y el espacio que dan vida al proyecto.

La experiencia tendrá lugar en Casa Saffra, un espacio cultural afroboricua ubicado junto a La Placita, e incluirá:

🎨 Instalaciones artísticas
🎧 Sets de DJ en vivo
🎥 Cine y narrativas inmersivas
🌺 Pop-ups de emprendedores locales
🍹 Música, comunidad y vibras sabrosas

Mientras Bad Bunny convierte a Puerto Rico en el epicentro cultural con su histórica residencia de 30 noches, LA SALA LIBRE ofrece una alternativa: un espacio de encuentro, reflexión y alegría colectiva.

El espacio es limitado—reserva tu espacio ahora y sé parte de este momento desde el primer día.