Check Us Out at FLECHAS...New Haven's Puerto Rican Festival!

SAVE THE DATE!

ON JULY 17th, ARTISTIK XPRESSIONS WILL BE PERFORMING I.M.A.G.E.S. Mime-to-Music PRESENTATIONS!

The festival will be held on July 16th, 17th, and 18th 2010.

The Fiestas are held at Yale Avenue & Derby Ave. Intersection on RT 34

FLECHAS

Website: http://www.flechasct.org/

History

Fiestas de Loiza en Connecticut en Honor al Apostol Santiago (FLECHAS) was founded 33 years ago to promote and celebrate the richness and colorful customs, heritage, culture and traditions of Puerto Rico.
Started as a celebration of cultural pride by local leaders, the Annual Fiestas have come to garner wide visibility and recognition throughout New England.
FLECHAS is a year-round, full service not for profit cultural organization based in New Haven, Connecticut, that promotes Puerto Rico’s African legacy through traditional song, dance, cuisine and folklore.

In 1977, a group of people - many of whom were originally from Loiza, Puerto Rico - helped to organize the first Fiestas de Loiza of New England, which was held in New Haven, Connecticut. The vision that still leads this organization is a firm belief in the importance of teaching and passing down from generation to generation this unique cultural heritage, history, and tradition. FLECHAS places emphasis on the African experience in Puerto Rico and to date is the only organization of its kind, scope, and mission in Connecticut. The organization has developed and presented an annual Fiestas de Loiza celebrating our very own Feast of Saint James the Apostle, as well as an annual Commemoration of the Abolition of Slavery in Puerto Rico (March 22, 1873). FLECHAS has been and is the only organization taking a leadership role in faithfully commemorating these historical events in Connecticut. For the past 32 years, FLECHAS has existed as a widely-supported volunteer organization. Almost all activities throughout the year are run by volunteers.