Join us for the fourth-annual Celebrating Our Neighborhood event series in partnership with Louisville Free Public Libraries (LFPL), as we explore and showcase the arts and culture of Haiti!

This three-part series kicks off on Saturday, July 18th, with the Cuisine of Haiti at Northeast Regional Library. For this event, Mackendy Alcinvil, the chef of local Haitian restaurant, Caribbean Cafe, will present a cooking demonstration and share the cultural and historic significance of Haitian food traditions and dishes.

Additional events in the series include the History of Haiti (August 29th – Bon Air Library) and the Music & Arts of Haiti (September 12th – South Central Regional Library), and feature artists, scholars and musicians from Kentucky’s Haitian communities. More details coming soon!

About the series: 
Debuting in 2023, each annual Celebrating Our Neighborhood series highlights the arts and culture of one of the many vibrant immigrant and refugee communities of Louisville across three events (cuisine, history and music/art), held at different library locations throughout the city. Previous years have showcased the arts and culture of Cuba (2023), Iraq (2024), and the Democratic Republic of Congo (2025).

This unique series not only offers the opportunity to experience and learn about a diversity of global cultures, it aims to elevate visibility of marginalized communities as well as build bridges between neighbors. By uplifting immigrant and refugee voices, Celebrating Our Neighborhood also helps to demonstrate our shared humanity and connectedness with one another around the world.

All Celebrating Our Neighborhood events are free (see below for registration details)!

PLEASE NOTE: Due to the popularity and limited space for the cuisine events, registration with LFPL will be required in order to guarantee seating availability. The link will be shared when it becomes available (approx. mid-June).