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    Beneath the Harlem Sun: Zelinette Estrada

    Illustration for Beneath the Harlem Sun: Zelinette Estrada

    April 26 – December 31, 2026

    Scheduled

    About This Event

    Live event at Sugar Hill Children's Museum

    About Beneath the Harlem Sun

    *Beneath the Harlem Sun* is a live, kid-focused museum program now at Sugar Hill Children’s Museum in Harlem, framed as an exhibition event rather than a conventional stage show. Featured performers include Zelinette Estrada and Faith Ringgold, bringing voice and visual language into the same room to talk about Harlem’s history, daily life, and the way stories get passed down. In a city where Harlem has long shaped Black cultural memory, the piece treats children as serious listeners. Its strongest choice is its quiet insistence on context over spectacle.

    About the Artist

    Zelinette Estrada

    Zelinette Estrada is a New York City–based artist working across exhibitions and youth-focused programming. She has presented work at Sugar Hill Children’s Museum, where her live event *Freedom Tales* brings visual storytelling into a museum setting.