International Tango Day
Wed, December 11, 2019
The world celebrates tango, the African-Uruguayan-Argentine social dance, on Carlos Gardel’s birthday
Wed, December 11, 2019
The world celebrates tango, the African-Uruguayan-Argentine social dance, on Carlos Gardel’s birthday
Wed, December 11, 2019
TOULOUSE, France ~ Charles Romuald Gardès, the iconic Argentine tango singer and world’s second Latin movie idol, was born on December 11, 1890
Thursday, December 12, 2019
MIDTOWN EAST, NYC ~ Join New York City’s Mexican community in prayer
Thursday, December 12, 2019
MEXICO CITY, Mexico ~ This Marian apparition from December 12, 1531 blends Aztec and Catholic traditions into the icon of Mexican cultural identity
Thursday, December 12, 2019
HELL’S KITCHEN, NYC ~ The French-Canadian actress and cabaret singer releases her “Phiro chante Piaf” tribute to Édith Piaf album at Birdland
Thu-Sun, Dec 12-15, 2019
THEATER DISTRICT, NYC ~ Readings curated by Chilean actors Berioska Ipinza and Pietro González (Law & Order) in Theater 54 at Shetler Studios
Thu, December 12, 2019
NEW YORK CITY ~ This full moon is called the “Cold Moon” after the Indigenous American name for the December moon
Saturday, December 14, 2019
NOMAD, NYC ~ Argentine tango dancing at one of America’s biggest tango parties with guest teachers and performers from around the world at Stepping Out Studios
Dec 15, 2019 – Jan 4, 2020
LINCOLN CENTER~ Shorter family version of Mozart’s fairy tale opera in English is a New York holiday tradition at the Metropolitan Opera
Fri-Sun, Nov 22 – Dec 15, 2019
SUNNYSIDE, Queens ~ Colombian music and dance traditions come alive at the Thalia Hispanic Theatre
Sunday, December 15, 2019
EL BARRIO EAST HARLEM, NYC ~ Celebrate the holidays Puerto Rican style with live bomba, plena, parrandas and traditional Puerto Rican food and drink at Taíno Towers
PREVIEWS Dec 10, 2019
OPENS Feb 6, 2020
TIMES SQUARE THEATER DISTRICT ~ One of the great love stories, one of the great New York stories, ‘West Side Story’ comes to the Broadway Theatre. “I want to live in America”
The most important thing you can do for your family today is Register to Vote (vote.org is an NGO)
December 16-24
These uniquely Mexican caroling parties blend Christmas and Aztec winter solstice traditions
November-January
NEW YORK CITY ~ One of the world’s great places to celebrate Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, New Year’s and Three Kings
Latin culture is originally Greek. Romans absorbed it from Greeks in southern Italy and spread the culture around the Mediterranean. When Rome fell, the culture survived among Christians, Jews and Muslims in Spain. The Renaissance made it a pan-European culture.
There were other great civilizations in Africa, Asia and the Americas. Spices and silk, then sugar and slavery brought us together. In the Americas we mixed into our Latin thing and New York City is our capital. ¡Azúcar!
CARIBBEAN
creole | cuban | dominican | haitian | puerto rican | trinidadian
CENTRAL AMERICAN
costa rican | guatemalan | honduran | mexican | nicaraguan | panamanian | salvadoran
SOUTH AMERICAN
argentine | bolivian | brazilian | chilean | colombian | ecuadorian |
paraguayan | peruvian | uruguayan | venezuelan
NORTH AMERICAN
french-canadian | usa
AFRICAN
ghanan | nigerian | senegalese
EUROPEAN
french | italian | jewish | portuguese | romani | romanian | spanish
Friday, December 13, 2019
KIPS BAY, NYC ~ Cuban playwright Leyma López renews the classic Spanish tragicomedy by Fernando de Rojas (1499) whose critique of the moral rot of medieval Spanish society can also reflect contemporary times
Saturday, December 14, 2019
KIPS BAY, NYC ~ Cuban director Leyma López created a Spanish adaptation of Eduardo de Filippo’s classic Neapolitan comedy for Repertorio Español
Dark Wednesdays
TIMES SQUARE, NYC ~ Chita Rivera originated the role of bad girl Velma Kelly. Liza Minnelli played good girl Roxie Hart in the original production. It was Liza vs Chita.
November 19 to January 6
Christmas caroling parties Puerto Rican style with aguinaldos, cuatros, lechon, pastelles, arroz con gandules, and coquito
Wed-Sat, Nov 6-Dec 20, 2019
LOWER EAST SIDE, NYC ~ One of the living legends of the ‘Wild Style’ era shows pieces of his creative past at James Fuentes
Monday-Saturday
Nov 26-December 21, 2019
MIDTOWN, NYC ~ Ten new oil on canvas works from the last two years are at Marlborough Gallery
Through January 1, 2020
UPPER WEST SIDE, NYC ~ This cast of the 122-foot-long skeleton of an Argentine dinosaur from Patagonia is so big, the head pokes through the door of the Dinosaur Hall
Tue-Sun, Dec 4, 2019- Jan 5, 2020
MIDTOWN, NYC ~ Three world premieres that capture the zeitgeist, two company premieres, two new productions and more Revelations at New York City Center
Tuesday-Saturday
Nov 21, 2019 – Jan 18, 2020
CHELSEA, NYC ~ The Cuban artist’s new freestanding work and her first marble and bronze sculptures at Galerie Lelong
art | books | broadway | off-broadway | celebrations | dance | dancing | fashion | food | music | movies | sports
December 16-24
This nine-day prayer cycle is a Colombian, Ecuadorian and Venezuelan Christmas tradition
Tue-Thu, Dec 17-19, 2019
LINCOLN CENTER ~ This European Christmas holiday tradition is at David Geffen Hall
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
SANTIAGO DE LAS VEGAS, Cuba ~ Followers make a pilgrimage to El Santuario de San Lazaro just outside Havana
Wed-Sun, Dec 18-22, 2019
COLUMBUS CIRCLE, NYC ~ The holidays swing with Wynton Marsalis and Carlos Henriquez at Jazz at Lincoln Center
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
KIPS BAY, NYC ~ Puerto Rican playwright Cándido Tirado’s musical about a Bronx kid who wakes up with a hip-hop song in his head and wonders where it came from, features music by reggaeton legend VICO C at Repertorio Español
Fri-Sun, Dec 20-22, 2019
FINANCIAL DISTRICT, NYC ~ The New York Times says NYC’s “most touching Messiah” is the one by Trinity Church Wall Street
Saturday, December 21, 2019
JEROME PARK, The Bronx ~ Celebrate Christmas Mexican style with a posada workshop, a posada (caroling), a shepard’s play and a piñata party at Lehman College
Dec 22, 2019 to Mar 19, 2020
NEW YORK CITY ~ The coldest time is also the least expensive time to visit the City
December 22-30, 2019
NEW YORK CITY ~ Miracles await those who fill their time with the light of faith, hope and work. Hanukkah Sameach! (Happy Hanukkah)
Sunday, December 22, 2019
The longest night of the year in the northern hemisphere
December 16-24
These uniquely Mexican caroling parties blend Christmas and Aztec winter solstice traditions
Tuesday, December 24, 2019
NORTH POLE ~ Here comes Santa Claus…
Wed, December 25, 2019
The world’s most popular Latin holiday blends winter traditions from around the world
¡Feliz Navidad!
Feliz Natal!
Buon Natale!
Joyeux Noël!
Craciun Fericit!
Merry Christmas!
Thu-Wed, Dec 26, 2019 – Jan 1, 2020
This African-American holiday tradition contemplates seven principles from our communal African heritage
Thursday, December 26, 2019
NEW YORK CITY ~ Your best chance to see stars over the City
1 Portuguese Restoration Day
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2 Cyber Monday
2 Advent
2 Winter’s Eve street fair
3 Giving Tuesday
4 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree
4 Alvin Ailey
5-8 Art Basel Miami Beach
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11 International Tango Day
11 Las Mañanitas
12 Our Lady of Guadalupe
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16 La Posada / La Novena
19 Paul Winter’s Winter Solstice
22-30 HANUKKAH
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24 Christmas Eve
25 CHRISTMAS
26-1 KWANZAA
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31 New Year’s Eve
1 Haitian Independence
3-5 PBR Professional Bull Riders
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6 Three Kings Day Parade
9-18 Winter Jazzfest
10-14 APAP
12 globalFEST
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17 MARTIN LUTHER KING WEEKEND
17-18 Black Comic Book Festival
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20 Martin Luther King holiday
24-2 Winter Antiques Show
25-1 Master Drawings
26 Grammys
Black History Month
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Cinema Tropical film festival
New York Fashion Week
8-11 Westminster Dog Show
10 ~
MoMA Doc Fortnight
14 Valentine’s Day
14 Presidents Day Weekend
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17 PRESIDENT’S DAY
Film Comment Selects
International Children’s Film Festival
21 Carnival weekend
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25 Mardi Gras
26 Ash Wednesday
26 ADAA Art Show
Neighboring Scenes Film Festival
Broadway Week
Off-Broadway Week
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