DECEMBER 12 ~ Like many of us, the patron saint of Mexico is mixed race. She is the icon of Mexican identity, a blend of Indigenous, European and African people and culture. We look to faith for hope and comfort. Our Lady of Guadalupe helps us see the divine in all of us.
BLUE NOTE, GREENWICH VILLAGE, Nightly, December 10, 2018 – January 6, 2019 ~ The best-selling American instrumental artist riffs the holidays
CIELO, MEATPACKING DISTRICT ~ Wed, December 5, 12, 19, 2018 ~ #PUERTORICAN #HOUSE #DANCING #DJ #LEGEND
WEST VILLAGE ~ NYC’s oldest Spanish-language parish has daily masses in Spanish & English. That stretch of 14th St was once NYC’s Little Spain.
NUBLU CLASSIC, EAST VILLAGE, Weds ~ Very danceable Brazilian party
#BRAZILIAN #FOLK #POP
TERMINAL 5, HELL’S KITCHEN ~ Wed, December 12, 2018 ~ 2018 Grammy and Latin Grammy nominee is the most popular Colombian electro-tropical band
MIDTOWN EAST, Sundays ~ Spanish mass
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Thu, Dec 12: City Singing Christmas Concert
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Mon, Dec 24: Children’s Mass
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Tue, Dec 25: “Christ-Mass” Midnight Mass & Spanish Mass
LA NACIONAL, CHELSEA, Thursdays ~ The Argentine center of NYC’s Tango community.
#ARGENTINE #TANGO #DANCING
METROPOLITAN OPERA, LINCOLN CENTER, December 10 (Mon) & 13 (Thu, CLOSING), 2018 ~ Mexican-American soprano Ailyn Pérez and Italian-American tenor Michael Fabiano are Mimi and Rodolfo in Puccini’s classic Italian opera
NBC BEVERLY HILTON HOTEL, HOLLYWOOD, Sun, January 6, 2019 ~ The Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Golden Globe Awards include a few Latin nominees.
#AWARDS #AFRICAN #FRENCH #ITALIAN #JEWISH #MEXICAN #SPANISH #MOVIES #TV
NEW YORK CITY, December 3, 2018 ~ Lourdes Lopez, Miami City Ballet Artistic Director, former New York City Ballet Principal for Balanchine and Robbins, talks about being a Cuban immigrant, family, opportunity, dancing for Balanchine and Robbins, the future of ballet and who we really are.
#CUBAN #BALLET #LEADER
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January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
VILLAGE EAST CINEMA, EAST VILLAGE, Fri-Thu, December 7-13, 2018 ~ Honduran Nona (Sulem Calderon) trusts Hecho (Jesy MCKinney) to take her to her mother in America, but gets taken instead. By Michael Polish (2018).
#Honduran #Movies
IFC CENTER, WEST VILLAGE, Nov, 21, 2018 ~ Mexico’s Oscar entry for Best Foreign Language Film earned three Golden Globe Nominations.
#MEXICAN #MOVIE
CIRCLE IN THE SQUARE THEATRE, TIMES SQUARE THEATER DISTRICT ~ Dark Thursdays. Through September 2019. 2018 Tony Award “Best Musical Revival.” This Caribbean version of “The Little Mermaid” wins hearts.
RICHARD RODGERS THEATRE, TIMES SQUARE THEATER DISTRICT ~ Dark Mondays. Open-ended run. The Broadway hit of our generation was written by a Puerto Rican New Yorker.
BLUE NOTE, GREENWICH VILLAGE, Nightly, December 10, 2018 – January 6, 2019 ~ The best-selling American instrumental artist riffs the holidays
CATHEDRAL OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE, MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS, Thu-Sat, December 20-22, 2018 ~ Join the Paul Winter Consort, gospel singer Theresa Thomason and the Forces of Nature Dance Theatre as they welcome back the sun inside one of NYC’s great spiritual music halls
THALIA HISPANIC THEATRE, SUNNYSIDE, QUEENS, Fri-Sun, November 30-December 16, 2018. NYC’s leading Mexican dance company premieres a new Off-Broadway holiday production
#MEXICAN #CHRISTMASSHOW
DAVID H. KOCH THEATER, LINCOLN CENTER, Tue-Sun, November 23 – December 20, 2018 ~ NYC’s big Nutcracker is a real sugar plum
#BALLET #CHRISTMASSHOW
RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL, MIDTOWN, Daily, November 9, 2018 – January 1, 2019 ~ A New York holiday classic
2018 Latin Grammy “Best Tango Album”
LUNÀTICO, BED-STUY, BROOKLYN, Wed, Dec 12
TERRAZA 7, ELMHURST, QUEENS, Thu, Dec 13
BARBÈS, PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN, Sat, Dec 15
THE DJANGO, TRIBECA, Tue, Dec 11 ~ Tango for dancing
NEW YORK CITY CENTER, MIDTOWN, Tue-Sun, November 28-December 30, 2018 ~ Ailey classics and Company premieres by Rennie Harris, Ronald K. Brown, Wayne McGregor & Jessica Lang. Opening night gala.
#AFRICAN #MODERNDANCE
VILLAGE EAST CINEMA, EAST VILLAGE, Fri-Thu, December 7-13, 2018 ~ Honduran Nona (Sulem Calderon) trusts Hecho (Jesy MCKinney) to take her to her mother in America, but gets taken instead. By Michael Polish (2018).
#Honduran #Movies
METROPOLITAN OPERA, LINCOLN CENTER, December 10 (Mon) & 13 (Thu, CLOSING), 2018 ~ Mexican-American soprano Ailyn Pérez and Italian-American tenor Michael Fabiano are Mimi and Rodolfo in Puccini’s classic Italian opera
24 DAYS TO CHRISTMAS, December 2-24 ~ Kids love the building anticipation of this Christmas tradition
THALIA HISPANIC THEATRE, SUNNYSIDE, QUEENS, Fri-Sun, November 30-December 16, 2018. NYC’s leading Mexican dance company premieres a new Off-Broadway holiday production
#MEXICAN #CHRISTMASSHOW
REPERTORIO ESPAÑOL, KIPS BAY ~ Fri, Dec 14 2018 ~ Jorge Alí Triana’s adaptation of the classic Gabriel García Márquez story about how history repeats itself
UNITED STATES ~ December 14, 2018 to January 2, 2019 ~ Year-End Holiday State Work Period. Speak up. Your voice matters.
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE, LINCOLN CENTER, December 15 (Sat), 18 (Tue), 22 (Sat) 2018 ~ Michael Mayer’s new production of Verdi’s beloved Italian opera. “Sempre libera degg’io” and “Addio, del passato.”
REPERTORIO ESPAÑOL, KIPS BAY, December, 15 (Sat), 2018 ~ Puerto Rican playwright Cándido Tirado’s musical about a Bronx kid who wakes up with a song in his head. Original music by Reggaeton legend VICO C.
#PUERTORICAN #HIPHOP #OFF-BROADWAY #MUSICAL #SPANISH
FOOTBALL FACTORY AT LEGENDS, KOREATOWN, Sat, Dec 15, 2018
EAST HARLEM, December 15 (2018, Sat) ~ Eduardo “Eddie” Palmieri was born in El Barrio in 1936.
#PuertoRican #Jazz #Salsa #Legend
NINE DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS, December 16-24 ~ This prayer cycle is a time to share holiday traditions with our children
IGUANA NEW YORK, TIMES SQUARE THEATER DISTRICT, Mon & Tue ~ NYC’s resident Italian-American specialist in New Orleans Hot Jazz (early Jazz)
FOOTBALL FACTORY AT LEGENDS, Koreatown, Tue, Dec 18, 2018 ~ River Plate represents South America in the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup Semi Finals.
CATHEDRAL OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE, MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS, Thu-Sat, December 20-22, 2018 ~ Join the Paul Winter Consort, gospel singer Theresa Thomason and the Forces of Nature Dance Theatre as they welcome back the sun inside one of NYC’s great spiritual music halls
GINNY’S AT THE RED ROOSTER, HARLEM, Thu, December 20 & 27, 2018 ~ The world’s first-call Cuban rumbero is in residency at one of the hottest joints in Harlem
New Year’s | Three Kings | Martin Luther King Day | President’s Day
Easter
Memorial Day | Independence Day | Labor Day
Columbus Day | Veterans Day | Thanksgiving | Christmas
Holiday windows, shopping, Santa, Rockettes Christmas Spectacular, NYCB Nutcracker, Alvin Ailey, Ballet Hispánico, Calpulli Navidad, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Hannukah, Winter Solstice, Christmas, Kwanzaa, New Year’s Eve
Three Kings Day, Winter JazzFest, Under the Radar Festival, PBR Monster Energy Buck Off, globalFEST, Restaurant Week, Jewish Film Festival, Antiques Week, Winter Antiques Show, Outsider Art Fair, Women’s March, Martin Luther King Jr Day, Dominican Heritage Month and Master Drawings
Black History Month, Cinema Tropical film festival, New York Fashion Week, Lunar New Year, Westminster Dog Show, Valentine’s Day, Carnival, MoMA Doc Fortnight, Presidents Day, Film Comment Selects, International Children’s Film Festival, ADAA Art Show, Neighboring Scenes film festival, Broadway Week, Off-Broadway Week
National Women’s History Month. It brings the Orchid Show, Tie Break Tens tennis, Spring Break Art Show, Flamenco Festival, Armory Show, International Women’s Day, St Patrick’s Day, Yankees baseball and the New Directors/New Films film festival
Day of the Dead, NYC marathon, elections, Veterans Day, auctions, Thanksgiving, shopping and holiday preparations.
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