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The Film Calendar Film Festivals help determine which new films get released in the coming year. The film festival calendar is oriented around the Oscars or Academy Awards, the world's most prestigious film awards which are usually held in March. The film year starts with Berlin in February. Cannes arrives in May. Tribeca is in June. Things get interesting in … [Read more...] about Latin Film

Flushing, Queens is a mostly Asian neighborhood. It has one of New York City's biggest Chinatowns, and one of the oldest Little Indias. It has Hispanic communities too. Without the parking signs, it may be hard to guess that this is New York City. Isn't it great? Cultural Venues in Flushing Latin Culture in Flushing, Queens January 2023 The Lunar … [Read more...] about Flushing, Queens

The Kicking and Screening soccer film festival screens inspiring soccer films in NYC and around the world. Films are an interesting way to watch the beautiful game. The Festival launched in 2009. It has since been in Washington DC, London, Amsterdam, Liverpool, Kerala India, Rio de Janeiro, Abu Dhabi and more. Kicking and Screening News December 2022 The … [Read more...] about Kicking and Screening Soccer Film Festival

Astoria, Queens is the northwest corner of Queens, across the East River from Manhattan. It's the home of the Museum of the Moving Image, Noguchi Museum, and Socrates Sculpture Park. Ditmars Blvd | Astoria BlvdEast River | Astoria | 49th St36th Ave The Robert F. Kennedy Bridge (Triborough) and Hell Gate Bridge leap across the East River from Astoria Park. Steinway St … [Read more...] about Astoria, Queens

The Queens Museum of Art in Flushing Meadows Corona Park is the big art museum in Queens. The Panorama of the City of New York is a diorama of New York City. The world's largest scale model was created for the 1964 World Fair and is periodically updated. queensmuseum.org The museum hosts community events focused on the neighborhood. Latin Culture at the … [Read more...] about Queens Museum of Art

The Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) in Astoria, Queens is NYC's museum of film, television, video games, and digital culture. MoMI screens films daily. The collection holds over 130,000 objects. Educational programs serve around 70,000 students every year. The museum is on the site of the historic 1920 Astoria Studios, now Kaufman Astoria Studios. "Hair," "The Wiz," … [Read more...] about Museum of the Moving Image

And Indigenous, European, African; and Jewish, Arab, and Asian Heritage Month. Latin Music is the Rhythm of Life Latin Dance is How We Pray Latin Theatre is Real Magic Latin Art is the New Black Latin Books are the Poetry of Love Latin Film is Not Hollywood Latin Festivals Bring Communities … [Read more...] about Where Every Day is Hispanic Heritage Month

Peru Peru is defined by the Andes mountains with a dry coastal plain on one side and Amazonian jungle on the other. Cusco was the capital of the Inca, one of the great civilizations of South America. Spanish colonizers first controlled South America from Lima. Peru still has a strong Indigenous culture with Afro-Peruvian culture along the coast. The descendents of … [Read more...] about Peruvian Culture

Latin Books in New York City Books in NYC Books in NYC are in the city's libraries and a few wonderful book stores. New Yorkers seem to read more than people in other cities. The classic New York apartment has a wall of books (or two). Literature has a special place in Latin culture. It's not uncommon for Latin Americans to be able to recite poetry by heart. … [Read more...] about Latin Books

New York Latin Dance NYC is both Latin dance theatre and Latin dance. Music and dance are a yin and yang pair. ☯️ Latin dance theatre: African Diaspora, ballet, contemporary, flamenco, folkloric, jazz, modern, hip-hop and tap. By the way, ballet is a Latin dance. Broadway is jazz dance. Latin dance (social): bachata, bomba, champeta, dem bow, house, merengue, … [Read more...] about New York Latin Dance NYC