Celebrate French & Dominican Mother’s Day
Last Sunday in May
Sunday, May 27, 2018
Bryant Park Dance Party ~ Colombian Cumbia & Vallenato Gregorio Uribe
Bryant Park
Midtown, Manhattan
Wednesdays
MAY 2 – JUNE 8
Colombian Cumbia & Vallenato
Gregorio Uribe
Wednesday, May 30, 2018
FREE
Gregorio Uribe is NYC’s Colombian Cumbia Jazz King
Bryant Park Dance Party
Cumbia & Vallenato for dancing
Midtown, Manhattan
Wednesday, May 30, 2018
FREE
‘El coronel no tiene quien le escriba’ Colombian drama at Repertorio
Classic Gabriel García Márquez story about how history repeats itself.
Repertorio Español
Kips Bay, Manhattan
Friday, June 1, 2018
‘A Bronx Tale’ is an Italian musical with a Colombian choreographer
Longacre Theatre
220 West 48th St
between Seventh & Eighth Ave
Times Square / Theater District
Tuesday-Sunday
THROUGH June 24, 2018
FIFA Ranking
May 17, 2018: Top 10 are unchanged with Brazil, Portugal, Argentina, France, Spain & Chile.
Next update
Thursday, June 7, 2018
REVIVAL: Contemporary Pattern & Decoration at Longwood Art Gallery
Pattern, Decoration, and the Body.
Longwood Art Gallery
Hostos College
Mott Haven, The Bronx
Monday – Friday
April 4 – June 6, 2018
Milonga on the Hudson has a big open dance floor for Argentine Tango
Hudson Dance Studio
2nd & 4th Friday
Edgewater, New Jersey
Friday, May 25, 2018
Grupo Niche to bring Colombian Salsa to the New York Salsa Festival
Legendary Colombian Salsa band, “Cali Pachanguero,” “Un Aventura…”
Barclays Center
Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
Saturday, June 9, 2018
Museum Mile Festival 2018 is an Upper East Side open house street party
Second Tuesday in June
Fifth Avenue
From 82nd – 105th Street
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
World Cup 2018
Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, France, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Spain, Uruguay.
WORLD CUP
June 14 – July 15, 2018
GROUP STAGE
Daily, June 14 – 28, 2018
Colombia vs Japan World Cup 2018 Group Stage
World #13, World Cup Group H
Colombia vs Japan
Mordovia Arena, Saransk, Russia
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Queenie, female artists from El Museo del Barrio’s permanent collection
Hunter East Harlem Gallery
East Harlem, Manhattan
Tuesday – Saturday
March 21 – June 23, 2018
105th Tour de France 2018
Noirmoutier-en-l’Île to Paris
July 7 – 29, 2018
La Virgen de Chiquinquirá is the patron saint of Colombia
She is in the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá, in Boyaca, Colombia. Her feast is July 9.
Monday, July 9, 2018
Celebrate Colombian Independence Day
Colombian Independence Day Parade
Northern Boulevard (69th and 86th Streets)
Jackson Heights, Queens
Sunday, July 23, 2017
Lincoln Center Out of Doors 2018 free music, dance and spoken word
Damrosch Park & Hearst Plaza
Lincoln Center
July 25 – August 12, 2018
Shakira’s ‘El Dorado’ tour at Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden
Chelsea, Manhattan
Friday, August 10, 2018
Blue Note Jazz Festival 2017
Brings great Latin artists to Subrosa in the Meatpacking District and the Blue Note in Greenwich Village, June 1-30, 2017
Hispanic Heritage Month 2018
September 15 – October 15
Veterans Day Weekend
Friday – Sunday
November 9 – 11, 2018
Three Kings Day (Dia de Los Reyes) is the Hispanic Christmas
Sunday, January 6, 2019
Celebrate Carnival, the Global Latin Party that ends on Mardi Gras
Venice, Italy, January 27 – February 13, 2018
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, February 4 – 18, 2018
Rio, Brazil, February 9-14, 2018
Barranquilla, Colombia, February 10-13, 2018
Nice, France, February 17 – March 3, 2018
Mardi Gras, New Orleans, January 6 – February 13, 2018
~ Septuagesima, Sunday, February 17, 2019
Edmar Castaneda is a Colombian Jazz virtuoso of the Andean Harp
With special guest Afro-Swiss harmonica virtuoso Gregoire Maret
LeFrak Concert Hall
Queens College
Flushing, Queens
Sunday, April 15, 2018
19th Havana Film Festival New York 2018 new Latin American cinema
Argentine, Brazilian, Chilean, Colombian, Cuban, Ecuadorian, Mexican, Paraguayan and Venezuelan films plus tributes to Senel Paz (Cuban), Tomás Gutiérrez Alea (Cuban), and Fernando Birri (Argentine).
AMC Loews 34th St in Chelsea, and other venues in Manhattan, Queens & The Bronx
OPENING NIGHT
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
FESTIVAL April 6 – 17, 2018
Ballet Hispánico Spring 2018 Season at The Joyce
Works by Spanish, Colombian, and Mexican choreographers, including two world premieres that salute the beloved Spanish poet Federico García Lorca.
Joyce Theater
Chelsea, Manhattan
Tuesday – Sunday
April 10 – 15, 2018
Celebrate May Day or Worker’s Day, a public holiday in many Latin cultures
May 1
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Juanes Amarte Tour with Mon Laferte at Madison Square Garden
Grammy winning Colombian Pop Rock.
Madison Square Garden Hulu Theater
Chelsea, Manhattan
Friday, April 27, 2018
Ballet Hispánico En Familia 2018 at the United Palace with Katiria Soto
Special family program of Latin American dance and culture. Dance with Mom on stage.
United Palace Theatre
Washington Heights, Manhattan
Mother’s Day
Sunday, May 13, 2018
Frieze New York 2018
Argentine, Brazilian, Chilean, Colombian, Guatemalan, and Mexican art.
Randall’s Island
PREVIEWS
Wednesday – Thursday
May 2 – 3, 2018
FAIR
Friday – Sunday
May 4 – 6, 2018
Crown of the Andes contains the Atahualpa Emerald
Colombian religious icon with Inca emerald
Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th Ave, Upper East Side
Ongoing
Miss USA 2018
Find out whether one of the Colombian, Dominican or Puerto Rican contestants will represent USA at the next Miss Universe pageant.
Hirsch Coliseum in Shreveport, Louisiana and live on Fox
Monday, May 21, 2018
Colombian Tango Champion Daniel Martínez Cadavid is NYC’s best leader
Tango La Nacional
La Nacional
Chelsea, Manhattan
Thursday, April 20, 2018
Adriana Salgado Neira Colombian Tango NYC
Tango La Nacional
La Nacional
Chelsea, Manhattan
Thursday, April 20, 2018
Spring 2018 may be the last Latin American Art Auction at Christie’s NY
May 24, 2018: Rivera (Mexican) set a record for any Latin American artist. Botero (Colombian) got a record for one of his still lifes. Colonial painter Juan Francisco de Rosa’s ‘Virgen del Rosario’ sold for 30x its estimate.
Christie’s Rockefeller Center
Midtown, Manhattan
ON VIEW
Monday – Wednesday
May 21 – 23, 2018
AUCTION
Wednesday – Thursday
May 23 – 24, 2018
American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th St
Upper West Side, Manhattan
Daily
Metropolitan Museum of Art is New York City’s Encyclopedia of Art
Fifth Avenue at 82nd St
Upper East Side, Manhattan
Daily
Colombian Reggaeton Star Maluma is coming to Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden
4 Pennsylvania Plaza
Front entrance on Seventh Ave
between 31st & 33rd St
Sunday, March 25, 2018
6th Colombian Film Festival NY 2018
Cinépolis Chelsea
Chelsea, Manhattan
Thursday – Sunday
March 22 – 25, 2018
10th ReelAbilities Film Festival NY 2018
Inspiring Brazilian, Colombian, Italian, & Catalan-Spanish movies about people with different abilities.
Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan
Upper West Side, Manhattan
and other venues in all five boroughs
Thursday – Wednesday
March 8 – 14, 2018
Tulsa Ballet returns to the Joyce with Colombian Annabelle Lopez Ochoa
‘Untitled’ world premiere by resident choreographer Ma Cong, ‘Shibuya Blues’ by Colombian-Belgian dance maker Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, and ‘Meðal’ (Among) by Helen Pickett.
Tuesday – Saturday
March 6 – 10, 2018
The Orchid Show is flowering at the New York Botanical Garden
Enid A. Haupt Conservatory
New York Botanical Garden
The Bronx
Tuesday – Sunday
March 3 – April 22, 2018
Argentine films steal the show at Film Society’s Neighboring Scenes 2018
Film Society of Lincoln Center
Wednesday – Sunday
February 28 – March 4, 2018
34th New York Salsa Festival 2018 Legends of the 1970s at Barclays Center
Willie Colón, Oscar D’León, Rey Ruiz, Andy Montañez, Tito Nieves, Eddie Santiago, Charlie Aponte, Grupo Niche, Los Adolescentes, Africando, Tony Vega, David Pabón, & more…
Barclays Center
Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
Saturday, June 9, 2018
PEN World Voices Festival 2018 Resist and Reimagine
165+ writers and artists from over 50 countries gather in NYC to talk about the theme ‘Resist and Reimagine.’
April 16 – 22, 2018
SCOPE New York 2018 art fair brings 60 international galleries to NYC
Metropolitan Pavilion
PREVIEWS
Thursday, March 8, 2018
FAIR Friday – Sunday
March 9 – 11, 2018
Copy, Translate, Repeat: Contemporary Art from the Colección Cisneros
One of America’s first looks at the world’s most important Contemporary Latin American Art collection.
205 Hudson Gallery
Tribeca, Manhattan
Wednesday – Sunday
February 8 – April 1, 2018
VOLTA NY 2018 Contemporary Art Fair
Brazilian, Colombian, French, French-Canadian, Italian, Jewish, Puerto Rican, and Spanish galleries.
Pier 90
Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan
Wednesday – Sunday
March 7 – 11, 2018
Throckmorton Fine Art ~ Latin American Photography & Pre-Columbian Art
America’s leading dealer in vintage and contemporary Latin American photography, Pre-Columbian art, and Chinese jade and antiquities.
145 East 57th St, 3rd Floor
(between Lexington & Third Ave)
Midtown East, Manhattan
Tuesday – Saturday
Brooklyn Museum is known for its collections of world art
200 Eastern Parkway
at Washington Ave
Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Wednesday – Sunday
Bomba Estéreo ‘Ayo’ Grammy nominee
Grammys 2018 nominee Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
Madison Square Garden
4 Pennsylvania Plaza
Front entrance Seventh Ave
at 32nd St Chelsea, Manhattan
Sunday, January 28, 2018
Esteban Ocampo-Giraldo : Fragmenticos at Gitler &_____
Gitler &_____
Hamilton Heights, Manhattan
January 16 – February 21, 2018
Off-Broadway Week (Winter 2018) 2-for-1 Tickets
‘El Coronel No Tiene Quien le Escriba’
‘Fire and Air’
‘Jersey Boys’
PERFORMANCES
February 12 – 25, 2018
14th Winter JazzFest 2018 brings together 10,000 Jazz lovers
Multiple venues in Midtown, Greenwich Village, East Village, Lower East Side, Hudson Square, and SoHo, Manhattan
January 10 – 17, 2018
JAZZ MARATHON
Friday – Saturday
January 12 – 13, 2018
NYC Broadway Week January 2018 2-for-1 tickets
ON SALE
Friday, January 5, 2018
PERFORMANCES
January 16 – February 4, 2018
Art Basel Miami Beach in December is America’s big art fair
Miami Beach, Florida
Wednesday – Sunday
December 6 – 10, 2017
69th Primetime Emmy Awards 2017 Drama Director winner Reed Morano
Microsoft Theater
Los Angeles, California
Sunday, September 17, 2017
ColombiaFest IV Cultural Trade Fair
Penn Plaza Pavilion
401 Seventh Ave
(at 33rd St)
Chelsea, Manhattan
Saturday – Sunday
October 21 – 22, 2017
Día de las Velitas is a Colombian Christmas tradition
Immaculate Conception Eve
December 7, 1854
Friday, December 7, 2018
La Novena de Navidad is a Colombian / Ecuadorian Christmas Tradition
Saturday – Sunday
December 16 – 24, 2017
Artists reflect on Fake President Trump in ‘One Year of Resistance’
Untitled Space
Tribeca, Manhattan
Monday – Friday
January 16 – February 4, 2018
Grammys 2018 were a huge fail. ‘Despacito’ is Song of the Decade!
‘Despacito’ entered global popular culture. The entire world is singing in Spanish!
~ 2017’s most-streamed song
~ 2017’s most-purchased song
~ 16 weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100, tying the all-time record
~ “One of the biggest global hits ever”
I never even heard the winning song.The Recording Academy ignored the Latin community and the entire world. Why RA President Mr. Neil Portnow?
Miss Universe 2017
Miss Universe 2016 Iris Mittenaere of France gives up her crown January 2018
John Leguizamo teaches ‘Latin History for Morons’
Studio 54
Times Square / Theater District
November 15, 2017 – February 25, 2018
Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Colombia, Mexico in the World Cup, USA no
October 2015 – November 2017
Qualified
South America: Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Colombia
North America: Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama
Europe: France, Portugal, Spain
Playoffs: Peru, Honduras, Italy
Qualifiers end Tuesday, November 14, 2017
14th Corto Circuito 2017 Latino Shorts Film Festival New York
SVA Theatre & La Nacional
Chelsea, Manhattan
Colombian Consulate & Instituto Cervantes
Midtown East, Manhattan
Monday – Thursday
November 13 – 16, 2017
‘No Dar Papaya’ celebrates the beauty and humanity of Colombia
Colombian Consulate
10 East 46th St
between Fifth & Madison
Midtown East, Manhattan
November 9 – December 5, 2017
Ana Padron and Diego Blanco Tango for All
La Nacional
239 West 14th St
between Seventh & Eighth Ave
Chelsea, Manhattan
Thursday, November 9, 2017
Mariajose Ortiz Calpulli ‘Día de los Muertos’ Backstage
The Town Hall
Midtown, Manhattan
Sunday, November 4, 2017
Bulla en el Barrio is Colombian Bullerengue of Palenque of San Basilio
With Moroccan singers Innov Gnawa
C’mon Everybody
325 Franklin Ave at Clifton Place
Bed-Stuy Brooklyn
Friday, November 3, 2017
‘Gabo y el Cine’ explores the influence of film on Gabriel García Márquez
Colombian Consulate
10 East 46th St
between Fifth & Madison
Midtown East, Manhattan
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Nilko Andreas world-Classical guitar and sweaty Rumba Flamenco Pop
Guadalupe Inn
Bushwick, Brooklyn
Saturday, October 28, 2017
Bergdorf Goodman reveals its holiday windows
Fifth and 58th
Midtown, Manhattan
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Christie’s Fall 2017 Latin American Art auction
20 Rockefeller Plaza
49th St between 5th & 6th Ave
Rockefeller Center
Midtown, Manhattan
ONLINE
Monday, November 13, 2017
EXHIBITION
Saturday, November 18, 2017
AUCTION
Tuesday – Wednesday
November 21 – 22, 2017
Phillips Latin American Art Auction Fall 2017
Phillips
450 Park Ave at 57th St
Midtown East, Manhattan
EXHIBITION
Saturday, November 18 – 21
AUCTION
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Lincoln Center White Light Festival 2017 explores the art of spirituality
Lincoln Center and venues across Manhattan
October 18 – November 15, 2017
Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film 2018 Oscars Entries
October 1, 2017
Colombian Consulate New York
10 East 46th St
between Fifth & Madison
Midtown East, Manhattan
Closed weekends
jetBlue is New York City’s main airline for travel to the Caribbean
John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK)
Queens
TO Cuba, Dominican Republic, & Puerto Rico
TO Costa Rica & Mexico
TO Colombia, Ecuador & Peru
Grupo Rebolú is Afro-Colombian Caribbean dance music
ColombiaFest IV
Penn Plaza Pavilion
401 Seventh Ave at 33rd St
Chelsea, Manhattan
Saturday – Sunday
October 21 – 22, 2017
Blind Tango finds strength in vulnerability
El Museo del Barrio
Fifth Avenue at 104th St
East Harlem
Friday, September 15, 2017
UN General Assembly 72
UN Headquarters
Midtown East
General Assembly opens Tuesday, September 12, 2017
General Debate runs through Monday, September 25, 2017
New York International Salsa Congress 2017
New York Marriott Marquis
1535 Broadway
Midtown, Manhattan
Pre-Events Friday-Thursday, August 25-31, 2017
Festival Thursday-Sunday, August 31 – September 3, 2017
Terraza 7 is the Colombian Queen of NYC’s Latin American Jazz scene
It’s a tropical experience. Lots of great local Latin Jazz artists play.
40-19 Gleane Street
at Roosevelt Ave
Elmhurst / Jackson Heights, Queens
Nightly
Fashion Designers of Latin America September 2017 Spring/Summer 2018
(formerly Uptown Fashion Week)
Skyline Hotel
725 Tenth Ave
Hell’s Kitchen
Wednesday – Friday
September 13 – 15, 2017
(Review) “On Your Feet!” is leaving Broadway August 20, 2017
Emilio and Gloria Estefan story
Marquis Theatre
Times Square Theater District
November 5, 2015 – August 20, 2017
NYC Broadway Week Summer 2017 2-for-1 tickets
On Sale August 17, 2017
Shows September 4-17, 2017
SummerStage 2017 free concerts in NYC parks
May – October
LATIN ARTISTS
June 21 – September 10, 2017
Alex Sensation is New York City’s top Hispanic DJ
97.9 FM Monday-Saturday
Mega Summer Concert
Madison Square Garden
Thursday & Saturday
August 24 & 26, 2017
Totó la Momposina is Colombia’s Queen of Cumbia
Rumsey Playfield
Central Park
Saturday, July 8, 2017
New York Salsa Festival fills an arena with Salsa legends
Willie Colón, Eddie Palmieri, Tito Nieves, Grupo Niche, Fruko y Sus Tesos, Tito Rojas, DLG, Eddie Santiago, Frankie Negron, Domingo Quiñones, and more…
Barclays Center
Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
Saturday, June 10, 2017
Phillips’ May auction of Latin American art also benefits Colombian FLORA
Brazilian, Colombian, Cuban, Mexican, and Venezuelan art on view Saturday-Wednesday, May 20-24 for auction Wednesday, May 24
Christie’s Latin American Art auction in May
Christie’s
20 Rockefeller Plaza
Rockefeller Center, Midtown
Viewing May 20-24, 2017
Auction Wednesday-Thursday
May 24-25, 2017
Frieze New York 2017 is NYC’s big May contemporary art fair
Randall’s Island
Friday – Sunday
May 5 – 7, 2017
Context New York international art fair
Colombian, Cuban, French, Italian, and Spanish galleries at Pier 94 in Hell’s Kitchen, May 3-7, 2017
Art New York is an international contemporary and modern art fair
Colombian, French, French-Canadian, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Venezuelan galleries at Pier 94 in Hell’s Kitchen, May 3-7, 2017
Iván Argote “La Venganza del Amor”
Paris-based Colombian artist
Galerie Perrotin New York
130 Orchard St
Lower East Side
April 27 – June 11, 2017
Tribeca Film Festival 2017 celebrates the power of storytelling
N.O.W. Showcase just announced! Argentine, Brazilian, Colombian, Cuban, Dominican, French, Italian, Mexican, Spanish, and Venezuelan stories, Wed-Sun, Apr 19-30, 2017
Colombian Culture
Colombia is famous for Cumbia, Vallenato and Colombian Salsa. Colombia is the home of Magical Realism in literature. Colombia produces very good telenovelas. You can watch some on Netflix.
Colombian artist Fernando Botero is the most valued contemporary Latin American artist. There are public Botero sculptures in Time Warner Center and at 900 Park Avenue on the Upper East Side.
Colombia is famous for the beauty of its women. New York Latin Culture is inspired by one.
Colombia is a multicultural country with many distinct regional cultures. The old Spanish culture remains strong. In fact the Spanish land grants weren’t broken up until the 1970s.
The capital Bogotá in the Andes has a traditional Spanish culture. Bogotá is famous for the clarity of its language. If you want to learn Spanish, try to learn from an upper-class Colombian from Bogotá. People will think you speak really good Spanish. Bogotá is a political capital like Washington D.C.
Most Colombian New Yorkers come from Medellín. It’s the Colombian business capital in the same way that New York City is the business capital of the United States. “Paisas” are famous for their fast-talking business acumen. Medellín has a Tango culture like Argentina. Carlos Gardel, the iconic Tango singer, died in a plane crash in Medellín.
Cali is the home of Colombian Salsa. The stage version is popular. At house parties in Colombia, everybody wants to dance with Caleños.
The Atlantic Coast has a Caribbean culture with Cumbia, Porro, and Mapalé. The city of Barranquilla is one of the few Latin American cities that was built by the people. It was not built by the Spaniards. Cartagena is a beautiful old coastal Spanish city. It is famously the setting for the Gabriel García Márquez classic “Love in the Time of Cholera.” It would be nice to retire in Cartagena some day.
The Pacific Coast has an African culture with Currulao. Colombia has an Amazonián culture similar to Brazil’s.
Colombia also has an Orinoquía culture. That region is similar to the Great Plains in the middle of the United States. The Colombian Harp is from there.
There is an Insular culture associated with Colombia’s Caribbean and Pacific islands. The San Andrés islands in the Caribbean have a Reggae culture.
Now that Colombia has found peace, it is a great place to visit and enjoy the country’s many cultures.
There are public Fernando Botero sculptures in Time Warner Center and on the Upper East Side. Dulce Vida Cafe in the Upper East Side and Empanada Mama on the Lower East side serve different takes on Colombian food.
Colombia is also present on Broadway. Colombian dancer Sergio Trujillo did the choreography for “Jersey Boys,” “On Your Feet!,” and “A Bronx Tale.” Colombian journalist Ernesto Londoño sits on the New York Times Editorial Board. Ximena, the muse of New York Latin Culture is Colombian.
