ColombiaFest Cultural Trade Fair
Penn Plaza Pavilion
401 Seventh Ave
(at 33rd St)
Chelsea, Manhattan
Saturday – Sunday
October 21 – 22, 2017
Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film 2018 Oscars Entries
Watch the trailers of Catalan, French, Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, and Spanish-language entries
Lincoln Center White Light Festival 2017 explores the art of spirituality
Lincoln Center and venues across Manhattan
October 18 – November 15, 2017
John Leguizamo’s Latin History for Morons moves to Broadway’s Studio 54
Studio 54
254 West 54th Street
near Eighth Ave
Midtown, Manhattan
Previews Thursday, October 19, 2017
Opens Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Closes Sunday, February 4, 2018
Nilko Andreas world-Classical guitar and sweaty Rumba Flamenco Pop
LaMarNYC
Raymi
43 West 24th St, Flatiron District
Friday, October 20, 2017
Repertorio Español is NYC’s Spanish-language Off-Broadway Theatre
138 East 27th St
Kips Bay, Manhattan
Mexican-American drama
‘Blind Spot’
Friday, October 20, 2017
Argentine comedy ‘La Fiaca’
Saturday, October 21, 2017
Sunday, October 22, 2017
Bulla en el Barrio is Colombian Bullerengue of Palenque of San Basilio
ColombiaFest IV
Penn Plaza Pavilion
401 Seventh Ave (at 33rd St)
Chelsea, Manhattan
Saturday – Sunday
October 21 – 22, 2017
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
Edmar Castaneda is the Chick Corea of the Andean Harp
The Hiromi Duet
NJPAC Victoria Theater
Newark, New Jersey
Sunday, November 5, 2017
Grupo Niche is classic Colombian Salsa for Cali Pachangueros
With Willy Chirino
New Jersey Performing Arts Center
Newark, New Jersey
Saturday, November 11, 2017
Bergdorf Goodman is NYC’s most luxurious department store
Fifth and 58th
Midtown, Manhattan
Holiday Windows
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
through January 1, 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
Latin Grammys 2017 for music in Spanish or Portuguese
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
Thursday, November 16, 2017
A Bronx Tale is an Italian musical with a Colombian choreographer
Longacre Theatre
220 West 48th St
Times Square Broadway
Tuesday-Sunday, June 2017
2018 World Cup Russia is the world’s most popular sporting event
June 14 – July 15, 2018
Draw
Friday, December 1, 2017
Encuentro NYC Colombian Music Festival
Colombian music and dance for the entire family
Le Poisson Rouge
Greenwich Village
December 2017
La Novena de Navidad
The nine day Christmas celebration from Dec 16 – 24 is a holiday tradition in Colombia and some Latin cultures
Shakira brings her El Dorado World Tour to Madison Square Garden
Colombian Pop
Madison Square Garden
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Carnival is a Global Latin Party that ends on Mardi Gras
Septuagesima, Sunday, January 28, 2018
Venice Carnival, January 27 – February 13, 2018
Rio Carnival, February 9-14, 2018
Barranquilla Carnival, February 10-13, 2018
Mardi Gras, February 27, 2018
Broadway Week Winter 2018 offers 2-for-1 tickets to select Broadway shows
January – February 2018
2017 tickets went on sale January 5
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
May Day or Worker’s Day is a public holiday in many Latin cultures
Celebrate Spring or Worker’s Day on May 1
Colombia qualifies for the 2018 World Cup Russia
World #10, World Cup Qualified
June 14 – July 15, 2018
The Museum Mile Festival is an open house into the diversity of New York City
Fifth Avenue
82nd Street to 105th Street
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
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
Lincoln Center Out of Doors 2018 free music, dance and spoken word
Damrosch Park & Hearst Plaza
Lincoln Center
July and August 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.
Colombian Independence Day is July 20
Colombian Independence Day Parade
Northern Boulevard (69th and 86th Streets)
Jackson Heights, Queens
Sunday, July 23, 2017
69th Primetime Emmy Awards 2017 Drama Director winner Reed Morano
Microsoft Theater
Los Angeles, California
Sunday, September 17, 2017
NYC Broadway Week Summer 2017 2-for-1 tickets On Sale Now
On Sale August 17, 2017
Shows September 4-17, 2017
UN General Assembly 72
UN Headquarters
Midtown East
General Assembly opens Tuesday, September 12, 2017
General Debate runs through Monday, September 25, 2017
Hispanic Heritage Month 2017
September 15 – October 15
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
Colombian Consulate New York services passports and visas
10 East 46th St
between Fifth & Madison
Midtown East, Manhattan
Closed on Weekends
Throckmorton Fine Art is America’s leading dealer of Latin American Photography, and Pre-Columbian & Chinese Artifacts
145 East 57th St, 3rd Floor
between Lexington & Third Ave, Midtown East
Closed Sunday & Monday
Blind Tango finds strength in vulnerability
El Museo del Barrio
Fifth Avenue at 104th St
East Harlem
Friday, September 15, 2017
American Museum of Natural History ~ New York Latin Culture
Central Park West & 79th St
Upper West Side
Open Daily
Metropolitan Museum of Art is New York City’s Encyclopedia of Art
Fifth Avenue & 82nd St
Upper East Side
Open Daily
Terraza 7 is the heart of NYC’s Latin American Jazz scene
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
“On Your Feet!” is leaving Broadway August 20 (Review)
Emilio and Gloria Estefan story
Marquis Theatre
210 W 46th St, Times Square
Tuesday-Sunday, June 2017
SummerStage 2017 free concerts in NYC parks
Latin artists June 21 – September 10, 2017
Miss Universe 2017
Miss Universe 2016 Iris Mittenaere of France gives up her crown January 2018
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
Neighboring Scenes 2018 contemporary Latin American cinema showcase
Film Society of Lincoln Center
January 2018 TBD
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
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 2018 is NYC’s big May contemporary art fair
Randall’s Island
Thursday-Saturday
May 3-5, 2018
Gregorio Uribe releases Cuba-inspired single Salomé
New single Salomé
Friday, July 28, 2017
Bomba Estéreo Ayo updates Cumbia for the world we live in now
“Ayo” released August 11, 2017
Irving Plaza
17 Irving Pl
Union Square
Tuesday-Wednesday
August 15-16, 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, and Domingo Quiñones, and more
Barclays Center, 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
New York City Ballet Spring 2017
David H. Koch Theater
Lincoln Center
Tuesday-Sunday
May 23-28, 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
Adriana Salgado Neira & Orlando Reyes celebrate 20 years of Tango
Adriana & Orlando celebrate 20 years and the launch of their Personal Tango Programs with a performance at Tango La Nacional in Chelsea Thu, Apr 20, 2017
Mega Mezcla
Tickets go on sale Mar 1 for the concert at Madison Square Garden Tue, Apr 11, 2017
NYC’s Colombian Musicians Throw a Party to Raise Money for Mocoa Landslide Survivors
Join Alex Sensation, Orquesta Guayacan, Cesar Alvarez, Maria del Rosario, Pacho Velez, Juanos, Ja-Nay, Miguel Horacio, Evenny, Los Iracundos, Braulio Jimenez, Reneco, Nilko Andreas, Gregorio Uribe, Duey Meza, Joridel & more at La Boom in Woodside, Queens, Sun, Apr 9
Cristina Camacho is an incisive artist who makes abstract canvases come alive
The Colombia-born New York artist’s “Tracing the Out of Sight” is at Praxis Gallery in Chelsea, Apr 6 – May 27, 2017
Maluma “Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy”
Colombian Reggaeton
Hammerstein Ballroom
311 West 34th St
Garment District
Friday, Mar 17, 2017
Sotheby’s November Latin American Modern Art auction
Sotheby’s
1334 York Ave
Upper East Side
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
‘Arrival’ is the only Latin Oscars winner at the 89th Academy Awards 2017
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Hollywood, California
Sunday, February 26, 2017
The Armory Show 2018 is NYC’s big international art fair
Piers 92 94
Hell’s Kitchen
March 8-11, 2018
Mateo López “Undo List”
The Colombian artist has his first solo museum show in the United States “Undo List” at The Drawing Center in SoHo Jan 20 – Mar 19, 2017
Christie’s November Latin American Art auction
Christie’s auctions Latin American Art in May and November.
Sofia Vergara
Forbes reports Sofia Vergara, the Colombian-American star of “Modern Family” is the highest paid actor in television
Jorge Mejia
Mejia, the President of Sony/ATV Music for Latin America and the U.S., is also a classical pianist and composer. His first album is “Preludes.”
New York City Ballet Fall 2016
David H. Koch Theater
Lincoln Center
Tuesday-Sunday
September 20 – October 16, 2016
Copa América Centenario 2016
June 3-26, 2016
Salt Cathedral
Brooklyn-based ElectroPop fronted by Juliana Ronderos and Nicolas Losada, originally from Bogotá, Colombia.
Berlin
Friday, March 25th at 8pm
Displaced but not Defeated
In this Films BYkids production, 16-year old Colombian María Ceballos tells her personal story about what it is like to be displaced by civil war.
THIRTEEN NYC
Sunday, February 14, 2016 7:30-8pm
Neighboring Scenes: New Latin American Cinema
Contemporary Latin American cinema showcase
Film Society of Lincoln Center
January 7 – 10, 2016
Lee Koonce, Ballet Hispanico Executive Director, on life, arts, & the Fall season
Ballet Hispanico Executive Director Lee Koonce (Colombian) talks about his career path, classical arts for communities, and Ballet Hispanico’s Fall 2015 Season.
El amor en los tiempos del cólera (Review)
The first stage production of the Gabriel García Márquez masterpiece by Caridad Svich
Bella Vista Project
Pajarillo Pinta’o presents the “Bella Vista Project,” a week-long series of dance,…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos receives Americas Society’s highest award
[jpshare] Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos was awarded the America’s Society’s highest…
REVIEW: La más grande historia jamás cantada
By Keith Widyolar The first original Colombian musical, “La más grande historia…
La más grande historia jamás cantada Parade
Cast members from “La más grande historia jamás cantada / The most…
The most amazing story ever sung
Jazz at Lincoln Center presented four special performances of “The most amazing…
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.
