Latin SummerStage Shows June 2018
Week of June 11 – 17, 2018
Monday, June 11
Latonia Moore, Mario Chang and Joshua Hopkins sing arias and duets for the Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series at Central Park SummerStage from 8 – 10 pm. Free
Wednesday, June 13
Latonia Moore, Mario Chang and Joshua Hopkins sing arias and duets for the Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series at Brooklyn Bridge Park in Brooklyn Heights from 7 – 9 pm. Free
Week of June 18 – 24, 2018
Monday, June 18
The City Parks Foundation Gala with dinner and a performance by Steven Tyler (Aerosmith) and The Loving Mary Band honors French Bank BNP Paribas at Central Park SummerStage on Monday, June 18, 2018 from 6:30 – 10 pm. $1,500 – $50,000
Wednesday, June 20
France Rocks and Bureaux Export bring Vianney / Chassol /Joakim to play a little Fête de la Musique in the Parisian tradition at Central Park SummerStage from 6 – 10 pm. Free
Thursday, June 21
Gerard Schneider, Gabriella Reyes de Ramirez and Adrian Timpau sing arias and duets for the Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series at Cloves Lake Park in Staten Island from 7 – 8:30 pm. Free
Saturday, June 23
Gerard Schneider, Gabriella Reyes de Ramirez and Adrian Timpau sing arias and duets for the Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series at Williamsbridge Oval in Norwood, The Bronx from 3 – 4:30 pm. Free
Mariza / Noiserv / Renato Diz play Portuguese Fado and Pop at Central Park SummerStage from 6 – 10 pm.
Sunday, June 24
Jay Critchk / Tony Seltzer and Friends / Nuyorican Poets Cafe: Advocate of Wordz & Ramya Ramana plays Coffey Park in Red Hook, Brooklyn from 5 – 7 pm. Free
Week of June 25 – July 1, 2018
Monday, June 25
Rock Rubber 45s Film Premiere and performances by DJs Rich Medina, Stretch Armstrong, Spinna & Bobbito Garcia with lyricist Pharoahe Monch and a guest appearance by Rosario Dawson at Central Park SummerStage from 6 – 10 pm.
Wednesday, June 27
Gerard Schneider, Gabriella Reyes de Ramirez and Adrian Timpau sing arias and duets for the Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series at Jackie Robinson Park in Harlem, Manhattan from 7 – 8:30 pm. Free
Friday, June 29
Gerard Schneider, Gabriella Reyes de Ramirez and Adrian Timpau sing arias and duets for the Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series at Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City, Queens from 7 – 8:30 pm. Free
July 2018
Week of July 9 – 15, 2018
Wednesday, July 11
LAMC ~ LATIN ALTERNATIVE MUSIC CONFERENCE
Gabriel Garzón-Montano (French – Colombian – New Yorker R&B) / Nicola Cruz (French – Ecuadorian dance producer ) / Tomasa Del Real (Chilean Reggaeton) / Latin Bitman (Chilean dance producer) at Central Park SummerStage from 6 – 10 pm.
Thursday, July 12
LAMC ~ LATIN ALTERNATIVE MUSIC CONFERENCE
Systema Solar (Colombian dance party) / Very Be Careful (Los Angeles-bassed Colombian Vallenato / Cumbia) at Queensbridge Park in Long Island City, Queens from 7 – 9 pm.
Friday, July 13
Calpulli Mexican Dance Company at Queensbridge Park in Long Island City, Queens from 7 – 9 pm.
Puerto Rican Salseros Tito Rojas and Andy Montanez play the Ford Amphitheater in Coney Island, Brooklyn from 7 – 10 pm.
Saturday, July 14
LAMC ~ LATIN ALTERNATIVE MUSIC CONFERENCE
Jorge Drexler / Trending Tropics / IFE
The Academy Award-winning Jewish – Uruguayan pop singer songwriter is joined by the debut of a new project from Calle 13’s Visitante and the Afro-Caribbean masters of electronica.
Sunday, July 15
Family Day: Rebirth Brass Band and Big Chief Monk Boudreaux
A mardis gras celebration with New Orleans brass band legends. The Mardi Gras is French. Oh la la.
Week of July 16 – 22, 2018
Thursday, July 19
George Lamond / Soul Sonic Force / The Philharmonik play Salsa, Freestyle and more at Corporal Thompson Park in Port Richmond, Staten Island from 7 – 9 pm. Free
Saturday, July 21
Las Cafeteras / M.A.K.U. Soundsystem / IBomba (DJ Ushka & DJ Beto) play Corporal Thompson Park in Port Richmond, Staten Island from 4 – 7 pm. Free
Week of July 23 – 29, 2018
Thursday, July 26
TKA / Judy Torres / Grand Wizzard Theodore
Bronx Freestyle and dance
Saint Mary’s Park in Mott Haven, The Bronx from 7 – 9 pm
Friday, July 27
Bombazo Dance Co / The Sabrosura Effect
Bronx-based dances troupes of the Latin diaspora
Saint Mary’s Park in Mott Haven, The Bronx from 7 – 9 pm
Saturday, July 28
Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Two-time Grammy winning Salsa Dura (1970s style New York Salsa)
Saint Mary’s Park in Mott Haven, The Bronx from 4 – 7 pm
Sunday, July 29
Femi Kuti & Postive Force / Jupiter & Okwess / DJ Geko Jones
Afrobeat
Rumsey Playfield Central Park from 3 – 7 pm
Charlie Aponte
Puerto Rican Salsa legend
Saint Mary’s Park in Mott Haven, The Bronx from 5 – 7 pm
August 2018
Week of July 30 – August 5, 2018
Wednesday, August 1
Tito Nieves / Bodoma & Garifuna Culture Band
Crotona Park, The Bronx from 6 – 9 pm
Sunday, August 5
BRASIL SUMMERFEST
BaianaSystem / Hamilton de Holanda Trio featuring Roberta SA / Xênia França / DJ PatrickTor4
Central Park, Manhattan at 2 pm
FREE
Week of August 6 – 12
Wednesday, August 8
Voodoo Threauxdown featuring Trombone Shorty & Orleans Ave / Galactic / Preservation Hall Jazz Band / New Breed Brass Band with special guests
Central Park SummerStage at Rumsey Playfield from 6 – 10 pm.
Thursday, August 9
Celebrate seminal Hip-Hop movie, Wild Style’s 35th Anniversary at a screening with original cast members and special guests at the East River Park Bandshell where the film’s climactic scene was shot in Manhattan’s Lower East Side from 6 – 10 pm. FREE
Sunday, August 12
Jerry Rivera / Nuyorican Poets Cafe: La Bruja and Chembo Corniel
East River Park in Manhattan’s Lower East Side from 4 – 7 pm.
Week of August 13 – 19
No Latin events.
Week of August 20 – 26
CHARLIE PARKER JAZZ FESTIVAL
Cuban – American Adam O’Farrill and Immanuel Wilkins play a family jazz party at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, Manhattan on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 from 2 – 3 pm. FREE
Puerto Rican Jazz and Salsa legend Eddie Palmieri and salsa singer Tony Vega play Central Park SummerStage on Sunday, August 26, 2018 from 6 – 10 pm. Doors open at 5 pm. FREE
September 2018
Week of September 24 – 30
Grammy Award-winning Beninese songwriter Angélique Kidjo brings her Remain in Light / Resistance Revival Chorus to Central Park SummerStage on Thursday, September 27, 2018 from 7 – 10 pm. Doors at 6 pm. FREE