Things to do in NYC this weekend: April 12-18, 2023 include: the Future Dance Festival, Paquito D’Rivera, Elio Villafranca, Edmar Castaneda, Red Bulls, Los Tigres Del Norte, NYC Immigrant Heritage Week.
That’s books, contemporary dance, jazz, soccer, norteño and history.
Things To Do in NYC
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Dance Argentine tango nuevo with younger dancers at the Tango Cafe milonga; at You Should Be Dancing in Hell’s Kitchen, NYC; on Wednesdays from 8-12pm. From $18. 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
Thursday, April 13, 2023
Thursday is New York’s main art exhibition opening night. It’s really fun to walk around the Chelsea, NYC art district from 6-8pm. The art is great and the people watching is great.
Dance traditional Argentine Tango at Tango La Nacional; at La Nacional in Chelsea, NYC; Thursdays from 8pm – 2am. Performances around 11pm. $25. 🇦🇷
Friday, April 14, 2023
Friday night is opening night at the movies.
The 11th Black Comic Book Festival is at the Schomburg Center in Harlem, Friday-Saturday, April 14-15, 2023 from 10am – 8pm. The cosplay showcase is Saturday. Free with registration at schomcom.org 🇺🇸
The Future Dance Festival 2023 is at the 92nd Street Y’s Buttenwieser Hall in the Upper East Side, Friday-Saturday, April 14-15, 2023 at 7:30pm.
Paquito D’Rivera joins the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis for Tres Aguas & Music of Colombia, premieres of Elio Villafranca’s “Tres Aguas” and Edmar Castaneda’s “Music of Colombia;” at Jazz at Lincoln Center on Columbus Circle; on Friday, April 14, 2023 at 8pm. From $41. 🇨🇺🇨🇴
Saturday, April 15, 2023
The 11th Black Comic Book Festival is at the Schomburg Center in Harlem, Friday-Saturday, April 14-15, 2023 from 10am – 8pm. The cosplay showcase is Saturday. Free with registration at schomcom.org 🇺🇸
New York Red Bulls vs Houston is Major League Soccer at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey; on Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 7:30pm. From $34. 🇺🇸 🇲🇽, 🇯🇲, 🇧🇷 🇨🇴 🇻🇪, 🇮🇹, 🇨🇲 🇺🇬
Los Tigres Del Norte “Siempre Contigo Tour” brings regional Mexican norteño to the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in Chelsea, NYC on Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 9pm. From $74. 🇲🇽
Celebrate Jackie Robinson Day, when Robinson broke the Major League Baseball color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947.
Sunday, April 16, 2023
Sunday is family day in the Latin world. Many businesses are closed. Many people spend the day with their families. It’s a busy day in parks. Sunday evening is the big dance night because we want to have as much fun as possible before going back to work.
Dance Argentine tango with some of New York’s best dancers at the El Destino milonga; at Solas bar in the East Village; on Sundays from 6-11pm. $20 + 1 drink. 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra play Latin jazz at Birdland in Hell’s Kitchen; on Sundays at 8:30pm & 10:30pm. From $36+ $20 per person minimum. 🇨🇺
Monday, April 17, 2023
Celebrate NYC Immigrant Heritage Week, and the day when the largest number of immigrants passed through Ellis Island on April 17, 1907. After the Native American Lenape, we are all immigrants. New York’s first immigrant was Dominican.🗽
Celebrate Malbec World Day and the popular Argentine red wine with French roots. 🇫🇷 🇦🇷
Remember Mexican ranchera legend Chavela Vargas! Chavela didn’t just sing rancheras, she lived them. She was born in San Joaquín Flores, Costa Rica on April 17, 1919. 🇨🇷 🇲🇽
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Celebrate Zimbabwean Independence Day (from the UK) on April 18, 1980. 🇿🇼
Next Weekend
Things To Do in NYC Next Weekend: April 19-25, 2023 [Coming Soon]
