Latin Things to do in NYC This Week
Black Arts Movement: THEN AND NOW CONFERENCE
Latin Art
- Sotheby’s modern and contemporary art auctions
- Frieze New York contemporary art fair
- Volta New York contemporary art fair
Latin Dance
- Valerio bachata 🇩🇴
- Gabriela Carniero Da Cunha “Altamira 2042” 🇧🇷
- Santiago y la Orquesta salsa hits 🇨🇴
- DJs Rich Medina and Sunny Cheeba Discotechnique Soul Train 🇺🇸 🇵🇷
Latin Festivals
- Bronx Week 🇺🇸 🇩🇴 🇵🇷
- Haitian Flag Day 🇭🇹
- Feast of the Ascension 🇮🇹
- Toussaint Louverture 🇭🇹
Latin Film
Latin Food
- Ninth Avenue International Food Festival
Latin Music
- Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán 🇲🇽
Latin Parades
Latin Sports
New York Latin Culture May 15-21, 2023
Frieze Week brings a cluster of contemporary art fairs.
Monday, May 15, 2023
Dance salsa, cha-cha-cha, bachata, merengue and more at Talia Castro-Pozo’s Latin Mondays at Taj, one of NYC’s most popular Latin dance parties; at Taj in the Flatiron District, Mondays at 7pm (5pm doors). From $15. 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇵🇷, 🇵🇦, 🇨🇴 🇵🇪 🇻🇪
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Sotheby’s Modern Evening Auction is at Sotheby’s in the Upper East Side; Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 7pm.
It’s Salsa Tuesdays with live bands for dancing at Mamajuana Cafe Bronx, a Dominican restaurant in Pelham Bay, The Bronx from 8-11pm. No cover. 🇩🇴
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Sotheby’s Modern Day Auction is at Sotheby’s in the Upper East Side; Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at 10am.
The 11th Frieze New York 2023 is a contemporary art fair of high-end international galleries from 27 countries; at The Shed in Hudson Yards, Manhattan; from May 17-21, 2023. 🇳🇮 🇧🇷 🇨🇴 🇫🇷 🇬🇹 🇮🇹 🇿🇦 🇪🇸
The Volta New York contemporary art fair is at 125 West 18th St in Chelsea, NYC; from Wednesday-Sunday, May 17-21, 2023.
Valerio plays Dominican bachata for dancing at the Bryant Park Dance Party in Midtown, on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at 7pm. 🇩🇴
OPENING NIGHT
Brazilian actress Gabriela Carneiro Da Cunha presents the U.S. premiere of her shamanic multimedia performance installation “Altamira 2042,” about the destruction of Amazon River systems by the Belo Monte Dam on the Xingu River in Vitória do Xingu, Pará, Brazil; at New York Live Arts in Chelsea, Manhattan; on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at 7:30pm. From $25. newyorklivearts.org 🇧🇷
It’s Amateur Night at The Apollo, at the Apollo Theater in Harlem on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at 7:30pm. From $29. “Be Good or Be Gone!” 🇺🇸
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, May 18, 2023
Celebrate Haitian Flag Day, the day when the first Haitian flag was adopted in 1803, on Wednesday, May 18, 2023. 🇭🇹
On May 18, celebrate the Feast of the Ascension, when by tradition, Jesus ascended to heaven. ✝️
The 11th Frieze New York 2023 is a contemporary art fair of high-end international galleries from 27 countries; at The Shed in Hudson Yards, Manhattan; from May 17-21, 2023. 🇳🇮 🇧🇷 🇨🇴 🇫🇷 🇬🇹 🇮🇹 🇿🇦 🇪🇸
Black Arts Movement: THEN AND NOW CONFERENCE explores the Black Arts Movement of today with a bunch of heavy hitters at Harlem Stage; Thursday-Saturday, May 18-20, 2023. harlemstage.org 🇺🇸
The 18th Harlem International Film Festival opens with the New York Premiere of Ryan Dickie and Abigail Horton’s “Blow Up My Life” at the AMC Magic Johnson Harlem 9 Theatre; on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at 6:30pm. The in-person festival runs to Sunday, May 21 and goes virtual until May 28, 2023. $15. 🇺🇸
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.
Sotheby’s Now Evening Auction of current art; is at Sotheby’s in the Upper East Side; on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at 6pm.
Santiago y la Orquesta plays the greatest salsa hits of all time for dancing at the Bryant Park Dance Party in Midtown, on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at 7pm. 🇨🇴
Sotheby’s Contemporary Evening Auction; is at Sotheby’s in the Upper East Side; on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at 7pm.
Brazilian actress Gabriela Carneiro Da Cunha presents the U.S. premiere of her shamanic multimedia performance installation “Altamira 2042,” about the destruction of Amazon River systems by the Belo Monte Dam on the Xingu River in Vitória do Xingu, Pará, Brazil; at New York Live Arts in Chelsea, Manhattan; on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at 7:30pm. From $25. newyorklivearts.org 🇧🇷
Dance traditional Argentine Tango at Tango La Nacional; at La Nacional in Chelsea, NYC; Thursdays from 8pm – 2am. Performances around 11pm. $25. 🇦🇷
Friday, May 19, 2023
Black Arts Movement: THEN AND NOW CONFERENCE explores the Black Arts Movement of today with a bunch of heavy hitters at Harlem Stage; Thursday-Saturday, May 18-20, 2023. harlemstage.org 🇺🇸
The 30th New York African Film Festival 2023 presents 30 African and Diaspora films from more than 15 countries; at Film at Lincoln Center, May 10-16, at Maysles Center in Harlem May 19-21, and at BAM the Brooklyn Academy of Music from May 26 – June 1, 2023. filmlinc.org 🇦🇴 🇨🇩 🇪🇹 🇪🇷 🇰🇪 🇲🇱 🇳🇬 🇸🇳 🇿🇦 maysles.org
The 11th Frieze New York 2023 is a contemporary art fair of high-end international galleries from 27 countries; at The Shed in Hudson Yards, Manhattan; from May 17-21, 2023. 🇳🇮 🇧🇷 🇨🇴 🇫🇷 🇬🇹 🇮🇹 🇿🇦 🇪🇸
- The Kingsbridge Armory Awards Ceremony is at Monroe College King Hall, in Concourse, The Bronx, from 1-4pm.
- The Prom Dress & Suit Giveaway is at Bronx Borough Hall, in Concourse, The Bronx, from 4-8pm.
Sotheby’s Contemporary Day Auction; is at Sotheby’s in the Upper East Side; on Friday, May 19, 2023 at 10am.
Saturday, May 20, 2023
Remember Toussaint Louverture. The Haitian Revolution leader was born in Cap-Haitien, Haiti on May 20, 1743. 🇭🇹
Black Arts Movement: THEN AND NOW CONFERENCE explores the Black Arts Movement of today with a bunch of heavy hitters at Harlem Stage; Thursday-Saturday, May 18-20, 2023. harlemstage.org 🇺🇸
The 11th Frieze New York 2023 is a contemporary art fair of high-end international galleries from 27 countries; at The Shed in Hudson Yards, Manhattan; from May 17-21, 2023. 🇳🇮 🇧🇷 🇨🇴 🇫🇷 🇬🇹 🇮🇹 🇿🇦 🇪🇸
The Ninth Avenue International Food Festival is on Ninth Avenue between 42nd and 57th St in Hell’s Kitchen; on Saturday, May 20, 2023 from 10am – 6pm.
The 17th Dance Parade NYC 2023 DanceFest gets over 10,000 New Yorkers dancing in the streets with over 100 styles of dance, from Sixth Avenue at 17th St in Chelsea, to the DanceFest at Tompkins Square Park in the East Village; on Saturday, May 20, 2023 starting at 11:45am. DanceFest is from 3-7pm. FREE! 🇧🇴 🇧🇷 🇨🇺 🇨🇴 🇩🇴 🇮🇹 🇯🇲 🇲🇽 🇳🇬 🇵🇪 🇵🇷 🇪🇸 🇹🇹
The Bronx Week 2023 Bronx Walk of Fame Induction Ceremony is at 851 Grand Concourse, in Concourse, The Bronx, from 1-3pm. FREE!
Brazilian actress Gabriela Carneiro Da Cunha presents the U.S. premiere of her shamanic multimedia performance installation “Altamira 2042,” about the destruction of Amazon River systems by the Belo Monte Dam on the Xingu River in Vitória do Xingu, Pará, Brazil; at New York Live Arts in Chelsea, Manhattan; on Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 7:30pm. From $25. newyorklivearts.org 🇧🇷
New York Red Bulls vs Montréal is Major League Soccer at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey; on Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 7:30pm. From $34. 🇺🇸 🇲🇽 | 🇯🇲 | 🇧🇷 🇨🇴 🇻🇪 | 🇮🇹 | 🇨🇲 🇺🇬
Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán “Mexicano Desde La Raíz World Tour” is at the United Palace theater in Washington Heights, Manhattan; on Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 8pm. From $49. 🇲🇽
DJs Rich Medina and Sunny Cheeba spin the Discotechnique Soul Train disco party; at House of Yes in Bushwick, Brooklyn; on Saturday, May 20, 2023. from 10pm – 4am (9pm doors). Free to $41. 🇺🇸 🇵🇷
Sunday, May 21, 2023
Celebrate Ascension Day, when by tradition, Jesus ascended to heaven, on Thursday, May 21, 2023. ✝️
The Bronx Week Parade 2023 marches down Grand Concourse from 167th to 161st St; in Concourse, The Bronx; from 10am – 12pm. FREE! 🇺🇸 🇩🇴 🇵🇷
The Ninth Avenue International Food Festival is on Ninth Avenue between 42nd and 57th St in Hell’s Kitchen; on Sunday, May 21, 2023 from 10am – 6pm. FREE!
The 11th Frieze New York 2023 is a contemporary art fair of high-end international galleries from 27 countries; at The Shed in Hudson Yards, Manhattan; from May 17-21, 2023. 🇳🇮 🇧🇷 🇨🇴 🇫🇷 🇬🇹 🇮🇹 🇿🇦 🇪🇸
The Bronx Week 2023 Concert features Luisito Rosario, George Lamond, Sisqó, Frankie Negrón, Luis La Fama, and the Anthem Caribbean Band singing bachata, freestyle hip-hop, R&B, and salsa; at Joyce Kilmer Park in Concourse, The Bronx, from 12-6pm. 🇺🇸 🇩🇴 🇵🇷
The Bronx Week 2023 Food and Arts Festival is on Grand Concourse at 164th St; in Concourse, The Bronx; from 12-3pm. FREE!
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. 🇨🇺
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Things To Do in NYC Next Weekend: May 26-28, 2023
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