Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture is the performing arts center of Hostos Community College (CUNY) in Mott Haven, The Bronx. Its curation is adventurous. Hostos presents artists you won't see anywhere else, and tickets are cheaper. For students with ID, tickets can be as little as $5. Hostos Center is not commercial. It's educational. It's Hostos! Venues … [Read more...] about Hostos Center is One of the Northeast’s Top Latin Performing Arts Centers
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Loisaida Festival 2023 Kicks Off Summer in Alphabet City
The 36th Loisaida Festival 2023 kicks off summer in Alphabet City in the East Village with a community parade, live music, theatre, street food, artisanal crafts, and lots of family activities; on Avenue C (Loisaida Avenue) between 5th and 12th St in the East Village; on Sunday, May 28, 2023 from 12-5pm. FREE! The neighborhood used to be called the Lower East Side. It got … [Read more...] about Loisaida Festival 2023 Kicks Off Summer in Alphabet City
152nd Street Festival 2023 is Basically a Bronx Fiesta Patronales or Taíno Areíto
The 152nd Street Festival 2023 launches the 2023 National Puerto Rican Day Parade celebrations with a family street fair of live music, dancing, food, and activities for little Boricuas, on 152nd St between Jackson and Tinton Ave in Longwood, The Bronx; on Saturday, May 27, 2023. 🇵🇷 Bring la bandera mas bonita and get ready for some good bomba, plena, and música jíbara; … [Read more...] about 152nd Street Festival 2023 is Basically a Bronx Fiesta Patronales or Taíno Areíto
Dance Parade NYC 2023 DanceFest Gets over 10,000 New Yorkers Dancing in the Streets
The 17th Dance Parade NYC 2023 is 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. FREE! 🇧🇴 🇧🇷 🇨🇺 🇨🇴 🇩🇴 🇮🇹 🇯🇲 🇲🇽 🇳🇬 🇵🇪 🇵🇷 🇪🇸 🇹🇹 Dance Parade NYC 2023 Parade Route The parade starts on Sixth Avenue this year. It is … [Read more...] about Dance Parade NYC 2023 DanceFest Gets over 10,000 New Yorkers Dancing in the Streets
Remember Roberto Roena, El Señor Bongó!
Roberto Roena, "El Señor Bongó," is a Puerto Rican bomba and salsa legend who rose to prominence with Cortijo y Su Combo, was a founding member of El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, went solo as Roberto Roena y Su Apollo Sound and became a FANIA All-Star. Roena died last night on September 23, 2021. We are writing this from Ultimo Trolley in Santurce, across the street from … [Read more...] about Remember Roberto Roena, El Señor Bongó!
El Museo Three Kings Day 2023 Celebration is Family Fun
The El Museo Three Kings Day 2023 Celebration marks the Hispanic gift-giving day at the end of the Christmas Season, in "El Barrio" East Harlem, one of New York's traditional Latin neighborhoods. El Museo Three Kings Day 2023 Celebration The 46th Three Kings Day Parade is nearby on Park Avenue in "El Barrio" East Harlem from 11am - 12noon. The El Museo Three Kings … [Read more...] about El Museo Three Kings Day 2023 Celebration is Family Fun
Aloha Boricua is a Puerto Rican Musical About the Migration to Hawaii
"Aloha Boricua" is Jorge B. Merced's musical about the Puerto Rican migration to Hawaii at the turn of the 20th century. Aloha Boricua Jorge B. Merced’s musical “Aloha Boricua” tells the story of the Puerto Rican migration to Hawaii at the turn of the 20th century through bomba, plena, música Jíbara and reggaeton at the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater in Hell’s … [Read more...] about Aloha Boricua is a Puerto Rican Musical About the Migration to Hawaii
Papo Vázquez Celebrates 40 Years of Jazz in a Holiday Parranda Concert with his Mighty Pirates Troubadours, Camille Thurman & Héctor Cordero
Papo Vázquez is a Puerto Rican jazz trombonist who is an NEA Latino Master and Grammy nominee with a long, storied career. He connects Puerto Rico's bomba tradition with jazz, and the 1970s golden age of New York salsa. His band is the Mighty Pirates Troubadours. Papo Vázquez in New York City Papo Vázquez and the Mighty Pirates Troubadours play a Puerto Rican holiday … [Read more...] about Papo Vázquez Celebrates 40 Years of Jazz in a Holiday Parranda Concert with his Mighty Pirates Troubadours, Camille Thurman & Héctor Cordero
The CCCADI Hurricane Fiona Puerto Rico Benefit Supports Caribbean Artists & Cultural Workers at City Winery
CCCADI's Hurricane Fiona Emergency Relief Fund The CCCADI Hurricane Fiona Puerto Rico Benefit for the Emergency Relief Fund for Caribbean Artists & Cultural Workers supports artists in need who may not be receiving government help. Artists and cultural workers deserve our support because they are the island's soul and the glue of our communities. Culture usually … [Read more...] about The CCCADI Hurricane Fiona Puerto Rico Benefit Supports Caribbean Artists & Cultural Workers at City Winery
Arte Pa’ Mi Gente 2022 Children’s Arts Festival is at The Clemente
Arte Pa' Mi Gente 2022 is a multidisciplinary children's arts festival produced by Teatro SEA at The Clemente. The title means "Art for my people" written with a Caribbean accent. The title recalls Hector Lavoe's anthem "Mi Gente." "¿Mi Gente? Ustedes." Arte Pa' Mi Gente 2022 The Arte Pa' Mi Gente 2022 children's arts festival celebrates the theme "Archipelago of … [Read more...] about Arte Pa’ Mi Gente 2022 Children’s Arts Festival is at The Clemente