Junta Hispana 2023 is a family-oriented festival of Latin food, music, dance, beauty, and folklore from 20 Spanish-speaking countries of the Americas. Sort of a casual Latin World’s Fair, it’s even on the Flushing Meadows Corona Park location of the 1964 New York World’s Fair. The festival is produced by Bravo and Ctown Supermarkets which sell many Latin products in Latin … [Read more...] about Junta Hispana 2023 is a Family Festival of Latin Culture in Queens
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Queens Hispanic Parade is a Grand Community Celebration
The Queens Hispanic Parade 2023 celebrates the diversity, traditions, folklore and unity of the Queens Hispanic community. Founded in 1976, the parade is a series of community events including: a parade queen coronation, gala, and parade. Queens is probably the most diverse region on the planet. It's the starting point for many New Yorkers. Wherever you are from, there is … [Read more...] about Queens Hispanic Parade is a Grand Community Celebration
Hispanic Heritage Month 2023 Isn’t About Spanish Culture Any More
Hispanic Heritage Month 2023 isn't about Spanish culture, it's about us, the Americans of the Americas who come together in the United States, and especially New York City, the capital of the Latin world. We meditate on Hispanic Heritage Month every year, because as New Yorkers traveling constantly in the Caribbean and Latin America, our understanding of what it means to be … [Read more...] about Hispanic Heritage Month 2023 Isn’t About Spanish Culture Any More
Frieze New York 2023 Brings International Galleries to One of NYC’s Contemporary Art Cores
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. 🇳🇮 🇧🇷 🇨🇴 🇫🇷 🇬🇹 🇮🇹 🇿🇦 🇪🇸 Frieze New York is one of the pillars of New York City's art season. It's a best-of-the-best spring contemporary art fair. Frieze Week is a cluster of contemporary art fairs … [Read more...] about Frieze New York 2023 Brings International Galleries to One of NYC’s Contemporary Art Cores
Chosen Memories at MoMA Finds the Needle in the Haystack of Contemporary Latin American Art
by Keith Widyolar Chosen Memories: Contemporary Latin American Art from the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Gift and Beyond is a major exhibition of Latin American artists who have used history as inspiration during the contemporary period of the last 40 years. Chosen Memories That's an interesting title. These artists were inspired by Latin America's rich past, so they … [Read more...] about Chosen Memories at MoMA Finds the Needle in the Haystack of Contemporary Latin American Art
International Workers Day or Labor Day is a National Holiday in Much of the Latin World
International Workers Day on May 1 celebrates the organized labor movement. It's a popular day to protest for workers' and civil rights, which is something that both Latin Americans and Latin Europeans seem to enjoy. It's not a big deal in the United States, but is in the Latin world. Owners don't like it because they don't want to be unionized, but workers see it as their … [Read more...] about International Workers Day or Labor Day is a National Holiday in Much of the Latin World
Fashion Designers of Latin America 2023 Fall Winter Collections are the Latin Part of New York Fashion Week
Fashion Designers of Latin America 2023 Fall Winter collections bring top Latin fashion designers from the Caribbean, Latin America, and Europe to New York City runways. The organization was founded by Albania Rosario, who didn't even speak English when she arrived in New York City from the Dominican Republic in 2000. A New York City Council member helped her launch … [Read more...] about Fashion Designers of Latin America 2023 Fall Winter Collections are the Latin Part of New York Fashion Week
Celebrate Our Lady of Candelaria, Patron Saint of Tenerife, Canary Islands; the African Diaspora; and Miners
Our Lady of Candelaria (Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria or La Virgen de Candelaria) is the patron saint of Tenerife in the Canary Islands (Spanish islands off the African coast of Morocco). In the Colonial Period, many Canary Islanders moved to the Caribbean and South America. She has been adopted as the patron saint of many Black communities across the Americas including … [Read more...] about Celebrate Our Lady of Candelaria, Patron Saint of Tenerife, Canary Islands; the African Diaspora; and Miners
Wish Ricardo Arjona a Happy Birthday!
Ricardo Arjona is a Guatemalan Pop star known for his social conscience. Ricardo Arjona brings his Blanco y Negro Tour of Guatemalan Pop to Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, Fri & Sun, May 20 & 22 at 8pm. From $60. prucenter.com 🇬🇹 He Started Out as a Regular Guy Edgar Ricardo Arjona Morales was born in Jocotenango, Guatemala on January 19, 1964. He … [Read more...] about Wish Ricardo Arjona a Happy Birthday!
New York Jewish Film Festival 2023 Screens the World at Film at Lincoln Center
The 32nd New York Jewish Film Festival 2023 screens the Jewish experience from around the world. 32nd New York Jewish Film Festival 2023 The 32nd New York Jewish Film Festival 2023, coproduced with the Jewish Museum, screens 29 Jewish films from around the world; at Film at Lincoln Center in the Walter Reade Theater; from January 12-23, 2023. 🇺🇸 🇬🇹 | 🇫🇷 🇮🇹 🇪🇸 | 🇿🇦 | 🇮🇱 … [Read more...] about New York Jewish Film Festival 2023 Screens the World at Film at Lincoln Center
Celebrate National Chocolate Day and the Indigenous Mesoamerican Flavor
Today we think of good chocolate as perhaps Swiss or Belgian, but chocolate is very American. Chocolate is made from cacao seeds which are native to the upper Amazon. This is prehistory, so the story keeps developing, but the earliest archeological evidence of cacao cultivation is believed to be in Ecuador. After that, the earliest archeological evidence of cacao has been … [Read more...] about Celebrate National Chocolate Day and the Indigenous Mesoamerican Flavor
New York Marathon 2022 is Fun to Run and Fun to Watch
The New York Marathon 2022 brings about 50,000 runners from around the world to all five New York City boroughs (counties). Cheering for thousands of people as they run past is a pretty good feeling. Everyone gets pumped up. If you're not running, it's fun to have lunch somewhere on the marathon route. First Avenue in Manhattan has many restaurants. It may seem silly, … [Read more...] about New York Marathon 2022 is Fun to Run and Fun to Watch
Day of the Dead NYC 2022 Día de los Muertos is a Three-Day Family Celebration of Life
Day of the Dead NYC 2022 (Día de los Muertos) is a family tradition of remembering ancestors and tending their graves. There is nothing bad or scary about it. As a blend of American and European traditions, the celebration takes many forms around the world, including in Brazil, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Philippines, and Spain. Depending on the country, … [Read more...] about Day of the Dead NYC 2022 Día de los Muertos is a Three-Day Family Celebration of Life
Hispanic Heritage Month NYC 2022 is a Celebration of the Global Heritage of the Americas
Hispanic Heritage Month NYC 2022 is a U.S. national celebration of Latin culture and the contributions of Latin peoples to the United States. The celebration from September 15 to October 15 frames the independence days of Central America (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua), Mexico and Chile. The Spanish national day is included too. … [Read more...] about Hispanic Heritage Month NYC 2022 is a Celebration of the Global Heritage of the Americas
The Hispanic Day Parade NYC 2022 (Desfile de la Hispanidad) Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month on Fifth Avenue!
The Hispanic Day Parade NYC 2022 is one of the highlights of NYC's Hispanic Heritage Month celebration of Hispanic Latinx culture. There are 21 Spanish-speaking countries in the world. Several more share some Hispanic Heritage from the Colonial Era. Hispanic Day Parade NYC 2022 The parade is actually a series of events. The Hispanic Day Parade's El Gran Noche … [Read more...] about The Hispanic Day Parade NYC 2022 (Desfile de la Hispanidad) Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month on Fifth Avenue!
NYC Off-Broadway Week 2022, 2-for-1 Tickets is Back!
NYC Off-Broadway Week 2022 is a popular 2-for-1 ticket promotion to Off-Broadway shows in New York City. In a way, it's more important than Broadway Week because Latin artists have a stronger presence in Off-Broadway. NYC Off-Broadway Week 2022 NYC Off-Broadway Week 2022 is September 26 - October 9, 2022. OBW22 is the 2-for-1 ticket promotion code. 🇦🇷🇨🇱🇨🇺🇩🇴🇬🇹🇪🇸 Latin … [Read more...] about NYC Off-Broadway Week 2022, 2-for-1 Tickets is Back!
Celebrate Guatemalan Independence Day!
Guatemalan Independence Day is September 15. Guatemala was the central homeland of Mayan culture. Spaniards colonized the region in the 1520s. In 1609, the region became part of the Spanish Captaincy General of Guatemala. It controlled Central America from Guatemala City. Guatemalan Independence Day It commemorates the day on September 15, 1821 when a regional congress … [Read more...] about Celebrate Guatemalan Independence Day!
Celebrate the Feast of St. James, Patron Saint of Loíza Aldea Puerto Rico, Spain, and Guatemala
Saint James the Greater was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He is the patron saint of Spain and Guatemala. He is also the patron saint of Galicia, the nation-state in the northwest corner of Spain, and many small towns across the Latin world including Loíza, Puerto Rico. Saint James In this epoch when we are reexamining the meaning of icons of identity, Saint … [Read more...] about Celebrate the Feast of St. James, Patron Saint of Loíza Aldea Puerto Rico, Spain, and Guatemala
Junta Hispana 2022 is Back in Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Junta Hispana 2022 is a family-oriented street fair of Latin culture with food, music, dance and folklore from 20 Spanish-speaking countries. It is sort of a Latin World's Fair. It's even on the Flushing Meadows Corona Park location of the 1964 New York World's Fair. There is entertainment for kids and grown-ups too. There's a children's play area, art center and coloring … [Read more...] about Junta Hispana 2022 is Back in Flushing Meadows Corona Park
The Queens Hispanic Parade 2022 is Back in Jackson Heights
The Queens Hispanic Parade 2022 in Jackson Heights is a grand Hispanic Heritage Month celebration of the many Latin cultures in Queens. The borough is the most diverse urban area on Earth. The parade celebrates folkloric traditions with floats, music and lots more. Queens Hispanic Parade 2022 The Queens Hispanic Parade 2022 marches on 37th Avenue from 69th St to … [Read more...] about The Queens Hispanic Parade 2022 is Back in Jackson Heights
The Armory Show 2022 has a Latin American and LatinX Focus at Javits Center
The Armory Show is one of NYC's major contemporary art fairs. it started in 1994. The name is a reference to the New York Armory Show of 1913 which introduced Modern Art to American audiences. Armory Week is a cluster of contemporary art fairs at the same time as the Armory Show. Armory Show 2022 The Armory Show contemporary art fair is at Javits Center … [Read more...] about The Armory Show 2022 has a Latin American and LatinX Focus at Javits Center
The Frieze New York Contemporary Art Fair Celebrates NYC’s Creative Spirit at The Shed
Frieze New York 2022 is at The Shed in Hudson Yards, May 18-22, 2022. frieze.com This season over 65 major galleries focus on New York City's creative spirit. The Frieze Viewing Room offers a virtual first look at the art fair from May 13-22. Free. frieze.com Latin Galleries at Frieze New York 2022 Frieze is a great opportunity to see artists represented by major … [Read more...] about The Frieze New York Contemporary Art Fair Celebrates NYC’s Creative Spirit at The Shed