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Fall For Dance 2023 Celebrates 20 Years at New York City Center

New York City Center's Fall For Dance 2023 brings unique international dance companies to New York City at affordable prices. All tickets are $20 + fees. It's one of the best dance deals in town by one of New York City's major dance theaters. It always sells out. 20th Fall For Dance 2023 Fall for Dance 2023 presents five programs with three dance companies each; to … [Read more...] about Fall For Dance 2023 Celebrates 20 Years at New York City Center

Brooklyn Film Festival 2023 Screens Stories About Life & Those Who Live It

The Brooklyn Film Festival 2023 is an international film festival with an independent focus. It's Brooklyn! 26th Brooklyn Film Festival 2023 This year's festival focuses on stories about life and those who live it, or more succinctly "human times." Pretty much everyone walking around Brooklyn qualifies for that. Manhattan is dead. Long live Brooklyn! And Brooklynites … [Read more...] about Brooklyn Film Festival 2023 Screens Stories About Life & Those Who Live It

Drums Along the Hudson is a Native American & Multicultural Celebration of Drum, Song & Dance

Drums Along the Hudson 2023 is a Native American pow wow that has evolved into a multicultural celebration of drum, song and dance. No matter where you or your family are from, every culture has a drum! This celebration is held in Inwood Hill Park on the site of the old Lenape village, Manahatta's first nation. Of course, it's the most beautiful spot on the island. The … [Read more...] about Drums Along the Hudson is a Native American & Multicultural Celebration of Drum, Song & Dance

Happy Mother’s Day NYC 2023!

Our world is changing, but everyone still has a mom. Mother's Day in New York City 2023 The Latin way would be that everyone goes to Mom's house or a kid's house and we cook, eat, drink, talk, maybe dance a little, and that's about it. We just have a house party. But there are some things that your Mom might enjoy this year in New York City. Spanish Harlem … [Read more...] about Happy Mother’s Day NYC 2023!

African Diaspora International Film Festival 2023 is a World Full of Music & Soul

The African Diaspora International Film Festival 2o23 is a Harlem-based film festival about the experience of people of color around the world. African Diaspora International Film Festival 2023 The African Diaspora International Film Festival 2023 digs into the theme of "Music & Soul in the African Diaspora" as a force for social change. It's screening American, … [Read more...] about African Diaspora International Film Festival 2023 is a World Full of Music & Soul

May All the Colors Brighten Your Life on Holi, the South Asian Spring Festival of Colors

Holi is the South Asian spring "festival of colors" or "festival of love." It celebrates how love triumphs over evil. According to tradition, the dark-skinned Krishna wanted his light-skinned lover Radha to look like him, so he playfully smeared her with colors. It's such a fun festival, that South Asians and many peoples around the world celebrate. Holi NYC 2023 Holi … [Read more...] about May All the Colors Brighten Your Life on Holi, the South Asian Spring Festival of Colors

Dance on Camera Festival 2023 Brings Dance to the Big Screen at Film at Lincoln Center

The Dance on Camera Festival 2023 is a film festival of dance films co-produced by the Dance Films Association and Film at Lincoln Center. The world's longest-running dance film festival brings dance storytelling to the big screen, and connects dancers and dance companies with audiences they might not reach otherwise. 51st Dance on Camera Festival 2023 The 51st … [Read more...] about Dance on Camera Festival 2023 Brings Dance to the Big Screen at Film at Lincoln Center

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

Celebrate India Independence Day!

Celebrate India Independence Day (from the United Kingdom) on August 15, 1947. It was the day when the Indian Independence Act of 1947 became law. Are Indian-Americans Latin? Indian Americans are generally not Latin. But if you live in the Caribbean, you know we are blended together. Workers came from India to the former British colonies after abolition. Trinidad … [Read more...] about Celebrate India Independence Day!

Celebrate Diwali, the West Indian and South Asian Festival of Lights

Diwali, the West Indian and South Asian festival of lights, is a five-day festival that celebrates the triumph of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance. The tradition is celebrated in Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and Sikh communities of South Asia and the Diaspora. It is a national holiday in many countries. South Asia includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, … [Read more...] about Celebrate Diwali, the West Indian and South Asian Festival of Lights

Fall For Dance Festival 2022

The Fall For Dance Festival 2022 at New York City Center is one of the highlights of NYC's dance season. It presents leading international dancers and companies for just $20 per program. The shows always sellout, so buy your tickets as soon as they go on sale. 19th Fall For Dance Festival 2022 The 19th Fall For Dance Festival is at New York City Center in Midtown, … [Read more...] about Fall For Dance Festival 2022

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

Battery Dance Festival 2022 Presents 30 International Dance Companies for Free

The Battery Dance Festival 2022 is a free public dance festival that draws 30 international dance companies to New York City. There are in-person and live-streamed performances of both established dance companies and some very fine, young up-and-coming artists. Some festival participants offer $1 dance workshops which are of interest to professional and serious amateur … [Read more...] about Battery Dance Festival 2022 Presents 30 International Dance Companies for Free

Little Island’s Music & Dance Festival 2022 Taps Into Multicultural NYC

Little Island's Music & Dance Festival 2022 features Musical Masters, Percussive Dance, Generations of Dance, Black Women in Music, and more at Little Island in Hudson River Park off the Meatpacking District, July 20-31, 2022. $25/$45. littleisland.org 🇺🇸🇦🇹🇨🇺🇮🇳🇵🇷🇪🇸 Little Island's Music & Dance Festival 2022 Little Island's Music & Dance Festival 2022 taps … [Read more...] about Little Island’s Music & Dance Festival 2022 Taps Into Multicultural NYC

NYC Dance Week is 10 Days of Free Dance, Fitness & Wellness Classes

NYC Dance Week 2022 is ten days of free or discounted dance, fitness and wellness classes at all kinds of dance studios, all over New York City from June 9-18, 2022. nycdanceweek.org 🇦🇷🇨🇴🇨🇺🇩🇴🇫🇷🇬🇵🇮🇳🇵🇷🇪🇸 We only discovered dance in midlife, but social dancing has become our primary source of health, happiness, and friendship. It feels good to move. Dancing really isn't … [Read more...] about NYC Dance Week is 10 Days of Free Dance, Fitness & Wellness Classes

See NYC’s Cosmopolitan Mosaic Through Dance at Anita’s Way in Times Square

Cosmopolitan Mosaic, a live and digital dance and film performance inspired by NYC's cultural blend, is at Anita's Way in the Bank of America Tower in Times Square on Thu, Oct 28 from 3-6pm. FREE. chashama.org 🇵🇷🇮🇳🇺🇸 We Are All Part of NYC's Cosmopolitan Mosaic The show, curated by New York Puerto Rican Ashley C. Mariani (@camilleoncanvas), features work by 17 artists … [Read more...] about See NYC’s Cosmopolitan Mosaic Through Dance at Anita’s Way in Times Square

The 59th New York Film Festival 2021 is Back Live With Almodóvar’s “Parallel Mothers”

The 59th New York Film Festival 2021 is the older and more European of NYC's two biggest film festivals. 59th New York Film Festival 2021 The 59th New York Film Festival 2021 is at Film at Lincoln Center for two and a half weeks: Sep 24 - Oct 10, 2021. From $17. filmlinc.org The Festival opens with The Tragedy of Macbeth by Joel Coen at Alice Tully Hall and all Film … [Read more...] about The 59th New York Film Festival 2021 is Back Live With Almodóvar’s “Parallel Mothers”

Battery Dance Festival 2021 Brings the World of Dance to NYC

The 40th Battery Dance Festival 2021 features 56 performances, including 32 premieres, from 14 countries. Downtown is beautiful and safe now, but when Battery Dance started, it was very courageous to dance downtown. Today Battery Dance does international dance outreach and brings the best home to New York City. The Festival is outdoors so it is safer during the pandemic. … [Read more...] about Battery Dance Festival 2021 Brings the World of Dance to NYC

Pooja Uberoi Interview, the Queen of Bollywood Dance

In the Pooja Uberoi interview, the "Queen of Bollywood Dance" talks about her global career directing and choreography Bollywood productions, and her dream of bringing authentic Bollywood to Broadway. Uberoi is a globally recognized Bollywood dance director and choreographer. She teaches Bollywood actors to dance, and has directed and choreographed some of the biggest … [Read more...] about Pooja Uberoi Interview, the Queen of Bollywood Dance

NYC Dance Week Free Classes Closes with a 70s-80s Roller Skating Party in Brooklyn

NYC Dance Week is at nycdanceweek.org, June 10-20, 2021. It's the 10th Anniversary of this annual festival of ten days of free dance, fitness and wellness classes in New York City. This is just the thing we need to brush off the Covid cobwebs and get moving again. If you never danced, try it. It's easy. It's fun. It's good for your body and your mind. It's a great way to be … [Read more...] about NYC Dance Week Free Classes Closes with a 70s-80s Roller Skating Party in Brooklyn

PaleyFest 2021 Goes Behind-the-Scenes With the Biggest Stars on TV

PaleyFest 2021, the Paley Center for Media's television festival, offers free public access on yahoo.com/entertainment on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. PaleyFest is one of the leading television festivals in the United States. Since it is virtual this year, it is free and open to the general public. Get festival information at paleycenter.org It's great to see actors when … [Read more...] about PaleyFest 2021 Goes Behind-the-Scenes With the Biggest Stars on TV

It was Ladies Night, Especially for Beyoncé, at the 63rd Grammys 2021

The 63rd Grammys 2021 are live on CBS on Sunday, March 14, 2021 at 8pm ET. Jhené Aiko hosts a pre-show at 3pm ET. Grammys 2021 Winners It was Ladies Night because women won all the top awards. They didn't get in free. They won because they are great artists who work hard. Beyoncé was the night's brightest star. She won four Grammys making her the female artist with the … [Read more...] about It was Ladies Night, Especially for Beyoncé, at the 63rd Grammys 2021

NYC Restaurant Week “TO GO” Winter 2021 is Extended by Popular Demand

New York City adapts to the COVID-19 Pandemic by changing NYC Restaurant Week Winter 2021 into NYC Restaurant Week To Go Winter 2021 with $20.21 lunches or dinners to go, Monday-Sunday, January 25-31, 2021. Restaurants can chose to extend the promotion for another week through Sunday, February 7. It's extended to February 28. It's important that we buy local and support New … [Read more...] about NYC Restaurant Week “TO GO” Winter 2021 is Extended by Popular Demand

The 39th Battery Dance Festival goes Virtual for 2020

The Battery Dance Festival is New York City's longest-running free public dance festival. Now held at Wagner Park in Manhattan's Financial District, it's stage backdrop of New York Harbor and the Statue of Liberty is one of the world's most stunning dance stages. Battery Dance Festival curators have a truly unique global practice and perspective. The Battery Dance Festival … [Read more...] about The 39th Battery Dance Festival goes Virtual for 2020

Dance Theatre of Harlem Premieres Geoffrey Holder’s Trinidadian Ballet “Dougla” Online

Dance Theatre of Harlem builds up to the online premiere of the Geoffrey Holder masterpiece "Dougla" with a series of talks and workshops in its Virtual Ballet Series, Wednesday through Saturday, July 22-25, 2020. The ballet is a lush costume parade of a wedding ceremony. South Asian weddings go on for days with many costume changes. Style is an important sign of status in … [Read more...] about Dance Theatre of Harlem Premieres Geoffrey Holder’s Trinidadian Ballet “Dougla” Online