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The Lower East Side Archive contains New York Latin Culture Magazine's feature coverage of Latin culture in the Lower East Side since 2018.

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TeatroFest NYC 2023 is 210 Performances of 20 Latin Productions in 9 Latin Theaters Across New York City

TeatroFest NYC 2023 (tannujannu/Adobe)

TeatroFest NYC 2023 is a citywide festival of Latin drama, dance and music. It's produced by the Alliance of Teatros Latinos NY to increase the market power of New York's Latin theaters by working together. TeatroFest NYC 2023 TeatroFest NYC 2023 is at Teatro Circulo, IATI Theater, INTAR Theatre, LATEA Theatre, Repertorio Español and Teatro SEA in Manhattan; Pregones … [Read more...] about TeatroFest NYC 2023 is 210 Performances of 20 Latin Productions in 9 Latin Theaters Across New York City

Bárbara Martínez & ALBA Musik Fundraiser for DAWN, their new album, is a Celebration of Sevilla’s Feria de Abril

Bárbara Martínez and ALBA Musik fundraiser for DAWN (courtesy)

The Bárbara Martínez & ALBA Musik Fundraiser for DAWN, is a New York celebration of Sevilla's Feria de Abril, in the Lower East Side. La Feria de Abril is the spring festival in Sevilla, Spain, the flamenco heartland. New York Venezuelan Bárbara Martínez is one of The City's busiest flamenco singers and dancers. ALBA Musik is her duo with New York Spanish guitarist … [Read more...] about Bárbara Martínez & ALBA Musik Fundraiser for DAWN, their new album, is a Celebration of Sevilla’s Feria de Abril

The Lunar New Year Parade NYC 2023 Has Dragons Dance Through Manhattan Chinatown to the Lower East Side

Lunar New Year Parade (Julie Feinstein/Dreamstime)

The Lunar New Year Parade NYC 2023 is an old Chinese and East Asian tradition. The dragon dances through the streets to ward off evil spirits. The dancers pick up tips from businesses on the route. It's a Chinese tradition that is celebrated by the Chinese Diaspora throughout East Asia, Southeast Asia, and wherever there are chinatowns. 25th Lunar New Year Parade NYC … [Read more...] about The Lunar New Year Parade NYC 2023 Has Dragons Dance Through Manhattan Chinatown to the Lower East Side

Lunar New Year Firecracker Ceremony and Cultural Festival 2023

Lunar New Year Firecracker Ceremony and Cultural Festival (Plej92/Dreamstime)

New York's Lunar New Year Firecracker Ceremony and Cultural Festival 2023 is a firecracker lighting ceremony with Chinese dance, culture, and food in Manhattan, Chinatown. At Lunar New Year, we light firecrackers to scare away bad spirits. We don't just light single firecrackers, we light strings and walls of firecrackers. You've never seen anything quite like this. … [Read more...] about Lunar New Year Firecracker Ceremony and Cultural Festival 2023

Sueño de Reyes – Dream of Kings Imagines the 3 Kings Arriving in Puerto Rico

Sueño de Reyes - Dream of Kings (Mike Hernandez/Adobe)

Sueño de Reyes - Dream of Kings is children's theater that imagines the Three Kings arriving in Puerto Rico instead of Bethlehem. Sueño de Reyes - Dream of Kings Sueño de Reyes - Dream of Kings; children's theater that imagines the Three Kings arriving in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico instead of Bethlehem; is at Teatro SEA in Manhattan's Lower East Side; Saturday-Sunday, … [Read more...] about Sueño de Reyes – Dream of Kings Imagines the 3 Kings Arriving in Puerto Rico

Salsa Stories Sound of Light Edition is an Immersive Multimedia Salsa Block Party

Salsa Stories (Bianka Widakay)

Salsa Stories Sound of Light Edition is an immersive multimedia Salsa block party. It brings Salsa music and dancing, free dance classes, photo and video exhibitions, to the New York City streets where Salsa as we know it today was born. Salsa Stories Sound of Light Edition South Bronx is at the Open Street on Kelly St (between Ave St John & Legget Ave) in Longwood, … [Read more...] about Salsa Stories Sound of Light Edition is an Immersive Multimedia Salsa Block Party

The 35th Loisaida Festival 2022 is Taking It Back to Our Streets

Loisaida Festival with Batala NYC (Loisaida Inc)

The 35th Loisaida Festival is taking it back to our streets on Avenue C (Avenida Loisaida) in the East Village, rain or shine, on Sun, May 29, 2022 from 12-5pm. loisaida.org 🇧🇷🇨🇺🇵🇷 Loisaida Festival 2022 The Loisaida Festival 2022 offers street food and artisanal crafts with live entertainment on several stages. The Festival is also being broadcast on cable on Loisaida TV … [Read more...] about The 35th Loisaida Festival 2022 is Taking It Back to Our Streets

¡Que Viva Loisaida Festival 2021!

Loisaida Festival (Ryan John Lee/Loisaida Center)

The Loisaida Festival 2021 street fair goes virtual at loisaidafest.nyc on Sunday, May 23 and Sunday, May 30, 2021 at 2pm. FREE 34th Loisaida Festival 2021 The festival normally draws about 25,000 people to the Lower East Side. This year we can't gather because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead we'll gather virtually with the whole Loisaida diaspora. The Festival is … [Read more...] about ¡Que Viva Loisaida Festival 2021!

Nydia Velázquez

Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez of New York's 7th District.

Nydia M. Velázquez has been the U.S. Congresswoman for New York's 7th Congressional District since 1992. She was the first Latina on the New York City Council and is the first Puerto Rican woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Nydia's campaign (velazquez.house.gov) Nydia Velázquez wins Reelection Velázquez was reelected for two more years on November 6, … [Read more...] about Nydia Velázquez

Carlina Rivera

Courtesy of Carlina Rivera

Carlina Rivera is a young protege of New York City Council member Rosie Mendez. Rivera is a New Yorker with a Puerto Rican heritage. She was born in Bellevue Hospital and raised in the Lower East Side. Rivera has a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Marist College (2006). Rivera is a Democrat. New York Latin Culture Endorses Carlina Rivera Rivera is a grass-roots … [Read more...] about Carlina Rivera

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