The Armory Show 2023 is New York City's big fall contemporary art fair. It anchors the Armory Week cluster of contemporary art fairs, and is currently run by a leadership team of women. The fair was acquired this year by Frieze, a London art magazine and art fair producer. Frieze produces the Frieze art fair which anchors New York's Frieze Week cluster of contemporary art … [Read more...] about The Armory Show Brings International Latin and African Galleries to New York
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Celebrate Yemayá, the Great Mother Orisha of the Sea
Yemayá is the Yoruba orisha of motherhood and the sea. She is often represented as a mermaid, but is not just a mermaid. She is the great mother of us all and represents Mother Earth, the life giver. As the patron of women, she is associated with the moon which has a powerful influence on women. The Mother of the Fish In the Yoruba language, Yemayá's name means "mother … [Read more...] about Celebrate Yemayá, the Great Mother Orisha of the Sea
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 Elevates International Women’s Soccer
The FIFA Women's World Cup 2023, the top women's soccer tournament, is in Australia and New Zealand from July 20 to August 20, 2023. Qualifying Latin Teams International soccer is organized into regional federations. CONCACAF is the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football. CONMEBOL is the Confederación Sudamamericana de … [Read more...] about FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 Elevates International Women’s Soccer
On African Yoruba New Year 2023 E ku odun, eku iyedun!
Yoruba New Year's Eve is June 3 in Yorubaland in parts of Nigeria, Benin and Togo. Yoruba traditions in the Americas are different. Yoruba New Year is one of the proof points of how blended we are in the Americas. You might not think this affects New York City, but it does. The big celebrations in Puerto Rico match the European American holidays from November to … [Read more...] about On African Yoruba New Year 2023 E ku odun, eku iyedun!
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
The New York African Film Festival 2023 Free Forms into Film Africa
The New York African Film Festival 2023 celebrates its 30th Anniversary of "free forms" at Film at Lincoln Center and Maysles Center. The festival wraps up as Film Africa at Brooklyn Academy of Music: BAM. We are at the beginning of a global renaissance of African and African Diaspora culture. This time it includes the voices and creative power of women, the very guardians … [Read more...] about The New York African Film Festival 2023 Free Forms into Film Africa
Latin Roots of New York Fashion Week 2023 Fall Winter Collections
New York Fashion Week 2023 Fall Winter collections are shown in February 2023. How to See New York Fashion Week 2023 Fall Winter Shows New York Fashion Week used to be for the trade only, but it's become more commercial in the social media era. You're a New Yorker, and New Yorkers always find a way. New York Fashion Week 2023 Fall Winter Official New York Fashion … [Read more...] about Latin Roots of New York Fashion Week 2023 Fall Winter Collections
Bushwick Film Festival 2022 Features Over 100 Independent Films from Brooklyn and the World
The Bushwick Film Festival 2022 was founded by Liberia-born, NYU Steinhardt graduate, Kweighbaye Kotee in 2007 to provide opportunities to Brooklyn filmmakers of color. There are feature narrative and documentary films, plus many shorts. It's like other film festivals with actors and directors, premieres, networking and Q&As. But it also has a strong community … [Read more...] about Bushwick Film Festival 2022 Features Over 100 Independent Films from Brooklyn and the World
New York Philharmonic “Oyá” Reopens David Geffen Hall with Brazilian Composer Marcos Balter’s Work on the Yoruba Orisha of Rebirth
The New York Philharmonic opens the new David Geffen Hall with New York Brazilian composer Marcos Balter's sound and light composition "Oyá," about the Yoruba Orisha of Rebirth. This is mind-blowing and wonderful. We had to look twice to be sure that the New York Philharmonic was really playing a concert about our beloved Yoruba Orisha Oyá. New York Philharmonic … [Read more...] about New York Philharmonic “Oyá” Reopens David Geffen Hall with Brazilian Composer Marcos Balter’s Work on the Yoruba Orisha of Rebirth
Michael Olatuja Lagos Pepper Soup Plays Broadway Afrobeat in Times Square for Carnegie Hall Citywide
Michael Olatuja is a New York Nigerian bassist, composer, and producer known for his work with major Pop artists, Broadway musicals, and movies. He plays bass like a lead instrument and his music is very cinematic. Olatuja is so respected in the industry that top artists work with him. He's also really a chef. Michael Olatuja plays highlights from his album "Lagos Pepper … [Read more...] about Michael Olatuja Lagos Pepper Soup Plays Broadway Afrobeat in Times Square for Carnegie Hall Citywide
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
BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn 2022 Brings A Global Party to Prospect Park!
The BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn 2022 summer festival is at the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park, Brooklyn from June 8 - Aug 6, 2022. There are a few benefit shows, but most concerts are free. bricartsmedia.org #CelebrateBrooklyn BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn 2022 Free shows are first come - first serve. RSVPs are for information only. They do not hold a space. If you really … [Read more...] about BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn 2022 Brings A Global Party to Prospect Park!
FELA! The Concert Gets Everyone Singing & Dancing at the Queens Theatre
FELA! The Concert, the Fela Kuti story featuring members of the original Broadway cast, is at the Queens Theatre in Flushing Meadows Corona Park on Saturday, July 16, 2022 at 8pm. From $25. 🇳🇬 Earlier at 5:30pm, the FELA! cast leads a community drum circle at the Unisphere in Flushing Meadows Corona Park at 5:30pm. FREE with registration. 🇳🇬 Fela Kuti Fela Kuti … [Read more...] about FELA! The Concert Gets Everyone Singing & Dancing at the Queens Theatre
DanceAfrica 2022 Calls Our Ancestors to BAM
The 45th DanceAfrica 2022 dance festival presents five guest African dance companies with the Arkestra Afrika, BAM RestorationArt Dance Youth Ensemble and DanceAfrica Spirit Walkers at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) in Fort Greene over Memorial Day Weekend, Fri-Mon, May 27-30, 2022. From $35. bam.org 🇬🇭🇬🇳🇲🇱🇳🇬 🇨🇺🇭🇹🇩🇴🇵🇷🇹🇹 In addition to performances, the Festival features … [Read more...] about DanceAfrica 2022 Calls Our Ancestors to BAM
The Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2022 is More Relevant Than Ever
The Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2022 screens movies from around the world that highlight the challenges we face as one planet and one people. Human rights used to be a little on the fringe, but the climate, ecological and social issues that we face today make human rights a core issue. Somehow it is all tied together. In our Indigenous state, we have a symbiotic … [Read more...] about The Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2022 is More Relevant Than Ever
New York Fashion Week September 2021 is Reborn
New York Fashion Week (NYFW) used to be for the trade only and very elegant. Major designers from around the world presented because it was the big show in the world media capital. [Editor Keith Widyolar was a fashion photographer who used to shoot fashion weeks in New York and Saõ Paulo.] But in the last decade, NYFW became an expensive, consumer-oriented social media … [Read more...] about New York Fashion Week September 2021 is Reborn
New Directors/New Films 2021 Screens the Future
The New Directors/New Films 2021 film festival by Film at Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art, is hybrid in-person/virtual at Film at Lincoln Center and newdirectors.org April 28 - May 8, 2021. $12. Many films are available for streaming for several days after the festival's official ending. Film at Lincoln Center is offering a special deal to New York Latin Culture … [Read more...] about New Directors/New Films 2021 Screens the Future
African Diaspora International Film Festival Sees Contemporary Africa Through African Eyes
The African Diaspora International Film Festival 2021 is virtual at nyadiff.org over Memorial Day Weekend, from Friday, May 28 to Monday, May 31, 2021. $7 (pay what you can). An All Access Pass is $65 Films can be screened in the U.S. and U.S. colonies. This is a really interesting film festival because it screens films from countries we don't hear about much in New York … [Read more...] about African Diaspora International Film Festival Sees Contemporary Africa Through African Eyes
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
28th New York African Film Festival Presents Women’s Voices
The 28th New York African Festival 2021 is virtual at filmlinc.org from Thursday, February 4-14, 2021. $12. An all-access pass to all fifteen film is $100. The festival of ten features and 21 short films is a co-production of Film at Lincoln Center and African Film Festival New York. Films can be streamed across the United States. We are living through a moment when … [Read more...] about 28th New York African Film Festival Presents Women’s Voices
The Public Theater’s Under the Radar 2021 Theatre Festival Presents Black, Latin & Asian Voices
The Under the Radar Festival is the Public Theater's January festival of new theatre. The festival always includes some Latin artists. 17th Under the Radar Festival 2021 To keep New Yorkers safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, the 17th Under the Radar Festival is virtual at publictheater.org from January 6-17, 2021. FREE The festival is always inclusive, but this year … [Read more...] about The Public Theater’s Under the Radar 2021 Theatre Festival Presents Black, Latin & Asian Voices
BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! 2018
The BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! festival is an annual summer festival of FREE music, dance, and spoken word in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. 40th BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! The 40th anniversary festival is June 5 - August 11, 2018. The Festival's Latin shows are from June 9 - July 21, 2018. BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! June 2018 https://youtu.be/CoLUGrZgkCo Los Lobos, the East LA … [Read more...] about BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! 2018