The 73rd UN General Assembly (UNGA 73) opens for its 193 member countries at UN Headquarters in Midtown East, Manhattan on Tuesday, September 18, 2018. The high-level General Debate starts Tuesday, September 25, 2018 and ends about two weeks later on Friday, October 5, 2018. The big shots come in this second week. During the General Debate, traffic in Midtown East is … [Read more...] about UN General Assembly 73 (2018) UNGA 73
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Fashion Designers of Latin America SS 2019 (September 2018)
Fashion Designers of Latin America (formerly Uptown Fashion Week) is a semi-annual fashion show during New York Fashion Week. Fashion Designers of Latin America Spring Summer 2019 See the Spring Summer 2019 collections of Fashion Designers of Latin America, Tuesday - Wednesday, September 11 - 12, 2018. Once again, the lead designer is Spanish fashion legend Agatha … [Read more...] about Fashion Designers of Latin America SS 2019 (September 2018)
Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), the big North American film festivalr
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Canada is September 6 - 16, 2018. It's the biggest North American film festival. Many of the films we see next year will be seen here first. Toronto International Film Festival 2018 Some films credit multiple countries. Argentine Films Altiplano by Malena Szlam (Wavelengths) El Angel by Luis Ortega … [Read more...] about Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), the big North American film festivalr
New York Yankees reach the 2018 American League Division Series
The New York Yankees play Major League Baseball in the American League East division at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx from March through September. The Bronx Bombers' main rivals are the Boston Red Sox and the New York Mets. The Yankees are 27-time World Champions. The last championship was 2009 against the Philadelphia Phillies. The 2000 World Series with the New York Mets … [Read more...] about New York Yankees reach the 2018 American League Division Series
New York Fashion Week Women’s SS 2019 (September 2018)
New York Fashion Week Women's is from September 6 - 12, 2018. New York Fashion Week September 2018 Designers are showing Spring Summer 2019 collections. New York Fashion Week Schedule Thursday, September 6 No Latin designers are showing today. Friday, September 7 French shoe designer Chloe Gosselin does a fashion presentation from 11 am - 1 pm. Lebanese - … [Read more...] about New York Fashion Week Women’s SS 2019 (September 2018)
LAMC 2018
LAMC, the Latin Alternative Music Conference is an annual July music industry conference and festival of Spanish-language alternative rock produced by Los Angeles-based Nacional Records at Central Park SummerStage and other venues around town. https://youtu.be/mW5azdqj8WQ LAMC 2018 ~ Tuesday, July 10 LAMC Midsummer Night Swing: Orquesta El Macabeo Orquesta El … [Read more...] about LAMC 2018
Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2018
The Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2018 is at Film Society of Lincoln Center from June 14 - 21, 2018. $10 - $15 Get tickets Human Rights Watch Human Rights Watch is a New York-based, international non-governmental organization that advocates for human rights around the world. Human Rights Watch was founded in 1978 to monitor the Soviet Union's compliance with … [Read more...] about Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2018
Bryant Park Dance Party 2018
The Bryant Park Dance Party is a free Wednesday evening series of Latin dance parties at Bryant Park in Midtown, Manhattan from May 2 - June 8, 2018. Bryant Park Dance Party The Party is produced by Talia Castro-Pozo, the queen of Latin parties in New York City. Learn to dance with free basic lessons from 6 pm - 7 pm.Then try out your moves to live music from … [Read more...] about Bryant Park Dance Party 2018
40th Artexpo 2018 with SOLO and FOTO SOLO at Pier 94
Artexpo is one of New York City's big art fairs. It claims to be the world's largest fine art fair by saying that more industry people attend Artexpo than other fairs. About 35,000 people will explore art at the fair including over 5,000 industry folks. The art is mostly commercial art and design. 40th Artexpo 2018 The 40th anniversary Artexpo is at Pier 94 in … [Read more...] about 40th Artexpo 2018 with SOLO and FOTO SOLO at Pier 94
Ballet Hispánico Spring 2018 Season at The Joyce
Ballet Hispánico Ballet Hispánico is America's leading Latino dance company. It works at the intersection where Latin and American culture come together. The touring company and its Instituto Coreográfico develops the work of Hispanic and Luso choreographers. The Company's ballet school teaches classical dance to children and young professionals. It also does arts … [Read more...] about Ballet Hispánico Spring 2018 Season at The Joyce
19th Havana Film Festival New York 2018 new Latin American cinema
Havana Film Festival New York The Havana Film Festival New York (HFFNY) celebrates excellence in Latin American cinema. It partners with Havana, Cuba's International Festival of New Latin American Cinema to showcase Latin filmmakers and films. The Festival screens premieres and retrospectives, and presents panels and Q&As where fans can speak with filmmakers. It is … [Read more...] about 19th Havana Film Festival New York 2018 new Latin American cinema
New York Mets 2018 Season Ends in 4th Place
The New York Mets play Major League Baseball in the National League East at Citi Field in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens from March through September. 2018 New York Mets Home Schedule These home games are at Citi Field in Flushing Meadows – Corona Park, Queens. March 2018 St. Louis Cardinals (2 - 1) March 29. Win 9 - 4. (Home Opener) March 31. Win 6 - 2 April … [Read more...] about New York Mets 2018 Season Ends in 4th Place
6th Colombian Film Festival NY 2018
The Colombian Film Festival NY is an annual festival of new Colombian cinema. It's the biggest Colombian film festival outside of Colombia. The Festival was founded by Juan Carvajal in 2013. He is the co-founder and artistic director of IndieBo, the Bogotá Independent Film Festival in Colombia. 6th Colombian Film Festival NY 2018 The 6th Colombian Film Festival NY is … [Read more...] about 6th Colombian Film Festival NY 2018
‘Queenie’ female artists from El Museo del Barrio’s collection
See what we women have to say in 'Queenie,' an exhibition of female artists from El Museo del Barrio's permanent collection, at Hunter East Harlem Gallery, Tuesday - Saturday, March 21 - June 23, 2018. Queenie The exhibition takes its name from, Queenie, a sculpture by Alessandra Expósito. She took a deer's skull, a rather masculine symbol, and made it feminine with pink … [Read more...] about ‘Queenie’ female artists from El Museo del Barrio’s collection
The Orchid Show is flowering at the New York Botanical Garden
The Orchid Show is an annual spring exhibition in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory at the New York Botanical Garden in The Bronx. 16th Orchid Show The 16th annual Orchid Show is Tuesday - Sunday, March 3 - April 22, 2018. Daniel Ost Designs The Orchid Show https://youtu.be/I8b_HIq2nlo This year's show is designed by acclaimed Belgian floral artist Daniel Ost. In Belgium, he … [Read more...] about The Orchid Show is flowering at the New York Botanical Garden
Copy, Translate, Repeat: Contemporary Art from the Colección Cisneros
Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros The Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros is the most important private collection of contemporary Latin American art. The Venezuelan-born Ms. Cisneros began collecting Latin American art in the 1970s when nobody else was looking. Today, you cannot buy the quality of work that she collected. It is not for sale or unaffordable. Ms. … [Read more...] about Copy, Translate, Repeat: Contemporary Art from the Colección Cisneros
L’Elisir d’Amore
L'Elisir d'Amore is Gaetano Donizetti's two-act comic opera. Felice Romani wrote the libretto. The opera premiered at the Teatro Cannobiana in Milan, Italy in 1832. Today, it is part of the standard opera repertory. L'Elisir d'Amore Characters Adina Nemorino Belcore Dulcamara L'Elisir d'Amore 2018 The Metropolitan Opera performs Bartlett … [Read more...] about L’Elisir d’Amore
Women are Big Winners at the 75th Golden Globes 2018
The Golden Globes by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) recognize excellence in film and television. They are influential because the award ceremony is right in the middle of the Oscar campaign. Artists like the Globes' dinner format because it gives them a chance to mix and mingle with industry peers. 75th Golden Globes The 75th Golden Globes were broadcast … [Read more...] about Women are Big Winners at the 75th Golden Globes 2018
Le Nozze di Figaro
Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) is Mozart's Italian comic opera about one crazy day in a wealthy household in Seville, Spain. The romantic comedy carries on the plot of The Barber of Seville. Le Nozze di Figaro is one of today's ten operas that are most frequently performed. Mozart wrote the opera in 1786. Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749 - 1838) wrote the libretto. He … [Read more...] about Le Nozze di Figaro
Arturo Herrera ‘Paintings’ makes the leap to canvas
Arturo Herrera 'Paintings' at Sikkema Jenkins & Co. is an exhibition of the Venezuelan-born artist's new work. It's on Tuesday - Saturday, November 29, 2017 through January 20, 2018. Herrera was born in Caracas, Venezuela in 1959. He got a bachelor’s degree from the University of Tulsa and an MFA from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is an international artist … [Read more...] about Arturo Herrera ‘Paintings’ makes the leap to canvas
Christie’s Fall 2017 Latin American Art auction
Christie's Latin American Art auctions in May and November are pillars of New York City's Latin American art scene. Christie's Latin American Art auction November 2017 Almost 200 works of Latin American art are for sale. They range from 18th-century colonial painting through modern and contemporary art. Featured collections in the sale include: CUBA MODERNA: … [Read more...] about Christie’s Fall 2017 Latin American Art auction
Phillips Latin American Art Auction Fall 2017
Phillips is a contemporary art auction house. The Phillips Latin American Art auctions in May and November are pillars of New York City's art market. The auctions are accompanied by museum-quality exhibitions. They are a great education in art history and the art market. Fall 2017 Phillips Latin American Art Auction Eighty-five works of art are for sale. The … [Read more...] about Phillips Latin American Art Auction Fall 2017
Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Colombia, Mexico in the World Cup, USA no
The 2018 World Cup Russia is June 14 - July 15, 2018. 2018 World Cup Qualifiers 2018 World Cup Qualifiers run from October 2015 to November 14, 2017. Most South American, North American, and European qualifiers end October 10, 2017. Qualifying play-offs remain. South America CONMEBOL Qualifiers Six teams in the world top 14, but only 4-1/2 spots makes World … [Read more...] about Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Colombia, Mexico in the World Cup, USA no
14th Corto Circuito 2017 Latino Shorts Film Festival New York
Corto Circuito is New York City's Latino shorts film festival. It is produced by Artistic Director Diana Vargas (Colombian) and Laura Turegano (Spanish), Associate Director of NYU's King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center. “Our principal objective in recent years has been to present films that, besides keeping the spectator on edge with their approaches to aesthetics and … [Read more...] about 14th Corto Circuito 2017 Latino Shorts Film Festival New York
Lincoln Center White Light Festival 2017 explores the art of spirituality
The Lincoln Center White Light Festival explores artistic expressions of spiritual energy. 2017 Lincoln Center White Light Festival October 18 - November 15, 2017 Faith is universal, but these are the White Light Festival's Latin performances. Orfeo John Eliot Gardiner conducts his early music ensemble in Claudio Monteverdi’s opera Orfeo as part of the Monteverdi: … [Read more...] about Lincoln Center White Light Festival 2017 explores the art of spirituality
World Ballet Day 2017 behind the scenes with great ballet companies
World Ballet Day on October 5, 2017 live streams a day in the life of artists at the world's top ballet companies including the Australian Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, Royal Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, and other companies. Ballet is an Italian court dance that was developed in France. The world's great ballet companies have amazing Latin dancers from … [Read more...] about World Ballet Day 2017 behind the scenes with great ballet companies
Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film 2018 Oscars Entries
Best Foreign Language Film submissions for the 90th Academy Awards in March 2018 are due at the beginning of October. The Foreign Film Shortlist is announced in January. 2018 Best Foreign Language Film Submissions Submissions closed October 2, 2017. The Foreign Film Shortlist will be announced in early January. Nominations will be announced on Tuesday, January 23, … [Read more...] about Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film 2018 Oscars Entries
New York Fashion Week September 2017 SS/18 Collections
NYFW September 2017 shows Spring Summer 2018 collections to buyers, celebrities, and fashionistas. New York Fashion Week used to be for the trade, but increasingly it is a pop culture phenomenon. Rihanna is everywhere. You can even buy tickets to a NYFW Experience. Official New York Fashion Week and MADE New York shows are produced by global talent agency William Morris … [Read more...] about New York Fashion Week September 2017 SS/18 Collections
Fashion Designers of Latin America September 2017 Spring/Summer 2018
Fashion Designers of Latin American September 2017 (formerly Uptown Fashion Week) shows Spring/Summer 2018 collections by Latin designers. Fashion Designers of Latin American September 2017 is at the Skyline Hotel in Hell's Kitchen Wednesday - Friday, September 13 - 15, 2017. Fashion Designers of Latin America September 2017 Designers https://youtu.be/p1mtEcB-xiU Agatha … [Read more...] about Fashion Designers of Latin America September 2017 Spring/Summer 2018
LAMC 2017
The Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC) is an annual music industry conference and Spanish-language Rock showcase in New York City in July. Spanish-language Rock, now called Latin Alternative, has its roots in Rock Nacional of Argentina. There were Mexican bands before that sang Spanish versions of English songs, but Argentines were the first to compose … [Read more...] about LAMC 2017