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It’s that time of year again! The city at its liveliest, sun at its fiercest, and festivals at their free-est can mean only one thing: summer in NYC. And it wouldn’t quite be a verano en Nueva York without NYRemezcla.com’s 3rd annual Latin Summer Events Guide. We’ve teamed up again with the Latin Media & Entertain- About LMEC + Remezcla...... 4 ment Commission (LMEC) to bring you every cosmopolatino cultural event May...... 5 taking place from Memorial Day Weekend through Hispanic Heritage Month. June...... 7 Wait, 100+ days of all things Latino, Official LMEC Events...... 17 Brazilian and Spanish in this humidity? It might be tempting to stay indoors and July...... 19 log on to NYRemezcla.com’s summer coverage, or cruise the F train for the August...... 25 free AC, but nobody likes a party pooper. Besides, we’ve already taken care of the ...... 31 hard part – now it’s on you to enjoy all the Latino concerts, festivals, parades, Parties...... 33 exhibits, and plays! ongoing events...... 35 So wipe off those sweaty palms, grab the guide that keeps giving, and hit the pave- Venues...... 36 ment. The sounds of bachata are blasting louder than ever, and the agua de coco tastes more refreshing than ever. Disclosure: Summer in New York. Like no other. This guide is produced by Remezcla, which is solely responsible for its content. LMEC hereby disclaims any liability for any mis- Saludos, statements, errors or any other description of any event herein. Remezcla is not respon- NYRemezcla Editors + Staff sible for changes in time, date, or location of events. For the most up-to-date information on all events, visit NYRemezcla.com.

3 The 2009 Latin Summer Events Guide is a collaboration between NYRemezcla.com FRI, MAY 22 /cONCERT/ SUN, MAY 24 /FESTIVAL/ and the NYC Latin Media & Entertainment Commission (LMEC). Zemog El Gallo Bueno The Sunday Getaway Joe's Pub · 10pm · $15 Water Taxi Beach LIC Queens Zemog El Gallo Bueno's music incorporates · 3pm-2am · $10 everything from and to Sun Turntables on the Hudson's Annual Memo- The LMEC advises Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on business development and reten- Ra and Van Halen in an unique sound. rial Day weekend celebration includes DJ’s tion strategies for the Latin media and entertainment industry. It seeks to develop a Nickodemus, Mariano, Sabo, Wiseacre, strategic plan to retain, recruit, and expand Latin media and entertainment produc- FRI, MAY 22 /FILM/ DRM and Nappy G on timbales and bongos, tions, businesses, and jobs in NYC, attract and host high-profile Latin entertainment La Gata Christian Rogers on congas, live Brazilian productions and events, and to create and support New York based events. 92YTribeca · 7:30pm · $12 batucada courtesy of Maracatu NYC, and a The Commission is made up of leaders from the Latin and mainstream media industry, This documentary explores the issues of volleyball tournament from 3-5pm. community leaders from the nonprofit and cultural sectors, and leading executives beauty, aging, and immigration through the from the financial, advertising, and real estate sectors. The heads of seven City agen- story of Miami-based Argentine tango singer FRI, MAY 29 /CONCERT/ cies, under the direction of the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development, serve on the María Angélica Milán, “La Gata,” 78. Part of Olga Tañon & Jose Alberto "El Canario" commission as ex officio members. Cinema Tropical's Film & Music Series. Lehman Center · 8pm · $35-50 Merenguera Olga Tañón, aka "La Mujer de The LMEC has officially endorsed the following events taking place over the next few SAT, MAY 23 /CONCERT/ Fuego," delivers her hits "Es Mentiroso," months: Havana Film Festival, Loisaida Festival, Tropical Night, TeatroStageFest, A Tribute to Salsa "Como Olvidar," and "Asi es la Vida." José Hola Film Festival, Music Conference, New York Interna- Lehman Center · 8pm · $30-45 Alberto, "El Canario," has mastered the art tional Latino Film Festival, Chase Latino Cultural Festival, New York Salsa Congress, Featuring salsa greats Cano Estremera, of vocal improvisation and represents salsa Celebrate Mexico Now Festival, People en Español Fiesta, Latinbeat, His­panic Herman Olivera, Grupo Guarayson, Endel to the fullest. Television Summit, LatinVision Conference, Latin American Cultural Week, PINTA Dueño, Carlos Santos, Pocholo, Cheo Me- the Contemporary Latin American Art Fair, Spanish Cinema Now. dina, Willito Otero, and Ray Santos. FRI, MAY 29 /CONCERT/ El Gallito Del Son Read more about these events in the Summer Guide event listings. SUN, MAY 24 /CONCERT/ S.O.B.'s · 8pm & 10pm · $10-15 · 21+ www.nyc.gov/lmec Xtreme Singer and composer Jorge Alberto S.O.B.'s · 9pm doors/11pm show Gonzalez, better known as El Gallito Del · $22-25 · 21+ Son, was born in Sancti Spiritus, Cuba NY-based Xtreme blend their passion for and has toured all over the world with his Remezcla.com is an innovative multi-city guide to local Latin culture and entertain- the bachata sounds of Santo Domingo and group Juventud 2000. ment in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, and Miami. Each site features talent for mixing the new and classic. Their upcoming events and the latest in , film, art, and food. Visit Remezcla.com radio-friendly hits include, “Te Extraño” and to sign up to each city's weekly newsletter. “Shorty Shorty.” nyremezcla.com laremezcla.com chiremezcla.com sfremezcla.com miaremezcla.com Summer To-Do List · · · · SUN, MAY 24 /FESTIVAL/ General Inquiries: Loisaida Festival There's a lot to do every summer [email protected] Ave C b/w 6th & 8th St · 11:30am- in a city like New York, but there 6:30pm · FREE! are some things you MUST do. Advertising/Sponsorship: A celebration of Latino culture with live [email protected] Look for Remezcla's top 5 sug- performances by Fiesta, Oro Solido, gestions throughout the guide, Editorial Inquiries: Maestro Isidro Infante and his Latin All and visit NYRemezcla.com for [email protected] Star Band, Eddie Palmieri, and more. Plus: the complete list. food and merchandise vendors, children Remezcla.com is a Mosaico Media LLC company. Remezcla® Cover & design by Sylvia Vaquer theatre presentation, basketball youth is a registered trademark of Mosaico Media LLC Text by April Aguirre clinics, free lunch and serenata musical. 4 5 FRI, MAY 29 /PARTY/ MAY 30 – JUN 29 /FESTIVAL/ This June, don't miss: Turntables on the Hudson Uptown Arts Stroll Water Taxi Beach LIC Queens Above 155th St · Time varies · FREE! WED, JUNE 3 /CLASS + FILM/ SAT, JUNE 13 · 8pm-2am · $10 The Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance All the Ladies Say 116th Street Festival The first official TOTH party launched right (NoMAA) hosts a month-long arts and Bronx Museum, North Building Lobby · on the Hudson River in 1998, but older culture festival celebrating the arts com- 5:30-7:30pm · FREE! JUNE 15-28 means better in this case as DJ Nickode- munity of Washington Heights and Inwood. The Bronx Museum’s Teen Council presents TeatroStageFest mus & Mariano keep the party alive in Highlights include exhibitions, outdoor hip-hop dancer and choreographer Ana JUNE 23-29 Queens. Nappy G & Christian Rogers on performances, children’s activities, read- "Rokafella" Garcia for a master dance Hola Mexico Film Festival percussion. Special live guests Mamma Dig ings, open studios, and more! class, along with the preview of her new Down Brass Band. documentary film on female breakdancers, SUN, JUNE 28 SUN, MAY 31 /CONCERT/ All the Ladies Say. Café Tacvba FRI, MAY 29 /PARTY/ Nana Pancha & La Matatena NY Tropical Highline Ballroom · 9pm · $35-40 WED, JUNE 3 /CONCERT/ Glasslands · 10pm-4am · $5-7 · 21+ El D.F., Mexico, will rule the night as two Albita The Dutty Artz Family unites the modern Mexican bands take the New York stage. S.O.B.'s · 7pm doors/9pm show · $22 · 21+ THURS, JUNE 4 /CONCERT/ club sounds of the African, Caribbean, and La Matatena, celebrating 17 years together Since arriving in Miami in 1993, Albita's Zigmat South American diaspora. Dancehall, dub- as a band, opens for -rock-punk outfit performances of son and salsa have The Annex · 11pm · $12 step, , township house and tropical Nana Pancha making its NY debut. taken her career to an international level, This Brooklyn-based electro-rock group bass. Rotating resident DJs Rupture, Matt performing all throughout Europe, Latin brings a theatrical flair to their perfor- Shadetek, Geko Jones and Uproot Andy, SUN, MAY 31 /FESTIVAL/ America, Australia, Africa and Malaysia. mances and an authenticity to their music. plus special guest live performances Dance of the White Dress Trouble and Strife opens at 9pm. Malcolm X & Betty Shabazz Educational/ JUNE 4-14 /FESTIVAL/ MAY 29 - JUNE 14 /FESTIVAL/ Cultural Center · 5pm · $25 Ultimate Latina Theatre Festival THURS, JUNE 4 /PERFORMANCE/ Queens Art Express The Caribbean Cultural Center presents Nuyorican Poet's Cafe · $10-15 · 18+ Please Hold Under and around the 7 train the 12th Annual Dance of the White Dress Here, the Latina actor, director, and writer Nuyorican Poet's Cafe · 7pm · $10-15 · 18+ · Time varies · FREE! with a theme of "Cuba and Puerto Rico take center stage. From the comic Please From Jenny Saldana come these hysterical The city’s most diverse borough will host Son!" Featuring music with DJ Broadway Hold, a behind-the-scenes look at customer behind-the-scenes looks at the world six days of exhibitions, performances, and El Cubano and live performances by Chico service call centers to the award-winning of customer service call centers. From the special events clustered around the 7 train. Alvarez & Mafimba (Cuba) and Zon de The Jedi Papi Chulo and the Power Pansa, caller who doesn't understand the concept The Queens Council on the Arts brings Barrio (Puerto Rico). this fest has got you covered. See detailed of "lather, rinse and repeat" to the wife you fabulous art and cultural gatherings listings throughout guide. who calls the sex line, Please Hold is at 20 unique art spaces. Check listings SUN, MAY 31 /EXHIBIT/ all laughs. Part of the Ultimate Latina throughout the guide for the not-to-be- Queens Sky THURS, JUNE 4 / PARTY/ Theater Festival. missed events. Local Project · 6pm · FREE! Que Bajo?! f. Toy Selectah Part of the QCA's Queens Art Xpress Arts Santos Party House · 10pm-4am THURS, JUN 4 /CONCERT/ SAT, MAY 30 /PERFORMANCE/ and Media Festival, this unique art show · $5-10 · 21+ Reik Baby Loves Salsa will exhibit postcards sent in by mail. Que Bajo?! DJs Geko Jones & Uproot Andy Nokia Theatre Times Square · 8pm Highline Ballroom · 12pm · $12-15 Artists and non-artists alike were invited move the hottest tropical bass dance party · $38.50-75 A band of perritos y gatitos from the to reflect on the Queens sky and now their to Santos to welcome Mexican DJ and Latin Grammy-nominated band from Mexi- streets of NY go on to become the best mailed-in contributions are on display and cumbia mash-up king Toy Selectah. Watch cali, Baja California, play their soft-rock salsa band in the land, with the goal of curated by Peruvian visual artist and musi- them destroy the dance floor with digital ballads and flaunt their polished appear- introducing your young 'uns to this great cian Renzo Ortega. cumbia, Afro-Latin remixes & mash-ups, ance in the heart of everything mainstream: Latin musical genre. The Jose Conde Band and African house & dancehall. Times Square. brings the salsa, you bring the kids. 6 7 THURS, JUN 4 /PERFORMANCE/ SAT, JUNE 6 /CONCERT/ Carmelita Tropicana Locos por Juana Joe's Pub · 9:30pm · $15-20 S.O.B.'s · 9pm & 11pm · $20 · 21+ Obie winner Carmelita Tropicana, interna- The 2009 Grammy-nominated Miami band tionally renowned performance artist Nao is guaranteed to get you moving. Combining Bustamante, and Latina video collective Fu- ska with , salsa, , and more, this lana serve a night of comedy, performance, huge ensemble never disappoints. and media that they like to call a "Utopia Emoticon Cabaret." SAT, JUNE 6 /PERFORMANCE/ Multiformity JUNE 4 & JUNE 9 /PLAY/ Green Space · 4pm · FREE! La Gringa Part of the QCA's Queens Art Xpress Arts & Repertorio Español · 11am · $25 Media Festival, this dance performance is a Story of a young woman who travels from mix of Polish, Balkan, Spanish, Japanese, and NYC to Puerto Rico to meet her family, and African influences. Talk about multi-cultural! discovers her roots. Her misconceptions are transformed as she learns that being SAT, JUNE 6 /PLAY/ Puerto Rican is a matter of the heart and 21 spirit. In Spanish with English subtitles. Nuyorican Poet's Cafe · 7pm · $10-15 · 18+ Story of a college senior tired of finals, FRI, JUNE 5 /CONCERT/ softball practice and rules. The ghost of Dicupé 1 & 2 Roberto Clemente visits with a lesson S.O.B.'s · 8pm & 10pm · $10-15 · 21+ about life, death and quitting. Part of the Orchestra Dicupé was started in 1970 by Ultimate Latina Theater Festival. Edil Dicupé, with his brother and fellow trumpet player, Freddy Dicupé. Now, follow- ing in his father's footseps, Freddy's son has created Dicupé II. Summer To-Do List FRI, JUNE 5 /PLAY/ Brown Girls Chronicles #1 Eat on the Street Nuyorican Poet's Cafe · 7pm · $10-15 · 18+ Get over your anal self ("OMG, Taken directly from interviews with second they're not even health department generation Puerto Rican women, this play by inspected!") and bite into the real joys Yolanda Nieves has a specific intent: to cen- of life: comida de la calle. Be it the ter the voices of Puerto Rican women who Arepa Lady in Jackson Heights, taco lived in Humboldt Park in a new way. Part of trucks in Sunset Park, chimichurris the Ultimate Latina Theatre Festival. in the Heights, or flowered mangos in Coney Island, quality street food JUNE 5-14 /FESTIVAL/ abounds in our city, keeping you out Brooklyn International Film Festival (BIFF) in the sun and enjoying some of the Brooklyn Heights Cinema · $8-10 city's most authentic Latin treats. · Times vary Check NYRemezcla.com for some of Now in its 12th year, the BIFF has received a our favorite spots, y buen provecho! record number of entries this year. Only 150 will make the cut, including films from , the Dominican Republic, , , , Cuba, , and more. 8 9 /FESTIVAL/ SAT, JUNE 6 THURS, JUNE 11 (LMEC) /PARTY/ SAT, JUNE 13 /PERFORMANCE/ 152nd. Street Cultural Festival WHERE TO EAT Tropical Night Sex, Lies and Adam & Eve 152nd St b/w Jackson & Union Ave All these summer events have got South Street Seaport · Time TBA · FREE! Nuyorican Poet's Cafe · 7pm · $10-15 · 18+ · 10am-6pm · FREE! our stomachs growling. Check out Kick off the National Puerto Rican Day Pa- Three funny, sexy and honest vignettes ex- This Puerto Rican Day Parade event kicks these food finds on the way to what- rade Weekend with a night commemorat- plore the ramifications of Adam and Eve's off the season for Latin outdoor music ever spot you're heading to next: ing the New York Puerto Rican and Latino descent in modern relationships. Part of fests. A gozar! community. Special performances the Ultimate Latina Theatre Festival. NoMAA's Uptown Arts Stroll is to be announced. a month long event that involves SAT, JUNE 6 /PERFORMANCE/ SAT, JUNE 13 /FILM/ a whole lotta walking up in the Mexican Folklore THURS, JUNE 11 /PERFORMANCE/ Crude Heights. Rest those soles and Thalia Spanish Theatre 8pm FREE! Ultimate Latinas Out Loud: Epistles Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center · · get some good grub for the soul · Part of the QCA's Queens Art Xpress Arts Nuyorican Poet's Cafe 7pm $10-15 18+ - we're talkin' chimichurris, the · · · 6:30-8:30pm $7-11 and Media Festival, this dance special Conceived by Linda Nieves-Powell and part · Dominican Republic's answer to the Cinema Tropical and Riverkeeper present features Yloy Ybarra’s Ballet Fiesta of the Ultimate Latina Theatre Festival. American burger. The trucks come this documentary about the "Amazon Cher- Mexicana and the debut of an all-female Two definitions apply to this work: epistle out as the days turn into night... nobyl" case in the rain forest of Ecuador; band. - 1. a long formal letter that often serves the largest oil-related environmental law- to instruct (formal) 2. a literary work in the suit in the world. Part of the Human Rights Try: JUNE 6 - JUNE 7 /PLAY/ form of a letter. Watch International Film Festival. Doña Flor y Sus Dos Maridos Chimichurri El Malecón (5pm - 1am) Repertorio Español 8pm/Sat 3pm/Sun Sherman Ave @ 207th St · THURS, JUNE 11 /CONCERT/ SAT, JUNE 13 /PARTY/ · $25 · 18+ Luis Fonsi Angels by H.S. Doña Flor misses her late husband’s El Peluche (2pm - 6am) 10th Ave @ 204th St Nokia Theatre · 8pm · $45-75 Arka Lounge · 10pm-4am · 21+ passionate intimacy. She re-marries and Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi got his lucky Think models, cocktails, and a Victoria's magical realism allows her to live (and break when an FSU department chair with Secret/Charlie's Angels theme. DJ spinning sleep) with her two husbands. A colorful El Imperio del Sabor (early AM) 10th Ave @ 205th St industry connections overheard him sing- merengue, salsa, reggeaton, house, Latin adaptation of Brazilian Jorge Amado’s ing. Now, this pop tart is filling arenas and rock and top 40! masterpiece. Nudity and mature content. keeping adoring fans more than pleased. In Spanish with English subtitles. SAT, JUNE 13 /CONCERT/ TUES, JUNE 9 /CONCERT/ JUNE 11 - JULY 11/EXHIBIT/ El Gran Combo y La Excelencia Gipsy Kings JUNE 6 - JULY 5 /PERFORMANCE/ Lip/Stick Lehman Center · 8pm · $35-50 100 Degrees B.B. Kings · $115-120 · 8pm Praxis International Art For over 40 years, salsa lovers have danced #7 Train, 33rd St & Queens Blvd One of the more popular bands to come · Time varies · FREE! to hits from El Gran Combo, and tonight, NY · Time varies · FREE! out of France (not Spain!), and a ubiquitous Group show by women artists with the has a chance to catch 'em live. La Excelen- Argentine media artist, Hector Canonge, player on the international scene since underlying theme of seduction. Featuring cia also performs. and Taiwanese visual artist, Chin Chi Yang, foreva. Sing along to their mix of Ana Teresa Fernández, Frances Gallardo, and rumba styles. Bamboleeeoooo! explore environmental changes with inter- Núria Guell, Ebony Patterson, Lina Puerta, SAT, JUNE 13 /FESTIVAL/ active performances and projections. Part Mónica Rodríguez. 116th Street Festival TUES, JUNE 9 /FESTIVAL/ of the QCA's Queens Art Xpress Arts and 116th St b/w 2nd & Lex. Ave, 3rd Ave The Museum Mile Festival Media Festival. FRI, JUNE 12 /PERFORMANCE/ from 106th to 122nd St All Day FREE! Fifth Ave from 82nd to 103rd St · · Sexy Shakespeare This giant 28-block party (the largest SUN, JUNE 7 /PLAY/ · 6-9pm · FREE! Nuyorican Poet's Cafe · 7pm · $10-15 · 18+ Latin festival in NYC), now in its 24th year, The Jedi Papi Chulo & The Power Pansa 9 of the city's top museums close off 5th An hour-long production consisting of preludes the Puerto Rican Day Parade and Nuyorican Poet's Cafe · 3pm · $10-15 · 18+ Ave for one special evening, inviting pedes- several Shakespearean scenes intertwined has better live music (3 main stages), and The story of Lucas, an insecure bakery trians to visit museums for free and enjoy with burlesque dance. In the 1500s, all enough cuchifritos to make you want to worker who attains a very unique power sidewalk entertainment. At El Museo del roles were played by men. In 2009, it'll be skip the monstrous parade the next day. from a magical source. Part of the Ulti- Barrio, enjoy a concert by Pablo Mayor and re-introduced with this sexy twist. Part of mate Latina Theatre Festival. Folklore Urbano, and at 6:30, check out the the Ultimate Latina Theatre Festival. street project "Moving Truck." 10 11 SAT, JUNE 13 /FESTIVAL/ SUN, JUNE 14 /FESTIVAL/ Brooklyn Music Festival 52nd Annual Puerto Rican Day Parade McCarren Park · 12-7pm · FREE! Along 5th Ave (from 44th to 86th St) and salsa don't only thrive in · 11am · FREE! the Bronx. South Williamsburg used to be a "El Desfile" is the biggest parade in the Puerto Rican stronghold before the rent went US and, this year, salsero Victor Manuelle up. Watch two worlds collide as reggaeton is the King, leading José Feliciano, Willie and other music stars invade hipster central. Colón, Daddy Yankee, Olga Tañon, Bernie Williams, and other big names up Fifth Ave. JUNE 13 - JUNE 14 /PLAY/ La Casa de los Espiritus SUN, JUNE 14 /CONCERT + PARTY/ Repertorio Español · 8pm/Sat Encuentro: Colombian Musicians in NY 3pm/Sun · $25 Highline Ballroom · 2pm · $25 Adapted by Caridad Svich and José Zayas 10 hours of music, 20 bands playing "new" from the book by Isabel Allende, The House Colombian music, all in a one night extrava- of the Spirits is the magnificent epic of ganza! Featuring founder Pablo Mayor, the Trueba family: their loves, ambitions, Edmar Castañeda, Lucia Pulido, Hector spiritual quests, relations, and participation Martignon, La Cumbiamba eNeYe, Marta in the history of their time--history that Gomez, Folklore Urbano, Samuel Torres, becomes destiny and overtakes them all. In Gregorio Uribe Big Band, Tibaguí, Ricardo Spanish with English subtitles. Gallo Tierra de Nadie, y más, más, más!

JUNE 13 - JULY 10 /EXHIBIT/ JUNE 15-28 (LMEC) /FESTIVAL/ Schema Corporeal TeatroStageFest Topaz Arts · 1pm · Time varies · FREE! Various venues · Time & price vary Media artist Hector Canonge explores no- The largest Latino theater festival in the tions of identity, gender and the politics of Northeastern US returns in its 3rd year, migration through interactive installations, spotlighting great theater from NYC, video projections, and manipulated photo- Latin America, The Caribbean, and Spain. graphic images. For the opening on June Featuring over 30 performances, 17 events, 13th at 1pm, Canonge will perform using bar and more than 50 local and international code label technology. artists, plus an irreverent Latino-style stand-up comedy known as the first Com- SAT, JUNE 13 /EXHIBIT/ edy Bail-Out Package. Check NYRemezcla. Bulletproof with Milagros de la Torre com for details. Y Gallery · 5pm · FREE! Peruvian artist and photographer Milagros WED, JUNE 17 /FILM + FESTIVAL/ de la Torre offers words of wisdom at this Don't Let Me Drown talk. De la Torre utilizes documentary meth- BAM Rose Cinemas · 7:30pm · $20 odology to represent the power of the gaze. Don't miss the opening night movie at BAMcinemaFest, which runs through July SUN, JUN 14 /PERFORMANCE/ 2. Cruz Angeles’s first feature is a tale of Gracias Mujeres young love between Latino Brooklyn teens Nuyorican Poet's Cafe · 7pm · $10-15 · 18+ in a post-9-11 world. After party to follow. Produced by Latino Flavored Productions Inc. and Revolucion Latina, this is the closing event for the Ultimate Latina Theater Festival. 12 13 FRI, JUNE 19 /COMEDY/ SAT, JUNE 20 /FILM + CONCERT/ the stigma of gay, bisexual, and transgender Comedy Central Park: Gabriel Iglesias La Nave de los Monstruos individuals in traditional Latino culture. & Pablo Francisco CHECK IT OUT: Prospect Park Bandshell Central Park SummerStage TeatroStageFest (June 15-28) is · 7:30pm · FREE! JUNE 23-28 (LMEC) /FESTIVAL/ · 8-10pm · FREE! the largest Latino theater fest The nation’s premier rock-infused, post- Hola Mexico Film Festival Presented in association with Comedy Cen- in the Northeastern U.S. and classical string quartet, Ethel, teams up Quad Cinema · Time & price vary tral, this third annual comedy night brings features comedy, acting, and with the art-rock wild men of Gutbucket to The best in Mexican cinema is back in town big names and laughs. Gabriel Iglesias lectures. How much teatro can perform a new original score to the vintage for its 2nd year. With a schedule made up headlines; he blends his impeccable voice you consume? Mexican science fiction classicLa Nave de of 15 feature films, likeDesierto Adentro abilities with an uncanny knack for story- los Monstruos. Part of Celebrate Brooklyn. and 40 Dias, a shorts program, and five telling, and comedian, actor, impressionist –Opening Night Celebration 6/15 screenings per day, there's no excuse to and sound-effects extraordinaire Pablo - Long Island Iced Latina 6/18-21 SAT, JUNE 20 /FILM + CONCERT/ miss this best of. Check NYRemezcla.com Francisco, opens the show. - Pardon My Spanglish 6/19-20 Rooftop Films Summer Series for full schedule. - Dancin' in da Bronx 6/19-21 El Museo Del Barrio · Time TBA · $9 FRI, JUNE 19 /CONCERT/ Rooftop Films presents their "Cielo JUNE 24 - JUNE 28 /PLAY/ Bebel Gilberto - GlamourTango Quintet 6/19 Abierto" series - live music followed by De Insomnio y Medianoche The Town Hall · 8pm · $45-50 - Awards Ceremony 6/20v a Latin-themed movie - en el techo, of The Workshop-Jewel Box Theater American-born Grammy Award-nominated - R.Evolucion Latina 6/22 course, rain or shine. Other dates: July 18th · 8pm/W-Sat 6pm/Sun · $15-20 Brazilian bossa nova singer delivers her - Spotlight: 6/24 & August 15th. A play about an ambiguous relationship smooth hits both in English and Portu- - Emerging Teatro 6/24 between a hotel guest and a chambermaid, guese. The daughter of João Gilberto and - Spain-Aragon 6/25 JUNE 20 - JUNE 21 /PLAY/ and their alternating roles of victim and singer Miúcha, and niece to singer/com- - Towards A Theater Essence 6/25 Insomnio Americano oppressor. In Spanish. poser Chico Buarque, her hereditary talent - Third Wing 6/26-28 Repertorio Español · 8pm/Sat is inescapable. - December 6/26-28 3pm/Sun · $25 THURS, JUNE 25 /CONCERT/ - Pelota de Letras 6/26 Leandro Fernández directs this tragicom- Melvin Gibbs’ Elevated Entity FRI, JUNE 19 /FILM + PARTY/ - Open Sesame 6/27-28 edy by Saulo García about the arrival of Prospect Park Bandshell · 6pm · FREE! The Man Who Bottled Clouds - Yo Me Pido La Ventana 6/27 immigrants from all over Latin America Brooklyn born Melvin Gibss starts the 92YTribeca · 7:30pm · $12 - Cuban Theater 6/27 and the harsh reality of the American night off with his Elevated Entity project, This documentary covers the multi-talent- dream. Saulo García plays several hilarious something of a downtown NYC supergroup, ed Humberto Teixeira, who revolutionized characters. In Spanish. which continues Gibbs’ exploration of Afro- the course of Brazilian popular music in the Brazilian rhythms, funk and rap. Femi Kuti '40s, when he introduced the northeastern SUN, JUN 21 /CONCERT/ and the Positive Force also to perform. rhythms of Baião to the entire country. A Folklore Urbano Part of Celebrate Brooklyn. night of Brazilian music follows. Part of Brooklyn Museum · 2pm · FREE! Cinema Tropical's Film+Music Series. SAT, JUNE 20 Carnegie Hall’s neighborhood concert Roberto Rodriguez Sexteto CD Release series presents Pablo Mayor & Folklore Summer To-Do List JUNE 19-JUNE 20 /FILM/ 92YTribeca · 7pm doors/ Urbano in an afternoon of Colombian Youth Producing Change 8pm show · $15-18 music and dance featuring Pablo Mayor’s #2 Get Drrrizunk Walter Reade Theater · 7pm/Fri A multi-media Cuban-Jewish blowout renowned 12-piece band. OK, maybe not (we have hangover tips 2pm/Sat · $7-11 bash! Sexteto Rodriguez and Tzadik posted on NYRemezcla.com). But a 10 powerful stories from young filmmak- Records release their new album, SUN, JUNE 21 /FESTIVAL/ libation now and again on the patio ers across the globe, as they share their Talmud, and will set the night with Havana- Queerin' Queens 2009 of your favorite watering hole makes visions of change. follows a Noe's Story inspired, contagious Latin Klezmer sound. Queens Museum of Art 3-7pm FREE! for quite the summer vibe. We like: 15 year-old recent immigrant and It's Not Plus: a salsa presentation, dance party led · · Cinemarosa & the Queens Museum of Art Yuca Bar and Agozar! for sangria and About Sex explores the roots of sexual by Franck Muhel, art exhibit from Cuban present Queerin' Queens. Catch the screen- mojitos, Mamajuana Cafe and Bar violence. Part of the Human Rights Watch painter Javier Gonzalez Gallosa, and docu- ing of the documentary film, Tal Como International Film Festival. mentary film clips! Somos (Just As We Are), which focuses on Carrera for wine.

14 15 FRI, JUNE 26 /FILM/ Meet the Head of Juan Perez CHECK IT OUT: DeSalvio Park Playground · 8pm · FREE! Part of the Hola Mexico Film Festival, this The Latin Media and Entertainment Commission (LMEC) has officially endorsed Not only do we love Astoria open air screening in SoHo is presented by the following events the following events throughout the year. For more information, nightclub La Oveja Negra's La Esquina and will feature tacos, Jarritos, look for the full listing in this guide, or visit the event's website. name ("The Black Sheep"), and a possible pre-show band around 7pm. we like the whispers The comedy is about a Mexican magician SUN, MAY 24 /FESTIVAL/ SEP 9-24 /FESTIVAL/ we've been hearing about who decides to steal a 16th century guil- Loisaida Festival Latinbeat: Contemporary Latin their upcoming, very lotine without knowing it carries a curse. Ave C b/w 6th & 13th St. American Cinema international line-up. loisaidainc.org Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center Lucybell from Chile in June, SAT, JUNE 27 /PERFORMANCE/ filmlinc.com THURS, JUNE 11 /PARTY/ Argentina's Damas Gratis of the Simple Truth Tropical Night SEP 11-13 /FESTIVAL/ Julia de Burgos Theater 7:30pm $15 and Peruvians Libido in · · South Street Seaport Celebrate Mexico Now Celebrate the 95th birthday of Puerto Rican July and Miguel Mateos rpaniagua.com/tropicalnight.html Various venues poet Julia de Burgos (1914-1953) through in August. Check mexiconowfestival.org NYRemezcla.com poetry, song and visual art. With poets JUNE 15-28 /FESTIVAL/ for details. Mariposa, Prisionera, Julissa Vale and TeatroStageFest SAT, SEP 12 /FESTIVAL/ Maegan Ortiz, singer and musician Bryan Various venues People en Español Fiesta Vargas, and paintings by Joseph A. Burgos teatrostagefest.org Rumsey Playfield atC entral Park and Osvaldo Vazquez Martinez. JUNE 23-28 /FESTIVAL/ SEP 23-24 /CONFERENCE/ SAT, JUNE 27 /PERFORMANCE/ Hola Mexico Film Festival Hispanic Television Summit Baby Loves Salsa Quad Cinema Marriott Marquis NYC THURS, JUNE 25 /FILM/ Highline Ballroom · 12pm · $12-5 holamexicoff.com multichannel.com/hispanicsummit Cinema El Barrio See May 30th listing. Pregones Theater · Time TBA · $10 · 18+ JULY 7-11 /FESTIVAL/ WED OCT 14 /CONFERENCE/ Every last Thursday of the month, SBX Latin Alternative Music Conference LMEC-Latinvision Conference SUN, JUNE 28 /CONCERT/ Industries screens the best of Latin cin- Café Tacvba 20th Anniversary Tour (LAMC) NY Times-Times Center ema. Tonight's screening highlights Bronx Hammerstein Ballroom · 7pm · $38.50 Various locations latinvision.com/conference independent films and filmmakers from Mexican rock group Café Tacvba is one latinalternative.com D.W. Griffith to SBX. NOV 9-22 /FESTIVAL/ of Latin America's most innovative and JULY 28 – AUG 2 /FESTIVAL/ Latin American Cultural Week (LACW) talented musical acts. They've kept their FRI, JUNE 26 /PARTY/ New York International Latino Film Various venues original members intact since 1989, but Festival (NYILFF) pamar.org/lacwnyc NY Tropical their sound keeps evolving and is mind- Glasslands 10pm-4am $5-7 21+ Various venues blowing every time. Their live shows never NOV 12-15 /FESTIVAL/ · · · nylatinofilm.com See May 29th listing. dissapoint, even two decades later. PINTA: The Contemporary Latin JULY 29 – AUG 9 /FESTIVAL/ American Art Fair FRI, JUNE 26 /CONCERT/ SUN, JUNE 28 /CONCERT/ Chase Latino Cultural Festival Metropolitan Pavilion/The Altman Building Bio Ritmo Ledisi, Esperanza Spalding, and Queens Theatre in the Park pintaart.com S.O.B.'s 8pm & 10pm $10-15 21+ · · · Jonathan Batiste queenstheatre.org/08latinofestival Loved by dancers and all kinds of music lov- Central Park SummerStage DEC 4-24 ers, Bio Ritmo plays a combination of Nuy- · 3pm-7pm · FREE! SEP 2-6 /FESTIVAL/ Spanish Cinema Now orican salsa and unusual sonic influences Two sensual jazz-fusion vocalists share New York Salsa Congress - Walter Reade at Lincoln Center such as , afro-beat, Brazilian this dynamic co-bill; accompanied by an Dance & Music filmlinc.com pop, and Middle Eastern grooves. on-the-rise pianist. The Hilton New York nycsalsacongress.com

16 17 THURS, JULY 2 /CONCERT/ Obie Bermudez, Cucu Diamantes & Rebel Diaz Prospect Park Bandshell · 7pm · FREE! This July, don't miss: Obie Bermudez headlines with his finely crafted pop tunes. Also performing: FRI, JULY 3 cubana Cucu Diamantes and political on the River activist hip-hop group Rebel Diaz. Part JULY 7-11 of Celebrate Brooklyn. Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC) FRI, JULY 3 /CONCERT/ Willie Villegas y Entre Amigos SUN, JULY 20 S.O.B.'s · 8pm & 10pm · $10-15 · 21+ Tribute to Fania Brooklyn-based Willie Villegas is sure to JULY 28-AUG 2 get you dancing with his hard and funky New York International Latino two trombone-led salsa group, Entre Ami- Film Festival (NYILFF) gos. Known for their energetic solos, this NYC based salsa group will not disappoint.

FRI, JULY 3 /PARTY/ Vallenato on the River JULY 7-11 /FESTIVAL/ Pier 40 · 8pm-12am · $25 · 21+ Latin Alternative Music Conference La Farra NY presents their Latin Boat Various locations · $99 conference Series, featuring 4 parties on a boat registration + many FREE shows throughout the year, each with a different Latin Alternative bands, music industry genre of music. This vallenato special will execs and fans invade NYC for 5 days of include DJ Geko Jones (of Que Bajo?!) music. LAMC registration is only $99 this plus the L.A. band Very Be Careful. year (normally, over $200) and includes a goodie bag, panel discussions, concerts, and SAT, JULY 4 /PARTY/ parties, but you can take advantage without The Great American Bash registering and catch some free shows. Arka Lounge · 10pm-4am · 21+ Celebrating American independence a lo WED, JULY 8 /CONCERT/ Latino, with DJs playing the best in meren- Juana Molina, Curumin, El G (Zizek) gue, salsa, reggeaton, house, and Central Park SummerStage Top 40. What better way to celebrate our · 8-10pm · FREE! diverse U.S. of A? LAMC hosts this SummerStage event. Ar- gentine artist Juana Molina has been com- TUES, JULY 7 /CONCERT/ pared to Bjork, while Curumin’s music is a Hector Tricoche y Su Orquesta combination of “música popular Brasileira," St. Mary’s Park · Time TBA · FREE! -reggae, hip-hop, electronica, & funk. Catch live cover favorites of Roberto Roena, DJ El G from brings a mash- Ray Barretto, Willie Rosario, Libre, up of digital cumbia, electro-reggaeton, plus some original tracks. kuduro, & Andean folklore.

18 19 THURS, JULY 9 /PARTY/ FRI, JULY 10 /CONCERT/ SUN, JULY 12 /PEFORMANCE/ Who says the fun stops at Que Bajo?! N'Taya Global Family Day f. Yo Gabba Gabba DJs summer? NYRemezcla.com APT 10pm-4am · $5-$10 S.O.B.'s · 8pm & 10pm · $10-15 · 21+ Central Park SummerStage is your local guide to Latin See June 4th listing. Representing the newest generation of · 3-7pm · FREE! events all year long! Plus, salsa, this hardcore timba band has an A day for the entire family showcasing our blog, "El Daily Remix," JULY 10-16 /FILM/ extraordinarily danceable sound. Young Nickelodeon stars, hip music, storytelling, brings you the chisme from Lake Tahoe talent at its best. marionette puppets, and dancing. Anthology Film Archives Time varies $9 backstage at the coolest · · concerts, the funky art Lake Tahoe follows teenage Juan on a one SAT, JULY 11 /CONCERT/ MON, JULY 13 /CONCERT/ day journey through a town on the Yucatán Afrobeta Paulo Szot shows in the outer bor- peninsula and an interesting cast of charac- S.O.B.'s 11pm Price TBA 21+ Central Park SummerStage oughs, and the taco truck · · · down the block. Basically, ters. From the director of Duck Season. Dance your night away to the mix of throw- · 8-10pm · FREE! back sounds and classic from Miami The Metropolitan Opera launches its Sum- we got it covered. electro-funk group Afrobeta. mer Recital with a special performance by Brazilian baritone Paulo Szot. Free tickets SAT, JULY 11 /CONCERT/ are required for entry and are available at & Eric Bobo the Met Opera box office from July 6-10. WHERE TO EAT Central Park SummerStage THURS, JULY 16/CONCERT/ Novalima, Chicha Libre & R-Tronika 3-7pm FREE! TUES, JULY 14 /CONCERT/ · · Le Poisson Rouge Time & price TBA LAMC hosts an afternoon with Cypress Paquito Guzman y Su Orquestra · Hill’s percussion phenom Eric Bobo and A night of Peruvian electronica and Latin St. Mary’s Park · Time TBA · FREE! beats featuring afroperuanos Novalima and Argentine icons Los Fabulosos Cadillacs. After countless albums and performances, Los Fabulosos offer a mix of rock, ska, local favorites Chicha Libre. R-Tronika, the this salsa legend's signature romantic 8-member collective from Queens, opens. jazz, folk, reggae, funk, and big band, repertoire is embedded in the memories of which amounts to a live show like no other. most salsa lovers and dancers. Mosh along to favorites like "Matador" FRI, JULY 17 /CONCERT/ Danny Rojo and "Mal Bicho!" WED, JULY 15 /CONCERT/ S.O.B.'s 8pm & 10pm $10-15 21+ Sergent Garcia · · · JULY 11-12 /PLAY/ Cuban-born Danny Rojo sings, dances, S.O.B.'s · 9pm · Price TBA · 21+ composes, arranges, and plays a variety of Insomnio Americano Sergent Garcia is known for his mix of Repertorio Español Sat/8pm instruments. His talents have taken him to · reggae, salsa, ragamuffin, rock, and other major jazz festivals around the world, but Sun/3pm $25 · genres. Frequently compared to multi-culti tonight you can catch him downtown. See June 20-21 listing. favorite Manu Chao, El Sargento is backed FRI, JULY 10 /CONCERT/ by a deep rhythm section, and has been FRI, JULY 17 /FILM + PARTY/ Aterciopelados & Los Amigos Invisibles SUN, JULY 12 /PARTY/ dubbed France's king of salsa. Hasta El Último Trago Corazón Prospect Park Bandshell Tribute to Fania 92YTribeca 7:30pm $12 7:30-11pm FREE! Santos Party House 9pm - 12am WED, JULY 15 /CONCERT/ · · · · · A declaration of love for Mexico and its cul- 2 South American staples take the stage at $10-15 21+ George Lamond & Judy Torres · · tural roots through the women who gave this LAMC-sponsored Celebrate Brooklyn Calling all salseros to the dance floor! The Crotona Park Time TBA FREE! their voices and essence to Mexican music. show. Los Amigos Invisibles are the 2nd annual tribute to the sounds of Fania · · One afternoon, two freestyle singers of This documentary features the legendary ultimate Venezuelan party band, melding records is a night with songs by artists like Puerto Rican descent. Lamond hails from Chavela Vargas, along with Lila Downs and disco, funk, mambo, and bossa-nova, while Hector Lavoe, Willie Colon, Celia Cruz, Ray D.C., while Torres grew up in the Bronx and Astrid Hadad, among other singers. A spe- colombianos Aterciopelados are proficient Barretto, and more. Music by DJs Bobbito is famous for her dance- and hits cial performance follows. Part of Cinema in everything from punk to electro-lounge aka Kool Bob Love, Sake One, DJ Laylo, like "No Reason to Cry." Tropical’s Film & Music Series. to jangly Latin . and special live performers. 20 21 SAT, JULY 18 /CONCERT/ SAT, JULY 25 /CONCERT/ Concierto de la Independencia Jerry Rivera & Guests, N’Klabe de Colombia Central Park SummerStage WaMu Theater @ MSG · 8pm · 3-7pm · FREE! · $69.50-129.50 Celebrate salsero Jerry Rivera's 20th year Jorge Celedón and Silvestre Dangond will of continuous worldwide hits. The eternal headline this concert celebrating Colom- Puerto Rican heartthrob brings his high en- bian Independence Day. The show will also ergy performance and smooth vocals back feature performances by Pipe Bueno and to New York with his latest #1 radio single, Giovanni Ayala. “Quien De Los Dos.”

SAT, JULY 18 /FILM/ JULY 25-26 /PLAY/ Rooftop Films Summer Series La Casa de los Espíritus El Museo Del Barrio · Time TBA · $9 Repertorio Español · 8pm/Sat See June 20th listing. Other screening: 3pm/Sun · $25 August 15th. See June 13-14 listing.

JULY 18 - JULY 19 /PLAY/ JULY 26 /FESTIVAL/ Doña Flor y Sus Dos Maridos Great Dominican Day Parade of the Bronx Repertorio Español · 8pm/Sat 3pm/Sun Grand Concourse from 184th to 166th St · $25 · 18+ · 11am · FREE! See June 6-7 listing. Reúne el bonche and come watch the floats, diablos cojuelos (costumes of masked evils) SUN, JULY 19 /FESTIVAL/ and requisite beauty queens (pageant Colombian Independence Day Festival open to girls ages 3-20!), all Dominican Flushing Meadows Corona Park style, and the 20th installment of this · 10am-6pm · FREE! great parade. One of the biggest events for dia de la independencia, start at the parade and continue with live music, bandeja paisas Summer To-Do List to go, crafts, and more. Red, blue and yellow mandatory. #3 Leave Manhattan This isn't hard for some, but some- JULY 23-26 /FESTIVAL/ times even those of us living in the The Latin Choreographers Festival outer boroughs are programmed Teatro IATI · Times vary · $18-20 to visit Manhattan for good times. Founder and curator Ursula Verduzco pres- But real New Yorkers know that the ents original choreography; solos, duos and gems of the city sometimes require small ensembles in the style of contempo- a subway transfer or three. Case in rary ballet and modern dance. point: Red Hook Ball Fields Vendors (hey, we like our street food), nightly FRI, JULY 24 /PARTY/ parties at Brooklyn's Bembe, and NY Tropical Queens Theatre in the Park. Glasslands · 10pm-4am · $5-7 · 21+ See May 29th listing. 22 23 JULY 28 – AUG 2 /FESTIVAL/ women in cinema, featuring the always SAT, AUG 1 /PARTY/ This August, New York International Latino Film hilarious NY-based video and performance La Superior 1 Year Anniversary Celebration Festival (NYILFF) don't miss: collective Fulana. La Superior · 10pm · FREE! Various venues · Time & price vary Williamsburg's hippest taqueria celebrates AUG 5 - AUG 23 Celebrating its 10th anniversary, NYILFF FRI, JULY 31 /CONCERT/ 1 year in operation with a party featuring Lincoln Center Out of Doors is now the premier urban Latino film event Inti-Illimani DJs (Amylulita, Sonido Discoyoacán, among in the country. Programming includes the Americas Soceity · 7pm · FREE! others), dancing, and, of course, La Supe- AUG 19-SEP 1 flagship film festival in NYC, new music This celebrated Chilean group performs rior's now famous authentic and affordable The Headless Woman and art showcases, family and community music based on traditional Latin American Mexican food. THURS, AUG 27 events, scholarships for aspiring filmmak- and Andean roots. After decades in exile, Cinema El Barrio ers, and a nationally recognized short film Inti has become a cultural ambassador SAT, AUG 1 /PARTY/ competition in partnership with HBO. for Chile. Salsa on the River THURS, AUG 27 Check NYRemezcla.com for details. Pier 40 · 8pm-12am · $25 · 21+ Babasónicos JULY 31 - AUG 1 /FESTIVAL/ La Farra NY's salsa-themed boat ride will JULY 29 – AUG 9 /FESTIVAL/ Jamaica Arts & Music Summer Festival house a live band, DJ, and the hottest salsa Chase Latino Cultural Festival King Park · 6-10pm · FREE! dancers in the city. Queens Theatre in the Park JAMS highlights the multicultural fabric WED, AUG 5 /FILM + CONCERT/ · Time & price vary of Queens. Be sure to check out the 7/31 AUG 1-2, 15-16, 29-30 /PLAY/ The Pedrito Martinez Project & I Am Cuba Off the beaten path musicians, theatre, show featuring world music from India, Doña Flor y Sus Dos Maridos Central Park SummerStage and dance ensembles descend on Queens Africa, and Latin America. Zon del Barrio Repertorio Español · 8pm/Sat 3pm/Sun · 7:30-10pm · FREE! from all over the Spanish-speaking world with guest artist Yomo Toro and 20 danc- · $25 · 18+ The multi-faceted Pedrito Martinez per- for this annual fest. Highlights include: ers from Danza Fiesta headline. See June 6-7 listing. forms songs anchored in his beloved Cuba; Ballet Foclórico de Chile, Eva Ayllón, the followed by a screening of the unforget- “Queen of Afro-Peruvian Song,” Mexico’s SUN, AUG 2 /CONCERT + FILM/ table film that reconstructs the life of the Maldita Vecindad, Spain's Teatro del Silvia Machete & If I Were You 2 island during the Batista era. Temple, Costa Rican jazz trio Editus, and others. Check NYRemezcla.com for details. Central Park SummerStage Summer To-Do List · 7:30-10pm · FREE! AUG 5 - AUG 23 /FESTIVAL/ Hailing from , Silvia Machete Lincoln Center Out of Doors THURS, JULY 30 /CONCERT/ #4 Ride a Bike Lincoln Center Time & price vary FREE! Ismael Miranda is known for her trademark little red dress, · · Bike Month NYC may be over, but it's twirling hoops and sensuous guitar work. 3 weeks of free performances by dozens East River Park- In the Bandshell never too late to take in the city on Following the music is the US premiere of of international, U.S. and local artists in Time TBA FREE! · · two wheels. Take a loop around the the wildly popular Brazilian comedy If I the plazas outside Lincoln Center. Among The "pretty boy of salsa" in the heydey of park before Celebrate Brooklyn or Were You 2, directed by Daniel Filho. the highlights are music and dance events Fania continues to celebrate his 40 year SummerStage events, or motivate celebrating Latino culture. Check listings career, playing hits like "Rumbón Melón" yourself with food, and plan a trip to TUES, AUG 4 /CONCERT/ throughout this guide. and "Lupe Lupe" at this outdoor concert. and around Latin food-friendly 'hoods Frankie Negron like Jackson Heights, Sunset Park, or Red Hook Park Time TBA FREE! THURS, AUG 6 /PERFORMANCE/ THURS, JULY 30 /FILM/ El Barrio. Wear a helmet, and look to · · Hip-Hop Generation Next Cinema El Barrio Representing Newark, NJ and, of course, the Alma Azteca or Bronx Classics Bike Puerto Rico, Frankie Negrón is among a Lincoln Center 6pm FREE! Pregones Theater Time TBA $10 18+ · · · · · group of young tropical singers who have A celebration and exploration of hip-hop Every last Thursday of the month, SBX Clubs for inspiration to pimp your ride made salsa work well with contemporary dance as a significant urban art form that Industries screens the best of Latin and show your Latino pride! pop, rock, and R&B. was spawned on NYC streets. Part of cinema. Tonight's screening highlights Latin Lincoln Center Out of Doors.

24 25 FRI, AUG 7 /CONCERT/ SUN, AUG 9 /PERFORMANCE/ La Excelencia Contra Tiempo & Abakua S.O.B.'s · 8pm & 10pm · $10-15 · 21+ Lincoln Center · 7:30pm · FREE! Formed in 2005, La Excelencia strives to So you think you can dance? Check out bring a new perspective to salsa by singing Contra Tiempo, the L.A. based, activist about contemporary issues while holding urban-Latino dance company, and Abakua, true to salsa's roots. Fresh off the release an Afro-Latin dance company with Cuban of Mi Tumbao Social, they are already mak- roots. Peforming at Damrosch Park Band- ing a global impact. shell as part of Lincoln Center Out of Doors.

FRI, AUG 7 /CONCERT/ SUN, AUG 9 /PARADE/ Ricardo Arjona 27th Annual Dominican Day Parade Madison Square Garden · 8pm 6th Ave b/w 29th & 58th St · 12pm · FREE! · $60.50-140.50 Bachata, merengue, and reggaeton will His album Adentro garnered Arjona two blast onto the streets as dominicanos and Proud to support Grammy awards. The pop artist already other NYC dwellers commemorate the be- has a street and university library named ginning of war for Dominican independence after him in his native Guatemala; from Spain. Don't forget your flag! the New York Latin for one night, MSG will bear his name and he'll rule NYC. MON, AUG 10 /PERFORMANCE/ La Casita: A Home for the Heart Summer Guide. FRI, AUG 7 /CONCERT/ Museum of the American Indian · Raul Midón 5:30pm · FREE! Lincoln Center · 7:30pm · FREE! See event description August 9th. Raul Midón combines his distinct voice, strumming, beats, and a cappella sounds to TUES, AUG 11 /CONCERT/ create a one-man soul performance. Hear Lisa Lisa him and additional artists at the Damrosch Red Hook Park · Time TBA · FREE! Park Bandshell, as part of Lincoln Center Can you feel the beat? The voice behind Out of Doors. that addictive hit and other memorable '80s freestyle songs like "Head to Toe" and "Lost SUN, AUG 9 /PERFORMANCE/ in Emotion" performs in her native NYC to La Casita: A Home for the Heart promote her second solo album (that's right- Lincoln Center · 12-5pm · FREE! -she's back!). Inspired by the tradition of community gardens—brought to NY by Caribbean TUES, AUG 11 /CONCERT/ and Central American immigrants in the Andy Andy '50s and '60s—La Casita is a coming Highbridge Park · Time TBA · FREE! together of cultures, ideas, races and Dominican singer Andy Andy started out languages. More than a dozen performers singing merengue, but then switched to represent oral traditions of music and bachata, correctly predicting the tropical poetry from all over the world. Part of genre's popularity across the Americas Lincoln Center Out of Doors. ...not to mention his own rise to stardom. Services provided by Empire HealthChoice HMO, Inc. and/or Empire HealthChoice Assurance, Inc., licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, an association of independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans. The Blue 26 10132NYMEN (4/09) Cross and Blue Shield names and symbols are registered marks of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. 27 TUES, AUG 11 /PERFORMANCE/ SUN, AUG 16 /FESTIVAL/ theme? This party will include clowns, SUN, AUG 23 /CONCERT/ La Casita: A Home for the Heart Feria Del Sol balloons, games, performers and, of 26th Annual Roots of American Music The Point CDC · 5:30pm · FREE! 14th St b/w 7th & 8th Ave course, a DJ on the ones and twos playing Lincolon Center · Time TBA · FREE! See event description August 9th. · 11am-6pm · FREE! salsa, merengue, reggaeton, and more. Mazeltov, Mis Amigos: The Lost World The strip on 14th Street between 7th of Latin-Jewish Sound featuring Arturo THURS, AUG 13 /PERFORMANCE/ and 8th is a stronghold for Mexicans. For AUG 22 - AUG 23 /FESTIVAL/ O'Farrill and the Afro- Orchestra La Casita: A Home for the Heart this feria, they close off the entire block Hacia Afuera Art Festival with special guests Irving Fields. All Teatro Pregones · 5:30pm · FREE! to make way for live music, food, tons of El Barrio, East (103-111 St, b/w performing at the Damrosch Park Banshell. See event description August 9th. vendors, and more food. Park & 3rd Aves) · 12-5pm · FREE! Part of Lincoln Center Out of Doors. Back for its 2nd year, Hacia Afuera is a SAT, AUG 15 /FILM + CONCERT/ TUES, AUG 18 /CONCERT/ 2-day street art festival put together by TUES, AUG 25 /CONCERT/ Rooftop Films Summer Series Xtreme Art for Change. Check out the public art Bachata Heightz & Watata El Museo Del Barrio · Time TBA · $9 Highbridge Park · Time TBA · FREE! exhibits, installations, performances, Highbridge Park · Time TBA · FREE! See June 20th listing. See May 24th listing. child workshops and film screenings, The 5 youth who make up Bachata Heightz which will have a particular emphasis were all raised in Washington Heights and sing bachata (duh), but with American influ- SUN, AUG 16 /PERFORMANCE/ AUG 19 - SEP 1 /FILM/ on issues of gentrification. Heritage Sunday The Headless Woman ences like hip-hop, R&B, and rock. Get down to the Heights' own urban boy band! Lincoln Center · 3pm · FREE! Film Forum · Times vary · $11 AUG 22 - AUG 23 /PLAY/ An afternoon of Afro-Latino dance with Oyu From Lucrecia Martel (La Ciénaga and La La Casa de los Espíritus THURS, AUG 27 /FILM/ Oro and Caracumbé. Led by percussion- Niña Santa), comes this oblique, compelling Repertorio Español · 8pm/Sat ist and director Marcos Nepa, Caracumbé tale of a South American bourgeois poster 3pm/Sun · $25 Cinema El Barrio includes many former members of child who, after running into something See June 13-14 listing. Pregones Theater · Time TBA · $10 · 18+ Negro Ballet, and Danys Perez of Oyu Oro with her car, experiences a particular Every last Thursday of the month, SBX directs traditional forms of dance from West psychological state and realizes she might Industries screens the best of Latin cinema. Africa, Haiti, and Cuba. Additional artists to have killed someone. Tonight's screening gets us hyped for the perform. Part of Lincoln Center Out of Doors. SBX Film Festival coming up in September THURS, AUG 20 /CONCERT + PERFORMANCE/ with the best of from last year's fest. SUN, AUG 16 /CONCERT/ Buika & Urban Bush Women WHERE TO EAT THURS, AUG 27 /CONCERT/ Ba M’Buta: Ancestral Connections From Lincoln Center 7pm FREE! Don't miss these good eats · · Babasónicos the Kongo to the Americas Known for her heartbreaking, passionate around Queens. With the Chase Highline Ballroom 8pm $20 Lincoln Center 7:30pm FREE! performances, Spanish singer Buika fuses Latino Cultural Festival, Queens · · · · The band formed in the '90s Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca bring their her African roots with flamenco. Plus: Arts Xpress Fest, and Queerin' and went with a more new wave sound that blend of Afro-Cuban rhythms with pan- dance group Urban Bush Women explore Queens 09, you'll be spending ultimately place them in the underground African styles. Iborru and other artists also homelessness in "Shelter." Both at Dam- some quality time in the most "sonic" scene. Now on their 9th album, perform at Damrosch Park Bandshell as rosch Park Bandshell as part of Lincoln diverse borough. Mucho, the band has kept true to their part of Lincoln Center Out of Doors. Center Out of Doors. Try: rock sensibilities. SUN, AUG 16 /FILM/ FRI, AUG 21 /PARTY/ El Nuevo Izalco (Salvodoran): SUN, AUG 30 /FESTIVAL/ Puños Rosas NY Tropical Woodside 6405 Roosevelt Ave Fiesta Folklórica Puertorriqueña Queens Museum of Art 3-5pm FREE! Glasslands 10pm-4am $5-7 21+ · · · · · Rumsey Playfield atC entral Park This Mexican feature film is about Jimmy See May 29th listing. Food Vendors (All types of Time TBA FREE! Morales, a young boxer who works the Latin American): Jackson Heights · · For over 44 years, this fiesta has gathered family business, a funeral home frequently SAT, AUG 22 /PARTY/ along Roosevelt Ave b/w 74th people of all races, ages, professions, and used by the local mafia. One night he Circo Loco and 90th St, esp. near 86th St economic backgrounds together to cel- witnesses a murder and the killer, Germán Arka Lounge 10pm-4am 21+ · · ebrate Puerto Rican culture. The day-long Corona, lets him run away, but later they What better way to add to a night of debauchery than incorporating a circus event focuses on Latino traditions through find each other again in jail. a celebration of food, music and art. 28 29

SEP 2-6 /FESTIVAL/ SUN, SEP 6 /FESTIVAL/ New York Salsa Congress- Dance & Music 25th Annual Brazilian Day Festival The Hilton New York · All day · Prices vary 6th Ave from 42nd-56th St, 46th St from Total salsa immersion with workshops, Madison to 7th Ave · Time TBA · FREE! artist showcases, live music, non-stop Join Brazilians from all over the U.S., New dancing, and more, culminating in the Yorkers, and people from all walks of life in Annual New York Salsa Dance Champion- celebrating the 25th year of Brazilian Day in ship. In its 9th year, the NY Salsa Congress NYC. Last year, 130 bus caravans came from is one of NYC’s most revered dance and Massachusetts alone! Expect music, dancing, music conferences. and plenty of Brazilian food and drink!

SAT, SEP 5 /CONCERT/ SEP 9-24 /FESTIVAL/ Marco Antonio Solis & Pepe Aguilar Latinbeat: Contemporary Latin Madison Square Garden · 8pm American Cinema · $69.50-139.50 Walter Reade Theater · Time & prices vary America's favorite Mexican and Mexican- Dedicated to showcasing the very best in American crooners, together! Former Los contemporary film from Latin America and Bukis lead singer Marco Antonio Solis and the Caribbean, Latinbeat includes around artist Pepe Aguilar team up for 25 new films from these regions each year. one night only. SEP, 11-13 /FESTIVAL/ SEP 5-SEP 28 /EXHIBIT/ Celebrate Mexico Now Ronny Quevedo Venues, Time & prices vary Bronx Blue Bedroom Project Celebrating its 6th anniversary as the first, · Time varies · FREE! and only annual festival of contemporary Bronx Blue Bedroom Project (BBBP) is an Mexican art and culture in . artist-run project located in the bedroom of Encompassing cuisine, dance, film, litera- the artist Blanka Amezkua in Mott Haven, ture and music, Celebrate México Now South Bronx. Ronny Quevedo exhibits: provides New York City with a glimpse of "from colloquial to commercial, language the most intriguing artists and ideas pour- to logo the interest is in exposing and re- ing out of Mexico today. taliating against the construction of what, not who, we are." Summer To-Do List SUN, SEP 6 /PARTY/ Back to School Bash Habana Outpost · Time TBA · FREE! Arts and crafts for kids, eco-friendly face painting, reading material, and of course, Mexican/Cuban dishes, including Habana's famous $2 elote (mayo + chile-slathered corn on the cob).

31 SAT, SEP 12 /PARTY/ SEP 23-24 /CONFERENCE/ MONDAYS Rock on the River Hispanic Television Summit Soulatino’s Salsa Mondays Solar Heat Pier 40 · 8pm-12am · $25 · 21+ Marriott Marquis NYC · Wed/1-5pm Tavern on the Green · 6pm · $10 Bembe · 10pm-4am · FREE! La Farra NY's rock-themed boat ride will Thurs/8am-2pm · $499 Start the week off right with dinner and DJ BLT vibes it out alongside Chew Rocks. include a DJ spinning hot tracks, plus a live Top-rated panels with industry experts dis- dancing under the stars. All your salsa Playing funk, soul classics, Brazilian, band playing rock en español and inglés. cuss the latest audience research findings, favorites, but check NYRemezcla.com reggae, and everything else funky. new programming, and distribution options. first for up-to-date details. SAT, SEP 12 /FESTIVAL/ This networking event invites you to gather THURSDAYS People en Español Fiesta with top-level television executives to Chicha Libre Copacabana Boat Ride Rumsey Playfield atC entral Park explore the most exciting developments in Barbes · 9:30pm · $10 Pier 40 · boards: 6:45-7pm, sails: 8pm · 12-7pm · FREE! Hispanic television. This Park Slope cabaret-bar hosts the band · $10/$15 for 2 adv · 21+ Fiesta is the destination to kick off His- Chicha Libre every week. Peruvian chicha is Rain or shine, this boat is sailing and taking panic Heritage Month and celebrate Latino like Colombian cumbia with accordion, and, the tri-level party with it. Contact Colum- culture. The day is filled with free musical in this case, Andean sounds and surf guitar. bus 72 for advanced tickets. Dress performances, celebrity appearances, and to impress; all aboard! fun activities for the whole family. Check Happy Mondays NYRemezcla.com for details. Bembe · 10pm-4am · FREE! Latin Jazz Thursdays WHERE TO EAT Not just another manic Monday - DJ Wave FB Lounge 9pm FREE! The East Village is a staple of · · SEP 18 - SEP 20 /FESTIVAL/ and D.O.V, of the underground Brooklyn The top-notch spot for Afro-Caribbean, our partying diet (Nublu, Bara- crew Verbal Graffiti, spin Latin, soul, funk, improvisational jazz each week. SBX Film Festival za anyone?), so of course we're Pregones Theater & The Bronx Museum soulful house, and hip-hop. always looking to keep our Tato Torres y Yerbabuena $10/day $25/3 day pass regular diet nourished when in · TUESDAYS Camaradas 10pm $5 Enjoy the best of indie cinema uptown. and around Alphabet City. · · SBX Industries is proud to present the Copacabana Afterwork Tuesdays Live bomba y plena every week--more Columbus 72 6pm $5 21+ Puerto Rican than anything you’d find on 2nd Annual SBX Film Festival featuring Try: · · · flicks from the Bronx and around the Cafe Cortadito Free buffet when doors open at 6, followed the island. (Cuban) by free dancing lessons at 7:30pm, plus world. Shorts, animated features, 210 E. Third St near Ave B documentaries, and full-length features 2 rooms of music to enjoy. Just leave the Toque Thursdays gold chain, sneakers, and boots at home. will all be in the mix. Caracas Arepa Bar (Venezuelan) Bembe 10pm-4am FREE! Sorry, boys. · · 91 E. 7th St., near First Ave Gumbo funk, Afro-Cuban, classic salsa, Latin soul & funk, boogaloo, merengue, bachata SUN, SEP 20 /FILM/ WEDNESDAYS from DJ Captain Planet. Live percusssion. Dame Cortos (Gimme Shorts) Boca Chica (South American) Brasil Party Queens Museum of Art 3-5pm FREE! 13 First Ave at 1st St · · Nublu 10pm-4am $10 Cumbiagra A cinematic feast of the most relevant · · Forró in the Dark’s headquarters when not Baraza 10:30pm-1am FREE! 21+ Hispanic/Latino/Latin shorts from Cinema- Esperanto (Fusion) · · · 145 Ave C at E 9th St touring, and where Greg Caz’s encyclopedic inspired by the classic sound of rosa, Queens' only queer film series', last array of Brazilian fare rules the night. '50s and '60s Colombian bands. Don't miss 2 seasons. With music and go-go dancers the live sounds of Cumbiagra, who call to break the ice as Summer 2009 comes Yerba Buena (Fusion) 23 Ave A, near 2nd St Classic Salsa their particular flavor "aphrodisiac cumbia." to an end. LQ · 6pm · $5-10 · 21+ If that's the truth, we're looking for love Yuca Bar (Fusion) Live performance with complimentary each Thursday in the East Village. 111 Ave A, at 7th St buffet and 2-for-1 drinks from 6pm-7pm, followed by FREE salsa dance lessons from 7pm-9pm. Salsa, merengue, bachata and dance classics courtesy of DJ Norty Cotto. 32 33 FRIDAYS Liberation Lounge (Second Saturdays) Call to Drum Mojitos · 10pm-3am · $5 · 21+ Bembe · 10pm-4am · FREE! Every second Saturday of the month, Libera- DJ Duda Amorosino, DJ Adriano, DJ Ste- tion Lounge, the soulchild of DJ Laylo & The THROUGH JULY 19 /EXHIBIT/ THROUGH AUG 9 /EXHIBIT/ fande, DJ Turmix spin Brazilian rare grooves, Zol Lab, fulfills the liberating partying needs Intervals A Year With Children 2009 baile funk, samba, merengue, African, '70s of the people! DJ Eli Efi spins the best in Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum salsa, conscious dancehall, and more. Latin, soul, funk, hip-hop, and reggae. · Time varies · $15-18 · Time varies · $15-18 Fast-paced and modest in scale, Intervals Approximately 200 colorful works will Salsa Groove Afterwork Nacotheque NYC (2nd & 4th Saturdays) is an experimental new series designed to be on display, including prints, paintings, S.O.B’s · 5pm · $15 Fontana's · 11pm-4am · $5-7 · 21+ reflect the spirit of young and emerging sculptures, mobiles, and more–all done by Happy hour & salsa classes followed by This popular party has made a name for artists. Mexican-born Julieta Aranda 2nd through 6th grade students from 16 world-class live acts. Check NYRemezcla. itself based on quality music and shameless inaugurates the program with an installa- public schools throughout NYC. The annual com for details. party animals. Don't miss the open bar from tion that investigates the theme of time. exhibition is presented by students partici- 11-12, or the Latin American and Spainish pating in Learning Through Art (LTA). Turntables on the Hudson rock 'n' roll, new wave, indie rock, baile-funk, THROUGH JULY 25 /EXHIBIT/ Négritude Water Taxi Beach LIC Queens nouveau '80s, electropop, disco, cumbia, THROUGH SEP 5 /EXHIBIT/ Exit Art Time varies FREE! 8pm-2am $10 punk, and some hip-hop. · · Juana Valdes: Past/Present Tense · · Showcasing several generations of Turntables on the Hudson's 11th season Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning African-American, Caribbean, South outdoor parties. Resident DJs Nickodemus Cumbia Saturdays (Last Saturdays) Time varies FREE! American and African artists, performers · · & Mariano spin house, Latin, funk, Afro- Rose Live Music 10pm FREE! An exploration of the semiotics of com- · · and writers, Négritude features work beat, and more, with Nappy G on percus- Every last Saturday of the month (check mercial and mass produced imagery, that examines the history, impact, and sion. There will be guest DJs throughout NYRemezcla.com for exact date), Afro- fused with a variety of materials to transmutations of this 20th century the summer. Colombian music rules the house at Rose question how history is interpreted from Live. Featuring performers like Rebolu and cultural movement. a personal perspective and transcribed SATURDAYS La Cumbiamba eNeYe. into a global view. Opening reception 5/27 THROUGH JUNE 28 /EXHIBIT/ Rhum from 6-9pm. Hecho en Mexico Bembe 10pm-4am FREE! SUNDAYS · · Gold Wing – Hebrew Tabernacle THROUGH OCT 4 /MUSICAL/ Captain Planet Dave Medina, DJ Sabo, Brazilian Beats Brooklyn Time varies FREE! In the Heights DJ Mok E, & DJ Isa, rotate keeping this Black Betty · 10pm · FREE! · · Richard Rodgers Theatre Time varies DJs Greg Caz and Sean Marquand have been Elizabeth Starcevic displays her collection · Saturday night party popping with a crazy $40-120 spinning '70s Brazilian music and beyond of tapestries and rugs. The Spanish profes- · mix of all things Latin. This Broadway favorite transports you here for the past 7 years, but sadly, Black sor began weaving while on sabbatical in to Washington Heights, where the corner Betty will be closing its doors June 15th, so San Miguel de Allende, Mexico where she Samba Soul bodega's coffee is light and sweet, the come enjoy while you can! studied at the fine arts school, with the S.O.B.s · 8pm · $20 master weaver Felix Perez Juarez. windows are always open, and the breeze Live Brazilian bands play samba, forro and carries the rhythm of 3 generations of axé, plus the occasional batucada pops Body Music THROUGH AUG 1 /CLASS/ music. Lin-Manuel Miranda no longer in and DJ sets continue until late, and Bembe · 9pm-4am · FREE! Calpulli Children's Dance Workshop stars, but his music and live on. sometimes guests are not even Brazilian Resident DJ Jesse Mann spins with lovely The Arts Cure Center · 11am-1pm case in point. guest DJ Solange, aka Reverend Soul. The (Saturdays) · FREE! THROUGH NOV 19 /MUSICAL/ two seamlessly blend Latin and jazz with The award-winning program serves chil- West Side Story Movida Internacional disco, funk, soul and house. Live percussion dren 4 to 8 years and 8 to 15 years of age Palace Theatre · Times vary · $45-300 CL Lounge · 10pm-4am · FREE! · 21+ and bass. with culturally-enriching classes based This classic takes Romeo & Juliet as the After 7 years on the Lower East Side, on traditional Mexican dance. The classes inspiration for its story about young lovers this popular Saturday party moves to the Bossa Nova Brunch focus on regional dances along with les- torn apart by ethnic gang rivalries in 1950s Meatpacking/Chelsea area. Expect a high S.O.B.'s · 12-4pm · $30 sons in history, movement fundamentals, NYC. For the first time, the revival incorpo- dose of , rock en español classics, A three course pre-fixe menu while listen- esteem building, and team work. rates Spanish into the show, and features electronica & Top 40s. RSVP recommend- ing to live bossa nova. Special performers actual Latino actors. Imagine that! ed: [email protected]. throughout summer. Escape to Brazil! 34 35 Glasslands. 289 Kent Ave (at Joe's Pub. 425 Lafayette St (at Mercury Lounge. 217 E Hous- S 2nd St). Williamsburg, BK. Astor Pl.). Greenwich Village, M. ton (at Essex St). LES, M. F/V J/M/Z to Marcy, L to Bedford. 6 to Astor Pl, R/W to 8th St. to 2nd Ave. Barbes. 376 9th St (at 6th Ave). Central Park SummerStage KEY Park Slope, BK. F to 7th Ave. (at Rumsey Playfield). Enter Gold Wing – Hebrew Taber- Julia de Burgos Theater. 1680 Metropolitan Pavilion. 125 W M = Manhattan park at E 69th St & 5th Ave or nacle. 551 Fort Washington Av- Lexington Ave, 2nd Floor (b/w 18th St (b/w 8th & 9th Ave). BK = Brooklyn B.B. Kings. 237 W 42 St (b/w W 72nd St & Central Park West. enue (at 185th St). Washington 105th & 106th St). El Barrio, M. Chelsea, M. C/E to 23rd St. BX = Bronx 7th & 8th Ave). Times Square, M. 6 to 68th St, 1/2/3/, B/C to Heights, M. A to 181st St. 6 to 103rd St. Q = Queens Mojito's Bar & Grill. 227 E SI = Staten Island M. A/C/E, 1/2/3, N/Q/R/W, 7, S to 72nd St. Times Square. Grady Alexis Gallery, The (El King Park. Jamaica Ave 116th St (at 3rd Ave). El Barrio, CL (Calidad Latina) Lounge. Taller Latino Americano). (b/w 150th & 153rd Streets). M. 6 to 116th St. 92YTribeca. 200 Hudson Street Bembe. 81 S 6th St. (at Berry). 132 9th Ave (b/w 18th & 19th 2710 Broadway, 3rd floor (b/w Jamaica, Q. E, J/Z to Jamaica (at Canal). Tribeca, M. A/C/E 1 Williamsburg, BK. J/M/Z to St). Meatpacking District, M. C/E 103rd & 104th St). UWS, M. 1 Center, F to Parsons Blvd. Museo del Barrio, El. 1230 5th to Canal St. Marcy Ave. L to Bedford Ave. to 23rd St. to 103rd St. Ave (at 104th St). El Barrio, M. 6 Latin Quarters (LQ). 511 Lex- to 103rd St. Americas Society. 680 Park Black Betty. 366 Metropolitan Columbus 72. 246A Columbus Green Space. 37-24 24th St. ington Ave (b/w 47th & 48th St). Avenue (at 68th St). UES, M. 6 Ave (at Havemeyer). Williams- Ave (b/w 71st & 72nd St). UWS, #301 (at 24th St). Long Island Midtown, M. 6 to 51 St, 4/5/6 to Museum of the American In- to 68th St. burg, BK. L to Lorimer St, G to M. 1/2/3 to 72nd, B/C to 72nd. City, Q. N/W/7 to Queensboro Grand Central. dian. 1 Bowling Green (at State Metropolitan Ave. Plaza. St). Financial District, M. 4/5 to Annex, The. 152 Orchard St Crotona Park. Crotona Park Lincoln Center. B/w 62nd & Bowling Green, 1 to South Ferry, (b/w Rivington & Stanton). Bronx Blue Bedroom Project East (at 173rd St). South Bronx, Guggenheim Museum. 1071 65th St & Columbus/Amster- R/W to Whitehall St. LES, M. F/J/M/Z to Essex St- (BBBP). 309 Alexander Ave. BX. 2, 5 to 174th St. 5th Ave (at 89th St). UES, M. dam Aves. UWS, M. 1 to 66th St, Delancey St. Apt. 3A (b/w 140th and 141st 4/5/6 to 86th St. 1, A/C to 59th St. Museum of the City of New St) Mott Haven, BX. 6 to 3rd Ave, Damrosch Park. 62nd St (b/w York. 1220 Fifth Avenue (at Anthology Film Archives. 32 138th St. Columbus & Amsterdam). Habana Outpost. 757 Fulton St Local Project. 45-10 Davis 103rd St). El Barrio, M. 6 to Second Ave (at 2nd St). East UWS, M. 1 to 66th St, 1, A/C to (at S Portland). Fort Greene, BK. Street (b/w Pearson & Crane 103 St. Village, M. F/V to 2nd Ave. Bronx Museum of Art. 1040 59th St. C to Lafayette, G to Fulton. St). Long Island City, Q. 7 to Grand Concourse (at 165th St). 45th Rd, G to Court Sq. New York Times - Times APT. 419 W 13th St (b/w BX. B/D to 167th St. Dean Project. 45-43 21st St. Hammerstein Ballroom. 311 Center. 242 W 41st St (b/w 7th Washington St & 9th Ave). Long Island City, Q. E, V to 23rd W 34th St (b/w 8th & 9th Ave). Madison Square Garden. 7th & 8th Ave). Times Square, M. Meatpacking District, M. L to 8th Brooklyn Heights Cinema. 70 St/Ely, 7 to 45 Road, G to LIC/ Hell's Kitchen, M. A/C/E to 34th Ave (b/w 31st & 32nd St). 1/2/3, 7, A/C/E, N/R/Q/W, S to Ave, A/ C/E at 14th St. Henry St., (b/w Cranberry and Court Sq. St-Penn Station. Midtown, M. A/C/E, B/D/F/V, Times Square. Orange St). Brooklyn Heights, N/Q/R/W, 1/2/3 to 34th St. Arka Lounge. 4488 Broadway BK. A/C to High St., 2/3 to East River Park. FDR Dr (at Highbridge Park. Amsterdam Nokia Theatre. 1515 Broadway (at 192nd Street). Washington Clark St. Cherry St). Chinatown, M. Ave (at 175th St). Washington Malcolm X & Betty Shabazz (at 44th St). Times Square, M. Heights, M. A to 190th St, 1 to F to Delancey St, J/M/Z to Heights, M. 1 to 181st St. Educational/Cultural Center. 1/2/3, 7, A/C/E, N/Q/R/W, S to 191st St. Brooklyn Museum. 200 Delancey–Essex St. 3940 Broadway (at 165th St). Times Square. Eastern Pkwy (b/w Classon & Highline Ballroom. 431 W 16th Washington Heights, M. A/C, 1 Arts Cure Center, The. 33-24 Washington). Prospect Park, BK. Exit Art. 475 10th Ave (at 36th St (b/w 9th & 10th Ave). Chel- to 168th St. Nublu. 62 Ave C (b/w 4th & Northern Blvd, 3rd Fl (at 50th 2/3 to Eastern Pkwy/Brooklyn St). Midtown, M. A/C/E to 34 St. sea, M. A/C/E/L to 14th St. 5th St). East Village, M. F/V to St). Long Island City, Q. G/R/V Museum. Marriot Marquis NYC. 1535 2nd Ave. to 36th St, N/W to 39 Ave. FB Lounge. 172 E 106th St (b/w Hilton New York. 1335 Avenue Broadway (at 46th St). Times Café Noir. 32 Grand St (at Lexington & 3rd Ave). El Barrio, of the Americas (b/w 53rd & Square, M. 1/2/3, 7, A/C/E, Nuyorican's Poet Cafe. 236 E BAM. 30 Lafayette Ave b/w Thompson). SoHo, M. A/C/E, 1 M. 6 to 110th St. 54th St). Rockefeller Center, M. N/Q/R/W, S to Times Square. 3rd St (b/w Ave B & C). East Ashland & St. Felix. Fort Greene, to Canal St. B/D/E to 7th Ave. Village, M. F/V to 2nd Ave. BK. 2/3, 4/5, N/Q/R, B/D to Film Forum. 209 W Houston St McCarren Park. B/w Nassau Atlantic/Pacific, C to Lafayette Camaradas. 2241 1st Ave (at (b/w Varick & 6th Ave). Soho, M. Jamaica Center for Arts & Ave/Leonard/N 12th Sts. Palace Theatre. 1564 Broad- Ave, G to Fulton St. 115th St). El Barrio, M. 6 to 1 to Houston. Learning. 161-04 Jamaica Greenpoint, BK. L to Bedford way (b/w 46th & 47th St). 116th St. Avenue. Jamaica, Q. E, J/Z to or Lorimer, G to Nassau or Times Square, M. C/E to 50th St, Jamaica Center Parsons/Archer Baraza. 133 Ave C (b/w 8th & Fontana's. 105 Eldridge St (b/w Metropolitan A to 42nd, N/R to 49th St. Station. 9th St). East Village, M. F/V to Broome & Grand). Chinatown, 2nd Ave. M. B/D to Grand, F, J/M/Z to Delancey/Essex. 36 37 B:4.5” T:4.24” S:4”

Pier 40. West Side Highway (at Richard Rodgers Theatre. 226 Teatro Pregones. 571-575 Houston). West Village, M. 1 to W 46th St (at Broadway). Times Walton Ave (b/w 149th & 150th Houston St. Square, M. 1/2/3, 7, N/R/Q/W, S St). Concourse Village, BX. 2/4/5 to Times Square. to 149th St & Grand Concourse. La Plaza Cultural Community Garden. 9th St (at Ave C). East Riverside Park South. The Pier Thalia Spanish Theater. 4117 Village, M. L to 1st Ave, 6 to on 68th St & Hudson River. Greenpoint Ave (at 41st St). Astor Pl. UWS, M. 1 to 66th St. Sunnyside, Q. 7 to 40th St.

Lehman Center for the Rose Live Music. 345 Grand Topaz Arts. 55-03 39TH Ave EXPAND YOUR MIND WITH Performing Arts. 250 Bedford St (b/w Havemeyer & Marcy). (at 56th St). Woodside, Q. G/R/V Park Blvd West (b/w Goulden & Williamsburg, BK. L to Bedford to Northern Blvd., 7 to 52nd Paul Ave). Bedford Park, BX. 4 to or Lorimer, G to Metropolitan, or 61st. OUR EXPANSIVE HD LINEUP. Bedford Park Blvd. J/M/Z to Marcy. Town Hall, The. 123 W 43rd Over 100 channels in spectacular HD. Point CDC, The. 940 Garrison Santos Party House. 96 St (b/w 7th Ave & Ave of the Ave (at Barretto St). Hunts Lafayette St (at Walker St). Americas). Theater District, M. verizon.com/fiostv 1.888.GET.FiOS Point, BX. 6 to Hunts Point Ave. Chinatown, M. J/M/Z, N/R/Q/W, 1/2/3, 7, N/R/Q/W, S to Times 6 to Canal. Square. Praxis International Art. 25 E 73rd St #3 (at Madison Ave). SOB’s. 204 Varick Street (at Walter Reade Theater (at TTHHIS IS UES, M. 6 to 77th St. W Houston). SoHo, M. 1 to Lincoln Center). 65th St (b/w Houston. Amsterdam & Broadway). FiOS. Prospect Park Bandshell. UWS, M. 1 to 66th St. 1, A/C to TTHHIS IS Prospect Park West & 9th St. South Street Seaport. South 59th St. B:5.75” S:5.25” Prospect Park, BK. F to 15th St, Street (at Fulton St on East BIG. T:5.5” 2/3 to Grand Army Plaza. River). Lower Manhattan, M. Water Taxi Beach. Hunter's 2/3, 4/5, J/Z to Fulton St, A/C to Point (2nd St & Borden Ave). Quad Cinema. 34 W 13th St Broadway-Nassau. LIC, Q. 7 to Jackson/Vernon, (b/w 5th & 6th Ave). Greenwich G to 21st St, E/F to 23rd St/ Village, M. 1/2/3, A/C/E, F, L to Southpaw. 125 Fifth Ave (b/w Ely Ave, Water Taxi to Hunter's 14th St. Sterling and St. Johns Pl). Park Point. Slope, BK. 2/3, 4/5, B, Q, to Queens Museum of Art. NYC Atlantic Ave, D, M, N/R to Pacific Workshop-Jewel Box Theater, Bldg.-Flushing Meadows Corona St, 2/3 to Bergen St. The. 79 E 4th St (b/w 2nd Ave Park. Corona, Q. 7 to Willets & ). East Village, M. 6 to Point-Shea Stadium. St. Mary's Park. 146th St (at Astor Place. St. Ann's Ave). Mott Haven, BX. Queens Theatre in the Park. 2, 5 to 3rd Ave–149th St. Y Gallery. 32-70 85th Street Flushing Meadows Corona Park. (at Northern Blvd). Jackson Corona, Q. 7 to Willets Point- Superior, La. 295 Berry St (b/w Heights, Q. 7 to 82nd St. Shea Stadium. 2nd St & 3rd St). Williamsburg, BK. L to Bedford Ave. Yeshiva University Museum Red Hook Park. Bay St (b/w at the Center for Jewish His- Henry St. & Clinton St). Red Teatro IATI. 64 E 4th Street tory. 15 W 16th St (b/w 5th & Hook, BK. F, G to Smith & 9th. (b/w Bowery and 2nd Ave). East 6th Ave). Chelsea, M. 4/5/6, F, Village, M. 6 to Astor Pl, F to 2nd N/Q/R/W to 14th St. Repertorio Español. 138 E. Ave, R to 8th St. Starz® is part of the FiOS TV Movie Package. Visit starz.com for airdates/times 27th St. (at Lexington Ave). Gramercy, M. 6 to 23rd St.

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