Nov 1, 7pm

World Music Institute presents Festival Flamenco Gitano! Diego El CIGALA

Superstar Diego El Cigala, one of flamenco's most compelling singers, presents the New York premiere of Cigala & Tango.

Town Hall
123 West 43 rd Street, NYC.

212-545-7536. $45, $55, $65; students $20. Handicap Facilities

Nov 2, 7pm

Roberto Diaz

A violist of international reputation, Chilean Roberto Diaz is the President of the Curtis Institute of Music. Mr. Diaz has appeared as an orchestral soloist and recitalist in major cities around the globe and has worked with many of the leading conductors and composers of our time. He will perform an all-Brahms recital at Americas Society with the pianist Kwan Yi.

Americas Society
680 Park Avenue, NYC

Free Admission, but reservations are required. Handicap Facilities

Nov 5, 8pm

World Music Institute presents Festival Flamenco Gitano! Jose Maya and Company

Jose Maya, one of the most explosive dancers in Spain today, presents the New York premiere of the powerful program "Red".

NYU Skirball Center
566 LaGuardia Place at Washington Square South, NYC.

212-545-7536. $55, $65; students $20. Handicap Facilities

Nov 7, 7pm

Instituto Superior de Arte del Teatro Colon

The ISATC is the training institute of the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, one of the leading opera houses in the Americas. For the fifth year, a group of talented young musicians will join us for an evening of opera favorites.

Americas Society
680 Park Avenue, NYC

Free Admission, but reservations are required. Handicap Facilities

Nov 9, 8pm

The 4th Annual Latin American Piano and Song Festival NYC Cesar Reyes, Director and Founder

Piano works from Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Argentina and Brazil. Pianists Angelina Tallaj, Michiyo Morikawa and Cesar Reyes.

Greenwich House Music School
46 Barrow Street NYC.

$15, students $10.

Nov 10, 8pm

Corina Bartra & her Azu Project

Originally from Peru. The first vocalist to pioneered Afro Peruvian & Cleole Jazz. In her Azu Project, she embraces the driving rhythms of South American music the lando, the festejo, the baiao and links them with standards of American jazz and Pop renditions to make a joyous celebration of joy & rhythm.

University of the Streets
130 East, 7th St, NYC

Tickets $10

Nov 11, 8pm

Nilko Andreas at Carnegie Hall

Nilko Andreas, Classical Guitar. Angelica de la Riva, Soprano and Ricardo Martinez conducting The Azlo Orchestra. Ponce, Villa-lobos, Potes, Gutierrez.

Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
57th St and Seventh Ave, NYC

Tickets $50 $100.

Nov 11, 8pm

Tangos and More!

Pianist Max Lifchitz performs tangos and danzas by composers from Cuba, Argentina, Brazil and the US.

Christ and St Stephen's Church
120 West 69th St, NYC.

Free Admission. Handicap Facilities

Nov 11, 12, 8pm

The Music of Astor Piazzolla

A celebration of the great Argentinean tango master Astor Piazzolla, featuring multi-instrumentalist Paquito D'Rivera who has brought an unprecedented focus on tango's relationship to jazz, and on Piazzolla's central role in its development. Bandoneon master Daniel Binelli, among guest artists.

Rose Theatre-Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
70 N Broadway , NYC (212) 875-5000.

Handicap Facilities

Nov 12, 8pm

World Music Institute presents Bahia to Brooklyn Dende and Band

Folklore meets funk in this dynamic concert that combines Afro-Brazilian pop music with rhythms of the African Diaspora.

Roulette
509 Atlantic Avenue (corner of 3rd Avenue), Downtown Brooklyn.

212-545-7536. $25; students $20. Handicap Facilities

Nov. 17, 6:30pm

Maquina Mono (The Monkey Machine) Live @ Drom

Come shake it with this hot Latin rock band! Bilingual songs, a horn section. Music to listen to and dance.

DROM
85 Avenue A (between 5tth & 6th Ave). East Village, Manhattan

Free Admission.

Nov 17, 5:15 pm :: LACW Brooklyn Closing Event ::

The 4th Annual Latin American Piano and Song Festival NYC Cesar Reyes, Director and Founder

A musical journey from South America to the Caribbean of the most powerful composers and troubadours.

Woody Tanger Auditorium, Brooklyn College Library
2900 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn

Free Admission

Nov. 17, 7:30pm :: LACW Queens Closing Event ::

History of Tango

Quintet of the Americas (woodwind quintet), Polly Ferman (piano) and Daniel Binelli (bandoneon).

The Salvation Army Temple of Queens
86-07 35th Ave, Jackson Heights

Free Admission. Handicap Facilities

Nov 18, 8pm :: LACW Manhattan Closing Event ::

PAMAR and the Manhattan Camerata Present, The Tango Fado Project

The Manhattan Camerata will feature special evening of Argentine Tango and Portuguese Fado, with the unique sounds of bandoneón and Portuguese guitar. Although Tango and Fado originated in two distant countries, they are closely related in harmony, melody, and their themes. Its only exceptions are in the rhythm and language. The Manhattan Camerata invites you to explore the connections between the two genres with the music of Astor Piazzolla, Amalia Rodrigues, as well as original compositions by Lucia Caruso, Pedro da Silva, and Daniel Binelli.

The Blessed Sacrament Church
152 West 71st Street,between Broadway and Columbus Ave, NYC

$15 general, $10 for students and seniors (Student I.D required) (212) 877 3111

Nov 18, 7pm

Juan Pons:The Classic Villain

In collaboration with the New York Opera Society. This concert, by internationally renowned dramatic baritone Juan Pons Alvarez, born in Minorca, Balearic Islands, will feature songs in Catalan; This concert is supported by The Institut Ramon Lull and is part of the Catalan Days Festival. Spain Culture New York, Consulate General of Spain in New York

Bruno Walter Auditorium, Lincoln Center
111 Amsterdam Ave, NY

Nov 23, 8pm

Azlo music Productions Present

Orchestra Mariuccia Iacovino from Brazil with Angelica de la Riva and Nilko Andreas soloists.

Carnegie Hall
57th Street and Seventh Ave, NYC

20 $45 $75 special price for students.

Nov 26, 8pm

Nov 27, 3pm

Calpulli Danza Mexicana

Calpulli Danza Mexicana returns after three sold out seasons to Queens Theatre in the Park with a fresh program dedicated to the rich traditions of Mexico captured in movement and music

Queens Theatre in the Park Flushing Meadows Corona Park Corona

718-760-0064. $28 General, $25 Senior, $20 Students.

Nov 15, 6:30pm

Nov 16, 10am and 2pm

Christie's Latin American Paintings

Christie's
Rockefeller Center NYC

Nov 16, 7pm Session 1

Nov 17, 10am Session 2

Sotheby's Latin American Art Sale

Sale N08798

Sotheby's
1334 York Avenue, NYC

Nov 10, 6.30 pm

Lectura de la obra Manos quietas, de Piti Español

The Venezuelans in NYC Festival and Instituto Cervantes receive Mr. Piti Español to represent Spain dramaturgy as a special guest in the second edition of the festival with his play Manos Quietas.

Instituto Cervantes
211 East 49th St, NYC

Free Admission. Handicap Facilities

Nov 10, 7pm

Literature from Bahia (Symposium: Cityscapes of Rio & Bahia, Brazil With novelist Helena Parente Cunha (Woman Between Mirrors), poet Lande Onawale (O Vento), scholar Earl Fitz (Vanderbilt University), translator Gregory Rabassa (translator of Jorge Amado, Clarice Lispector, and others), and critic Peggy Sharpe (moderator) (Florida State University). In Portuguese and English

In this opening event to the symposium, a group of contemporary Brazilian writers and translators and scholars of Brazilian literature discuss currents in poetry, fiction, essays, and song lyrics from the city of Salvador (Bahia).

Americas Society
680 Park Ave. NYC.

Free Admission. Handicap Facilities

Nov 14, 7pm

Literature from Rio de Janeiro (Panel Discussion with novelists Joao Paulo Cuenca (Corpo presente) and Ana Maria Machado (Tropical sol da liberdade), and literary critics Elizabeth Lowe (moderator) (University of Illinois, Urbana), Charles Perrone (University of Florida at Gainesville), and Nelson Vieira (Brown University). In Portuguese and English

This counterpoint to the Bahia panel above features contemporary Brazilian writers and translators and scholars of Brazilian literature, who will discuss currents in poetry, fiction, essays and song lyrics from the city of Rio de Janeiro.

Americas Society
680 Park Ave. NYC.

Free Admission. Handicap Facilities

Nov 15,7pm

Literary Journal Launch (Review: Literature and Arts of the Americas, No.83, with comments by editor Daniel Shapiro (Americas Society) and guest editors Elizabeth Lowe and Peggy Sharpe, and bilingual readings by Brazilian writers Joao Paulo Cuenca (Corpo presente), Ana Maria Machado (Tropical sol da liberdade), Lande Onawale (O Vento), and Helena Parente Cunha (Woman Between Mirrors)

Americas Society celebrates its latest issue of its acclaimed publication, Review: Literature and Arts of the Americas. Review 83 is comprised of articles by leading scholars on various topics relating to Brazilian humanities; selections of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction by established and young Brazilian writers from Rio de Janeiro and Salvador (Bahia); features on Brazilian visual and performing artists, and book reviews

Americas Society
680 Park Ave. NYC.

Free Admission. Handicap Facilities

Nov 15 -17

New Literature from Europe

Spanish writer Jose Carlos Somoza will participate in the VIII Festival New Literature from Europe

Several Venues
680 Park Ave. NYC.

Free Admission. Handicap Facilities

Nov 10 - 13

VIP Opening by invitation only Nov 10, 6:30pm - 9pm

Nov 11, 2pm - 8pm

Nov 13, 12 - 7pm

Nov 10 - 13

PINTA art Fair

The Modern and Contemporary Latin American Art Show.

7 West St, 11th Floor7 West St, 11th Floor.

General Admission $25, Student $10.00, Groups (8+) reduced price $15.00.

June 14 - January 8, 2011

El Museo's Bienal,The (S) Files 2011

Curated by Elvis Fuentes, Rocio Aranda-Alvarado, and Trinidad Fombella and guest curator Juanita Bermudez, Biennial of the Central American Isthmus.

Museo del Barrio, Las Galerias
1230 Fifth Avenue, NYC.

Fees Vary.

September 29, 2011- January 15, 2012

MUNTADAS: INFORMATION>>SPACE>>CONTROL

an exhibition of Catalan artist Antoni Muntadas' work. This exhibition is supported by The Institut Ramon Lull and is part of the Catalan Days Festival. Spanish Culture New York. Consulate General of Spain in New York

The Bronx Museum of the Arts
1040 Grand Concourse, Bronx.

September 15- December 10, 2011

Antonio Manuel: I Want to Act, Not Represent!

Curated by Claudia Calirman and Gabriela Rangel, Antonio Manuel: I Want to Act, Not Represent! will be the artist's first solo show in the United States. Antonio Manuel (b. 1947) is one of the most important Brazilian artists of the 1960s and 1970s. The featured paintings, installations, films and photographs will highlight Manuel's significant role in performance and post medium art. In addition, the exhibition will emphasize Manuel's work as a powerful liberating force from political repression. A series of public programs will accompany this exhibition

Americas Society
680 Park Ave, NYC.

Free Admission. Handicap Facilities

Exhibition Oct 3 - Dec 15

Reception: Oct 6, 5:30 - 7:30 PM

VIVA AMERICA! A celebration of Hispanic Heritage

Celebrating its 40th anniversary throughout 2011, SUNY/Empire State College, Metropolitan Center, will host the exhibition Viva America! A Salute to Hispanic Heritage. Raul Manzano is the curator of the exhibition

Empire State College
177 Livingston St. 6th floor, Brooklyn

Free Admission. Handicap Facilities

Oct 13 - Dec13

Los mundos de Gonzalo Torrente Ballester

On the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Torrente Ballester, this exhibition presents a faithful portrait of the renowned Spanish writer.

Instituto Cervantes
49th Street NYC

Free Admission. Handicap Facilities

Oct 6 - Nov 19

Tues - Sat: 10:30 am - 6pm

"Tissue of Life" Wood Sculpture Exhibition at Kouros Gallery

Wood Sculpture by Pilar Ovalle of Chile at Kouros Gallery . An itinerary exhibition currently at The Embassy of Chile in Washington, DC. Under the auspices of Direccin de cultura del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Chile.

Kouros Gallery
23 East 73rd St NYC

212-288-5888, Free Admission. Handicap Facilities

Nov 9 - Jan 7

Times of crisis are also times in which life extends into the streets. The artists in this exhibition have created gestures that address social interaction, economic reaction, and the street as stage or object worthy of aesthetic intervention.

BRIC Rotunda Gallery
33 Clinton St, Brooklyn.

Free Admission.

Nov 10-17

Wed - Fri, 12 - 5pm

Sat 1 - 5pm

"Aqui y Ahora; A Singular Work"

Pedro Martin deClet known for his powerful political renderings in sculpture and abstract paintings presents at DWYERCC a down-sized mural.

Dwyer Cultural Center
258 St. Nicholas Ave, Harlem

Free Admission. Handicap facilities

Nov 10, 6-8pm

"Naturalia" photography on aluminum by Elisa Pritzker

Reception for American, born in Argentina Elisa Pritzker exhibiting works in the Project Space related to her natural surroundings

Franklin 54 Gallery + Projects
526 West 26th St, #403

Free Admission. handicap Facilities

Nov 12, 10am-2pm

The Sum of the Days/La suma de los dias November 3rd-December 3rd

Join us for brunch and a viewing of the solo exhibition of Martin La Rosa, featuring the artist's most recent paintings.

Praxis Gallery
541 West 25th Street, NYC

Please RSVP 212.772.9478. Free Admission. handicap Facilities

Nov 14, 6:30-8pm

Dominican Impressionist folk Painting Exhibit with a Cultural Literary Interactive Presentation

The exhibit will present bucolic Scenes such as trees, houses and country living by well known Dominican painters & poetry reading

Centro Civico Cultural Dominicano
619 West 145th Street, Suite 201. NYC

Free Admission.

Dec18, 2010 - Dec 11, 2011

VOCES Y VISIONES

Signs, Systems and the City in El Museo del Barrio's Permanent Collection This installation in the Carmen Ana Unanue Galleries, drawn from our Permanent Collection.

Museo del Barrio, Las Galerias
1230 Fifth Avenue, NYC.

Fees Vary.

Nov 10, 8pm

THE IDIOT MANDATORY

Set up as a tragicomedy; the play tackles the issue of power and its consequences in society when the person in power of a country goes mad. There are two characters: The Mandatary and Jeremiah, his butler; this play presents this issue which has been going on throughout human history, with consequences that lead to the destruction of the human condition..

IATI Theater
64 East 4th St NYC. Part of the Fourth Arts Block (FAB), a New York City designated arts district.

Tickets $20

Nov 10, 11am

Nov 16, 11am

LA CASA DE BERNARDA ALBA (The House of Bernarda Alba), by Federico Garcia Lorca, directed by Rene Buch.

"Silence! Silence!" These are the first and last words spoken by Bernarda Alba, the tyrannical mother who attempts to dominate and control her five unmarried daughters. In this repressed environment, Lorca creates an explosion of hatred, jealousy, despair and passion.

Repertorio Español
138 East 27th St, NYC

Tickets starts at $26 and $30 (depending on show) 212.225.9999 Discounts are available for students and seniors citizens (65+). Handicap Facilities.

Nov 10, 7pm

Nov 12, 8pm

Nov 13, 6:30pm

Nov 16, 7pm

Pulitzer Prize Winning Playwright NILO CRUZ'S EL COLOR DEL DESEO (The Color of Desire)

Directed by Michele Hausmann. "The Color of Desire is set in politically turbulent Havana circa 1960. Its characters are Americans and Cubans, expatriates, revolutionaries and theater people, all adjusting (or not) to the country's rapid change. At its heart is the erotically charged relationship of an American businessman and an out-of-work Cuban actress.

Repertorio Español
138 East 27th St, NYC

Tickets starts at $26 and $30 (depending on show) 212.225.9999 Discounts are available for students and seniors citizens (65+). Handicap Facilities.

Nov 11, 11am

Nov 11, 8pm

LA VERDAD SOSPECHOSA (The Suspicious Truth), by Juan Ruiz de Alarcon

Directed by Pedro Salazar. Lies, love, friendship, the power of money and the world of appearances are only some of the multiple themes presented in this classic comedy by Juan Ruiz de Alarcon. "La verdad sospechosa" (The Suspicious Truth) presents the funny lies and tangles plotted by Don Garcia, a young man that returns to Madrid after finishing his studies in Salamanca, and caused mostly by his desire to court the woman he has fallen in love with

Repertorio Español
138 East 27th St, NYC

Tickets starts at $26 and $30 (depending on show) 212.225.9999 Discounts are available for students and seniors citizens (65+). Handicap Facilities.

Nov 12, 3pm

Nobel Winning Gabriel Garcia Marquez CRONICA DE UNA MUERTE ANUNCIADA (Chronicle of a Death Foretold)

Directed by Jorge Ali Triana. A spectacular wedding, a savage scandal, and a murder to which an entire Latin American town appears to be an accessory to the fact

Repertorio Español
138 East 27th St, NYC

Tickets starts at $26 and $30 (depending on show) 212.225.9999 Discounts are available for students and seniors citizens (65+). Handicap Facilities.

Nov 12, 3pm

U.S./MEXICO PLAYWRIGHT EXCHANGE - FREE Public Readings

Lark Play Development Center brings playwrights from Mexico to work with U.S. playwrights, actors, directors to translate their work for U.S. audiences. ACHERON: THE RIVER OF TRAGEDY by Xavier Villanova, translated by Susana Cook A play about identity and immigration. Directed by Mariana Carreño

Lark Play Development Center BareBones Studio
311 west 43rd street, 5th floor (btw. 8th and 9th aves)

Free Admission. RSVP 212-246-2676 x224. Handicap Facilities.

Nov 12, 7pm

U.S./MEXICO PLAYWRIGHT EXCHANGE - FREE Public Readings

Lark Play Development Center brings playwrights from Mexico to work with U.S. playwrights, actors, directors to translate their work for U.S. audiences. ABESENCE by Victor Hugo Rascon Banda, translated by Caridad Svich Three generations of a Mexico City family endure the absence of a son and husband who have left for the U.S.. Directed by Barclay Goldsmith.

Lark Play Development Center BareBones Studio
311 west 43rd street, 5th floor (btw. 8th and 9th aves)

Free Admission. RSVP 212-246-2676 x224. Handicap Facilities.

Nov 13, 3pm

U.S./MEXICO PLAYWRIGHT EXCHANGE - FREE Public Readings

MEMORAMA by Mario Cantu Toscano, translated by Carmen Rivera A kidnapping...an act of vengeance...not all appears at it seems. Directed by Debbie Saivetz.

Lark Play Development Center BareBones Studio
311 west 43rd street, 5th floor (btw. 8th and 9th aves)

Free Admission. RSVP 212-246-2676 x224. Handicap Facilities.

Nov 13, 7pm

U.S./MEXICO PLAYWRIGHT EXCHANGE - FREE Public Readings

PORK KIDNEYS TO SOOTHE DESPAIR by Alejandro Ricaño Rodriguez, translated by Daniel Jaquez Gustave-a fan of Joyce's "Ulysses" and Marie stalk Beckett to ensure his masterpiece is completed. Directed by Olga Sanchez.

Lark Play Development Center BareBones Studio
311 west 43rd street, 5th floor (btw. 8th and 9th aves)

Free Admission. RSVP 212-246-2676 x224. Handicap Facilities.

Nov 14

U.S./MEXICO PLAYWRIGHT EXCHANGE - FREE CELEBRATION

Celebracion - Come hear excerpts from these exciting new works, meet the writers, and help us celebrate this international exchange with free food and free beer!

Repertorio Español
138 East 27th Street (bet. Lexington and 3rd Avenue)

Free Admission. RSVP 212-246-2676 x224 Handicap Facilities.

Nov 13, 2:30pm

Nov 15, 11am

EN EL TIEMPO DE LAS MARIPOSAS (In the Time of the Butterflies) A new play by Caridad Svich based on Julia Alvarez's novel

Directed by Jose Zayas. The story of the courageous Mirabal sisters (Patria, Minerva and Maria Teresa) from the Dominican Republic. The sisters inspired resistance cells throughout the country against the dictatorial regime of Gen. Rafael Leonidas Trujillo. The martyred butterflies come to vibrant life in a warm, brilliant, and dramatic production

Repertorio Español
138 East 27th St, NYC

Tickets starts at $26 and $30 (depending on show) 212.225.9999 Discounts are available for students and seniors citizens (65+). Handicap Facilities.

Nov 14, 11am

Nov 17, 7pm

Carmen Rivera's LA GRINGA

Directed by Rene Buch, is the story of a young woman who travels from NYC to Puerto Rico to meet her family and discovers her roots. Her misconceptions are transformed as she learns that being Puerto Rican is a matter of the heart and spirit.

Repertorio Español
138 East 27th St, NYC

Tickets starts at $26 and $30 (depending on show) 212.225.9999 Discounts are available for students and seniors citizens (65+). Handicap Facilities.

Nov 17, 11am

EL QUIJOTE

By Santiago Garcia, directed by Jorge Ali Triana. A carnivalesque adaptation of Cervantes masterpiece. Through Don Quijote's adventures, the production presents the illusion of a utopian world with a festive and colorful spirit.

Repertorio Español
138 East 27th St, NYC

Tickets starts at $26 and $30 (depending on show) 212.225.9999 Discounts are available for students and seniors citizens (65+). Handicap Facilities.