It has been said that New york is the city that never sleeps. There so many things going on that it’s so hard to stay home. But nowadays, with this economy it is hard to splurge on leisure and have a great time. Well say no more, Latin Trends has put together a list of events that are going on throughout the city. So you and yours can enjoy this beautifull season of summer at the best places of little to no cost!!
Theatre-
Teatro stage Fest – June 1-25 2012
Teatro Stage Fest brings together spoken word, poetry, workshops, music, dance, and plays from New York and international companies. This year’s program includes a staged reading of the Buenos Aires hit The Coleman Family Omission, a drama about one family’s turn from dialogue to violence. Following the reading, there will be a dialogue between the audience and the playwright Claudio Tolcachir.
Celebrate the NY Latino scene
www.teatrostagefest.org
COST:
Depends on the show;
there are a bunch of free shows,
none of those shows have tickets above $20;
discounts available for students and seniors
All Ages.
Music-
Edmar Castaneda- Tuesday June 19th 2012, 5:30-7pm
World Financial Center Plaza
200 Vessey St
Born in Bogota, Colombia, Edmar Castaneda moved in 1994 to the United States and was quickly recognized for his unique sound. Castaneda cross-polinates flamenco, bebop and traditional Colombian music.He will be accompanied by Dave Silliman on drums and Shlomi Cohen on soprano saxophone.
This show is part of The River to River Festival happening in Lower Manhattan.
Also appearing June 21, 5pm, One New York Plaza.
Cost: FREE!!!
Eddie Palmierei- Thursday June 21st 2012, 7:00-9pm
Come on, if you know Salsa, you know Eddie Palmierei! See him live, and for free, as part of the River to River Festival here in NYC’s Lower Manhattan @ Rockefeller Park.
Where: Rockefeller Park
North End Ave
Manhattan,
Cost: Free!!!
Film-
Film Series: Tropical Tuesday @ casa mezcal
Tuesday, June 19, 7pm
‘Shorts by Carlosmagno Rodrigues’
Post-screening discussion with filmmaker via Skype.
1976 – Lugar Sagrado (Sacred Place.) Three living beings are kept in the bottom of a pool. Video of physical and emotional immersion, where there’s no metaphysics, no feelings of spirituality, no mysticism- just the torpor of the condition of being alive and reluctant.
Andromeda- a menina que fumava sabao (Andromeda, the Girl Who Smoked). Andromeda is an iconographic creation that mixes fascism and Christianity.
Sebastiao, o homem que bebia querosen (Sebastião, The Man Who Used to Drink Kerosene, directed by Carlosmagno Rodrigues, Brazil, 2007, 11 min.) A post-traumatic existential film.
Tuesday, June 26, 7pm
El Cant Dels Ocells. (Birdsongs.) Serra recasts the story of the Magi as an elemental epic of man simultaneously lost and found in the uncanny beauty of nature.
Preceded by Ahend nde sapukai (I Hear your Scream) At dawn, a man watches the horizon as he stands near his wooden house that dominates the landscape. After a few moments, he returns to his simple dwelling and a short while later a small funeral procession emerges.
Performance by Peruvian experimental musician Efraín Rozas.
Where: Casa Mezcal
86 Orchard Street
Manhattan, New York
Cost: FREE!!!
cinematropical.com
Parties-
Que Lo Que Parties
Epic indoor block parties at Apt.78 in Washington Heights. Music varies, including Merengue, classic Salsa, old school Bachata, Bolero & mainly Tipico. Every month, on the last Sunday, it’s time to dance!
$3 Presidentes from 4pm-6pm
Brugal Specials till 8pm.
Where: Apt 78
447 Broadway
Manhattan, NY
Cost: Free!!!!
Museum of the week-
The Whitney Museum of American Art
Pay as you wish Fridays 6-9pm
Enjoy the fabolous exbitions that the Whitney has in display this week.
Morning Bird-
BikRam Yoga in the Bronx
Experience the most
Bikram Yoga is the Authentic Hot Yoga.
All of our teachers are certified by Bikram himself.
Our studio is an Official Bikram Yoga Studio
2:00PM Sunday is a donation class. Suggested donation is $5.*
Monday-Friday 12pm Noon classes are only $10.
5500 Broadway 2nd floor
(entrance on 230th Street)
Bronx, NY 10463
718-562-3656
