NOVEMBER 29 THROUGH DECEMBER 2
FEATURED FILMS AND EVENTS INCLUDE:
THE WORLD PREMIERE OF THE OTHER HALF OF TOMORROW,
THE U.S. PREMIERE OF THE HUMAN TOWER,
AND A SPECIAL PROGRAM ON AMNH EXPEDITION FILMS FROM THE 1920S AND 30S
Category Archives: New York
Celebrate México Now! Festival Fetes the Diverse Contemporary Mexican Cultural Scene, from Edgy to Rootsy, November 2012
Celebrate México Now! (November 13-27, 2012), New York’s multi-site, multi-media festival of arts and culture, unites the diverse strands of Mexico’s multifaceted cultural and intellectual landscape, from the cosmopolitan discourse of big cities to the innovative exploration of rural roots. The festival brings together Mexico’s underground musicians (dark electro pin-up Selma Oxor’s NYC debut; November 17), classically inflected roots music (harp virtuoso Celso Duarte; November 19), visually striking avant-garde explorations (flautist/multimedia artist Alejandro Escuer; November 20), and internationally loved jazz mavens (singer-songwriter Magos Herrera; November 18).
globalFEST 2013: Ten Years of Moving International Sounds from the Margins to the Mainstream
Founded by some of the United States’ most informed and engaged global music presenters, gF is co-led by a trio of dedicated volunteer producers/curators: Bill Bragin of Acidophilus: Live & Active Cultures, Isabel Soffer of Live Sounds, and Shanta Thake of Joe’s Pub at the Public. globalFEST celebrates its 10th year on January 13, 2013 at NYC’s Webster Hall (125 East 11th Street), with a dozen vibrant acts from across the world and the sonic spectrum.
Are all racial groups in Manhattan equal?
With the surveillance of Muslims in full swing, a “Stop and Frisk” policy that only targets select residents and a history of shootings that involve unarmed African-Americans, does New York City represent the new American democracy?
David Mamet Broadway Hit, ‘Race’, comes to Portland
Harlem Fashion Row Presents: Steven Kolb, Ceo of the CFDA
Harlem Fashion Row has hosted such fashion powers brokers as Harriet Cole and Stephen Burrows, to name a few.