El Museo has more for you than ever before. This calendar of events contains details on our special programming, including activities for all ages. We look forward to seeing you at El Museo!
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AUGUST
Bomba + Plena with Alma Moyo
Thursday, August 20 6:30pm–8:30pm
Rooted in African traditions, Bomba y Plena is a political and spiritual expression through percussion, song and dance. The bomba was played and danced in clearings of Puerto Rico's sugar cane fields, town plazas, and during Catholic festivals. Today the music lives on in the work of Alma Moyo, a 13-member musical group whose electric rhythms invite hours of non-stop dancing.
FREE ADMMISSION for all audiences. Space is limited, on a first-come, first-served basis.
Afternoons at 'El Rufo': Para Gente Con Clase: Nacotheque and Guests
Saturday, Ausust 15 4pm–7pm
Beyond salsa and rancheras, Nacoteque is underground indie rock, nostalgia pop, ska, cumbias, and electro, all in one, plus much more. Jumping in will be DJs Marcelo Cunning and Amylu Meneses that will have you raising el rufo!
Rooftop Films @ El Museo: Film and musical performance to be announced
8pm–11pm
Live pre-show musical performance at 8:30pm; film begins at 9pm.
JULY
Milonga Tango Night with Los Chantas
Thursday, July 23 6:30pm–8:30pm
Kicking off this year's series will be Los Chantas, a multinational tango ensemble based in New York City. With original arrangements of songs by tangos greatest, Los Chantas incorporates a playful, improvised style fused with classical tangos, resulting in a unique flavor. Pre-performance tango lessons will be given by instructors Walter Perez and Maria Jose Sosa.
Afternoons at 'El Rufo': Gold For All: DJ JuanMapu and Guests
Saturday, July 18 4pm–7pm
Expect zero attitudes, lots of dancing, and music as varied as the people of Latinoamerica. Salsa dura, soulful house, hip hop classics, and garage disco blend into one sweet sonic summer batido that goes down smooth...
Rooftop Films @ El Museo: Los Herederos
8pm–11pm
Los Herederos (The Inheritors) takes an intimate look at the heritage of poverty in rural Latin America, where back-breaking work begins almost at birth, schooling is largely out of reach, and yet, children develop amazing skills to help their families stay afloat. Director: Eugenio Polgovsky (Mexico, 90 min. Spanish with English subtitles).
Live pre-show musical performance by Lazaro Valiente from Mexico City at 8:30pm; film begins at 9pm.
Barrio Book Club: MEXICAN WHITE BOY by Matt de la Pena
Tuesday July 14, 2009, 6:30 – 8:00pm
Danny's tall and skinny. Even though he's not built, his arms are long enough to give his pitch a power so fierce any college scout would sign him on the spot, but the boy's not even on a team. Every time he gets up on the mound he loses it. But at his private school, they don't expect much else from him. Danny's brown. Half-Mexican brown. Before they find out he can't speak Spanish, and before they realize his mom has blond hair and blue eyes, they've got him pegged. Danny's convinced it's his whiteness that sent his father back to Mexico. And that's why he's spending the summer with his dad's family. Only, to find himself, he might just have to face the demons he refuses to see right in front of his face.
Admission: Free. Advance registration is required.
To join La Casa Azul at El Museo English-language book club, please contact lacasaazulbookstore@gmail.com.
Purchase your copy of B is for Beauty at www.lacasaazulbookstore.com.
JUNE
Afternoons at 'El Rufo': D'Marquesina Plus DJ Rock-L La Puertorrican Princess
Saturday, June 20, 2009 | 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
D'Marquesina DJs Glorimarta Linares and Hector Arce-Espasas remix underground and classic beats creating such fab new blends as "Bjorkton" (Bjork + reggaeton) and "La Cumbia de Rick Ross" (cumbia + southern bounce hip hop) with special guest DJ Rock-L la Puertorrican Princess. All this celebrates the launch of Remezcla's Official 2009 Latin Summer Events Guide.
FREE. Space is limited, Click here to RSVP.
Cielo Abierto: Rooftop Films at El Museo
Saturday, June 20, 2009 | 8 p.m. - 11 p.m.
New Muslim Cool
New Muslim Cool takes viewers on Hamza's ride through the streets, projects and jail cells of urban America, as he transforms his life as a young Muslim, through his hip-hop duo M-Team. Director: Jennifer Maytorena Taylor (San Francisco, 82 min. English).
Venue: On the roof of El Museo Del Barrio
Address: 1230 Fifth Ave. @ 104th St. (East Harlem)
Filmmaker and subjects will be in attendance. Live pre-show musical performance by Hamza Pérez at 8:30pm; film begins at 9pm. Open bar after-party following the screening.
$9.00 general audience and Free for El Museo members.
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El Museo members please call 212-660-7143 to RSVP.
Museum Mile Festival
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 | 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Fifth Avenue becomes a stroller's paradise as the city shuts 28 blocks to traffic during the 31st Annual Museum Mile Festival. Nine museums will offer free admission plus outdoor fun.
At El Museo, artists Dias + Riedweg will link a Rio de Janeiro favela with El Barrio via live Skype video, connecting two long-separated branches of the African diaspora. For families, we'll have mask making and street games, while Pablo Mayor and Folklore Urbano play jazzy Colombian sounds and poet Flaco Navaja regales the crowd with his Nuyorican word wizardry. Artists Dias + Riedweg presented in conjunction with the Americas Society. Flaco Navaja is brought to you in part by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc., Deutsche Bank and The Honorable José M. Serrano, New York State Senate.
Venue: Outside El Museo del Barrio
Address: 1230 Fifth Ave. @ 104th St. (East Harlem)
Admission: Free
Barrio Book Club
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 | 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
B as in Beauty, by Alberto Ferreras
Everyone in the world, it seems, is either prettier or thinner (or both) than Beauty Marie Zavala. At least she has her career. A modern-day matchmaker is determined to boost B's flagging self-esteem by introducing her to rich, successful men who will accept her for who she is. But will B find true happiness?
Venue:Outside El Museo del Barrio
Address: 1230 Fifth Ave. @ 104th St. (East Harlem)
Admission: Free. Advance registration is required.
To join La Casa Azul at El Museo English-language book club, please contact lacasaazulbookstore@gmail.com.
Purchase your copy of B is for Beauty at www.lacasaazulbookstore.com.
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