ARCHITECTURE

• Mexican Architecture Now at the Center for Architecture: Leading Mexican architect Mauricio Rocha-Iturbide, a provocateur known for adapting design to distinct environments, discusses the relationship between design, building, and usage processes in his own work. (Manhattan) 

DANCE

• Limon Dance Company 65th Anniversary Celebration at The Tilles Center for the Performing Arts. Long Island University: The Limón Dance Company marks its 65th anniversary with a special program that includes works by its founder and Mexican dance pioneer José Limón. (Long Island)

FILM

• Film Screening: Hasta El Último Trago.. Corazón (Til the Last Drop) at 92Y Tribeca: This documentary celebrates the many women singers—Chavela Vargas, Lila Downs and Astrid Hadad, among them—who have distinguished Mexican music. (Manhattan)
• 9th Morelia International Film Festival Short Winners at The School of Visual Arts: (Manhattan) 

Mari Pepa by Samuel Isamu Kishi Leopo (Fiction)

Réquiem para la eternidad by Alberto Resendiz Gómez (Documentary)

Érase una vez by Alejandro Ríos (Animation)

Prita Noire by Sofía Carrillo (Animation)

Ojos que no ven by Regina García Solórzano (Studio 5 de Mayo)

GASTRONOMY

• A Taste of Mexico Now: Celebrated chefs will be serving special dinner menus that will tempt, thrill, and seduce your palate. Participating restaurants include Cafe Frida, Casa Mezcal, Fonda, Hecho en Dumbo, La Palapa, Maya, Pampano, Papatzul, and Toloache. (Manhattan & Brooklyn) 

LITERATURE

• Book Presentation of “Persona Normal” by Benito Taibo at The King Carlos I of Spain Center / NYU: Passionate, irreverent, obsessive: Mexican writer Benito Taibo presents Persona Normal a funny and quixotic mosaic of short stories and essays. (Manhattan)

MUSIC

• Alejandro Escuer, Flying at Americas Society: A multi-disciplinary concert experience where ancient and new music interact with art, photography, electronic music, classical music composition, sonic art, and improvisation.(Manhattan)
• Banda De Los Muertos at The Port Richmond Library, Staten Island: This epic band storms the stage with soulful sounds from 1940s Mexico mixed with funky New York flavor—written and arranged by bandleader Jacob Garchik. Presented in collaboration with Carnegie Hall for The Neighborhood Concert Series. (Staten ISland)
• Magos Herrera at The Henry Street Settlement, Abron Arts Center: Dazzling singer-songwriter Magos Herrera is “without a doubt the best jazz singer out of Mexico” (JazzTimes). Presented in collaboration with Carnegie Hall for The Neighborhood Concert Series. (Manhattan)
• Soledad and Selma Oxor at The Secret Project Robot: Two alternative bands under Mexico City’s fearless upstart cult label, VV Discos, will have an exclusive engagement in NY. (Brooklyn)
• Celso Duarte at The Hostos Center for The Arts and Culture Hostos CC: Mexican-Paraguayan harp virtuoso Celso Duarte and his ensemble weave together a gamut of music styles from traditional Latin folk and improvisational jazz to Spanish Baroque and African music. (The Bronx)
• A Tribute to Chavela Vargas at Carnegie Hall: Eugenia León, Tania Libertad and Ely Guerra,  join forces for the first time to pay tribute to the late, legendary Chavela Vargas in an evening of traditional and contemporary Mexican song. (Manhattan)

THEATER

• Family Day, Juguetes (Toys) with Cornisa 20 Theater Group at The Queens Museum of Arts and Mexican American Community Center: Traditional Mexican toys come to life in this puppet show for families, followed by a hands-on workshop. (Queens)

VISUAL ARTS

• Folk Artists and Art at The Mexican Consulate of New York: Mexican scholar Marta Turok, who asks how indigenous artists navigate both “folk” and “high” art markets, presents acclaimed Oaxacan ceramic artist Carlomagno Pedro Martínez, who is also director of the Museo Estatal de Arte Popular de Oaxaca. (Manhattan)