FILM

• Hasta El Último Trago.. Corazón (Til the Last Drop) at The Metropolitan Museum in collaboration with Cinema Tropical: This documentary celebrates the many women singers—Chavela Vargas, Lila Downs and Astrid Hadad, among them—who have distinguished Mexican music, followed by a discussion with Carlos A. Gutiérrez, co-founding director of Cinema Tropical, and Claudia Norman, director of the Celebrate México Now Festival. (Manhattan) 
• 7th Morelia International Film Festival Short Winners at The School of Visual Arts: (Manhattan)  

Señora Pájaro by Véronique Decroux (Fiction)

¿Y el agua? by Dominique Jonard (Animation)

Felipe by Lenz Claure (Studio 5 de Mayo)

Nebraska by Adrián Ortiz Maciel (Sección Michoacana)

El suicidio del tiempo: Pável González by Daniel González Olvera (Documentary)

GASTRONOMY

• Zarela’s Mexican Corn Kitchen at The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian: Mexican chef and food historian Zarela Martinez explores the relationship between Mexico’s indigenous cultures and corn with this lecture and cooking demonstration. (Manhattan) 
• Entomo Cuisine, An Insect Pairing Dinner at Brooklyn Kitchen: Chef and visual artist Philip Ross, creator of Critter, prepares a three-course menu based on worms grown by artist Monica Martinez. (Brooklyn) 
• New York Authentic Mexican Restaurant Week: At Cafe El Portal, Cafe Frida, Cariño, Chavella’s Restaurant, Crema, El Aguila-Centro de Comida Mexicana, El Paso Taqueria, Fiesta Mexican Grill, Fonda, Hecho en Dumbo, Itzocan Bistro, La Barra Cevicheria, La Lucha, La Palapa Cocina Mexicana, Mañana, Maya, Mercadito, Mesa Coyoacan, Mexico Lindo, Pampano, Papatzul, Papatzul, Ofrenda and Toloache. (Manhattan) 

LITERATURE

• Reading Carlos Monsiváis in New York at Fordham University, Lincoln Center Campus: An homage to Monsiváis that features a round table discussion with Rafael Barajas “El Fisgón”, Jean Franco, Rubén Gallo and Carmen Boullosa. (Manhattan) 
• Book Presentation of “The New Songs of the Ceiba” at St. John ‘s University Auditorium: A trilingual anthology of literary works by contemporary Mayan writers from the Yucatán Peninsula. Edited by Dr. Carlos Montemayor and Dr. Donald Frischmann. (Manhattan)
• Book Presentation of “Mexico City Noir” at The King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center / NYU: Reading and presentation by editor and writer Paco Ignacio Taibo II on this anthology of short mysteries, set in neighborhoods across Mexico City.  (Manhattan) 

MUSIC

• Tambuco Percussion Ensemble at Symphony Space: A three-time Grammy nominee, renowned for its wide-ranging repertoire and creative interpretations, spanning structuralist percussion music, drumming, and avant-garde sound interpretation.  (Manhattan) 
• Moona Luna at El Museo Del Barrio: Latin alternative band Pistolera’s lead singer and songwriter Sandra Velasquez brings family-friendly songs in Spanish and English that continue the Pistolera’s tradition of positive messages and toe-tapping beats.  (Manhattan) 
• Ely Guerra at Le Poisson Rouge: Mexican alt-rock icon Ely Guerra returns to NYC with her newest album, Hombre Invisible, launched under the auspices of her own label, Homey Company.  (Manhattan) 
• Juan Pablo Villa and Arturo Lopez at The David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center: Juan Pablo Villa showcases his creative vocal skills in this improvisation-based concert, accompanied by Arturo López’s live sequence of ephemeral projections that use ink, sand, water, oil, and 2D puppets.(Manhattan) 
• Natalia Lafourcade at Joe ‘s Pub: Lafourcade has a clear, buoyant voice and weaves multi-layered melodies that tap bossa nova, alternative rock, and folk. Her latest solo album, Hu Hu Hu (2009) garnered her a Grammy nomination for “Best Latin Pop Album.”  (Manhattan) 

VISUAL ARTS

• Worm House at The Eyelevel BQE Gallery: Inspired by the visual, social, and architectural language of Mexico City’s urban economic systems, artist Monica Martinez constructs sculptures and installations from commercially recycled materials.  (Manhattan)