Harlem Havana Music & Cultural Festival

The first ever Harlem/Havana Music & Cultural Festival takes place from Monday, August 15 – Sunday, August 21 during HarlemWeek. The festival will celebrate the rich artistic connection between the iconic cities of Harlem, New York and Havana, Cuba, and will create an exchange of international visual and performing arts, fashion, education and cuisine.
FESTIVAL EVENTS:
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM DAILY – Harlem/Havana Festival – Photography & Art Exhibit
Harlem and Cuba-based artists and photographers showcase unique images of Cuba
Featuring the work of Cuban Master Artist Eduardo Roca “Choco” Salazar
Location: Harlem Hospital Mural Pavilion
(West 136 Street & Malcolm X Boulevard) FREE DAILY EVENT
For more information, contact: Sylvia.white@nychhc.org
DAILY – Harlem/Havana Culinary Experience
Harlem-based restaurants will feature Cuban-inspired dishes and beverages throughout the Harlem/Havana festival. Participating restaurants include:
• Red Rooster
• Streetbird
• Sylvia’s
• Oso
• Amore Cubano
• Floridita
• Mountain Bird
For reservations and more information on the Cuba-inspired dishes at Harlem restaurants, visit harlemhavana.nyc
TUESDAY, AUGUST 16 (7:00 PM and 9:00 PM) – A Salute to the Music & Foods of Cuba Featuring Jorge Luis Pacheco Y Su Grupo and Cesar Lopez & Habana Ensemble
Location: Ginny’s Supper Club
(310 Malcolm X Blvd. between 125th & 126th Streets)
For ticket information, visit: www.ginnyssupperclub.com
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17 (7:30 PM – 10:00 PM) – Apollo Theater Salutes Harlem/Havana at Amateur Nite
Featuring: Jorge Luis Pacheco
Location: Apollo Theater (253 West 125th Street)
For ticket information, visit: www.apollotheater.org
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17 (7:30 PM) – Jazzmobile Salutes Harlem/Havana
Featuring: Cesar Lopez & Habana Ensemble and Compañía de Danzas Tradicionales de Cuba JJ
Location: U.S. Grant National Memorial Park
(West 120th Street – 124th Street on Riverside Drive)
FREE EVENT
For more information, visit www.jazzmobile.org
THURSDAY, AUGUST 18 (12:00 PM and 6:00 PM) – Macy’s presents Harlem / Havana Day at Macy’s Herald Square
Featuring Cuban Artists, Fashions, Musicians and Culinary Delights, including:
-Cuban Master Artist Eduardo Roca “Choco” Salazar
-Cuban Fashion Designers Mariela Caridad Aleman Orozo, Mario Alberto Freizas Morales & Juan Carlos Marrero Urquiola
Performances by:
-Cesar Lopez & Habana Ensemble
-Compañía de Danzas Tradicionales de Cuba JJ
Location: Macy’s Herald Square
(151 West 34th Street between Broadway and 7th Avenue)
FREE EVENT
For more information, visit www.harlemhavana.nyc
THURSDAY, AUGUST 18 (5:30 PM – 8:00 PM) – Harlem Summer Stage Presents Afro-Cuban Jazz Night In Partnership with JAZZMOBILE
Featuring: Jorge Luis Pacheco Y Su Grupo and Compañía de Danzas Tradicionales de Cuba JJ
Location: Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. State Office Building Plaza (163 W.125th Street)
FREE EVENT
For more information, visit www.summerstageinharlem.org
THURSDAY, AUGUST 18 (6:30 PM) – Harlem/Havana Dance Workshop
Featuring Cuba’s Compañía de Danzas Tradicionales de Cuba JJ and Harlem’s Dance Theatre of Harlem
Location: Dance Theater of Harlem
(466 West 152nd Street)
FREE EVENT
For more information, visit www.dancetheatreofharlem.org
THURSDAY, AUGUST 18 (6:30 PM – 8:30 PM) – NJPAC presents a Salute to Cuba / the Jam Session
Featuring: Cesar Lopez & Habana Ensemble
Location: Clements Place
(15 Washington Place; on the Rutgers-Newark Campus, Newark, NJ)
FREE EVENT
For more information, visit www.njpac.org
FRIDAY, AUGUST 19 (6:30 PM ) – National Jazz Museum in Harlem Hosts performances with:
-Jorge Luis Pacheco Y Su Grupo
– and Cesar Lopez & Habana Ensemble
Location: National Jazz Museum in Harlem
(58 West 129th Street)
FREE EVENT – limited seating
For more information, visit www.jazzmuseuminharlem.org
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20 (2:00 PM – 3:30 PM) – Summer in The City – The “Fashion Flava” Show
Featuring Cuban designers, including:
-Mariela Caridad Aleman Orozo
-Mario Alberto Freizas
-Morales & Juan Carlos Marrero Urquiola
Special Dance performance by Compañía de danza JJ
Location: West 135th Street between Frederick Douglass Blvd. & St. Nicholas Ave.
FREE EVENT
For more information, visit www.summerstageinharlem.org
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20 (3:30 PM – 5:00 PM) Uptown Saturday Concert
Featuring: Jorge Luis Pacheco Y Su Grupo
Location: West 135th Street between Frederick Douglass Boulevard & Saint Nicholas Avenue FREE EVENT
For more information, visit: www.harlemweek.com
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20 (6:30 PM) – Harlem/Havana Cultural Exchange
A performance and master class featuring Cuba’s Compañía de Danzas Tradicionales de Cuba JJ and Harlem’s Dance Theatre of Harlem
Location: Dance Theater of Harlem
(466 West 152nd Street)
FREE EVENT
For more information, visit www.dancetheatreofharlem.org
SUNDAY, AUGUST 21 (11:00 AM) – Cuban Music & Dance Salute
Featuring:
-Jorge Luis Pacheco Y Su Grupo
-Cesar Lopez & Habana Ensemble
-Compañía de Danzas Tradicionales de Cuba JJ
Location: First Corinthian Baptist Church
(1912 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd. at 116th Street)
FREE EVENT
For more information, visit www.fcbcnyc.org
SUNDAY, AUGUST 21 (1:00 PM) – HARLEM DAY – Celebrations Across Three Stages
Fifth Avenue Stage:
-Compañía de Danzas Tradicionales de Cuba JJ
-Jorge Luis Pacheco Y Su Grupo
-Canei Salsa & Swing Dance Competitions
Location: West 135th Street at 5th Avenue
YMCA Stage:
-Compañía de Danzas Tradicionales de Cuba JJ & Cuban Fashion Designers: Mariela Caridad Aleman Orozo, Mario Alberto Freizas Morales & Juan Carlos Marrero Urquiola
Location: West 135th St. 5th Street
St. Nicholas Avenue Stage:
-Cesar Lopez & Habana Ensemble
Location: West 135th Street
FREE EVENT
For more information, visit: www.harlemweek.com
SUNDAY, AUGUST 21 (6:30 PM) – Cesar Lopez & Habana Ensemble
Location: Ginny’s Supper Club
(310 Malcolm X Blvd. between 125th & 126th Streets)
For ticket information, visit www.ginnyssupperclub.com
 
 
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