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Celebrate Mexican Pride in New York City
by Darren Atkins 09.16.2010
New York City is full of festivals, but the 7th Annual Celebrate Mexico Now and the 3rd Annual Authentic Mexican Restaurant Week are a giant Latin soiree, showcasing contemporary Mexican art, culture, and cuisine. They kick off on Thursday, September 16th and continue until the 30th, featuring a myriad of events located in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
“This year’s festival provides New Yorkers with Mexican artists’ new form of social
consciousness,” says festival founder and executive director Claudia Norman. “They are
nurturing rural and urban traditions in the face of transnational influences. They’re
keeping something alive—something very unique and Mexican.”
Music lovers will particularly have another reason to wine and dine this weekend. Featured artists throughout the festival include Latin sensations and idyllic teen sophisticates like Natalia Lafourcade, who’ll be bringing her Grammy-nominated talent and her six piece band to Manhattan’s Joe’s Pub. Grunge songstress Ely Guerra will also be showing off her new album with a live performance at Le Poisson Rouge on September 24th as part of the festival. Moona Luna, the first female-inspired band that’s headed by new mother Sandra Velasquez, will be pumping out family friendly songs at El Museo del Barrio on September 18th. Meanwhile cutting edge contemporary performances by Juan Pablo Villa (September 23rd, Atrium Lincoln Center) and internationally acclaimed percussionists Tambuco Percussion Ensemble (September 30th, Symphony Space) will lead a riotous fiesta during fall.
Mexico’s talents aren’t just personified by its many sounds. The country’s flavors extend way past an audible pleasure and into a taste sensation, as highlighted by New York Authentic Mexican Restaurant Week. As a teamed affair to go with the music and art, Celebrate Mexico Now couples with Sabores Auténticos de México to present the week-long feast of Mexican delights all around the city. It’s a prix-fixe varietas of fare welcomed by 23 of the foremost Latino dining establishments in New York City. On September 23rd at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, Latin food historian Zarela Martinez will give a spirited tribute to corn, Mexico’s yellow studded sweet vegetable. Patrons can expect a special tasting of four dishes catered by Zarela’s, one of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the city.
From a country marred by violence comes a vivacious power of accomplishment and peace through food and music. This is Mexico the way it should be presented, in a festival celebrating through the eyes of its people who work and cherish their lives and loved ones, evoking a spirit that every culture should strive for.
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