Brasil Summer Fest Is Returning in 2021

After its 2020 cancelation due to the coronavirus crisis, the Brazil Summer Fest will return in 2021. Instead of the typical two-week event, however, the festival will only take place on the 9th and 10th of July. The Brasil Summer Fest, which promotes Brazilian culture in New York’s summers, featuring art, film, music and cuisine, will be leaner this year. Dumbo Archway will host the … Continuar lendo Brasil Summer Fest Is Returning in 2021

Mermaid Parade Returns in 2021

On April 13, the community newspaper Brooklyn Paper announced firsthand the return of Mermaid Parade, which takes place every year in Coney Island, Brooklyn. According to the website coneyisland.com, the objective of the festival, which is one of the most anticipated festivals of the summer season in the city, is to celebrate maritime figures and mythological figures, to exalt the entrepreneurial spirit of the artists … Continuar lendo Mermaid Parade Returns in 2021

Tribeca Film Festival Will Be Back In 2021

The Tribeca Film Festival, founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff in 2002, has announced it will return with film screening in 2021 in outdoor venues across New York City. The initiative for the festival when it first started was to revitalize lower Manhattan post 9/11. In the 19 years it has existed, it hosts about 600 screenings every year, with an … Continuar lendo Tribeca Film Festival Will Be Back In 2021

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What Happens (And It Doesn’t Happen) in New York This Fall

Clock in New York Shows Remaining Time for Action Against Climate Change As part of the climate week celebrations (20-27 September), a pair of artists installed the climate clock, in order to draw attention to the short period of time that the world has to act to reverse the process of climate change. The clock was raised between 19 and 27 September in NY. Metronome … Continuar lendo What Happens (And It Doesn’t Happen) in New York This Fall

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Life According to Felines

Every year pet lovers have one more chance to demonstrate their love for their canine and fury friends. It’s the Tracie Hotchner’s Dog and Cat Film Festival. This year, the festival occurred on November 3rd at the SVA Theater in Chelsea. What’s Up New York only attended the Cat Film Festival, which is on its third edition. It was composed of two programs. The first … Continuar lendo Life According to Felines

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Celebrating Diversity in NY

As we all know, September is when your favorite shows return with all new episodes. Some new shows also premiere around this time. Tonight, American audiences will have the opportunity to watch the first episode of Sunnyside, a new show on NBC, starring Kal Penn (House/ Designated Survivor). The show portrays a disgraced council member, Garret Modi, of the fictitious district 57 in Sunnyside, a … Continuar lendo Celebrating Diversity in NY

Social Revolution on Netflix

Ahead of its release on Netflix on May 1st, the documentary “Knock Down the House”, by filmmaker Rachel Lears, the Rooftop Films and the Museum of Moving Image partnered to put together an outside screening of the film at the Windmuller Park, in Woodside on April 27. It was a chilly evening. The park is the Queens neighborhood of Woodside, which is part of 14th … Continuar lendo Social Revolution on Netflix

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One Quiet Morning

Living in New York City can be just as wonderful as it is stressful. Finding the right way to balance both aspects of the city can be a real challenge. To help with this task, the Museum of Modern Art, MOMA, has a special program that addresses this issue. Every first Wednesday of every month, people have the opportunity to enjoy a Quiet Morning. That’s … Continuar lendo One Quiet Morning