Major
cultural
holidays
are
celebrated
with
parades
and
festivals
.
The
city
takes
these,
especially
the
parades,
very
seriously.
Almost
every
large
ethnic
group
in
the
city
holds
an
annual
get-together,
often
using
Fifth
Avenue
as
the
main
drag.
The
events
are
often
political
or
religious
in
origin,
though
now
are
just
as
much
an
excuse
for
music,
food
and
dance.
Whatever
your
flavor,
chances
are
your
stay
will
coincide
with
at
least
one
such
celebration.
For
more
details
and
exact
dates,
phone
1-800/NYC-VISIT,
or
go
to
www.nycvisit.com
.
Also,
look
at
listings
in
New
York
magazine's
"CUE"
section,
the
New
Yorker
magazine's
"Goings
on
About
Town,"
the
Village
Voice
's
"Cheap
Thrills,"
or
the
weekly
"Obsessive
guide
to
impulsive
entertainment,"
in
Time
Out
New
York
magazine.
FEBRUARY
Shamisen
Festival!
Agatsuma:
Contemporary
Shamisen
Fusion
February
8-9
Japan
Society
333
East
47th
Street,
New
York,
NY
10017
|
212-832-1155
Don't
miss
Hiromitsu
Agatsuma,
the
"messiah"
of
Japanese
traditional
instruments!
A
virtuoso
on
tsugaru-shamisen
(a
three-stringed
lute
played
in
the
fast
aggressive
style
which
originated
in
northern
Japan),
Agatsuma
performs
with
a
lively
ensemble
of
traditional
Japanese
taiko
drum,
cello
and
piano,
in a
vibrant
acoustic
set.
http://www.japansociety.org/
10th
NY
Sephardic
Jewish
Film
Festival
February
2-8
American
Sephardi
Federation
with
Sephardic
House
Center
for
Jewish
History,
15
West
16th
Street,
NYC
|
917-606-8200
The
American
Sephardi
Federation
with
Sephardic
House
present
the
10th
NY
Sephardic
Jewish
Film
Festival.
A
weeklong
series
of
award-winning
and
critically
acclaimed
feature
films
&
documentaries,
and
post–screening
discussions
that
raise
public
consciousness
about
Jewish
Sephardic
culture
&
history.
For
info,
americansephardifederation.org.
New
York
Flamenco
Festival
2006
February
17-18
New
York
City
Center
130
West
56th
Street,
New
York,
NY
10019
|
212-581-1212
The
6th
annual
New
York
Flamenco
Festival
comes
to
town
with
a
stellar
array
of
dancers,
vocalists
and
guitarists
direct
from
Spain!
http://www.citycenter.org/
Carnevale
Celebration
February
17-28
Tommaso
Ristorante
1464
86th
Street,
Brooklyn,
NY
11228
|
718-236-9883
A
33-year-old
Brooklyn
tradition
continues
this
year
with
the
celebration
of
Carnevale—Mardi
Gras
Italian-style
with
a
banquet
menu,
a
legendary
wine
list,
and
a
lively
night
of
song.
Tommaso's
500-label
wine
list
has
been
described
in
The
Wine
Spectator
and
Wine
Advocate.
For
info,
visit
www.tommasoinbrooklyn.com.
The
Passion
of
Osvaldo
Golijov
January
22
-February
21
Lincoln
Center
for
the
Performing
Arts
65th
St.
and
Broadway
|
212-721-6500
A
festival
dedicated
to
the
exuberant
contemporary
Argentine-American
composer
that
reveals
his
remarkable
range
and
influences,
from
opera,
to
klezmer-infused
chamber
music
lashed
by
tango
rhythms,
to
Schubert
and
film.
Golijov's
works
"arouse
extraordinary
enthusiasm
in
audiences,
because
they
revive
music's
elemental
powers."
-
The
New
Yorker
CinémaTuesdays:
To
Murder
the
Cinema:
The
Films
of
Marguerite
Duras
January
3 -
February
28
French
Institute
Alliance
Française
Florence
Gould
Hall,
55
East
59th
Street
between
Park
and
Madison
Avenues
|
212-355-6160
Part
of
FIAF's
series
of
events
honoring
novelist,
screenwriter,
and
director
Marguerite
Duras,
this
retrospective
of
her
most
famous
films,
both
original
and
based
on
her
writings,
is a
unique
opportunity
to
see
these
films,
which
are
rarely
screened
in
the
United
States.
Films
are
in
French
with
English
subtitles.
MARCH
Whitney
Biennial
2006:
Day
for
Night
March
22-May
28
Whitney
Museum
of
American
Art
945
Madison
Avenue,
New
York,
NY
10021
|
212-570-3676
Whitney
Biennial
2006:
Day
for
Night
takes
its
title
from
the
1973
film
by
François
Truffaut,
whose
original
French
name,
La
Nuit
américaine,
denotes
the
cinematic
technique
of
shooting
night
scenes
artificially
during
the
day,
using
a
special
filter.
This
is
the
first
Whitney
Biennial
to
have
a
title
attached
to
it.
2006
Tavern
Concert
series
January
7 -
April
29
Historic
Richmond
Town
Guyon
Tavern,
441
Clarke
Avenue,
Staten
Island
|
718-351-1611
Enjoy
traditional
folk
singers
and
ethnic
musicians
at
the
19th-century
candle-lit
Guyon
Tavern
every
Saturday
evening.
Two
shows,
7:30
and
9PM.
Costs
$15
per
person/
$12
for
members.
Mini-series
of
four
concerts,
$55/$44
for
members.
Reel
Sisters
Film
Festival
&
Lecture
Series
March
10 -
12
African
Voices
&
Long
Island
University,
Brooklyn
Campus
1
University
Plaza
(DeKalb
&
Flatbush)
|
212-865-2982
Reel
Sisters
Film
Festival
&
Lecture
Series
is
an
annual
3-day
film
festival
that
screens
more
than
25
films
by
women
of
color
from
across
the
global.
Reel
Sisters
will
honor
Julie
Dash,
the
director
of
Daughters
of
the
Dust,
at
its
opening
reception.
Reserve
tickets
at
www.reelsisters.org.
St.
Patrick's
Day
Parade
March
17
Fifth
Ave.
from
44th
to
86th
Sts.,
then
east
to
Third
Ave.
|
718-793-1600
Bagpipers,
high
school
bands,
and
politicians
honor
the
patron
saint
of
Ireland
in
this
parade,
which
dates
back
to
1766.
Begins
at
11am.
Museum
Team
Presents:
Mardi
Gras
Celebration
March
18
Brooklyn
Children's
Museum
145
Brooklyn
Ave.
|
718-735-4400
Construct
colorful
masks
and
beaded
necklaces
at
festive
workshops
hosted
by
students
from
the
Museum's
after
school
program.
At
2pm,
enjoy
a
traditional
New
Orleans-style
Mardi
Gras
parade.
Saturday,
Mar
18,
12-3pm
Plum
Blossom
Festival
March
26
-April
2
Staten
Island
Botanical
Garden
1000
Richmond
Terrace
|
Staten
Island,
NY
10301
|
718-273-8200
Enjoy
the
blooming
season
of
plum
blossoms
in
the
NY
Chinese
Scholar's
Garden.
Garden
admission
and
open
9am-4pm.
APRIL
Whisky
Live
New
York
2006
April
5
Tavern
on
the
Green
Central
Park
at
West
67th
Street
|
866-700-7320
A
world
of
Whisky
under
one
roof.
Taste
whiskies
hailing
from
Scotland
to
Kentucky
and
receive
a
glimpse
into
the
rituals
and
innovations
surrounding
the
most
popular
brands.
This
all
takes
place
at
New
York's
Tavern
on
the
Green.
Tickets
start
at
$95.
For
more
info,
visit
www.whiskylive.com.
South
Asia
Human
Rights
Film
Festival
April 6 - 8
Asia
Society
725
Park
Avenue
(at
70th
Street)
|
212-517-ASIA
In
its
fourth
year,
the
three-day
festival
features
dynamic
full-length
films
and
documentaries
by
well-known
directors
and
independent
filmmakers
from
the
region
that
focus
on
many
compelling
issues
of
today
such
as
poverty,
gender
inequality,
war,
HIV/AIDS,
and
sexuality,
among
others.
She
Made
It:
Women
Creating
Television
and
Radio
December
2,
2005
-
April
30
The
Museum
of
Television
&
Radio
25 W
52nd
St
|
212-621-6600
The
launch
of
She
Made
It
represents
a
sharpened
focus.
With
this
major,
multiyear
initiative,
the
Museum
is
bringing
the
significant
contributions
of
women
in
television
and
radio
to
the
forefront.
Each
year,
we
will
salute
the
women—writers,
directors,
producers,
journalists,
sportscasters,
&
executives—who
have
made
a
difference
in
their
fields.
First
Annual
Upper
West
Fest
April
28 -
May
14
Symphony
Space
From
59th
to
116th
Streets
|
212-864-1414
The
largest
collaborative
arts
festival
ever
presented
on
Manhattan's
Upper
West
Side,
celebrating
the
unique
music,
dance,
literary,
theatre,
visual
arts,
and
family
programs.
Its
goal
is
to
promote
the
area
as a
cultral
destination.
The
area
is
long
distinguished
by
its
wealth
of
art
institutions
and
world-class
restaurants
and
designer
shops.
