NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Pan American Musical Art Research (PAMAR), founded and directed by Polly Ferman, presents the 10th Latin American Cultural Week, November 10 through 23. This includes the fourth year of Celebracion de la Cultura Hispana in Manhattan’s Washington Heights and Inwood, and the second year of Shall we Tango NYC, a citywide international tango festival. LACW 2015 will feature more than 60 theater, music, dance, film, auctions and visual arts presentations. For a calendar of activities, please visit http://www.lacw.net/.
The November 12 Opening Event for LACW, Celebracion de la Cultura Hispana and Shall We Tango NYC at Merkin Concert Hall, 129 West 67th Street in Manhattan will feature Eddy Marcano and His Acoustic Quartet, Washington Heights’ WHIN young artists Music Project, bandoneonist Daniel Binelli, pianists Polly Ferman and Allison Brewster, singer Marcelo Balsells and tango dancers Mariana Parma and Hernan Brizuela.
PAMAR is producing over 15 events, including six performances between November 16 and 22 at Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center’s Flamboyan Theatre, 107 Suffolk Street in Manhattan, two to three concerts each at Washington Heights, Inwood and Fort Washington branches of New York Public Library, two events, a November 14 Binelli – Ferman Duo and LatinChangos concert and a November 17 Misa Tango with NYTango6 and Vaisman Chorale concert at Saint Peter’s Church, 619 Lexington Avenue in Manhattan, a November 23 Tango Fado Closing Event featuring Manhattan Camerata at (Le) Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker St. in Manhattan and two Milongas with live tango orchestras – November 15 in Queens and November 21 in Manhattan.
Supporting institutions include NYC & Company Foundation, New York Public Library, Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Rennert International, City Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer, El Diario La Prensa, Impacto News and De Norte a Sur.
PAMAR, producer of LACW 2015, is a non-profit organization seeking to promote better knowledge, understanding and coexistence between the various cultures and countries of the Americas. Visit them at http://www.pamar.org.
