THE SCHOOL OF AMERICAN BALLETBEAUTY OF BALLETSun | Mar 12 | 1:00pmRepertory TheaterThe School of American Ballet, in association with Hostos Center, presents a free family program for ages 4 and above.

Pick up free tickets at the Box Office beginning 12 noon on day of show.

FREE Community EVENTSMOMMA’S HIP HOP KITCHEN Sat | Mar 4 | 2:30pm Main Theater

In honor of Women’s History Month, Momma’s Hip Hop Kitchen

and the Hostos Center join forces again for this important and popular annual Hip-hop event. Returning artists include

NeNe Ali, Rokafella, Lah Tere and Likwuid with many

more artists to be announced.

CUNY DANCE INITIATIVE SEKOU McMILLER DANCE COMPANYFri | Apr 28 | 7:30pm Repertory TheaterThe Sekou McMiller Dance Company presents several works including a preview of I am Pulse: Afro Latin Jazz and Soul Experience followed by a talkback with the artists.The CUNY Dance Initiative (CDI), which is supported by The Mertz Gilmore Foundation, New York Community Trust, Howard Gilman Foundation, and the Harkness Foundation for Dance. CDI is spearheaded and administered by The Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens College. www.cuny.edu/danceinitiative

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Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos | Feb 1 – May 3, 2017 - FREE ADMISSION | Gallery hours: 12:00 noon - 5:00pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday

Noir: Defining the Melodrama features works by artists inspired by the genre "film noir." Artistsin this exhibition revisit, re-imagine and respond to iconography in noir that addresses current events, crime, urban life, gender roles, isolation and displacement through drawing, illustration, painting, photography and video.Participating artists: Laura Alvarez, Tyrone Brown-Osborne, Carey Clark, Alyssa Clear, Robert De Jesús, Elizabeth Glushko Cerasoli & Steve Pavlovsky, Daniel Hauben, Rasheed Humphrey, Ray Felix, Patrick Jewell, Nikki Johnson, Jayson Keeling, Gabrielle López, Jeanette May, Osjua Newton, Gelah Penn, Néstor Pérez-Moliére, Jaime Permuth, Ethan Shoshan, Shira Toren, Nitza Tufiño, Dennesa Usher, Boo Lynn Walsh, Joe Wippler, and Michael Young.

Main Gallery & Project SpaceCurators: Juanita Lanzo, Charlie Vázquez & Kimberly Vatquedano-Rose

For more information and public programs, please visit www.Bronxarts.org

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I. ABDOULAYE DIABATE & SUPER MANDE

10:30am Pre-performance arts workshop for the whole family11:30am Abdoulaye Diabate & Super Mande

Abdoulaye Diabate was raised in Mali in the heart of the Jali (griot) tradition. With his passionate voice, he sings tales of West Africa accompanied by his energetic ensemble performing on traditional instruments.

II. THE DREAM UNFINISHED

10:30am Pre-performance arts workshop for the whole family11:30am The Dream Unfinished

Join The Dream Unfinished: An Activist Orchestra for a family-friendly exploration of the works and biographies of virtuoso Latina pianist Teresa Carreño and trail-blazing African-American composer William Grant Still.

III. WHO IS THE KING OF LATIN MUSIC?

10:30am Pre-performance arts workshop for the whole family11:30am Carlos Henríquez Ensemble

Bronx native and Jazz @ Lincoln Center bassist/ composer/arranger Carlos Henríquez introduces families the musical legacy of Tito Puente, the King of Latin Music.

Lincoln Center partners with community-based organizations in all five of New York City’s boroughs to present Boro-Linc: a series of free world-class performances and family workshops—right in your neighborhood! Free music, dance and art for all ages at Hostos Center. Arts workshops and live performances in the Repertory Theater for every event!

Major support for Boro-Linc is made possible by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Generous support facilitated by The Hon. City Council Members Jimmy Van Bramer and I. Daneek Miller.Lead Corporate Support is provided by Time Warner. Additional Corporate Support is provided by DISNEY.

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REPERTORIO ESPAÑOLEN EL NOMBRE DE SALOMÉ (In the Name of Salomé)Tue | Mar 21 | 7:00pm | Repertory TheaterReserved Seating: $15 | Students/Under 18: $5

Repertorio Español performs a new play by the Dominican-American playwright Marco Antonio Rodríguez based on Julia Alvarez’s epic fictional novel of the real-life Salomé Ureña. Performed in Spanish with English surtitles.

HAVANA FILM FESTIVAL NEW YORKPLAYING LECUONAFri | Mar 24 | 7:00pm | Repertory Theater | FREE TKTS REQ. | 718.518.4455

Kicking off the Havana Film Festival New York, the Bronx Museum and Hostos Center present Playing Lecuona, a musical travelogue and tribute to the late pianist /composer, Ernesto Lecuona, with pianists Chucho Valdés, Michel Camilo and Gonzalo Rubalcaba. Following the film, enjoy Cuban sounds from Gerardo

Contino y Los Habaneros.

WOMAN’S HISTORY MONTHTRES MUJERES MAGNÍFICASDel Jazz Latino Sat | Mar 25 | 7:30pm | Repertory TheaterReserved Seating: $15 | Students/Under 18: $5

Nicaraguan-American percussionist Annette Aguilar and her ensemble String Beans perform music from Brazil and more. The Dominican / Puerto Rican - American vocalist Jenn Jade Ledesna brings her effervescent style to standards and originals, and the Peru-born saxophonist / composer Laura Andrea Leguía and her Afro-Peruvian ensemble fuse folkloric and modern sounds.

HOSTOS REPERTORY COMPANYTHE MOST MASSIVE WOMAN WINSby Madeline George Repertory TheaterWed Mar 29 2:00pm | Thu Mar 30 12:30pm | Fri Mar 31 7:00pm General Admission: $10 | Students and Under 18: FREE

Challenging, brutal and hilarious, four women sitting in the waiting room of a liposuction clinic reveal their experiences dealing with their weight issues through monologues, short scenes, and even schoolyard rhymes as they imagine their way to a new vision of themselves as beautiful and whole.

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Percussion Workshop with José Madera, John “Dandy” Rodríguez, Annette Aguilar Sat | Apr 22 | 1:30pm | Black Box Theater

Panel Discussion – Don’t Call it Salsa: The Impact of Tito Puente on Latin Music Sat | Apr 22 | 3:30pm | Repertory Theater

For a detailed schedule of the Tito Puente Retrospective, visit hostoscenter.org or call (718) 518-4455 for more information or to receive a complete print schedule of events.

Film – A screening of the PBS documentary “Tito Puente – the King of Latin Music” Thu | Apr 20 | 7:30pm | Repertory Theater

Listening Room – With Joe ConzoNever Before Heard Recordings Fri Apr 21 6:00pm | Sat Apr 22 6:00pm Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos

Lincoln Center Education Family Concert –Who is the King of Latin Music? with Carlos Henríquez EnsembleSat | Apr 22 | 11:30am | Main Theater

TITO PUENTE: A 50-YEAR

RETROSPECTIVE OF 'EL REY' April 20-22Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture

presents the first ever multi-day retrospective

of the life and legacy of one of the most important figures

in Latin music, through concerts, panels, film, workshops, and more. With support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the retrospective is under the artistic direction of former Puente musical director José Madera, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra bassist / band leader Carlos Henríquez, and Puente historian and archivist Joe Conzo, Sr.

Puente for a New Generation with Carlos HenríquezFri | Apr 21 | 7:30pm | Main TheaterOrch: $30 | Mezz $25 | Students/Under 18: $5

Bronx native Carlos Henríquez, who performed with Puente as a teenager, leads a 12- piece ensemble, comprised of some of New York’s top young jazz musicians, for a fresh perspective on Puente’s music from 1967 to 2000, the Latin Jazz era.

The Mambo Legends: Rediscovering Lost Treasures of the Palladium EraSat | Apr 22 | 7:30pm | Main TheaterOrch: $30 | Mezz $25 | Students/Under 18: $5

The 18-piece Mambo Legends, under the leadership of José Madera, which features many Puente band alumni, will perform music of Puente’s early years from 1950 – 1966 known as the “Palladium era,” including music from the six different configurations of the orchestra which has not been heard in over 50 years. With many special guests including Ronnie Puente.

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