Lila Downs will perform a free concert as part of Carnaval celebration at El Museu del Barrio
FREE THIRD SATURDAYS
El Museo del Barrio
1230 Fifth Ave. at 104th St.
Saturday, February 18, free, 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
212-831-7272
www.elmuseo.org
Fat Tuesday is next week, kicking off Mardi Gras celebrations all over the world. El Museo del Barrio will be holding a free Carnaval party on Saturday, featuring special events all day long. Mask-making workshops will take place 11:00 to 4:00 in Las Galerias and El Taller. From 12 noon to 3:00, you can dance to traditional music in the Black Box Theater, while from 1:00 to 4:00 you can don a jaguar mask made by artist Balam Soto and get your picture taken in the photo booth. Latin Grammy winner Lila Downs will perform a Carnegie Hall Neighborhood Concert at 4:00 in El Teatro, highlighting songs from her 2011 disc, Pecados y Milagros. Also at 4:00, Caridad de la Luz “La Bruja” will host a spoken-word workshop for teens in the Black Box. And at 7:00, a group of poets including Martín Espada, Jesús Papoleto Meléndez, Junot Díaz, Willie Perdomo, Mayda del Valle, and Emanuel Xavier will pay homage to writer, poet, and teacher Piri Thomas, who passed away in October at the age of eighty-three. In addition, there will be tours of the current exhibitions, “Testimonios: 100 Years of Popular Expression” and “Voces y Visiones: Gran Caribe.”