So what are you doing this weekend?
Coffee rave? Dembow vinyassa? Do we have your attention?
You’re here! Welcome back to another installment of ¿Qué Vamo’ Hacer?—a curated line-up of events and things to do in Nueva York by Latinos, for Latinos.
It’s freezing this week, and while we fully support señora activities (i.e. staying the hell inside), there are a lot of exciting things happening throughout the city this week that are worth leaving your apartment for.
We’ve said it once twice and we’ll say it again—you’re here early and we’re just getting started. We’ve only soft-launched and we’re wide open to feedback, so we’d love to hear in the comments what you want to see from us. How frequently do you want us in your inbox? How far in advance do you want to know what’s going on? (This one’s a really big question—answer our poll below!) What types of events are you interested in?
Now, let’s get into it!
FOOD & DRINK
Ultramarinos Demar Pop-Up at Atla
Thursday, February 20 through Thursday, February 27
Atla
372 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10012
Reservations
Elevated seafood restaurant Ultramarinos Demar from Ciudad de México is popping up at Atla for a week. Menu items from Chef Lucho Martínez include una tostada de callo laminado—scallop tostada—con chintextle, an indigenous smoked chili paste originating from Oaxaca, y un taco de pescado con fideo seco y frijoles puercos. If Panadería Rosetta's sold-out pop-up at Atla was any indication, you'll definitely want to snag a reservation for this.
Savor The Bronx at Tobalá
Through Sunday, February 23
Tobalá
3732 Riverdale Ave, Bronx, NY 10463
Reservations
The Bronx Tourism Council is hosting its own restaurant week, Savor The Bronx, happening through Sunday at select participating restaurants throughout the borough. We first heard about this exciting initiative through Tobalá, a family-owned Mexican restaurant in Riverdale serving Oaxacan-inspired cuisine with an impressive agave spirits selection. For Savor The Bronx, Tobalá is offering a 3-course prix fixe menu for $60 for dinner. We can't recommend Tobalá enough, especially for its stunning, tranquil decor and delicious cocktails featuring producer-owned mezcales, plus an exciting wine list of Mexican and South American wines. This is a great stop for dinner after visiting The Orchid Show: Mexican Modernism at the New York Botanical Garden. Interested in supporting other restaurants in the Bronx? See the full list of restaurants participating in Savor The Bronx.
COMMUNITY
Caffeine BPM at Café Colmado
Sunday, Febraury 23
10:00 AM
Café Colmado
286 Broome Street, New York, NY 10002
Walk-ins welcome
Café Colmado is hosting a "coffee rave" with a live morning DJ set with DJ Moka. Keep warm with a cup of coffee from Café Colmado and start your Sunday morning with reggaeton, salsa gorda, Bad Bunny y más.
WELLNESS
Heated Yoga with City Señoras
Saturday, February 22
10:30 AM
Ofrenda Yoga Studio
210 E 111th St, New York, NY 10029
Tickets: $22
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Self care social club City Señoras is hosting a heated yoga session at Ofrenda Yoga Studio, led by owner and lead yoga teacher Jazmin Tejada. The Hot Vinyasa class is open to yogis of all levels looking to connect with themselves and their community through self care.
If you can't make it to the class with City Señoras but still want to check out this Latina-owned yoga studio, Ofrenda Yoga is offering a dembow-themed vinyasa class on Sunday, February 23 at 12:30 PM.
Sound Healing Afternoon
Sunday, February 23
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
This is Latin America
234 Grand Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211
Tickets: $55
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This is Latin America is hosting a Sound Healing Afternoon, a guided spiritual experience with a meditative sound bath. Your spot includes materials for the ritual and an oracle message. This is a perfect way to spend your Sunday afternoon and beat the Sunday Scaries, while setting an intention for the week ahead.
CULTURE
CHA CHA Festival
Saturday, February 22 & Sunday, February 23
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
WSA
161 Water St, New York, NY 10038
Tickets: FREE
Water Street Associates, or WSA, the chic, downtown cultural hub housed inside an office building, is hosting CHA CHA Festival, a celebration of tea culture, every weekend throughout the month of February. The festival honors five Asian tea houses—oolong, pu-erh, hojicha, chai, and lotus—as imagined by Asian American and Pacific Islander creatives. The immersive festival offers free tea tastings, in addition to immersive experiences, culinary pop-ups, and cultural programming.
We checked out CHA CHA Festival on a rainy Sunday recently and we were in awe of how thoughtfully curated the entire festival was. The amount of tea to try and choose from was overwhelming, from the free tea sampling from Chinatown's CHICHA San Chen, to the blending workshop from One Love Community Fridge. The endless offerings of dessert from bakries and pastry artists including Lost Horse Cafe, FIGWASPE, Bougette, s-u-m Studio, and Fern & Aurora blew us away. We recommend arriving early and coming uncaffeinated and hungry to make the most of all there is to experience at this incredible event.
PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING
DeBí PRaCTICAR MáS SaLSA with Corporate Pero Latinos
Thursday, February 20
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Ripley-Grier Studios
520 8th Ave, Studio 17R, New York, NY 10018
Tickets: $35
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Professional network Corporate Pero Latinos is hosting a Bad Bunny-inspired salsa class, led by Somos Latin Dance. Dancers and instructors Nancy Bocanegra and Ander Ospina will lead the class in an hourlong lesson, followed by a social dance hour to continue practicing and connecting with other Latinx corporate professionals. If you're looking for community in the the corporate world that reaches a network beyond your company ERG, Corporate Pero Latinos is one of many Latino-focused professional networking communities in New York.
Know of an upcoming event that’s worth mentioning? ¡Díganos!