Mano a Mano presents: 7th Annual Posada y Pastorelas Celebration Sunday, December 20, 2010
Get into the holiday spirit a la mexicana. Join Mano a Mano: Mexican Culture Without Borders for its seventh annual presentation of Posadas y Pastorelas, a holiday celebration for families promoting the popular traditions of the Mexican community of New York, featuring crafts, music, and food. Highlights include a workshop in making the traditional tamales and punch; Pinatamania a mega workshop where scores of visitors make individual piñatas; the Posada, a singing holiday procession with mariachi through the streets of El Barrio, and a Pastorela, the traditional shepherds’ play. The event culminates in a party with refreshments and the breaking of candy-filled piñatas. The program is free with paid museum admission.
Sunday, December 19, 2010 • 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street, New York, NY 10029
Complete Schedule 12:00 – 1:00 PM: Holiday Flavors - Workshop on making tamales and punch (Sponsored by Goya Food Inc.) 1:30 – 2:30 PM: Piñatamania – Mega workshop on making piñatas 3:00 - 3:30 PM: Cultural Performance / Pastorela 3:30 – 4:00 PM: Neighborhood Posada procession with Mariachi Tapatio de Alvaro Paulino 4:00 – 5:00 PM: Posada party with piñatas & much more with Yolanda Leticia, the Ambassador of Mexican Song, as Emcee! (Sponsored by City Council Member Melissa Mark Viverito and Goya Food Inc.)
Traditional Mexican food available for sale throughout the event, face painting, Mexican dance, Museum tours, aguinaldo goody bags and much more!
How to Get There: Subway: #6 Lexington Avenue train to 103rd Street, walk three blocks west, or #2 or #3 train to Central Park North (110th Street), walk one block east to Fifth Avenue, then south to 103rd Street. Bus: M1, M3, M4 or M106 to 104th Street, M2 to 101st Street.
Accessibility: The Museum of the City of New York welcomes all visitors and strives to accommodate visitors of all abilities. Specialized tours are available upon request. Please call 212.534.1672, ext. 3393 for more information. An accessible entrance is available on 104th Street between Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue. Headsets and neck loops for hard of hearing visitors are available for programs in the Museum auditorium. A wheelchair lift is available for access to the Museum Auditorium, and all exhibition videos are open-captioned.
For information please visit: www.manoamano.us, call 212-587-3070 or email: info@manoamano.us.
