Waiting With Bated Breath....Juanes

La Vida. . .Es Un Ratico is Juanes' highly anticipated follow-up to Mi Sangre. Pre-order it on iTunes today and you'll get the bonus track Falsas Palabras and access to an exclusive Ticketmaster pre-sale tour tickets offer.
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Getting a Salsa Groove On

Seth Kugel is one of my favorite NYT contributers and the author of Nueva York: The Complete Guide to Latino Life in the Five Boroughs. Once again he proves to be totally tuned into the Latina vibe and vida that we are all about. His article Getting a Salsa Groove On is a great run down on what is happening with Salsa in NYC and more importantly where it is happening. Read the article and look for his shout-outs to some of Casa Naranja's faves: MarchaLatina.org LaFarraNY.com, and NYRemezcla.com.

Seth recommends:
Columbus 72, 246A Columbus Avenue between 71st and 72nd; (212) 239-2672; http://www.columbus72.com/.

S.O.B.'s, 204 Varick Street (at West Houston); (212) 243-4940; http://www.sobs.com/.

LQ ( Latin Quarter), 511 Lexington Avenue (between 47th and 48th); (212) 593-7575; http://www.lqny.com/.

La Fonda Boricua, 169 East 106th Street; (212) 410-7292; http://www.fondaboricua.com/.

Camaradas el Barrio, 2241 First Avenue (at 115th); (212) 348-2703; http://www.camaradaselbarrio.com/.

Parkside Lounge, 317 East Houston Street (at Attorney); (212) 673-6270; http://www.parksidelounge.com/.

Birdland, 315 West 44th Street; (212) 581-3080; http://www.birdlandjazz.com/.

Barbès, 376 Ninth Street (at Sixth Avenue), Park Slope, Brooklyn; (718) 965-9177; http://www.barbesbrooklyn.com/.

D'Antigua, 84-16 Northern Boulevard, Jackson Heights, Queens; (718) 779-0128.

Terraza, 40-19 Gleane Street, Jackson Heights, Queens; (718) 803-9602; http://www.terrazacafe.com/.

Arka Lounge, 4488 Broadway (at 192nd Street); (212) 567-9425; http://www.arkalounge.com/

photo credit: Robert Caplin for The New York Times

Argentine Nights: Celebrating Tango

Argentine Nights: Celebrating Tango
Tango Connection
Thursday, October 04, 2007 8:00PM
Peter Norton Symphony Space

Broadway at 95th St

New York

Tango Connection, the new 13-member tango ensemble formed by world-renowned dancer Mariela Franganillo celebrates tango, from its early roots to classic and modern interpretations. Franganillo, who performed in Broadway’s Forever Tango, brings inspiration and innovation to this romantic and evocative art form with her company of leading Argentine musicians and dancers, including partner Fernando Rodriguez; Natalia Hills and Francisco Forquera; Sabrina and Ruben Veliz; and Sara Grdan and Ivan Terrazas.

Co-sponsored by Barnard/Columbia Latin Heritage Committee & the Consulate General of in New York .

Tickets $45, $35

WMI Friends $40, $30

Students $15

Argentine Nights: Tango!
Fontango with Roxana Fontan
Saturday, October 06, 2007 8:00 pm
Peter Norton Symphony Space

Broadway at 95th St

New York

Roxana Fontan, “The Voice of Buenos Aires” and one of tango’s leading singers, directs an ensemble of musicians and dancers from Argentina in a passionate and sensuous evening of tango. Ms. Fontan, whose extensive career has brought her to stages throughout the world, toured with Tango X 2 and appeared in Carlos Saura’s Tango. The group’s dancers—Corina de la Rosa and Julio Balmaceda, and Dana Frigoli and Pablo Villarraza—appeared in Forever Tango and Tango Magic.

Tickets $45, $35

WMI Friends $40, $30

Students $15

Rosa Mexicano's Annual Chocolate Festival!

Chic Moment Overload! Fashion Week Spring 08

Fashion week.
Unfortunately we will not be covering Fashion Week in our usual capacity this season.
BUT... may we recommend:

Racked, who are covering the event from outside the tents (although they are partnering with superblog Refinery29 for show coverage), but they'll be linking to everyone else who's covering it, so I suggest checking Racked for super-comprehensive coverage.

We can recommend a thousand other links for coverage but one of our favorite, cheekiest, snarkiest and on point is Show & Tell, the always-excellent blog from the lovely ladies at New York Magazine.

Brian Reyes Collection
Photo by Imaxtree

Witness an event eleven years in the making

Witness an event eleven years in the making

Junot Díaz
Barnes & Noble, 33 East 17th Street; 7 p.m.; Profile; More info

We've been waiting eleven years for The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, the long-promised novel from Dominican-born New Yorker Junot Díaz. His debut, the short-story collection Drown, was as popular in Brooklyn Heights as Washington Heights, and the new novel proves well worth the wait: An epic, semi-magical history of one pitiable overweight nerd and his Dominican-American family, it's even truer to Diaz's distinctive immigrant-nerd style than his long-ago breakthrough book. This is one author you'll want to hear in person.

Photo by Ted Partin

Nina Garcia’s Little Black Book of Style

The Project Runway judge and editrix has release a new book of style tidbits entitled The Little Black Book of Style. Magazine-length pieces and fantastic illustrations by Ruben Toledo make it a quick, but aesthetically edifying, read.

According to Ms. G, a style icon knows how to edit, to invest in “the bones,” to buy with drama, the utmost importance of shoes, the power of accessories, a good tailor and more. And of course, if you don’t already know these tenets of fashion, Garcia goes through them each letting you in on little secrets along the way.