Join us for an afternoon of salsa dancing on Audubon Terrace! Spend your Saturday afternoon salsa dancing at the Hispanic Society. Whether you’re a first-time dancer or experienced salsero, all levels are welcome.
3pm-3:30: Introductory dance lesson.
3:30pm-5pm: Open dance accompanied by live music.
Please note: this program will take place rain or shine. In the event of inclement weather, the program will be held in the Main Court of the museum
Live Reading of “Antichrist and the Hermit”
Join us for a special reading of the Nahua play “Antichrist and the Hermit” with a pre-show presentation led by translator, Ben Leeming.
Antichrist and the Hermit is a 16th century religious play written by Nahua nobleman Fabían de Aquino that tells the story of the Aztec Antichrist, and his efforts to draw converted Nahuas back to the religious practices of their ancestors.
Drawing from the history of Nahautl-Christian texts, this play, written for Indigenous audiences, reveals how Nahuas made sense of Christianity and helped form its colonial image.
See here for the schedule of events:
3-3:30pm: Doors Open
3:30-4pm: Presentation led by translator Ben Leeming about the history of Nahuatl-Christian texts and his experience translating Antichrist and the Hermit
4-4:30pm: Live reading of excerpts from Antichrist and the Hermit (Performance will be done in original Nahautl with English subtitles provided)
4:30-5pm: Discussion on contemporary efforts to preserve Nahua culture and the Nahuatl language
Book Presentation with Jonathan Goldman
Join us for a conversation with Jonathan Goldman on the Puerto Rican experience in 1920s New York.
Learn more about the book here:
In Hidden Histories of Jazz Age: New York: From the Suppressed to the Strange, Jonathan Goldman offers a fresh look at 1920s New York City, unearthing stories of everyday life and marginalized communities. In sections that intertwine entertainment, politics, art, technology, crime, shopping, eating, and recreation, the book portrays sweeping events such as the Harlem Renaissance, Prohibition, and immigration reform through anecdotes of individual experiences that counter the era’s popular conceptions of ballooning wealth and uproarious celebration. Jonathan Ezra Goldman’s whirlwind tour of early 1920s New York City visits an all-female police platoon, a Black amusement park shut down before it opened, an Arabic literary salon, socialist Puerto Rican cigar factories, Chinatown funerals, lesbian cafes, overcrowded jails, toxic dumps, and Ku Klux Klan recruitment offices. The grand narratives of the 1920s interweave with little-known anecdotes about well-known figures such as Marcus Garvey, Dorothy Parker, and Babe Ruth, serving as a backdrop to the everyday challenges and triumphs of a city beset by crowds, automobile traffic, and rapidly changing technology and urban infrastructure, as well as erased stories of injustices like Jim Crow practices, immigration anxieties, and the violent treatment of political dissent. These stories still resonate today, showing that this dizzying, exuberant ride through hidden history can help twenty-first readers see our own moment more clearly.
Jonathan Ezra Goldman is Professor in the Humanities Department at New York Institute of Technology. His previous books include Modernism Is the Literature of Celebrity and Joyce and the Law. He lives in New York City.
Day of the Dead Celebration with Mano a Mano
Join us in celebrating the vibrant traditions of Día de Muertos, a time dedicated to remembering and honoring our loved ones who have passed away. Contribute to the Ofrenda, enjoy art-making activities, experience a lively musical performance and more! Stay tuned for a full schedule.
Artist Talk with Esperanza Cortés
Join us for a conversation with artist, Esperanza Cortés about her exhibition, Embroidered Allegories.
Embroidered Allegories is the 2026 selection for Arte en el Alto Manhattan presented by the Hispanic Society Museum & Library.
