20 contemporary artists from Mexico City
Bradley Narduzzi, Curro Gómez, Eduardo Alcobé, Emilio Said, Gabriela Rosado, Marcela Herbert, Marcela Rosado, Mario Barron, Pablo Castillo, Ricardo Villasana, Rivelino, Rocio Caballero, Tatiana Montoya, Teri Tito, Vanessa García, Vicente Vertiz, Xaweri Wolsky
November 14, 2008 – January 12, 2009
ZHOUB B. ART CENTER
1029 W 35th Street.
Chicago, IL 60609
773.523.0200
Paul Sierra: Colored Earth
Ongoing through Dec 13.
Aldo Castillo Gallery
233 W Huron St.
312-337-2536
Preview Paul Sierra’s work here
Milonga ALL NIGHT
Our monthly All-Nighter Milonga
Midwest All-Nighter
$15/$10 (for students) light snacks, soft drinks, coffee, tea, BYOB
DJ – Humberto Decima (Buenos Aires)
Breakfast for survivors
Saturday November 22
ARTango Center
4011 N Ravenswood Ave Suite 103
Chicago, IL 60613
312.451.4068 for table reservations
Breno Sauer Sextet
The Breno Sauer Sextet, featuring vocalist Neusa Sauer, are the nucleus of the long time Chicago Brazilian group Som Brasil. They perform various Brazilian styles including Samba, Bossa Nova, and Brazilian Jazz.
Free ticketed event.
$5 suggested donation.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008 | 8:30 PM
Old Town School of Folk Music
4544 N. Lincoln Ave.
BOX OFFICE: 773.728.6000 for reservations
Posada Magica
This is the poignant story of Gracie, a 14 year old who reluctantly joins her neighborhood posada on Christmas Eve. Gracie’s journey leads past a cast of colorful and imaginative characters, from a crisis of faith to a reconciliation with life and a discovery of who she is. This captivating and delightful musical play will be performed in a concert reading.
Teatro Vista…Theatre with a View is at the forefront of the Latino theatre movement in the U.S. Chicago and ensemble based Teatro Vista is universally redefining the American landscape through the use of new, provocative and unique voices that reflect the Latino experience in the U.S. After 17 years of existence it has empowered and encouraged “first voice” among the community and its artists.
$5 for children and $10 for adults.
Tickets can be purchased at the door.
Reservations can be made by calling 312-666-4959.
Reservations are not required.
Friday December 5 7:00 PM
Saturday December 6 7:00 PM
Sunday December 7 2:00 PM
Friday December 12 7:00 PM
Saturday December 13 7:00 PM
Little Village Lawndale High School
3120 South Kostner Avenue
Chicago, IL
Barbatuques CANCELED
Saturday, November 22, 2008 – 7:00PM
University of Chicago’s International House Assembly Hall
Casa de la Cultura Guatemalteca-Illinois
EL BESO DE LA PIEL
Teatro Aguijón les invita cordialmente a la presentacion y recepcion de el poemario
EL BESO DE LA PIEL de Liliana Bilbao
Y a su coleccion , de postales de Bolivia
PERDON Y TROVADOR
Sabado 22 de noviembre, 2008 8:00 PM
2707 N. Laramie Ave. Chicago
Entrada libre, RSVP noviembre 18 al (773) 637-5899
Barbatuques – CANCELED
Support your favorite charity!
Join with the Chicago Human Rhythm Project this Thanksgiving weekend to make a difference in Chicago by designating 50% of your Global Rhythms ticket price to Brazilian Cultural Center of Chicago
By participating in Thanks-4-Giving, you become entitled to 10% off your ticket price.
Chicago Human Rhythm Project presents Global Rhythm 4 featuring Barbatuques. Barbatuqes defies boundaries by combining Afro-Brazilian chants, body drumming, stomping feet, video montage and pulsating rhythms to create a visual and auditory feast suitable for Thanksgiving weekend. Join founder Fernando Barba and his 14 member “body-band” as they celebrate their North American debut at the Harris Theater with a “Carnaval” of sound and movement.
“Barbatuques – a hybrid musical creature . . . entrances the audience with infinite musical nuance . . . clapping hands, snapping fingers and vocal effects underlined by flutes, and guitars transform the twelve virtuosos into human beatboxes . . . one does not believe their ears while the sight of their whirling dances, impregnated with Brazilian rhythms of samba and maracatu takes music-making to a new dimension.”
- Le Monde
Friday, November 28, 8:00pm
Saturday, November 29, 3:00pm and 8:00pm
Sunday, November 30, 3:00pm
Tickets $15 – $63
Call the Harris Theater Box Office
(312) 334-7777
Use the following promotion access code: CHRP-BCC
THIS EVENT IS CANCELED
Memorias de Un Mexicano
Sin duda, Memorias de Un Mexicano, es una joya de la cinematografía nacional que nos interesa continuar promoviendo entre nuestras comunidades, no sólo por su calidad visual, sino por el legado cultural e histórico. Su apoyo para que este documental sea transmitido a las actuales generaciones, es altamente apreciado.
Little Village High School Auditorium
3120 S. Kostner
Chicago Illinois 60623
Jueves, 20 de noviembre, 2008
6:30 p.m.
Barbatuques – CANCELED
Barbatuques is an extraordinary experiment in musical innovation. The brainchild of Fernando Barba in Sao Paolo, Brazil in 1996, Barbatuques is a collection of extraordinary musicians who perform numerous forms of Brazilian music imitating melodic and percussive instruments using only their bodies and voices. They have toured the world with this amazing “body percussion” technique.
Special thanks to the Chicago Human Rhythm Project.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008 | 8:30 PM
Old Town School Of Folk Music
4544 N Lincoln Ave.
Free ticketed event. $5 suggested donation.
CANCELED
“LE BARON”
There’s a certain rush to being exposed to new music and with all the right cards in hand, Le Baron is destined for musical success. After the release of only one EP, the band managed to create enough buzz to be profiled as one of Al Borde magazine’s “Indie: Para no Perder” artists
On February 1, 2007, Al Borde magazine served as the first publication to profile the band in their first international interview. The exposure of the band to the Latin alternative scene in Los Angeles helped open doors for their first possible international performance. The band has since filmed their first music video for “Inmóvil” under the direction of Stacy Perskie who has also worked with Zoé and Sub-division. The video is scheduled for release in late February and alborde.com will be among the first to provide the video to its audience.
Saturday, November 15
Green Dolphin
2200 N. Ashland
Doors open @ 7:00 p.m.
For a chance to WIN a pair of tickets,
email me amor@arteyvidachicago.com
Alfonso Cid Flamenco Cante Workshop
for ALL levels of musicians and dancers
Saturday November 22, 2008
10:30–11:45 a.m
Learn basic flamenco structure from Alfonso Cid
(vocalist from Sevilla, Spain) at the Flamenco Arts Center
Class fee: Flamenco Arts Center members $20
Nonmembers: $25
Preregister by sending payment made out to “Flamenco Arts Center” to:
Kathi Beste, 3835 North Lakewood Ave., Chicago, IL 60613.
Questions: kathi_beste@flamencoartscenter.com.
Tango Weekend with Kara Wenham & Yanick Wyler
Direct from Buenos Aires:
Tango Weekend with Kara Wenham & Yanick Wyler
Nov 20-23, 2008
Kara Wenham & Yanick Wyler will be conducting series of Argentine Tango
workshops at Chicago’s brandnew Arts venue devoted to Tango Culture,
ARTango Center between Nov 20-23, 2008. In Buenos Aires, Kara &Yanick
are considered among leading representatives of new generation Argentine Tango.
WORKSHOP PRICING:
Full Pass (6 workshops): $100
Day Pass (3 Workshops): $60
A la carte (1 workshops): $25
Kara & Yanick will be performing at Friday night milonga on 11/21 at ARTango Center.
- For reservations, please contact us
Burak: 312.451.4068 burak@tangoshusheta.com
Maria: 312.823.4859 maria@tangoshusheta.com
ARTango Center
4011 N Ravenswood
Chicago IL
Humberto Décima Tango Workshop
Humberto Décima from Argentina (assisted by Maria Alferov) Workshops at ARTango Center
Nov 15-16, 2008
Humberto is a well respected dancer and teacher from Buenos Aires on his US Tour 2008. He is part of the active participants in the current Buenos Aires tango scene. Humberto’s diversity as performer and teacher gives him an overall understanding of tango and its varied styles. He will bring a special weekend focused on tango for the intermediate/advanced level, designed to improve students’ abilities in the sacada technique. His teaching method is relaxed and accessible; he adapts the sequences to the students’ own abilities. Humberto has a detailed approach to individual needs.
Sat Nov 15
1pm-2:30pm The Tango walk with sacadas, traspies, and adornments (Int/Adv)
2:45pm-4:15pm Sacadas for leaders and followers (Int/Adv)
*followed by guided practica
Sun Nov 16
1pm-2:30pm Changes of direction with sacadas (Int/Adv)
2:45pm-4:15pm The fourth sacada/sacadas with counterbody movement. (Int/Adv)
*followed by guided practica
Workshop Pricing:
1-day $35/person
2-day $70/person
drop in $20 per class
*It is always recommended that you come accompanied by a partner so that you can have the maximum benefit of the class
- For reservations, please contact us
Burak: 312.451.4068 burak@tangoshusheta.com
Maria: 312.823.4859 maria@tangoshusheta.com
ARTango Center
4011 N Ravenswood
Chicago IL
Tango Classes – Milonga
Tango Classes with Burak and Maria
Every Tuesday starting November 11
7:30 – 9:00 p.m. Beginner Level Tango
9:00 – 10:30 p.m. Intermediate/Advanced Tango
$15 drop in or session 6 weeks $75
Every Friday starting November 7 Milonga Éclectique
8:30 – 10:00 pm Complementary class by Milton (All Levels)
10:00 – 3:00 am Éclectique Milonga
DJ: El Turco (Great selection of Golden Age, Alternative and Electrotango music)
Coffee, tea, light snacks, BYOB
$15/$10 (for students with ID)
ARTango Center
4011 N Ravenswood Chicago IL
Pianist Vanessa Perez
Northeastern Illinois University Jewel Box Series presents:
Venezuelan American pianist Vanessa Perez has already been recognized as a “virtuosa” of the keyboard, endowed with an extraordinary interpretative power that captivates audiences.
“…Perez is a spirited, hot blooded pianist with considerable talent .She has an intuitive musical intelligence that holds one’s interest. Her wide-ranging expression can go inward, and she can unleash a torrent of passion” American Record Guide, 2006
NEIU Fine Arts Recital Hall
Enter campus at
3701 W. Bryn Mawr in Chicago
Free parking in Lot F
Friday, November 21; 8pm
Tickets: $10-$25
773-442-4636
773-442-4978
Buy Tickets Online
JARRED: A Santeria, Brujeria, Hoodoo Comedy by Tanya Saracho
When a terrible split turns Alicia’s world upside down, she turns to Folk Magic to heal her suffering. With the help of her friends, and some enchanting magi, Alicia mines the underworlds of Brujeria, Santeria, and Hoodoo for magic recipes, age-old traditions and ancient jar spells looking for a cure.
Written by Tanya Saracho (Co-Artistic Director of Teatro Luna), and based on real and extended exchanges with practitioners of each craft, Jarred: A Hoodoo Comedy explores one of the best kept secrets in the Latino community.
Featuring Ensemble Members: Gina Cornejo, Yadira Correa, Dana Cruz, Miranda Gonzalez and Suzette Mayobre
Directed by Belinda Cervantes and Tanya Saracho
Oct 31 – Dec 14
Thursday – Saturday 7:30pm, Sunday 6:00pm
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave.
For more information 773.878.LUNA
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Pedro Meyer Heresies
Mexican Photographer Pedro Meyer (b.1935) is as renowned for his powerful and provocative photographs as he is for his pioneer work since the early 1900s with digital imaging. The Herejias exhibition will open this same week in over 60 museums worldwide.
Exhibition continues through February 1, 2009
Museum Hours 10 AM – 5 PM
Tuesday – Sunday
National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 W. 19th Street
Chicago , IL 60608
18th Century New Spain
Baroque Band in Two Concerts of Music From
18th Century New Spain
The program for the performance at St Luke’s and the Chicago Cultural Center will feature works recently discovered in the vaults of Durango Cathedral in Mexico by eminent musicologist and Northwestern University professor Dr. Drew Edward Davies. At a time when much of the music performed was intended for use in the church, Baroque Band will perform short symphonies by Jerusalem, Herrando, Perez, and Mison which they will intersperse with Versos that would have been used for the services. This will be the first time that these works have been performed since the 18th century.
Saturday, November 1, at 7:30 pm.
St. Luke’s Lutheran Church
Logan Square, 2649 N. Francisco Avenue.
Suggested donation $10
This concert is provided through generous support from the Logan Square Chamber of Arts.
Zoot Suit
Monday, November 17, 6:30 pm
Chicago Cultural Center
Cassidy Theater
78 E. Washington St.
FREE
Based on a 1940’s Los Angeles murder trial, Zoot Suit (1981) follows the various members of a Mexican-American gang, led by Henry Reyna (Daniel Valdez), as they are tried and sentenced to San Quentin for a murder they may not have committed. Miserably contemplating his life sentence, one of the young prisoners copes with his anger by inventing “El Pachuco,” a zoot suit-wearing persona full of youthful machismo and vigor, enacted by Edward James Olmos. Great music! Presented in conjunction with the Starting from Scratch lecture series.
Latino Music Festival: Celebrating Violeta Parra
This performance combining Latin American, jazz, contemporary and electronic music features Guillermo Gregorio, sax and clarinet; Tito Carrillo, trumpet; Jim Baker, keyboards; Joshua Ramos, bass; Gustavo Leone and Elbio Barilari, guitars
Monday, November 24, 7pm
Preston Bradley Hall
Chicago Cultural Center
78 E Washington St.
Chicago, IL 60602
“Three Choirs of Guatemala”
Special Music Without Borders Lunchbreak Concert
Friday November 7, 12:15pm
Preston Bradley Hall
chicago Cultural Center
78 E Washington St.
Chicago, IL 60602
Featuring the National Children’s Choir of Guatemala, the National Youth Choir of Guatemala, and the Choir from Colegio Internacional Montessori. Program supported by Chicago Arts Orchestra.
Jesse Cook
Nov. 13, 7:30 pm $20
Jesse Cook has recorded six critically acclaimed studio albums and traveled the world exploring musical traditions that he has blended into his style of rumba flamenco. In addition to headlining concerts and festivals, he has opened for such legends as B.B. King, Ray Charles and Diana Krall. He has performed with British soprano Charlotte Church on the Tonight Show and toured with legendary Irish band, The Chieftains.
1328 W. Morse
Chévere de Chicago
(Jazz)
Saturday November 29, 8pm | 6:30pm doors | $18 adv, $20 door
Chévere is Chicago’s leading Latin/Jazz/Funk/Blues Band, mixing Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, Jazz, Blues, and just about everything else together into an exciting and unique collage of sound. Characterized by high voltage percussion and compelling original compositions, Chévere has performed in and around Chicago and the Midwest for 30 years. The core of the band has stayed together for over 20 years, giving the band an almost telepathic ability to interact spontaneously onstage. The band has an impressive array of virtuosic melodic soloists, and the percussion section, deeply rooted in traditional folkore and religious music from Cuba, the Carribean, and Brazil, is heavily featured on almost every tune. Featuring Alejo Poveda, Howard Levy, Steve Eisen, Ruben Alvarez, Joe Rendon, Earnie Denov, Chris “Chicago Hambone” Cameron, Eric Hochberg, and Mark Ohlsen.
The Morse Thatre
1328 W. Morse
Buy Tickets Online
Las Guitarras de España
(World)
Saturday November 22, 8pm | 6:30pm doors | $25
The “Gypsy Trail Series” is a unique performance series which features a blend of music and dance that endeavors to follow the musical trail left by gypsies making their way from India to Spain. The current program features three outstanding world music ensembles: Las Guitarras de España, Gypsy Rhythm Project, and Jazzmata. This concert will feature live music and dance material from India, the Balkans, and Spain. There will also be a collaborative work to close the program.
Las Guitarras de España is a world music ensemble with a “Spanish guitar twist,” that performs a fusion of Cuban son (a relative to salsa music), rumba, R&B, Latin-jazz, blues, and African percussion with an underlying flamenco music and dance focus. Over the past seven years, Las Guitarras de Espana has consistently performed to sold-out venues in Chicago and the Midwest. The ensemble has also performed at numerous schools, concert series, and performing arts venues. Members of the ensemble have roots from Brazil, Peru, Italy, Cuba, Mexico, and Spain and they have traveled to, and performed or studied in, over 30 countries. In the fall of 2005, the ensemble, in collaboration with Clinard Dance Theatre, presented “Unraveling Rhythms” to audiences in the Midwest. The collaboration produced 17 successful performances which were highlighted by sold out shows, guest artists from India, and international praise of the work.
1328 W. Morse
Carrie Rodriguez w/ Javier Mendoza
(Rock/Pop)
Saturday November 8, 8pm | 7pm doors | $20 adv, $25 door
Pigeonhole Carrie Rodriguez at your peril. Sure, she’s done a lot of duets. She plays a fiddle. (a mean one at that.) She’s recorded songs with a pleasing, folksy twang.
But don’t think you know what you’re getting. Not yet 30, and with a critically-acclaimed solo record and several well-received duet records in her wake, the classically trained singer/songwriter has just begun flexing her artistic muscles, still figuring out how far her talents will take her. If you’re looking for someone playing it safe and sticking to tried-and-true ways of music making, as the title of Rodriguez’s daring new album aptly states, SHE AIN’T ME
The Morse
1328 W. Morse
The 18th Annual Illinois Arts Council Artists Showcase
Presented in Cooperation with the Hinsdale Center for the Arts
Friday, November 7, 2008 – Tinley Park, IL
The Illinois Arts Council invites all organizations and individuals interested in booking artist presentations to join Illinois’ wealth of professional artists at the 18th Annual Artist Showcase! Presented in cooperation with the Hinsdale Center for the Arts on November 7, 2008, in Tinley Park, this event is a golden opportunity to meet many of the world-renowned artists and performing companies listed on Illinois Arts Council’s Arts-in-Education and Artstour rosters. Attendees will enjoy a full-day display of artistic activity and discover how these artists’ performances and residency programs can be tailored especially for specific organizations and populations.
YOU SHOULD ATTEND! Especially if you are from Main Street communities, libraries, PTOs and PTAs, schools, universities, arts presenters, arts organizations, community centers, local arts councils, park districts or other non-profit organizations.
GRANT WORKSHOP: Attend an application workshop on IAC grant programs that partially support bringing a talented artist to your community. Learn about the Arts-in-Education Residency Program, Artstour, and short-term residency options.
For more information on artists who will be present at Artist Showcase and to register, visit the Illinois Arts Council website at www.state.il.us/agency/iac/showcase/intro.htm. The $35 registration fee includes breakfast and lunch, plus CPDU credits for qualifying teachers. Participants traveling more than 130 miles from the event may be eligible for travel support.
ARTango Center
The GRAND OPENING of ARTango Center takes place
Saturday, November 1st
9:00 pm – 3:00 am
Taste of Buenos Aires
BYOB
4011 N Ravenswood
Chicago, IL
Last Dance
Bonnie Lopez
October Featured Artist
This October Bonnie Lopez (Chicago) is featured in the window exhibition LAST DANCE at the Illinois Artisans Shop, Chicago. Pieces on display in LAST DANCE are for sale.
The Illinois Artisans Shop
James R. Thompson Center,
100 W. Randolph St., 2nd Floor,
Hours are M-F 9-5 and TH 9-6.
Based on Loteria, an old game of chance played throughout Mexico, Lopez’s painting is the La Muerta (the death) card. Most like bingo with images instead of numbers, there are 54 cards, each with an image and number (La Muerta is number 14) but the number is usually ignored. These cards are also a form of folk art; each of the colorful cards has an image of popular Mexican figures. Traditionally a figure of a skeletal grim reaper, Lopez’s is well-dressed and dancing.
This exhibition precedes Dia de Los Muertos, The Day of the Dead, celebrated on November 1st and 2nd (All Saints and Souls Days) mainly in Mexico and by people of Mexican heritage living in the United States and Canada. Traditions include building private altares (altars) or ofrendas (offerings) honoring the deceased, using sugar skulls, candles, marigolds, and the favorite foods and beverages of the departed. LAST DANCE also includes a mixed media and paper mache altar. Lopez’s figurines will also be on sale in the Illinois Artisans Shop, Chicago throughout the month.
Inti-Illimani
“An Inti-Illimani concert is a wild ride through Latin music, a whirlwind of Andean folk tunes, tangos from Argentina, Brazilian sambas, and throbbing, sobbing love songs from Mexico. ..all the players displayed relentless virtuosity in a concert that was pure exhilaration to the very end.”
– The Washington Post
Buy Tickets $20 in Advance, $25 Day of Performance
Nov. 12, 7:30 pm & 9:30 pm
Doors open 6pm
The Morse Theatre
1328 W. Morse
773-654-5100
EMAIL ME TO RECEIVE A $5 DISCOUNT! amor@arteyvidachicago.com
Las Guitarras de España
Flamenco y Mas (Flamenco World)
Saturday November 29, 9 & 10:30pm
Chicago’s premiere Flamenco fusion group continues a monthly (last Saturday of the month) series to explore the relationships between Spanish Flamenco and World music. The ensemble is also influenced by Latin American and Middle Eastern styles as well as American Jazz. The fusion of these styles backed by Afro-Cuban percussion forms completes the unique combination of sounds and grooves that is Las Guitarras de España.
Uncommon Ground
1401 W. Devon Ave.
773-465-9801
Som Brasil
Friday November 7, 10pm
One of Chicago’s oldest and authentic Brazilian groups resurfaces to breath fresh air into Chicago’s Brazilian music community. Lead by long time pianist Breno Sauer and vocalist/wife Neusa Sauer, Som Brasil enjoyed critical acclaim in 70’s and 80’s Chicago after leading successful groups in Brazil.
Uncommon Ground
1401 W. Devon Ave.
773-465-9801
10th Anniversary Cuatro Festival
This year’s 10th Anniversary Cuatro Festival
Puerto Rican Arts Alliance
Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 7pm
Auditorium Theatre,
50 East Congress Parkway, Chicago.
For concert tickets call 773.342.8865
Choco Orta- The Sonero Tradition Lives On…
The Old Town School of Folk Music and Agúzate Productions are partnering once
again to bring you the 5th Annual Tribute to the Improvisational Singer. This
event is a celebration of the improviser or “sonero” in traditional Salsa.
Puerto Rican sonera Choco Orta is a highly accomplished female singer,
percussionist, actor and dancer. As a sonera, she is considered the natural
successor to Celia Cruz with a long career performing and recording with the
most renowned salsa producers and orchestras. Choco Orta will perform with
Chicago’s best salsa musicians under the direction of Papo Santiago.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008.
8:30pm – 10:30pm
$10, $8 Old Town School Members, $6 Seniors & Children
Old Town School of Folk Music,
4544 N. Lincoln Ave,
Chicago, IL 60625
Lorna Marsh
Aldo Castillo Contemporary
465 e. Illinois St.
Chicago, IL 60611
312.222.0774
Day of the Dead: A Contemporary View
October 17 – November 5, 2008
Aldo Castillo will curate a group show that inspires a contemporary view and idea of what the Day of the Dead represents in our modern culture. Join us for a festive event that represents a mixture of Christian devotion and Pre-Historic traditions and beliefs. Artists: Lorna Marsh, Luis Fernando Uribe, Scott Ashley, and Aldo Castillo.
Opening Evening: October 25, 2008
6:30-9:00PM, Free Admission
The Art Center
1957 Sheridan Road
Hghland Park, IL 60035
847-432-1888
‘Perspectives’
Through December 12th, 2008
Memories of a Past Long Gone
In Celebration of Chicago Artists Month
Argentinean artist Beatriz Ledesma presents an exploration of the rituals and designs of the Dianguitas Indians.
Opening Friday October 10th
5-8pm
Through November 7, 2008
Beacon Street Gallery
The Fine Arts Building
410 S. Michigan Ave Suite 732
312-212-1323
La Vida Sin Fin – Day of the Dead 2008
The National Museum of Mexican Art presents:
La Vida Sin Fin
Day of the Dead 2008
September 26 – December 14, 2008
1852 W. 19th Street, Chicago, IL 60608
For more information, please call 312-738-1503 or visit
The National Museum of Mexican Art hosts its 22nd annual Día de los Muertos exhibition, La Vida Sin Fin. This year’s exhibition honors the student demonstrators killed ten days prior to the 1968 Summer Olympics by the Mexican government in the Tlatelolco massacre. A special reading and discussion on October 4 by the renowned Mexican journalist and author that broke the story, Elena Poniatowska will help commemorate the memory of those killed forty years ago in Mexico City.
This is the largest annual Day of the Dead exhibition in the United States that will include works of art from throughout Mexico and the United States. Participating artists help us observe one of the most unique celebrations of the year through these beautiful works of art and ofrendas. Local artists include: Gladys Carrillo, Sergio Gomez, Joan Hackett Romero, Judithe Hernandez, and Diana Solís.
For a complete schedule, please visit www.nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org
Family Workshop: Creating Codices
Families will be introduced to the codices as primary sources for understanding Aztec culture and learn about the artistic techniques used to create them.
For families with children 7-12 years old.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
10-11:30am
$7, members $4
The Field Museum
1400 S. Lake Shore Dr,
Chicago, IL
312.922.9410
Nahuí Ollin
Watch as members of this Chicago-based dance troupe perform indigenous ceremonial dances from Mexico and listen as they play native instruments such as the jarana, huehuetl drum, rattles, whistles, and a guitar made from a turtle shell.
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Free with Basic admission.
The Field Museum
1400 S. Lake Shore Dr,
Chicago, IL
312.922.9410
Over 500 million people speak Spanish, do you?
Spanish is the second most important vehicle for international communication. The U.S. Hispanic population is over 42 million and the demand for bilingual professionals has doubled in the last 10 years.
The Instituto Cervantes teaches Spanish to enable students to communicate at all levels and in different situations throughout the Spanish speaking world. Our teaching methodology is based on the latest research on teaching/learning foreign languages. With a hands-on approach, students are able to use the language in meaningful contexts from the early stages.
Our classroom size of 6 to 12 students allows teachers to pay students a great deal of individualized instruction.
Our highly qualified teachers hold masters or doctorate degrees in Spanish, Linguistics and other areas related to the teaching of the language. They all have specific training on how to teach Spanish as a foreign language and Spanish for Spanish speakers.
The Instituto Cervantes teaches Spanish at all levels: Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced, and High Advanced. Our comprehensive program is aimed at developing the student’s ability to understand, speak, read and write in Spanish. In addition, Instituto Cervantes offers General courses, Specialty Courses, Business Classes, Private Classes, Online Classes, On-Site Classes. For More Information or to Register
Instituto Cervantes
31 W. Ohio,
Chicago, IL 60654
312 335 1996
Made in Pilsen III
Over 60 emerging to well-known artists from the Pilsen community in one space. Artists include: Roberto Ferreyra, Felipe Figueroa, Magda DeJose, Ricardo Hernandez, Jeff Maldonado, and Eufemio Pulido
Prospectus Art Gallery
1210 W. 18th St.
312.733.6132
22nd Annual Día de los Muertos Exhibition
National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 W. 19th Street
312-738-1503
The largest annual Day of the Dead exhibition includes fine art, folk art and installations by artists from all over Mexico, the US and the Chicagoland area.
Estetica Social: Diasporic Narratives
During Hispanic Heritage Month and Chicago Artists Month, six artists from the Latina/o diaspora, based in Chicago, Kentucky, St. Louis, and Mexico and originally from Guatemala, Mexico, and Panama will exhibit art work at the President’s Gallery located on the campus of Chicago State University.
CSU curator Joyce Owens Anderson and guest curator Jesus Macarena-Avila are happy to present an exhibition showing a range art forms by Latinos including digital photography, painting, installation and prints.This September and October the President’s Gallery will be filled with art work by artists of the Latino diaspora. The reception and opening day is September 10, 2008 from 2pm to 5pm co-sponsored by the Latino Resource Center (Leticia Carrillo). It runs through November 3, 2008.
“Social aesthetics have a long tradition in Latin American and Latino/a artistic narratives; the exhibition presents three generations of artists whose cultural heritages belong to Guatemala, (the) Dominican Republic, Panama and Mexico. This multi-media exhibition features works by Latin American and Latino artists residing in the Midwest: Lucia A. Gomez (Chicago, Illinois), Diane Kahlo (Lexington, Kentucky), Jesus Macarena-Avila (Chicago, Illinois), Francisco Mora, deceased (Cuernavaca, Mexico), Giselle Mercier (Chicago, Illinois) and Fabio Rodriguez (St. Louis, Missouri)”.
Guest curator: Jesus Macarena-Avila
With support from the Latino Resource Center.
Exhibition:
September 10 – November 3, 2008
Location:
President’s Gallery
Cook Administration Bldg., 3rd Floor
9501 S. King Drive
Gallery Hours:
8:30 am – 5 pm
Monday – Friday
Free and open to the public
Curators:
Joyce Owens Anderson and Jesus Macarena-Avila
Chicago Artists Month: Artifacts of Cultural Digestion
Artifacts of Cultural Digestion
When: October 1 – November 3, 2008
Opening October 3, 2008 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Sol Studio
1303 North Maplewood Avenue 3rd Fl.
Chicago IL, 60622
312-282-3777
Studio Hours: Sunday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm or by appointment.
The exhibition explores how cultural influences have entered and transformed the artist’s consciousness.
The exhibition includes a varied range of mediums. The following artists’ are included in the exhibition: Saul Aguirre, David Aguirre, Sebastian Alvarez, Orlando Camacho, Bert Martian, Jesus Oviedo, Carla Paynter and Monica Ramirez.
Sol Studio is part of Chicago Artists Month, the thirteenth annual celebration of Chicago’s vibrant visual art community. In October, more than 200 exhibitions of emerging and established artists, openings, demonstrations, tours, open studios and neighborhood art walks take place at galleries, cultural centers and arts buildings throughout the city. Chicago Artists Month is organized by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and is made possible through the Presenting Sponsorship of 3Arts and the Lead Sponsorship of the Sara Lee Foundation.
Ensemble Español
Flamenco Dance Classes
Every Tuesday beginning October 7
Children: grades 1 – 6, 7:00pm – 8:00pm, J Building Dance Studio 110 1
Beginners Flamenco Technique: 7:00pm – 8:00pm, J Building Dance Studio 111
Intermediate: 8:15pm – 9:15 pm J Building, Dance Studio 111
For class reservations or information contact:
Giuseppa DiCesare, Manager of Operations
773.442.5916
Chicago Meets Argentina
The State Street Gallery presents “Chicago Meets Argentina”
Recent works by Argentinean Artists living in Chicago and the Midwest.
The State Street Gallery
@ Robert Morris College
401 S State Street
Chicago IL 60605
312/ 935-4574
Through November 23, 2008
The Aztec World
A Unique View of a Mighty Empire
Exclusive Exhibition at Chicago’s Field Museum
October 31, 2008 through April 19, 2009
Explore the grandeur and complexity of one of the world’s great civilizations. Within the span of 200 years, the Aztecs went from a nomadic group to one of the most powerful and influential societies ever, leaving behind a legacy that lives on today. Now, find out how an empire that began in the middle of a lake went on to become the center of the world. With hundreds of spectacular artifacts and works of art, assembled together for the first time, you can journey into the everyday lives of an ancient culture. Examine the deities, temples and sacrificial altars of Aztec religion. Explore the training, weapons and celebrations of Aztec warriors. Discover the privilege, possessions and treasures of Aztec rulers. And trace the remarkable rise and fall of The Aztec World exclusively at The Field Museum.
Admission
Tickets to The Aztec World include Museum admission and are priced at $22 for adults, $19 for seniors and students with ID, and $12 for children 4-11. Discounts are available for Chicago residents.
The Field Museum is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
FOR AN EXHIBIT PREVIEW CLICK HERE
