Duo guitarists Goran Ivanovic and Fareed Haque draw on their diverse ethnic heritage to create stunning collaborations that mix dazzling virtuosity with epic sorrow. Goran Ivanovic Serbio-Croatian and Fareed Haque Pakistani/Chilean draw on their diverse ethnic heritage to create stunning...

Take Action! Join us! Earth Hour 2009: Saturday, March 28, 2009 8:30 – 9:30 PM We are very excited about Earth Hour. We hope you’ll join us in uniting with the world to make a difference for our planet. Don’t forget—March 28th at 8:30 pm, turn out your lights. Take action. Sé...

New Views on the Aztec World: Gods, Gold, and Writing Thursday, April 2, 6 pm Speakers: Guilhem Olivier Durand, UNAM; Elizageth Baquedano, University College London; Ellen Baird, University of Illinois at Chicago Join experts in Mesoamerican history, archaeology, and art history as they...

New Views on the Aztec World: A Screening of Secrets of the Dead: Aztec Massacre Tuesday, March 31, 6:00 pm Commentator: Elizabeth Baquedano, University College London Join archaeologist and Mesoamerican expert Baquedano in a discussion after viewing the documentary and a short promotional...

The National Museum of Mexican Art Presents: Folklorico – Contemporánea: The Roots and Spirit of Mexican Dance Panel Discussion Saturday, March 28, 2009, 2 PM 1852 W. 19th Street, Chicago, IL Free Join dancers from Chicago and Mexico for a discussion that explore the links, tensions...

Self-taught Dominican visionary artist Diógenes Lamarche will be featured in the first Art & Beats show at the Wicker Well. Diógenes’ art is inspired by mystic and shamanic experience, dreams, meditation, and attempts to integrate all this into daily life. His art fuses mandalas,...

Edward James Olmos, actor and community activist, is the Co-Producer of Latino Book & Family Festival, a weekend event that promotes literacy, culture and education in a fun environment for the whole family. The festival is held in key Hispanic markets across the country. An...

Las Guitarras de Espana Presents: Flamenco Night w/ Idilio Flamenco Idilio is Chiara Mangiameli, Diego Alonso, and Kassandra Kocoshis. Influenced by the musicians’ roots, upbringing, and education, Idilio is a flamenco music trio that performs traditional as well as original and...

Instituto Cervantes Chamber Orchestra The Instituto Cervantes Chamber Orchestra will perform a diverse repertoire with a strong focus on rarely performed pieces by Spanish and Latin American composers. The orchestra will provide a forum for original works by young composers from diverse...

3/19, 3/26 – Jorge Emmanuelli y sus Bomberos at Tumbao Bomba Percussion Workshop at 7:00 pm Live band at 8:00 pm Tumbao is located at 3213 W. Armitage, Logan Square – NO COVER *Ask for special rates for community groups and non-profit...

Latin-American Neo-Folklore Music Concert at UIC SANTIGO CUATRO represents a pure expression of Latin-American Neo-Folklore whose varied musical expressions began in the sixties. SANTIGO CUATRO has been in several music festivals & performed in almost every country in South America as...

Saturday, April 4 10 AM – 4 PM Chicago Cultural Center Admission free ~ bring a friend! Workshops | Panels | Vendors | Consultants | Services for Artists, Arts Businesses and Organizations Dance | Fashion | Film | Literary | Music | Theater | Visual Arts The Creative Chicago...

Symposium Educating Gender:  “Women’s Literacy in Early Modern Spain and The New World” Saturday, April 4th, 9:30am – 12:30 pm Free Admission Organizers: Anne J. Cruz, University of Miami Rosilie Hernández-Pecoraro, University of Illinois-Chicago Co-sponsored by the...

Lecture by Stanley Payne: Spanish Diplomats and the salvation of the Jewish people in World War II Thursday, April 2nd at 6:30pm Instituto Cervantes auditorium Free Admission Stanley G. Payne is Hilldale-Jaume Vicens Vives Professor of History Emeritus at the University of...

Fandanguero cd release celebration with special performance by Gonzalo Cordoba “This their first album, is a result of Fandanguero’s ongoing search for it’s own rhythm from the seeds of Son Jorocho, Son Montuno and many other musical influences from the coasts of...