MayDay

Rockotitlan Chicago presents MayDay
Saturday May 2, 2009


Live performances by:
Son del Viento
(son jarocho)
Battle of Chicago
(rage against the machine tribute)
Antenna the Band
(alternative rock)
Tarima Son
(son & huapango)

Casa Aztlan
1831 S. Racine
Pilsen-Chicago

doors: 8pm  -  show: 9pm

all ages – donation $10
arts – urban art vendors – artesanias – tianguis – libros – information tables

May Day Celebration

This Friday, May 1st, 7 pm – 10 pm:
May Day Celebration also coinciding with
First Fridays at the Flat Iron Arts Building in Wicker Park,
1579 N. Milwaukee Ave, Suite 350 in The Accidental Gallery.

Tango: Humberto Décima Workshop

Humberto is a well respected dancer and teacher from Buenos Aires on his US Tour 2009.

Humberto’s diversity as performer and teacher gives him an overall understanding of tango and its varied styles. He will bring three weeks of intensive classes focused on tango for ALL levels.

His teaching method is relaxed and accessible; he adapts the sequences to the students’ own abilities. Humberto has a detailed approach to individual needs.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQPO9r0a-Hc

Price: $75 – 6 lessons or $15 drop in

* Humberto is available for private lessons; Please contact Maria at 312.823.4859

Artango Center
4011 N Ravenswood

2nd Annual Chicago ARTEahora

Integrated Arts
In addition to paintings, photography, video and sculpture, this year’s Chicago ARTEahora is expanded to include fashion, music, culinary arts, lectures and more.

LOCATION
River North Gallery District
233 W Huron St, Main Floor, Chicago, IL  60654

SCHEDULE
VIP Opening Night, Friday, May 1, 6:30 to 9.00pm, Tickets: $50 (SOLD OUT)

Focus on Fashion: “Carry On Art” In partnership with Latino Fashion Week. Saturday, May 2,6:30 to 9.00pm, Tickets: $50

For more information on all other events, please visit www.chicagoarteahora.com

25th Chicago Latino Film Festival

Noche Mexicana
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Film & Cocktail Reception

NOCHE MEXICANA: Based on the novel by Angeles Mastretta, and set in the backdrop of Mexico’s post-revolution of the ’30s and ’40s. The film evokes the politics, love, murder and passion of the time. Story begins with the beautiful Catalina Guzmán (Ana Claudia Talancón) who marries at an early age to a much older, charismatic and cunning General Andrés Ascencio (Daniel Giménez Cacho). Dazzled by his world, Catalina escorts him on his political campaigns, observing at his side the intriguing political system to obtain social justice. She soon discovers, that by having dedicated her life to the General, she might not unearth her freedom. Tear This Heart Out was Mexico’s official entry for Academy Awards® consideration and one of the most costly and successful films in Mexican cinema history.

Arráncame la vida / Tear This Heart Out

Country: Mexico 2008
6:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception & Live Entertainment
8:00 p.m. Film Screening
Thorne Auditorium at Northwestern Univ.
375 E. Chicago Ave.

$ 50 General / $ 40 ILCC Member

Flamenco Salon!

Please join us for an afternoon of Spanish dance and music!

Lucero Flamenco and East Meets West Gallery present Flamenco Salon.
Maya Tatiana, Mehran, David Gonzalez and Silvana
will delight you with the passion and artistry of Andalucia.

Light tapas and sangria included.

Contact 773-275-1976 or 773-276-5190 for information.

Sunday, April 26 5PM
$15.00
2118 W Lawrence
Chicago, IL 60625

Ximena Sariñana

25th Chicago Latino Film Festival

El Regalo (The Gift)
Chile, 2008, 108 min.
Directors: Cristian Galaz & Andrea Ugalde

A box office phenomenon in Chile, this romantic comedy of hilarious entanglements and refreshing characters takes you on an unforgettable voyage. Widower and recent retiree, Francisco (Nelson Villagra) has two best friends, Pacheco and Tito. In an effort to help Francisco through life’s difficult transitions, his friends give him the gift of a trip to the hot springs of Chillan and to spice things up, they invite Francisco’s high school sweetheart, Lucy. But things don’t always turn out as planned and this trip will yield unexpected situations, new friends and surprises that will change their lives forever.  Purchase Special Event General Tickets at www.LatinoCulturalCenter.org

*Special Event Tickets are held at venue will-call desk

Opening Night – Friday, April 17, 2009
6:00 p.m. Film Screening
AMC River East 21 – tickets held at will-call desk
322 E. Illinois St.

8:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception & Live Entertainment
River East Art Center
435 E. Illinois St.

TICKETS: $ 75 General / $ 60 ILCC Member

Manuel Rodriguez Muro: Souls Behind the Coal

Illinois Latina Chamber of Commerce Presents: El Rostro Del Carbon (Souls Behind the Coal) Photography Exhibit by Manuel Rodriguez Muro.

April 9 – 22nd
Casa De La Cultura Mestizarte
1440 W. 18th St.

The Souls Behind the Coal is a tribute to the men that risk their lives trying to provide food and shelter for their families.   The daily necessities and lack of better opportunities has kept them strong.  The fact is that every person that works in these coal mines are exposed to poor working and unhealthy conditions.  There is no certainty that these brave men will return home to their families.  Day to day the elders guide the young, looking out after each other, taking the necessary precautions to help prevent any accidents.  Being buried under tons of earth or drowned inside the dug wells are only a couple of the endless possibilities that may occur inside these coal mines.

In spite of the lack of equipment, these men take the journey day by day to fulfill a work day that will provide their children with the opportunities that have not been given to them.  There are many stories filled with sadness and tragedies.   In most cases, it seems like the authorities don’t have anything to say or any explanation to give as to why this is happening.  The individuals that have lost their lives take with them the truth behind the occurrences in these disasters.

“Mario Castillo’s Perceptualism”

The public is invited to attend an art exhibition of the artist’s
Perceptualist collection at his studio/gallery at:
10057 S. Av. M
(Ground level – entrance on left side past rod iron gate)
Chicago, IL 60617

April 18 & 19, 2009 1 – 6pm
Other days open by appointment, please call: 773-569-6201

Image as they appear on the March 2009
issue of ARTnews magazine on page 124.

The 2009 Chicago Sor Juana Festival

The National Museum of Mexican Art Presents:
The 2009 Chicago Sor Juana Festival -A Tribute To Mexican Women

April – June 2009
Chicago / Milwaukee

For more information, please call 312-738-1503

The 13th Annual Día del Niño Family Festival

The National Museum of Mexican Art presents:
The 13th Annual Día del Niño Family Festival
Día del Niño Family Health Walk

10am from NMMA, 1852 W. 19th Street
11am to UIC Pavilion, 525 S. Racine

FREE

Saturday, April 18
11am – 4pm

UIC Pavilion
525 S. Racine

Palabra Pura: Dan Vera and Carmen Alicia Murguia

Dan Vera and Carmen Alicia Murguia

Formerly from Chicago now from Washington, D.C., DAN VERA is the author of The Space Between Our Danger and Delight (Beothuk Books, 2008), his first full length collection of poems. His work has appeared in various print and online publications. He is also the Managing Editor of the gay culture journal White Crane. For more information on Dan, visit DanVera.com.

CARMEN ALICIA MURGUIA is a Milwaukee native and 1991 graduate of Minnesota’s Loft Literary Center’s “Writers of Color” program. Under the mentorship of novelist Sandra Benitez and Jewelle Gomez, Carmen has self-published The Voices Inside: Mi Alma, Mi Cuerpo y Mi Espiritu, and The New Carmen! iLa Nueva Bizet! (in this opera our heroine lives!) She can be found at http://lulu.com.

Wednesday, April 15
Decima Musa
1901 S. Loomis, Chicago.

Open mic @ 7:30 p.m.

Free admission. All ages.

Fandanguero/ Son Jarocho

Fandanguero/ Son Jarocho

The region South of Veracruz, Mexico is called Sotavento. In this region traditions are very much alive (reviving) specially in music. Son Jarocho is a genre that has been developing since 300 years ago. In the past 30 years was almost extinct, due to migrations from the state of Veracruz, and the stereo-typed commercialization of this style of music. Son Jarocho has been through an evolutional stage with-out forgetting the deep roots where it came from, the gypsy/spanish like guitars, the African religious drumming and the mysticism of the Mexican indigenous.

Based in Chicago, Fandanguero recreate this intense colorful performance, where audience is part of the Fandango, which means Danceable Party. The instrumentation of Fandanguero consist of the traditional acoustic instruments from that region: jarana, requinto and cajón from Peru.

Fandanguero play an important role on this revival of the Son Jarocho movement/revi-
val, since it is based in Chicago where there is very few groups playing son jarocho. Fandanguero also teaches, perf-orms and lives these traditions in a far land from where this style was born. Fandanguero also adds a little Chicago in their Son adding non traditional instruments such as electric bass, bongos and music styles from around the globe: Samba, Cuban Son, Afro-Peruvian, and Flamenco.

With a distinct style and their brilliant versatility, Fandanguero has earned the respect and support of the community, by creating at every single performance, a true festival of color and joy, that invites one’s body to dance, the mind to think and the soul to feel.

April 18 9:00 PM
La Décima Musa
1901 S. Loomis

Carlos Saura’s Carmen

Carlos Saura’s Carmen Film screening
In recognition of the enormous influence George Bizet’s Carmen has made in our time, the MCA presents filmmaker Carlos Saura’s Carmen. The source of inspiration for Chicago Opera Theater’s La Tragédie de Carmen, Saura’s story about a fictional rehearsal for Bizet’s opera is set in a flamenco dance school. The first in his critically acclaimed flamenco trilogy, Carmen (1983, 102 min) features many flamenco legends including guitarist Paco de Lucia, dancer/chorographers Cristina Hoyos and the late Antonio Gades (whose original stage show is the source for Saura’s film), and Laura del Sol in the title role.  This program is free, as part of MCA’s Free Tuesdays

4/21/2009 4:00PM & 6:00PM

Museum of Contemporary Art
211 E Chicago Ave.

Call for Art: A Question of Vida y Muerte

Call for Artists 2009 – Harris Gallery

Deadline EXTENDED: September 18, 2009
Exhibition Dates: October 24 – December 18, 2009
Reception: November 6, 2009
Take Down: TBA
Title: A Question of Vida y Muerte

Submission fee: $5 per piece.  Paypal payment request will be sent upon receiving your submission.

Submission does not ensure that your work will be accepted for inclusion.

Please Note: The artist assumes all risks and responsibilities for damages to the work or to the presentation of materials holding and/or displaying the work.

Damian Rivero – Tribute to Soda Stereo

Argentinean born and raised, Damian Rivero comes from a large musical family (his grandfather was celebrated Tango singer Edmundo Rivero) but is also a product of Argentina’s booming Latin Rock scene that has been a force in the industry since the ’80s. He performed all over Argentina with the C-Men before signing with Warner Music in the late ’90s. His first release ‘Damian Rivero’ was a top 10 hit in Argentina and resulted in extensive touring and a number of television appearances. Damian now calls Chicago home where he has performed in many of our city’s top venues and released ‘Con el Diablo en el Hombro’ with Grammy nominated producer Andres Meneses.
Damian brings us an inspiring tribute to Argentina’s Soda Stereo, one of Latin America’s seminal Latin Rock bands.

Wednesday, April 8, 2009 | 8:30 PM
Old Town School of Folk Music
4544 N Lincoln Ave.

Free ticketed event. $5 suggested donation.

BOX OFFICE: 773.728.6000 for reservations

Fiesta Cultural

Benefiting over 30 years of multicultural, multilingual public education at Inter-American School

INTER-AMERICAN MAGNET SCHOOL is hosting their annual spring benefit, FIESTA CULTURAL, on Saturday, April 25, 2009 from 4 to 8:30 PM at 851 W. Waveland Ave

“Don’t miss…this benefit…is more like one big family-friendly fiesta celebrating Latin American culture” Time Out Chicago magazine

FIESTA CULTURAL celebrates Latin America’s rich and diverse cultural heritage with live music and dance performances, a savory food fair, silent auction, artisan bazaar and children’s art activities. The mission of the event is to celebrate cultural and artistic diversity while raising much-needed funds for Inter-American School. The event is bilingual, family-friendly and open to the public. Tickets are reasonably priced for a fundraising event at $10 adults, $5 children. Family tickets for two adults and their children will be available for $25

Free parking at the Green Lot located at 1126 W. Grace Street as well as other nearby locations- please pick up a parking map at the door.

The event is run by FELE (Familias en la escuela), the school’s parent volunteer organization and 501(c)3 nonprofit. All proceeds benefit Inter-American Magnet School, commemorating over 30 years of multilingual, multicultural public education.

Cultura Profetica

Cultural Profetica
Thursday April 16

Doors Open at 8 Show at 10pm
Green Dolphin
Tickets available at www.RATIOnation.com

Tesoros de la Newberry Library

Un grupo de cónsules latinoamericanos de Chicago se reunieron en la Newberry Library para un recepción y gira informativa acerca de los tesoros que guarda esta prestigiosa institución sobre sus respectivos paises.  La gira culminó con una exhibición privada durante la cual los cónsules pudieron ver documentos de sus respectivo países además de recibir una hoja informativa acerca de las colecciones.

Este evento especial fue diseñado para informarle a los cónsules sobre el tesoro de artículos históricos latinoamericanos que guarda la Newberry. Entre los materiales de historia latinoamericana que tiene la Newberry hay muchos que tratan sobre el descubrimiento, la exploración, colonización y desarrollos políticos y sociales tempranos de la América Central y del Sur incluyendo obras geográficas, navales y descriptivas al igual que mapas y atlas.  De especial interés son los que cubren la historia colonial y jesuita de México, Perú, Brasil, Chile, Colombia y Venezuela de los siglos XVI, XVII y XVIII.

En la foto vemos a los honorables cónsules Nelson de Castro Portugal, Javier Rupérez de España, Gustavo López Calderón de Guatemala, Boris Svetogorsky de Urugüay, Jesús Rodríguez Espinosa de Venezuela, Gisselle Castillo Veremis de Santo Domingo, Aníbal Gómez de México y Patricia Maza Pittsford de El Salvador junto con el presidente de la Newberry Library el Dr. David Spadafora.

El evento tomo lugar 4/2/9 en la biblioteca
Newberry Library
60 W Walton
Chicago, IL

Revista Contratiempo Presents:

Poesia en Abril

Celebrate Poetry Month and highlight Spanish-language poetry in Chicago and the United States. Created in 2008, this annual festival is now in its second year, and it is made possible by the collaborative efforts of educational and cultural institutions, the participation of talented Chicago poets and the generous support of our sponsor organizations.

Featuring:
Father Ernesto Cardenal Martínez is one of the most celebrated poets in Latin America and an important Liberation Theologist. Politically and poetically, his work offers a key to understanding contemporary literature and the cultural life of Nicaragua and Latin America. Cardenal was ordained as a Jesuit priest in 1965 and was Minister of Culture in Nicaragua until 1987. He has been an advocate for justice and self-determination in Latin America, and in his literary work, poetry and art are intimately linked to politics, He is the founder of Solentiname, a community where popular art and poetry flourished under his leadership in the Solentiname Islands, where he lived for more than 10 years. He has received numerous awards and recognitions, among them the Peace Price of the German Book Trade in 1980, the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award en Sherborn, MA en 1990 and was nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2005.

Ballet Roto, invited from the Dominican Republic, opens and closes the evening presenting two dances.  Their works leave behind the constraints of a specific dance technique to give way to the gestures, sensations and feelings that motivate human movement.
Twelve Chicago Poets read their own work inspired in the poetry of Ernesto Cardenal.

Special guest reader: Aguijon Theatre’s Marcela Muñoz

This program is in Spanish.

Saturday, April 18, 2009
7:30pm – 11:30pm

$15 General Public | Spanish Program
$10 Students with ID

Chicago Center for the Performing Arts
777 N. Green Street (Halsted/Chicago)

Fareed Haque & Goran Ivanovic

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 collaborations
that mix dazzling virtuosity with epic sorrow.

Goran Ivanovic and Fareed Haque are two of the most gifted guitarists performing today. Their styles and backgrounds are vastly different, but as the Chicago Tribune wrote of them “…when their two guitars play, cultural barriers melt away.” -Chicago Tribune

“Best World Guitarist 2009″ Guitar Player Magazine

Chicago’s Reader has said, “Ivanovic is an exuberant interpreter…his tremendous energy is tempered with finesse and introspection…so that even the flashiest passages are graceful.”

Jazz critic Neil Tesser has remarked that Haque “possesses one of the great guitar techniques in modern music.”

Fareed Haque & Goran Ivanovic with Special Guests Balkano

Friday April 3
@ HotLoft! 3220 N. Lincoln Ave (above Fizz)
8:00pm $15 in Advance $15 day of show | Tickets can be purchased at www.hothouse.net
21 & Over

Free parking in the city lot at the 1600 block of Melrose/ Limited Seating

In collaboration with Sound Culture

New Views on the Aztec World: Gods, Gold, and Writing

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 present their latest findings on the history of the Aztecs.

Admission is free and no reservations are required.

The Newberry Library
60 W. Walton St

Diógenes Lamarche

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, sacred geometry, and transcultural symbolism with high quality mixed media. Visit CosmicSensorium.com
to get an on-screen sample of his work. Be warned – what you will see on your screen does little justice to the outstanding large format glicée prints you’ll see at the show.

Wicker Well (formerly El Señorial) is an up and coming Art Gallery / Bar in Wicker Park, one of the established art-hub neighborhoods in Chicago. The no-cover exhibit opens on March 29, 2009, and will be musicalized by SuperToy’s eclectic blend and mash of urban beats.

Art & Beats is a bi-weekly, 21+ free event organized by Pilsen-based Up Side Down Question Mark Promotions. We seek to promote and support the work of local contemporary artists, musicians, and DJs in the Chicago-land area.

Where to go:
The Wicker Well
1637 W. North Ave
Chicago, IL 60622
773-276-8477
Opening March 29, 2009
10:00pm – 2:00am

The exhibit/gallery/bar will be open to the public until April 12 during the following hours:
3 p.m.-2 a.m. Sunday to Friday, and
1 p.m.-3 a.m. on Saturdays

Las Guitarras de España Presents: Flamenco Night w/ Idilio

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 contemporary flamenco. Diego’s interest in jazz harmony and its influence on modern flamenco are paired with Kassandra’s versatility and education in classical percussion, while Chiara’s roots come through in her bulerías rendition of a popular Italian song. Tonight, Idilio performs a selection of modern and traditional flamenco pieces along with various songs from their latest CD. Website: http://www.idiliomusic.com

Flamenco Night Series Presenter:
Chicago’s premiere Flamenco fusion ensemble, Las Guitarras de España, continues a monthly (last Saturday of the month) series to explore the relationships between Spanish Classical, Flamenco, and World music. This year Las Guitarras de España is pleased to welcome two excellent ensembles to the 2009 series! Both Idilio (www.idiliomusic.com) and El Payo (www.myspace.com/elpayo) will be offering programs which provide alternative takes on Spanish classical and flamenco music and dance. Please check the calendar each month the see which ensemble will be performing. Either way, expect to see quality flamenco performances on the last Saturday of every month at Uncommon Ground!!! Detailed information on the series presenter and group, Las Guitarras de España, available at www.theguitarsofspain.com.

Uncommon Ground
1401 W. Devon
FOR RESERVATIONS CALL 773-465-9801
April 25, 9:30pm – $20 Donation

The Creative Chicago Expo

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 Expo is a unique gathering of resources, services and expertise specifically for people in the arts. Featuring workshops and vendors for individuals and arts organizations, it’s also an important opportunity to network and build community. With over 3,500 artists making their way through the Cultural Center, it’s one of the few times when so much of Chicago’s cultural community is available under one roof.

WORKSHOPS by top local and national service providers for individuals, small arts businesses as well as nonprofit art organizations. Highlights include “Fiscal Sponsorship” by the national arts organization Fractured Atlas, and “Obtaining Capital for your Creative Industry” by the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center.

Symposium Educating Gender

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 Department of Spanish, French, Italian, and Portuguese at the University of Illinois, Chicago and the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at the University of Miami

Instituto Cervantes
31 W Ohio St

Lecture Stanley Payne

Lecture by Stanley Payne: Spanish Diplomats and the salvation of the Jewish people in World War II

Thursday, April 2^nd at 6:30pm
Instituto Cervantes auditorium

Free Admission

Stanley G. Payne is Hilldale-Jaume Vicens Vives Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author or co-author of 21 books, most of which deal with modern Spanish history. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and corresponding member of the Real Academia Española de la Historia. In his lecture, Professor Payne will talk about how the Franco regime claimed credit for rescuing thousands of Jews during the Holocaust, but research has revealed that the primary initiative in German-controlled territory stemmed from individual Spanish diplomats. Spain served as an escape route in 1940 for thousands with transit papers, while another thousand or so Sephardic Jews could claim Spanish nationality, but individual diplomatic initiatives were largely responsible for rescuing 4-5,000 Jews in Greece and Hungary in 1943-45.

Instituto Cervantes
31 W. Ohio,
Chicago, IL 60654
312 335 1996

PARKING $6 WITH VALIDATION

El lunes de León Rodríguez

(Monday Falls on Leon Rodriguez)
de/by: Raúl Dorantes  dir: Marcela Muñoz

Hasta el 19 de abril de 2009
Through April 19, 2009
Vier/Fri– 8PM; sab/Sat– 5PM & 8PM; Dom/Sun–5PM

En este homenaje a la icónica obra La muerte de un viajante de Arthur Miller, el escritor Raúl Dorantes cuenta la historia de León Rodríguez un vendedor cuyo tiempo ha pasado y cuyas recientes derrotas lo invitan a tomar un delirante viaje a través de las ruinas de lo que otrora fuera su gran sueño americano. PRESENTADA EN ESPAÑOL

In this homage to Arthur Miller’s iconic Death of a Salesman, writer Raul Dorantes tells the story of Leon Rodriguez, a door-to-door pots and pans salesman whose time has passed and whose recent failures lead him on a delirious trip through the ravished remains of his once promising American Dream. PERFORMED IN SPANISH

Con/Featuring:
Oliver Aldape, Nydia Castillo, Carlos Rogelio Díaz, Alba Guerra, Elio Leturia

Boletos/Tickets: $20 ($15 estudiantes/students)

Aguijón Theater
2707 N. Laramie Avenue
(773) 637-5899

Chicago Figurativo

Chicago Figurativo: Prints Selected from the NMMA Permanent Collection

January 18 – May 24, 2009
Hours: Tuesday – Sunday 10 to 5 pm
Reception: March 28, 6 – 8 pm

Experience a variety of figurative works by twelve Mexican American artists who have made Chicago their home. The prints chosen represent the inextricable link of identity to the problematic spaces in which these artists live, create and explore. Curated by Andrew Rebatta.

Artists: Rene Arceo, Tomas Bringas, Carlos Cortez, Luis de la Torre, Hector Duarte, Esperanza Gama, Jeff Abbey Maldonado, Eufemio Pulido, Alejandro Romero, Maria Evangelina Soliz, Salvador Vega & Carlos Villanueva.

Image: Rene Hugo Arceo, Local Artists in Purgatory, 1999 National Museum of Mexican Art Permanent Collection

National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 West 19th Street

Sueños en Relieve:

Prints by Rene Arceo

March 25 – June 6
Wednesday – Sunday 12 to 5 pm
Receptions: March 26, 5 – 8 pm  and March 28, 5 – 10 pm

Arceo explores ideas related to dreams and dreamlike scenes through these relief prints. These prints freely and naturally emanate from his subconscious into lose lines, and progressively evolve into more defined forms. These forms construct a free-flowing composition, which seems to facilitate the telling of a story in a dreamlike atmosphere. Arceo gives preference to figurative narratives that include stylized human and humanlike characters. His upbringing and experiences in Mexico continue to inform his art production. Arceo, a printmaker who has called Chicago home since 1979, graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1985.

Prospectus Art Gallery
1210 W. 18th Street
Image: Rene Arceo, El Poeta, 2008

Los Fabulosos Cadillacs

Los Fabulosos Cadillacs

Friday, April 3.
Doors @ 7 PM Ages 17 +
Tickets on-sale now thru www.frontgatetickets.com,
885.512.SHOW to charge by phone,
or www.ticketmaster.com

Congress Theater
2135 N Milwaukee

Bajofondo with Alma de Tango

Bajofondo is an eight-member group, with seven musicians and a VJ who triggers images in real time along with the music. As a result of the band’s musical expansion, Bajofondo has liberally added elements of Latin American roots music, moving their sound beyond “tango-tronica” and leading them to drop “Tango Club” from the name to simply Bajofondo
Bajofondo is comprised of Gustavo Santaolalla on guitar, percussion, and vocals; Juan Campodónico on programming, beats, samples and guitar; Luciano Supervielle on piano, keyboards and scratch; Javier Casalla on violin; Martín Ferrés on bandoneon; Gabriel Casacuberta on upright bass and electric bass; Adrián Sosa on drums; and Verónica Loza as VJ and on vocals.
Concert is co-sponsored by American Tango Institute and Old Town School of Folk Music

Buy Tickets online $16.00 – $18.00
Wed, April 01
door : 8:00pm
show : 9:00pm
age : 17+ w/id

House of Blues Chicago
329 N. Dearborn
312.923.2000

Butterflies: Teatro di Piazza D’Occasione

Flutter into a butterfly’s life! Italian visual theater company Teatro di Piazza D’Occasione returns for this show, best described as a painting in movement.
Music, video, images, and dance merge to create a sensory experience depicting a butterfly’s progression from egg to caterpillar to winged beauty. Audience interaction is central to the show experience. This dance performance is accessible to a non- English speaking audience. Audience members will be asked to remove their shoes before exploring the stage.

Presented in partnership with Redmoon Theater.

Experimenta la vida de una mariposa. La compañía italiana Teatro di Piazza D’Occasione regresa a Chicago para esta presentación mejor explicada como una pintura viva. La música, video, imágenes, y baile crean una experiencia que refl eja el ciclo de la vida de una mariposa desde capullo hasta bello insecto alado. La interacción de los espectadores es una parte central de la experiencia completa. Este espectáculo de danza es accesible a una audiencia que no habla íngles.

Purchase Tickets Online $10.00 each $5.00 for Educators & Students

April 29 – May 8 please visit Children’s Humanities Festival for time details. For the kid in all of us.

Redmoon Central
1463 W. Hubbard Street

25th Chicago Latino Film Festival

April 17 – 29, 2009

Closing Night
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Film & Cocktail Reception

CLOSING NIGHT: In her third film, director Camila Loboguerrero brings us a dark comedy filmed at the majestic El Eden Hacienda in Simijaca, Colombia.  The once affluent De La Concha family prepares to celebrate Christmas Eve at their estate. They are a peculiar family made of distinct characters, and all with only one thing in common: deep-rooted denial of their harsh economic reality.  Bernardo, the charming and youngest of the family guards dark secrets: a clandestine love affair with sister-in-law Esmeralda, and the constant threats from Uldarico, father of his lover and a powerful politician.  On Christmas Eve, each will be forced to face their sad reality while trying to deny what seems to be a disastrous  emergency.

Nochebuena / Christmas Eve
Country: Colombia 2008
85 min.

To purchase Festival Special Event tickets, call 312.431.1330

Noche Mexicana & Closing Night
General: $50
ILCC Member: $40

Delfos Danza Contemporánea

Delfos Danza Contemporánea from Mexico makes its Chicago debut to conclude the 2008–09 season of The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago.

April 2–4, 2009, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. at

For tickets or more information, call 312-369-6600

Delfos also concludes the 10th Anniversary Season of The Dance Center’s FamilyDance Matinee Series, presenting a special program geared toward children and families, preceded by a free movement workshop with the artists, on Saturday, April 4 at 3 p.m.

The Dance Center
1306 S. Michigan Ave.

Miradas

Mexican Art from the Bank of America Collection is a unique survey of one of the most extensive private collections in the U.S. and Mexico and takes a close look at the paintings, prints, and photographs created over the past 80 years. The exhibition examines and celebrates work by artists on both sides of the U.S. – Mexico border, to reveal a variety of cultural aspects as they emerged in the years after the Mexican Revolution.

Friday, January 23 – Sunday August 30
9-5 Tues-Sun

FREE

National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 W. 19th Street

(312) 738-1503

Lecture: Dolores C. Huerta

Thursday, April 23, 2009, 8:00pm

Dolores C. Huerta is the co-founder and First Vice President Emeritus of the United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO (UFW). The mother of 11 children, 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, Huerta has played a major role in the American civil rights movement. As a founding member of the Community Service Organization (CSO,) a grass roots organization, Dolores Huerta helped battle segregation and police brutality, lead voter registration drives, push for improved public services and fight to enact new legislation. Recognizing the needs of farm workers while working for the CSO, she organized and founded the Agricultural Workers Association. She became a fearless lobbyist and succeeded in obtaining the citizenship requirements removed from pension and public assistance programs. Huerta led the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (UFWOC) and negotiated the first UFWOC contract with the Schenley Wine Company. This was the first time in the history of the United States that a negotiating committee comprised of farm workers negotiated a collective bargaining agreement with an agricultural corporation. Speaking out against toxic pesticides threatening farm workers, consumers, and the environment, Huerta’s early UFWOC agreements required growers to stop using such dangerous pesticides as DDT and Parathyon. She lobbied, organized field strikes, directed UFW boycotts, and led farm worker campaigns for political candidates, becoming one of the UFW’s most visible spokespersons. Over 70, Dolores Huerta still works long hours for the union she co-founded and nurtured, promoting “La Causa” (the farmworkers’ cause) and women’s rights. For more than thirty years Huerta remained Cesar Chavez’s most loyal and trusted advisor.

Thursday, April 23, 2009, 8:00pm
Dolores Huerta

NEIU Auditorium
Enter campus at
3701 W. Bryn Mawr in Chicago

Free parking in Lot F
773-442-4636
773-442-4978

All lectures are free and open to the public.

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.

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