[slickr-flickr tag="Miguel Zenón" autoplay="on"] Miguel Zenón at the Jazz Showcase: Puerto Rican heritage meets 21st century jazz by Don Macica Chicago-based writer and Marketing Director Saxophonist Miguel Zenón has spent the last several years exploring and reinterpreting the musical...

[slickr-flickr tag="Tablao Flamenco" autoplay="on"] Studio Mangiameli Presented The 3rd Annual Tablao Flamenco & Student Concert 2011 Supported by Arte y Vida Chicago and Flamenco Arts Center Guest Artists included: Carlo Basile, guitar David Chiriboga, guitar Kinan Abou-Afach, cello and...

“JUNCTURE” An exhibition by two Chicago Artists Benjamin Anaya – Carlos Barberena June 4 – July 30 Opening Reception Saturday, June 4 5:00 to 10:00PM PROSPECTUS Art Gallery 1210 W. 18th...

Cuban folk-rocker Carlos Varela is in a league of his own as a singer/songwriter. He is known for well-crafted songs that give the listener an insider’s perspective to life on the island nation of Cuba where he recently performed in front of more than a million people at the Concert for...

Image: Mark Bradford, Scorched Earth, 2006. Collection of Dennis and Debra Scholl. Photo: Bruce M. White. A Truly Rich Man by KP Dawes Chicago-based writer and editor In our collective psyche, South Central Los Angeles represents the failures of the American dream. A sun bleached slum, awash...

Forgotten History Lecture Series Presents: The Yoruba: From Home in Africa to Home in the New World An international symposium in conjunction with the exhibition Sixteen Pieces presents, Yoruba from the perspective of five countries. Each panelist will explore Yoruba Ifa traditions and...

Miguel Zenón: The musical genius of Puerto Rico Progresso: Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. by Catalina Maria Johnson Chicago-based radio...

El plazo para la presentación de trabajos termina el 29 de julio de...

The Chicago Fire will hold three practices in the community over the course of the 2011 MLS season with the first taking place in Chicago’s Historic Mexican neighborhood of Pilsen. Sunday, June 5 11:00 a.m. CT. Benito Juarez Community Academy 1450 -1510 W....

The First Annual Pilsen Coaster Show A One Night Only exhibition of Artist Inspired Coasters The artists in this exhibit re-purpose the ubiquitous bar coaster into highly personalized works of art.   Using the artist trading card as the springboard for the concept of the show, over 25...

Critically acclaimed New York band Pistolera has toured its accordion-driven dance songs in six different countries since its debut in 2005. Fans around the world are dancing cumbias to the group’s socially conscious songs-en Español-about immigrants’ rights, war, racism,...

A program of culturally blended Baroque and Brazilian-inspired works. Guest artists Mark Brandfonbrener, Jennifer Gunn, and Fareed Haque join The Chicago Chamber Musicians ensemble member Dennis Michel on a collection of lively works by Villa-Lobos and Vivaldi. Since 1987, The Chicago...

For more than 60 years, the American Diabetes Association has been the only organization in Illinois that provides support to children with diabetes and their families through a unique camp program. The primary goal of the camp program is to empower children with diabetes with the ...

  Set in Polanco, a Jewish quarter of Mexico City, and spoken in Spanish, Yiddish and Hebrew, “My Mexican Shivah” is a dramatic comedy about how the death of a man results in the celebration of his life. According to Jewish belief, from the moment a Jew is born, he or she...

Studio Mangiameli, Chicago’s Little Corner of Spain By Christina E. Rodriguez, Arte Y Vida Chicago Chiara Mangiameli, who has been a resident instructor at the Flamenco Arts Center for the past four years, is opening her own studio at 4107 W. Belmont in Chicago. The native Italian has...