Peter N. Pero. Author; Professor at Benito Juárez Communitary Academy. Benjamín Anaya, Editor / Coordinator of Feria del Libro Girón Books (September 1- 5, 2011) Len Domínguez, Activist, Educator. Former Principal of Benito Juárez Communitary Academy; Director, Fine Arts Gallery Carlos...

WFMT Live from Mayne Stage It’s a beautiful morning at Mayne Stage every Sunday when WFMT broadcasts “Live from Mayne Stage.” This week’s concert features pianist Jorge Federico Osorio. Los Angeles Times raves, “One of the more elegant and accomplished pianists...

[slickr-flickr tag="collaborations" autoplay="on"] Las Guitarras de España at the Mayne Stage: A feast of flamenco, Chicago-style By Debby Storms Do you love world music? Do you love, love LOVE flamenco like I do? Then I hope you caught Las Guitarras de España latest concert at the Mayne...

The 2011–12 season of FamilyDance features Asia’s leading contemporary dance company Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan (October 29); a Merce Cunningham MinEvent, with a workshop led by Company Manager Kevin Taylor and a performance by Dance Center students (November 19); Chicago...

Mexican Folk Music Concert and Cultural Exchange: Encuentro de Jaraneros of the Midwest 2011 presented by The Community of Pilsen Thursday, July 28th thru Saturday, July 30th 2011 The Pilsen Community extends a warm welcome to jaraneros across the United States to join us for the Encuentro...

Marisa Andropolis If Looks Could Kill Oil 48″x36″ 7th Annual Self-Portrait Exhibit • Zhou B. Art Center, 1029 W. 35th Street • Curated by Sergio Gomez • On display from July 15th to August 15th By Alexander Perry When you look inward, what do you see? More importantly, what...

Soulphonetics, RATIO Nation and FMEL 2011 Present: Zuzuka Poderosa Power Tour 2011 Zuzuka Poderosa is the new queen warrior of her own special brand of baile funk. Funk carioca, originating in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro and which borrowed heavily from the Miami booty bass movement, is just...

TROPIPOWER VOL.1 Will be the meeting for the best records selectors of the global -tropical scene in Chicago This event is held in order to raise funds for the FMEL 2011 Festival de Musica Electronica Latina 2011 Thanks to everyone for the support and let’s dance !!!!! -DJ...

CORAZÓN DE MANZANA WORLD PREMIERE! Written by Dana Lynn Formby Directed by Jason Boat Presented by Mortar Theatre Company Mixing realism, fantasy, and stylized choreography, Corazón de Manzana intertwines the lives of three mother/daughter pairs living in Canada, the United States, and...

Teresa 2009/ Chile/ 84 minutes English subtitles Teresa Wilms Montt is talented, beautiful and tormented. Discouraged by her family, she marries at the young age of 17 and soon finds a forbidden love. As a form of punishment she is sent away and put under lock and key at the Preciosa Sangre...

Summer Opera Presents: The Tango Operita “Maria de Buenos Aires” by Astor Piazzolla and Horacio Ferrer Stars Soprano Catalina Cuervo, Baritone Ricardo Herrera and Grammy Award-Winner Raul Jaurena on the Bandoneon The 20th-century Tango Operita, “Maria de Buenos Aires,” tells the story...

FMEL 2011 Latin Electronic Music Festival August 24 – 27 Chicago :: Talleres / Lecturas / Conferencias / Proyección de Video Documental / Eventos Gratuitos / Presentaciones:: ::Workshops / Lectures / Symposiums / Film Screening / Free Events / Showcases :: Line Up 2011 ::: Circuit...

Novalima at Mayne Stage by Don Macica Chicago-based writer and Marketing Director The cover art for Novalima’s third album, Coba Coba, perfectly encapsulates everything you could want to know: A deeply colorized picture of an ageless black man sitting astride a cajon, perhaps the most...

SPY KIDS Kool-Aid and Univision Radio present ‘PeliKoola en el Parque,’ a free screening of the movie SPY KIDS followed by a preview of SPY KIDS: ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD in 4D. The feature will be hosted by actors Rowan Blanchard and Mason Cook, and SPY KIDS alum, Alexa Vega. ...

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 is ...