Chicago Conversación Una Conversación sobre la Preservación de la Herencia Cultural Latina en Chicago The National Trust for Historic Preservation, Landmarks Illinois, Arquitectos, UNO, the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, and Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago (NHS)...

Women & Children First,  our nation’s largest feminist bookstore, is honored to present a diverse and accomplished group of writers that includes Cuban-born Chicago author Achy Obejas (Ruins), who is also a translator and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist; Korean-born, current Chicago...

Denis Azabagic and Eugenia Moliner discuss music and Día de los Muertos with Drew Davies A roundtable discussion of this fascinating holiday dating back hundreds of years and celebrated to this day in Mexico. Spain, Brazil and many cultures throughout the world still honor the dead in...

Yuri Possokhov in conversation with Ashley C. Wheater and Glen Carman This fall explore the world of music and dance by joining our intimate roundtable conversations with celebrated musicians, choreographers, scholars and critics. Gain a deeper understanding of the works’ themes, and...

Alejandro Cerrudo speaking with Zachary Whittenburg This fall explore the world of music and dance by joining our intimate roundtable conversations with celebrated musicians, choreographers, scholars and critics. Gain a deeper understanding of the works’ themes, and of...

  TOGETHER: a photography exhibit celebrating family & community Together is a collaboration between Old Town School of Folk Music and Arte y Vida Chicago Curated by Alicia Manson and Amor Montes de Oca Run Dates: August 29th – December 16th, 2011  Opening Reception ...

The sensuality and stylized ritual of the tango are captured in this illuminating documentary. Director Jorge Zanada spent years researching and recording the tango’s place in Argentine culture and exploring the machismo that drives the dance. Most riveting are the milongueros-the...

The International Latino Cultural Center has a great opportunity for students to be part of the 28th Chicago Latino Film Festival! We have a challenging and rewarding internship opportunity under the supervision of the Operations Manager. Specifically, interns will assist in administrative...

Fate. It’s what inspired Beethoven’s signature Symphony No. 5. Perhaps it’s what inspired Mei-Ann Chen to dream about becoming a conductor as a young girl in Taiwan. And maybe it was fate that brought Mei-Ann and the Sinfonietta together for the first time in the Fall of ...

Chicago Humanities Festival 2011 @Chi_Humanities October 16 – November 13 Full calendar of events Tickets available online and through the box office (312-494-9509) Arte y Vida Chicago is proud to support the 2011 Chicago Humanities Festival and these featured events: CSI: Picasso...

E Proibido Prohibir Forbidden to Forbid Directed by Jorge Durán Portuguese with English Subtitles The story of three friends in Rio de Janeiro: Leon, his girlfriend leticia and Paulo, Leon’s best friend and roommate. Although Paulo finds himself attracted to Leticia, his friendship...

Pasiones: Songs of the Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 Presented by Portoluz Pasiones was written and adapted by Michael Smith and Jamie O’Reilly with Peter Glazer and inspired by the music of Eddie Balchowsky, a legendary pianist, artist, bohemian and Spanish Civil War hero. In 1937,...

Latino Fashion Week November 1 – 5, 2011 Zhou B Art Center 1029 W 35th St. Tuesday, November 1 Red Carpet Media Party Come be a part of the LFW movement and support Chicago’s top Latino designers, each of whom will be presenting their most outstanding designs. Our red carpet...

  Part of the 2011 Del Corazón Festival… Cultura meets couture at the first annual La Catrina Fashion Show. Imagine a runway where culture meets couture, where Frida Khalo, Dia de Muertos and Mexican culture are the inspiration for fashion and design. Imagine it no more… The...

Concert featuring Ireland’s MaSamba Samba School, Evanston Escola de Samba, and Chicago’s Orquestra de Samba. The “Sounds of Brazil” concert will feature all three groups performing Brazilian percussion styles including “samba batucada” and “samba reggae,” as well as...