Thursday, January 26
7:30 PM Show | 5 PM Doors | 18+ show
Diverse group specializing in Samba, Batucada/Brazilian Percussion, Bossa Nova /Brazilian Jazz, Samba Reggae and MPB, just to name a few.

Thursday, January 19
7:30 PM Show | 5 PM Doors

Thursday, January 12
7:30 PM Show | 5 PM Doors | 18+ show
Bomba is one of the most profound legacies of African descendants as well as a blend of cultures and sounds from the Caribbean.

Thursdays at Rumba Music Series Presented by Rumba and Sound Culture Every Thursday! 7:30 PM Show | 5 PM Doors | 18+ show Tickets: $8 adv. | $12 at the door $10 Valet available Rumba 351 W Hubbard St Dinner Reservations (312) 222-1226 Enter to win tickets and VIP Reserved Seating for 4! One...

Wednesday, January 11
6:30PM
Chicago Tribune Tower
435 N. Michigan Ave.

Tuesday, January 10
6PM
Complimentary admission and refreshments
Space is limited

Artist's Reception and lecture
Tuesday, January 10
6pm to 8pm.

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In Luis Alfaro's thrilling reboot of the daddy of all tragedies, a juvenile delinquent from South Central Los Angeles sets off on his journey to be the king of the gangland.

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7:00 to 8:00 pm–– All Levels Class by Jorge Niedas 8:00 to Midnight–– Holiday Milonga Party DJ Lizita Featuring TANGO SHOWCASES by talented Tango21 students! We’ll have lots of yummy holiday treats, eggnog and mulled wine but please feel free to bring your favorite holiday treat...

For ten years, The Public Square Program has aimed to bring the humanities to under-served and racially diverse communities in Chicago through free events about cultural, social, and political issues, with an emphasis on social justice. Events such as film screenings, panels, readings, and...

Antípoda Textos, voz: Rey Andújar Sonidos: Nelson Rivera, Daniel Pérez Amador Diseño: Mabel Manzano   An interdisciplinary project that combines Corporeal Mime and bilingual Spoken Word, creating a synergy between body, politics and language. Rey Andújar’s solo performance...

James Sanders and Conjúnto Chicago’s premiere Jazz Latino band Featuring vocalist/multi instrumentalist Papo Santiago other members of the band will include pianist Kevin O’Connell conguero Osbaldo Merced, drummer Jean-Christophe Leroy, bassist Jose Porcayo and bandleader James Sanders...

Tales of Spain Historias de España Tuesday & Wednesday, December 13 & 14 (Limited Seating) Two Shows Daily: 10:15 a.m & 11:45 a.m. One Hour Program $5.00 per student $6.00 adult/chaperones (1 Adult free per every 10 students) Northeastern Illinois University Auditorium 5500 N St....

Special Family Holiday Concert: Concierto Familiar Concert highlights include favorites from the Ensemble’s extensive repertoire of classical, folkloric and Flamenco dances and music of Spain. This year’s concert will celebrate and honor Dame Libby Komaiko’s 36 years of academic...

Image © Diana Solis Looking for something special and unique this holiday season? Here is a quick shopping guide. Fragments of a Totality. A collection of works by Marcos Raya Enter the imaginary World of Marcos Raya: drawings, paintings, collages, photos and installations at affordable...

Sones de Mexico Ensemble and Grupo Tribu (Mexico City) Flor y Canto Decembrino (Songs for December) A family Event! The concert will bring together, with music, many of the diverse traditions that are practiced in Mexico during the month of December. Friday, December 9 7:30pm Olympic...

“El Maestro Del Buen Ritmo” Samuel del Real, acclaimed Colombian pianist with an extensive repertoire of Latin Jazz and fresh interpretations of afro-cuban classics. With over 30 years of experience between Colombia and Chicago, he has arranged music for such renowned artists as...

Papo Santiago and Infraverde take key musical influences from Irakere and Sonora Ponceña. The band’s performances are very eclectic including a lot of Cuban material as well as Cumbia, Merengue and Latin Jazz. After mastering the saxophone and all its variants, Papo Santiago honed...

Review: Teatro Luna’s Crossed By Alexander Perry Opening this week and running through December 18, Teatro Luna’s Crossed explores the immigrant experience through a festival of eclectic stories.  Using poetic prose, monologues, overlapping dialogue, character vignettes, and even a few...

Latino Theatre in Chicago by Alexander Perry It is an exciting time for Hispanic theatre and performance in Chicago.  Through the hard work and innovative efforts of talented playwrights, directors, actors, teachers, and dancers, a kind of Latino renaissance of Chicago theatre and...

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (Tropa De Elite II—O inimigo Agora é Outro) with Wagner Moura, Irandhir Santos 2010, José Padilha, Brazil, 116 min., 35 mm Chicago Premiere “Stunning…wildly entertaining.”—Robert Koehler, Variety “A thumping modern policier with a...

Review: Teatro Vista’s Momma’s Boyz by Alexander Perry Running through December 4th, Teatro Vista’s Momma’s Boyz follows the story of three friends living in Chicago’s south side: the good-hearted yet timid Mimic, the charming yet brash Shine, and the aggressive yet insecure...

CROSSED is presented by Teatro Luna CROSSED, Teatro Luna’s eighth original play devised in an ensemble setting, seeks to explode (yes, explode!) stereotype and poetically navigate what it means to be an immigrant in the United States in an era some have ironically dubbed “post-racial.”...

Pedrito Martinez Quartet Afro-Caribbean Improvised Music Festival December 3-10 This very hot Afro-Cuban band is led by Pedro “Pedrito” Martinez. Martinez is from Havana and has been singing and drumming professionally since his early teens with the likes of legends Tata Guines,...

Afro-Caribbean Improvised Music Festival December 3-10 Music only exists through a creative process in which the desire to experiment pushes the boundaries of the imagination. Improvisation is the seed of every form of music. This is seen in the steps of a bomba dancer, the inspiration of...

Las BomPleneras Afro-Caribbean Improvised Music Festival All female ensemble dedicated to the preservation, promotion and growth of the Puerto Rican culture through the music and dance genres of Bomba and Plena. Their range of voices and improvisational dance elements are sure to captivate...

Sola Rosa Electronica/Dance | Reggae | Jazz Direct from New Zealand The best House music and one of the best Funk Bands in the world… Andrew Spraggon’s first formative releases as SOLA ROSA has built him a growing reputation for his deft synthesis of styles and quiet disregard for the...

By Alexander Perry “With you, I’m sadly happy…” Closing this week at the Wicker Park Art Center (at St. Paul’s Church), UrbanTheater Company’s Beauty of the Father follows the complicated relationship tangle of a father, his daughter, their mutual paramour, and the ghost of...