LOS ANGELES AREA
THE WOMEN OF JUAREZ
APRIL 5- MAY 19, 2013
TEATRO FRIDA KAHLO
2332 WEST 4TH STREET
LOS ANGELES, CA 90057
INFO: (213) 382-8133 and http://www.fridakahlotheater.org
The highly acclaimed Women of Juárez, directed by Rubén Amavizca-Murúa returns to the theater that gave it its birth. This searing drama about a mother looking for her missing daughter has been the Kalo’s bigest hit for the past ten years. Compelling and not to be missed. In Spanish and English on different nights in April and Mya check website for specifics.
TAMALES DE PUERCO
(PORK TAMALES)
APRIL 5-28, 2013
CASA 0101 THEATER
2102 EAST FIRST STREET
LOS ANGELES, CA
INFO: http://www.casa0101.org
When Norma’s husband resorts to violence to cope with his son’s deafness, Norma must flee and maneuver in three languages to survive and protect her child. Written by Mercedes Floresislas and directed by Edward Padilla.
MELANCHOLIA
THRU APRIL 6, 2013
LOS ANGELES THEATER
CENTER
514 SOUTH SPRING STREET
LOS ANGELES, CA 90013
INFO: http://www.thelatc.org
For some soldiers, there can be something worse than being shot and killed in battle – surviving. The Latino Theater Company’s Melancholia returns to the LATC by popular demand this Spring. This stylized performance explores the life of a young Latino marine who returns from the Iraq war and struggles to reconnect to a world that no longer makes sense. Inspired by true events. 2007 Amnesty International “Freedom of Expression” Award Nominee.
POWER POINTS
THRU APRIL7, 2013
AVE 50 GALLERY
131 NORTH AVENUE 50
LOS ANGELES, CA 90042
INFO: http://www.avenue50studio.com
Chilean artist Francisco Letelier creates art that crosses disciplines and cultures with his mixed medai murals. He is paired with Chusien Chang, born in Brazil, and artist Karl Jean-Ghuerly Petion from Haiti in this new show at Avenue 50 Gallery. Reception for the show is on March 9th from 7-10PM.
RAMIRO GOMEZ: LUXURY,
INTERRUPTED
THROUGH APRIL 8,. 2013
UCLA CHICANO STUDIES
RESEARCH CENTER LIBRARY
LOS ANGELES, CA
Ramiro Gomez is a young artist who portrays Latino domestic workers employed in affluent LosAngeles neighborhoods. The Ramiro Gomez Collection of Visual Works at the CSRC Library includes selections from Gomez’s Happy Hills series of mixed-media works, as well as documentary photographs of his installations. Luxury, Interrupted features new pieces, made specifically for this show, that highlight the hard work and dedication of those who come to work at UCLA and in the surrounding neighborhoods—a workforce that is often overlooked. The exhibition is free and open to the public during library hours (Mon.-Fri., 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.).
HABITAT
APRIL 12- MAY 12, 2013
LOS ANGELES THEATER
CENTER
514 SOUTH SPRING STREET
LOS ANGELES, CA 90013
INFO: http://www.thelatc.org
Janet and her mother Margaret both live on Mapleview Lanes – the perfect neighborhood until Lewis Chance buys a house on their street to open a group home for troubled adolescents. Raine, unable to respond emotionally when her mother dies, finds herself at this group home, in a community that has little tolerance for its newest residents. The ensuing battle – over whether the group home stays or not – allows Raine to re-awaken her emotions through rage, and a political will she didn’t know that she possessed. Written by Judith Thompson and directed by José Luis Valenzuela. Thursday thru Saturdays at 8PM, Sundays at 3PM. Check website for ticket info.
OPEN MIKE WITH
ROSEALEONA
APRIL 12, 2013 8-10PM
TIA CHUCHA CENTRO
CULTURAL & BOOKSTORE
13197-A GLADSTONE AVE
SYLMAR, CA 91342
INFO: http://www.tiachucha.com
Born and raised in Pacoima, California, Rosaleona uses poetry to amplify her voice as a mujer and to share stories of love and social justice.
ODD-YS-SEY
APRIL 13-30,2013
812 FREMONT AVE.
SOUTH PASADENA, CA
INFO: http://www.fremontgallery.com
Opening reception for works by Edem Elesh at the Fremont on April 13th.
MEXICALI BIENNIAL
EXHIBIT
THRU APRIL 13, 2013
VINCENT PRICE MUSEUM
COMMUNITY FOCUS GALLERY
EAST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE
1301 AVENIDA CESAR CHAVEZ
MONTEREY PARK, CA 91754
INFO: http://vincentpriceartmuseum.org
VPAM is proud to host the third MexiCali Biennial that will take place from January 19 to April 13, 2013 and includes the work of thirty-three artists. The theme of MexiCali Biennial 2013 is cannibalism. The cannibal is a creature that threatens the collapse of identity and ethics, and instills anarchy in the social order. Cannibalism in the New World was one of the central rationales for colonialism, but MexiCali also proposes it as the path forward for a new model of avant-garde practice. Cannibalism can open up radical new spaces in art for bodies and their environmental interactions, and push against the oppressive pressure of hegemonic Western cultural systems. These transformative possibilities can change our relationship with art, and perhaps with the world itself. (Va! –Tia Tenopia)
CONCERTO DE PRIMAVERA
APRIL 14, 2013 3PM
THE LOS ANGELES MUSIC
AND ART SCHOOL
EAST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE
PERFORMING CENTER
1301 AVENIDA CÉSAR CHÁVEZ
LOS ANGELES, CA
The Los Angeles Music and Art School (LAMusArt) invites you to attend our annual Concierto de Primavera to benefit East Los Angeles community youth and their development in the arts.
This exciting event concert will take place on Sunday April 14th at the new East Los Angeles College Performing Arts Center at 3 p.m. Last year’s event drew over 350 attendees and the participation of over 85 talented students. This year’s concert will feature our 45 member LA Philanthropic Committee for the Arts Youth Orchestra performing a program of movie scores including Pirates of the Caribbean by Klaus Badelt under the direction of Dr. Gideon Rubin, and our Youth Choral Ensemble along with select student soloists.
CHAZ BOJÓRQUEZ AT
THE AUTRY
APRIL 18, 2013 6-9PM
4700 WESTERN HERITAGE WAY
LOS ANGELES, CA 9007-1462
INFO: http://www.theautry.org
An intimate evening of conversation with Los Angeles artist Chaz Borjórquez along with columnist Gustavo Arellano (Ask a Mexican) and producer/director Dan Guerrero. The evening is moderated by UCLA professor Avel Valenzuela Jr. Space is limited and reservations required. Call 323-667-2000 Ext. 326.
JOSE LOPES
COMPROMISED
APRIL 13, 2013 7PM
AVE 50 GALLERY
131 NORTH AVENUE 50
LOS ANGELES, CA 90042
INFO: http://www.avenue50studio.com
Avenue 50 Studio is proud to present Jose Lopes’s first one man show with us. Compromised is a dynamic look into the sport of wrestling from the viewpoint of an outsider fascinated with wrestling positions — and the titles of those positions. Double entendres fly as fast as a Naked Choke Jose studied art at Los Angeles City College and later at El Camino College. At El Camino he received an award for “outstanding academic achievement in the field of art.” Jose’s work hangs on the walls of numerous collectors throughout California and the world.
ART OF FERNANDO BARRAGAN
APRIL 13-30,2013
812 FREMONT AVE.
SOUTH PASADENA, CA
INFO: http://www.fremontgallery.com
Opening reception for gallery show of Fernando Barragan on April 13, 2013 6-9PM.
SHADES
THRU APRIL 14TH
LOS ANGELES THEATER
CENTER
514 SOUTH SPRING STREET
LOS ANGELES, CA 90013
INFO: http://www.thelatc.org
It’s 1997, the Hale-Bopp comet zooms overhead, casting its magical glow over a time of relative peace in the U.S. An American family is both haunted and strengthened by its generations of service at home and on the front lines. The politics of war, race, and sex collide with echoes of the past in this compelling drama about what happens to family ties when oppositional politics threaten to tear them apart. Witnesses to life’s fleeting nature, each must take action now or risk losing all. A play about discovering the path to love, laughter, and even some peace beneath the ruins of war. Recipient of the Inaugural Pen & Brush Award for Playwriting. Written by Paula Caplan and directed by Jon Lawrence Rivera.
NOCHE DE BOLEROS
TARAHUMARA FUNDRAISER
APRIL 19, 2013 6:30pm
5229 HERMOSA AVENUE
EAGLE ROCK, CA 90041
An evening of dinner, music, conversation and dance featuring Javier Avila, President of northern Mexico’s human rights organization la Comision de Solidaridad y Defensa de los Derechos Humanos. The evening features music by Xavier Montes & Trio De Colores. The fundraiser supports vital work of defending the human rights of the indigenous Tarahuamara People of Chihuahua.
LOS AMIGOS INVISIBLES
APRIL 26, 2013
THE FONDA THEATER
6126 HOLLYWOOD BLVD.
LOS ANGELES, CA
INFO: http://www.fondatheatre.com/events/
Since their first album in 1995, Los Amigos Invisibles have developed a sound based on the “gozadera” – an irresistible fusion of Latin rhythms with fiery funk and lounge music. The band got their first break when David Byrne (Talking Heads) discovered one of their albums by chance in a Manhattan record shop. He immediately called the band up in their native Venezuela and soon after, signed them to his label: Luaka Bop. Byrne opened doors for the band across the globe and Los Amigos Invisibles soon became an international touring machine. Los Amigos Invisibles moved to New York City from their hometown of Caracas in 2001 and entrenched themselves in the local scene.
ADVANCE WARNING
REEL RASQUACHE ART
& FILM FESTIVAL
MAY 17-19, 2013
CASA 0101
2102 EAST FIRST STREET
LOS ANGELES, CA
INFO: http://www.reelrasquache.org
The 10th annual Reel Rasquache Art & Film Festival will take place on the weekend of May 17-19, 2013 at Boyle Heights’ Casa 0101, 2102 E. 1st St., 90033. Filmmakers are invited to submit films that celebrate the rich diversity of Latino experiences in the U.S. on all topics and in all genres – animation, documentary, webisodes, experimental, features, and shorts. This year
the festival honors director Kenneth Castillo (See Latinopia Video of his latest movie COUNTERPUNCH).
CAMINOS AL PARAÍSO
ADVANCE WARNING
MAY 2, 2013
TEATRO FRIDA KAHLO
2332 WEST 4TH STREET
LOS ANGELES, CA 90057
INFO: (213) 382-8133 and http://www.fridakahlotheater.org
Advance warning on a new play by Juan José Mandgandi and directed by Lorna Morán, performed in Spanish.
PRIMER FESTIVAL DE
CINE GUATEMALTECO
ADVANCE WARNING
MAY 23-24 & 25-26, 2013
TEATRO FRIDA KAHLO
2332 WEST 4TH STREET
LOS ANGELES, CA 90057
INFO: (213) 382-8133 and http://www.fridakahlotheater.org
The first Los Angeles festival of Guatemalan films.
DYI SILKSCREENING
ONGOING THRU APRIL
SELF-HELP GRAPHICS
1300 EAST FIRST STREET
LOS ANGELES, CA
INFO: http://www.selfhelpgraphics.com
Every third Saturday of the month there is a silkscreening workshop at Self-Help graphics led by master silkscreener Dewey Tafoya.
APRIL EVENTS AT
PLAZA DE LA RAZA
3540 NORTH MISSION ROAD
LOS ANGELES, CA 90031
INFO: http://www.plazadelaraza.org
For events in April at Plaza check out the website above.
APRIL EVENTS AT
BILINGUAL FOUNDATION FOR
THE ARTS
421 NORTH AVENUE 19
LOS ANGELES, CA 90023
INFO: http://www.bfatheatre.org
The Bilingual Foundation for the Arts (BFA) is planning on producing a play Lazarillo de Tormes based on a story written anonymously in 1554 in Spain. Besides its importance in the Spanish literature of the Golden Age, Lazarillo de Tormes is credited with founding a new genre, the picaresque novel from the Spanish word pícaro meaning “rogue” or “rascal.” Check website for April events.
OPEN MIKE AT
TIA CHUCHA CENTRO
CULTURAL & BOOKSTORE
EVERY FRIDAY IN
AT 8PM
13197-A GLADSTONE AVE
SYLMAR, CA 91342
INFO: http://www.tiachucha.com
Tia Chucha’s Open Mic is a welcoming creative sanctuary where people are encouraged to share their thoughts and feelings through various styles of expression. Check the website for other events in January.
ADVANCE WARNING
IMAGEN FOUNDATION AWARDS
AUGUST 16, 2013
IMAGEN FOUNDATION
18034 VENTURA BLVD.
#261
ENCINO, CA 91316
The awards entry period for submissions to the Annual Imagen Awards is now open. Details and the official entry form are available on-line at www.imagen.org/awards.
ADVANCE WARNING
NALIP CONFERENCE 2013
JUNE 6-9, 2013
SHERATON UNIVERSAL
HOTEL,
UNIVERSAL CITY, CA
INFO: http://www.nalip.org
Save the date for the 2013 annual Conference of the National Association of Latino Independent Producers. This year’s theme is The Evolving Latino Trillion Dollar Market.
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
43rd ANNUAL CHICANO
PARK CELEBRATION
APRIL 20, 2013
NATIONAL AVENUE &
DEWEY STREET
BARRIO LOGAN
SAN DIEGO, CA
A celebration of the restoration of murals in Chicano Park, which was recently added to the National Register of Historic Places, will tak eplace on April 20, 2013, the 43rd anniversary of the take-over , occupation and creation of Chicano Park by the citizens of Barrio Logan.
CENTRO CULTURAL DE
LA RAZA
2004 PARK BLVD
SAN DIEGO, CA 92101
INFO: http://www.centroculturaldelaraza.org
For April events at the Centro chekc their website above.
20th ANNUAL
SAN DIEGO LATINO
FILM FESTIVAL
VARIOUS VENUES
SAN DIEGO, CA
INFO: http://www.sdlatinofilm.com
The annual Latino International Film Festival organized by long time director Ethan van Thillo has just concluded its 20th year. Check out the website for current activities in April.
SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, CALIFORNIA
7,8EIGHT,9
AT EL TEATRO CAMPESINO
PLAYHOUSE
APRIL 5- MAY 5, 2013
SAN JUAN BAUTISTA,CA
INFO: http://www.elteatrocampesino.com
El Teatro Campesino in association with Company of Strangers presents the Northern California Premiere of 7,8IGHT, 9… a new tragic comedy written and directed by Joe Luis Cedillo. Inspired by real-life events 7, 8IGHT, 9… was recognized by the Kennedy Center as runner-up for the National Latino Playwriting Award. More than a gritty LA crime story, 7, 8IGHT, 9… is a collage of the struggles of three desperate men and women trying to make ends meet, their broken opportunities, and their shared burden of trying to stay alive while the world eats them raw. 7, 8IGHT, 9… premieres at El Teatro Campesino with performances Friday, April 5 thru Sunday, May 5, 2013. Shows are Thurs-Sat @ 8:00 PM & Sun @ 2:00 PM.
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA
MACARIO
ADVANCE WARNING
OCTOBER 10-19, 2013
TEATRO VISION
365 S.MARKET STREET
SAN JOSE, CA
INFO: http://www.teatrovision.org
The novel, MACARIO is considered an iconic Mexican tale, whose characters include popular archetypes of Mexican culture – El Peón (indigenous person, worker), La Mujer Fiel y Valiente (the loyal and valiant woman), El Rico (the Rich), El Diablo (the Devil), El Peregrino (the Spiritual Pilgrim) and others.Written by the mysterious B. Traven (who also wrote Treasure of the Sierra Madre) and published in the 1940s MACARIO is set in pre-independence Mexico, a time when there was a strict cast system based on race, practice of Indigenous culture was subject to severe punishment and the Inquisition was in full force.
Teatro Visión is very excited to launch it’s new work initiative with MACARIO. Play development will involve a creative team led by Teatro Visión Artistic Director, Elisa Marina Alvarado, playwright Evelina Fernandez, Teatro Visión Artistic Program Associate, Rodrigo García, ethnomusicologist and master musician, Russell Rodriguez, choreographer, María de la Rosa and program manager, Dianne Vega. The team will work together to create large scale spectacle theater with music, dance and a rich and magical visual presentation.
ASSEMBLING THE PIECES
TESSIE BARRERA-SCHARAGA
SAMUEL RODRIGUEZ
MACLA
510 SOUTH FIRST STREET
SAN JOSE, CA 95113
INFO: (408) 998-2783 OR http://www.maclaarte.org/
For current exhibits check their website.
SAN FRANCISCO
SAMBA FUNK
APRIL 5, 2013 8:30PM
LA PEÑA
3105 SHATTUCK AVE
BERKELEY, CA 94705
INFO: http://www.lapena.org
SambaFunk! comes from the Afro-Brasilian dance and drum tradition – although our music also includes rhythms from Africa and the rest of the African diaspora. The influence of American funk in Brasil in previous decades, combined with their already established rhythmic flavors, continues to produce beautiful music that is thoroughly danceable. Here in the U.S., the beat feels very familiar. There are many names for the different rhythms, from the traditional sounds of just percussion to modern bands, there are a variety of flavors that we can refer to as SambaFunk!
The Funkquarians are all the peoples of the SambaFunk! movement. They come in all shapes, sizes, ages, ethnicities, and have a variety of skills and interests outside of funking around and dancing.Hear their Music, see their Dance LIVE! As we pay tribute to Mestre Carlos Aceituno.
AMIGITOS DE LA PEÑA PRESENTS
JERRY KENNEDY
APRIL 6, 2013 10:30AM
LA PEÑA CULTURAL CENTER
3105 SHATTUCK AVE
BERKELEY, CA
INFO: http://www.lapena.org
Jerry Kennedy performs blues and soul music for kids and families.
LOUNGE RUMBA
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION EVENT
APRIL 7 AND 21, 2013 3:30-6PM
LA PEÑA CULTURAL CENTER
3105 SHATTUCK AVE
BERKELEY, CA
INFO: http://www.lapena.org
The Afro-Cuban folkloric drums, dances, and songs of rumba. Rumba is the word used for a group of related, community-oriented, music and dance styles in Cuba. Rumba developed in rural Cuba, with strong influences from African drumming and Spanish poetry and singing.
BAY AREA FLAMENCO PRESENTS
DE SEVILLE A JEREZ
APRIL 21, 2013 7:30PM
LA PEÑA CULTURAL CENTER
3105 SHATTUCK AVE
BERKELEY, CA
INFO: http://www.lapena.org
De Sevilla a Jerez featuring JAVIER HEREDIA, from Sevilla and KINA MENDEZ, from Jerez
joined by dancers Clara Rodríguez & Stephanie Narváez and musicians Keni “El Lebrijano”& Alex Conde. For ticket information check the website.
OTHER APRIL EVENTS
LA PEÑA
3105 SHATTUCK AVE
BERKELEY, CA
INFO: http://www.lapena.org
For other events in April at La Peña, please check their website.
SPANISH CLASSES THE MEXICAN MUSEUM
APRIL 23, 2013
FOR MASON CENTER, BLDG. D
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
INFO: http://www.themexicanmuseum.org
Register now for new Spanish classes! Spring Session begins April 23.Learn to speak Spanish in an inviting Latino arts and cultural environment. We offer beginner through advanced classes. To register, call Marlena Cannon or Sofia Treviño at 415.202.9700 or reply to this e-mail. Please see attached for more information
APRIL EVENTS AT
THE MEXICAN MUSEUM
FOR MASON CENTER, BLDG. D
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
INFO: http://www.themexicanmuseum.org
For updated events at the Mexican Museum check their website above.
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
ZARCO GUERRERO
551 NORTH ALMA SCHOOL ROAD
MESA, ARIZONA
INFO: http://www.zarkmask.com
Master mask-maker Zarco Guerrero offers mask making classes at his studio.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
LATINO BOOK AND
FAMILY FESTIVAL
APRIL 6-7, 2013
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
This is the largest national Latino book festival which this year will be held in Chicago, Illinois.
SIGNATURE ART WORKS
THROUGH APRIL 7, 2013
NATIONAL MUSEUM
OF MEXICAN ART
1852 WEST 19TH STREET
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
INFO: http://www.nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org/
National Museum of Mexican Art’s “Signature Works: 25th Anniversary Gifts to the Permanent Collection.” Featured art includes “ODE TO LUIS BUÑEL (Homenaje en su Centenario)” A gift to the memory of Luis Spota Saavedra-in the museum’s Main Gallery. Exhibition dates January 17 through April 7, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois
EL DIA DEL NINO
APRIL 13, 2013 11:30AM
NATIONAL MUSEUM
OF MEXICAN ART
1852 WEST 19TH STREET
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
INFO: http://www.nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org/
Día del Niño Family Health Walk on Saturday, April 13, 10am-3pm – Registration and warm ups begin between 8:30am-10am. From/Desde: National Museum of Mexican Art, 1852 W. 19th St.
To/Hasta: UIC Forum, 725 W. Roosevelt. FREE! ¡Gratis!
CHAS BOJÓRQUEZ
FROM STREETS TO THE CLOUDS
THROUGH JUNE, 2013
NATIONAL MUSEUM
OF MEXICAN ART
1852 WEST 19TH STREET
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
INFO: http://www.nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org/
This new exhibition features Los Angeles artist Chas Bojorquez.Forty years ago he embraced the “cholo” graffiti writing of his neighborhood inspiring him to create his own unique style. For other events in January check the museum website later in the month.
JOHN VALADEZ
SANTA ANA CONDITION
APRIL 25- AUGUST 11, 2013
NATIONAL MUSEUM
OF MEXICAN ART
1852 WEST 19TH STREET
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
INFO: http://www.nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org/
Opening reception on Thursday, April 25, 2013, 6 PM – 8 PM. For thirty-five years, John Valadez (b.1951) has depicted the people and places of Southern California in his exquisite pastels and richly hued canvases. Moving from the realistic to the fantastic, the Los Angeles-based Chicano artist conveys qualities of the city’s lived reality and imagined potential.
Santa Ana Condition: John Valadez is organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. Support for the exhibition is made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts, the LLWW Foundation, the Mandell Weiss Charitable Trust, and the County of San Diego Community Enhancement Fund. Additional funding is provided by the Cochrane Exhibition Fund.
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO
YJASTROS- AMERICAN
FLAMENCO COMPANY
APRIL 4-6, 2013
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO
INFO: http://www.nationalhispaniccenter.org
Yjastros: The American Flamenco Repertory Company proudly continues its 2013 Spring Season at the National Hispanic Cultural Center’s Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts, April 4-6, 2013. As a living archive for the true representation of flamenco arts and culture within the United States, Yjastros showcases recent additions to their ever-expanding repertory with the world premiere of Encuentros. Envisioned by Artistic Director Joaquin Encinias, Encuentros is the result of an American adaptation of the art form “encountering” international culture and concepts brought forth by world-renowned flamenco masters. As the only American company performing flamenco in a true repertory format, Yjastros combines experience and masterful technique with fresh choreographic perspectives that are rooted in tradition. Through Encuentros, Yjastros builds on their legacy as the nation’s premier flamenco repertory company, unrivaled in scope of presentation and artistic innovation.
20TH ANNUAL CÉSAR CHÁVEZ
CELEBRATION
APRIL 6, 2013 8:30AM TO 3PM
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO
INFO: http://www.nationalhispaniccenter.org
The Recuerda a César Chávez Committee de Albuquerque invites the community to take part in the 20th Annual March and Celebration in honor of legendary civil and human rights activist César E. Chávez. The march, including community groups, school groups, unions, and supporters of labor and human rights, will begin at the NHCC at 10:30 am, proceed north on 4th Street and west on Silver, and return to the Center at noon via 8th Street. The free celebration for the entire family at the NHCC includes children’s activities, guest speakers and community awards, and live music performances by Ivón Ulibarrí y Café Mocha and B-Side Players. ¡Acompáñenos!
SUMMIT ON LATINO
HIGHER EDUCATION
ADVANCE WARNING
OCTOBER 2-4,2013
CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO
INFO: fcertain@unm.edu
The Sereno Alliance for Higher Education in partnership with the University of New mexico jointly convenes the Third Policy Summit on Latino Higher Education.Theme is”We are the Future and the Future is Now!” Más later.
LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO
19TH ANNUAL BORDER
BOOK FESTIVAL
APRIL 19-21, 2012
314 SOUTH TORNILLO STREET
LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO
The annual Border Book Festival organized by author Denise Chavez will take place at the Casa Camino real in its new home at 314 South Tornillo Street in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Filmmakers Viviana García Besné and her British husband, Alistair Tremps will be joining us from Mexico City. Viviana’s grandfather, Jorge García Besné, produced the first films starring El Santo, the legendary silver-masked Mexican wrestler. Her grand-uncles Pedro A. Calderón, José Luis Calderón, and Guillermo Calderón were also prolific producers from the 1930?s to the 1980?s. Her movie, Perdida, is about healing and retrieving her family roots.
Jesús ‘Chuy’ Treviño is a filmmaker from L.A., whose film Raíces de Sangre/Roots of Blood, deals with a maquiladora/factory strike on the U.S./México border. It was the first Chicano film made in collaboration with the Mexican government, considered one of the top 25 Chicano films of all time.
Nora Naranjo Morse, filmmaker/poet/potter will join us from San Juan Pueblo, now called Ohkay Owinghe. In past Nora did a family pottery and poetry workshop for us at Tortugas Pueblo. We want to screen her film, Always Becoming, about her art work as well as some of her other documentaries, possibly including Gia’s Song, about the effects of government housing on traditional pueblo building. Rubén Martínez is a journalist/ performer/songwriter/singer and fillmmaker whose new book is Desert America: Boom and Bust in the New Old West will also be attending.
DENVER, COLORADO
XICANIDIE FILM FESTIVAL
APRIL 4-7, 2013
SU TEATRO
721 SANTE DE DRIVE
DENVER, COLORADO 80204
INFO: http://www.suteatro.net
Su Teatro’s annual film festival features films of the Chicano, Mexicano and Indio experience.
20TH ANNUAL NERUDA
POETRY FESTIVAL WITH
NICOLÁS VALDEZ
APRIL 25-27, 2013
SU TEATRO CULTURAL &
PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
721 SANTA FE DRIVE
DENVER, COLORADO 80204
INFO: http://www.suteatro.net
Nicolás Valdez is an emerging force in the Latino cultural arts scene: a storyteller that utilizes music, spoken word, theater and video to create vivid and unique live performance. With his accordion Valdez plays trad Tex-Mex fare, but also creates an undeniably contemporary sound, alternately fusing jazz, blues, reggae, hip hop and cumbias.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS
TEJANO CONJUNTO FESTIVAL
APRIL 15, 2013
GUADALUPE CULTURAL
ARTS CENTER
1301 GUADALUPE STREET
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78207
INFO: http://www.guadalupeculturalarts.org
Call for manuscripts pertaining to Conjunto Music for inclusion in a publication for the 32nd Annual Tejano Conjuno Fesival in San Antonio (May 15-19) at the Guadalupe Cultural Center and at Rosedale Park. Juan Tejada, director of the Festival writes, “Any literature including poems, short stories, interviews, scholarl articles, etc. on Conjunto Music will be accepted via email. Write to Juantejeda@sbcglobal.net. No later than early April.”
Bite like a kitty
THRU JUNE 1, 2013
GUADALUPE CULTURAL
ARTS CENTER ART GALLERY
723 SOUTH BRAZOS STREET
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78207
INFO: http://www.guadalupeculturalarts.org
This year’s CAM perennial at the Guadalupe Cultural Art Center Art Gallery highlights five exemplary San Antonio artists: Joey Fauerso, Julia Barbosa Landois, Saintlorraine (a collaboration between choreographer Britt Lorraine and visual artist Kristy Perez), and Sarah Sudhoff, Curate dby Bill Arning. Executive Director of the Contemporary Art Museum Houston. bite like a kitty runs through Saturday, June 1, 2013.
TEJANO CONJUNTO FESTIVAL
ADVANCE WARNING
MAY 15-19, 2013.
GUADALUPE CULTURAL
ARTS CENTER
1301 GUADALUPE STREET
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78207
INFO: http://www.guadalupeculturalarts.org
The tentative schedule for the 32nd Annual Tejano Conjunto Festival has been announced. The festival begins with a Seniors Conjunto Dance on Wednesday, May 15th at the Guadalupe Cultural Center and with a program of new directions in Conjunto Music on May 16th also at the Guadalupe featuring Los Nahuatlatos, Those Guyz, Juanito Castill and the Psycho Trip Band and Los Fabulocos. On Friday,May 17th the venue moves to Rosedale Park for two days of music featuring Mando y La Venganza, Tomas Novarro and Conjunto Amable, Ricky Naranjo and Boni Mauricio. On May 18th, look for Los Morales Boyz, Mickey y Sus Carnales, Conjunto Badd Boyz del Valle and Los Monarcas de Pete y Mario Diaz. On Sunday May 19th the festival concludes with super acts like Mingo Saldivar, Los DesperadoZ and Flaco Jimenez y su Conjunto. For a full line up of acts check the Guadalupe Cultural Center website above.
CRYSTAL CITY, TEXAS
CHICANO LEGACY
COMMEMORATION
ADVANCE WARNING
NOVEMBER 7-10, 2013
VARIOUS LOCALES IN
CRYSTAL CITY, TEXAS
INFO: http://www.zavalacountysentinel.net
A three day celebration honoring the contributions of Chicano Movement activists in Crystal City. Activist include Diana Serna Aguilera, Roberto Alonzo, Virginia Torres, Sandy Cardenas, Richard Espinosa, Jose Angel Gutierrez and many others. More details later.
AUSTIN, TEXAS
A VIVA VOZ
LALO ALCARAZ!
APRIL 4, 2013 7-9PM
SID RICHARDSON HALL
UNIT 1
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
AT AUSTIN, TEXAS
An evening with acclaimed cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz at UTA. The evening will include an exhibit of Alcaraz’s unique artwork with comments by UT art professor George Flaherty. In 2002, Alcaraz created La Cucaracha, the first nationally syndicated political comic strip.
16TH CINE LAS AMERICAS
APRIL 16- 21, 2013
VARIOUS VENUES
AUSTIN, TEXAS
INFO: http://www.cinelasamericas.org
Cine Las Americas invites filmmakers, producers and distributors to participate in the Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, now in its16th year.
TEXAS BEFORE THE ALAMO
FILMS SCREENING
ADVANCE WARNING
MAY 6, 2013
EBS MEXICAN AMERICAN
CULTURAL CENTER
600 RIVER STREET
AUSTIN, TEXAS
INFO: (512) 974-3772.
This premiere of the two hour film will feature a discussion prior to the screening with leading scholars of Texas history inclding Dr. Felix Almaráz, Dr. Robert Shook, Steven Gnzalez, Dan Arrelano and others.
RAZA ROUND TABLE
SATURDAYS IN APRIL 10AM
MEXITAS MEXICAN RESTAURANT
1109 INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 35
AUSTIN, TEXAS
INFO: (512) 944-4123
Community activists gather weekly fora weekly platica and information sharing on
topical issues of the day. The event is open to the public and everyone is invited. For
more information about the Raza Round Table contact Alfred R. Santos (512) 944-4123.
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS
SERGIO TRONCOSO AT
TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
APRIL 11, 2103 12:45- 1:45PM
TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
THE WITTLIFF COLLECTIONS
ALKEK LIBRARY
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS
Author and editor Sergio Troncoso will be featured at the Texas State University Border Writers Symposium in April 2013. Global Odyssey: From Texas to the World and Back draws from the rich archival material at Texas State’s Wittliff Collections to examine how generations of Texas writers have journeyed across the world encountering a variety of experiences that have inspired their creativity while at the same time underscoring their distinctive heritage as Texans. Using the works of Sarah Bird, William Broyles, Jr., J. Frank Dobie, Stephanie Elizondo Griest, Dagoberto Gilb, John Graves, Stephen Harrigan, Angela Shelf Medearis, Katherine Anne Porter, Carmen Tafolla, and many others, Global Odyssey is staged in conjunction with Texas State’s 2012–2013 Common Experience theme, Global Odyssey: Exploring Our Connections to the Changing World.
HOUSTON, TEXAS
ALKALI BENEFIT
CONCERT
APRIL 1, 2013 8PM
MECA
1900 KANE STREET
HOUSTON, TEXAS
INFO: http://www.meca-houston.org
MECA presents on Monday, April 1, 2013 as part of the MECA Performing Arts Series. The Alkali Ensemble, this is a diverse string ensemble comprised of intensely trained classical soloists, many from backgrounds typically underrepresented in this realm of music. An assorted group of musicians, the ensemble ranges from classical to Latin jazz, R&B to hip-hop, and rock to pop. For ticket info check the website.
UNO,DOS TRES!
MUSIC OF HOUSTON’S
LATINO COMMUNITY
APRIL 13, 2013
MECA PAVILION GREEN
1900 KANE STREET
HOUSTON, TEXAS
INFO: http://www.meca-houston.org
The Houston Arts Alliance sponsors a day of music from the man different Latino communities in Houston. Workshop with Colombian accordionist Son Vallenato follows with a concert. All at the MECA Pavilion Green,
US/MEXICO BORDER
DRUG-RELATED MURDERS
APRIL 8, 2013
ANDERSON LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
HOUSTON, TEXAS
INFO: http://www.class.uh.edu/cmas
April 8: “The U.S.-Mexico Border, Drug-related Murders and the Peña Administration”
Tony Payan, Ph.D.- Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Texas – El Paso
1:00pm – 3:00pm | Rockwell Pavilion, MD Anderson Library. Sponsored by Department of Mexican American Studies.
ART CLASSES
ON-GOING AT
MECA
1900 KANE STREET
HOUSTON, TX 77007
INFO: http://www.meca-houston.org
The Spring semester of classes for youth in art, dance and theater is in full swing. Visit the MECA website above for details.
DALLAS, TEXAS
MAESTROS TEJANOS
MARGARITA CABRERA
THRU APRIL 27, 2013
LATINO CULTURAL CENTER
2600 LIVE OAK STREET
DALLAS, TEXAS
INFO: http://www.dallasculture.org
The annual Maestros Tejanos series features the work of living Texas Latino artist Margarita Cabrera. Cabrera first became known for her soft-sculptures of commercial products such as coffeemakers and blenders manufactured at US-owned maquiladoras in Mexico to serve as reminders of the labor involved. In time, Cabrera’s concern for the role of laborers who build American products outside the United States outgrew her interest in the objects themselves, and she began to organize projects that involved the work of artisans from immigrant communities. Cabrera’s cross-cultural perspective allows her artistic practice to involve the political, social and emotional aspects of two distinct, yet closely connected cultures.
THE DREAMERS TRILOGY
ADVANCE WARNING
MAY 31–JUNE 15, 2013
LATINO CULTURAL CENTER
2600 LIVE OAK STREET
DALLAS, TEXAS
INFO: http:www.brownpapertickets.com/event/265483
This workshop performance is in anticipation of the final production for the One Act Play festival scheduled for May 31-June 15,2013. Part One of The Dreamers Trilogy focuses on the experience of women who travel from El Salvador in their quest to reach the United States.
EL PASO, TEXAS
“AT THE RIVER I STAND”
FILM SCREENING
APRIL 4, 2013
QUINN HALL, RM 203
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
AT EL PASO,
EL PASO , TEXAS
The film screening is part of the celebration of César Chávez mont at UTEP. Event is sponsored by Mecha.
NEW YORK
SUPERREAL: ALTERNATIVES
IN PHOTOGRPAHY AND VIDEO
MUSEO DEL BARRIO
1230 FIFTH AVENUE
(AT 104TH STREET)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10029
INFO: http://www.elmuseo.org
This exhibition of more than 70 art pieces explores the layered meanings and interpretations of the real as it is represented in photography and video art. Drawing on the presentation of the landscape, the human figure, the world of architecture, various objects and natural phenomena, these images explore alternative realities despite their use of the photographic or video image, traditionally understood as a reflection of actuality. superreal features works that challenge the notion of the camera’s lens as presenting visual accuracy and explores the subversion of narrative form, the creation of a parallel reality, surreal or super-real encounters with objects, people and environments. Partial, hidden, or enigmatic meanings are explored by the artists gathered here. Iconic works by significant photographers and video artists are included along with newer works by younger artists. The incisive points of view and varied methodologies seen here allow the artists to create works that explore the limits of narrative form and its relationship to reality. The works, ranging in dates from the early 1960s to the present, reveal the various ways in which the real is emphasized and subverted, revealed and obscured.
MIAMI, FLORIDA
HISPANICIZE 2013
APRIL 9 THRU APRIL 13, 2013
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA INFO: http://www.hispanicizeevent.com/
The fourth Annual Latino events for film, music, social media, blogging, advertising and PR has gotten the attention of the biggest brands now sponsoring the event (Target, Univision, UH
McDonalds).