Archive for March, 2011
Poetry Off the Shelf: Seeing Things
By Gozamos on March 31, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Mary Karr is an award-winning poet and best-selling memoirist. Her four volumes of poetry are Abacus (Wesleyan, 1986), The Devil’s Tour (New Directions, 1993), Viper Rum (Penguin, 1998), and Sinners Welcome (HarperCollins, 2006). She has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation, as well as a Whiting Writers Award, and her work is regularly included in the Pushcart Prize and the Best American Poetry anthologies.
Bomba Dance with Mirely Rodriguez
By Gozamos on March 31, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Students will learn the basic steps of various rhythms of bomba, more specifically the rhythms of sica, yuba and holandes. Students will also come to understand the relationship/language/communication between dancer and the primo drum/drummer.
Chicago Latino Film Festival: 27 Years And Counting
By Melissa Nuñez-Mangold on March 31, 2011 | 1 Comment
The Chicago Latino Film Festival returns this weekend. We speak with Berenice Vargas of the International Latino Cultural Center about the festival’s 27th edition.
Deep Dark Robot Invades Chicago
By Jerry Nunn on March 31, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Linda Perry went from one hit wonder to a multiple hit making producer and writer for many different musicians. Deep Dark Robot is her newest endeavor.
Chicago Latino Film Fest Review: One Day Less
By Christopher Renton on March 31, 2011 | Leave a comment!
A beautiful documentary about the realities of aging with the one you love.
Juanes-P.A.R.C.E. Tour
By Gozamos on March 31, 2011 | Leave a comment!
TWELVE-TIME LATIN GRAMMY WINNER who TIME Magazine selected as “One of the 100 Most Influential People in the World.” The top-selling Latin rock artist in the world and the genre’s leading social activist.
Modern Belly Dance Class
By Gozamos on March 31, 2011 | Leave a comment!
This season get your hips moving and energy flowing with a Reina Belly Dance beginner course. Focus on building a repertoire of diverse Oriental dance technique while building strength and stamina.
Andes Manta
By Gozamos on March 31, 2011 | Leave a comment!
The four Ecuadorian brothers of Andes Manta perform the vibrant music of the Andes on more than 35 traditional instruments. From the lyrical sound of the quena, or Andean Flute, to the haunting tones of the six-foot long pan-pipes, the music of Andes Manta is an experience that never fails to bring audiences to their [...]
CLFF: 18 Meals
By Gozamos on March 31, 2011 | Leave a comment!
How to prepare it: Leave the characters to soak for a day, stir well until the different stories thicken and end up forming a thick and spongy mixture. Season generously with a mix of drama and comedy, letting the ingredients soak up the other ingredients’ flavors. Put in the oven and wait for those pieces of lives that are not ours, but that could be, to cook gently. Dress with laughter and, finally, serve on a good table so that anyone who wants to can spend one and half hours tasting and enjoying 18 meals.
CLFF: Stolen Dreams/ El Oso Miyoi
By Gozamos on March 31, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Sonhos Robados follows the lives of three teenage girls, Jessica, Daiane, and Sabrina, living and working in Rio de Janeiro. On the cusp of poverty, Jessica and Sabrina turn to prostitution, with the younger Daiane almost eagerly looking on, waiting for the day when she can be just like her friends. Though first sheltered, eventually the lucrative business takes hold.
CLFF: Prometeo Deportado
By Gozamos on March 31, 2011 | 1 Comment
Deporting Prometeo/ Prometeo Deportado Ecuador/Venezuela, 2010, 112 min. Director: Fernando Mieles Genre: Drama Spanish with subtitles An airport holding room sets the stage for this Ecuadorian cinematic Lord of the Flies-sequel tale of humanity left to its own devices. After a group of strangers are detained from their flight, they become unwilling roommates and companions [...]
Trombone Shorty, Opposition Party and DJRC
By Gozamos on March 31, 2011 | Leave a comment!
New Orleans native phenom–and 2010 Grammy nominee–Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue return to Chicago to perform at the best place in town to see a show. The Opposition Party and DJRC open the evening. Troy ‘Trombone Shorty’ Andrews’ new album, Backatown (Verve Forecast April 20), is the work of a rare artist who can draw [...]
Review: El Nogalar by Tanya Saracho
By Remedios Piña on March 30, 2011 | 2 Comments
The good, the bad, the beautiful of Tanya Saracho’s new play, El Nogalar
Interview: Cuahutémoc Morfin, Racing Toward the Finish Line
By Christina E. Rodriguez on March 30, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Cuahutémoc Morfín is attempting to write the wrongs of Chicago’s 25th ward.
Entrevista: Carlos Chairez, guitarrista de Kinky
By Ricardo Guzman on March 30, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Carlos Chairez de Kinky habla con Gozamos sobre su nuevo álbum.
Interview: Ald. Daniel Solis, Defending the seat in 25
By Christina E. Rodriguez on March 29, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Alderman Solis talks about the good and the bad that has happened in the 25th ward
Festival Internacional de Mujeres Mexicanas
By Jose Luis Benavides on March 29, 2011 | Leave a comment!
One of the best indie reps of México kicks off their first open air Festival Inernacional de Mujeres Mexicanas, in the gardens of D.F.’s remarkable Centro Nacional de las Artes.
Review: Russian Red at Instituto Cervantes
By Lucia Anaya on March 29, 2011 | 2 Comments
It was a cold Chicago night but that didn’t stop Lourdes Hernandez of Russian Red from properly kicking off RatioNation’s Mundial de Musica Festival.
Soft Speaker Album Release Show
By Gozamos on March 29, 2011 | 1 Comment
The Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich is pleased to announce the release of a full album’s worth of Soft Speaker recordings. Entitled I’ll Tend Your Garden, the album consists of nine (9) songs, all of which were recorded with renowned producer Dirk Bluebin, who worked with the orchestra in secret under the alias of Brian Zieske.
Chicago Latino Film Festival: Opening Night
By Gozamos on March 29, 2011 | Leave a comment!
No Return / Sin Retorno
SYNOPSIS: On a hot summer night in Buenos Aires, a hit-and-run accident will link the lives of three men, one of them played by Leonardo Sparaglia. After running over a young man, the guilty driver leaves the scene of the crime without leaving a trace.
CLFF: Labranza Oculta
By Gozamos on March 29, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Each city has its own secrets, but it’s inside the houses, after their silent walls are built that they hide the most intense and human secrets. The Casa del Alabado was built in 1671 as part of the historical center of Quito and has survived changes over time. But within the walls of this extraordinary architecture, hides the tragic history of the indigenous masses.
CLFF: No Eres Tú, Soy Yo
By Gozamos on March 29, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Javier (Eugenio Derbez) lives happy with his beloved Maria, but shortly after they get married she runs away with his colleague. This funny story surrounds a desperate man looking for love again. Javier goes to therapy, buys a dog to get women’s attention and engages in other hilarious acts.
Ravi Shankar,Raga: A Film Journey to the Soul of India
By Gozamos on March 29, 2011 | Leave a comment!
In recognition of Ravi Shankar’s 91′s birthday, the Reel Music series is proud to debut the re-release of the long out of print documentary film about the legendary sitarist.
Rupa and the April Fishes
By Gozamos on March 29, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Rupa & the April Fishes hold up a carnival mirror to life and present a warped, humorous and occasionally disquieting reflection. With their enchanting mix of chic French nouvelle vague, rousing Latin alternative grooves, energetic Gypsy swing, and dreamy Indian ragas, the trend-setting band is spearheading a multicultural movement that is redefining the sound of contemporary music.
