Archive for July, 2011
17th Annual Black Harvest International Festival-Opening Night
By Gozamos on July 31, 2011 | 1 Comment
The Gene Siskel Film Center welcomes you to a most exciting new edition of the Black Harvest International Festival of Film and Video, from August 5 through September 1. Throughout the month, our screen comes alive with stories and images of the black experience on film and video. This vibrant showcase specializes in presenting new [...]
Lollapalooza 2011
By Gozamos on July 31, 2011 | Leave a comment!
With thousands of music fans from all over the world taking over Grant Park every summer, Lollapalooza continues to be a destination for music lovers from all over the world. The 2011 Lollapalooza Music Festival is happening August 5-7, it is the 20th Anniversary of the Festival.
Festival Cubano 2011
By Gozamos on July 31, 2011 | Leave a comment!
The 2nd Annual Festival Cubano makes its highly anticipated return on the weekend of August 6-7, 2011 – 10am -10pm at Riis Park located at 6100 W Fullerton Avenue in Chicago. Festival-goers will savor food from Chicago’s best Cuban & Latin restaurants along with dancing the weekend away to popular Cuban music like Rumba, Mambo, Guaracha and Son Montuno.
Chicago Summer Dance Festival
By Gozamos on July 31, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Would you relish a free Salsa lesson? Chicago SummerDance presents free Salsa dance lessons by Tommye Giacchino & Gregory Day, followed by live Salsa, Merengue and Latin Jazz music performed by the multinational Chicago Afro-Latin Ensemble.
Jorge Federico Osorio at Ravinia
By Gozamos on July 31, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Pianist extraordinaire and Highland Park resident Jorge Federico Osorio, who last summer gave us a triumphant traversal of all five of Beethoven’s Piano Concertos, returns with a program of works by the three uncontested greatest composers of piano music of the 19th century.
Fat & Happy: Port Jello Shot in a Strawberry
By Monique Costello on July 31, 2011 | Leave a comment!
A jello shot-filled strawberry is a damn fun, novel, conversation-starting gimmick for your next party! Try it the Fat and Happy way, by eating your jello shot!
Gaby Moreno at LAMC 2011
By Catalina Maria Johnson on July 29, 2011 | 1 Comment
Guatemalan singer/songwriter Gaby Moreno fell in love with the blues when shortly after coming to the U.S. as an adolescent, she heard a busker singing a Koko Taylor tune on the street.
The Indumentarian: How to Avoid Looking like a Cowboy
By Roberto Del Rio on July 29, 2011 | 1 Comment
This month is hot as hell, but the Western look for men is an invitation to cooler-temped clothes. However, sometimes guys tend to not really understand what looks good on them because there isn’t a culture involved. What to do?
Teatro Vista’s 21st Anniversary Fiesta
By Hel F. Kiernan on July 28, 2011 | Leave a comment!
This Saturday July 30th, Teatro Vista celebrates its 21st anniversary at the National Museum of Mexican Art. The “theater with a view” boasts it is “the largest, non-profit-equity, Latino theater company producing full scale, Latino oriented, theatrical productions in English.”
De La Soul, Z-Trip and Nosaj Thing at the Mid
By Jose Luis Benavides on July 28, 2011 | Leave a comment!
The hippie’s of hip-hop, De La Soul meet the mashup king, Z-Trrip and the experimental sounds of Nosaj Thing Friday, 7/29 at the Mid.
ChocQuib Town at LAMC 2011
By Catalina Maria Johnson on July 28, 2011 | Leave a comment!
ChocQuib Town´s proud representation of their roots is what this hip hop trio from Colombia is all about – from the choice of their name which fuses the names of the Chocó region and its provincial capital Quibdo, to their fiery mix of funk, hip hop, salsa, and rhythms from their beloved Pacific Coast.
Within
By Gozamos on July 27, 2011 | Leave a comment!
“Within. Three plays. Three rooms. A kitchen, a living room and a foyer. Kitchen, an original solo piece by Dani Bryant, The Lover by Harold Pinter, directed by Emmi Hilger, Tango Palace by Maria Irene Fornes, directed by Erica Barnes and stitched together with performance pieces exploring the interior world of ‘self’ directed by Carron Little. Enter, observe, move room to room and spend an evening looking Within.”
Get Up & Go! Conversation Series
By Gozamos on July 27, 2011 | Leave a comment!
These brief lunchtime conversations feature representatives of neighborhood chambers of commerce, local businesses and cultural organizations who are eager to share inside information about the history, culture and attractions in their neighborhoods. Meet the experts, hear their stories, ask questions, and you’ll be ready to Get Up and Go!
So You Think You Have Nerves of Steel?
By Gozamos on July 27, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Literary broadsheet The2ndHand hosts writers Jesus Angel Garcia, Tim Jones Yelvington, and Chris Terry, along with a performance by Mark Chrisler, Brian Nemtusak, and Kevlyn Hayes, music by Azita Youseffi. This with a solid lineup of music, comedy and lit.
Turtle Island Quartet Presents Music of Jimi Hendrix and David Balakrishnan
By Gozamos on July 27, 2011 | Leave a comment!
The two time Grammy® Award-winning Turtle Island Quartet ventures to Electric Ladyland, tackling works by singer songwriter, Jimi Hendrix and Turtle Island Quartet co-founder David Balakrishnan.
Samba Django and Group Munial
By Gozamos on July 27, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Samba Django is a songwriter and folk singer of traditional Fulani music who lives in Brussels, Belgium. His uncle, Senegalese artist Baaba Maal, took him under his wings and swiftly gave Samba a platform to make his mark in the international music scene.
The Free for All
By Gozamos on July 27, 2011 | 1 Comment
“The Free for All” is a FREE improv comedy show — you’re welcome, Chicago! — featuring Koleno, the Panty Filers, and special guest Delirious Confetti. Time Out Chicago named it a “critics’ pick” and called it “high-energy, boundary-pushing improv.”
Interview: Little Ethiopia, 17-years-old and already a D.F. indie hit
By Jose Luis Benavides on July 27, 2011 | 1 Comment
Dude, seriously. There’s no age limit or height requirement for talent and taste. Little Ethiopia rocks my world with their folky, atrevido blend of pop and indie cool. These young guys are the future of sound.
Dispatches from the Debt Brink
By Lenny DeFranco on July 27, 2011 | 5 Comments
Feature photo by Charles Dharapak – AP In reality, the likelihood of a cataclysmic failure to reach an agreement on the debt ceiling is low. Too much is on the line for clearer heads not to prevail. This presumption mitigates not one iota of the embarrassment we should all feel at our government. The public good [...]
The Chicago 48 Hour Film Project
By Gozamos on July 26, 2011 | Leave a comment!
The 48 Hour Film Project is a wild and sleepless weekend in which you and a team make a movie—write, shoot, edit and score it—in just 48 hours. On Friday night, you get a character, a prop, a line of dialogue and a genre, all to include in your movie. 48 hours later, the movie must be complete. Then it will show at a local theater, usually in the next week.
Artist Profile: Sam Kirk
By Lucia Anaya on July 26, 2011 | 1 Comment
Painter, architect and culturally-savvy artist Sam Kirk talks to Gozamos about the role community plays in the creation of her artwork, her upcoming projects and more. To her, “It’s the value of the art more than it is about the price.”
Reviewed Film: Teresa, Crucified for Love
By Corey Nuffer on July 25, 2011 | Leave a comment!
In Tatiana Gaviola’s newest film, we see the life of poet Teresa Wilms Montt told with such beauty, it’s easy to forget that this is a tragic tale of insurmountable sorrow for both her family as well as the world.
Sonorama Presents: ¡Gozamos el Baile!
By Sonorama on July 25, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Check the latest mixtape offering from Sr. Charly of Sonorama mixing a wide mix of vintage latin grooves to make you move your feet: rumba, cumbia, boogaloo, soul and funk, and garage rock…
Tropi-Power VOL 1: Fundraiser for FMEL 2011
By Gozamos on July 25, 2011 | Leave a comment!
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 !!!!!
