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El Barrio, NYC - Every Thursday
10:00 p.m.
Urban Jíbaro Thusrdays at Camaradas el barrio with Tato Torres &
the Urban Jbaros of Yerbabuena,
 who continue to bring you
the best Boricua Roots Music and the best BarrioRican
environment in town Every Thursday!!!.
Come enjoy the sounds of Yerbabuena’s Bomba, Plena & Lelolay every Thursday only at
Camaradas el barrio.
Camaradas el barrio
2241 First Avenue/115 Street
El Barrio, NYC, New York 10029
Ladies: $5, Gents: $10 (VIP: $5)
www.camaradaselbarrio.com
NYC - 2nd Saturday of every month 10:00 p.m.
New York City’s Hottest Boricua Roots Music Crew: Tato
Torres & YERBABUENA bring the best Boricua
 Roots
Music in town to the world famous NUYORiCAN POEtS CafE in the
heart of Loisaida (the Lower East Side), NYC.
Come enjoy the sounds of YERBABUENA’s Bomba, Plena & Lelolay.
NUYORiCAN POEtS CafE
236 E 3rd St between Ave B and Ave C
Loisaida (L.E.S.), NYC, New York 10009
$10 Cover
www.yerbabuena.biz
www.nuyorican.org
Chicago - April 26 – June 22, 2008
Arnaldo Roche: Brotherhood
 Arnaldo Roche is the pre-eminent expressionist painter in Puerto
Rico. He lived in Chicago for most of the 1980s, and studied at
The School of the Art Institute at that time. His vibrant and
impassioned canvases, usually realized on a very large scale,
are created by using live models and a wide range of objects for
his typically frottage technique of rubbing shapes as a starting
point for most of his pictures. This exhibition of approximately
35 works is Roche's first major solo exhibition in Chicago since
an early survey of his drawings and paintings was presented at
the Chicago Cultural Center in 1987. In the past two decades,
Roche has achieved increasing prominence and has had major group
exhibitions around the United States, as well as solo
exhibitions and monographic catalogs in Puerto Rico and Mexico.
Organized by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, and is
co-sponsored by the Puerto Rican Arts Alliance, Chicago, and the
National Museum of Mexican Art.
Chicago Cultural Center
Exhibit Hall
78 E. Washington St.
Chicago, IL
Department of Cultural Affairs: (312) 744-6630
Boston, MA - May 15 – July 2, 2008
Palabración by:Cecilia Méndez
Palabración is an exhibit inspired by words and the reality that
languages—spoken, read, written, and implied—are tools of power.
The objects, installations, drawings, and animated films in this
exhibit are a meditation on the invention, interpretation, and
potential of languages-- English, Spanish, and Spanglish.
Inspired by tools and everyday objects, artist Cecilia Mendez
works with letters, symbols, and codes to search for ways in
which meaning through language is made. In many of the works,
tools, especially kitchen tools, emerge as metaphors for the
human body, anthropomorphized in both two and three dimensions.
Identity, personal histories, and food are other sources of
inspiration for Méndez.
Jorge Hernández Cultural Center
85 West Newton Street
Boston, MA 02118
(617) 927-1735
www.iba-etc.org
New Gallery Hours:
Thursday & Friday: 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Saturday: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
For additional information or a tour please contact Carlos
Alvarez
NYC - Friday, May 16, 2008
7:00 p.m.
El Boogie Down Comedy Show with guest comics Gina Brillon, Bill
Santiago and Eric Nieves
Hosted by Arnold Acevedo
Admission: $9.00
Cemi Underground
1799 Lexington Ave. at 112th St.
El Barrio, NYC 10029
Telephone: (212) 860-2820
email:
info@cemiunderground.com
www.CemiUnderground.com
Chicago - Saturday, May 17, 2008
6:00 p.m.
Juvenile King & Queen Pageant
The Juvenile King and Queen pageant provides young children of
Puerto Rican descent with the incredible opportunity to learn
about their culture, heritage, and history. For some contestants
the pageant is the first time that they speak Spanish. The
Juvenile King and Queen represent the Puerto Rican Parade
Committee in Puerto Rico for the Encuentro and in other Puerto
Rican Parades Celebrated in the Midwest area.
North Grand High School Auditorium
4338 W Wabansia Ave
Chicago, IL
For more information: (773) 292-1414
www.prparadechicago.com
Ticket Price $20
Chicago - Saturday, May 17, 2008
10 a.m.-4.p.m.
La Casita's Artesanos' Market 08
Come and Enjoy Puerto Rican Arts, Crafts and Music!!!
La Casita de Don Pedro
Project of the Puerto Rican Cultural Center
2625 W. Division St. (Paseo Boricua)
Chicago, IL 60622
Program Coordinator: Angel Fuentes
(312) 498-8350
www.prcc-chgo.org
Boston - May 17-18, 2008
Avon Walk 2008
For 2 days, we walk as one.
For 2 days and 39 miles, you have the opportunity to
dramatically impact the lives of millions affected by breast
cancer worldwide. By participating in the Avon Walk, you’ll
allow medically under-insured women and men to receive the
screening, support, and treatment they require. And leading-edge
research teams will be powered by the cure all because of you.
More information here:
www.avonwalk.org
Bronx, NYC - Sunday, May 18, 2008
12:00 p.m.
The Bronx Puerto Rican Day Parade 20th
Anniversary
Some 130 groups, including seven marching bands, four
classic-car groups, bicycle enthusiasts, sponsored floats - from
the likes of the Daily News, New York Yankees and Child Health
Plus - veterans, singers, beauty queens and dancers will make
their way along the Bronx's main thoroughfare.
www.bronxprparade.com
Chicago - Thursday, May 22, 2008
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Puerto Rican Arts Alliance Presents Cuatro and Spanish Guitar
Achievement Ceremony
Please join us as we celebrate the accomplishments of our young
and talented musicians! This event will honor the PRAA cuatro
and spanish guitar students, and will include a special guest
performance by Christian Nieves.
Kelvyn Park High School Auditorium
4343 N. Wrightwood
Chicago, IL 60639
For more information:
Puerto Rican Arts Alliance
(773) 342-8865
info@praachicago.org
Chicago - Friday, May 23, 2008
9:00 p.m. til 4:00 a.m.
The History of Old School! You've Been Summoned!
Chicago's Biggest, Hottest, Old School Music Extravaganza Event!
This is your Night, Can you handle it. Come dance with the
original old school dace groups.
Dance to the music you want, you love, we have. From Chicago's
award winning legendary old school D.j.'s - Pablo "Punkout"
Gonzalez, Martino "Spinnin" Ramos, D.J. Lugo Rosado and special
guest D.J. Albert "Taste" Cruzz.
Special dance performance by Allstars Dancers, The Culitos,
Imported Taste and A.K.A dancers.
Excalibur
632 N Dearborn St
Chicago, IL 60610
$10.00 Cover
For more information call Gringo: (773) 773-1652
Orlando, FL - Saturday, May 24, 2008
6-10:00 p.m.
Sabela... An Inspirational Art Exhibit
More than twenty artists inspired by women
Cafe D' Antaño
911 N Mills Ave
Orlando, FL 32803
(407) 362-0064
www.cafedantano.com
NYC - Sunday, May 25, 2008
5 & 7:00 p.m.
Tato Torres & The Urban Jibaros of YERBABUENA bring the best
Boricua Roots Music in Town to FB LOUNGE in the heart of El
Barrio (Spanish Harlem) for a live Taping by NHK Japanese
Television Network.
$10 Cover, FREE with Dinner Reservations
LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE
With the advent of the Fonda Boricua's FB LOUNGE located right
across the street from the world famous restaurant, the FB
LOUNGE has become the home of some of the most authentic live
Boricua/Latin music in New York City today.
FB Lounge
172 East 106th Street (between Lexington & Third Avenues)
NYC
(212) 410-7292
www.fondaboricua.com
Manhattan, NYC - Sunday, May 25, 2008
Loisaida Festival
 A Celebration of Puerto Rican/Latino Culture Celebracion de la
Cultura Puertorriqueña y Latina
Pleneros de la 21
Johnny Pacheco Orquesta
Orquesta Broadway
Food and Merchandise
Children's Theatre Presentation by SEA
Basketball Clinic for Youth
Domino Tournament
Hip Hop and Reggaeton; Merengue
Luncheon and Serenata for Seniors
Children's Zone and Entertainment
Lechon Asado courtesy of Cafecito Restaurant and More!!
Ave C between E 6th - 13th Streets, in Manhattan's Historic
Lower East Side
http://loisaidainc.org
NYC - Monday, May 26, 2008 (Memorial Day)
6:00 p.m.
Puerto Rican Bomba & Plena Spring Extravaganza
In celebration of Spring awakening come and enjoy the sounds of
Puerto Rican folklore, music and dance. Bomba rhythms & sounds
of African heritage and Plena is the type of music that reflect
community happenings known as the singing newspaper.
The concert features New York City's legendary group Los
Pleneros de La 21, current Boricua Roots sensation Tato Torres &
YERBABUENA, the Segunda Quimbamba folkloric ensemble from Jersey
City, and the theater/dance troupe Danza Fiesta.
Peter Jay Sharp Theater
2537 Broadway at 95th Street
New York, NY 10025
(212) 564-5400
www.symphonyspace.org
Cost: $25; $30 Day of Show
Chicago & Milwaukee, WI - May 28, 29 & 30, 2008
Taino Project Lecture Series and Student Art Exhibit
Lecture Series I
Wednesday, May 28
6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Park National Bank
2958 N. Milwaukee
Chicago, IL
Lecture Series II
Friday, May 30
6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Latino Arts, Inc.
1028 S. 9th Street
Milwaukee, WI
Student Art Exhibit
Thursday, May 29
Park National Bank
2958 N. Milwaukee
Chicago, IL
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
For more information:
Puerto Rican Arts Alliance
(773) 342-8865
info@praachicago.org
Chicago - Friday, May 31, 2008
7:00 p.m.
Puerto Rican Parade Queen Pageant
The Puerto Rican Parade Queen Pageant is the traditional event
that honors young Puerto Rican women for their cultural
understanding, education, achievement, leadership and civic
potential. The pageant is open to young women between the ages
of 18 - 25. Participants have the opportunity to proudly
represent the culture and traditions of all Puerto Ricans. The
Queen represents the Puerto Rican Parade Committee in Puerto
Rico for the Encuentro and in other Puerto Rican Parades
Celebrated in the Midwest area.
Galleria Marchetti
816 W Erie
Chicago, IL
For more information: (773) 292-1414
www.prparadechicago.com
Ticket Price $75
Chicago - May 31-June 1, 2008
Avon Walk 2008
For 2 days, we walk as one.
For 2 days and 39 miles, you have the opportunity to
dramatically impact the lives of millions affected by breast
cancer worldwide. By participating in the Avon Walk, you’ll
allow medically under-insured women and men to receive the
screening, support, and treatment they require. And leading-edge
research teams will be powered by the cure all because of you.
More information here:
www.avonwalk.org
Memphis, TN - Saturday, May 31- Sunday, July 27, 2008
“Beyond Baseball: The Life of Roberto Clemente”
Roberto Clemente Walker (1934-1972), best known just as Roberto
Clemente, remains a legendary figure in sports, in philanthropy
and in the hearts of millions of Puerto Ricans and Americans.
With a cannon arm and lightning speed, he was an outstanding
baseball player; nevertheless, the Puerto Rico native’s legend
reaches beyond the diamond. A new Smithsonian traveling
exhibition that opened Sunday at Georgia Highlands College
honors this sports hero and dedicated humanitarian.
National Civil Rights Museum
450 Mulberry St
Memphis, TN 38103
(901) 521-9699
www.civilrightsmuseum.org
NYC - Sunday, June 1, 2008
5 - 10:00 p.m.
The Caribbean Cultural Center presents The Annual Dance of the
White Dress
Featuring Charanga America, DJ Broadway Cubano & The Street Kids
Bronx Museum of the Arts
165th Street and Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY 10456
(718) 681-6000
www.bronxmuseum.org
Tickets are $20 in advance/$25 at the door
For more information please call:
Monthina Williams (212) 307-7420 ext. 3006 or Melody Capote
(212) 307-7420 ext. 3004
Philadelphia, PA - Sunday, June 1, 2008
12:00 p.m.
La Famila Rojas y Parranderos de Loiza invitan a la primera
Competencia de Bomba en Phildelphia
Canto, baile y primo
Mis Viejos Restaurant
151-53 W Lehigh Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19134
Dedecado a la Dirc. Ejec. de Taller Puertorriqueño; Dr. Carmen
Febo
Para más información: Rachel Rojas (215) 432-3927
Encuentro de Bomberos Julio 2008 en Loiza, P.R.
New York - June 4 through June 27, 2008
8:00 p.m.
The Ultimate Latina Theater Festival - I AM LATINA! - YO SOY
LATINA!
 YO
SOY LATINA! is a funny and very moving ensemble play that
challenges a group of diverse Latina women to examine their
identity and their connections in the contemporary American
landscape. The plays premise unites these women who come to
share their individual anecdotes of living Latina in
contemporary America.
Directed and written by: Linda Nieves-Powell.
Starring: Cristina Fernandez, Gabriel Trigo-McIntyre, Antonia
Marrero, Crystal Roman, Margarita Santiago and Melody R.
Vendrell.
Bank Street Theatre
155 Bank Street
New York, NY 10014
Contact Shirley Reyes
648 Bay Street #301
Staten Island, NY 10301
Info Line (718) 720-7979
Website
www.latinoflavored.com
latinoflavored@aol.com
Denver, CO - Saturday, June 7, 2008
5 - 9 p.m.
Sunday, June 8, 2008 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
A Taste of Puerto Rico Festival
Talent show, Live music, food cultural events for the whole
family. Activities for kids and authentic Puerto Rican Food!
Cuernavaca Park
20th and I25
Denver, Colorado
Contacts: Alvin Velasquez: (303) 537-4398, Maria Arroyo: (303)
507-3010, OLga Torres-Roena: (720) 810-3330, Roberto Roena:
(303) 367-2724
Chicago - Saturday, June 7, 2008
Step off is at 12:00 p.m.
4th Annual Youth Parade & Jamboree
The annual Youth Parade is one of the Puerto Rican Parade
Committee of Chicago's proudest events. Our youth showcase their
leadership potential and talents gaining the self-esteem needed
for economic development, educational enhancement and cultural
advancement. This year's Youth Parade theme is "Be a Sport!"
encouraging children and young adults to participate in group
sports and physical activities.
Assembly at the corner of Division & Western
For more information: (773) 292-1414
www.prparadechicago.com
New York - June 7 through June 22, 2008
3:00 p.m.
The Ultimate Latina Theater Festival - Dancing in the Mirror &
PINK: The Chronicles of BC Jenny
Dancing in the Mirror: is a intimate look at the Latina
experience as told through the eyes of six hilarious Latina
characters who are looking for their soul.
Directed by: Mercedes Vasquez
Written by: Jenny Saldana and Linda Nieves-Powell.
Starring: Jesenia Bailey, Antonia Marrero and Mercedes Vasquez.
As an added treat we are offering a second show for the price of
one. Pink: The Chronicles of BC Jenny is one Latina's humorous
and very real experience with breast cancer.
Directed and written by: Jenny Saldana.
Starring: Jenny Saldana, Antonia Marrero, Elizabeth
Robles-Rivera, Mercedes Vasquez, Brian Schneider.
Bank Street Theatre
155 Bank Street
New York, NY 10014
Contact Shirley Reyes
648 Bay Street #301
Staten Island, NY 10301
Info Line (718) 720-7979
Website
www.latinoflavored.com
latinoflavored@aol.com
Chicago - Sunday, June 8, 2008
9:00 a.m.
San Juan 8K Race & 2 Mile Fitness Walk
The San Juan 8K Race/ 2Mile fitness walk is organized with the
purpose of promoting physical fitness, health and sportsmanship.
This annual race in Humboldt Park offers anyone willing to
participate, the ability to compete and win cash prizes. People
from all parts of the country and globe participate annually.
This year proceeds from the 2Mile Fitness Walk will directly
benefit the Humboldt Park Breast and Cervical Cancer Initiative.
Registration forms are now available online.
Start up at Division & California Streets
For more information: (773) 292-1414
www.prparadechicago.com
Chicago - Sunday, June 8, 2008
2:00 p.m.
Abrazo Boricua
The Abrazo Boricua is the outdoor kick-off celebration to the
Fiestas Puertorriqueñas. Live music and dance are featured as a
preview of what’s to come in the following week. During the
program, local civic and community leaders are recognized for
their outstanding accomplishments and contributions to the
Hispanic community in Chicago.
Casa Puertorriqueña
1237 N California Ave
Chicago, IL
For more information: (773) 292-1414
www.prparadechicago.com
Chicago - Tuesday, June 10 – Sunday, June 15, 2008
2008 Fiestas Puertorriqueñas
The Fiestas Puertorriqueñas is a 6 day festival that highlights
and showcases the Puerto Rican culture and heritage through
music, dance, and cuisine. Recognized as one of the largest
Hispanic fests in the Midwest area, the Fiestas Puertorriqueñas
attracts over 1 million people in attendance. Featuring free
live performances by local and recording artists nightly, two
stages, a family activity area (such as Planeta Wrigley provided
by Wrigley and CMN events), the Fiestas Puertorriqueñas has
created and upheld its reputation as a family oriented event.
Division & California Streets
Humboldt Park, Chicago
For more information: (773) 292-1414
www.prparadechicago.com
Chicago - Tuesday, June 10 thru Sunday, June 15, 2008
The San Lucas United Church of Christ will be sponsoring the
Third Annual Tiple Construction Class, and we are looking
for several serious, committed and dedicated individuals
interested in taking the class. The classes will be held from
Tuesday June 10th thru Sunday June 15th, 2008 (during Puerto
Rican Festivity Week), in an outdoor tent in Humboldt Park.
The Tiple is a small, simple folkloric stringed instrument
played since the sixteenth-century by the Puerto Rican Jibaro
(peasants), in the central highlands of the island. The Tiple
was traditionally used for the accompaniment of both secular and
religious observance in the countryside.
Classes are FREE, i.e. class instructions, tools and materials
will be provided. Each individual will own the Tiple they
construct. Participants of the class will be required to spend
at least 6-hours per day to complete the class; classes will be
scheduled from early afternoon to early evening, during the
designated training period.
For Applications Contact: 2008 Tiple Construction Workshop
c/o San Lucas United Church of Christ
2914 W. North Ave.
Chicago, IL 60647
You can also Fax to: (773) 227-5747 or email information to
cflores49@sbcglobal.net
New York - June 11 through June 25, 2008
8:00 p.m.
The Ultimate Latina Theater Festival - Jose Can Speak...
 In our
latest hit show, the monologues in JOSE CAN SPEAK range from
comical to serious and explore a variety of topics. From the war
in Iraq, to the guy at the Copa looking for love, or the gay
Latino who marries a woman to get his father off his back. These
monologues all have one thing in common, they are inspired by
real people. Performed as a series of monologues, this show will
entertain, educate, and provoke insightful thoughts about what
truly resides in the heart of a Latino man as told by Latinas.
Assistant Director: Elizabeth Robles-Rivera.
Directed and written by: Linda Nieves-Powell.
Starring: Olivia Berrios, Cristina Fernandez, Antonia Marrero,
Elizabeth Robles-Rivera, Michelle Navarette, Vanessa Gibins.
Also featuring: Yixi Villar, Yessenia Kochachy, Joller.
Bank Street Theatre
155 Bank Street
New York, NY 10014
Contact Shirley Reyes
648 Bay Street #301
Staten Island, NY 10301
Info Line (718) 720-7979
Website
www.latinoflavored.com
latinoflavored@aol.com
Chicago - June 13-15, 2008
Come to the Community as Intellectual Space Symposium!
"Aesthetics as Resistance: The Act of Community Building."
Community leaders, artists, activists, students and residents
will come together once again this summer to take part in the
4th Annual Community as Intellectual Space Symposium.
Juan Antonio Corretjer Puerto Rican Cultural Center
2700-2704 W. Haddon St.
Chicago, IL 60622
In support of its vision, "building community grounded in
cultural practice," the Puerto Rican Cultural Center (PRCC)
invites attendees to create new understandings together in the
heart of Paseo Boricua, a Chicago neighborhood near Humboldt
Park. Conference attendees will engage in active dialogues on
art, identity, and cross-cultural community building; experience
the 30th Annual Puerto Rican People's Parade; tour the
neighborhood murals with the same local artists who created
them; and witness theater and music performed by local groups.
This year, the PRCC is proud to welcome back famed Nuyorican
poet and playwright, Tato Laviera. His third play in a trilogy,
"Crimes against Humanity," will be performed by the local
theater group, Cafe Teatro Batey Urbano. Other notable guests
will include Dra. Antonia Darder, Paulo Freire scholar in
Educational Policy Studies (UIUC), Dr. Carol Lee, Learning
Sciences and African American Studies scholar and
co-coordinator, School of Education and Social Policy (SESP)
Spencer Research Training Program (Northwestern), Dr. Sarai
Lastra, director, Center for Community Informatics (Turabo U.,
Puerto Rico), Dr. Lisa Yun Lee, director, Jane Addams Hull-House
Museum (UIC), Dr. Jacqueline Lazu, Latin American and Latino
Studies Program (DePaul), and Dr. Abdul Alkalimat, professor,
GSLIS and African American Studies Program (UIUC). Additional
speakers and activities will be announced closer to the event.
There is a registration fee associated with this event. This
will cover costs of materials and some meals throughout the
weekend. Students are eligible for a discounted rate and those
unable to pay may apply for a scholarship.
Symposium organizers are soliciting proposals for posters that
present studies/research related to the conference theme. The
posters will be presented during a panel discussion on June 14.
Graduate students and other scholars from other disciplines are
encouraged to apply. The submission deadline is May 2, 2008. For
more information, please contact Laura Ruth Johnson at
lrjohnson@niu.edu
NYC - Sunday, June 15, 2008
3 till 7:00 p.m.
Victor Manuelle in Concert with special guest at Central
Park Summer Stage
Central Park SummerStage
830 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10021
Telephone: (212) 360-2756
www.summerstage.org
Chicago - June 26 - June 29, 2008
Chicago Salsa Festival
4 Nights of Salsa Concerts, 4 evenings of performances by the
World's top Salsa dancers and dance companies. All the events at
Chicago's top venues: All daily events at Chicago's historic
Palmer House Hilton, all the nightly events at Excalibur, The
Park West & Chicago Summer Dance. Full passes now available for
$ 125.00 until Friday Feb 29th.
For all the current information go to
www.ChicagoSalsaFest.com
To register over the phone
call (312) 427-2572
Wilkes-Barre, PA - Saturday, June 28, 2008
11:00a.m. - 3:00p.m.
Fiesta Latina de San Juan
Featuring: Luisito Rey y Su Orquesta, open swimming, food, dance
contests, games and activities.
Catholic Youth Center
36 S. Washington St.
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
Rocky Mountains - June 28-29, 2008
Avon Walk 2008
For 2 days, we walk as one.
For 2 days and 39 miles, you have the opportunity to
dramatically impact the lives of millions affected by breast
cancer worldwide. By participating in the Avon Walk, you’ll
allow medically under-insured women and men to receive the
screening, support, and treatment they require. And leading-edge
research teams will be powered by the cure all because of you.
More information here:
www.avonwalk.org
San Francisco - July 12-13, 2008
Avon Walk 2008
For 2 days, we walk as one.
For 2 days and 39 miles, you have the opportunity to
dramatically impact the lives of millions affected by breast
cancer worldwide. By participating in the Avon Walk, you’ll
allow medically under-insured women and men to receive the
screening, support, and treatment they require. And leading-edge
research teams will be powered by the cure all because of you.
More information here:
www.avonwalk.org
Boston, MA - July 18 -20, 2008
Festival Betances 2008
Celebrating its 35th year of existence, Festival Betances is the
oldest Latino community arts festival in New England. Produced
through a collaboration between the dynamic community building
agency Inquilinos Boricuas en Accion (IBA), our Casa de la
Cultura/Center for Latino Arts and the residents of Villa
Victoria, this festival celebrates Puerto Rican and Latino arts
and culture, the founding fathers of Villa Victoria and the
memory of Puerto Rican patriot Dr. Ramón Emeterio Betances.
Featuring an array of activities including artistic
performances, youth and family events, traditional foods,
handcrafts and vendors, Festival Betances has become an icon of
Latino culture in the city of Boston and the region. Attracting
an average of 5,000 people per year, this community festival is
a wonderful opportunity for Latinos to celebrate their heritage
and for non-Latinos to experience the sights, sounds and tastes
of Puerto Rican and Latino culture.
The Villa Victoria community of Boston’s South End
Plaza Betances
100 W Dedham Street
Boston, MA
www.iba-etc.org
Los Angeles, CA - August 8, 9 and 10, 2008
The 1st Annual Puerto Rican Art Exhibit in Los Angeles.
The Arts and Recreation Center in Baldwin Park. Art
participation is limited.
Entry deadline is Friday, June 27, 2008
Chicago - Saturday, August 16, 2008
11a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Barrio Art Fest 2008
Barrio Art Fest is a multidisciplinary community arts and
educational festival showcasing artists in all disciplines
including painters, craft makers, musicians, performers, poets,
video/filmmakers, jewelers and more. Barrio Art Fest presents
arts/craft exhibits, art demonstrations/workshops, film/video
screenings, book readings/signing and theater/dance/music
performances. Barrio Art Fest presents currents and diverse art
production in Humboldt Park by Puerto Rican/Latino artists and
local Humboldt Park cultural workers.
Humboldt Park Field House
1440 N. Sacramento (Humboldt Blvd.)
Chicago, IL 60647
www.iprac.org
NYC - Through August 31, 2008
GET READY TO EXPERIENCE an exhilarating journey into one of
Manhattan's most vibrant communities, named "BEST MUSICAL OF THE
YEAR" by New York Magazine and "BEST OF 2007" by The New
York
 Times.
With an amazing cast, incredible dancing and a gripping story of
hope and self-discovery, In The Heights is your ticket into a
world where the coffee from the corner bodega is light and
sweet, the windows are always open, and the breeze carries the
rhythm of three generations of music.
Find out what it takes to make a living, what it costs to have a
dream, and what it means to be home...In The Heights.
For more information, visit
www.intheheightsthemusical.com.
For current schedule and tickets go to
Ticketmaster
In The Heights began as an original musical conceived by
Lin-Manuel Miranda during his sophomore year at Wesleyan
University. Upon graduating and returning home to New York,
Miranda collaborated with director Thomas Kail to rework and
restage the campus hit for a larger audience. That's how they
captured the interest of producers Jill Furman, Kevin McCollum
and Jeffrey Seller, whose previous work on Broadway included
Rent, Avenue Q and The Drowsy Chaperone. After more workshops,
more collaborators, and a stint at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre in
Connecticut, the musical found a home at Off-Broadway's 37 Arts
Theatre. Seven years after the idea was first born, In The
Heights was ready for its New York theatrical debut.
During its Off-Broadway run at 37 Arts, In The Heights quickly
became an audience phenomenon and a critical success. The
response was unprecedented; the musical was luring both
traditional and non-traditional theatergoers and garnering a
huge cache of accolades, including the Outer Critics Circle
Award and the Lucille Lortel Award for Best Musical. After over
200 performances, In The Heights played its final Off-Broadway
show on July 15th, 2007, in order to begin preparations for a
move to Broadway.
NYC - Tuesday September 2, 9, 16 and 23, 2008
The Latin American Poetic Short Film Festival
The 1st Latin American Poetic Short Film Festival at the
NUYORICAN POET'S CAFÉ will feature Poetic short films. Our
mission is to support the emerging Independent Filmmaker by
providing exposure in the Down Town Cultural Center of
Manhattans’ Lower Eastside. Filmmakers will present their work
to a diverse audience in an intimate atmosphere.
The NUYORICAN Poets Café
located at 236 East 3rd Street (Between Avenues B & C
New York, NY 10009.
(212) 780-9386
www.lapsff.com
Los Angeles - September 13-14, 2008
Avon Walk 2008
For 2 days, we walk as one.
For 2 days and 39 miles, you have the opportunity to
dramatically impact the lives of millions affected by breast
cancer worldwide. By participating in the Avon Walk, you’ll
allow medically under-insured women and men to receive the
screening, support, and treatment they require. And leading-edge
research teams will be powered by the cure all because of you.
More information here:
www.avonwalk.org
New York - October 4-5, 2008
Avon Walk 2008
For 2 days, we walk as one.
For 2 days and 39 miles, you have the opportunity to
dramatically impact the lives of millions affected by breast
cancer worldwide. By participating in the Avon Walk, you’ll
allow medically under-insured women and men to receive the
screening, support, and treatment they require. And leading-edge
research teams will be powered by the cure all because of you.
More information here:
www.avonwalk.org
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