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CubiaSazo! Loft Party & Fundraiser – May 11 Get your cumbia and tropical bass fix at the CumbiaSazo! loft party and fundraiser. A collection of DJs will kick off the warm weather and dance season including special guests Guagis and Choriso Funk, and locals ((Sonoroma)), DJ Mos and Soulphonetics. A live electronic reggae set will [...]
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George Lopez Comes to Pilsen
A local bookstore is preparing to welcome comedian George Lopez for an in-store book signing in Pilsen. The Spanish-language bookstore, Girón Books will host Lopez as he signs copies of his latest book, “I’m Not Gonna Lie: And Other Lies You Tell When You Turn 50,” a chronicle of his journey turning 50 while being [...]
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New Murals Pop Up in 16th Street Viaduct
A pizza-eating man. A train pulling a bodyless head. A jumble of colorful letters and shapes. These are just some of the new murals that have been added to the 16th Street viaduct in Pilsen as part of the 25th Ward’s Art in Public Places initiative. The new murals, curated by Pawn Works, a Chicago-based [...]
Local Events: Arts and Entertainment
April 26: Spring Return of Sonic Diaspora This monthly Afrobeat dance party returns for its spring season. Dance along to music that ranges from Afro-House and Global Bass to Cumbia and Dancehall. DJs include Itch13, Afroqbano and Itzi Nallah. Don’t leave your dancing shoes at home. At Coup d’Etat, 2109 S. Wabash, 9 p.m. Esta [...]
A Guide to the Chicago Latino Film Festival
With over 100 films featured at this year’s CLFF, it can be hard to decide what to see. Here’s our list of some of the films you shouldn’t miss. The Precocious and Brief Life of Sabina Rivas (MEXICO) This film by Luis Mandoki is based on the award-winning novel by Rafael Ramírez Heredia and [...]
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“Maydays” Aims to Shoot Down Hollywood Clichés
Independent film will premiere at 29th Annual Chicago Latino Film Festival It’s a familiar story. The one where star-crossed lovers fight to keep their love alive despite coming from opposite sides of the world. It’s the Romeo and Juliet storyline. The one we’ve seen Hollywood regurgitate time and time again. Yet a group of young [...]
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Poetry Festival Will Spotlight Spanish-Language Literary Talent
Poetry can often be misconstrued as a convoluted literary genre, accessible only to a talented few. But organizers of Poesia En Abril (Poetry in April) Festival are working to change that. From April 11 to April 30, Contratiempo magazine and DePaul University will present 32 local and international poets, artists and musicians in this 6th [...]
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“In the Heights” Musical Comes to Pilsen
Community members are bringing a little bit of Broadway to Pilsen this month with a concert reading of the Tony Award-winning musical, “In the Heights.” Set in the neighborhood of Washington Heights in New York, “In the Heights” follows the story of a tight-knit group of Dominican immigrants who struggle to make a life for [...]
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Local Events: Arts and Entertainment
April 8: Ratchet Series at The Skylark Let’s get ratchet. For six years, The Skylark, 2149 S. Halsted, in Pilsen has held its Ratchet Series, presenting a diversity of music to the neighborhood including free jazz, improvised and experimental. Join them Monday as DH Bastet performs, a musical act described as bass guitar driven avant-jazz [...]
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Teatro Luna Presents ‘Your Problem With Men’
Playwright Emilio Williams uses the power of satire to highlight the dysfunctionality of today’s romantic relationships Some women often dream of the day when they are asked for their hand in marriage. Some even have a close idea of how and where they want him to prepare that unforgettable evening that culminates with the four [...]
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