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Radio Arte, Yollocalli Moving to Little Village
Two community arts and media youth organizations moving out of Pilsen to continue programming in Little Village Pilsen’s own youth radio station said goodbye to the airwaves on Dec. 30. WRTE 90.5 FM (Radio Arte) was one of the few radio stations led by teens in the city. For 15 years the radio station offered [...]
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Sandra Cisneros Discusses New Book at National Museum of Mexican Art
A large crowd gathered at the National Museum of Mexican Art (NMMA) on Thursday, Oct. 25 to welcome author Sandra Cisneros and illustrator Ester Hernandez. Part of the NMMA’s Sor Juana Festival: A Tribute to Mexican Women, Cisneros read and discussed her new book “Have You Seen Marie?”—a story based on her grief over her [...]
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Unisono Festival Promotes Community Unity, Engagement Through Arts, Culture and Music
For the past 10 years, the small gathering place on 18th Street and Paulina in Pilsen is decorated with an assortment of papel picado and colored lights. From sunrise to sunset, the sound and rhythm of musical groups trumps through the space, tempting passerbys to peek in and join in on the celebration. Known to [...]
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Chicago Public Media Acquires Radio Arte Signal, Partners with National Museum of Mexican Art
A year after the disappointing news of Radio Arte’s possible and uncertain eradication, Chicago Public Media (CPM) announced on June 22 that it would acquire the station’s signal and partner with the National Museum of Mexican Art (NMMA) to possibly continue some of its youth programming. With the purchase of Radio Arte’s signal, CPM is pursuing [...]
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National Museum of Mexican Art Celebrates Dia Del Niño
The National Museum of Mexican Art (NMMA) will hold its 16th Annual Chicago Día del Niño Family Festival, the largest children’s festival in the city. The 2012 Día del Niño Family Festival will be held on Saturday, April 14 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the UIC Pavilion, 525 S. Racine. As in previous [...]
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FMEL Brings Audiences to Digital Age
The abstract, ambient and experimental sounds of Latin electronic music, have for the most part, gone under the radar in places like Chicago and countries all over Latin America. While many Latino artists and musicians in the city have embraced the digital-age genre and culture, there remains many misconceptions among listeners, something the organizers of [...]
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