August 18, 2004 Ælî‘‘ | J o r t l a t t ò ( O b s c r t i v r Page B3 Cuban Art gets noticed at Onda Arte Latina Venezuela President Hugo Chavez Chavez Claims Victory over Recall effort Julian Espinosa's artwork will get attention when it is showcased Aug. 26 at the Onda Arte Latina Cross Currents Gallery on Northeast Alberta Street. ’ •-.K k (AP) — Venezuela President Hugo Chavez, survived a referen­ dum to oust him, according to re­ sults Monday, prompting his back­ ers to set o ff fireworks and cel­ e b ra te in th e c a p ita l, w h ile V enezuela’s opposition sw iftly claimed fraud. The first-ever recall vote for a president in Venezuela’s history was aimed at putting a lid on years o f violent political unrest and a bloody coup, and it came after a lengthy and complicated petition­ ing process. With 94 percent o f the votes counted, Chavez had 58 percent of the vote and the opposition 42 per­ c e n t, a c c o rd in g to F ra n c isc o Carrasquero, president of the Na­ tional Elections Council. C h a v e z , th e ch a m p io n o f V enezuela’s majority poor and the nemesis of the wealthier classes, claim ed victory and said he would continue to wage his “revolution for the poor.” He also claim ed repeatedly that opposition leaders were pawns of President Bush. «,4» The O nda A rte Latina C ross guished but tiny group o f prim i- j c k u i ------- . .. 5 1 . ijt . ' t f 'jn e '. A . U . ’ h '» C u rre n ts G a lle ry , 2215 N .E. tivists born in C uba before 1930, A piece by Ricar Bruff Bruff, a carpenter born in 1928, is part o f an art exhibit featuring self- A lberta St., will exhibit the work and the only one still alive. taught Cuban artists. o f 15 self-taught C uban artists, Tw o o f the best-know n self- m ost o f them still living and w ork­ taught artists with a “naive” or ings "W ay aco n ,’’ born in 1931. detailed artist who is inspired by tion about C uban culture, daily ing in Cuba. The oldest, Roberto “p rim itivist” or “o u tsid er” style A nother group o f self-taught S a n te r ia s y m b o ls , J o s é life in Cuba, spirituality on the Jay M atam oros, is considered becam e known within the context artists can be found w orking in M o n te b ra v o (a g e o g r a p h y island, and much more. C u b a’s leading prim itivist and, at o f the C uban R evolution in the th e C ie n f u e g o s a r e a w h e re teacher). T h e sh o w o p e n s w ith an 92, still puts in m any hours each 1980s. T hey are A bel Pérez- W ayacon, who lives in Rentedios, T his art on exhibit from the artist’s reception from 6 to 9 p.m. w eek p ain tin g in his H avana M ainegra (born 1930) and Julián holds court. In his circle in the C enter for C uban Studies offers on Aug. 26. The exhibit runs apartm ent. He is part o f a distin ­ Espinosa, who signs his paint- C ienfuegos area is the beautifully an am azing am ount o f inform a- through Oct. 26. Dominican Journey Energy ‘En EspanoV Ends in Tragedy Pacific Power launches website in Spanish Two sisters cry after finding out from a survivor that their brother died at sea while trying to reach Puerto Rico from the Dominican Republic. (AP photo) Survivors describe horrific scenes (AP) — After a harrowing jo u r­ ney at sea that lasted nearly two weeks and killed at least 55 people, a groupof Dominican migrants who were seeking a better life in Puerto Rico drifted back to almost the same spot where their voyage began. Relatives began burying the withered corpses o f loved ones last week after 39 survivors were found, less than 30 miles from the village of El Limon, where their boat left July 29. Eight o f the survivors died after being rescued and hospitalized. S urvivors described horrific scenes. One woman was thrown over­ board by men after she refused to give breast milk. Others jumped to their deaths after rations ran dry. Some considered turning to canni­ balism. “People just jum ped off,” said survivor F austina Santana, 27. “They were going crazy.” The Dominican Republic, less than 1 (X) miles from the U.S. terri­ tory of Puerto R ico, is going through its worst economic crisis in de­ cades. More than 7,(XX) Domini­ cans have been caught trying to reach the U.S. territory o f Puerto Rico since Oct. 1 - more than double the number detained last year. De­ spite the risks, record numbers keep coming. “H e’s never com ing b ack ,” sobbed V ictor Burgos as he bur­ ied his e ld e st son, Jo se L uis Burgos, 20, one o f the m igrants who died. “He w anted to find som ething better.” FAST TRACK MARKETING Northwest Cooking Woods Pacific Power announced the launch of a new website specifi­ cally designed to meet the needs o f the utility’s Spanish language customers. The “en Espanol” site is acces­ sible through Pacific Power’s main site at www.pacificpower.net. 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