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Arts and Culture from Around the World
Latin jazz
vocalist
Jessie
Marques
blends Cuban,
Brazlian and
pop sounds.
Correo Aereo brings string and percussive instruments to the
stage.
storytelling for fam ilies, open m ic
nights, stag ed read in g s o f plays
under co nsideration for future p ro ­
duction as w ell as tw o visual art
exhibits. M any o f the events are
free.
La L una N ueva, a festival o f H is­
Som e o f the featured events in ­
panic arts and culture from around clude, “Postcards from H avana” with
the w orld in celebration o f H ispanic Jessie M arquez at 7:30p.m . and 9:30
H eritage M onth takes place at El p.m. on Friday, Sept. 16. These Latin
C entro M ilagro, 525 S.E. Stark St., ja z z vocalists blend C uban, B razil­
w ith an extensive lineup o f events, ian and p op sounds to create lush
beginning Friday, Sept. 16 through m usic w ith cool grooves.
Saturday, O ct. 1.
“ Inspirational Sounds from Latin
Like the new m oon rising from the Am erica” with G erardo Calderón and
shadow s. L a L una N ueva shines its “ A Sultry N ight in Latin A m erica”
light on em erging artists and new w ith C orreo A ereo at 7:30 p.m . on
w ork across a variety o f disciplines. S aturday, Sept. 17.
T he lineup includes spirited fla­
“N u e stro s C u en to s (O u r S to ­
m enco, inventive hip hop, Latin jazz, ries)” with ¡Viva LaC ultura! (D onna
a one-m an show from N ew Y ork, O efinger, A ndy Sterling, R ebecca
Milagro hosts
Hispanic Heritage
celebration
M artinez) at 2 p.m . on Sunday Sept. staged readings at 7:30 p.m . on o f the ancestral sounds o f the indig­
18.
M onday, Sept. 26 and W ednesday, enous tribes o f A frica and the A m eri­
“ Be c a re fu l! T he Sharks W ill Eat Sept. 28.
cas on m odem Latino hip hop.
Y ou!” a one-m an show w ritten and
N oche de los poetas ( Poets O pen
“ Los D edos B ailan, Las C uerdas
perform ed by Jay A lvarez perform s M ic N ight) is scheduled for 7 p.m . C a n ta n (F in g ers D an ce, S trin g s
o v er three nights. Sept. 19-21, at on« T u esd ay , Sept. 27.
S in g )” w ith T oshi O nizuka
7 :3 0 p .m . E d n a V a z q u e z w ith
“T he Evolution o f Latino Hip
p erform s at 7:30 p.m . on Friday,
M ariachi Los P alm eros at 7:30 p.m . H op” with Latin G roove PD X Pro­ S e p t. 3 0 . F u s io n F la m e n c o :
on T hursday, Sept. 22.
d u c tio n s has tw o p e rfo rm a n c e s T ravesuras (“ Pranks” ) w ith R icardo
Latin Jazz N ight w ith the A lfredo scheduled at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. D iaz takes to the stage at 7:30 p.m .
M uro T rio at 7:30 p.m . on Friday, on Thursday, Sept. 29. From ritual and 9:30 p.m . on Saturday, O ct. 1.
Sept. 23. G uitarra A pasionada (P as­ dances to m odem footw ork, this cast
For m ore inform ation, and to p u r­
sionate G uitar)” with Latin G ram m y- o f nationally recognized dancers and chase tickets, call 503-236-7253 or
nom inated Al fredo M uro at 7:30 p . m . choreographers explore the influence v isitm ilag ro .o rg
on Saturday, Sept. 24.
“ M exico L indo” w ith ¡V iva la
C ultura! (Joaquín López, R ebecca
M artínez, E dna V azquez) at 2 p.m.
on Sunday, Sept. 25. “T he H ouse o f
the S p irits/L aC asad e los E spíritus” ,
a play by C arid ad Svich, based on
the novel by Isabel A llende has tw o
Mom Harris
O riginal C ajun C reations
1st Year Anniversary
Hispanic Heritage Breakfast
A c o m m u n ity b re a k fa st w ith a re so u rce fa ir and n e tw o rk ­
in g e v e n t k ic k s o f H isp a n ic H e rita g e M o n th in O re g o n .
T h e e v e n t w ill be h e ld T h u rsd a y , S ept. 15 at the S a le m
C o n fe re n c e C e n te r, b e g in n in g at 8 a.m . w ith the re s o u rc e
fa ir, fo llo w e d by b re a k fa s t at 9 a.m ., an d m o re c o m m u n ity
re s o u rc e s an d n e tw o rk in g to fo llo w .
T h e k e y n o te sp e a k e r is C o n su e lo C a s tillo K ic k b u sc h ,
o n e o f the h ig h e st ra n k e d H isp a n ic w o m en in th e U .S.
A rm y . S he is a lso a re n o w n e d c h a rism a tic , p a ssio n a te and
in flu e n tia l sp e a k e r w h o c a rrie s a p o w e rfu l m e ssa g e o f w h at
it ta k e s to be an e ffe c tiv e le a d e r in to d a y 's g lo b a l m a rk e t­
p la ce .
H isp a n ic H e rita g e M o n th is c e le b ra te d fro m S ep t. 15
th ro u g h O ct. 15 w ith a series o f e v e n ts th ro u g h o u t O re g o n
to h o n o r th e h is to rie s , c u ltu re s, a n d c o n trib u tio n s o f o u r
L a tin o c o m m u n ity , n o w 4 5 0 ,0 0 0 stro n g .
T h e O re g o n C o m m issio n on H isp a n ic A ffa irs e n c o u r­
a g es y o u r p re se n c e an d p a rtic ip a tio n in th e v a rie ty o f
Castillo Kickbusch
e v e n ts. F o r m o re in fo rm a tio n , v isit O re g o n .g o v /H is p a n ic .
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