| What | Festival of New Spanish Cinema |
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| Where | The Gene Siskel Film Center 164 North State Street Chicago, Illinois 60601 Monday - Friday 5 - 9 pm Saturday - 2 - 9 pm Sunday - 2 - 6 pm |
| When | November 5, 2010 through November 29, 2010 |
| The Festival of New Spanish Cinema is back! And we’re sure you will find in its eight-film program the kinds of stories you were looking for: Double agents! Awkward family gatherings! Crazy and boozy nights gone wrong! Unconventional romances! The third edition of this traveling festival will bring the latest works of Spanish filmmakers to the Gene Siskel Film Center: stunning debuts (ME TOO!, THREE DAYS WITH THE FAMILY) coincide with major works of renowned authors (THE ISLAND INSIDE, AFTER) in a program which celebrates the diversity and vitality of contemporary Spanish cinema. For more information on the films in the Festival of New Spanish Cinema, please visit Pragda. |
| What | Mexican Revolution: Books, Maps, Documents |
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| Where | R.R. Donnelley Gallery at the Newberry Library 60 W. Walton St. - Chicago, IL - 60610 Monday, Friday, Saturday: 8:15am - 5pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 8:15am - 7:30pm |
| When | November 19, 2010 through January 8, 2011 |
| Curated by Oscar Alatriste Guzmán, Academic Director of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México en Chicago (UNAM Chicago), the show displays maps, artwork, memoirs, photographs, and other sources from the Newberry’s collections about the Revolution and its consequences. The exhibition highlights several prints by José Guadalupe Posada, including his famous "La Soldadera Maderista." The show reveals different points of view about the Revolution through a variety of sources: early Mexican and American intellectuals' interpretations, foreign visitors' observations, popular and scholarly biographies, and maps that illustrate American intervention in Mexico during the Revolution and U.S. business interests there. |
| What | Polaridad Complementaria: Recent Works from Cuba |
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| Where | Chicago Cultural Center 78 E. Washington St, Exhibit Hall Chicago, IL 60602 Monday – Thursday 8 am – 7 pm Friday 8 am – 6 pm Saturday 9 am – 6 pm Sunday 10 am – 6 pm Closed holidays |
| When | October 16, 2010 through January 2, 2011 |
| This traveling exhibition developed by the Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Wifredo Lam in Havana presents the rare opportunity to become acquainted with Cuba’s current and upcoming artistic talent. The painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, video, and installation art provide a sense of the serious aesthetic and conceptual concerns that characterizes Cuban art today. Representing a cross section of the island’s contemporary art scene, most of the 24 artists presented are young talents who have attained international recognition through recent international art fairs, biennials, and exhibitions. |
| What | Mano/Mundo/Corazón: Artists Interpret La Loteria |
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| Where | Columbia College 1104 S. Wabash Monday - Saturday 10 - 6 pm |
| When | September 9, 2010 through December 10, 2010 |
| This exhibition features a culturally and geographically diverse group of artists interpreting the Mexican game of chance - La Loteria and its broad reach in contemporary art. | |
| Suzie Says | ¡Vale Verlo! |
| What | La Frontera: The Cultural Impact of Mexican Immigration |
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| Where | The Museum of Contemporary Photography 600 S. MICHIGAN AVE : CHICAGO, IL 60605 Mon–Fri: 10am to 5pm Thu: 10am to 8pm Sat: 10am to 5pm Sun: 12pm to 5pm |
| When | October 8, 2010 through December 22, 2010 |
| "An exhibition that would explore some selected layers of cultural impact on both sides of the border of the movement of people from Mexico to the United States. The hope is that specific, personalized photographic projects might be an antidote to the harmful abstractions and over simplifications in the media." |
| What | Vida Breve: Day of the Dead 2010 Exhibition |
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| Where | National Museum of Mexican Art 1852 W. 19th St. Chicago, IL 60608 Tuesday - Sunday: 10am - 5pm |
| When | September 10, 2010 through December 31, 2010 |
| As noted by the Chicago Tribune, this is "the largest Day of the Dead exhibition in the Midwest will also celebrate Mexican independence this year". It is an opportunity to meet participating artists and learn more about the Mexican celebration of the afterlife. Also part of the exhibition will be sugar skull making demonstrations by artisans the Mondragon family (through Nov. 2). As always, entree is FREE. |
| What | Hispanic Hertiage Month |
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| Where | Throughout the City of Chicago |
| When | September 15, 2010 through October 16, 2010 |
| Enjoy celebrations and cultural events honoring Hispanic heritage throughout the city. |
| What | Mexico Festival of Toys |
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| Where | Chicago Children's Museum 700 East Grand Avenue Chicago, IL 60611 Daily: 10am-5pm Thursday evenings: 5-8pm |
| When | September 13, 2010 through March 15, 2011 |
| The museum-wide experience featuring Mexico: Festival of Toys, a unique collection from Papalote Children's Museum, bridges cultures and generations through toys and toy-making traditions. |
| What | Masterpieces from Ancient Mexico |
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| Where | Art Institute of Chicago 111 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL Mon-Wed: 10:30-5, Thurs-Fri: 10:30-8, Sat-Sun:10:00-5 |
| When | September 16, 2010 through January 2, 2011 |
| The Art Institute in conjunction with Mexico's Museo de Antropologia and others present an exhibition of sculptural masterpieces from Mexico's ancient civilizations to celebrate Mexico's bicentennial. There are 18 major works of ancient Pre-Columbian art on display at the Regenstein East wing of the Art Institute. | |
| Suzie Says | ¡Vale Verlo! |
| What | DuSable Museum African Presence in Mexico |
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| Where | DuSable Museum 740 East 56th Place Tues-Sat: 10am-5 pm Sun: noon-5 pm |
| When | August 13, 2010 through November 14, 2010 |
| The most comprehensive project ever organized about African contributions to Mexican culture over the past 500 years. | |
| Suzie Says | ¡Vale Verlo! |
| What | Facing Freedom |
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| Where | Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St. Mon-Sat: 9:30 am-4:30 pm, Sun: noon-5 pm |
| When | July 4, 2010 through December 31, 2010 |
| Facing Freedom explores the concept of freedom thoughout American history. What does it mean? To whom should freedom be extended to? How are denied rights gained? | |
| Suzie Says | ¡Vale Verlo! |
If Suzie didn’t already love the Los Angeles Philharmonic because her musical soul mate Gustavo Dudamel is the director, she loves it even more now with the upcoming Latin-themed gala on October 7th. You will hear Peruvian opera superstar Juan Diego Florez sing La Flor de la Canela, Jurame and many other classics. Bravo.
Our girl Frida is going to Vienna. If the travel winds happen to bring you to Vienna, Austria stop by the Bank Austria Kunstforum that will be showing for THE FIRST TIME EVER a Frida Kahlo retrospective through January 17, 2011. The exhibition will have 60 paintings, 20 art objects and 80 of Frida’s works on paper. The exhibition was put together by none other than Frida’s great-niece Cristina Kahlo.
Suzie was in the audience with the proud Daley family as Maggie Daley opened the After School Matters 8th Annual Gala. Suzie was then WOWed when the Jazz Big Band took the stage and the teen apprentices played Chick Corea’s “Spain”. The dinner was entertaining as well when Suzie saw every want-to-be-mayor working the room.
Suzie on the Scene at the Goodman Theatre’s Opening Night of Sins of Sor Juana where she wined and dined with fab playwrite KAREN ZACARIAS and applauded play director HENRY GODINEZ appointment to the Illinois Arts Council when Governor Quinn stopped by to announce appointment
Suzie is ready for summer visiting the Two Sisters beach portrait by Spanish painter Joaqúin Sorolla y Bastida at the Chicago Art Institute. Painted in Valencia’s coast you can almost feel a breeze, water splashing and the warmth of el sol.
Suzie watched the CNBC documentary “Escape from Havana: An American Story” about the airlift of Cuban children from Cuba in the early ‘60s. Sad and tragic but hopeful with life lessons for all - bring Suzie her tissues.
Suzie was On the Scene at NY’s Golden Theatre this weekend, in awe of the very talented ALFRED MOLINA, in RED, the Tony nominated play by Ken Logan of Chicago. Red tells the story of artist Mark Rothko struggle to validate himself and his art. The two man-play is well written, superbly acted and is a shoo-in for multi-awards. UPDATE: They WON BIG AT TONY’s. Won for Best Play and 5 other awards.
Suzie been riveted by Univision On Demand’s “La Intervista: Mujeres Asesinas”. Real women who have killed proudly stating “Matamos Solo Por Lo Que Amamos”. We kill only for what we love Hey Girlfriend, so does Suzie (figuratively speaking of course)!
Suzie seen this Saturday at Billy Elliott The Musical watching the amazingly talented CESAR CORRALES at the Oriental Theatre in Chicago. An amazingly talented 13-year old Cuban-Mexican that was born to dance. ¡Increible!
Suzie’s planning a visit to URUGUAY’s visual playground. Have you been?? There’s ART ART EVERYWHERE in Punta del Este from Pablo Atchugarry’s large installation art at Maldonado to Ana Tiscona’s photography at Galeria del Paseo to hallways of Miro, Chagall and Dalli’s at the Ralli Museum
Crying into her tissues, watching JUAN DOWNEY’s classic video installation art “About Cages” a raw statement on political repression way ahead of its time.
Suzie wants you to know! Ana Mendieta’s signature series “Silueta Works in Mexico” is now part of the permanent collection at the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art. ¡VALE VERLO!
