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THE LATIN FORUM
Calendar
arts - film - theater - music - culture
Arizona
March 30-April 1
Tempe Spring Festival of the Arts
Nearly a quarter of a million people will descend upon Tempe for
the three-day festival featuring an arts and crafts festival, juried
competition, live music and entertainment, food and a new wine festival.
Tempe
480-967-4877
www.tempefestivalofthearts.com
March 16-18
Arizona Balloon Festival
Hot air balloons dot the sky while 20,000 festivalgoers enjoy balloon
races, food, entertainment, a kids’ festival and a spectacular
view from below. Rides are available, too.
Casa Grande
480.963.8561
www.arizonaballoonfestival.net
California
March 3
22nd Annual Empowering Women of Color Conference
Building bridges of communication between women of color of all
races, ages, sexual orientations and generations is the mission
of the yearly conference featuring special speakers, forums and
a film festival.
University of California Berkeley
http://ewocc.berkeley.edu/history.php
March 8-18
14th Annual San Diego Latino Film Festival
In addition to the 140 movies and 100 actors and filmmakers, the
film festival also offers new events this year for their 18,000
attendees: Cine’Mation, Festival Expo Plaza, Borders on Film,
and Hecho en Chile: A Retrospective of Chilean Cinema.
San Diego
www.sdlatinofilm.com
Florida
Through April 30
 Five
Fridas
Five works by Mexican painter Frida Kahlo created between 1928 and
1951 and showing her range as an artist are on display.
Miami Beach
305-673-7530
www.bassmuseum.org
March 2-11
 Miami
International Film Festival
More than 100 films will have their debut at this year’s festival,
which also boasts movies from more than 50 countries. Also showing
are past Oscar winners and classics.
305-237-3456
www.miamifilmfestival.com
March 4
 Festival
Vallenato
Hermanos Zuleta, Jorge Celedón, Binomio de Oro, and others
perform at this annual Latin music celebration.
Miami
305-599-0069
www.congodeoro.com
Illinois
March 14-18
U.S. Hispanic Leadership Institute 25th Annual National
Conference
Participants, including 6,000 people representing 1,000 organizations,
enjoy networking, workshops, skill development and other special
events during the five-day conference.
Chicago
312-427–8683
www.ushli.org
Massachusetts
March 4-9
 2007
Winter Restaurant Week Boston
Up-and-coming and classic restaurants in Boston, Cambridge and the
suburbs develop special menus and dishes for patrons to enjoy for
the week.
www.BostonUSA.com/restaurantweek
New Mexico
March 24
Under Construction: De Un Lado al Otro (From One Side to
the Other)
Immigration, identity and human rights are the themes behind this
play by Pulitzer Prize-nominated author Chellis Glendinning that
focuses on a Mexican family in crisis.
505-988-1234
www.ticketssantafe.org
March 2-4, 2007
The 19th Annual National Fiery Foods & Barbecue Show
Ten thousand foodies in search of the world’s hottest dishes
swarm to Albuquerque for spicy fare and rib-sticking barbecue. Exhibitors
debut new spices and sauces to the delight of buyers.
Albuquerque
www.fiery-foods.com/ffshow/
New York
March 27-April 1
Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana
In her new work, Flamenco siren Carlota Santana brings back the
power and musical prowess of the castanets in an evening of song,
dance and theater.
New York City
212-242-0800
www.joyce.org
Through June 17
 Cinderella
Samba!
The classic tale of the little cinder girl and the glass slipper
are given new life when transplanted from Europe to Brazil and done
with marionettes. The play sets the heroine against her prince in
a fierce samba competition at the Carnival Ball.
New York City
212-988-9093
www.CityParksFoundation.org
Texas
Through March 11
 Krank:
Portraits of Juan Pablo
Martinez
Artist Charles Moody depicts the difficulties and issues of mental
instability through a series of paintings. The subject is his close
friend for whom the show is named.
San Antonio
www.swschool.org
210-224-1848
Through April 22
Jesse Amado
The work of San Antonio and New York-based artist Jesse Amado, which
play off of the changing nature of desire, is on display.
San Antonio
210-212-4990
www.artpace.org
March 8-18
 SXSW
The famous Austin music, film and media festival returns for another
year of celebration. Hundreds of bands and films entertain audiences
while artists and media experts attend workshops.
Austin
ww.sxsw.com
March 1-5
Siglo De Oro Drama Festival
Amateur and professional theater troupes perform works by Spanish
masters in two languages and help celebrate the ties between Spain,
Mexico and the U.S. border regions.
El Paso
915-532-7273
Washington, D.C.
March 1-11
 9th
Annual Washington, D.C. Independent Film Festival
Feature films, documentaries, shorts, animated and student films
are screened at 30 showcases including themes such as political,
Jewish, black, European and Latin subject matter, at this, one of
the largest film festivals in the country. This year, director Oliver
Stone opens the festival. In addition, the festival features seven
days of film industry panels and master classes from experts. Featured
events include the international, national advocacy, and “Going
Green” carbon-neutral filmmaking advocacy forums. Plus, industry
breakfasts, happy hours, special events, parties and opening and
closing galas round out the event.
D.C. Moving Image Center
of District of Columbia
202-537-9493
www.dciff.org
March 9-11
D.C. International Wine and Food Festival
More than 280 international and domestic wineries present 1,200
wines during this three-day weekend event. Celebrity chefs, wine
connoisseurs, seminars and tasting attract throngs of participants.
www.dcwinefestival.com
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