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THE LATIN FORUM
CALENDAR
Arts Film Theater Music Culture
Nationwide
April 26
 The
Billboard Latin Music
Conference and Awards
A week of parties, seminars and networking events in Miami Beach
for thousands of musicians and industry professionals is topped
off by the national televised Billboard Latin Music Awards. The
awards are one of the most anticipated Latin music events on air,
and features the day’s biggest acts.
www.dciff.org
Arizona
April 21
Gilbert Global Village Festival
Food, music, dance, sports and merriment are the order of the day
at the town of Gilbert’s multicultural celebration. The third
annual event also features dishes from all over the world, and an
arts and crafts bazaar.
Gilbert
480-503-6895
California
April 26-28
Los Sonidos de México
Famed guitarist Pepe Romero and guest Mexican dancers enchant audience
members with music and movement from across the border. Music from
Catan, Ponce, Ana Laura and more is conducted by Carl St. Clair
on the Orange County Performing Arts Center stage.
Orange County
www.ocpac.org
Florida
March 29-April 1
The Women’s International
Film and Arts Festival
More than a dozen countries have entered 40 diverse films to be
screened throughout the Miami area. In addition to the films, festivalgoers
can take part in workshops, panel discussions, symposia and
parties.
www.wiffonline.org
Georgia
April 28
A Comps! Primal Pulse
The legendary flamenco guitar virtuoso Paco Peña plays full
force regaling the audience with the sounds of southern Spain. Dancers
bring his rhythm and beats to life through movement and dramatics.
404-651-1234
www.rialtocenter.org
Illinois
 April
13-25
23rd Chicago Latino Film Festival
Stories from Spain, Portugal and the Americas come to the big screen
at Chicago’s annual film fest. Count on seeing more than 100
films of all types played in various venues throughout the city.
Those interested in Mexican and Spanish film are attracted to the
special events: Noche Mexicana and the Night of Spain.
www.latinoculturalcenter.org
New Mexico
 April
21
The Sixth Annual Nuesta Musica-
A Festival of Nuevomexicano Music
New Mexico’s signature event featuring traditional sights
and sounds of the region returns for another year. It celebrates
400 years of folk music performed by some of the country’s
top musicians.
Santa Fe
505-988-1234
www.ticketssantafe.org
 April
21-22
Fiestas de Albuquerque
Celebrate Albuquerque’s rich past, diverse present and prosperous
future with a weekend of fun, music, food and activities suitable
for families and children.
Albuquerque
505-768-3556
www.cabq.gov/crs/specialevents.html
New York
Through June 17
The Disappeared/Los Desaparecidos
El Museo del Barrio presents 14 contemporary artists from seven
countries in Central and South America whose work illustrates and
comments on the horrors of violent governments, equally violent
resistance movements and the adoption of kidnapping by both parties.
New York City
www.elmuseo.org
 Through
June 3
Barcelona and Modernity:
Gaudí to Dalí
New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has assembled an array
of work from Barcelona artists, designers and architects in this,
the first exhibit of its kind in the U.S. Three hundred pieces from
1888 to 1939 will be on display.
www.metmuseum.org
Texas
Through April 29
FotoFest
The photography festival features some of the best and most interesting
work from several worldwide juried competitions including those
in Spain, Mexico, Argentina, England, France, Syria, Denmark and
China.
Houston
713-223-5522
www.fotofest.org
 Through
May 6
Soundings: Benito Huerta,
1992-2005
El Paso Museum of Art hosts this exhibition of 50 paintings, watercolors,
prints and drawings from the artist Benito Huerta whose work takes
cues from modernist convention and iconography as well as his personal
perspective on art and culture.
El Paso
915-532-1707
www.elpasoartmuseum.org
April 20-29
Fiesta San Antonio
The Alamo City never sleeps during its annual 10-day citywide celebration.
The event, known as FIESTA, brings hundreds of thousands of locals
and tourists to the party. More than 100 events, parties, festivals,
parades, art shows, museum exhibits, arts and crafts fairs, special
religious ceremonies, concerts and an enormous battle of the bands
that highlight the multiculturalism of the South Texas city.
San Antonio
www.fiesta-sa.org
Wisconsin
Through May 28
Chicano Now: American Expressions
Milwaukee is the last stop on this national art show tour. The multimedia
exhibition features installation pieces, performance art, film and
historical pieces that pay homage to Chicanos in American culture
such as César Chávez’s rosary, Flaco Jimenez’
saccordion and Oscar de la Hoya’s boxing gloves.
Milwaukee
www.latinoartsinc.org
April 27-August 31
Stations by Vincent Valdez
Loosely based on the Stations of the Cross, artist Vincent Valdez
shows his large-scale charcoal drawings on the life of a boxer and
the human struggle.
Milwaukee
www.latinoartsinc.org
nationwide
April 22
Earth Day
Thousands of festivals are held throughout the world to promote
environmental awareness as well as recycling, energy conservation
and other eco-friendly behavior.
www.earthday.net
+ FREE GIVEAWAY
 10
readers will win a DVD copy of the Lionsgate film Matando Cabos,
the winner of four MTV Mexico movie awards. In this dark comedy,
Cabos, a retired wrestler attempts to escape his enemies only to
fall prey to one of his friends.
Send an e-mail to prizes@page1media.com and be sure
to include your name, phone number and address. The winners will
be selected at random.
Please send us your calendar listings
two months in advance via e-mail to: calendar@page1media.com
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