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CAlendar
February
1
New York
The Heart Truth’s Red Dress Collection 2008 Fashion Show
Rita Moreno, Ana Ortiz, Maria Menounos and more don red dresses during New York fashion week to help spread the word about heart disease in women.
www.hearttruth.gov
 2
Colombian singer
Shakira turns 31.
 3
Texas
Picasso’s Women
This selection of works on paper from the El Paso Museum of Art’s permanent collection features the artist’s work
inspired by his lovers.
www.elpasoartmuseum.org
915-532-1707
 7
Florida
Flamenco Festival Miami
Perfomers Cuatro Esquinas with Carmen Linares, Miguel Poveda, Juan Carlos Romero and Rocio Molina share the stage for this evening of artistry spanning the cultures and regions of Spain.
www.carnivalcenter.org
 9
California
Peruvian Dance Company
The dance company explores the cultures and artistic styles of all of Peru’s regions including the Andes, the coast and the Amazon.
San Francisco
www.badm.org
 10
washington, d.c.
Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band
Poncho Sanchez and his musicians perform their signature Afro-Cuban sounds including be-bop, congas and jazz. www.wpas.org
13
Texas
San Anto: Pride of the Southside
Artists Vincent Valdez and Alex Rubio show paintings, drawings and sculpture on place, identity, culture and their mentor/mentee relationship. Through March 23. San Antonio
www.thealameda.org
 14
New Mexico
Cine Policíaco de los Años 50
The National Hispanic Cultural Center present Spanish films of the 1950s that represented
a new era of
action flick.
Albuquerque
www.nhccnm.org
16
Arizona
Don Quixote
Ballet Arizona presents the tale of the Spanish dreamer’s quest for adventure. February 15-17.
Phoenix
www.balletaz.org
 18
Puerto Rican actor
Benicio del Toro turns 41.
 23
Florida
South Beach Wine & Food Festival
Food Network stars Jamie Oliver, Giada de Laurentiis, Rachael Ray, Tyler Florence and others descend on the country’s biggest food and wine event. February 21-24. Miami Beach www.sobewineandfoodfest.com
24
California
Compania Nacional de Danza
Spain’s avante garde modern dance company mixes theater, dance, aerodynamics and original music in two programs, Gilded Goldbergs and Arcangelo, one never before performed in the U.S. San Francisco
www.performances.org
26
New York
[he] TANGO & [she] MILONGA
Thalia Spanish Theatre presents this tango musical in which dancers interpret the conflict between the sexes in tango and milonga to original music. Through March 23. Queens
718-729-3880
28
Missouri
Marisol
Protagonist Marisol Perez takes the audience on a journey through an ecologically destroyed world in this clever play. Through March 2. Kansas City
www.avila.edu/theatre
29
TEXAS
The Hispanic Heritage Society Awards Gala honors legends of Hispanic stage, screen and music with a concert and ceremony in San Antonio. www.hispanicheritagesociety.com
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