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Performing Arts, Performing Arts Sidebar, Feb 29, 2012
Flaming flamenco

New York's A Palo Seco brings the Zippo with "Rasgos Flamencos"
- by Laura Molzahn
- Tags: Performing Arts Sidebar, Rasgos Flamencos, Rebeca Tomas, El Lenguaje del Abanico, Old Town School of Folk Music, Instituto Cervantes

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Blogs, Bleader, Feb 24, 2012
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This week's movie action

New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue.
- by J.R. Jones
- Tags: Film, Frederick Wiseman, Crazy Horse, Oren Moverman, Rampart movie, Woody Harrelson, Chico & Rita, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Hell and Back Again, An Evening With Don Hertzfeldt, It's Such a Beautiful Day, My Way Home, Bill Douglas, On the Ice, Thin Ice, Greg Kinnear, Billy Crudup, Laure Prouvost, Don Siegel, Charley Varrick, University of Chicago Doc Films, Otto Preminger, Daisy Kenyon, Northbrook Public Library, Robert Bresson, Diary of a Country Priest, Lancelot du Lac, Gene Siskel Film Center, Spike Lee, Do the Right Thing, Music Box, Mikio Naruse, Her Lonely Lane, Jean-Luc Godard, In Praise of Love, Howard Hawks, Twentieth Century, Portage theater, Northwest Chicago Film Society, Instituto Cervantes, Flamenco School, The Spanish Room, University of Chicago Film Studies Center, Andrew McCall, Peace on Earth Film Festival, Chicago Cultural Center, movies, Video

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Blogs, Bleader, Feb 7, 2012
Diego Amador opens this year's Chicago Flamenco Festival

Pianist and singer Diego Amador kicks off the Chicago Flamenco Festival 2012 on Thursday night
- by Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Diego Amador, Chicago Flamenco Festival 2012, Instituto Cervantes, Chano Dominguez, Pata Negra, Raimundo Amador, flamenco, Río de los Canasteros

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Blogs, Bleader, Jun 25, 2011
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Afinidades

Jorge Perrugoria and Vladimir Cruz's psychosexual drama Afinidades screens Tuesday 6/28 at Instituto Cervantes.
- by Ed M. Koziarski
- Tags: Film, Afinidades, Cuba, Jorge Perrugoria, Vladimir Cruz, Instituto Cervantes, International Latino Cultural Center, Chicago Latino Film Festival, Strawberry and Chocolate, Video

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Blogs, Bleader, Mar 30, 2011
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I Am the Queen

Josue Pellot and Henrique Cirne Lima's documentary "I Am the Queen," about the Humboldt Park transgender beauty pageant Cacique, screens 4/1 and 4/14 in the Chicago Latino Film Festival.
- by Ed M. Koziarski
- Tags: Gay, Film, Josue Pellot, Henrique Cirne-Lima, I Am the Queen, Cacique, Chicago Latino Film Festival, Humboldt Park, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican Cultural Center, vida/sida, instituto cervantes, transgender, beauty, pageant, Video

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Blogs, Bleader, Feb 22, 2011
Tonight: Flamenco Pianist Chano Dominguez at Instituto Cervantes

Great Spanish pianist Chano Dominguez plays tonight at Instituto Cervantes as part of Flamenco Festival 2011.
- by Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Chano Dominguez, flamenco, Spain, piano, jazz, Flamenco Festival 2011, Instituto Cervantes, Piano Iberico

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Blogs, Bleader, Jan 27, 2011
Morning Art: María Teresa Ponce

Part of Encumbrimientos, on display at Instituto Cervantes.
- by Sam Worley
- Tags: Chicagoland, Visual Art, Encumbrimientos, Instituto Cervantes, MarÃa Teresa Ponce

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Movies, Movie Sidebar, Nov 11, 2010
Reeling: The Chicago Lesbian & Gay International Film Festival

Presented by Chicago Filmmakers, the 29th Reeling continues through Saturday, November 13.
- Tags: Movie Sidebar, Chicago Filmmakers, Film Row Cinema, Columbia College, Instituto Cervantes, Landmark's Century Centre

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Music, Music Feature, Sep 23, 2010
The Reader's Guide to the World Music Festival Chicago 2010
- by Peter Margasak and Monica Kendrick
- Tags: Music Feature, Chicago Cultural Center, G.A.R. Hall, Chicago Cultural Center, Claudia Cassidy Theater, Chicago Cultural Center, Garland Room, Chicago Cultural Center, Andy's Music, Martyrs', Instituto Cervantes, Chicago Tourism Center, Chicago Cultural Center, Claudia Cassidy Theater, Chicago Cultural Center, G.A.R. Rotunda

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Music, Music Feature, Sep 23, 2010
The Reader's Guide to the World Music Festival Chicago 2010: Tuesday, September 28
- by Peter Margasak and Monica Kendrick
- Tags: Music Feature, Claudia Cassidy Theater, Chicago Cultural Center, Daley Plaza, Museum of Contemporary Art, Instituto Cervantes, Mayne Stage, Chopin Theatre

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Music, Music Feature, Sep 23, 2010
The Reader's Guide to the World Music Festival Chicago 2010: Wednesday, September 29
- by Peter Margasak and Monica Kendrick
- Tags: Music Feature, Instituto Cervantes, Claudia Cassidy Theater, Chicago Cultural Center, Schubas, Mayne Stage, Old Town School of Folk Music, Martyrs, Hideout, Martyrs'

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Blogs, Bleader, Sep 15, 2010
9/16—Open House at Instituto Cervantes

Instituto Cervantes hosts a free open house.
- by Sam Worley
- Tags: Free Shit, Other Stuff, Apropos of Nothing, Swag, Instituto Cervantes, Spain, Spanish classes, open house, salsa, flamenco, tango

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Blogs, Bleader, May 27, 2010
This Week's Food and Drink Events

A tequila dinner, a Chicago-style buffet, a crawfish boil, and more.
- by Sam Worley
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Food, Kendall College, Mexican Consulate, ProMexico, Ciclo de Cocina Mexicana, Guillermo Gonzalez Beristan, Federico Lopez, The Dining Room at Kendall College, Vie, Paul Virant, La Vie d'Une Oie, Trader's Point Creamery, Goose Island Brewing Co., Toons Bar and Grill, Crawfish Boil, Casa Herradura, Nacional 27, Jeronima Rodriguez, tequila, tapas, beer, wheat ale, Scott Burns, jazz, Puck's Cafe, Tuesdays on the Terrace, Museum of Contemporary Art, Foodjects: Design + the New Cuisine in Spain, Instituto Cervantes, Tim Cottino, Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba, El Bulli, Ferran Adria, A Day at Ell Bulli, Spanish cuisine

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Movies, Movie Sidebar, Apr 15, 2010
Chicago Latino Film Festival

Through Thursday, April 29, at Instituto Cervantes, 31 W. Ohio; Landmark's Century Centre, and other venues.
- by J.R. Jones, Cliff Doerksen, and Joshua Katzman
- Tags: Movie Sidebar, Instituto Cervantes, Landmark's Century Centre

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Blogs, Bleader, Jun 16, 2009
6/17-6/20 -- Chicago Independent Film Festival

Thirty-five free screenings of English- and Spanish-language films during the Chicago Independent Film Festival.
- by Nicholas Teddy
- Tags: Free Shit, Swag, Instituto Cervantes, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago Independent Film Festival, Charles Chaplin Auditorium, St. Augustine College, Charles Chaplin Auditorium at St. Augustine College, APO Building, Northeastern Illinois University Auditorium

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Blogs, Bleader, Jan 23, 2008
Heads Up: This week and beyond

This week's talks and tastings.
- by Julia Thiel
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Food, Pastoral, Globe Pub, Burns Supper, 25 Years of Great Chicago Cooking and Drinking, Chicago Cooks: 25 Years of Chicago Culinary History and Great Re, Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba, Instituto Cervantes, Chili Fest, Ravenswood Fellowship United Methodist Church, Asian American Coalition of Chicago, Lunar New Year Celebration Dinner, Chicago Originals, Catholic Charities, d'Vine Affair, Chuckâ€™s Southern Comforts Cafe, Mardi Gras Bash, Raccoon Dinner

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New York's A Palo Seco brings the Zippo with "Rasgos Flamencos"

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New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue.

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Pianist and singer Diego Amador kicks off the Chicago Flamenco Festival 2012 on Thursday night

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Jorge Perrugoria and Vladimir Cruz's psychosexual drama Afinidades screens Tuesday 6/28 at Instituto Cervantes.

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Josue Pellot and Henrique Cirne Lima's documentary "I Am the Queen," about the Humboldt Park transgender beauty pageant Cacique, screens 4/1 and 4/14 in the Chicago Latino Film Festival.

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Great Spanish pianist Chano Dominguez plays tonight at Instituto Cervantes as part of Flamenco Festival 2011.

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Part of Encumbrimientos, on display at Instituto Cervantes.

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Presented by Chicago Filmmakers, the 29th Reeling continues through Saturday, November 13.

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Instituto Cervantes hosts a free open house.

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A tequila dinner, a Chicago-style buffet, a crawfish boil, and more.

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Through Thursday, April 29, at Instituto Cervantes, 31 W. Ohio; Landmark's Century Centre, and other venues.

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Thirty-five free screenings of English- and Spanish-language films during the Chicago Independent Film Festival.

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This week's talks and tastings.