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Inauguran Exposición de Arte Popular del CECUT en el Museo Mingei
El Centro Cultural Tijuana presenta parte de su colección permanente de arte popular mexicano en la exposición Viva México, héroes y artesanos, que se inauguró el miércoles 24 de febrero en el Museo Mingei de San Diego. Encabezada por la cónsul de México en San Diego, Remedios Gómez Arnau, y los directores del Museo Mingei, Rob [...]
Continue reading...John Leguizamo Set to Explode at La Jolla Playhouse
Friday, February 26, 2010
By Michael Klam Somewhere in the madhouse of John Leguizamo’s mind, characters Bennie Blanco from the Bronx and Captain Vegetable from Sesame Street meet up for lunch to discuss world domination. Sid, the irksome, semi-loveable sloth from Ice Age, and Clown, the bloated blue-faced demon from Spawn, are also there, hungry and driving each other nuts. Leguizamo’s real-life [...]
Continue reading...Andrew Garcia …. Your Next American Idol
Friday, February 26, 2010
All jokes aside…..why this young Latino man needs your help … and vote! By William Gallegos It is now the 9th season of what has become the most popular and most talked about show of this century……American Idol. Gone is the hot but very annoying and sometimes drunk Paula Abdul, now replaced by the very non-music [...]
Continue reading...Revolution Street Revival
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
By Mariana Martínez It is noon at Third Street and Revolution Avenue. The streets are full of sales people trying to entice people to buy curios, take a drink or buy a picture with a zebra painted donkey. Come in mister, curios, fine jewelry first margaritas are free amigo, Botox, Viagra, HGH, Soma…what do you need? There [...]
Continue reading...Barrio Logan has a new “community treasure”
Friday, December 18, 2009
By Pablo Jaime Sáinz When Mrs. Gracia Molina de Pick came to live in San Diego 52 years ago, she said one of the first things she noticed was how small the library in Logan Heights was. She said her dream became to one day help create a library in the Barrio similar to the one [...]
Continue reading...A Transplant Becomes Symbol of U.S. Holiday Season
Friday, December 18, 2009
By Jim Estrada Each year, the holiday season that begins with Thanksgiving Day and runs through New Year’s Day is a time for most U.S. Americans to contemplate their good fortune, demonstrate compassion and concern for one another, and hope for peace on earth. This time of the year is also a time for reflection. For the [...]
Continue reading...Art Activist Victoria Delgadillo Offers Gracia Molina de Pick Lecture at the San Diego Public Library
Friday, November 13, 2009
Artist’s Work Creates Public Awareness of Femicides in Juarez The San Diego Public Library will host the second annual Gracia Molina de Pick Latina Feminisms Lecture, presented by the Chicano/a~Lat-ino/a Arts and Humanities minor program at UC San Diego. Featured artist and scholar Victoria Delgadillo will present this year’s lecture, entitled “Art Activism and the Collective [...]
Continue reading...Day of the Dead Altar at Mingei International Museum in Balboa Park
Saturday, November 7, 2009
In honor of Mexico’s Day of the Dead Mingei International is exhibiting a Day of the Dead altar in the Museum. This colorful, traditional offering to the dead is a collaboration between the Museum, the Mexican Consulate in San Diego and the University of Tijuana. It will be on view through November 29 in the [...]
Continue reading...San Diego – Land of Day Laborers, Farm Workers and Guest Workers
Friday, November 6, 2009
OCEANSIDE - In Oceanside, Carlsbad, Del Mar and north San Diego County, immigrant day laborers wait by the side of the road, hoping a contractor will stop and offer them work. Alberto Juarez Martinez slings his jacket over his shoulder while he waits. His hands show the effect of a lifetime of manual work, plus arthritis [...]
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