Sandra Treviño: music and writing rhaps...

“When I grow up I want to be a classical violin player,” Sandra Treviño, 38, quotes her younger self. As a young girl in Houston she always knew she wanted to work with music and it has always been a part of her life.  She would go into her room, turn on the radio and listen to two types of music: heavy metal and classical.  She eventually learned to play the violin and participated in her school orchestra for many years.  More recently she’s expressed interest in picking up the accordion.  A band member of the music group she manages, Descarga, offered to let...

08.16.10 The Sandra Treviño Hour...

Sandra A. Treviño is the first guest curator for Proyecto Latina this Mon, Aug 16th. We are putting a twist on our August 16th edition of Proyecto Latina and welcoming our first guest curator.  Sandra Treviño–an authority on Chicago’s Latin Alternative music scene for over ten years–has hand-picked three emerging Latina musicians she wants to see spotlighted–there will be live music and a q&a.  As always, the chisme box will be there and the open-mic list will only have four spots, so arrive early to sign-up. Date: Monday, August 16,...

07.19.10 Cristina’s flash fiction ...

Our third Monday Proyecto Latina feature for July is Cristina Correa, writer, poet and fierce wordsmith. Held at the lovely Cafe Catedral in Little Village. Bring your chismes and come ready for the open mic. Get the full scoop below and plan to join us. Date: Monday, July 19, 2010 Time: 7 p.m. Place: Cafe Catedral, 2500 S. Christiana, Chicago, Il Cristina Correa is a working artist in the city of Chicago.  Most recently, she has been published in Latina Voices, Say What Magazine, Ghost Factory Magazine and participated in a poetic and visual exhibition entitled...

06.21.10: Alicia’s Dulce Palabras...

The third Monday in June is going to be extra sweet for Proyecto Latina. We are featuring Alicia Tellez Vega from La Dulce Palabra Spoken Word ensemble and we are taking our reading series back into Little Village, we are being hosted at the lovely Cafe Catedral. Get the full scoop below and plan to join us. Date: Monday, June 21, 2010 Time: 7 p.m. Place: Cafe Catedral, 2500 S. Christiana, Chicago, Il Alicia Tellez Vega of La Dulce Palabra is the Proyecto Latina feature for June 2010. Alicia Tellez Vega was raised on the southwest side of Chicago and comes from a...

05.17.10: Speak Up & Speak Out!...

Next Proyecto Latina is on Monday, May 17, 2010 @ 7 p.m. Cedahlia’s Cafe, 1010-12 S. Western. This month we are switching things up a little bit,  we are featuring YOU because Proyecto Latina wants you to SPEAK UP & SPEAK OUT! In light of the anti-immigrant legislation passed in Arizona, we are dedicating our 3rd Monday Reading series to creative work that responds to it.  Join us for poems, stories, and personal essays by invited guests, Proyecto Latina cofounders, and most importantly YOU! The Chisme Box is also getting proactive and wants creative...

03.15.10: Josie Dykas heals with laughte...

Josie Dykas, founder of Urban Indigenous, is the Proyecto Latina feature for March 2010. Save the date: Monday, March 15, 2010 @ 7 p.m. Held @ Cedahlia’s Cafe, 1010-12 S. Western Ave. Chicago For Proyecto Latina, Josie Dykas will be presenting characters from her one woman show. Josie is Yaqui & Polish and originally from the south suburbs of Chicago. She has studied at many of the great institutions of improvisation including UCB(NYC), Second City & ImproOlympic(Chicago) where she had the privilege of being one of Del Close’s last students and interned...