StoryCorps Historias arrives in Pilsen v...

StoryCorps is an oral history project with a mission to provide all Americans the opportunity to record, share, and preserve the stories of our lives.  The Story Corps MobileBooth is a trailer outfitted with a recording studio that travels the country year-round collecting stories.  In partnership with Radio Arte, the booth is scheduled to be in Chicago from May 20th to June 26th, it will be stationed in Pilsen at the National Museum of Mexican Art, 1852 West 19th Street. The folks at StoryCorps have reserved a few slots for our Proyecto Latina family.  So, consider...

Proyecto Latina welcomes Stitch y Bitch...

This month Proyecto Latina features Thelma Uranga, founder of Pilsen’s Stitch y Bitch and an enthusiastic knitter that’s building community while cranking out scarves and hats. Knitting / crocheters are encouraged to bring their projects to work on and/or donate a swatch for the Stitch y Bitch projects: a knit piñata and/or knit graffiti. As always we will have an open mic and the chisme box. A few weeks ago we interviewed Thelma Uranga about the Stitch y Bitch. Listen to her interview. Monday, November 16 @ 7PM Proyecto Latina Reading Series –...