Proyecto
Latina: More than Poetry, open mic
Monday, May 19th @ 7 p.m.
Proyecto
Latina: More than Poetry
open mic
Monday,
June 16th @ 7 p.m.

Featuring:
Liza Ann Acosta
writer
| educator
PROYECTO
LATINA TAKES PLACE
THE THIRD MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH
Starting
March 2008
Proyecto Latina will be held at
Radio Arte,
1401 W. 18th Street
on the corner of 18th and Blue Island.
|
Proyecto
Latina welcomes Liza Ann Acosta as our June feature. Liza Ann enjoys teaching courses in ethnic literatures and creative non-fiction, and is studying Finnish in preparation for a trip to Helsinki in search of her favorite band HIM--she will be sharing from her collection of short fiction--tales of sexy debaucharies that shy people sometimes take.
As a young girl, Liza Ann Acosta (a.k.a. Analisa) was rescued one snowy March evening in the jungle of Brooklyn by renegade Benedictine gypsies who practiced tattoo making and studied the collected works of Thomas Merton. They kindly dropped her off at the southern coast of Puerto Rico. This explains, in part, her current passion for Korean soaps and boybands, her focus on literary works exploring complicated cultural identities, and her coffee-drinking samurai cat, which she has named Mimisan.
Proyecto
Latina: More than Poetry, open mic
Monday, May 19th @ 7 p.m.
Proyecto
Latina: More than Poetry
open mic
Monday,
May 19th @ 7 p.m.

Featuring:
Bien
Educada
with Teatro Americano's
Adriana M. Cardona & Mayra Almaraz
| writers
| educators |
PROYECTO
LATINA TAKES PLACE
THE THIRD MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH
Starting
March 2008
Proyecto Latina will be held at
Radio Arte,
1401 W. 18th Street
on the corner of 18th and Blue Island.
|
Proyecto
Latina welcomes Teatro Americano as our May feature.
Teatro Americano presents Bien Educada, with Adriana
M. Cardona and Mayra Almaraz. Directed
by Ricardo Gamboa.
About
Bien Educada
Immersed
in the city's educational system in the Back of the Yards neighborhood,
Mayra Almaraz & Adriana Maria Cardona work as an educator
and youth worker respectively and navigate their experiences
on the job as well as reflect upon their own personal encounters
with that institution of education. From Colombian nuns
and pointing Polish fingers to the heart of Chicago's inner city
classrooms and youth, Almaraz and Cardona touch upon a range
of issues ranging from race and class to adolescent development and
culture clash in that little place we all know too well: school.
About
Adriana Maria Cardona A
Colombian immigrant who has been living in the United States since
1997. Back in Colombia, Adriana performed for El Pequeño Teatro, a small theater
company in the city of Medellín. During her childhood years,
she performed Zarzuelas at El Colegio El Carmelo from
1988-1990. After 8 years of living in Iowa with little involvement
in theater, Adriana joined the Gateway Dance Theater in the city
of Des Moines. Currently, Adriana works at Big Picture High School
in Back of the Yards and is really exited to be in Chicago pursuing
her passion for theater through Teatro Americano.
About
Mayra Almaraz An educator born and raised in Chicago's
Northwest side, is a product of the parochial school system
from kindergarten through college. As the youngest of ten
children of Mexican immigrants, her experiences in a pre-dominantly
white school system influenced her development as an educator
in the Chicago Public Schools. In this piece for Proyecto
Latina, she shares her insights both as a student and teacher.
Saturday,
May 17th
Tianguis @ the Mexican & Latino Book Fair in Chicago
We
are thrilled to be taking part of this book fair, we
invite you to look
for the Tianguis booth on Saturday, May 17th and check out
the most recent titles by Momotombo Press. The fair
will be from Thurs.,
May 15th to Sun, May 18th but we will only be there one day.
Held at University of Illinois at Chicago, Student Center East,
750 S. Halsted. This event is free and open to the public.
Details here.
Proyecto
Latina: More than Poetry, open mic
Monday, April 21st @ 7 p.m.
Proyecto Latina: More than Poetry
open mic
Monday,
April 21st @ 7 p.m.

Featuring:
Marcy
Rae Henry
|
writer |
PROYECTO
LATINA TAKES PLACE
THE THIRD MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH
Starting
March 2008
Proyecto Latina will be held at
Radio Arte,
1401 W. 18th Street
on the corner of 18th and Blue Island.
|
The
April feature for Proyecto
Latina is Marcy Rae Henry author of The
CTA Chronicles and forthcoming novel Cumbia Therapy.
Friendly reminder to join us at the studios at Radio
Arte, 1401 W. 18th Street, on the corner of 18th and
Blue Island for this event.
Comadrazo
with Las Comadres para las Americas
Friday, April 11th @ 6 to 8 p.m.

Tianguis
will be hosting the next Chicago area comadrazo, we hope you
can join us this Friday, April 11th from 6 to 8 p.m.
The comadrazos
take place in Chicago and across the country and are events
we truly look forward to. There are no dues, no officers, just
comadres getting together to meet, have great conversations
and find ways to support each other in many ways. Las Comadres
started in Austin, TX in 2000. Since April, 2003, 50 cities
have been launched and about 5,000 comadres added to the lists.
For details about this movement: www.lascomadres.org.
Proyecto
Latina: More than Poetry, open mic
Monday, March 17th @ 7 p.m.
Proyecto
Latina: More than Poetry
open mic
Monday,
March 17th @ 7 p.m.

Featuring:
Josephina Gasca
writer | bellydancer
PROYECTO
LATINA TAKES PLACE
THE THIRD MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH
Starting March 2008
Proyecto Latina will be held
at
Radio Arte,
1401 W. 18th Street
on the corner of 18th and Blue Island.
|
Proyecto Latina moves to a new venue this March, Josephine Gasca, our next feature a writer and bellydancer will surely welcome the space. So make sure to join us at Radio Arte, 1401 W. 18th Street, on the corner of 18th and Blue Island.
Josephina Gasca graduated from Columbia College with an MFA in Creative Writing. In Chicago, she helped run the family drywall business, raised an amazing daughter, taught in Columbia's Fiction Department and gathered enough material for several novels. She moved to the East Coast a little over four years ago to devote more time to her writing and artistic pursuits. Her teaching repertoire now includes dance. She writes and bookkeeps by day and belly dances by night.
New Title by Momotombo
Author
reading
with Aaron Michael Morales
Saturday, February 23rd @ 2 p.m.

From
Here You Can Almost See the End of the Desert
by Aaron Michael Morales
with an introduction by Luis Alberto Urrea
Now available @ Tianguis
and for online purchase.
"Morales
seduces then abducts and we are carried away by the torrents
of his endless sentences until we come up for air, gasping
and astonished. This is not to say that these stories […]
are prettified tales. Indeed, violence is the skin of these
stories. Yet, we understand and we ache and that’s
the best argument for reading fiction. So hear me and pay
attention: Aaron Michael Morales is poised to startle." — Helena
María
Viramontes
"[Aaron
Michael Morales] is a genius at putting the reader in a narrative
bind before anyone knows what happened. This is subversive
and sly work, as knowing in its effect as it is exciting to
read. For all its thrilling nature, and for all his hard-edge
style, this is a deeply moral effort. Morales wrestles with
nothing less than the parameters of the human soul. Community,
responsibility, even love are here, while eros, violence, fear,
dread and a dark exultation fly through the nightscapes of
these pieces."
— Luis Alberto Urrea
Proyecto
Latina: More than Poetry, open mic
Monday, February 18th @ 7 p.m.
UPDATE:
Due to significant street closings along 18th street we will be holding February's Proyecto Latina at Tianguis, 2003 S. Damen.
Proyecto
Latina: More than Poetry
open mic
Monday,
February 18th @ 7 p.m.

Featuring:
Elizabeth
Sandoval
writer | performer
PROYECTO
LATINA TAKES PLACE
THE THIRD MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH
Starting February 2008
Proyecto Latina will be held
at
Radio Arte/Yollocalli,
1401 W. 18th Street
on the corner of 18th and Blue Island.
|
Proyecto Latina celebrated its second anniversary this past January, and we will be kicking off our third year by featuring, Elizabeth Sandoval. UPDATE:
Due to significant street closings along 18th street we will be holding February's Proyecto Latina at Tianguis, 2003 S. Damen.We do want to make sure that you take note that we are moving Proyecto Latina to a more spacious venue to better accommodate everyone. We will be meeting at Radio Arte, 1401 W. 18th Street, on the corner of 18th and Blue Island.
Elizabeth Sandoval is a Chicago-born writer/performer who's lived most of her life in Los Angeles--and has made her way back home to Chicago! She is a credentialed schoolteacher, having taught elementary school students in a bilingual classroom setting in Los Angeles. She has studied acting, improv, and music in L.A. and Chicago-- and her favorite alma mater thus far is Second City Chicago! Her original comedic musical, "The Not-So-Young and the Very Restless", was performed in 2007 in Chicago, and she is looking to re-mount it this year. Elizabeth's writing has been published in the Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, USA Today, Los Angeles Daily News and other L.A.-area papers, on Batanga.com, Commonties.com, and Chitowndailynews.org. She is a regular contributor to Chicago Public Radio. Love and thanks to family and friends, who are her most precious treasures in life.
Sunday Feb. 10th @ 1 p.m.
Kreative Souls Healing Jewelry Show
In time for Valentine's Day...
Sunday, February 10th
New time: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Get Stoned: The healing power of stones for
Love, Creativity & Prosperity

A mind, body and soul workshop by Pilar Audain-Reed of Kreative Soul. Pilar will introduce us to the benefits of some of the semi-precious stones she uses in her jewelry design. She will have "Energy Clusters", color therapy bracelets, power rings and more. In addition, she will be making on-the-spot custom "Energy Clusters" with copper, silver and brass using single or multiple stones.
|
Proyecto
Latina: Special Anniversary event

Its a night to put your pen and papelitos
away, and instead whip out your dancing shoes, and open up to
inspiration. Proyecto Latina invites you to join
us and celebrate our 2nd Anniversary on Saturday, January
19th 2008 at Junior's Sports Bar, 2058 W. Cermak
Rd. (In Pilsen and a couple of blocks away from Tianguis.)
We're bringing back highlights--crowd favorites of course--from
our past features list to help us mark this wonderful occassion
with amazing words, music and dancing. And we are super excited
to cap the night off with two Proyecto Latina newcomers our two
featured DJ's to put more groove in our night: La Primitiva and
Spacerwoman.*
We get started at 7 p.m. Free admission and antojitos
(while they last).
We owe a very BIG thanks to Radio Arte and Junior's
Sports Bar.
*No open mic for this January event. We will be bring back the
open mic with the February edition of Proyecto Latina.
December Art Feature
Lucky Sevens
 |
Elevation
by Krista Franklin |
Exhibit
through January 7th,
2008
Held at Tianguis, 2003 S. Damen
This December our walls will be decked out with the poetic and
thought provoking collage artwork of Krista Franklin. Swing by
to see one of Krista's seven original art pieces, as well as
her lovely trademark journals.
Krista
Franklin is a poet, visual artist and educator from
Dayton, OH who currently lives and works in Chicago, IL. Her
poems and visual art have appeared in several print and web literary
journals including Clam, Callaloo, Warpland, Obsidian III, nocturnes
2: (re)view of the literary arts, MiPOesias.com, and in the anthologies
Bum Rush The Page: a def poetry jam and Gathering Ground. Her
artwork has been published on the covers of several books; Leadbelly
by Tyehimba Jess (Wave Books, 2005), Gravity U.S.A. by Jacqueline
Jones LaMon (Quercus Review Press, 2006), and most recently What
Yellow Sounds Like by Linda Susan Jackson (Tia Chucha Press,
2007). She has exhibited nationally in solo and group exhibitions
in Chicago, Minneapolis and Iowa, and was awarded a Community
Arts Assistance Programs Grant in 2007 for Seed (The Book of
Eve), her Artist Book inspired by the novels of science fiction
writer Octavia E. Butler. Franklin has also performed her poetry
internationally in featured readings at The Guild Complex, The
Hothouse, the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art, Elastic Arts
Foundation’s 3030, the ETA Performing Arts Center, Speakeasy
in London and Manchester, UK, Book Jam, and Alphabet Soup in
London, UK.
Sunday, December 23, 2007
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Jewelry Trunk Show with E&J Designs
The perfect way to add the final touch to your holiday shopping, whether your picking up some final gifts or treating yourself to something special. Join mother and daughter team, Jolie and Eva--the jewelry designers and Pilsen natives behind E&J Designs. They will be at Tianguis this Sunday, December 23rd with a lovely and sparkling spread of their popular handcrafted jewelry.
Proyecto
Latina: More than Poetry, open mic
Monday, November 19th @ 7 p.m.
Proyecto
Latina: More than Poetry
open mic
Monday,
November 19th @ 7 p.m.

Featuring:
Amanda Torres
singer | slam champion | writer
PROYECTO
LATINA TAKES PLACE
THE THIRD MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH
Held
at Tianguis, 2003 S. Damen.
|
The next Proyecto
Latina, and final 2007 open mic, is Monday, November 19th
@ 7 p.m. Our feature is the wonderful writer and performer, Amanda Torres who has given us previews to her magnificient and touching prose during past open mics. We can't wait to hear what she will have in store for us. Also, remember that the Chisme box and open-mic is not to be missed. Free. Join us at
Tianguis, 2003 S. Damen.
Amanda Torres is a singer, teacher, filmmaker, writer, and slam champion. She has performed in cities around the world, including London, L.A, and San Francisco and is deeply committed to the word and the development of young peoples artistic as well as leadership skills. She is currently attending Columbia College Chicago.
Pilsen Open Studios 2007
Sat., Oct. 13, & Sun., Oct. 14 2007
11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Tianguis: books.tea.cultura is excited to be participating in Pilsen Open Studios, we will be featuring the artwork of Naomi Martinez and Jose Arceo. Mark your calendars and make sure to look for our number on the map, join us in celebrating our second anniversary with birthday cake. More details forthcoming.

José Armando Arceo (b. Chicago) and raised in the Pilsen neighborhood in Chicago. At a young age he was influenced by artist Rene Hugo Arceo. While
a teenager, Jose took on his own graffiti and its influences. Later he joined the Yollocalli Youth Museum where he learned different printmaking techniques, basic drawing & painting, and curating. After Yollocali, he began experimenting with his own approach to mural painting, airbrushing and graffiti. Today he continues to experiment with silkscreen printing, stenciling and tattooing.
Naomi Martinez born in 1977, is an all-natural Chicago grown Xicana artist.
Her interest in art began in high school
with her discovery of her local graffiti art scene and the Mexican
social muralist movement of her father’s native land. She
learned painting and pottery skills as an Apprentice Artist at
Gallery 37 with the Marwen Foundation. She later enrolled at
Columbia College Chicago for acting and photography but with
no major in mind soon dropped out. After her college experience
she became a road trip enthusiast and even had a brief stint
as a poet and Rock en Espanol band singer. She revisited painting
and aerosol art in 2000. More recently she has designed and hand
sewn Monstrochika pouches and stuffed monstros while completing
volume one of Monstrochika Comix. She has also collaborated with
other local women graffiti artists on various murals around the
Chicago. Naomi is inspired by both nature and metropolis, graffiti,
comics, her childhood in the city and her pets. She is currently
a legal secretary by day and Monstro Factory worker by night.

Join us this Friday!
Sor Juana Festival:
Entre
Letras, Palabras y Cantos
Friday, October 12th @ 8 p.m.
Held at the National Museum of Mexican Art. Chicago's
local Mexicana poets will be opening for acclaimed
author Felicia Luna Lemus. These local
poets include: Stephanie Gentry-Fernandez, Magda Banda,
Yolanda Cardenas, and The Luna Blues Machine. This
event is a collaborative between the National Museum
of Mexican Art and Proyecto
Latina.
|
Proyecto
Latina: More than Poetry, open mic
Monday, October 15th @ 7 p.m.
Proyecto
Latina: More than Poetry
open mic
Monday,
October 15th @ 7 p.m.

Featuring:
Paul Martinez Pompa
poet
PROYECTO
LATINA TAKES PLACE
THE THIRD MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH
Held
at Tianguis, 2003 S. Damen.
|
The next Proyecto
Latina is on Monday, October 15th
@ 7 p.m. In honor of Teatro Luna's new Machos production, Proyecto Latina will present our first ever male feature, the wonderful Paul Martinez Pompa. Make sure to join us, because our third Proyecto Latina collaborator, the fabulous Diana Pando will be mistress of ceremonies for the evening.
And well you know that el Chisme box and open-mic is not to be missed. Free. Join us at
Tianguis, 2003 S. Damen.
Paul Martinez Pompa studied at the University of Chicago and at Indiana University, where he served as a poetry editor for Indiana Review. His chapbook, Pepper Spray, was published by Momotombo Press in 2006. His work has also appeared in the journals Borderlands and Barrow Street and the anthologies The Wind Shifts and Telling Tongues. He currently teaches at Triton College in River Grove, Illinois.
Proyecto
Latina: More than Poetry, open mic
Monday, September 17th @ 7 p.m.
Proyecto
Latina: More than Poetry
open mic
Monday,
September 17th @ 7 p.m.

Featuring:
Wendy (Gwen) Vargas
poet | lyricist | actress
PROYECTO
LATINA TAKES PLACE
THE THIRD MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH
Held
at Tianguis, 2003 S. Damen.
|
Proyecto Latina in September:
The next Proyecto
Latina is on Monday, September 17 th
@ 7 p.m. Our September feature is the vibrant work of Gwen Vargas, who will be sharing with us some of her gems including a collaborative presentation with Yadi Jade.
As always there will also be Chisme box and open-mic . Free. Join us at
Tianguis, 2003 S. Damen.
Wendy Vargas, or Gwen, as she is also known as, has married the arts in all
its forms. A Latina poet/lyricist who has been part of the Hip Hop culture
and lifestyle since she was a little girl, breakin', graffin' and rhyming
every chance she got. She has hosted and been part of the line up for local
events such as Hot Sh*t at the Hot House and Ladies Love Hip Hop, however,
her strong passion for the arts doesn't end there. She is an aspiring
actress, proud to be currently working with Teatro Luna. Previously seen
performing improv on Second City Theater's main stage, Gwen has been a cast
member of UIC's production of The Vagina Monologues for the past 4 years,
helping raise thousands of dollars for battered and sexually abused women
and girls. An advocate, ally, and feminist, Gwen plays an important role as
an activist in many communities and organizations, helping raise awareness
and unveil social injustices in every form. Having worked side by side with
Orgullo En Accion, she has helped put together The Chicago Dyke March and
Chicago's first ever Latino Pride Picnic, having also co-hosted this years
event. Gwen La Roka, Ms. Jaqueline of all trades.
Proyecto
Latina: More than Poetry, open mic
Monday, August 20th @ 7 p.m.
Proyecto
Latina: More than Poetry
open mic
Monday,
August 20th @ 7 p.m.

Featuring:
Stephanie Gentry-Fernandez
writer | educator | poet
PROYECTO
LATINA TAKES PLACE
THE THIRD MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH
Held
at Tianguis, 2003 S. Damen.
|
Proyecto Latina in August:
Join us for the next Proyecto
Latina on Monday, August 20th
@ 7 p.m. Our August feature is Stephanie Gentry-Fernandez , she shares from her collection of poems. As always there will also be Chisme box and open-mic . Free.
Join us at
Tianguis, 2003 S. Damen. For event details.
Raul Niño:
Reading and Booksigning
Thur.
July 26, 2007@ 7 p.m.

Raúl Niño's exquisite
chapbook Book Of Mornings is now available through March Abrazo Press. Niño has
taken time to meditate over and perfect these gems, and has
also designed the cover. |
Raúl Niño is
the winner of the Sister Cities Award in 1992,
an award that took him to Mexico City on a reading
tour to help foster stronger culture ties between
Chicago and Mexico City. Niño was
the recipient of the Significant Illinois Writers
award in 1993, presented by Gwendolyn Brooks,
Poet Laureate of Illinois. His poems have appeared
in anthologies such as Power Lines, published by
Tia Chucha Press,
and New Chicano/Chicana Writers, published by the
University of Arizona Press. Rough Sutra,
his next manuscript is scheduled to be published
by MARCH/Abrazo Press
in 2008. Raúl Niño lives
in Chicago. |
Final Book Club Discussion on The Devil's Highway
Wednesday, July 11th @ 7 p.m.
If you've been thinking about joining us, this is the final book club discussion on, the award winning, and Pulitzer Prize finalist:
The Devil's Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea
The book is a true story about a 2004 account of a group of Mexican immigrants lost in the Arizona desert on a deadly stretch known as The Devil's Highway or La Carretera del Diablo.
Held @ Tianguis, 2003 S. Damen.
Proyecto Latina: More than Poetry, open mic
Monday, July 16th @ 7 p.m.
Proyecto
Latina: More than Poetry
open mic
Monday,
July 16, 2007 @ 7 p.m.

Featuring:
Dionna Griffin-Irons
writer | educator | performer | producer
PROYECTO
LATINA TAKES PLACE
THE THIRD MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH
Held
at Tianguis, 2003 S. Damen.
|
Proyecto
Latina in July:
Freedom Show, open mic, & chismes...
The next Proyecto
Latina is on Monday, July 16th
@ 7 p.m. Our July feature is Dionna Griffin-Irons, she shares excerpts from her solo work, "The Freedom Show: A Solo Act," which has received two year support from The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and coverage on Chicago Public Radio and Fox TV's: A Closer Look. As always there will also be Chisme box and open-mic . Free.
Dionna Griffin-Irons is an alumna of The Second City Detroit mainstage
with five revues to her credit. She has performed with The Chicago
Second City e.t.c. and mainstage resident companies along with Theatre
on the Lake, Black Orchid and Improv All Stars. In her current role as
Director of Outreach & Diversity at The Second City, she produces and
identifies new diverse voices in sketch comedy and improvisation. An
avid writer, educator, performer and producer, Dionna enjoys working
both sides of the stage. Her writing will also be featured in an upcoming anthology "WORD by WORD: Women, Writing and Incarceration." The Freedom show will mount at Theatre Building Chicago in February 2008 after the birth of her first child due in September. Celebrate women and freedom! Email
dionna@dmgfreedom.org for more info.
Open
mic Also, remember that we love to open up the stage
to everyone but can only allow 8 participants. Come prepared for
the open mic. We're a super friendly audience and we wanna hear
your work. And if you're super shy, that's okay, just bring the
good energy, sit back and enjoy.
¡Ask a Mexican!: Reading and Booksigning
Wed. July 18, 2007
 |
Reading @ 7 p.m.
RSVP required.
Space is limited.
Booksigning @ 8 p.m.
Open to all. |
|
Gustavo Arellano, author of the hilarious book, ¡Ask a Mexican!, returns to Chicago and will be invading Tianguis, Wednesday, July 18th to do a reading and booksigning.
¡Ask a Mexican! explores the clichés of lowriders, busboys, and housekeepers; drunks and scoundrels; heroes and celebrities; and most important, millions upon millions of law-abiding patriotic American citizens and their illegal-immigrant cousins. Gustavo Arellano's book is a compilation of his award winning column, ¡Ask a Mexican! |
 |
|
 |
Gustavo Arellano is a contributing editor to the Los Angeles Times, has appeared on Today, Nightline,NPR's on the Media, The Situation with Tucker Carlson, and the Colbert Report. |
|
To RSVP please call 312.492.8350 or email: info@tianguis.biz.
Proyecto Latina: More than
Poetry, open mic
Monday, June 18th @ 7 p.m.
Proyecto Latina: More than Poetry
open mic
Monday, June 18th @ 7 p.m.

Featuring:
Lisa Alvarado
poet | performer | installation artist
PROYECTO LATINA TAKES PLACE
THE THIRD MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH
Held at Tianguis, 2003 S. Damen.
|
Proyecto Latina in June:
Lisa
Alvarado, open mic, & chismes...
The next Proyecto Latina is
on Monday, June 18th @ 7 p.m. Our
June feature is Lisa Alvarado, author of Sister
Chicas, and The Housekeepers Diary. She will be
sharing with us from her new body of work including her new poetry
manuscript And we'll also be divulging your favorite gossip tid-bits
from the chisme box and as always there will be an open-mic for
interested participants. Free. Event details.
Lisa
Alvarado is a poet, performer, and installation artist,
focusing on identity, spirit, and the body. She is the founder
of La Onda Negra Press, and is author of Reclamo and The
Housekeeper's Diary, originally a book of poetry and now
a one-woman performance, and is the recipient of grants from
the Department of Cultural Affairs, The NEA, and the Ragdale
Foundation. The Housekeeper's Diary, which dealt with
her experiences as a domestic for one of Chicago's wealthiest
families, premiered nationally in Washington, D.C. in 2001,
as a co-production with Sol y Soul and Gala Hispanic Theater.
In 2002, The Housekeeper's Diary was performed to
sold-out audiences and critical acclaim in Chicago. She has
performed throughout the U.S. and in Mexico. Lisa and her work
has been featured in the Reader, The Chicago Tribune, Latino
USA/National Public Radio, and Public Radio International.
In 2006, her first novel was released, Sister Chicas (written
with Ann Hagman Cardinal and Jane Alberdeston). Sister
Chicas is a coming of age story concerning the lives of
three young Latinas living in Chicago.
Lisa is the Thursday columnist for La
Bloga. You can read more about Lisa and her work at www.lisaalvarado.net.
Proyecto
Latina: More than Poetry, open mic
Monday, May 21st @ 7 p.m.
|
Proyecto
Latina: More than Poetry
open mic
Monday,
May 21, 2007 @ 7 p.m.

Featuring:
Paloma Martinez-Cruz
writer
PROYECTO
LATINA TAKES PLACE
THE THIRD MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH
Held
at Tianguis, 2003 S. Damen.
|
Proyecto
Latina in May:
Paloma, open mic, & chismes...
...not necessarily
in that order, but its starting to feel like Telenovela hour at
Proyecto Latina and believe me, that's okay. The next
Proyecto Latina is on Monday, May
21st, 7 p.m. @ Tianguis, 2003 S. Damen.
Our May feature is Paloma Martinez-Cruz and
we can't wait to hear "Ganda," a short story about a
woman's isolation in a troubled marriage and the choices she makes
when a married man begins to notice her.
Paloma Martinez-Cruz, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor
of North Central College in Illinois. Originally from California,
she received her Ph.D. in Latin American Literature from Columbia
University in New York . Her areas of specialization include U.S.
Latino/a writing and performance, Mexican fiction, and Brazilian
literature, film, and popular culture. Paloma endeavors to include
hemispheric perspectives in her teaching and research, publishing
and presenting on topics such as shamanism and globalization,
East Los Angeles low riders, Brazilian cordel literature, Cinema
Novo, and hemispheric questions of gender and colonization. She
is currently at work on a book-length study on mestiza wise women.
She lives in Chicago with her husband and son.
Open
mic Also, remember that we love to open up the stage
to everyone but can only allow 8 participants. Come prepared for
the open mic. We're a super friendly audience and we wanna hear
your work. And if you're super shy, that's okay, just bring the
good energy, sit back and enjoy.
crafty calendar
dates @ Tianguis
The
Cornhusk: Beyond Tamales
Saturday, May 12th
Patricia
Carlos Dominguez will provide a brief history and instructions
on how to make a cornhusk alcatraz (calla lily)--just
in time for mother's day. Bilingual workshop, limited to ten participants,
rsvp required. 2 to 4 p.m. Cost: $10, includes supplies.
Hooks
& Needles: Stitching Circle
Thur. May 10th @ 7 p.m.
Last
month was our first crochet, knit and chisme session. Pattern
ideas, and techniques were exchanged and there was plenty of stitchin'
and bitchin' going on. We invite you to join us once again this
month. Bring your own hooks or needles, the yarn and project of
your choice. Always wanted to learn? Join us and I'm sure we can
help get you started. Free.
Tianguis
Book Club Discussion
Wednesday, April 25th @ 7 p.m.
We're finishing
up Achy Obejas' lovely and inspiring book, Days of Awe,
about Alejandra San Jose's journey through family and Cuban
history, and the balance of identity as she struggles with
being Cuban, Jewish and American. Its hard to sum up this book
briefly, but a few words do easily come to mind: lyrical, sexy,
poetic.
We invite
you to read along with us. If you have already read it, we
encourage you to revisit it and join us.
 |
On
New Year's Day, 1959, Alejandra San Jose was born in
Havana entering the world through the heart of the
revolution. Fearing turmoil in Cuba, her parents decide
to flee to the U.S. ending up in Chicago. As an adult,
Ale returns to her homeland and begins exploring identity,
as she uncovers family history.
Days
of Awe is also on sale at Tianguis.
|
Proyecto
Latina: More than Poetry, open mic
Monday, April 16th @ 7 p.m.
|
Proyecto
Latina: More than Poetry
open mic
Monday,
April 16, 2007 @ 7 p.m.

Featuring:
Silvia Manrique
singer
PROYECTO
LATINA TAKES PLACE
THE THIRD MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH
Held
at Tianguis, 2003 S. Damen.
|
Proyecto
Latina April feature:
Silvia Manrique brings a touch of Brazil
The next Proyecto Latina is on Monday, April
16th, 7 p.m. @ Tianguis, 2003 S. Damen. We are excited
to have Silvia Manrique as our April feature, she will be
playing bossa nova for us. We can't wait!
Silvia Manrique is a Chicago-based musician.
Currently a vocalist/percussionist with Barioca, a band that
specializes in the sounds of Brazil. Silvia has had a passion
for Brazilian music since she stumbled on an Astrud Gilberto
recording at the Chicago Public Library when she was 10. Her
father, a music aficionado and fan of the 1960's Brazilian
pop movement in America, frequently played Sergio Mendes and
Stan Getz, piquing Silvia's interest from an early age. It
was in college that she met a Brazilian guitarist that introduced
her to the art of performing bossa nova and from then on, it
was her musical focus. Learn more about Silvia here.
Open
mic Also, remember that we love to open up the stage
to everyone but can only allow 8 participants. Come prepared
for the open mic. We're a super friendly audience and we
wanna hear your work. And if you're super shy, that's okay,
just bring the good energy, sit back and enjoy.
Chicas,
remember that April is National Poetry Month, we especially
encourage you to come out and share a poem during our open
mic.
Proyecto
Latina is a collaborative between Teatro
Luna, Tianguis, and Mariposa Atomica Ink. Go here for
the complete scoop.
|
Operation
Chisme |
Proyecto
Latina wants to know your chisme! Its anonymous. It can
be therapeutic.We have a chisme box and we want your
scoop. Stop by Tianguis Books to drop off your anonymous
chisme in the box or email us a message - we'll keep
your secrets, we promise! Chismes will be read (and kept
anonymous) at Proyecto Latina, the third monday of every
month. The best chisme(s) will be selected and posted
on Proyecto
Latina's myspace, go there now to check out last
months winning chismes. |
|
MONSTROCHIKAS HAVE ARRIVED!
 Monstrochikas are the super hip brainchildren of Naomi Martinez.
According to their creator, these adorable characters are forest
dwellers and are usually accompanied by monstritos and cats.
Maybe you're one of the lucky few who adopted a monstrito in
the last year. Now there are three postcards to pick from, take
some home, keep them around for when you need to write a special
friend, or to frame and enjoy as art.
To celebrate--Naomi and her monstritos are scheduled to take
Tianguis by storm--we will be hosting a special presentation
of Naomi's art work. Make sure to join us for the opening reception:
Friday, April 13th, 2007 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Naomi Martinez was
born in 1977 and is an all-natural Chicago grown Xicana artist.
Her interest in art began in high school
with her discovery of her local graffiti art scene and the Mexican
social muralist movement of her father’s native land. She
learned painting and pottery skills as an Apprentice Artist at
Gallery 37 with the Marwen Foundation. She later enrolled at
Columbia College Chicago for acting and photography but with
no major in mind soon dropped out. After her college experience
she became a road trip enthusiast and even had a brief stint
as a poet and Rock en Espanol band singer. She revisited painting
and aerosol art in 2000. More recently she has designed and hand
sewn Monstrochika pouches and stuffed monstros while completing
volume one of Monstrochika Comix. She has also collaborated with
other local women graffiti artists on various murals around the
Chicago. Naomi is inspired by both nature and metropolis, graffiti,
comics, her childhood in the city and her pets. She is currently
a legal secretary by day and Monstro Factory worker by night.
Visit Naomi's myspace.
Hooks & Needles:
Tianguis Stitching Circle
Thursday, April 12th @ 7 p.m.
Crocheting
has come a long way since your abuelita was making
bright color doilies for your mami's vitrina--the
same can be said for knitting. The selection in yarns these
days is a far cry from the limited choices that Woolworth's
once offered. We will be hosting our first crochet and knitting
circle. Bring your own hook or needles, the yarn and project
of your choice. Always wanted to learn? Join us and I'm sure
we can help get you started.
Proyecto
Latina: More than Poetry, open mic
Monday, March 19th @ 7 p.m.
|
Proyecto
Latina: More than Poetry
open mic
Monday,
March 19, 2007 @ 7 p.m.

Featuring:
Silvia
'Ilxica' Rivera
poet | writer
Held
at Tianguis, 2003 S. Damen.
|
Proyecto
Latina in March features:
Silvia Rivera's shoebox poems, and the Chisme Box
The next Proyecto Latina is on Monday,
March 19th, 7 p.m. @ Tianguis,
2003 S. Damen. We are excited to have Silvia Rivera
as our March feature and we're also anxiously anticipating the
introduction of the chisme box.
Silvia
Rivera was born the year of the monkey, and as such can
sometimes display characteristics of being imaginative, responsible,
humorous, witty, curious, clever, and sneaky. These traits have
gotten her in a lot of trouble over the years, both good and bad,
but have most recently aided her in the pursuit of her ultimate
dream-being a featured poeta at Tianguis. When she’s not
scribbling thoughts on scratch paper, Silvia manages 90.5fm Radio
Arte and dreams of world peace, or at least peace of mind.
Also, remember
that we love to open up the stage to everyone but can only allow
8 participants. Come prepared for the open mic.
We're a super friendly audience and we wanna hear your work. If
your super shy, that's okay, just bring the good energy, sit back
and enjoy.
Tianguis
Book Club
Thursday, February 22nd @ 7 p.m.
Its
official, we have a book club now! And we've made our first selection.
The
Alchemist, Paulo Coehlo's bestselling book, is a fable
about following one's dreams, listening to one's heart, and reading
life's omens.
We invite
you to read along with us. This is an inspiring and beautiful
book. If you have already read it, consider revisiting it.
We will be meeting to discuss the book on
Thursday, Feb. 22nd @ 7 p.m.
The
Alchemist is also on sale at Tianguis. Available
en
español, El Alquimista.
Proyecto
Latina: More than Poetry, open mic
Monday, February 19th @ 7 p.m.
|
Proyecto
Latina: More than Poetry
open mic
Monday,
February 19, 2007 @ 7 p.m.

Featuring:
The Luna Blues Machine
PROYECTO
LATINA TAKES PLACE
THE THIRD MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH
Held
at Tianguis, 2003 S. Damen.
|
The Luna Blues
Machine @ the next P.L.
The next Proyecto Latina is on Monday,
February 19th, 7 p.m. @ Tianguis.
Remember our new location is at 2003 S. Damen.
Make sure to save the date and join us.
We're sooo
excited to be bringing back The
Luna Blues Machine. Can you believe that they were
our February act last year? And we can't rave enough about the
creativity and talent that Maritza and Belinda
Cervantes possess. Music, check, acting, check, craftiness,
check. In January 2006 Luna Blues Machine won the 8th Annual Talent
search at the Underground Wonder Bar, both Cervantes sisters have
appeared in Teatro Luna productions, and their innovative corduroy
creations (bags, blouses, skirts) are currently available for
purchase at Tianguis.
Also, remember that we love to open up the stage to everyone
but can only allow 8 participants. So come prepared for the open
mic. We're a super friendly audience and we wanna hear
your work and we're still anxiously anticipating a knock knock
joke. And if your super shy, that's okay, just bring the good
energy, sit back and enjoy.
Proyecto Latina
is a collaborative between Teatro
Luna, Tianguis, and Mariposa Atomica Ink. We are excited about
showcasing Latina talent and are always seeking outgoing Latina
poets and performers for our monthly open mic series. Proyecto
Latina takes place the third Monday of every month. Its an open
mic so everything's game: Poetry, spoken word, music, monologues,
shorts y en el idioma que prefieras.
Monday, January
15th @ 7 p.m.
|
Proyecto
Latina: More than Poetry
open mic
Monday,
January 15, 2007 @ 7 p.m.

Featuring:
Diane Herrera
writer | performer
THE
THIRD MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH
Held
at Tianguis, 2003 S. Damen.
|
Proyecto Latina finally
home!
Proyecto Latina will once again be moving, this time to its
permanent home, the new Tianguis location at 2003 S. Damen. Make sure to save
the date and join us.
Come prepared for the open mic. We
only allow 8 participants and this is your chance get a great
creative start on the new year.
Our first featured
act of 2007 is Diane Herrera. Diane's
work as a writer and performer includes several
ensemble projects with Teatro Luna as well as ¡Salsation! Her newest
project is the sketch comedy troupe Midtown, which will perform at the
Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival 2007 this January. Her first solo play, “The
Dress”, was performed in Chicago as part of Teatro Luna’s production
of Solo Latinas, and her second solo play “The Job” premiered
at Sola Voce Estrogenius 2005 at manhattansourcetheatre in New York. L.A.
credits include writing and performing in the sketch comedy show Barrio
Speedwagon at IO West and The Comedy Store. Diane is a graduate of the
Second City Conservatory, and has a BFA in Playwriting from The Theatre
School at DePaul University (formerly the Goodman School of Drama).
Friday,
December 15th
11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
GRAND RE-OPENING
Dear
Friends,
Tianguis
is opening the doors to its new home just in time
for all that last minute Christmas shopping. Join
us for an opportunity to find some very original and
special gifts for the people on your list. We invite
you to join us during our inaugural weekend, 12/15
to 12/17, for some complimentary Christmas treats.
Visit
us at our new location @ 2003 S. Damen
We open on Friday, December 15th @ 11 a.m.
We will be open every day through Christmas eve from
11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
We
wish you a joyous Holiday Season and a prosperous
New Year,
Tianguis |
|
|