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Names of Note: Opera Modesto gets grant for staging of beloved Latino novel

By John Holland – ModBee.com – Photo Not Credited. Photo of Teagan Zuniga. Teagan Zuniga of Modesto will take part in the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s Data Science Summer Institute and then do an internship at the lab over the 2020-21 academic...

Cinco de Mayo youth performance raises awareness for farmworker families

By Daniel A. Valela – MiamiHerald.com – Photo: Daniel A. Varela | DVARELA at MIAMIHERALD.COM. Homestead-Miami Mariachi Conservatory students played from Okra fields during a Cinco de Mayo celebration hosted by The Mexican-American Council, with...

17 Latina Artists to Discover During Quarantine

By Jessica Roiz | Griselda Flores – Billboard.com – Photo By Chris Shelley. Photo Of Alaina Castillo. The 19-year-old Mexican-American bilingual singer-songwriter showcases her powerful voice in achingly beautiful ballads. The Texas-born artist made her...

Cándido Camero, Latin Jazz Pioneer, Turns 99

By Felix Contreras – NPR.org – Photo: Tom Pich | National Endowment for the Arts. Photo: Cuban percussionist Cándido Camero turned 99 years young this month. Cándido Camero, who turned 99 years old on April 22, was there in the room as Cuban and Puerto...

Chicano Batman Share the Origins of New Single “Blank Slate”: Stream

By Ben Kaye – ConsequenceOfSound.net – Photo: George Mays. Photo: Chicano Batman Origins. Chicano Batman are set to release their new album, Invisible People, on May 1st via ATO Records. Following previous sample singles “Color My Life” and “Pink...

New York Theatre Barn To Live Stream Excerpts From Borders And Sueños Musicals

By Andrew Gans – Playbill.com – Photo: Michael Bonasio. Photo: The Cast Of Borders. New York Theatre Barn will host a free live stream of its New Works Series April 16 at 7 PM ET, featuring excerpts from the new musicals Borders and Sueños: Our American...