Latino Club: Latino Students' Introduction to Stage Raises Curtain on New Opportunities
The casual little sketch taking place on the South Coast Repertory Theatre stage Wednesday morning seemed all fun and frolic, but it was all part of a serious and unprecedented visit.The 15-minute improvisation--an imaginary game of volleyball at the beach--served as both an ice-breaker for the visiting Latino high school students and an introduction to playful, imagination-stretching theater.The students' romp on the SCR Mainstage in Costa Mesa was all the more amazing...
Latino Club: LATINO MUSIC FESTIVAL TO SHOWCASE LIVE ACTS
The Long Beach Latino Club will host a Latino Musical Festival with continuous live performances from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Long Beach Senior Center, 1150 E. Fourth St. Admission will be free, with food and beverages for sale....
Latino Club: PATERSON
MAGAZINE TRUMPETS LATINO MUSIC
FEATURES HOTTEST ARTISTS, FASHIONS
Rappers have Vibe. Alternative rockers have Spin. Now, Latino music fans have N5. The Paterson-based, Spanish-language magazine offers young Latino club-goers a healthy dose of interviews with rising stars such as Olga Tanon, reviews of latest records, and a taste of the latest urban fashion trends. Its editors, Paterson and West Paterson residents in their 20s, say readers have been snapping up the 10,000 free copies throughout North Jersey and New York since it started in...
Latino Club: FLOC founder appeals to teens' consciences
Three hundred supporters stood firm behind union activist Baldemar Velasquez when he marched for more rights for Mexican workers this spring. These demonstrators had worked hard to be there. They recruited other marchers, alerted the media, and helped organize the day's events.And they had to get special permission to miss their high school classes.The marchers, most of whom were not old enough to vote, are some of the biggest supporters of the Farm Labor Organizing...
Latino Club: LIFE after school
Although they had already performed their Latin dance routine, Evony Otero, 8, and her best friend, Bianca Cruz, 10, were not shy to show off a few more of their moves Thursday.In matching red shirts and jeans, the Lancaster city elementary schoolgirls counted the beats as they shook their hips and shimmied their shoulders to imaginary music in the gymnasium at McCaskey East High School."I just love to dance. I want to be a dancer," said Bianca, who attends...