Kitchen Art
In 2012, Flo talked with Denver artist Daniel Luna about the possibility of creating art on everyday furniture. Given some of Daniel's themes, his playful use of color and humor, and his unique approach to visual fantasy, Flo thought Daniel was perfect to help jazz up a rather plain-looking kitchen cart. The result can be seen in these photos. Daniel delivered the completed project in time for her birthday celebration last year.
Click on the photos for a larger view. Daniel included references that reflect on our home and lifestyle, including images of music, a radio, a book, and the beautiful backdrop of the Colorado Rockies. Plenty of avocado, maize, and chile. My photos don't do justice to the piece. It's eye-catching to say the least. And it has its own gentle, peaceful vibe. Thanks, Daniel.
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| Flo's One-of-a-Kind Kitchen Cart Art by Daniel Luna |
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| The Top of the Cart - Under Glass |
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| Side Detail |
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| The Sun Makes An Apperance |
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| The Avocado Peaks |
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| No Space Wasted |
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| Daniel Luna at Work - Image from the Denver Post |
El Centro Su Teatro Summer Events
The Chicano Music Festival and Auction honors the traditions and the musicians born on this side of the U.S. Mexico border. Four days of music, curated to take you through the rich and diverse expression of Chicano music. Food, art and an extensive auction raise money for Su Teatro programs.
July 26- July 28, 2012
Friday July 26, Noche Tradicional, 7pm, $6 – Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Saturday July 27, Summer Pachanga, 8:30pm – 11pm, $20 – Pura Musica!
Sunday July 28, Mariachi Tardeada, 5pm – 9pm, $15
Tickets: $10-$25 Festival passes will also be available.
Su Teatro presenta The Latino Theater Company in….
Written by Evelina Fernandez, Directed by Jose Luis Valenzuela
July 25 – 27, 2013
Curtain for all three shows is at 6:30pmTickets: $20 general, $17 Students/Seniors, Comadre Docena 12 tickets/ $12 each
Three nights only!!!!
Meet your favorite Los Angeles Latino artists when Su Teatro presents the Latino Theater Company Production of Solitude
A sensual, stylistic, sentimental play about love, family and destiny.
On the day of the million immigrant march, Gabriel
invites his old neighborhood friends over after his mother’s funeral.
As the wine pours and mambo explodes, they share secrets, laugh and cry
together, sing rancheras, dance and confess.
Evelina Fernandez, José Luis Valenzuela, Robert Beltran, Sal Lopez, Fidel Gomez, Lucy Rodriguez, Semyon Kobialka
In partnership with
Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center
721 Santa Fe Dr. Denver, CO 80204
303-296-0219
A Poem From Gloria Velásquez
Ode to Rodney King
“Has anybody here seen my
old friend, John?
Can you tell me where he’s
gone?
He’s freed a lot of people
but it seems
the good they die young
I just looked around and
he’s gone.”
“Has anybody here seen my old friend, Martin?
Can you tell me where he’s
gone?
He’s freed a lot of people
but it seems
the good they die young
I just looked around and
he’s gone.”
Trayvon Martin
He shot and killed you.
He murdered you
for being African-American.
No justice for Black and
Brown men
in Dr. King’s America
where the New Jim Crow
rules.
“Has anybody here seen my
old friend, Bobby?
Can you tell me where he’s
gone?
He’s freed a lot of people
but it seems
the good they die young
I just looked around and
he’s gone.”
“Has anybody here seen my
old friend, Trayvon?
Can you tell me where he’s
gone?
He’s freed a lot of people
but it seems
the good they die young
I just looked around and
he’s gone.”
Coraje
Anger today
Shame
Pura vergüenza
Tristeza
And in Solidarity con mi
gente
en Florida,
I join the Uprising
Maldiciendo the George
Zimmerman Verdict.
“Has anybody here seen my
old friend, Martin?
Can you tell me where he’s
gone?
He’s freed a lot of people
but it seems
the good they die young
I just looked around and
he’s gone.”
Written on July 13, 2013 - Gloria L. Velásquez
La Bloga friend Gloria says, "The first two stanzas are
from the famous song, Abraham, Martin and
John, recorded by Dion in reference to the assasinations of President
Abraham Lincoln, President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert Kennedy and Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. I first wrote "Ode to Rodney King" when Oscar Grant was murdered at an
Oakland Bart station by officers. I was so
horrified by what happened to Trayvon that I wanted to use the same
point, thus emphasizing how this has gone on time and time again and
just as I simply replaced Oscar Grant's name with Trayvon's, this
emphasizes how our justice system has time and time again treated Black
men in the same way with injustice, racial profiling and white
privilege attitudes." See the news below about Gloria's new book.
New Books from Arte Público
From the Fall 2013 Arte Público Catalog -
Falling in Love with Fellow Prisoners: Poems
Gwendolyn Zepeda
September, 2013
Whether musing on dysfunctional relationships or parenthood, Gwendolyn Zepeda, the first Poet Laureate of Houston, captures the aching loneliness and vulnerability of contemporary urban life.
The Accidental Native
J.L. Torres
September, 2013
In his debut novel, J.L. Torres writes about the conflict experienced by Puerto Ricans returning to their "homeland."
Tommy Stands Tall
Gloria L. Velásquez
October, 2013
The ninth installment in the Roosevelt High School Series focuses on GLBT issues. This series features a multiracial group of teenaged students who must individually confront social and cultural issues that young adults face today.
The Mystery of the Magic Marker Mischief Maker
René Saldaña, Jr.
October, 2013
In the third book in the Mickey Rangel Mystery series for intermediate readers, author and educator Saldaña has once again crafted an entertaining book for kids, and his wise-cracking, smart protagonist will appeal to even the most reluctant readers.
The Missing Chancleta and Other Top-Secret Cases
Alidis Vicente
November, 2013
Narrated by Detective Flaca in hard-boiled detective style, this bilingual collection of inter-related short stories for intermediate readers will attract seasoned and reluctant readers alike.
My Migrant Family Story
Lilia García
October, 2013
A bilingual memoir for intermediate readers about a family's migrant worker experience.
Next week - a 20th anniversary remembrance ...
Later
Falling in Love with Fellow Prisoners: Poems
Gwendolyn Zepeda
September, 2013
Whether musing on dysfunctional relationships or parenthood, Gwendolyn Zepeda, the first Poet Laureate of Houston, captures the aching loneliness and vulnerability of contemporary urban life.
The Accidental Native
J.L. Torres
September, 2013
In his debut novel, J.L. Torres writes about the conflict experienced by Puerto Ricans returning to their "homeland."
Tommy Stands Tall
Gloria L. Velásquez
October, 2013
The ninth installment in the Roosevelt High School Series focuses on GLBT issues. This series features a multiracial group of teenaged students who must individually confront social and cultural issues that young adults face today.
The Mystery of the Magic Marker Mischief Maker
René Saldaña, Jr.
October, 2013
In the third book in the Mickey Rangel Mystery series for intermediate readers, author and educator Saldaña has once again crafted an entertaining book for kids, and his wise-cracking, smart protagonist will appeal to even the most reluctant readers.
The Missing Chancleta and Other Top-Secret Cases
Alidis Vicente
November, 2013
Narrated by Detective Flaca in hard-boiled detective style, this bilingual collection of inter-related short stories for intermediate readers will attract seasoned and reluctant readers alike.
My Migrant Family Story
Lilia García
October, 2013
A bilingual memoir for intermediate readers about a family's migrant worker experience.
Next week - a 20th anniversary remembrance ...
Later
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