Notes From the Rocky Mountain Front

Culture War? If there is such a thing, I think we are winning. Here are notices about a few artistic skirmishes in the Mountain West. Cultural warriors unite.

 

Call for Entry: El Dia de Los Muertos

CHAC Gallery & Cultural Center
774 Santa Fe Drive Denver

Attention Artists, Students, Teachers and Community Members!

 2014 “El Dia de Los Muertos” –A Celebration of Life!

Best of Show $100, and two honorable mentions $25 each!


Judges Stephanie Shearer and Chris Bacorn owners of Pandora on the Hill and Soul Haus!

Show Dates: Wed. Oct. 1- Sat. November 1, 2014
Opening Reception October 17^th 6-9 PM 
With a procession with Aztec dancers, and traditional refreshments

• Artwork drop off is Sunday September 28^th from noon to 4 PM at 774 Santa Fe Drive Denver CO 80205. 303-571-0440
• You may also drop off your work ahead of time during regular gallery hours the week prior.
• Requirements: Work must be Festive, Fun…new, never shown at CHAC, and based on the  cultural theme of El Dia de Los Muertos  (Day of the Dead). Work must be ready to hang. (Student artwork is the only exception) Art work must be suitable for a family friendly, environment, and be all age appropriate. 25% commission on all sales.
• All Mediums are welcome including, but not limited to paintings, photography, sculpture, drawings, carvings, mixed media, fabric and jewelry.
• Artwork may be refused for any reason if deemed inappropriate for the exhibit.
• Altars-We are encouraging small altars due to limited space. Sunday set up only! Please call to reserve a spot beforehand. $20 donation required.

Entry fee: Free for CHAC Gallery members, $10 each or 3 for $25 for non members Teachers and schools $1.00 per art piece per child. We will work with you on pricing and sizes. Please call Crystal at 303-571-0440 with any questions!

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 CineLatino

DENVER FILM SOCIETY TO WELCOME EDWARD JAMES OLMOS, RICHARD MONTOYA AND NICHOLAS GONZALEZ FOR THE OPENING NIGHT PRESENTATION OF WATER & POWER AT CINELATINO


September 15, 2014 (Denver, CO) – The Denver Film Society (DFS) is proud to announce special guests Edward James Olmos (Producer), Richard Montoya (Director) and Nicholas Gonzalez (The Purge: Anarchy, Sleepy Hollow, Grimm) will attend CineLatino on behalf of the Opening Night film Water & Power on September 25. The film, a Sundance Lab Project and official selection of the LA Latino Film Festival and San Diego Latino Film Festival, revolves around twin brothers nicknamed “Water” and “Power (Gonzalez)” from the hard scrabble Eastside streets of Los Angeles.

“We are thrilled to make this announcement on the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month,” says DFS Programming Manager, Ernie Quiroz. “CineLatino is a celebration of the accomplishments of Latinos in film and I can’t think of a better person that exemplifies this than Mr. Olmos. He has opened the door for multiple generations of Latino actors, writers, producers and directors and continues his tireless work with the new film Water & Power by Richard Montoya.”

The Festival will open on Thursday, September 25 with a special pre-reception beginning at 6pm. The film will begin at 7:30pm immediately followed by a Q&A with Mr. Olmos, Mr. Montoya and Mr. Gonzalez. The DFS will continue to celebrate Edward James Olmos’ legacy on Saturday, September 27, by presenting a free screening of his film, Zoot Suit. In addition, Antonio Mercado along with students from the original North High School production of Zoot Suit Riots will host a panel discussion following the film. In 2004, Mercado and the students of North High School made history with their performance of Zoot Suit Riots and the play became the first high school production to be staged at the Buell Theater. Ten years later, the students have grown to become community leaders, actors, and activists.

A complete Festival pass to CineLatino is $50 for DFS members and $60 for non-members. The pass includes guaranteed seating to all films and panels, as well as access to all receptions and parties. Tickets to the Opening Night Film and Reception are $20 for DFS members and $25 for non-members, Closing Night Film and Reception are $15 for DFS members and $20 for non-members – both receptions include complimentary food and drink courtesy of Lifestyles Catering and locally based, Suerte Tequila. Regularly scheduled films are $10 for DFS members and $12 for non-members. Visit www.DenverFilm.org for more information and to purchase your tickets. 

Direct Link to full program and to purchase passes and individual tickets: click here.

The Man Behind The Mask

         

Other notable films in the festival (twelve total) include:

Thesis on a Homicide (Argentina) 

The Man Behind the Mask (Mexico)

Who Is Dayani Cristal? (Mexico, documentary with Gael Garcia Bernal) 

Frontera (USA, starring Michael Peña and Ed Harris)

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Tirar Chancla

Great band, great venue, great people having a good time.

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Latin@ Book Festival - Pueblo

Hard to see in the image (the only one I could find), but this all-day event offers author presentations, panels on getting published and banned books, and more. La Bloga friend Mario Acevedo is featured at 2:45 PM when he will talk about Murder Your Writing Demons, while I will speak at 9:30 AM on Chicano Noir: It's Black and It's Brown.

September 27
Rawlings Library
100 E Abriendo Ave.
Pueblo, CO 81004-4290
(719) 562-5600


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Enrique's Journey

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Michael Nava in Boulder

On a very warm but beautiful afternoon (September 18) I attended a reading and discussion with the popular and award-winning author Michael Nava on the Boulder campus of the University of Colorado.  The event was hosted by Professor and author Emma Pérez of the C.U. Ethnic Studies Department.  Michael read from his excellent novel The City of Palaces, reviewed on La Bloga here and here. Retirement allows me the spontaneity to take in events such as these, and this was an interesting and enlightening time enjoyed by all who attended.

Emma Pérez, Michael Nava, Manuel Ramos

Final note:  I had a great time at the Literatura Hispana event sponsored by Arapahoe Community College in Littleton, Colorado on September 16. I read and answered questions about Desperado, and shared the stage with fellow writers and friends Denise Vega and Sheryl Luna. This was the first time this college hosted such an event but the organizers hope to make it an annual event for September 16th celebrations.  That would be swell.

Later.

Quiñones. Teen on privilege. Legacy of intolerance. New MA studies.

Sam Quiñones

New paths for a great journalist

Sam Quiñones, author of one of my favorite books, Antonio's Gun, is leaving the L.A. Times for other adventures. La Bloga wishes him well with his old and new endeavors. Read the whole story here. 

American teenager explains white privilege

If you need material to explain white privilege to an Anglo, or just want to check your own understanding of it, then check this American teenager's cartoon. She's not just a breath of fresh air; she's a windstorm leaving the cities sweet.

Artist Jamie Kapp, 19, calls herself IgnorantTeenager; she's anything but. Here's her first cartoon, but enjoy them all.

U.S. legacies of intolerance

Jimmy Franco Sr.'s post this week on LatinoPOV, The Enduring US Legacies of Discrimination and Intolerance, should be read by all. Here's a taste:

"This present-day type of systematic ethnic intolerance and governmental restrictions on specific sectors within our society are becoming somewhat reminiscent of a similar trend in 1930′s fascist Germany.

"The ideological basis of our society was founded upon the four legacies of white supremacy, male dominance, class bias and religious sectarianism.

"This upsurge in ethnic hatred and divisive behavior needs to be actively confronted and not avoided nor shrugged off. Hiding our heads in the sand instead of standing up and speaking out for correct principles and norms of mutual respect and behavior only encourages these hate-spewing bullies."

Go here for the full text.

A new Center for Mexican American Studies

From Juan Tejeda comes this:

"Colegas y Camaradas: On behalf of Alamo Colleges and Palo Alto College in San Antonio, Tejas, we invite you to this special Ceremonia and Grand Opening Celebration of the Palo Alto College Center for Mexican American Studies on Thursday, March 20. 

"Many colleagues have been working on this initiative for over a year and now the dream is becoming a reality. Come on out to the Southside and celebrate with us. It's free and open to the community and we'll have free food and drinks for lunch, plus some very special cantos and performances. Feel free to invite friends and familia. We give thanks for the blessing of this center and may it serve to inspire and help our children and students succeed in school and in life, for generations to come."

Denver's best Tex-Mex

During The Rick Garcia Band's performances on April 12 and 13 at Denver's Oriental Theater, you have a chance to own one of the framed posters and artwork that were displayed at Rick's Tavern!

  

Rick Garcia Band website: www.rickgarciaband.com

Oriental Theater website: www.theorientaltheater.com

Rick Garcia Band 24-hour line: (720) 855-8166

Es todo, hoy,

RudyG

Música tejana. Marianismo. Writing opps.

Baila where you still can

Yesterday, Manuel Ramos's post ended with a small poster about the Denver Valentine's Day Dance at Rick's Tavern. Last year, Sec. of the Interior Ken Salazar and two-time Grammy award winner Ruben Ramos recognized Rick Garcia for his contribution to Tejano and New Mexico music. The inscription on the award reads: "in recognition of keeping Tejano and New Mexico music alive in Denver."

The Mambo Club, The Doghouse, The Keg are long gone from North Denver's nightlife, places where you could swing a samba or toss your chanclas about the dance floor to the beat of mexicano accordion music or unas rancheras, whether or not the place had a license for dancing. Those and other Chicano clubs were replaced by gentry joints filled with those who invest in neighborhood homes because of their charm, much of which comes from its being an ethnic neighborhood. The entrance of the gentry of course razes a community, whitewashing its unique identity. In the end, there's nowhere for us to go for a baile on a Friday or Saturday night.

If you're a Chicano or something similarly latino, you know what such places mean, how la música mexicana can carry your body and alma to another place--one where spirits soar and prides swell with self-awareness. It makes you "feel like a Mexican." Maybe it reminds you of your Tío Ramón who would let out with a grito of "ay-yay-yay" whenever the band played Puño de Tierra. Or maybe after you had enough cerveza in you, you found you could actually sway your hips almost as sensuously as your Tía Consuelo seemed to be able to do so supernaturally.

That was all a thousand years ago. Yes, there are new mexicano clubs opening across the country--thanks to the influx of gente fleeing the societal plagues of Mexico--but at least in Denver most of those are relegated to the outskirts of town, where housing for the lowest-paid classes is almost affordable.

Things may be different in San Anto or Albu or East Los. But like Rick Garcia's plaque states, his tavern (it's actually a little north of North Denver) is one of the last "keeping Tejano and New Mexico music alive in Denver." Who knows for how long.

So, whenever you're in the Denver area, if you're looking for a place where gritos can still be shouted as politically correct, a club where everybody else dances better than you--like they were raised on bottled cumbia--make sure to hit Rick's Tavern, before the gentry discover the area. And maybe we'll bump hips at the Valentine's baile.

The Valentine's dance: Sunday, Feb. 12, 6–10:00pm, 6762 Lowell Blvd. (north of North Denver)

About the band: "The Rick Garcia Band performs a signature blend of Tejano, New Mexico, country, rock and oldies music. Rick Garcia is considered one of the finest entertainers in the Denver area, due to his vocal ability and range, stage presence, and showmanship." For more info, including booking the band for your next pachanga or tamalada, go here.
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Stories wanted and a book on marianismo

Courtesy of Marcela Landres, comes the following: 


Cosmo Latina Magazine
Cosmo Latina seeks: 1. Your wildest sex fantasies. Have you ever wanted to
do something so bad it consumed you? And then actually made it happen? 
Yes, you can be anonymous. 2. Sh*t my mami says. Remember all the funny, outrageous things your Mami has been saying to you all your life? Now's your 
chance to get even. Share her worst quotes on everything from men to 
fashion. This can also be anonymous. 3. Most awkward party fouls and hangover cures. What's the worst thing you've ever done at a Cinco de 
Mayo bash? What weird Latin-American dishes do you swear cure your 
hangover? Please submit all ideas to Editor-in-Chief Michelle Herrera Mulligan, mmulligan@hearst.com 


The Maria Paradox
Now an E-book
 by Drs. Rosa Gil and Carmen Vazquez
The Maria Paradox is a unique self-help guide for Hispanic women and the men who love them. The 
authors challenge the machismo-reinforcing idea of "marianismo," a centuries-old belief system that in effect tells Latinas: "Don't forget a 
woman's subservient place; never put your own needs first; sex is for making babies." Filled with self-help exercises, this clearly written manual offers practical advice on how to build support networks, overcome passivity, forge career paths, change or get out of abusive relationships, and increase sexual fulfillment. Available for sale at all major online retailers.

Kweli seeks submissions
Deadline: April 1
Kweli, a literary journal by and for writers of color, pays the writers whose
work it publishes. They seeks stories, essays, and poems inspired or informed by the following topics: Celebration of Mothers, Gay Pride, Travel/Global, Blue Collar/Labor. For more information, click here. 
http://kwelijournal.org/

[excerpted from Latinidad® © 2003 by Marcela Landres]

Bits & Pieces - Books/Events - Something For Everyone

A few recent books from a few "small presses" - well worth checking out.

New Books

Indigenous Quotient/Stalking Words: American Indian Heritage as Future
Juan Gómez-Quiñones
Aztlan Libre Press/November, 2011

[from the publisher]
We're very excited about the release of our new publication, Indigenous Quotient/Stalking Words: American Indian Heritage as Future, by the award-winning Chicano scholar from U.C.L.A., Juan Gómez-Quiñones. Already three schools have adopted the book as one of their texts for their Chican@ Studies/American Indian Studies courses: San Diego State University, the University of Minnesota, and the Institute of American Indian Arts in New Mexico. Rodolfo Acuña, acclaimed historian and author of Occupied America: A History of Chicanos, says: "Indigenous Quotient/Stalking Words is an original, complex work that will influence future generations of scholars. Juan Gómez-Quiñones combines an excellent narrative with shrewd analysis of the construction and distortion of native American identity by Western/American scholars, and he makes a compelling case for a reexamination of Indigenous history."





The Secret of a Long Journey
Sandra Shwayder Sánchez
Floricanto/January, 2012

[from the publisher]
The Secret of a Long Journey is the story of a cherished and dangerous secret, passed along from generation to generation through many lands and many perils: from Spain to Flanders across the ocean to Vera Cruz and up through the desert to what is now New Mexico. In magical realist style, this chronicle takes the characters through the terrors of the Inquisition, shipwrecks and hurricanes, sandstorms and wars, lost loves and illness, all culminating when Lois Gold, a passionate court advocate for the disenfranchised, discovers the legacy of her lost grandfather.

"In The Secret of a Long Journey, Sánchez moves effortlessly through time and place with a mesmerizing plot. Generations come and go and each one propels the next. Her fascinating characters are solidly grounded in vivid natural or urban environments. Whether it is 16th century Flanders or 20th century Denver, you never lose the thread of the story, thanks to the author’s mastery of craft and her powerful imagination. The characters will lodge in your mind long after you’ve read the book . . ." Gloria DeVidas Kircheimer, author: Goodbye Evil Eye, and Amalie in Orbit. .

"Set against the backdrop of Inquisitional Europe and the early history of the Spanish rule of the American southwest, The Secret of a Long Journey chronicles the lives of painters and healers, explorers and adventurers, lawyers and cowboys . . . Along the way, it sheds light on the intricate ways Sephardic Jews, Spanish, Native American, Mexican and Anglo cultures often collided, sometimes commingled, and ultimately coexisted, finding a way to transmute ancient traditions into contemporary secular justice and compassion." Mary Saracino, author of The Singing of Swans, Voices of the Soft-bellied Warrior, Finding Grace and No Matter What.



American Copia: An Immigrant Epic
Javier O. Huerta
Arte Público/March, 2012

[from the publisher]
This inventive combination of poetry, fiction and non-fiction in a mix of English and Spanish creates an epic story of immigration.

“Today I’m going to the grocery store,” begins this creative fusion of poetry, fiction and non-fiction. This is also the sentence Javier O. Huerta was given to write during his naturalization interview. Having lived in the U.S. for twenty years already, he was put off by the simplicity of the sentence.

“I wanted to tell the INS agent that I could do things with the English language that she could never imagine,” he writes in the preface.

In this innovative work that uses grocery stores as a guiding motif, he deftly combines English and Spanish to explore his identity as an immigrant, naturalized citizen, son, brother, lover, graduate student. Visits to grocery stores in the U.S. and northern Mexico lead to questions about himself. “I often wonder if I would have grown up thin had my family stayed and bought groceries in Mexico. The day we crossed the river my seven-year-old body had not an ounce of fat on it,” he remembers.

But he looks beyond his own personal circumstances as he explores the abundance of experience found in going to the grocery store. Through poetry written in Spanish, a short play, non-fiction passages and even text messages, Huerta delves into subjects such as consumerism and health foods available only to a limited class of people. The diverse pieces and themes in American Copia pulsate with all that can be both communal and autonomous in everyday life. Men take advantage of women; people protest against practices that place corporate profits above a fair wage for farmworkers; and, sometimes, people commit acts of violence.

Though Huerta touches on serious subjects, many of these short vignettes are quirky and humorous. His is an original, evocative voice that articulates the immigrant perspective to create a thought-provoking look at the land of plenty. This is a must-read for anyone interested in experimental or Mexican-American literature.

The Madness of Mamá Carlota
Graciela Limón
Arte Público/March, 2012

[from the publisher]
It’s 1852 in Cholula, Mexico, and three sisters, indigenous girls of the Chontal people, seek work at the Hacienda La Perla. They rapidly make their way from dish washers to the cook’s assistants before entering the house as servants to the wealthy Acuña family. But when the youngest sister is viciously raped by a family member, they flee the estate—after taking their revenge—only to be caught up in the historic Battle of Puebla, where native Mexicans defeat invading French troops.

Fearful that the Acuña family will not rest until the sisters are found and punished, they keep moving, ultimately finding work as servants at the National Palace in Mexico City, where the French have recently taken control. There, the sisters’ fortunes become intertwined with that of the Empress Carlota. Both beautiful and extremely intelligent, she dedicates herself to the empire, chastising Napoleon when he reneges on his promise to send troops and antagonizing the Church by proposing that the empire secularize at least part of its holdings. But her love for Mexico’s people is not reciprocated, and soon the sisters have to decide whether to stay behind without the empress’ protection or to accompany her to Europe.

Weaving the story of Mexico’s indigenous peoples with that of the tragic Belgian princess who became the wife of the Austrian Archduke Maximillian von Hapsburg, acclaimed author Graciela Limón once again explores issues of race, class and women’s rights. She skillfully crafts a gripping novel about a smart, wealthy woman who is not afraid to challenge powerful men, and re-imagines the story behind Empress Carlota’s descent into madness and eventual imprisonment in a remote European castle.

Events

Artful Science!

From the Denver Museum of Nature & Science World Ethnology Collections storage area, get a peek into where and how the DMNS cares for rare treasures of Latino and Hispanic culture, and have the chance to speak directly with one of the Rocky Mountains' leading Chicano artists! In this unique conversation between museum scientist Dr. Chip Colwell-Chanthaphonh, Curator of Anthropology and Chicano artist Jerry Vigil, we will explore the arts and cultures of Latin America. A particular focus will be on the historic crafts of Central and South America, and Jerry's contemporary Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) pieces, some of which are in the museum collections.

Grades 4-8
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
45 minutes. Sessions are held at 9, 10 a.m., 1 p.m.
Times listed are mountain standard time.
Cost: Participating in this electronic field trip is FREE at this time.

Registration Information:
Call Reservations at 303.370.6371, Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. or outreach@dmns.org.
More information and instructions to attend this electronic field trip is at: http://www.dmns.org/teachers/at-your-school/scientists-in-action/artful-science/

Project Revive
Project Revive is complete! Several authors responded to a call to interview and write the stories of Boulder homeless people for a book to promote greater understanding of homelessness. Until They Have Faces: Stories of Recovery, Resilience and Redemption will be unveiled at a book launch event at 7:00 p.m. Saturday, March 3. Everyone is invited and urged to attend this celebration of community compassion at Cornerstone Community Center, 1190 South Lashley Lane, in Boulder, CO. Registration is $55 for individuals and includes one copy of the beautiful book plus the party--live music, hors d'oevres, fine wine, and a chance to meet all the people involved in this great project. Most important, 100% of all book sales benefit Bridge House and BOHO (Boulder Outreach for Homeless Overflow). Please come! To register, contact Ken Miller at Ken.Miller@uscm.org .









Later.

It's all about the music

This will be quick - too much going on this week, sorry for the short post. And I know this may be too local - but it's what I got. Here's the latest entertainment schedule from Rick's Tavern, the best place in Denver to enjoy the music our parents and abuelitos listened to when we were young kids, and that we dance to now as older kids. This month features Dwayne Ortega and the Young Guns as well as a Festival of New Mexican and Tejano Music. Great sounds para tirar chancla. If you can't read the poster, click on it for a better view.






A few other miscellaneous notes - the latest batch of music I brought into the house made me think I was missing a class or two up in Fort Collins at good old CSU. 1968 all over again. New music from Jimi Hendrix (Valley of Neptune - the album that was going to be next), and "lost" music from the Rolling Stones' epic Exile on Main Street (10 "new" songs.) Meanwhile, gente is in the streets, marching, protesting, and getting busted. The suddenly very warm weather reminds me of too short summers hanging around the campus, a party every Friday night, Chicana students mesmerizing me with their creativity and pride, and lazy days where nothing gets done, and yet we all survived and thrived in what now seems like a soft-edged, ephemeral world of dreams and illusions and hope.


Speaking of the old days, and ancient news, I came across a very strange note about my new book, from some obscure online discussion group. The message thread was entitled Novel by Brown Supremacist Glamorizes Chicano Terrorists - obviously the guy hadn't read King of the Chicanos. The weirdo said: The timing of this novel, like the trailer for the movie Machete, seems targeted to inspire race riots by young La Raza (THE RACE) militants. Give me a break.

BTW, King was #4 on last week's local best seller list.

Jesse's post yesterday mentioned "The Chief" - Ubaldo Jimenez. Cy Young candidate. All Star. Best pitcher in the majors. I admit it, I am a fan. This young pitcher is the real deal. As Jesse said, ¡Claro que sí!

Come back soon - there's much more in store here at La Bloga. Author interviews. Reviews of new books. Literary news. Poetry - weapon of love - aimed at SB 1070 - weapon of hate. ¡Ándale!

Later.

Bits

Manuel Ramos

SAM QUINONES
We received the following note from the University of New Mexico Press:

Sam Quinones' Antonio's Gun and Delfino's Dream (UNM Press, 2007), a book of immigration vignettes, picked up great reviews from the San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, Publishers Weekly, and Library Journal, among other publications. The newest feature of Sam's website is a link where the public can tell their True Tale, based on Sam's first book, True Tales From Another Mexico (UNM Press, 2001).

Here's the link: http://www.samquinones.com/other_stories.asp

You can read La Bloga's interview with Quinones, by Daniel Olivas, here.

And a review of Antonio's Gun and Delfino's Dream, by R. Ch. Garcia, here.


GENERATION TO GENERATION
Stories on Stage (Theater of the Imagination) begins its 2007-2008 season on August 26 with a program entitled Generation to Generation. Stories on Stage has taken a great concept and turned it into a great series of entertaining events. The concept? Excellent literature read by accomplished and acclaimed actors. Not plays, not performances: readings. The motto for Stories on Stage is Adults Deserve a Great Story ... and Cookies & Milk, Too!


Generation to Generation features four selections: The Queen of Mold by Ruth Reichi, My Son the Fanatic by Hanef Kureishi, Vanderbilt Genes by Augusten Burroughs, and an excerpt from Migrant Souls by Arturo Islas (William Morrow, 1990). The Islas piece will be read by Adriana Gaviria, who performed last year in Hermanas at the FringeNYC and the 52nd Street Project's Power of Ten: Plays That Count at the Public Theater in New York. Her other credits include Anna In The Tropics, September Shoes, and The Birds. She's worked with numerous theater companies including the Immigrants' Theater Project, Young Playwrights, Inc., and Pregones and Repertorio Español. Other readers are Annette Helde, Joshua Coomer, and Shishir Kurup.

Migrant Souls has an excellent reputation. The Library Journal's review of this book said: "Continuing the saga of the Angel family that began in Rain God, Islas explores the effects of life on the border. Burdened by the pride of matriarch Mama Chona, all her children and grandchildren are raised to hate their Mexican, dark-skinned heritage, valuing a mythical light-skinned Spanish ancestry. Islas contrasts rebel Josie Salazar, dark and divorced, who fights the family on every front, with Josie's widowed aunt, Jesus Maria, who attempts to maintain Mama Chona's values despite the scorn of her children. The author displays consummate skill in portraying the anguish of Hispanics living on both sides of a literal and figurative border in the second volume of a proposed trilogy. An excellent addition to fiction collections."

Generation to Generation is scheduled for August 26, 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM, Stage Theater, Denver Center for the Performing Arts.

WHAT HAPPENED AMERICA?
SEIU Local 105 and the Laughing Bean Café present: What Happened America?, featuring The Laughing Bean Players. This fundraiser is tonight, August 17, at 7:30 PM at the Mi Casa Theater, 360 Acoma, Denver. Tickets are $20. Call 303-698-7963, ext. 150.

SEIU Local 105 represents 5,200 employees in health care, property services, and public services.

ELVIS
Hey -- how about this:

The Elvis Presley Tribute is this Sunday, August 19, at Rick's Tavern, 6762 Lowell Boulevard, Denver. The folks at Rick's are inviting everyone to stop by for a good time as The King of Rock 'n Roll is honored: Elvis music, costumes, and impersonators. More info about the event and The Rick Garcia Band on the website. Rick Garcia and his band will perform some of Elvis' songs - in addition to their signature blend of Tex-Mex, New Mexico, country, rock and oldies music.

That's all I got.

Later.