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3rd Season of Arte Es Amor (Art is Love) Features Theatre, Dance and Visual Exhibitions
October 10 , 2007 by EditorCity of Tempe and ASU partner in celebration of Latino arts and culture
TEMPE, Ariz. – From Día de los Muertos exhibitions to an opera set in Spain to a one-woman show by a “Queer Señorita,” arts enthusiasts find something to delight at www.ArteEsAmor.com. The Arte Es Amor Web site features all events that comprise an annual celebration of Latino arts and culture presented throughout Tempe and Arizona State University.
One of the signature Arte Es Amor events is the Tempe Tardeada, Oct. 14 from noon to 8 p.m. The Tempe Community Center Complex, located at Rural Road and Southern Avenue, is home to this vibrant afternoon festival and dance celebrating Tempe's Hispanic culture and community history. Patrons enjoy music, dance, food, activities for children, community booths and museum exhibits. The event is free.
The next day, Oct. 15, Notes from the Past: 4th Annual Día de los Muertos Altars & Art Exhibit presented by the Calaca Cultural Center, begins at the Arizona Historical Society Museum at Papago Park. The exhibit runs through Nov. 4. It incorporates individual, community and humanistic historical landmarks to celebrate Día de los Muertos. Altars depict messages that evoke memories and messages of lost histories. Admission is free on opening night. There is a free reception Oct. 26 from 5:30 - 9 p.m. For the remainder of the exhibition, ticket prices are: adults $5, seniors $4, students ages 12-18 $4, and children under 12 are free. The Arizona Historical Society Museum is located on the northwest corner of College Avenue and Curry Road.
Theatre lovers won’t want to miss Greetings from a Queer Señorita-Señorita -Monica Palacios at the ASU Herberger College Paul V. Galvin Playhouse Nov. 2, 7:30 p.m. Enjoy an evening of lesbian humor and experience “righteous rants of nationality, sexuality and middle-age flab” from one of the most respected gay Chicana soloists working today. This performance has received rave reviews in publications nationwide. It is cosponsored by the ASU Intergroup Relations Center. Tickets are $7. The Paul V. Galvin Playhouse is located at 51. E. 10th St. on the ASU Tempe campus. This performance contains adult themes and may not be suitable for all ages.
These events are a few examples of a full calendar of music, dance, theatre, spoken word, performance art and visual exhibitions continuing through the fall. Regional, national and international artists showcase the remarkable diversity of Latino arts and www.ArteEsAmor.com makes it easy for art enthusiasts to find the performances that fit their interests.
Additional Arte Es Amor events include:
Sept. 7-Dec. 30
Jarbas Lopes: Cicloviaérea
ASU Art Museum, 10th Street & Mill Avenue, ASU Tempe campus
Jarbas Lopes of Rio de Janeiro works in gallery space converted into a workshop-studio, using the space as a laboratory for creativity and community. Museum visitors engage the process to explore his utopia of alternative transportation.
Free
Nov. 15, 17 & Nov. 28,–Dec. 1, 7: 30 p.m., Nov. 18, 2 p.m.
Luisa Fernanda
Evelyn Smith Music Theatre, School of Music building, 40 E. Gammage Pkwy., ASU Tempe campus
Luisa Fernanda is an opera set in 1868 during the regime of Queen Isabel II of Spain. Sung in Spanish with English subtitles.
Tickets are $7-22. Contact the Herberger College box office at 480.965-6447.
Through January 8
Every Day Miracles: Latin American Folk Art from the Cecere Collection
Gallery discussion: Nov. 19, 7-9 p.m.
ASU Art Museum, 10th Street & Mill Avenue ASU Tempe campus
The ASU Art Museum received a donation of nearly 1,000 pieces of Latin American folk art from noted collector Peter P. Cecere. The Museum presents approximately 70 works from Bolivia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela.
Free
Nov. 7, 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Azteca America presents La Gira Vive Sin Drogas
ASU Gammage, 1200 S. Forest Dr., ASU Tempe campus
La Gira Vive Sin Drogas is a prevention campaign targeted to Latino adolescents and their parents to create awareness of the consequences of drug, alcohol and food abuses. Personalities from Azteca America Television, motivational speakers and individual testimonials help deliver this message. The event culminates with a concert by the musical artists from La Academia.
Free
The events included in Arte Es Amor are a fitting tribute to Tempe’s heritage. The first settlers to move to the Tempe area, south of the Salt River and east of Phoenix, were Hispanic families from southern Arizona. In 1872, some of these Mexican settlers founded a town called San Pablo, east of Tempe Butte, which eventually was incorporated into Tempe. Today, the spirit of the early settlers lives on in Tempe's museums, music, food and culture.
Visit www.ArteEsAmor.com for more information and additional events.
Arte Es Amor is a joint program of Arizona State University, The City of Tempe, Tempe’s Mill Avenue District and the Tempe Convention & Visitors Bureau. It is supported by Southwest Airlines.
The visual identity for Arte Es Amor was created by Phoenix artist Larry Yáñez.
