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Community calendar Centro de Estudios Puertorriquenos Hunter College Presents between the air, the bark, and the green...where all things go... An exhibition by David Antonio Cruz itneverwaswhatyouthoughtitcouldbe,lovingmewasnevermeanttobesoeasy Oil canvas, 2007 David Antonio Cruz On view until Friday, June 27 Reception tonight from 6-8 p.m. Gallery hours Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. www.centropr.org

LatinoJustice connects hundreds of students and young leaders for May 1 action New civic engagement network promotes Latino activism across the country The next generation of Latino leaders has a new tool to help them get involved in the fight for civil rights. LatinoJustice, an online civic engagement network created by the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund (PRLDEF), connects students and young Latino activists across the country, and helps engage them in the fight for social justice. LatinoJustice connects doers, thinkers and motivators who seek to galvanize their communities. In the weeks leading up to this year's May 1 events, LatinoJustice connected hundreds of students and young leaders from across the country with information on where and how to get involved. After May 1, the network will continue to connect young leaders for future activism, including organizing naturalization campaigns and voter registration drives, and conducting poll watching to ensure that...

Featured Story The House votes to create a commission to look into building the National Museum of the American Latino in the nation's capital. WASHINGTON -- Four years ago, a museum celebrating the history and culture of Native Americans opened at the east end of the National Mall. Within a decade, one honoring the contributions of African Americans will be erected on the west end, near the Washington Monument. Yet Latinos, the nation's largest and fastest-growing minority, have no museum of their own in the nation's capital. But the National Museum of the American Latino came one step closer to reality Tuesday when the House, by a vote of 291 to 117, approved legislation that includes creation of a commission to study the feasibility of building such a facility. For more, go to http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-latino30apr30,1,496988.story Editor's Note: The history of Puerto Ricans in the United States (and even on the island) must play a prominent...

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CINE_REAL: a curatorial series on cinema and new media Judith Escalona's "Bx3M: a work in process" Hector Canonge's "Idolatries/Idolatrías" Closing Reception: Wednesday, April 30, 6-8 p.m. Music provided by Joe Falcon and Coco Rico with Stuart Watson MediaNoche is located in the corner store at 1355 Park Avenue, NE corner of 102nd Street, NYC's El Barrio MediaNoche, Uptown's gallery devoted to new media, presents Cine_Real: a curatorial series on the impact of new media on cinema. The two exhibiting works utilize digital technologies towards very different ends, altering our film sense. Free admission Regular gallery hours: Wednesday - Friday, 3-7 p.m., and by appointment For more information: (212) 828-0401 or visit www.medianoche.us

Community Calendar A Chat with Tato Torres of YERBABUENA An Informal Discussion on Contemporary Puerto Rican Music in New York 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, April 30 Admission: $5 Cemí Underground, 1799 Lexington Ave., NYC's El Barrio Description: Tato Torres, singer/musician/composer and founder and director of the renown Boricua Roots Music band YERBABUENA hosts an informal open discussion on the history, presence and future of contemporary Boricua Roots Music. Boricua Roots Music is a musical movement in which Boricua musicians have combined and re-combined elements of traditional and/or "folkloric" music as contemporary musical expressions. This style of modern music, which reaches back to the roots of Boricua (Puerto Rican) tradition has come to be called "roots music" or "música de raíz" in Spanish. The movement is also often referred to simply as "roots" or "raíces" in Spanish. For more information, call (212) 860-2820 or e-mail info@...

In the Mailbox Saludos: Aquí sólo un breve aviso para que sepan que nuestra película, "Ladrones y Mentirosos" (Thieves and Liars) ya está disponible en DVD. Un abrazo, Poli Marichal y Ricardo Méndez Matta