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Who Is Puerto Rico? A Pre-Primary Tour
Politics are a fundamental part of life for America's unofficial 51st state. But as one island-based reporter says, Puerto Ricans are growing weary of a situation in which they can vote in the presidential primary but have no official role in the actual election.
For more on this report, go to
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90840218
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Monday, May 26, 2008
In the Mailbox
Dear Friend,
Enclosed is the invitation to my exhibition " Free Registry: Encounter, Mythology and Reality," which will open on June 5th through September 7th at the Museum of Art of Puerto Rico (Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico). I am also including the following addresses:
http://www.diogenes-ballester.com/
http://freeregistry.blogspot.com/
A flat monitor embedded on the installation "Spirit of Slaves" 2007-2008 will display the "Free Registry Blog web page" with your comments and pictures, and an interactive web page showing the transcriptions and translations of fragments of the Registry of Slaves of The Village of Ponce of 1852 will be display next to it.
Please take a few minutes to reflect on this topic and write some comments for this blog.
Thank You,
Diógenes Ballester
Editor's Note: See related May 19 entry posted right here in the PRSUN blog.
Dear Friend,
Enclosed is the invitation to my exhibition " Free Registry: Encounter, Mythology and Reality," which will open on June 5th through September 7th at the Museum of Art of Puerto Rico (Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico). I am also including the following addresses:
http://www.diogenes-ballester.com/
http://freeregistry.blogspot.com/
A flat monitor embedded on the installation "Spirit of Slaves" 2007-2008 will display the "Free Registry Blog web page" with your comments and pictures, and an interactive web page showing the transcriptions and translations of fragments of the Registry of Slaves of The Village of Ponce of 1852 will be display next to it.
Please take a few minutes to reflect on this topic and write some comments for this blog.
Thank You,
Diógenes Ballester
Editor's Note: See related May 19 entry posted right here in the PRSUN blog.
La Batalla de Cotto
(From left, Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito pose for a shot.)
Boricua champ Miguel Cotto hopes to add another win to his record of 32-0 with 26 KOs when he faces el mejicano champ Antonio Margarito on the boxing ring. Margarito has a record of 36-5 with 26 KOs.
Cotto is the WBA champion in the welterweight division and Margarito is the WBO/IBF champion in the same weight, said promoter Bob Arum at a recent press conference in Manhattan. The boxing match will be on July 26 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, live on pay-per-view.
“What you see here are two of the best welterweights in boxing today,” Arum said.
No welterweight championship fight has created so much excitement since the welterweight title fight between Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns in September 1981. – Ismael Nunez
Photo by Ismael Nunez
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Featured Point of View
Puerto Rico's Moment in the Sun
The U.S. is overdue in re-engaging with Puerto Rico, which landed in our lap as a stepchild of imperialism in 1898, and which we have never seen clearly.
For more of this opinion article by Michael Janeway, go to
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/22/opinion/22janeway.html
Puerto Rico's Moment in the Sun
The U.S. is overdue in re-engaging with Puerto Rico, which landed in our lap as a stepchild of imperialism in 1898, and which we have never seen clearly.
For more of this opinion article by Michael Janeway, go to
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/22/opinion/22janeway.html
Congrats to Mike Amadeo
I recently spent some time at Casa Amadeo, the legendary Latin music shop of Mike Amadeo on Prospect Avenue in the Bronx. Amadeo, who has composed songs interpreted by some of Latin music's greats such as the late salsa singer Hector Lavoe, is this year's godfather or padrino for the National Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan, which is one of the largest cultural parades in the country.
And, he surely deserves this honor. He is a walking library of the Latin music scene of New York City. Felicidades.
For more photos of my day at Casa Amadeo, go to www.flickr.com/photos/clarisel.
For more information on the history behind Casa Amadeo, go to
www.nps.gov/history/nr/feature/hispanic/2001/amadeo.htm
Or visit, Casa Amadeo's site at www.casaamadeo.com.
-- Clarisel Gonzalez
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Friday, May 23, 2008
Theater Festival to Celebrate Latinas
Latino Flavored Productions, Inc. is hosting the first ever all Latina Theater Festival at the Bank Street Theater from June 4th – 29th. The Ultimate Latina Theater Festival features 7 empowering plays written, performed and directed by the very best up and coming and seasoned artists in the New York City theater scene.
"This festival is about women's empowerment and it is an opportunity to tell our stories the way we need them told," says president and creator of the festival, Linda Nieves-Powell. For the entire month of June, audiences will have a choice of experiencing six humorous and thought provoking plays like the off-Broadway hit I AM LATINA!/YO SOY LATINA!, Dancing in the Mirror, Pink: The Chronicles of BC Jenny, Jose Can Speak, The Life of Me and Rum & Coke by Carmen Pelaez; all about Latina life, all humorous and all empowering. As well the Fantastic Experimental Latina Theater will be performing their version of the classic Moliere play “The Imaginary Invalid”.
All of this delivered from well-known Latino artists such as April Lee Hernandez from “Freedom Writers” and “30 Rock and Luis Salgado the Latin choreographer for the Tony-nominated Broadway musical “In The Heights” who will be joined by some of the hottest Latino Broadway performers in GRACIAS MUJERES! a charity event which will also pay a surprise tribute to a veteran Broadway star.
The festival will be held at the Bank Street Theater located at 155 Bank Street, New York, NY. Tickets range from $15-$25 and are on sale at the site www.ultimate.latinoflavored.com or www.brownpapertickets.com. For more information and discount promotions on each performance, contact Latino Flavored Productions Inc. at 718-720-7979.
source: press release
"This festival is about women's empowerment and it is an opportunity to tell our stories the way we need them told," says president and creator of the festival, Linda Nieves-Powell. For the entire month of June, audiences will have a choice of experiencing six humorous and thought provoking plays like the off-Broadway hit I AM LATINA!/YO SOY LATINA!, Dancing in the Mirror, Pink: The Chronicles of BC Jenny, Jose Can Speak, The Life of Me and Rum & Coke by Carmen Pelaez; all about Latina life, all humorous and all empowering. As well the Fantastic Experimental Latina Theater will be performing their version of the classic Moliere play “The Imaginary Invalid”.
All of this delivered from well-known Latino artists such as April Lee Hernandez from “Freedom Writers” and “30 Rock and Luis Salgado the Latin choreographer for the Tony-nominated Broadway musical “In The Heights” who will be joined by some of the hottest Latino Broadway performers in GRACIAS MUJERES! a charity event which will also pay a surprise tribute to a veteran Broadway star.
The festival will be held at the Bank Street Theater located at 155 Bank Street, New York, NY. Tickets range from $15-$25 and are on sale at the site www.ultimate.latinoflavored.com or www.brownpapertickets.com. For more information and discount promotions on each performance, contact Latino Flavored Productions Inc. at 718-720-7979.
source: press release
Thursday, May 22, 2008
In the Mailbox
The (one time) leading AIDS medical practitioner, Dr. Ramon Gabriel Torres, was the subject of a New York Magazine profile several weeks ago. The report, Another AIDS Casualty -- a poignant account of Dr. Torres’ significant contributions in the fight against AIDS and his tragic fall -- can be found on the New York Magazine website.
Since publication, his representatives are happy to report his living situation has improved.
The representatives of Dr. Torres, are seeking letters of support. If you wish to submit such a letter, please do so as soon as possible. It should note:
1. How you know Dr. Ramon Gabriel Torres.
2. How long you have known him.
3. Your affiliations with him, then and now.
4. How he contributed to the field of HIV/AIDS treatment and care.
5. Other positive things you know about him.
Letters should be addressed, "To Whom it May Concern," and sent directly to Dr. Torres’ lawyer:
Darius Wadia, Esq.
Woolworth Building
233 Broadway, Suite 2208
New York , NY 10279
source: Mexicanos Unidos e-mail list
Editor's Note: This is a must read story on this fallen boricua doctor who at one time did so much good. I remember reading this article and feeling sad and angry. I'm glad his situation has improved. I believe someone like him still has a lot of good to give if he sets his mind to it and gets the help he needs. To read the article published last month in New York, visit
http://nymag.com/news/features/45785/
The (one time) leading AIDS medical practitioner, Dr. Ramon Gabriel Torres, was the subject of a New York Magazine profile several weeks ago. The report, Another AIDS Casualty -- a poignant account of Dr. Torres’ significant contributions in the fight against AIDS and his tragic fall -- can be found on the New York Magazine website.
Since publication, his representatives are happy to report his living situation has improved.
The representatives of Dr. Torres, are seeking letters of support. If you wish to submit such a letter, please do so as soon as possible. It should note:
1. How you know Dr. Ramon Gabriel Torres.
2. How long you have known him.
3. Your affiliations with him, then and now.
4. How he contributed to the field of HIV/AIDS treatment and care.
5. Other positive things you know about him.
Letters should be addressed, "To Whom it May Concern," and sent directly to Dr. Torres’ lawyer:
Darius Wadia, Esq.
Woolworth Building
233 Broadway, Suite 2208
New York , NY 10279
source: Mexicanos Unidos e-mail list
Editor's Note: This is a must read story on this fallen boricua doctor who at one time did so much good. I remember reading this article and feeling sad and angry. I'm glad his situation has improved. I believe someone like him still has a lot of good to give if he sets his mind to it and gets the help he needs. To read the article published last month in New York, visit
http://nymag.com/news/features/45785/
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