DALLAS: June Events @ the Latino Cultural Center

DALLAS The Latino Cultural Center in Dallas, TX

JUNE 2011 SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE:
June 1, 10 a.m.
Cine de Oro screening of La Oveja Negra
June 4, 7:30 p.m.
Summer Flamenco
Showcase by Daniel de Cordoba
June 6 – July 1
11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
LCC Thriving Minds Summer Camp
June 10 & 11, 8 p.m.
¡Gaytino! Written & performed by Dan Guerrero

*LCC Summer Camp
June 6 – July 1, 2011
Monday – Friday 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
!Hurry…a few spaces are still available!
The LCC will continue to register students until June 4, 2011 for its FREE Thriving Minds Summer Camp. Participants must be ages 11-14, reside in Dallas and must attend the entire duration of the camp. Enrollment is limited to 25 and will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. A $20 registration fee will be charged to reserve your spot.
Led by professional artists and instructors David Lozano & Tammy McNary, campers will explore the world around them and express their imagination through visual and performing arts. This year, the LCC’s camp will focus on photography and theater. Participants will receive lunch and a daily snack — For more information call / Para más información llame al: 214.671.0045.

*¡GAYTINO!
Friday & Saturday
June 10 & 11, 2011 @ 8 p.m.
The LCC is thrilled to present the regional premiere of the groundbreaking play ¡Gaytino!, written and performed by Dan Guerrero. Touching, hilarious and absolutely one-of-a-kind, Dan Guerrero brings his two disparate worlds together in one riveting show.
Described by the Washington Post as a “disarming twist on the triumph-of-the-human-spirit theme,” this one-man play takes us through decades of Chicano history and the gay experience from a unique and personal perspective. From Mariachi to Merman, Sondheim to César Chávez, this remarkable life journey takes the audience from East L.A. in the 1950s to New York’s Great White Way in the 1960s and 1970s, and back to Hollywood. A father/son relationship and a treasured boyhood friendship drive this 75-minute, autobiographical solo play with music.
Tickets can be purchased at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/165287 or at the Latino Cultural Center. Early bird ticket buyers can save $5 online by using the code “tempranillo” through 6/3.

*TARGET SECOND SATURDAY
Saturday, June 11, 2011
The fluttering red ribbons atop the 28-foot tall poles of an authentic tipi call for a gathering at the LCC Plaza! Awe and anticipations are reflected in faces as they take in the majestic beauty of smoke flaps spreading like wings, and the graceful conical shape of the tipi. Once seated inside this canvas cocoon, the ancient traditions of storytelling begin. Visitors listen to entertaining and informative tales from diverse cultures. Whether age 3 or 103 there are tipi stories to tell and to learn from and enjoy
Target Saturday Schedule for June / Target Sabado Horario para Junio:
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Studio Creations with the Dallas Museum of Art
12 to 12:45 p.m. – Tipi Tellers in the Plaza
1 to 2 p.m. – Juegos y Rondas with Ollimpaxqui Ballet Co.
1 to 3 p.m. – Children’s Craft Workshop
2 to 4 p.m. – Dance Class
*Programs offered during Target Second Saturday are free thanks to the generous support of Target!

*IN THE GALLERIES: René Alvarado, Memories from El Manantial & ¡Lotería!
NOW through AUGUST 20, 2011
If you missed the opening last month, don’t let another day go by without checking out these two great shows!
Our annual Maestros Tejanos exhibition featuring the work of painter René Alvarado in Memories from El Manantial. Alvarado is a consummate painter and storyteller. His large, colorful paintings are layered with multiple details and a highly personal iconography that draws upon the rich cultural heritage of his native Mexico and his adopted West Texas home of San Angelo. Blogger Kent Boyer described it “as a colorful powerhouse of a show.”
In a suite of 20 amazing prints, Michoacán artist Guadalupe Anaya reinvents the traditional images of the loteria cards (the heart, the hand, the frog, the spider, the siren…). Anaya uses various printmaking techniques – etching, aquatint, drypoint and chine collé – to create highly original interpretations of the traditional images.

VISIT THE LCC – SPECIAL JUNE HOURS:
Please note that from June 6-July 1, the LCC daytime hours will change due to our summer art camp.
Monday through Friday
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and evenings for performing arts events
2600 Live Oak
Dallas, TX 75204
Tel: 214.671.0045
Website: www.latinoculturalcenter.org

If you live in the DFW area or plan to visit soon, make sure you check out the fun events @ the LCC. Have a great day! 🙂