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Seafair Torchlight Parade
Date: Saturday, July 25th, 2009
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Place:
City of
Seattle
Centro Cultural Hispano Americano (CCHA)
is one of the leading organizations working with the Seafair Activities Board
in Seattle
to coordinate the Hispanic community for the Seafair Torchlight
Parade.
For several years, CCHA has coordinated and organized the participation
of the 22 Hispanic American countries to show the Seattle community
the beauty
and richness of our colorful culture with music, dances,
folkloric costumes and
our flags.
Please join us as an organization or as an individual to this effort to represent Hispanic America, and together organize our participation during the months of April and May. We need representatives for all the countries.
Please contact Nelida Mendoza at 206-418-6710, 253-210-0134
Organizational Meetings: 45 minutes only
Saturday, April 18, 2009 - 1:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 2, 2009 - 1:00 p.m.
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009 - 7:00 p.m.
Monday, June 15, 2009 - 7:00 p.m.
Monday, June 29, 2009 - 7:00 p.m.
at Renton Community Center
1715 SE Maple Valley Highway, Renton, WA 98057-3900
For directions, call 425-430-6700
Marching Organizational Meetings:
Saturday, July 11, 2009 - 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, July 18, 2009 - 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
At Seward Park
5902 Lake Washington Blvd. S., Seattle, WA
For directions, call (206) 684-4396
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CARLOS RUIZ ZAFÓN
with MARY ANN GWINN
Friday, June 26 at 7:30 p.m.
Co-presented with the WASHINGTON CENTER FOR THE BOOK AT THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Microsoft Auditorium
Few novels in recent years received both the international critical acclaim and total bestsellerdom as did Carlos Ruiz Zafón's The Shadow of the Wind. Few books coming along have been as anticipated as what he would do next. Spanish-language readers already know, as El Juego del Angel has been captivating readers (including Spanish language readers here).
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ARTURO SANDOVAL
EL REY DE LA TROMPETA
June 25-28, 2009
The Pacific Jazz Institute at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley presents multi Grammy-winning trumpeter, Arturo Sandoval, with his band for four nights. Band members are Arturo Sandoval (trumpet), Manuel Valera (piano), Ed Calle (saxophone), Max Esquivel (bass), Philbert Armenteros (percussion), and Alexis Arce (drums). Set times Thursday at 7:30pm and 9:30pm, Friday and Saturday at 8:00pm and 10:00pm and Sunday at 7:30pm. Doors will open at 6pm nightly.
PRICE: $28.50
2033 6th Avenue, Seattle WA 98121phone 206.441.9729
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LOOKING FOR BOARD MEMBERS
If you are a leader in
the community, have skills and talent, and wish to donate your
time to promote the mission of CCHA.
Please contact Nelida Mendoza for more information at
206-418-6710, or 253-210-0134
We are looking for Grant Writer, Artistic Director, Fundraising Director, Marketing Director, Public Relations Director, Secretary, and Volunteers Director.
PAST EVENT
Seattle Rainbow Bookfest 2009
Centro Cultural Hispano Americano is a proud sponsor of the seventh annual Seattle Rainbow Bookfest on Saturday, February 28, 2009.
Indu Sundaresan, a Washington State Book Award recipient, is the
featured writer of the event. She will be reading from her newly released book of stories, "In the Convent of Little Flowers." There will be writers from different ethnic backgrounds, and among them are four Latina women who will be presenting workshops, panel discussions
and readings from their works: Paola Casla Taylor, interpreter, translator and writer; Diana Leal, journalist; Maria de Lourdes Victoria, writer; and María Nélida Mendoza, journalist, poet and translator.
Diana Leal and Nelida Mendoza will be presenting "Women at War" during the last 50 years in Latin America. They will be talking about the direct and indirect intervention of women in the armed conflict,
specifically in Colombia, Dominican Republic and El Salvador and how
they have been affected by the war, which has also impacted society as
a whole. (1:30 -3:00 p.m.).
3:45 p.m. Nelida Mendoza will read form her poetry.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Place: Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center
Featured Artist
of the Month
Jaime Olaya Colombian Artist 
MORE INFORMATION
ART AUCTION 
BID NOW
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Poetry Recital
"Romancero de la Vía Dolorosa" by Fr. Benjamín Sánchez from México
Directed and translated to English by M. Nélida Mendoza
The profound reflexion of the Passion of Jesus written in poetry will be declaimed by members of the Hispanic Community with a live presentation of each Station of the Cross.
Performance in Spanish. There will be translated booklets in English.
Come and live with us the pain of Jesus.
Tuesday, March 24 at 8:00 p.m. at Saint Thomas
4415 S. 140th Street, Tukwila, WA 98168
Friday, March 27, 2009 at 8:15 p.m. at Saint Philomena
1790 S. 222nd Street, Des Moines, WA 98198
Saturday, March 28, 2009 at 8:15 p.m. at Saint Theresa
3939 SW 331st Street, Federal Way, WA 98023
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ARTE PROFUNDO
FLAMENCO
A very special night of Flamenco Music and Dance .
Dancer Esther Marion and Guitarist Rafael Vargas present the powerful and versatile singer JESUS MONTOYA from SEVILLA, and with the talented guest artists: guitarist Mark Ferguson and Dancer Savannah Fuentes.
Friday June 12th @ 8 PM
Columbia City Theater
4916 Rainer Ave. South
Seatle, WA. 98118