Art Exhibits and Month-Long Programs from Spain and Latin America
Miami, Fl. -- The Miami-Dade Public Library System is holding its month-long celebration of Hispanic Heritage 2005, bringing an extensive series of commemorative events and extraordinary art exhibits to multiple branches. Hispanic culture is featured through author presentations, classic guitar and authentic Flamenco performances, lectures, and Chilean folkloric groups, in addition to exciting children’s programs.
Art exhibits include the works of Emilio Sanchez, made possible by the Emilio Sanchez Foundation in New York. His works on paper present striking, stylized images of Caribbean architecture and natural and urban landscapes by this Cuban-born artist. All the works in the exhibition, except one, are from the Library’s Permanent Collection. Emilio had donated hundreds of artworks, sketches and photos to the Library before he died. Other artists joining the series are Cuban-born Ramón Carulla(opening night in the Coral Gables Library October 13), Miami-Dade professor Alberto Meza, Cuban doctor and photographer Roberto Machado and a number of Puerto Rican artists. A listing of major programs and exhibits now follows.
Special Family Events
Off the Page: Author/Storyteller Carmen Agra-Deedy
Award -winning author and storyteller Carmen Agra-Deedy will delight children and adults with her storytelling performances. Made possible by The Children’s Trust.
Fairlawn Branch - Thursday, October 6, 10:00 AM;
Hispanic Branch - Saturday, October 8, 10:30 AM
Miami Lakes Branch - Saturday, October 8, 3:00 PM
Storyteller Jaime Riascos
Featured at this year’s Art of Storytelling family festival day, Colombian storyteller Jaime Riascos returns to tell traditional Latin American stories.
West Kendall Regional – Friday, October 28, 3:30 PM
Palm Springs North Branch – Saturday, October 29, 11:00 AM
Freddick Bratcher and Company Present “El Gallo”
This dance presentation is based on the folktale El Gallo de Bodas by Lucia M. Gonzalez. The program will include an interactive segment with the company dancers after the performance.
South Dade Regional - Tuesday, October 4, 7:30 PM
Main Library - Saturday, October 8, 2:30 PM
North Dade Regional - Saturday, October 15, 11:00 AM
Miami Beach Regional - Saturday, October 22, 2:00 PM
Colorin Colorado
Miami-Dade Public Library’s troupe of puppeteers and storytellers will entertain their audience with tales, songs and puppetry about the quixotic knight who attacked windmills. Please call (305) 375 BOOK or visit www.mdpls.org for all branches’ addresses.
Clarita Filgueiras and the Flamenco Puro Dance Company
This company will perform, demonstrate and discuss the history of the dazzling art of Flamenco dance.
West Kendall Branch - Saturday, October 29, 2:00 PM
Club de Huasos de Chile
Wearing colorful and authentic costumes, the musicians and dancers of this folkloric group will transport audiences to the far regions of the Chilean countryside.
Miami Beach Regional - Saturday, October 8, 2:00 PM
Off the Page: Author/Illustrator Andrew Toffoli Presents “Christopher Cowlumbus”
Join the local author and illustrator as he presents his first children’s book about an adventurous bovine that sails across the Atlantic Ocean on the Santa Mooria and discovers America all over again in this retelling of the story of Columbus.
Palm Springs North Branch - Saturday, October 8, 2:00 PM
Little River Branch - Saturday, October 8, 4:00 PM
Guitarist Luis Alfredo Gavilano
Enjoy the melodious sounds of the classical guitar as played by talented Bolivian musician Luis Alfredo Gavilano.
Key Biscayne Branch - October 4, 7:00 PM
Shenandoah Branch - October 8, 2:00 PM
Exhibitions
At the Main Library, 101 W. Flagler Street
Emilio Sánchez: Works on Paper from the Permanent Collection
October 8 – December 10, 2005, Auditorium
Striking, simple, stylized works depicting Caribbean architecture and natural and urban landscapes, by Cuban-born artist Emilio Sánchez.
Artists’ Books from Around the World from the Permanent Collection
October 8 – December 11, 2005, 2nd floor exhibition area
Mad About Don Quixote: Images by Alberto Meza
October 8 – December 11, 2005
1st floor exhibition area
In celebration of the 400th Anniversary of the publication of Miguel de Cervantes classic novel Don Quixote, the library is presenting this selection of original limited edition prints by Alberto Meza, Professor of Fine Arts at Miami-Dade College.
At Other Branches:
The Many Faces of Miami, in conjunction with the Bass Museum of Art’s exhibit, Retratos: 2000 Years of Latin American Portraits
Miami Beach Branch, 227 22nd Street, Miami Beach, September 19 – November 17, 2005
Digital and mixed-media portraits of Miami residents, created by students, artists, and community members in the Bass Museum of Art’s Retratos van, a mobile portrait studio.
Ramon Carulla in Black and White: Recent Drawings
Coral Gables Branch, 3443 Segovia Street, October 1 – December 10, 2005
Puerto Rican Silkscreen Posters from the Permanent Collection
West Dade Regional Library, 9445 Coral Way, October 3 – December 9, 2005
The use of silkscreen posters in Puerto Rico as a medium for artistic expression as well as for persuasion came about with the creation of the Taller (workshop) de Cínema y Gráfica de la Comisión de Parques y Recreo Público in San Juan in 1946. This governmental agency was established through the social justice movement that, among other things, was concerned with the deplorable living conditions of largely illiterate people living in the barrios of the countryside.
Cuba, 1930 – 1958: The Photographs of Dr. Roberto Machado Ortega
North Dade Regional Library, 2455 NW 183rd Street, October 1 – December 11, 2005
Dr. Machado was born in Havana, Cuba in 1905. A physician by training, he was also an accomplished photographer who devoted considerable time and passion to photography. His legacy includes over 700 negatives of Cuba created from the 1930s through the 1950s, before he immigrated to the United States in 1960.
There is something for every taste, as the Library wants to share Hispanic culture with patrons of all backgrounds. Most importantly, it’s all free and happening at your nearest library. A list of library branches that includes addresses can be found by logging on to the Library site, www.mdpls.org. For additional information, please call 305 – 375-BOOK.
Media Contact:
Marivi Prado, Public Affairs Officer
Tel. (305) 375-5180
pradom@mdpls.org |
