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SUMMARY:Los Courts - An Exhibit About the Alazan-Apache Courts
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to the Central Library to view Los Courts\, an exhibition created by the Westside Preservation Alliance and the Esperanza Peace & Justice Center documenting the history of the Alazan-Apache Courts\, San Antonio’s oldest and largest public housing development. \nOn view now through March 31st at the Central Library’s Latino Collection & Resource Center\, on the first floor past the reference computers. \nHours: \nMonday-Friday 9am-9pm\nSaturday 9am-5pm\nSunday 11am-5pm \nVisitor parking is available in the Central Library Garage adjacent to the Central Library and accessible via Soledad Street. Visitors receive 3 hours of free parking. Nearby VIA bus routes include: 3\, 4\, 90\, 95\, 96\, and 97. \nFor more information about the display at the Central Library please call 210-207-2500. For more information about the exhibit\, please call the Esperanza Peace & Justice Center at 210-228-0201.
URL:https://esperanzacenter.org/event/los-courts-an-exhibit-about-the-alazan-apache-courts/
LOCATION:San Antonio Central Library\, 600 Soledad St.\, San Antonio\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibit
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SUMMARY:Hilos Que Hablan: Textile Legacy & Life of Mariana Ornelas
DESCRIPTION:Join the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center in honoring and celebrating the life of Mariana Ornelas through an exhibit from Saturday\, March 9th\, 2019 through Friday\, May 10th\, 2019.  Mariana Ornelas donated her collection of beautiful textiles and huipiles to help sustain the Esperanza’s cultural programs and highlight the tradition and importance of huipiles\, textile work\, and the conditions and experiences of the people who make them. \nExhibit Hours: Monday-Friday\, 10am-7pm.\nFree and open to the public. \nWhat are huipiles?\nHuipiles are special articles of clothing usually made of organic fibers such as cotton\, wool or silk is worn by indigenous women in parts of Mexico and throughout Guatemala. It represents the pueblos and cultures of specific indigenous communities and is used for daily wear with more elaborate ceremonial huipiles made for weddings or community celebrations. The colors\, the symbols\, and the type of weaving in each huipil speak volumes about the culture and spiritual beliefs of each indigenous community and the ties to the natural world. \nHuipiles exhibited for sale will include huipiles from the city of Juchitán\, Tehuantepec\, in Mexico that are made from heavy velvet featuring large floral imagery\, and huipiles from pueblos throughout the state of Oaxaca featuring animals\, plants and nature. Huipiles from pueblos of the many regions of Guatemala will feature more intricate designs and tight weaving in the tradition of indigenous weavers who have worn huipiles for centuries. \nGovernment repression and recurring political violence has torn apart communities and cultures in which textile arts are deeply rooted. It is certain that some of the weaving techniques are already lost due to widespread violence that has brought tourism and business almost to a standstill that has drastically altered cultural traditions. \nMariana donated her collection of beautiful textiles and huipiles to help sustain the Esperanza’s cultural programs and highlight the tradition and importance of huipiles\, textile work and the conditions and experiences of the people who make them. Mariana’s own interest in collecting and wearing huipiles speaks to her own sense of history and dedication to community. \nWe hope you can join us in honoring and celebrating the life of this tireless advocate of social justice\, inspiring teacher and musician who honored the art of indigenous women of the Americas. \n\nMariana Ornelas\nSeptember 18\, 1949 – March 6\, 2017\n \nMariana Ornelas\, a professor\, activist\, jazz lover and harpist\, died on March 6\, 2017 after a long illness.Mariana Sculos Ornelas was born in Framingham\, Massachusetts\, near Boston\, on September 18\, 1949\, to Greek parents. A lover of politics and an accomplished pianist\, she learned while she was in graduate school that Willie Velasquez was teaching at Harvard and she set out to interview him. Her mother cooked a feast in his honor\, and soon afterwards the voting rights champion invited the bilingual Mariana to work in San Antonio for the Southwest Voter Registration and Education Project (SWVRP)\, his voting rights organization. By then\, Mariana had already lived in Mexico City and Asunción\, Paraguay\, studying the harp with world-class musicians\, and she loved the harp as much as Flaco Jiménez\, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient\, loved the accordion. Mariana sealed her ties to San Antonio as a board member of the Esperanza Center\, as a neighborhood advocate\, and as a member of the city’s Zoning Commission — “ground zero” of the city’s targeted real estate — where she saved neighborhoods\, streets\, and trees for District 1. She was a Professor of Humanities at Palo Alto College for 20 years\, where she was central to the development of the Mexican-American Studies program.\n\nMariana Ornelas was an only child\, and had no children. But she leaves a city that will be forever listening to the strains of the “Che Guevara” song on her harp\, and a more humane city because of her efforts. She leaves two cats\, Midnight and Smoky\, who will miss her\, and legions of friends who she blessed with her advocacy\, grace\, compassion\, and multi-culturalism. She is survived by her beloved cousin Dianne (Bill) Rockas-Leary\, nieces Marina and Stephanie Leary\, Uncle Constantine Rockas of Fairfax Station\, VA\, and Aunt Dorothea Fotis of Alexandria\, VA\, as well as many loving cousins in the Virginia\, Maryland and Washington D.C. area. She is predeceased by her mother\, Thalia G. Sculos of Woburn\, MA\, and her aunt and godmother\, Thelma G. Rockas of Winchester\, MA.\n\nMariana Ornelas\, Presente!\n\nPublished in Express-News on Mar. 26\, 2017
URL:https://esperanzacenter.org/event/hilos-que-hablan-textile-legacy-life-of-mariana-ornelas/
LOCATION:Esperanza Peace and Justice Center\, 922 San Pedro Ave\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78212
CATEGORIES:Event,Exhibit
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SUMMARY:Noche Azul de Esperanza | Homenaje a Mercedes Sosa
DESCRIPTION:Join us Saturday\, March 16 for a Noche Azul concert dedicated to Mercedes Sosa\, a nueva canción musician from Argentina! Musicians accompanying Azul Barrientos TO BE ANNOUNCED. \nDoors open around 7:30 PM. Event begins at 8pm. Tickets are $7 más o menos at the door\, but any more donations are appreciated. Tickets are ONLY sold during the day of the concert starting at 6:30pm. \nSeating is first-come first-served. Tickets are numbered and folxs are let up in order of ticket purchase. Concessions will be available. Stairs and elevator available for use to get to 2nd floor where concert takes place. You may bring your own seat cushions if you’d like\, but no personal chairs. \nABOUT AZUL: Azul Barrientos\, a popular San Antonio musician and performer\, was born in Mexico City\, Mexico. Professionally trained\, and inspired by her parents and singers of old\, she has been the artist-in-residence at the Esperanza Center since 2007. Throughout her life she has used her music as a way to make political statements and give voice to various social justice issues. From singing about women in the Mexican Revolution\, to sharing the story of the 43 student teachers from Ayotzinapa who went missing in 2014 in Mexico\, Azul’s style and message vary with every Noche Azul concert. \nABOUT NOCHE AZUL: Noche Azul de Esperanza is our ongoing series of intimate cafe style performances with acclaimed singer/songwriter Azul Barrientos. Featuring a new theme and musical lineup each month curated by Azul\, Noche Azul showcases traditional Mexican songs while highlighting the cultural influences and interconnections between Latin America\, Spain and Mexico. The songs and genres of Noche Azul have included boleros\, rancheras\, folk music\, jazz\, as well as electronic music. \nFor more information on the concert\, please call the Esperanza Peace & Justice Center at 210-228-0201.
URL:https://esperanzacenter.org/event/noche-azul-de-esperanza-homenaje-a-mercedes-sosa/
LOCATION:Esperanza Peace and Justice Center\, 922 San Pedro Ave\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78212
CATEGORIES:Concert
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