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SUMMARY:Marisé Álvarez | Nunca Digas Nunca: A Comedy Special
DESCRIPTION:ENGLISHE \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nENGLISH\n\nActor\, writer\, and comedian Marisé “Tata” Álvarez brings her stand-up film Nunca Digas Nunca (Never Say Never) to the BoriCorridor Tour. Recorded live at the historic Teatro Shorty Castro in San Juan\, the special now reaches the big screen with Álvarez’s sharp humor and unmistakable honesty. She reflects on life in Los Angeles\, the realities of sharing a home\, why she doesn’t want to be a mother\, and her relationship with her father\, Pito Álvarez.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA comedy special that blends personal stories with bold wit\, Nunca Digas Nunca offers an evening of laughter\, truth\, and heartfelt storytelling. \nSegundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center is proud to partner with BorriCorridor as a Community Co-Presenter \n\n\n\n\n\n\nFully compatible with SRBCC’s decades-long work as a creative hub serving Boricua artists\, BoriCorridor aims to connect a vast network of cultural workers in the U.S. and serve as a tool for Puerto Rican artists in the archipelago and the diaspora to reach out\, collaborate and showcase their work. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAn initiative produced by Ágora Cultural Architects with the support of The Mellon Foundation and in collaboration with the University of Puerto Rico’s Master in Cultural Management and Administration program researchers. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15 min. – Standup\n50 min. – Nunca digas Nunca – Especial de comedia \nFilm in Spanish with subtitles in English. \n20 min. – Q&A/Meet & Greet \nInfo: \nCall 787-200-7110 or write to us at info@boritix.com\nCall Center hours:\nMonday – Friday from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm (AST)\nSaturdays from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm (AST) \n\n\n \n\n \nESPAÑOL\nLa actriz\, escritora y comediante Marisé “Tata” Álvarez presenta su especial de comedia para cine\, Nunca Digas Nunca\, en la gira BoriCorridor. Grabado en vivo en el histórico Teatro Shorty Castro en San Juan\, este especial llega ahora a la pantalla grande con el humor agudo y la honestidad inconfundible de Álvarez. Reflexiona sobre su vida en Los Ángeles\, las realidades de compartir un hogar\, por qué no quiere ser madre y sobre su relación con su padre\, Pito Álvarez. Un especial de comedia que mezcla historias personales con ingenio\, Nunca Digas Nunca ofrece una velada de risas\, verdades y relatos conmovedores. \n\nSegundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center se enorgullece de colaborar con BoriCorridor como Co-Presentador Comunitario. \nTotalmente compatible con las décadas de trabajo de SRBCC como un centro creativo al servicio de artistas boricuas\, BoriCorridor busca conectar una amplia red de trabajadores culturales en los Estados Unidos y servir como una herramienta para que artistas puertorriqueños del archipiélago y la diáspora puedan conectarse\, colaborar y presentar su trabajo. \nUna iniciativa producida por Ágora Cultural Architects\, con el apoyo de The Mellon Foundation\, y en colaboración con investigadores del programa de Maestría en Gerencia y Administración Cultural de la Universidad de Puerto Rico. \n15 min. – Stand-up\n50 min. – Nunca Digas Nunca – Especial de comedia \nPelícula en español con subtítulos en inglés. \n20 min. – Sesión de preguntas y respuestas / Meet & Greet \nInformación:\nLlame al 787-200-7110 o escríbanos a info@boritix.com \nHorario del Call Center:\nLunes a viernes de 9:00 a. m. a 7:00 p. m. (AST)\nSábados de 2:00 p. m. a 6:00 p. m. (AST) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS
URL:https://segundoruizbelvis.org/event/marise-alvarez-nunca-digas-nunca-a-comedy-special/
LOCATION:Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center\, 4048 West Armitage Avenue\, Chicago\, IL\, 60639\, United States
CATEGORIES:events,Film,Theater
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SUMMARY:Free Neighborhood Tour: Stone by Stone by Tian Gombau (Spain)
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe Puppet Festival’s annual Free Neighborhood Tour brings free\, family-friendly performances to locations outside of Chicago’s theaters to foster an appreciation for puppetry throughout the city. The tour offers a range of high-quality puppetry styles to create moments of community enjoyment while expanding the city’s base of puppet enthusiasts. The Tour once again presents two free\, family-friendly puppet shows\, this year from Spain and Baltimore\, to venues and community spaces all over the city. Stay tuned for dates\, times and locations. \n\n\n\n\n\nSpanish puppet artist Tian Gombau was walking barefoot on the beach one day when he suddenly realized there are so many stones on earth. He started to classify them and keep them as precious treasures\, thinking\, if you look at what’s inside them\, one realizes there is something more than just a stone. The result is an ingenious\, endearing\, 30-minute imagination-awakening experience for children using only inanimate objects. \n\n\n\n\n\nFor the past four years\, Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center has been proud to serve as a neighborhood partner of the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival\, extending our mission of celebrating Afro-Caribbean and Latin arts into the world of contemporary puppetry. Together\, we’ve turned SRBCC into a welcoming stage and creative lab for local families\, youth\, and artists—hosting Free Neighborhood Tour (2023\, 2024\, 2025\, 2026) performances\, workshops\, and experimental projects like Puppet Lab (2024 and 2025) that invite emerging local puppeteers to play\, imagine\, and create. This ongoing collaboration reflects what SRBCC does best: connecting global artistry with Chicago’s neighborhood talent\, building bridges between tradition and innovation\, and ensuring that world-class experiences—whether through music\, dance\, theater\, or puppetry—are accessible to the people we serve year-round.
URL:https://segundoruizbelvis.org/event/free-neighborhood-tour-stone-by-stone-by-tian-gombau-spain/
LOCATION:Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center\, 4048 West Armitage Avenue\, Chicago\, IL\, 60639\, United States
CATEGORIES:events,Theater
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SUMMARY:SHADOWS & SOUND / SOMBRA Y SONIDO
DESCRIPTION:Join puppeteers Gandul Gandulero (San Juan) and Tom Lee (Chicago) as they take you through a hands on exploration of shadow puppetry and musical storytelling at SRBCC’s one of a kind performance space in Hermosa.  Beginning with an introduction to shadow traditions from around the world\, participants will learn puppet joints\, controls and techniques using templates and materials provided by the instructors.  The workshop will then progress to original ideas and stories created from scratch before culminating in an epic sharing of shadows and sound!  All experience levels are welcome!  Children under 10 will do best accompanied by an adult. \n\nFREE RSVP
URL:https://segundoruizbelvis.org/event/shadows-sound-sombra-y-sonido/
LOCATION:Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center\, 4048 West Armitage Avenue\, Chicago\, IL\, 60639\, United States
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SUMMARY:Chicago Puppet Lab
DESCRIPTION:Eight Chicago artists from diverse backgrounds and disciplines have spent the last eight months in residence at the Chicago Puppet Lab\, a program of the Chicago Puppet International Puppet Theater Festival\, where they have been expanding their skill sets by creating new\, original puppet theater works. \nOn May 29 through June 1\, the 2024-25 Chicago Puppet Lab cohort will present their emerging works at the Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center. \nTicket prices: Regular ($20); Student/Senior ($15) \n\nThe Puppet Lab Showcase includes two rotating group shows\, each featuring diverse works in progress by Chicago artists. Program A features Irene Wa.\, madigan burke\, Sam Lewis and Charlie Malavé. Program B features Ruby Que\, Anthony-Michael Stokes\, Robbie Lynn Hunsinger and Michele Stine. \n  \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://segundoruizbelvis.org/event/chicago-puppet-lab-day-4/
LOCATION:Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center\, 4048 West Armitage Avenue\, Chicago\, IL\, 60639\, United States
CATEGORIES:events,Theater
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SUMMARY:Chicago Puppet Lab
DESCRIPTION:Eight Chicago artists from diverse backgrounds and disciplines have spent the last eight months in residence at the Chicago Puppet Lab\, a program of the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival\, where they have been expanding their skill sets by creating new\, original puppet theater works. \nOn May 29 through June 1\, the 2024-25 Chicago Puppet Lab cohort will present their emerging works at the Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center. \nTicket prices: Regular ($20); Student/Senior ($15) \n\nThe Puppet Lab Showcase includes two rotating group shows\, each featuring diverse works in progress by Chicago artists. Program A features Irene Wa.\, madigan burke\, Sam Lewis and Charlie Malavé. Program B features Ruby Que\, Anthony-Michael Stokes\, Robbie Lynn Hunsinger and Michele Stine. \n  \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://segundoruizbelvis.org/event/chicago-puppet-lab/
LOCATION:Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center\, 4048 West Armitage Avenue\, Chicago\, IL\, 60639\, United States
CATEGORIES:events,Theater
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SUMMARY:Chicago Puppet Lab
DESCRIPTION:Eight Chicago artists from diverse backgrounds and disciplines have spent the last eight months in residence at the Chicago Puppet Lab\, a program of the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival\, where they have been expanding their skill sets by creating new\, original puppet theater works.\n\n\n\nOn May 29 through June 1\, the 2024-25 Chicago Puppet Lab cohort will present their emerging works at the Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center. \nTicket prices: Regular ($20); Student/Senior ($15) \n\nThe Puppet Lab Showcase includes two rotating group shows\, each featuring diverse works in progress by Chicago artists. Program A features Irene Wa.\, madigan burke\, Sam Lewis and Charlie Malavé. Program B features Ruby Que\, Anthony-Michael Stokes\, Robbie Lynn Hunsinger and Michele Stine \n\n  \nBuy Tickets\n 
URL:https://segundoruizbelvis.org/event/chicago-puppet-lab-showcase-day-2/
LOCATION:Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center\, 4048 West Armitage Avenue\, Chicago\, IL\, 60639\, United States
CATEGORIES:events,Theater
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SUMMARY:Chicago Puppet Lab
DESCRIPTION:Eight Chicago artists from diverse backgrounds and disciplines have spent the last eight months in residence at the Chicago Puppet Lab\, a program of the Chicago Puppet International Puppet Theater Festival\, where they have been expanding their skill sets by creating new\, original puppet theater works. \n\n\n\nEight Chicago artists from diverse backgrounds and disciplines have spent the last eight months in residence at the Chicago Puppet Lab\, a program of the Chicago Puppet International Puppet Theater Festival\, where they have been expanding their skill sets by creating new\, original puppet theater works. \nOn May 29 through June 1\, the 2024-25 Chicago Puppet Lab cohort will present their emerging works at the Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center. \nTicket prices: Regular ($20); Student/Senior ($15) \n\nThe Puppet Lab Showcase includes two rotating group shows\, each featuring diverse works in progress by Chicago artists. Program A features Irene Wa.\, madigan burke\, Sam Lewis and Charlie Malavé. Program B features Ruby Que\, Anthony-Michael Stokes\, Robbie Lynn Hunsinger and Michele Stine \n  \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://segundoruizbelvis.org/event/chicago-puppet-lab-showcase-2/
LOCATION:Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center\, 4048 West Armitage Avenue\, Chicago\, IL\, 60639\, United States
CATEGORIES:events,Theater
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SUMMARY:La Bodega de Flaco Pop-Up Experience & Brunch
DESCRIPTION:La Bodega de Flaco is a one-day pop-up shop and speakeasy experience\, bringing together local vendors\, amazing artists\, and a vibrant community.\n \nLa Bodega de Flaco is a vibrant one-day-only pop-up shop and speakeasy experience that brings together local vendors\, amazing artists\, and a beautiful\, vibrant community. Curated by poet\, actor\, and musician Flaco Navaja\, this immersive six-hour experience blends music\, poetry\, comedy\, food\, and movement into an unforgettable celebration of sabor and soul. \nTHE EXPERIENCE \nBodega Brunch (12:00 PM – 2:00 PM) \nStart the day with an exclusive brunch\, limited to just 50 guests. Enjoy delicious food by Chef Omar Cadenas from Omarcito’s Latin Cafe\, good vibes\, and music from our in-house DJ. After brunch\, doors open to general admission for the full Bodega experience. \nComedy + House Music | The House That Laughs Together \nAnthony Fuentes brings his razor-sharp wit and raw storytelling to the mic\, followed by a live house music set by JoLin Rosario & The Cousins\, taking the energy even higher. \nPoetry | Palabreo \nPalabreo brings a fire lineup of poetic expression and rhythm. (Stay tuned for the featured poet announcement!) \nSalsa Dance Class | El Que No Baila No Entra \nGet on your feet with a beginner-friendly salsa dance class to warm you up for the big finale. \nLive Salsa Set | Flaco Navaja & The Razor Blades \nFlaco Navaja and The Razor Blades close out the day with their signature sound—a soulful blend of poetry\, hip-hop\, salsa\, and timba. \nVendor Market + Wind-Down \nFrom 5:15 PM – 6:00 PM\, shop local vendors\, snap photos\, enjoy encore moments\, and soak in the love. \nTICKETS \n• General Admission – $35 \n• VIP Experience – $60 (Includes a pre-show toast with Flaco Navaja + exclusive Haciendo Patria mug) \n• Bodega Brunch Only – $50 (Limited to 50 people) \nTickets
URL:https://segundoruizbelvis.org/event/la-bodega-de-flaco-pop-up-experience-sunday/
LOCATION:La Bodega de Flaco\, 4040 W. Armitage Ave.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60639\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Dance,events,Parties,Theater
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SUMMARY:Hungry Garden by Poncili Creación at The Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival
DESCRIPTION:Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center is proud to host our friends from the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival to present Hungry Garden by Poncili Creación\, direct from Puerto Rico. \nBoundless energy and surrealist puppets unite as brothers Pablo and Efrain Del Hierro share their spontaneous style\, infusing inanimate objects with life. Drawing on tribal symbols such as masks and totems\, they evoke ancient forms of storytelling. Living up to the ideas that spawned their name\, Hungry Garden brings creation and chaotic tranquility. \nFriday\, January 24 at 4:30 pm\nSegundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center\n4048 W. Armitage Ave. (Hermosa) \nRunning Time: 45 mins \nFree Neighborhood Tour: Fostering an Appreciation of Puppetry Throughout the City \n\nThe Free Neighborhood Tour fosters an appreciation for puppetry throughout the city by bringing free\, family-friendly performances to locations outside of Chicago’s theaters\, but areas in the city where people may not have the chance to see puppetry very often. The tour offers a range of high-quality puppetry styles in order to create moments of community enjoyment while expanding the base of puppet enthusiasts. For 2025\, the Tour is twice the size of previous years presenting TWO free\, family-friendly puppet shows from Puerto Rico and Vermont at venues and community spaces all over the city. This program was made possible with special support from Kristy & Brandon Moran\, Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks Program\, and UChicago.
URL:https://segundoruizbelvis.org/event/hungry-garden-by-poncili-creacion-direct-from-puerto-rico-chicago-international-puppet-theater-festival/
LOCATION:Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center\, 4048 West Armitage Avenue\, Chicago\, IL\, 60639\, United States
CATEGORIES:events,Theater
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