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SUMMARY:"The Young Lords Speak": Discussion with Author
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for an evening of live music\,  refreshments\, and cultural conversation. We’re having a  book discussion with The Young Lords Speak author Jacqueline Lazú. Moderated by SRBCC Executive Director Omar Torres-Kortright. Presented by SEIU Illinois in collaboration with Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center. \n \nJacqueline (Jacqui) Lazú is a writer\, public historian\, archivist\, and community collaborator whose work bridges scholarship\, cultural production\, and grassroots activism. A central focus of Lazú’s work has been the Young Lords Organization\, a grassroots Puerto Rican group that emerged in Chicago during the late 1960s and became a national force for community empowerment and racial justice. Lazú has also helped shape academic programs and public initiatives at DePaul University that reflect the core themes of her research. She co-founded the Department of Criminology and served as Acting Chair\, integrating her work on racial justice\, social movements\, and state violence into curriculum and faculty development. Lazú is also deeply engaged in public scholarship and community-based work. Her collaborative projects\, whether exhibitions\, archives\, or courses\, are grounded in dialogue and mutual learning with artists\, activists\, students\, and cultural workers. Across every space she occupies\, Lazú remains committed to expanding access to knowledge\, preserving community histories\, and cultivating the next generation of critical thinkers and change agents. \nRegister here.
URL:https://segundoruizbelvis.org/event/the-young-lords-speak-discussion-with-author/
LOCATION:Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center\, 4048 West Armitage Avenue\, Chicago\, IL\, 60639\, United States
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SUMMARY:“QUISQUEYA” ALBUM RELEASE CONCERT
DESCRIPTION:5:30 pm Food and Dance Class \n7:00 pm Concert \nDominican-American pianist\, composer\, and South Arts Jazz Road awardee Julián Pujols Quall announces the release of Quisqueya\, the debut album by their ensemble Mamey. The album debut will be celebrated with a phenomenal Chicago release event curated by Julián Pujols Quall and presented by Fulcrum Point New Music Project’s Discoveries Auxin: Connected! Series and Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center.   \nThe event at Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center\, a longtime hub for Afro-Caribbean arts and community engagement\, will feature a live performance by Mamey\, including\, in addition to Pujols Quall\, international guest artists: \nJonathan Suazo on alto saxophone\, Ethan Bailey-Gould on guitar\, Oscar Evely on drums\, Toncau on bass\, Otoniel Nicolás and JBlack on percussion\, Tafa Mi-Soleil\, featured Haitian vocalist\, and children from Uniting Voices Chicago.  \n​The June 27th event at the Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center kicks off at 5:30 pm with Caribbean food and dance. Mamey takes the stage at 7:00 pm with a live set for all to listen\, dance\, and connect!   ​ \n  \nTICKETS\n  \nABOUT THE RECORDING \nConceived as both a musical statement and a cultural proposition\, the album reimagines the shared sonic heritage of the Dominican Republic and Haiti through contemporary composition\, improvisation\, and experimental practice. \nRecorded across multiple cities—including Chicago\, New York\, Baltimore\, and Santo Domingo—Quisqueya brings together an intergenerational and transnational collective of musicians. The core ensemble features Julián Pujols Quall (artistic direction\, piano\, keyboard\, voice\, composition)\, Micah Collier (bass)\, Jonathan Suazo (alto saxophone)\, Ethan Bailey-Gould (guitar)\, and Oscar Evely (drums). They are joined by master Dominican percussionists Otoniel Nicolás and Edgar Molina. Featured collaborators include legendary guitarist Edilio Paredes (requinto)\, electronic artist Levi Lu (synths and processing)\,  percussionists Kweku Sumbry and Sanu Basu of Farafina Kan\, as well as Haitian vocalist Tafa Mi-Soleil. The album also incorporates youth voices recorded in New York with Jazz Power Initiative\, in Chicago with Uniting Voices\, and in Santo Domingo with Vibrar Studio Choir in Chicago\, and Vibrar Choir in Santo Domingo\, reflecting a commitment to intergenerational exchange as part of the music’s fabric. \nThe Quisqueya album project was made possible in part by a grant from Pathways to Jazz\, a donor-advised fund of the Boulder County Arts Alliance\, crowdfunding from GoFundMe\, friends and family\, and the artistic community in Chicago and beyond.  \nYou can still be part of the community making the album come to life! Click below! \nhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/help-mamey-record-their-debut-album
URL:https://segundoruizbelvis.org/event/mameys-quisqueya-album-release-concert-june-27-2026/
LOCATION:Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center\, 4048 West Armitage Avenue\, Chicago\, IL\, 60639\, United States
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