Raue Center hosts Hispanic Heritage events
Raue Center for the Arts has announced it will host the second annual Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.
The initiative was founded by T. Paul Lowry, Raue Center and Williams Street Repertory’s producing director, and began last year. The community can look forward to diverse programming, kicking off with Agua Dulce FUSION, a food and drink event.
Also included in the lineup is Bandoleros from Chicago and the monthly literature program Get Lit(erary) at Le Petit Marche, across the street from Raue Center. For a complete program lineup, details and tickets, visit rauecenter.org.
Ÿ Agua Dulce FUSION: 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15. Join in as Raue Center celebrates the kickoff of Hispanic Heritage Month with food, drinks and music from one the most diverse cultures in the world. The event will be held onstage at Raue Center with a DJ, cash bar and food buffet.
As a bonus the event will feature a special tequila tasting in the upstairs bar, 26 North, from 7 to 8 p.m. This event is for ages 21 and older and tickets are $30. Ticket purchase includes food, tequila tasting from 7 to 8 p.m. and one drink ticket.
Ÿ Get Lit(erary): 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20. Get Lit is Raue Center’s monthly series with dramatic readings and hysterical interpretations of classic pieces of literature, along with a few drinks and friends.
September’s installment will include poetry by Pablo Neruda read in English and Spanish and more. The reading session will take place at Le Petit Marché, right across the street from Raue Center, 19 N. Williams St. The literature program is free.
Ÿ Bandoleros: 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29. In continuing the Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration we welcome Bandoleros, a Chicago-based musical force of nature that has mesmerized audiences around the world with its spicy blend of Middle Eastern, Spanish flamenco and Latin flavors. Ticket prices are $16, $19 and $22 and student tickets are $11 with a student ID.
For information, visit www.rauecenter.org, www.facebook.com/RaueCenter and www.twitter.com/RaueCenter.