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Café, Conchas y Mango Street

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2026-04-11 13:00:00 2026-04-11 15:00:00 America/Chicago Café, Conchas y Mango Street Ballet 5:8 presentará fragmentos del libro La Casa en Mango Street de Sandra Cisneros. Esperanza una joven chicana busca entender lo que significa pertenecer, soñar y crecer entre dos culturas. Main Library - Meadows Community Rooms ABC

Saturday, April 11
1:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-04-11 13:00:00 2026-04-11 15:00:00 America/Chicago Café, Conchas y Mango Street Ballet 5:8 presentará fragmentos del libro La Casa en Mango Street de Sandra Cisneros. Esperanza una joven chicana busca entender lo que significa pertenecer, soñar y crecer entre dos culturas. Main Library - Meadows Community Rooms ABC

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Meadows Community Rooms ABC

Ballet 5:8 presentará fragmentos del libro La Casa en Mango Street de Sandra Cisneros. Esperanza una joven chicana busca entender lo que significa pertenecer, soñar y crecer entre dos culturas.

Ballet 5:8 presentará fragmentos del libro La Casa en Mango Street de Sandra Cisneros. Esperanza una joven chicana busca entender lo que significa pertenecer, soñar y crecer entre dos culturas. Cafecito, conchas, danza, y plática bilingüe—con libro gratis. Este proyecto fue apoyado por el National Endowment for the Arts y Arts Midwest como parte de America 250.

Ballet 5:8 will feature excerpts from the book The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. Esperanza, a young Chicana seeks to understand what it means to belong, dream and grow between two cultures. Café + conchas + performance excerpts + bilingual discussion—plus a free book.This project was supported by the National Endowment for the Arts and Arts Midwest as a part of America 250. 

AGE GROUP: | Family |

EVENT TYPE: | En Espanol | Cultural |

TAGS: | America 250 |

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