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CALENDAR [[image]][[/image]] Twenty outstanding objects representing the rich artistic history of several pre-Columbian cultures of South America will be on display at The Newark Museum, 49 Washington St., New Jersey. For more information, call 973-596-6550 or visit www.newarkmuseum.org. NEW MEXICO December 26-29 "Special Hours for La Casa Colonial" A hands-on exhibition of a Spanish Colonial home on the Santa Fe Plaza in the early 1800s will be on display at the Museum of New Mexico, Palace of the Governors, 105 West Palace Ave. at the Plaza Santa Fe. Kids under sixteen, free. For more information, call 505-476-5105 or visit www.museumofnewmexico.org. Through January 21 "Wilfredo Lam: Obra Gráfica" Forty works of aquatints, etchings and color lithographs by this Cuban artist will display at the Museum of Fine Arts, a part of the Museum of New Mexico, 105 West Palace Ave., Santa Fe. For more information, call 505-476-5105 or visit www.museumofnewmexico.org. Through January 31 "Santiago!" This exhibit features 70 art objects created by Hispanic, New Mexican, Native American and Latin American artists. At the Museum of International Folk Art, 706 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe. For more information, call 505-476-5105 or visit www.museumofnewmexico.org. Through May 27 "La Luz:Contemporary Latino Art in the United States" This art exhibition features 50 Hispanic artists showcasing the diversity of Latino visual expressions from across the United States. Artists of Puerto Rico, Cuban-American, Mexican American and other Latin American heritages communicate complex intellectual ideas, political motivations, dreams and wishes, memories and identity issues. The Visual Arts Center of the national Hispanic Cultural Center is located at 1701 4th St. SW. Albuquerque. For more information, call 505-246-2261. [[image]][[/image]] (top l-r) Mother and Child, by Maria Brito at the National Hispanic Cultural Center of New Mexico; Domino Park by Mario Algaze at El Museo del Barrio in New York. NEW YORK December 9 Santería to Swing: A Tribute to the Late Tito Puente The tribute concert will feature Louis Bauzo and the Harbor Conservatory Big Band in a tribute honoring the late Tito Puente. At the Aaron Davis Hall, Harlem’s Principal Center for Performing Arts, Campus of City College, West 135th St. and Convent Ave., New York. For more information, call 212-650-5963. Through January 14 "Latin American Artist-Photographers" A selection of more than 100 photographs by 50 modern contemporary Latin American and Latino artists drawn from the permanent collection of Lehigh University Art Galleries. ON exhibition at El Museo del Barrio, 1230 Fifth Ave. and 104th St., New York City. For more information, call 212-831-7272 or visit www.elmuseo.org TEXAS Through December 3 Hecho A Mano (Made By Hand) The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center presents a fine arts and crafts market which will function as a fundraiser for the organization. The event will be held at the Guadalupe Theatre, 1300 Guadalupe St., San Antonio. For more information, call 210-271-3151 or visit www.guadalupeculturalarts.org. Through December 10 Las Nuevas Tamaleras Written by Latina playwright Alicia Mena, this bilingual comedy will be shown at the JumpStart Theatre, Blue Star Arts Complex, at the corner of S. Alamo and Probandt St., San Antonio. Admission is $15 for adults; $10, children. For more information, call 210-223-2009 WISCONSIN December 7-8 Un Bolero Navideño Chilean musician, singer, and composer, Nelson Sosa, will perform boleros, sambas, bossa novas and more at the United Community Center, 1028 South Ninth St. Latino Arts, Inc., Milwaukee. For more information, call 414-384-3100. Next Month in Hispanic Wealthy Latinos: Profiles of the richest Latinos in the nation. Jorge Ramos: Univision's newsman also happens to be one of the most influential Hispanics in the country. Ready for Retirement? Are Latinos ready for retirement? We'll show you why many— maybe you—are not, and what steps to take to get ready. December 2000 Advertisers Index Absolut.................... absolutvodka.com Aetna.......................aetna.com AFLAC.......................aflac.com American Family.............americanfamily.com Bank of America.............bankofamerica.com Bank One....................bankone.com Blockbuster Video...........blockbuster.com Chevrolet...................chevrolet.com Chrysler....................diamlechrysler.com Coca Cola...................cocacola.com Con Edison..................conedison.com Farmers Insurance...........farmers.com Federated Depart. 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