MILWAUKEE – Latino Arts, Inc., premier provider of community Hispanic arts programming, will conclude their fall programming with an opening reception of the new art exhibition, Pastoral Testimony by Rafael Francisco Salas, followed by a jazz performance by Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet.
In the Latino Arts Gallery, the Pastoral Testimony exhibition will bring to life juxtapositions between what occurs naturally and what is constructed, examining how these elements complement or conflict with one another. Artist Rafael Francisco Salas’ drawings compare different landscapes and the moods that they inspire and explore how man-made creations interact with natural elements, contrasting what is perceived and what is felt. Latino Arts is proud to showcase Salas’ work in the Latino Arts Gallery for the first time since hosting his exhibition Substituting Emptiness in 2007. The opening reception for this exhibit will take place Friday, December 2 at 5:00 p.m.
Following the Pastoral Testimony opening reception, Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet will take the stage in the Latino Arts Auditorium. Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet creates a “cross-cultural exchange” between world rhythms and contemporary jazz melodies. Led by Peruvian trumpeter and Associate Director of Jazz Studies at New York University Gabriel Alegria, the group has spent the last decade together performing hundreds of shows and master classes throughout the world, incorporating cultural influences into their unique sound.
The group’s expansive musical journeys hypnotize jazz aficionados and casual listeners alike. The New York Timespraised Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet’s capacity to “[explore] the affinities between modern jazz and the Afro-Latin continuum in Peru.”
Tickets for the show are $15 for general admission in advance ($20 at the door), $10 for seniors 60 and over and full-time students in advance ($15 at the door), and $8 per student in groups of 10 or more. The Dinner & A Show special features Café el Sol’s Friday fish buffet before the performance (beverage and gratuity not included) for $25 in advance ($30 at the door).
Advance tickets prices are available until 11:59 p.m. the day before the show and can be purchased online athttp://gabrielalegriaafroperuviansextet.mivoz.com/