Please join Peoria Hispanics for the monthly meeting to be held Monday, January 9th at 5:30 p.m. at the American Red Cross (Caterpillar Room) 311 W. John H. Gwynn Jr. Avenue, Peoria, IL 61605.
Our guest speaker this month will be Melissa Eaton of the Tri County Regional Planning Commission. She will be working on a Peoria-area planning project and would like to include the Latino community’s input.
Salsa Dancing will resume on January 20th from 8:30PM till 12:30AM at the Contemporary Art Center.
Beginners & intermediate Salsa classes start on January 25th for the Peoria Park District. You must call them to register. Wednesday evenings.
Thanks for all the support for the Contemporary Art Center and the Latin Dances in 2011!
Come brush up on your Spanish, or help someone else improve theirs, by joining Peoria Hispanics at their weekly Charlas en Español (a.k.a. Spanish Conversation Hour) cohosted by the Peoria Public Library. People at all levels are encouraged to come and practice Spanish. We will have light refreshments and will be showing guests how to use the Library’s Language Learning Program called MANGO.
We will be meeting at the following:
Sunday, January 15th @ 3-5 p.m.
North Branch – 3001 W. Grand Parkway (Near Allen Rd.)
Peoria, IL 61615
Tuesday, January 24th and Thursday, February 2nd @ 6-8 p.m.
Lincoln Branch – 1312 W. Lincoln Ave. (South Side)
Peoria, IL 61605
SALSA DANCING EVENTS - DECEMBER
The 1st & 3rd Friday of each month at The Contemporary Art Center of Peoria
Free beginners Dance Lessons from 8:30PM – 9:30PM
Open Dancing from 9:30-12:30AM
Open Dance to Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, Cha-Cha, Reggaeton, Cumbia, Shuffle/Wobble, & a taste of Tango.
You won’t get this Variety of Music anywhere in Central Illinois, coming from El Dueño de la Salsa – DJ Caballero.
Admission: $3.00 CAC Members, $6.00 non-members.
SAVE THE DATE: New Years Eve Big Dance
December 31st
The best Latin Music anywhere in Central Illinois
SALSA DANCING EVENTS - NOVEMBER
The 1st & 3rd Friday of each month at The Contemporary Art Center of Peoria
Free beginners Dance Lessons from 8:30PM – 9:30PM
Open Dancing from 9:30-12:30AM
Admission: $3.00 CAC Members, $6.00 non-members.
SAVE THE DATE: New Years Eve Big Dance
December 31st
The best Latin Music anywhere in Central Illinois
InterBusiness Issues (iBi) announced it’s 2011 class of 40 under 40 Leaders in the Peoria area.
Peoria Hispanics very own president, Grace Mata, was among them. Follow the link below to read about her bio.
http://www.peoriamagazines.com/ibi/2011/nov/grace-mata
Congratulations Grace! We’re proud of you!
Commerce Bank has a part-time teller position open at their Knoxville Branch located at 2609 N. Knoxville Avenue. If anyone is interested they should submit their online application through the Commerce Bank website www.commercebank.com by clicking at bottom of page under Career Opportunities. They are preferrably looking for someone that is bilingual.
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The Peoria Citizens Committee for Economic Opportunity, Inc. (PCCEO) has a full-time position open listed as Bilingual Family Development Specialist.
| DEPARTMENT: | Early Head Start |
| LOCATION: | 427 W. Main Street |
| SALARY: | $ 27,880 – $29,000 |
| FLSA EXEMPTION | Full Time/Non-Exempt |
This is a non-exempt position which provides planned and regularly scheduled 1.5 hour home visits which includes Hispanic families with infants, toddlers or pregnant women.
Responsibilities also involve the active participation and engagement with families enrolled in ESL classes, prevention and early intervention services, screenings and referral services. Establishing partnerships to support children who are dual language learners (DLL) for optimal language development is required to promote and ensure school readiness.
RECOMMENDED REQUIREMENTS:
For more information, visit: www.pcceo.org.
Friday, November 4
8:30PM – 12:30 AM
Contemporary Art Center (CAC)
Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, Regaetton, a Taste of Tango, & Cumbia
Wednesday, November 2 for 5 weeks
Salsa Classes, Levels I and II at (CAC)
Instructors are Ed and Beverly Caballero
6:30PM – 7:20 pm Beginners
7:30PM – 8:50 pm Intermediate
Call 309-674-6822 or email artcentr@mtco.com
Save the date:
Saturday, December 31st, 2011
New Year’s Eve Salsa Dance at the Contemporary Art Center (CAC)
Peoria Hispanics will be hosting their monthly meeting today, Monday, October 10th at 5:30 p.m. at the American Red Cross in the Caterpillar Room. The American Red Cross is located at 311 W. John H. Gwynn, Jr. Ave. in Downtown Peoria. Come learn how to get involved with Peoria’s Latino community!
Also, don’t forget, the closing night of Peoria’s 1st Annual Latin-American Film Festival will be this Wednesday, Oct. 12th at 5:30 p.m. at the Peoria Public Library – North Branch.
They will be screening the film ”Real Women Have Curves” (2002, PG-13) starring America Ferrera of the television series ”Ugly Betty”. The story is about a first generation Mexican-American teenager on the verge of becoming a woman.
Come celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at
Peoria’s 1st Annual Latin-American Film Festival
Films will be shown at the new Peoria Public Library — North Branch
3001 W. Grand Parkway
Showtimes are at 5:30 p.m. – Entrance is Free!
Thursday, September 22nd
Selena (1997) PG-13
A biographical drama film about the life and
career of the late Tejano music star Selena
Quintanilla, a recording artist who was well
known in the United States and Mexico.
Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Edward James Olmos
Thursday, September 29th
Under the same Moon (2007) PG-13
A young Mexican boy travels to the U.S. to
find his mother after his grandmother
passes away.
Starring: Kate del Castillo, Eugenio Derbez
Wednesday, October 5
Stand and Deliver (1988) PG
The story of Jaime Escalante, a high school
teacher who successfully inspired his dropout
prone students to learn calculus.
Starring: Edward James Olmos, Lou Diamond
Phillips
Wednesday, October 12
Real Women Have Curves (2002) PG-13
The story of a first generation Mexican-American
teenager on the verge of becoming a woman.
Starring: America Ferrera, Lupe Ontiveros
Sponsored by Peoria Hispanics
www.peoriahispanics.org