Although avocados are native to central and eastern Mexico’s highlands, they are a cherished staple in many countries.
Known as “aguacate” in Mexico, Ecuador, Paraguay, Venezuela, Colombia and Central America, the fruit’s name is “palta” in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru and Uruguay.
Both in Mexico and Central America, avocados have been part of the daily diet since before the Spaniards’ arrival. Today, people enjoy it with bread, in salads and as a garnish. But they also prepare dips and sauces with it, including guacamole.
With more than 2 million tons per year, Mexico is the leading avocado producer in the world, followed by the Dominican Republic, Peru, Indonesia, Colombia and Brazil, according to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization.
Paramount Theatre offering free virtual reading of new play The Paramount Theatre in Aurora presents an online reading of playwright Nancy García Loza s new play BULL: a love story at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28.
Updated 1/25/2021 5:38 PM
Aurora s Paramount Theatre presents a free virtual reading of BULL: a love story at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28.
The new play by Nancy García Loza follows a young Mexican American man who returns to his Chicago home, only to be confronted with enormous changes. The drama is part of the Paramount s Inception Project, a new works development project designed to support and amplify marginalized voices.
Aurora s Paramount Theatre will present a free virtual reading of BULL: a love story, a new play about a young Mexican American man s path to self-actualization, written by Nancy García Loza, Thursday, January 28, at 7 p.m. CT. Tickets are free but reservations are required. Reserve online at ParamountAurora.com/Inception-Project.
BULL: a love story is the second new work to be developed via Paramount s new Inception Project, a new works development initiative designed to support and amplify BIPOC and marginalized voices while creating artist driven, courageous, thought provoking new work in a radically inclusive environment.
BULL: a love story is about a Mexican American man who dealt drugs, got caught, and served his time. Ten years time. Every day for a decade, he s thought about one thing: coming home. We meet Bull the day he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds, Chicago s Lakeview neighborhood, gentrified beyond his imagination. Hopeful and eager,
Paramount Theatre s new play project kicks off with dramas by women of color Lanise Antoine Shelley s first full-length play Pretended was one of the works chosen for The Inception Project, Paramount Theatre s new play development program. Paramount Theatre s artistic associate Paul-Jordan Jansen describes the Healing Illinois grant as a blessing. Amber Mak, Paramount Theatre s new works development director, says that The Inception Project creates a space for BIPOC and marginalized voices.
Updated 1/8/2021 12:51 PM
Had everything gone according to plan, director Lanise Antoine Shelley would be in previews for a revival of Rabbit Hole this week at Aurora s Copley Theatre. The multihyphenate actress/writer/director/artist was to direct David Lindsay-Abaire s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama as part of Paramount Theatre s inaugural Copley series.
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