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Julio Iglesias in Peru - Concert

After 11 years of absence, the popular Spanish singer Julio Iglesias is back! This February 18th, enjoy a unique concert at Jockey Club del Perú, where Julio Iglesias will present the best of his musical career. Some of his songs: Abrázame (Hug Me), El Amor (Love), Crazy, Hey, Seguiré Mi Camino (I'll Follow My Way) and Gwendolyne.

When: Thursday 18th February, 8:30 pm
Where: Jockey Club del Perú - Av. El Derby s/n, Surco
Cost: S/.106 - S/.560
For tickets: click here

 

Social Night at ACAP - Social Event

It's time to get social again! ACAP invites you to discover an exciting new venue in the chic and dynamic Avenida Conquisatdores area of San Isidro. All members and friends are invited to attend ACAP Social Night this Thursday at Kabuki Sake Lounge. They will offer tasty piqueo of maki and other Japanese delights free of charge, as well as sake infused drinks during the ACAP Happy Hour (8 - 10 p.m.) while enjoying a spectacular view from their reserved zone on the rooftop terrace. There is no cover charge, and you pay only for what you consume. At this event, funds will be raised for the Los Girasoles Center for Street Boys.

When: Thursday, Feb. 18, 8 p.m.
Where: Misaki Restaurant, Kabuki Sake Lounge - Av. Conquistadores 598, San Isidro
For tickets:To pre-register, contact Cecilia Jost at cjost.acap@gmail.com

 

Cocina y Zona de Servicio - Theater

Martina and Javier invite a couple of old friends to have dinner (it's been 10 years since they last saw them). One of them has become a big TV celebrity, and the other is Jorge's ex-girlfriend. Jorge has had a huge fight with his wife and is spending a few days over at Javier and Martina's. Also invited are Freddy (Martina's brother and fervent poker player) and his most recent one-night stand. A hilarious comedy that will have you laughing your head off!

When: Thursday through Tuesday, 8p.m. Until Feb. 28
Where: Teatro La Plaza ISIL, Larcomar - Av. Malecón de La Reserva 610, Miraflores
Cost: S/.37
For tickets: click here

 

Achikée, La Tierra Seca - Children's Theater

Achikée, La Tierra Seca (Achikée, Dry Land) is a play for children based on an Andean myth. Humorous and fun, the plot revolves around two children who try to run away from Achikée, barren and polluted soil struggling for survival. Both of the children carry seeds with them, and it's these seeds that Achikée needs to survive.  The play will be performed by Palosanto Teatro (Palosanto Theater), and promotes love and respect for the environment. 

When: Wednesday to Friday, 5 p.m. Until Feb. 19
Where: ICPNA Auditorium - Jr. Cuzco 446, Lima Centro

 

Visitando al Sr. Green - Theater

After a small incident, successful New York executive, Ross Gardiner is sentenced to a period of community service. His task? To regularly visit the recently widowed elder, Mr. Green. As time passes, what starts as an ironic and hilariously funny relationship between two men who hate the sight of each other, evolves into a more profound and touching story, when they both discover that, despite their differences in age and values, they are more alike than they could ever imagine. Written by Jeff Baron, Visitando al Sr. Green (Visiting Mr. Green) is a witty and highly entertaining comedy which you must not miss.  

When: Thursday through Monday, 7:30 p.m. Until March 14
Where: ICPNA Auditorium - Av. Angamos Oeste 160, Miraflores
Cost: General: S/.25, Students and S
For tickets: click here

 

IX Festival de Teatro Para Niños - Children's Event

Spend a nice afternoon with your children at the IX Festival de Teatro Para Niños (IX Theater Festival for Children), organized by ICPNA. Performances (in Spanish)  include La Cenicienta (Cinderella), Romatapokis, Achikée, La Tierra Seca (Achikée, Dry Earth), Los Músicos de Bremen (The Bremen Musicians), La Ratoncita Vanidosa (The Vain Little Mouse), La Tropa de la Amistad (The Frienship Troupe), Las Mil y Una Noches (One Thousand and One Nights), Salvemos al País Orquídea Pin-Pin (Let's Save The Orchid Country Pin-Pin) and El Gato Con Botas (Puss in Boots).

When: Wednesday to Friday, 5 p.m. Until Feb. 19
Where: ICPNA Auditorium - Jr. Cuzco 446, Lima Centro
Cost: S/. 5 and S/. 10
For tickets:Tickets Available at ICPNA Lima Centro
www6.icpna.edu.pe/interior.aspx?cod_1=54&cod_2=63&cod_3=578

 

Ferias Itinerantes del Libro in San Miguel - Book Fair

The Cámara Peruana del Libro (Peruvian Chamber of Books) starts the year with a very interesting initiative - a project that attempts to diffuse and promote books and literature in all areas of Lima. The event is called Ferias Itinerantes del Libro, a book fair that will first take place in San Miguel and then taken to other districts of the Peruvian capital, like Magdalena, Barranco, Pueblo Libre, Callao and Jesús María. A total of 50 000 book titles will be offered at the fair, along with very entertaining cultural activities.

When: Feb. 13 - March 2
Where: Parque Juan Pablo II, San Miguel

 

La Chunga - Theater

La Chunga (The Bad Girl) was written by Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa back in 1985, and tells the story of a romance, a crime, a fantastic event, (depending on the different narrators' perspectives). The main character is an adult woman,  "La Chunga," whose personality is filled with sensuality and mystery. The plot revolves around her, as a group of friends try to remember what happened in her room the night she put up an innocent girl. The play explores themes such as power, death and freedom, and combines in a superb manner the harshness of Latin American reality with a world of fantasy.


When: Thursday through Sunday, 8 p.m. Until March 7
Where: Teatro Mario Vargas Llosa at BNP - Av. De La Poesía 160, San Borja
Cost: S/.15 and S/.20
For tickets:www.teleticket.com.pe/tlk_formularios/frm_DetalleEventoPrecio.aspx?ceven=maugIvyss0I=

 

Hidden Lives: Vivan Sundaram / Anamaría McCarthy - Photography Exhibition

As part of the International Festival Mirafoto, ICPNA invites you to visit Hidden Lives, a photography exhibition that presents the work of two artists and friends: Vivan Sundaram (India) and Anamaría McCarthy (Perú). Both women's photographs coincide in bringing back to the present their ancestors' different stories, since they are both fascinated by the idea of working with images so familiar and yet so foreign. The exhibition will be open to the general public from January 21st.

When: Tuesdays through Sundays, 11 am - 8 pm (Until February 28th)
Where: ICPNA Gallery - Av. Angamos Oeste 120, Miraflores
Free Admission

 

"Museum Treasures" - Exhibition

When: November 9th - April 2010
Where: Casa O´ Higgins. (Jirón de la Unión 554)
Free Admission
lrepetto@pucp.edu.pe, ira@pucp.edu.pe, or call 626-6600 extensions 6600-6616-6618. Webpage: http://www.pucp.edu.pe/ira.

 

National Museum of Peruvian Culture inaugurates “Charamuray and its pottery”

When: Tuesday November 17th at 12:00m
Where: Museo Nacional de la Cultura Peruana (Av. Alfonso Ugarte 650, Cercado de Lima)
Call 423-5892 or write to mncp@inc.gob.pe

 

Hilo Rojo - Theater

Hilo Rojo (Red Thread) is a comedy inspired on the Egyptian legend of Isis and Nepthis, inseparable sisters of Osiris, bonded by blood, thirst for power, love for Osiris and hate. Directed by Inés Pásic, the play will be performed without any dialogue, and actresses will use miming techniques, masks and a diversity of objects to create meaningful figures in the story.

When: Thursday through Sunday, 8p.m. Until Feb. 28
Where: Theater at Alianza Francesa - Av. Arequipa 4595, Miraflores
Cost: General: S/.30, Students and S
For tickets: click here

 

Taller de Bordado de Lambayeque - Sewing Workshop

Learn to sew traditional Marinera Norteña dresses at the Taller de Bordado de Lambayeque, a sewing workshop which looks to teach different techniques to sew simple (but very folkloric) designs on a traditional Marinera skirt/blouse. You will learn about popular iconography in the North of Peru, and how to apply it as designs on typical clothes and accessories. The workshop will be dictated by Elena Chavesta Olivares along with a group of women from Monsefú.  

When: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3 - 6 pm (January 19th - February 19th)
Where: Museo Nacional de la Cultura Peruana - Av. Alfonso Ugarte 650, Lima
Cost: S/.80
For inscriptions and more information call 4235892, write to mncp@inc.gob.pe or go to the Museo Nacional de la Cultura Peruana

 

Campana by Rosario Pinasco - Art Exhibition

Imaginative and passionate, artist Rosario Pinasco harmoniously combines the memories of her past in her pieces of art, memories which focus around the tradition of using bells for communication. For Pinasco, a bell is more than an instrument - it evokes the memories of her life in Ica, religious and spiritual rituals, and urgency to whoever hears it ringing. Her paintings are dynamic, echoing the frenetic lives of urban dwellers. Pinasco has participated in several art exhibitions around the world, including places like Brasil, the USA and Venezuela. 

When: Tuesday - Saturday: 10a.m. - 7:30p.m., Sunday: 10a.m. - 6p.m. Until March 7
Where: Gallery at Centro Cultural Inca Garcilaso de la Cancillería - Jr. Ucayali 391, Lima
Free Admission

 

Japanese Calendars - Exhibition

Stunning landscapes, gorgeous paintings, ancestral tradition... This year's Exhibition on Japanese Calendars displays the beauty of nature in Japan, along with most significant traits of its millenary culture.  Organized by the Centro Cultural Peruano Japonés (Peruvian Japanese Cultural Center) and the Japanese Embassy in Peru, this will the XX exhibition of its kind to take place in Lima.   

When: Monday to Friday, 2 - 9 p.m., Saturday,10 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 2 - 4 p.m. Until Feb. 26
Where: Ryoichi Jinnai Gallery at Centro Cultural Peruano Japonés - Av. Gregorio Escobedo 803, Jesús María
Free Admission

 

Inmaculada Tradición, Rasgos de Incahuasi - Photography Exhibition

Artist Miguel Ángel Mejía will delight you with 40 full-color photographs presenting the very picturesque village of Incahuasi.  Located 6 hours away from Chiclayo and 3800 m above sea level, this colorful little village (whose name means House of The Inca in Quechua) is a melting pot for culture, tradition, mystery and joviality. The opening ceremony will take place on Feb. 5, 7:30 p.m.

When: Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. - 8 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 1 - 8 p.m. Ends Feb. 28
Where: Galería Municipal de Arte Pancho Fierro - Psje. Santa Rosa 114, Centro de Lima
Free Admission

 

Premio Cerro Verde at ICPNA La Molina - Art Exhibition

ICPNA Arequipa and the mining company Cerro Verde S.A. organized the XIX national contest for young artists in 2009, Premio Cerro Verde. Now, ICPNA invites you to enjoy a magnificent exhibition which gathers the work of the contest's winner artists: Erick Huanta Zevallos (1st place - general category), Lucio Puma Ydme (1st place - experimental category), César Sánchez (2nd place - general category) and Ignacio Mateo Alvaro (2nd place - experimental category). The difference between the general and experimental categories is that in the experimental category, artists were encouraged to use copper as part of their creations. The exhibition will display 30 works of art.

When: Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. (Ends Feb. 28)
Where: ICPNA La Molina - Av. Javier Prado Este 4637, La Molina

 

Tour Parapente LimaVision - Sightseeing Event

Bearing in mind that Lima is the only capital city in South America with a full view of the sea, the Asociación Peruana de Instructores de Tandem (Peruvian Association of Tandem Instructors) has decided to organize a tour that allows people to discover Lima from a whole new perspective. The Tour Parapente LimaVision offers you the chance to feel the adrenaline of watching Lima on one side and the vastness of the Pacific Ocean on the other, while paragliding 8 km along the Costa Verde. Flights are operated by expert tandem instructors and reach a maximum height of 500 - 700 m above the city. Feeling adventurous?

When: Monday through Sunday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Ends Feb. 20
Where: Next to Parque del Amor - Malecón Cisneros, Miraflores
Cost: S/.120
For tickets: click here

 

Sombreros: Historia y Moda - Exhibition

Throughout the 20th Century, hats have played quite a significant role in Peruvian society, particularly in the 40s and 50s. Sombreros: Historia y Moda (Hats: History and Fashion) is an exhibition that gathers the private hat collections of Mocha Graña, Mari Solari and Ernesto Fernández Montagne, and takes the viewer on a wonderful journey, from the austerity of the post-war decade to the glamour of the 50s. It was also during this period of time that hats were regarded as a symbol for social status and began being imported all the way from London, Paris, New York and Buenos Aires. Opening Ceremony: January 13th, 7:30 pm.

When: Until February 28th
Where: Centro Cultural Británico - Jr. Bellavista 531, Miraflores

 

Testimonia Rock - Photography Exhibition

As part of the international photography festival Mirafoto 09, ICPNA invites you to visit Testimonia Rock by photographer Danilo Vallejo García, an exhibition which gathers images, audio and texts on Ecuadorian underground rock singers. Discover the surge of metal and rock music back in the 1980s Ecuador, in cities like Quito, Guayaquil and Ambato, and the way it impacted Ecuadorian society. Opening ceremony: January 7th, 7 pm. 

When: Tuesdays through Sundays: 11 am - 8 pm (Until February 21st)
Where: ICPNA Gallery - Av. La Marina 2469, San Miguel
Free Admission

 

Oscar Niemeyer - Exhibition

As part of the cultural programme for the Brazilian Week in Lima, an exhibition that gathers the most significant works of Pritzker Winner Architect, Oscar Niemeyer, has been organized. Niemeyer is internationally recognized for his influence in Modern Architecture, as well as for his participation in the construction of Brasilia. The architect has recently celebrated his 102nd birthday.

When: Mondays through Saturdays: 10 am - 1 pm and 2 - 5 pm (Until March 26th)
Where: Museo de Arte del Centro Cultural San Marcos - Av. Nicolás de Piérola 1222 Parque Universitario, Centro Histórico de Lima
For more information call 619 7000 extension number 5214

 

Art in Galería Arte San Francisco

At the heart of Barranco, Lima's bohemian quarter, where artists and poets are born every day, lies the new art gallery "Arte San Francisco". The gallery is located at the Plaza San Francisco, a beautiful plaza surrounded by magnificent colonial architecture where you will also find the Iglesia San Francisco (San Francisco Church) and the poet José María Eguren's home. The gallery has various displays, including antiques, and painting and sculpture exhibitions.    

When: Mondays through Saturdays: 10:30 am - 1:30 pm and 3:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Where: Galería Arte San Francisco - Plaza San Francisco 208, Barranco
Free Admission