The entertainer Cheech Marin also has a serious side. He'll talk about Chicano art during a free presentation at 7:30 p.m. 25 September in the Auer Performance Hall of the John and Ruth Rhinehart Music Center at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne. His title is, "An Interpretation of a Culture through Chicano Art".
Best known as one-half of the hilarious counterculture, no-holds-barred duo of "Cheech and Chong," Cheech Marin is a paradox in the world of entertainment. As an actor, director, writer, musician, art collector and humanitarian, he's a man who has enough talent, humor, and intelligence to do just about anything. Marin's youngest fans know him because of his work in children's music and animation.
He is the first of six speakers for the 2007-08 Omnibus Lecture Series at IUPU-Fort Wayne. The new Music Center is located on the north end of campus in the arts plaza next to the Ernest E. Williams Theatre and the Visual Arts Building.
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Having grown up in Ft. Wayne, Indiana and then migrating to Los Angeles in 1975, not long after seeing Cheech and Chong here live at the Embassy Theatre, and then coming back to Ft. Wayne for another season to live, it was great to see Cheech again. He is the most gracious person and delightful to be around. His presentation of Chicano art was wonderfully expressed. His passion showed for Latino culture/art to be noticed and credit given where overdue throughout the evening. It made me a bit homesick for L.A. and the rich Latino culture I grew accustomed to living there for 25 years. Cheech made my memories of L.A. alive in his presentation as did the artwork which is captured so beautifully by the artists. Thanks for coming to Ft. Wayne and sharing unselfishly to us.
Pat Garcia
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