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Chicago Tribune
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Chicago Tribune
Elgin News Digest: Play about Gabby Giffords shooting to be staged at ECC; ‘512: The Selena Experience' to be presented at the Hemmens
Play about Gabby Giffords shooting to be staged at ECC Elgin Community College Theatre's production of 'That Day in Tucson,' a drama about the mass shooting that critically injured U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords, will be staged this weekend and next at the SecondSpace Theatre at the ECC Arts Center. Written by Guillermo Reyes, the play tells the story of Daniel Hernandez Jr., the intern who helped save the Giffornd's life during a 2011 shooting in a grocery store parking lot in Tucson, according to a news release. The shooter killed six people that morning and severely injured 13 others, including Giffords. 'The play addresses a serious and painful event, and it brings the issue of gun violence to the forefront, something that remains deeply relevant today,' production director Susan Robinson said in the release. 'But it's also a story about hope, family, perseverance and what we can accomplish when we work together for a better world.' Performances are scheduled for at 7:30 p.m. April 25-26 and May 2-3 and 3 p.m. April 27 and May 3. Tickets are $14 for adults, $12 for seniors and free for ECC students. An American Sign Language interpreter will be at the May 3 show. For more information and tickets, go to 'Glass on the Cutting Edge' presentation at the Elgin library Author Don Quant will speak about 'Glass on the Cutting Edge' and the history of the cut glass industry at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 24, at the Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave., Elgin. Quant's program will put a special focus on Edward J. Koch, who started making cut glass in Chicago in 1899 and moved his factory to Elgin in 1911, according to the library's website. How Koch made his glass, where it was sold and how the people who operated the Elgin factory worked and lived will be discussed. There also will be examples of Koch cut glass. Quant's book on cut glass will be available for sale, the site post said. '512: The Selena Experience' will be presented Friday night at The Hemmens Cultural Center in Elgin. (512: The Selena Experience) '512: The Selena Experience' to be presented at the Hemmens '512: The Selena Experience,' a tribute to singer Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 25, at The Hemmens Cultural Center in Elgin. The production has been has performed at venues across the United States, at a Chicago Bulls game and for U.S. Marine Corps members serving in Okinawa, Japan, according to the Hemmens website. The band will perform Selena's hits including 'Como La Flor,' 'Amor Prohibido,', 'Si Una Vez' and 'Bidi Bidi Bom Bom.' Tickets range from $35 to $54. They are available at the Hemmens box office, by phone at 847-931-5900 or online at Gifford Park Association holding neighborhood cleanup Saturday The Gifford Park Association is holding a neighborhood cleanup starting at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 26, in the parking lot at St. Mary's Catholic School, 103 S. Gifford St., Elgin. Open to all volunteers, the city of Elgin will provide trash grabbers, trash bags and buckets, according to the association's website. Participants need to bring their own gloves. Organizers will divide up the neighborhood, allowing volunteers to work at their own pace. Refreshments will be served. Everyone who participates can enter a raffle for a magnolia tree. For more information, go to or email info@ PADS of Elgin holding Home Run 5K walk/run Saturday PADS of Elgin will hold its second annual Home Run 5K walk and run Saturday, April 26, starting in the parking lot of the Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave., Elgin. Packet are to be picked up from 7 to 8 a.m. with walk/run starting at 8:30 a.m., organizers said. The race route is through Elgin's northeast side. Proceeds will assist PADS in its mission of assisting people and families who are in need of housing by offering shelter, services and professional guidance, according to the event's website. The entry fee is $50 for anyone over the age of 12 and $25 for those 12 and younger. For more information, go to
Axios
16-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Bite Club: Condesa serves Crescent Ballroom favorites and more
If you liked the food at Crescent Ballroom, make sure to check out the restaurant's new solo iteration, Condesa. State of play: Cocina 10, the in-house restaurant at the popular downtown Phoenix concert venue, moved down the street to 130 N. Central Ave. earlier this year. It got a new name — Condesa means "countess" in Spanish — and expanded menu. You can still order your favorites from Crescent Ballroom, but Condesa has even more. Best bites: Jeremy ordered the barbacoa burrito, Jessica got a shrimp burrito bowl and they shared a side of cheesy bean dip with some colleagues. The barbacoa was tender and savory. The burrito was huge, and they packed a ton of flavor in it. The bowl version was equally immense and came with a half-dozen well-seasoned shrimp that paired well with the house green salsa. 1 tasty drink: Jeremy also ordered a Como La Flor, which has hibiscus brandy, red wine, apertivo, prickly pear jelly and citrus.
USA Today
27-03-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Will Selena Quintanilla's killer be released? Yolanda Saldívar up for parole this week
Will Selena Quintanilla's killer be released? Yolanda Saldívar up for parole this week Show Caption Hide Caption Selena fans continue to celebrate her life through art Fans of Selena Quintanilla-Pérez express their love for the late singer through art and creating handmade clothes for a vintage Selena doll. Robert Hanashiro and Sandy Hooper, USA TODAY Thirty years after pop singer and Tejano legend Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was murdered, her killer is under review for parole. Yolanda Saldívar, 64, is currently serving a life sentence for her murder. The crossover star died nearly 30 years ago to the day, March 31, 1995, at 23 years old in Corpus Christi, Texas. According to Texas Department of Criminal Justice records, Saldívar will be eligible for parole on March 30, and she is currently in the parole review process. Here's what to know about Selena's death and Saldívar's parole bid. Who was Selena Quintanilla-Pérez? Known by fans simply as Selena, Quintanilla-Pérez was a beloved Tejano musician turned crossover superstar. In 1986, she was named female vocalist of the year at the Tejano Music Awards − a title she'd go on to earn 10 more times. She won the Grammy for the best Mexican American album in 1994. Selena's tracks like "Como La Flor" (1992) and "I Could Fall In Love," released posthumously in 1995, endeared her music to Spanish and English-speaking audiences alike. Who killed Selena? What happened between Selena and Yolanda Saldívar? Saldívar was the former president of the Selena fan club and a manager of Selena's clothing boutiques. On March 31, 1995, Saldívar, then 34, fatally shot Selena at a Days Inn Hotel in Corpus Christi, Texas, after the singer learned that Saldívar had been embezzling money. The singer was pronounced dead just two weeks before she would have turned 24. Selena Quintanilla's widower reflects on singer's murder 26 years later: 'It was traumatic' Selena movie with Jennifer Lopez released 2 years after death In 1997, Warner Bros. released the film "Selena" on the life, career and death of the pop star, starring Jennifer Lopez in what would be her breakout performance. The film helped launch Lopez into stardom, after her TV debut as a Fly Girl dancer in the Wayans family sketch comedy "In Living Color" and going on to star in a handful of smaller films, including "My Family" and "Money Train." Will Selena's killer Yolanda Saldívar get parole? Saldívar is now eligible for parole for the first time. If granted, she would be released to serve the remainder of her sentence in the community under supervision. If she is denied parole, her next review date will be set for one to five years from the decision date, a spokesperson for the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles told the Times-Caller, part of the USA TODAY Network, earlier this year in an unsigned email. The parole panel would determine the specific number of years. Selena Quintanilla's killer Yolanda Saldívar speaks out from prison in upcoming Oxygen docuseries During the parole decision process, a Texas Department of Criminal Justice parole officer interviews the offender to prepare a case summary for the board. A panel of three members, who also have the discretion to interview the offender and individuals who support or protest their release, is then responsible for the final vote. Victims' family members are notified in advance of an offender's parole eligibility. The parole panel considers the seriousness of the offense, letters of support or protest, the length of the sentence and the amount of time served, as well as criminal history, institutional adjustment and the offender's age. Parole can be denied for several reasons, including if past behavior indicates a predisposition to commit criminal acts, if the offender poses a continuing threat to public safety or indicates a conscious disregard for the lives and safety of others, or if they've refused to participate in or failed to complete programs in prison. The board traditionally votes on a case just before the parole eligibility date – in this case, March 30. In 2019, Saldívar filed an appeal challenging her conviction and sentence, according to federal court records. According to documents from the denied appeal, a pair of tennis shoes worn by the victim at the time of the murder were not admitted into evidence during Saldívar's trial. Saldívar asserted that if the prosecution had admitted these shoes as evidence, the defense could have potentially discredited the argument that Saldívar shot Quintanilla-Pérez intentionally. Saldívar's appeals have not been successful. Selena Quintanilla songs Some of Selena's biggest records include "Como La Flor," "I Could Fall In Love" and "Dreaming of You." Selena and her family, who performed as Selena y Los Dinos before she went solo, released a dozen albums, 24 singles and seven promotional singles. "Dreaming of You," her fifth and final solo album released four months after her death, peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart and became the first predominately Spanish album to top the Billboard 200 chart. Contributing: Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY; John Oliva, Corpus Christi Caller Times
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Will Selena Quintanilla's killer be released? Yolanda Saldívar up for parole this week
Thirty years after pop singer and Tejano legend Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was murdered, her killer is under review for parole. Yolanda Saldívar, 64, is currently serving a life sentence for her murder. The crossover star died nearly 30 years ago to the day, March 31, 1995, at 23 years old in Corpus Christi, Texas. According to Texas Department of Criminal Justice records, Saldívar will be eligible for parole on March 30, and she is currently in the parole review process. Here's what to know about Selena's death and Saldívar's parole bid. Known by fans simply as Selena, Quintanilla-Pérez was a beloved Tejano musician turned crossover superstar. In 1986, she was named female vocalist of the year at the Tejano Music Awards − a title she'd go on to earn 10 more times. She won the Grammy for the best Mexican American album in 1994. Selena's tracks like "Como La Flor" (1992) and "I Could Fall In Love," released posthumously in 1995, endeared her music to Spanish and English-speaking audiences alike. Saldívar was the former president of the Selena fan club and a manager of Selena's clothing boutiques. On March 31, 1995, Saldívar, then 34, fatally shot Selena at a Days Inn Hotel in Corpus Christi, Texas, after the singer learned that Saldívar had been embezzling money. The singer was pronounced dead just two weeks before she would have turned 24. Selena Quintanilla's widower reflects on singer's murder 26 years later: 'It was traumatic' In 1997, Warner Bros. released the film "Selena" on the life, career and death of the pop star, starring Jennifer Lopez in what would be her breakout performance. The film helped launch Lopez into stardom, after her TV debut as a Fly Girl dancer in the Wayans family sketch comedy "In Living Color" and going on to star in a handful of smaller films, including "My Family" and "Money Train." Saldívar is now eligible for parole for the first time. If granted, she would be released to serve the remainder of her sentence in the community under supervision. If she is denied parole, her next review date will be set for one to five years from the decision date, a spokesperson for the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles told the Times-Caller, part of the USA TODAY Network, earlier this year in an unsigned email. The parole panel would determine the specific number of years. Selena Quintanilla's killer Yolanda Saldívar speaks out from prison in upcoming Oxygen docuseries During the parole decision process, a Texas Department of Criminal Justice parole officer interviews the offender to prepare a case summary for the board. A panel of three members, who also have the discretion to interview the offender and individuals who support or protest their release, is then responsible for the final vote. Victims' family members are notified in advance of an offender's parole eligibility. The parole panel considers the seriousness of the offense, letters of support or protest, the length of the sentence and the amount of time served, as well as criminal history, institutional adjustment and the offender's age. Parole can be denied for several reasons, including if past behavior indicates a predisposition to commit criminal acts, if the offender poses a continuing threat to public safety or indicates a conscious disregard for the lives and safety of others, or if they've refused to participate in or failed to complete programs in prison. The board traditionally votes on a case just before the parole eligibility date – in this case, March 30. In 2019, Saldívar filed an appeal challenging her conviction and sentence, according to federal court records. According to documents from the denied appeal, a pair of tennis shoes worn by the victim at the time of the murder were not admitted into evidence during Saldívar's trial. Saldívar asserted that if the prosecution had admitted these shoes as evidence, the defense could have potentially discredited the argument that Saldívar shot Quintanilla-Pérez intentionally. Saldívar's appeals have not been successful. Some of Selena's biggest records include "Como La Flor," "I Could Fall In Love" and "Dreaming of You." Selena and her family, who performed as Selena y Los Dinos before she went solo, released a dozen albums, 24 singles and seven promotional singles. "Dreaming of You," her fifth and final solo album released four months after her death, peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart and became the first predominately Spanish album to top the Billboard 200 chart. Contributing: Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY; John Oliva, Corpus Christi Caller Times This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Selena Quintanilla's killer Yolanda Saldivar up for parole
