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CHICAGO (WLS) — Latinos Progresando, a Chicago-based nonprofit organization, will host its 12th annual MEX talks, a one-night showcase celebrating the culture and contributions of Mexicans in the US. The event will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 at Harris Theater.

MEX talks was created by Latinos Progresando to give Mexican and Mexican American leaders with diverse experiences the platform to reflect on a shared identity and tell stories to inspire positive change.

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Following the release of Fuerza Mexicana: The Past, Present & Power of Mexicans in Chicagoland, the first-of-its-kind report commissioned by Latinos Progresando and a collaborative of Mexican nonprofit leaders, the 2024 event theme is OWN IT.

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SOMERSET, Ky. (WYMT) – The Center for Rural Development in Somerset is hosting a concert and special tribute for a woman who died following her battle with cancer.

Raina Simpson, 37, had been battling colon cancer since 2020 before her death on Saturday, Aug. 3.

The event is set for Saturday, Sept. 7 at 7 p.m. at The Center for Rural Development.

Contemporary Christian band Leeland will perform at the concert.

You can find additional details about the event here.

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Donald Trump and Livingston County Sheriff Michael Murphy

Livingston County Sheriff Michael Murphy served on the Board of Directors for the LOCASA Center, which provides services for victims of child abuse, domestic violence and sexual violence.

But Steve Neavling  of Metro Times, citing unnamed sources,  reports that many board members were furious and called on Murphy to resign after he decided two weeks ago to host Donald Trump at his office for a campaign speech and press conference. Murphy ended up resigning.

The Michigan Bureau of Elections is investigating Murphy after Metro Times reported that he may have violated state law by using taxpayer resources to support a political candidate.

Neavling writes:  

It was also a strange…

Nowadays, the circus is more than clowns just pouring out of a car. Some of the body-bending acts can blow you away.

Next week, Les Ailes du Désir Foundation, Miami’s only nonprofit dedicated to circus arts, is going to host their legendary soirée, and the performers are ready to give you a high-flying good time.

Feast your eyes in wonderment. LADD is throwing its third Soirée des Arts, called “Sideshow.”

Teresa Cesario: “There’s a line in ‘Mary Poppins’ where she goes, ‘Close your mouth, you look like a codfish.’ Everyone’s mouth is just jaw-dropped.”

This jaw-dropping par-tay is going to be at Coral Gables’ Trail Theater this coming Wednesday.

Teresa Cesario: “LADD is Les Ailes Du Désir, which is French and fancy, but the school itself is…

PARK CITY, Utah — Save Our Canyons has partnered with Park City Gardens to host an event dedicated to Utah native plants. 

Boost Biodiversity: Native Plants will feature live music, presentations by local nonprofits, and a native plant sale. Park City Gardens will host the event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, August 18. 

“We’ll have presentations from some Save Our Canyons experts [and] staff about Utah’s native plants [and] plants native to the Wasatch mountains and you can learn a little bit more all about save our canyons and what we do on the day to day,” said Spencer Shaver, the executive director of Save Our Canyons. 

Additionally, Shaver said representatives from Swaner Nature Preserve, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, and the Park…