REVISTA PALMAS_66 ABRIL 2022
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For those who don't know<br />
Robert Lowry, here with my<br />
sister Lynnette and me<br />
before the pandemic, when<br />
he has already learned to<br />
hug and kiss.<br />
I will always remember when the pandemic began<br />
that our friend Robert Lowry told me: “Now that I have<br />
learned to touch and kiss people when greeting them,<br />
they forbid me to do so!” I found it funny but also very<br />
revealing because it is true. North Americans, for the<br />
most part, are brought up and learn to keep a distance<br />
as a sign of respect and privacy. We Latinos are kissers,<br />
and we touch people all the time. Like this example,<br />
there are many, which only shows that we can learn from<br />
each other. I think that students should have the opportunity<br />
to do a year of ‘study abroad’ outside of their<br />
native country, to help them understand that there is<br />
more than one way to see the world, and to help to see<br />
and understand someone else’s point of view.<br />
Well... I hope we can put this into practice because<br />
we will all win when we are tolerant and embrace our<br />
differences! s<br />
Lissette Rosado, Editor<br />
SATURDAY, JUNE 4...6PM<br />
Palmanova Plaza<br />
Palmas Homeowners Association is excited to announce<br />
the return of jazz to Palmanova Plaza with the<br />
kick-off concert of the William Cepeda Puerto<br />
Rican Big Band Orchestra tour, Saturday,<br />
June 4 at 6:00pm.<br />
The exclusive performance is a part of<br />
the prestigious South Arts – Jazz Road Creative<br />
Residences Grant recently awarded to<br />
famed artist, composer, and producer, William<br />
Cepeda -- the first Puerto Rican musician<br />
to receive the coveted grant.<br />
Thanks to the South Arts award, the four-time<br />
Grammy nominee will bring to life one of his most<br />
ambitious music endeavors, the creation of the first<br />
Puerto Rican jazz orchestra in the traditional “big<br />
band” format with 22 musicians. Under<br />
Cepeda’s masterful direction, the initiative<br />
will establish precedents of great<br />
importance for the local jazz scene,<br />
featuring an exciting repertoire<br />
that fuses main traditional folk<br />
genres with jazz.<br />
Live and<br />
Life Palmas<br />
See Palmas.com<br />
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