To have your event listed in the Adelante Calendar, call (573) 882-1939 or e-mail calendar@Adelantesi.com. We try to include all events of interest to the Central Missouri Latino Community, as space allows.

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

COLUMBIA
A Bateria: 9 p.m. March 17 at The Music Café, 120 Ninth St.; 7 p.m. March 18 at the Black Culture Center, UM Campus.
Fiesta de la Primavera, an Adelante! Benefit Concert: 9:30 p.m. April 2 at The Music Café. With A Batería and other bands to be announced.
Javier Mendoza Band: April 22 at The Music Café.
MU World Percussion Ensemble Annual Spring Concert: April 10 at the Missouri Theatre, 203 S. Ninth St.
Del Alma: 10 p.m. Sundays at Honest John’s, Ramada Inn, 1100 Vandiver Dr.
Dance Nights: 10:30 p.m. Saturdays at La Tolteca, Stadium and College, $5 men, ladies free.
Art exhibit by Chris Cruz: March 1—April 1, Teller’s, 9th & Broadway
Del Alma DJ: 9:30 p.m. Saturdays, La Casa Grande II, 3405 Clark Lane (near Home Depot), $1 women, $2 men.

LATINO CENTERS

Columbia (573) 449-9442
English classes: from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 1 to 3 p.m. Saturdays.
Spanish classes, call for information.
Internet Lab: from 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesdays
After School Program: from 3:30 to 6 p.m., Monday through Thursday
Teen Tutoring Program: from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday
W.I.C. Program (Women, Infants and Children): from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., third Wednesday of the month
Free health check-ups upon request: diabetes, HIV and arterial pressure.
Yoga classes for beginners.

MILAN (660) 445-2025
English classes: Monday and Wednesday, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Spanish classes: Tuesday and Thursday, from 6 to 8 p.m.
After School program: Monday to Friday, from 3 to 5 p.m.
Comenzando bien (pregnancy program): Wednesday from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Traditional Mexican Dances Group: Call if you want to be a part of it.
Tutoring for the driver’s license test: Everyday from 9 a.m to 5 p.m.
Writing and Reading classes: call for hours.

LEGAL SERVICES

Two free sessions of legal immigration processing. For more information call Lorna Tran, (573) 635-9127, extension 245.

COLUMBIA
from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 903 Bernadette Drive.

SEDALIA
from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., St. Patrick Church, Fourth and Washington streets.

RELIGIOUS SERVICES

Columbia
Catholic Mass in Spanish: Second and fourth Sunday of every month, 1 p.m. in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 1115 Locust St. For more information call Father Cole (573) 443-3357.

Jefferson City
Catholic Mass in Spanish: Sundays 1 p.m. in St. Peter’s Church, 216 Broadway. For more information call (573) 636-8150 or (573) 636-8159.

Marshall
Monte Sinai Pentecostal Church: 1670 West Arrow St. Religious services in Spanish Sundays 2 p.m. and Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 7 p.m. For more information call Pastor Jose Diaz, (660) 886-7602.
Mision Bautista Calvario: 221 E Gordon, study and prayer Wednesday 8 p.m., discipleship Friday 8 p.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. and worship and preaching service Sunday 11:30 a.m. Visitation, prayer and advisory everyday. For more information call Pastor Melvin Mendoza (660) 831-5188

Mexico
Mexico First Church of the Nazarene: 2726 S. Clark, Mexico. Religious services in Spanish. Sunday School from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Worship service from 11:30 to 12:20 p.m. Afternoon evangelical services 6 p.m to 7 p.m. Prayer meetings Wednesday from 7 to 8 p.m. Free Spanish and English classes, Guitar and keyboard classes. For more information call Pastor Elpidio Sandoval (573) 581-4739.

Milan
Catholic Mass in Spanish: Sundays 1 p.m., 214 St Mary St. For more information call (660) 265-4110.
Baptist services in Spanish: First Baptist Church, 1203 Market St., Sundays 2 p.m. and Friday 7 p.m. For more information call Pastor Carlos Lozano (660) 946-4040 or (660) 265-6397.

AND MORE

Boonville
Cooper/Howard Hispanic/Latino Group: next meeting March 23 at 5:30 p.m. at La Hacienda.

California
English classes: Monday and Wednesday from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the cafeteria of the California Elementary School, 205 S. Owen. For more information call (573) 796-2161.

Kansas City
Miss Missouri Latina and Miss Kansas Latina: 4/17 at Uptown Theater. Registration open for Latino or Latina models throughout Missouri who want to participate. For more information call Jim McDonald (913) 406-7084.

Marshall
Spanish Classes: registration for second semester every Thursday at 6 p.m. to Covenant Church, 710 E. Yerby St. For more information please call Sue Long at (660) 831-0886.
After School Program: Benton Elementary School. Monday to Thursday from 3 to 5 p.m. For more information call (660) 886-3993 or (660) 886-7400.

MEDIA

Columbia
La Hora Latina Saturday from 9 to 10 a.m. followed by Ondas Latinas or Latin Sounds from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on KOPN/89.5 FM

Sedalia
Sábados Latinos with Ángel Morales, Saturdays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m for KSIS/1050 AM.

Jefferson City
El Ritmo Latino: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. in on Newsbeat/88.9 FM.