To have your event listed in the Adelante calendar, please call 573-882-1939. We try to include all events of interest to the Central Missouri Latino community as space allows.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

COLUMBIA
DJ Del Alma: 9:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at La Casa Grande, 3405 Clark Lane (Near Home Depot).
Del Alma: 10 p.m. Sundays at La Casa Grande; 7 p.m. to midnight
Cinco de Mayo fiesta: May 5 at Chevy’s, 1010 I-70 Drive SW, Del Alma, no cover, 7 p.m. to midnight.
Alfredo Jiménez and DJ Fuerza Latina: 6 to 9 p.m. May 6 at Santa Cruz Restaurant, Eighth and Elm.
Dance Nights: 10:30 p.m. Saturdays at La Tolteca, Stadium and College, $5 men, $2 ladies.
Latin Dance Night: A Batería, Adelante Benefit II: 9 p.m. May 6, The Music Cafe, 120 S. Ninth St. For more information call 573-882-1939.
Ozomatli: May 8, Blue Note, 17 N. Ninth St., $15.
Awards ceremony for children’s bilingual poetry contest: 5 p.m. May 13, Ragtag Cinemacafe, 23 N. Tenth St.

LATINO CENTERS

Columbia: 601 Business Loop 70 West, Ste. 208, 573-449-9442
English classes: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Spanish classes: call for more information.
Internet Lab: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays.
After School Program: 3:30 to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
Teen Tutoring Program: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
W.I.C. Program (Women, Infants and Children): 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. third Wednesday of the month.
Free health check-ups upon request: diabetes, HIV and arterial pressure. Call for appointment.
Yoga classes for beginners: call 573-449-9442.
Chevy’s fundraiser: May 7, lunch or dinner, 10 percent of the proceeds benefit Centro Latino.

MARSHALL: 111 E. Arrow 660-886-7400
Mother’s Day dinner and dance: 8 p.m. St. Peter’s School Gym, 368 S. Ellsworth, $15. Cover fee includes food and dance.
WIC nutrition classes in Spanish: 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. second and fourth Friday of every month.

MILAN: 117 E Second St. 660-445-2025
English classes: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.
After School Program: 3 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday
Traditional Mexican dances group: Call for more information.
Tutoring for driver’s license test: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday.
Tutoring for reading and writing: Call for more information.
Junior Achievement Program: 5 p.m. Tuesdays. Tutoring programs for children between 3rd and 6th grade.
PACE exercises for arthritis: 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.

LEGAL SERVICES

SEDALIA
Free session of legal immigration processing with Kansas City immigration attorney Suzanne Gladney from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. May 18, St. Patrick Church, Fourth and Washington streets. For more information call Lorna Tran, 573-635-9127, extension 245. See page three on the Spanish side for more details.

RELIGIOUS SERVICES

Columbia
Catholic Mass in Spanish: 1 p.m. fourth Sunday of every month in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 1115 Locust St. For more information call Father Cole, 573-443-3357.
Comunidad Cristiana Pueblo de Dios: Baptist service in Spanish, 1 p.m. Sundays; Bible study, 6 p.m. Mondays. 1634 Paris Road.

Jefferson City
Familia Cristiana Internacional Hispanic Ministry: Sunday School, 9:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.; Evangelization service: 11 a.m. Sundays; Bible Study: 6:30 p.m. Fridays. 301 E Capitol St. For more information call 573-896-5997.
Primer Encuentro del Dia de Alabanza: 1 to 5 p.m. May 15 at the Capitol. For more information call Cristina Isidro, 573-896-5997.
Catholic Mass in Spanish: 1 p.m. Sundays in St. Peter’s Church, 216 Broadway. For more information call 573-636-8150 or 573-636-8159.

Marshall
Spanish Mass: 1 p.m. every second Sunday and 5 p.m. every fourth Sunday; first Communion and Spanish Mass for the week: 2 p.m. May 8. St. Peter’s Catholic Church, 1801 S. Miami Ave. For more information call 660-886-7960.
Religious services in Spanish: 2 p.m. Sundays and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Monte Sinai Pentecostal Church, 1670 W. Arrow St. For more information call Pastor Josué Díaz, 660-886-7602.
Mision Bautista Calvario: Study and prayer 8 p.m. Wednesday; discipleship 8 p.m. Friday; Sunday School: 10:30 a.m; worship and preaching service: 11:30 a.m. Sunday; Visitation, prayer and advisory every day. 221 E. Gordon. For more information call Pastor Melvin Mendoza, 660-831-5188.

Mexico
Mexico First Church of the Nazarene: Religious services in Spanish; Sunday School, 10 to 11:30 a.m.; worship service: 11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.; afternoon evangelical services: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.; prayer meetings: 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday; free Spanish and English classes: 5 to 7 p.m. Saturdays; translation services are offered. 2726 S Clark. For more information call Pastor Elpidio Sandoval, 573-581-4739.
Bible study: 9:30 a.m. Sunday; worship service: 10:30 a.m.; Bible study at the homes of congregation members: 5 p.m. Tuesday. Friendship Baptist Church, 5500 E. Liberty. For more information call 573-581-4038.

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

Sedalia
Catholic Mass in Spanish: 11:30 a.m. Sundays. St. Patrick’s Church, 415 E. Fourth. For more information call 660-826-2062.
Amigos de Cristo Church: Sunday school: 10:30 a.m. Sundays, regular service 12 p.m. 3003 W. Eleventh St. For more information call 660-826-2788.

AND MORE

California
English classes: 5:30 to 8 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. California Elementary School cafeteria, 205 S. Owen. For more information call 573-796-2161.

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

Sedalia
Cinco de Mayo Celebration: 12:30 p.m. May 2. Liberty Park 1600 W. Third St. Parade from Sacred Heart Church to Liberty Park: 1 p.m. Celebration in the park, Mass, typical foods and a norteño group from Kansas City.

MEDIA

Columbia
La Hora Latina: 9 to 10 a.m. Saturdays, followed by La Zona or Latin Sounds from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on KOPN/89.5 FM.

SEdalia
Sábados Latinos with Angel Morales: 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturdays, on KSIS/1050 AM.

Jefferson City
El Ritmo Latino: hosted by Gloria Elena, Gabrielle Malfatti-Rachell and meteorologist Mike Roberts, 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays on KJLU/88.9 FM.

— Compiled by Julio Urdaneta