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PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF DINEAMIC GROUP (FOOD); GEORGE KAVANAGH/THE IMAGE BANK/ GETTY IMAGES (DANCERS); MARGARET LACH PHOTOGRAPHY, COURTESY OF ROBERTO MARIN (BAND) CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: The Dineamic Group goes Latin with new restaurant Barrio; and the dance floor calls in Teatro Vista's La Havana Madrid, with a salsa-riffic soundtrack by Carpacho y Su Súper Combo. FROM WORLD-PREMIERE THEATER TO PALATE- PLEASING RESTAURANTS, THIS SEASON IN CHICAGO HAS A DISTINCTLY LATIN FLAIR. BY THOMAS CONNOR LATIN HEAT Latin culture is everywhere you look in Chicago right now, from incredible res- taurants and extraordinary museums to cultural events on stage and screen. Here, six ways to immerse your- self in the city's rich Latino scene this spring. What makes a commu- nity? Churches, schools, shops—and back in the day, nightclubs. Especially in immigrant enclaves, where the sounds of home never sounded sweeter. ➊ La Havana Madrid, which once stood at Belmont and Sheffield, was one such spot. Playwright Sandra Delgado and Teatro Vista celebrate the music and meaning of the popular club in a lively world-premiere evocation at Steppenwolf Theatre (April 14 through May 21, 1650 N. Halsted St., 312-335-1650; steppenwolf.org). The Oscars telecast may be the film buff's winter high, but come spring, seri- ous cineastes make sure they've got the ➋ Latino Film Festival on their schedules. Now in its 33rd year, this celebration of movie magic features doz- ens of pictures, including the prison drama Perros, starring John Leguizamo, and Ari Manuel Cruz's Before the Rooster Crows, the story of a Puerto Rican girl's thwarted dreams (April 20 through May 4, AMC River East 21, 322 E. Illinois St., 312-431-1330; chicago latinofilmfestival.org). With a substantial per- manent collection and a dynamic program of special exhibitions—many of which have traveled across the country and from south 64 MICHIGANAVEMAG.COM SCENE OUT & ABOUT