“Venezuela Now Has Two Presidents, “Caravan of Gold” Exhibit Almost Nixed by Government Shutdown, “Cuban Visions” Film Series Brings Cuba’s filmmakers to Chicago
“Venezuela Now Has Two Presidents, “Caravan of Gold” Exhibit Almost Nixed by Government Shutdown, “Cuban Visions” Film Series Brings Cuba’s filmmakers to Chicago
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On today’s show:
- The leader of Venezuela’s national assembly, Juan Guaidó, declared himself acting president in direct opposition to current leader Nicolás Maduro.
- “Caravans of Gold”, the first major exhibition on medieval West Africa’s global reach, opens this Saturday at Northwestern’s Block Museum of Art.
- “Cuban Visions”, a new film series, starts in Chicago on Thursday, January 24, 2019, and runs through November 2019.