Flamenco masters return to Instituto Cervantes of Chicago, 31 W. Ohio Street, for its 16th Chicago Flamenco Festival, a multi-week festival celebrating Flamenco music and dance, running February 23 – March 21. This year’s festival features performances by top Chicago- and U.S.-based Flamenco artists, offering the best international celebration of Flamenco outside of Spain. The 16th Chicago Flamenco Festival opens on Friday, February 23 at 7p.m. with internationally renowned flamenco dancer Estrella Morena and the soulful singer Amparo “La Repompilla” Heredia. The 16th Chicago Flamenco Festival continues its annual tradition of kicking off the festival with special preview performance from Las Guitarras de España at City Winery Chicago (1200 W. Randolph St). This year’s preview concert, titled “The Chicago-Andalusian Music Project,” will take place on Monday, February 19 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for all shows are available at http://www.brownpapertickets.com.  Admission to all films is $5, with free admission for students and members. For tickets to the concert at Old Town School of Folk Music, visit https://www.oldtownschool.org/concerts/. Tickets to the preview performance at City Winery Chicago are $18-$25 and available by phone at 312-733-9463 and online at http://www.citywinery.com. More information about the Instituto Cervantes of Chicago may be found at http://chicago.cervantes.es.