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Latino Heritage Month
September 15 - October 15
By an act of Congress, each year the President of the United States declares September 15 through October 15 as National Hispanic Heritage Month. Latino students at Penn celebrate their cultures and the achievements of all Latinos with a month-long series of social, intellectual, cultural and artistic activities.
LHM 2006
August 19th-October 15
Modern Latin American Culture:
Annemarie Heinrich, Grande Dame
of Argentine Photography
Gallery at 220 S. 34th Street.
This exhibition explores the cultural influence and technical innovation of photographer Annemarie Heinrich. Hailed as the Argentine Annie Leibovitz, Heinrich was the main protagonist in Argentine photography, famous for her portraits of artisis and stars that epitomize the heyday of radio and the ascent of the movie industry in Argentina. The exhibition presents more than seventy photographs, including images of cultural figures such as Marion Anderson, Marlene Dietrch, Eva Duarte, and entertainer before she married President Juan Peron, Jorge Luis Borges, and Yehudi Menuhin. In addition, the exhibition highlights Heinrich's experimentation with lighting effects.
Tuesday, September 19
Movie Night: Time Of the Butterflies
Class of 55 Conference Room, 2nd floor, Van
Pelt-Dietrich Library Center @ 7 p.m.
In the Time of the Butterflies (92 minutes), starring Salma Hayek and Edward
James Olmos, is inspired by the true story of the three Mirabal sisters who, in
1960, were murdered for their part in an underground plot to overthrow the
Trujillo dictatorship, which ruled the Dominican Republic from 1930 until 1961.
Wednesday, September 20
Associate Professor Robert Smith
12:00 noon 3401 Walnut Street Suite 331A
School of Public Affairs, CUNY, New York, Title: TBA (LALS)
September 20th- December 31st, 2006
Treasures/Tespros/Tesouros:
The Arts in Latin America, 1492-1820
Philadelphia Museum of Art
This multinational exhibition presents artistic and cultural treasure from the Spanish viceroyalties in North and South America and the Portugese colony of Brazil. It spans more than three centureis from the first encounters of national independance movements. Included will be spectacular examples of painting, sculpture, furniture, featherwork, gold and silver objects, ceramics, and textiles, many of which have never been seen in the United States. For more information about these exhibitions and related events, please visit www.philamuseum.org
Friday, September 22th
Professor James Mahoney, Department of Sociology Northwestern University
12:00 noon Forum Room of Stiteler Hall
Title: “Colonialism and Development: Spanish American in Comparative Perspective” (LALS)
Tuesday, September 26
Movie Night: Before Night Falls
Class of 55 Conference Room, 2nd floor, Van
Pelt-Dietrich Library Center @ 7 p.m.
Before Night Falls (133 minutes), starring Javier Bardem, Johnny Depp, and
Sean Penn, dramatizes the life of the poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas,
from childhood in Cuba to his death in New York City. Though a rebel in the
fight against Batista, he got in trouble with the Castro government for his
writing and his homosexuality. He spent two years in prison before leaving for
the United States.
Thursday, September 28
Immigration Roundtable & Reception
Arts, Research and Culture House (ARCH)
Building 3601 Locust Walk, Crest Room, @ 6:00pm.
Everyone welcome! How is the immigration debate REALLY affecting our communities? A panel of experts will give us an update on the current conversation as it pertains to the United States with Philadelphia serving as a case-study. There will be an opportunity for Q&A. A reception will immediately follow the panel discussion and a photo slideshow of regional rallies/marches will be featured.
Peter Bloom, Executive Director, JUNTOS
Regan Cooper, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition (PICC)
Dr. Joan May T. Cordova, Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, Drexel University Graduate School of Education
Eduardo Soriano-Castillo, Student Action Coordinator U-Penn and Temple Universities, Jobs with Justice
This event is part of the U-Penn Latino Heritage Month: Looking Beyond the Horizon: A Celebration of Latino Accomplishments. Co-sponsored by La Casa Latina, The Latino Coalition, El Movimiento Estudiantil Chicana/o de Aztlan (MEChA), and the Graduate School of Education Caribbean and Latino Students Association (CLSA).
For more information about the roundtable contact Lisa M. Linn de Barona at llinn@wharton.upenn.edu or 215-746-2762.
Tuesday, October 3
A Day Without a Mexican
Class of 55 Conference Room, 2nd floor, Van
Pelt-Dietrich Library Center @ 7 p.m.
A Day without a Mexican (95 minutes)
One day California wakes up and not a single Latino is left in the state. They
have all inexplicably disappeared, as chaos, tragedy, and comedy quickly ensue.
Tuesday, October 10
Achy Obejas Speaker
Lecture at 4:30 p.m. Location: TBA. Obejas poetry has appeared in a number of journals, including Conditions, Revista Chicano-Rique, and The Beloit Poetry Journal. In 1986, she received an NEA fellowship in poetry. Her short stories have also been widely published in journals and anthologies. Her novels include We Came All the Way from Cuba So You Could Dress Like This? (1994) and Memory Mambo (1996), both published by Cleis Press. Memory Mambo won a Lambda Award, and her third novel, Days of Awe (2001), also won the 2002 Lambda Award for Lesbian Fiction.
October 21, 2006- January 14, 2007
Mexico and Modern Printmaking:
A Revolution in the Graphic Arts, 1920-50
Philadelphia Museum of Art
This exhibition presents prints by modern Mexican masters, such as Jose Clemente Orozco (1883-1949), Diego Rivera (1886-1597), David Alfaro Siquieros (1895-1974), and Rufino Tamayo (1899-1991), created during the height of the mexican prinmaking movement. Also included are works by non-Mexican artists who were inspired to make prints in Mexico during this period. For more information about these exhibitions and related events, please visit www.philamuseum.org
Saturday, October 28
Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts @ 8p.m. Sizzling Salsa rythms of Oscar Hernandez. University Square Dinner/Lecture, 6pm in the lobby:Buffet by Alma de Cuba and Presentation by Latin Fiestas Maria del Pico Taylor. For Tickets & Info: www.pennpresents.org & 215-898-3900
Tickets $32-$44
Penn Student Discounts $9 Ben’s Tix on sale
Sept 12 -14 only
$15 Student Rush on Sale Oct 18
Dinner Lecture Tickets: $15/$12 for Penn Students
Wednesday, October 25, and 26
Tania Perez-Salas Compania de Danza
Zellerbach Theater, Annenberg Center for Performing Arts. The 25 th at 7:30pm, 26 th at 7:30 pm “Muse of Mexico”, debuts Waters of Forgetfulness where unforgettable images are created wit hdancers in 550 gallons of water.
For Tickets & Info: www.pennpresents.org & 215-898-3900 Tickets $32-$44
Penn Student Discounts $9 Ben’s Tix on sale
Sept 12 -14 only
$15 Student Rush on Sale Oct 18
Dinner Lecture Tickets: $15/$12 for Penn Students
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 Gallery: Latino Heritage Month
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La Casa Latina mosaic design by Mario Guadalupe Cruz
and Michelle A. Ortiz
La Casa Latina is a division of the
Office for University Life (VPUL)
at the University of Pennsylvania
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