SAC Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
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WHAT
Hispanic Heritage Month 2008 at San Antonio College
WHEN
Sept. 15 - October 15, 2008
Various dates/times (details below)
WHERE
San Antonio College
Various buildings
1300 San Pedro Ave., 78212
HOW
Except where noted, all events are free and open to the public.
EVENT CONTACT
Patricia Portales, Associate Professor of English
and Hispanic Heritage Committee Chair
pportales@mail.accd.edu or 210-733-2519
EVENT DETAILS
September 15 through October 15, 2008,
Moody Learning Center, Library
“Latino Novels, Anthologies, and Periodicals Exhibit”
2nd fl Reference and 3rd floor Circulation displays
Monday, Sept. 15, 2008
10:00-10:50 a.m., Loftin Student Center (LSC) Fiesta Room
Hispanic Heritage Month Opening Ceremony featuring Mariachi Herencía Mexicana. Opening remarks by Dr. Conrad Krueger, Dean of Arts & Sciences and Gabriel Ferrer, Head of Legal Affairs and Assistance, Office of the Mexican Consulate
*Refreshments will be served
12:00-12:20 p.m., LSC Fiesta Room
Performance by Ballet Folklórico Festival
Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008
11:00 a.m.-Noon, LSC Fiesta Room
Randy Cordero, Flamenco Guitarist accompanied by Flamenco Dancers and Cajon Player
Friday, Sept. 19, 2008
11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., LSC Fiesta Room
Los Padrinos Conjunto Band
5:00-8:00 p.m., Koehler House
Salute to Hispanic Leaders Reception - Open to the ACCD Community
*Refreshments will be served.
Wednesday, Sept 24, 2008
9:00 a.m.ˆ2:00 p.m., LSC Outside Mall area
Antojitos Festival featuring Lowrider Car Clubs and Mariachi Sol de Tejas
Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008
9:25-10:50 a.m., Visual Arts & Technology Center 120
George Farías, Genealogist “Dos Héroes Hispanos en la Revolución Americana: Hispanic Contributions to the Birth of the United States”
*Refreshments will be served
11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., LSC Fiesta Room
DJ Mexican Step-grandfather
Wednesday, Oct 1, 2008
10:00-10:50 a.m., Visual Arts & Technology Center 120
Elizabeth Ruiz, News Anchor/Reporter for News Talk 550 KTSA - “A Latina's Journey to Journalism”
*Refreshments will be served
5:00 p.m., Gonzales Hall 123 Department of English
Deadline for submissions - Hispanic Heritage Essay Contest
Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008
10:50 a.m.-12:05 p.m.,
Visual Arts & Technology Center room 120
George Farías, Genealogist “Buscando Nuestras Raices: Trends and Techniques in Hispanic Genealogy”
*Refreshments will be served
Friday, Oct. 3, 2008
11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., LSC Fiesta Room
Salsa Dance Lessons by Lee Rios of Semeneya Ballroom, followed by “Dancing with a Latin Flair” Dance Contest
Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008
10:00-10:50 a.m., Longwith Radio, Television Film building room 101
On Stage Drama Club presents “An Afternoon on Mango Street: Readings from the Works of Sandra Cisneros and Other Writers” directed by Suzanne Skinner & Paula Rodriguez and performed by the students of the Dept. of Theatre and Speech
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
7:00-9:00 p.m. LSC ˆ The Round (first floor)
Hispanic Heritage Themed Poetry Readings/Open Mic by SAC students
*Refreshments will be served
Wednesday, Oct. 15
12:00-12:50 p.m. Loftin Faculty Lounge
Hispanic Heritage Essay Contest Winners Ceremony
*Refreshments will be served |
