Fw: CLAS/UCIS@Pitt: Events for 01-31 and 02-01--Mark your calendars!

CLAS sponsored events for this week:

For other events, visit: https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/events/list

 

Thursday, January 31, 2019

(This program will be presented in Spanish with English translation available).

Música y Poesía del Conflicto Colombiano
Music and Poetry from the Colombian Conflict

Alphabet City  - 40 W North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
7:00 p.m.

For more information about the event, visit: https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/events/m%C3%BAsica-y-poes%C3%ADa-del-conflicto-colombiano

 

Works of chamber music stemming from different aspects of the conflict, with a special appearance by professors John Beverley, Juan Fernando Velasquez, and Colombian poet Piedad Bonnett (winner of the National Poetry Prize 1994 and the Casa de las Américas award 2014, among others), whose poems are musicalized in Johan Hassler's work, La Cicatriz en el Espejo. With a panel discussion with special guests, poet Piedad Bonnet, and literary and cultural critic John Beveley.

 

PROGRAM

Nicolás Aguía: La Bonanza del Olvido. Film, narration, and electronics, on conflict testimonies from Choco inhabitants collected by Luis Fernando Gómez.

Federico Garcia-De Castro: Memoria (homage to Bernardo Jaramillo Ossa). Soprano, guitar, violin, cello, percussion

Johann Hasler: La Cicatriz en el Espejo and two other songs on poems by Piedad Bonnet. Soprano, flute, accordin, percussion

 

 

 

Friday, February 1, 2019

This event will be in Spanish!

 

Ernesto Cardenal: utopía crítica, indigenismo y bienes culturales en la experiencia de Solentiname

con Leonel Delgado Aburto, Universidad de Chile

1pm

Room 4130 Posvar Hall

 

A partir de una lectura de Las ínsulas extrañas, segundo tomo de las memorias de Ernesto Cardenal, este ponencia destaca la importancia de la producción cultural, sobre todo la pintura naíf, en la experiencia de Solentiname, comunidad contemplativa dirigida por Cardenal en Nicaragua durante los años 1960´s-1970s. Un planteamiento básico es que Solentiname se constituye como contrainstitución, es decir, que opera desplazando una idea tradicional de comunidad mística. Además, destaco que la circulación de bienes culturales al ser tan fundamental para la existencia de la comunidad, adelanta un concepción de cultura como recurso que influyó en el proyecto cultural de la revolución sandinista. Subrayo también la importancia que tuvo para la constitución de la comunidad el indigenismo, que ofrece la idealización de una comunidad, sujeto y espiritualidad alternativos. Propongo, por último, que la pintura naíf es un producto transcultural que indica una alianza de clases y en torno al cual se elaboran nuevos posiciones de sujeto.

For more information about the event, visit: https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/events/ernesto-cardenal

 

 

Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS)

University Center for International Studies (UCIS)

University of Pittsburgh

4200 Wesley W. Posvar Hall

Pittsburgh, PA  15260

Office: 412-648-7391

clas@pitt.edu

www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas

 

 

 

 

Special POLAR VORTEX

Brave the cold tomorrow evening and join us for a night of Merengue!!! Special POLAR VORTEX pricing of only $6!!!!!

FACT: staying inside for long periods of time will lead to cabin fever. Dancing with friends while drinking a hot toddy is much better for your wellbeing. #justsayin

http://studio101pgh.com

You're invited to our show "Where Did We Sit On The Bus?"

 

 

Where Did We Sit On The Bus? is a hip-hop autobiography about falling in love with performance, the power of family, and growing up Latinx in a world that categorizes everyone in black and white. During a third grade lesson on the Civil Rights movement and Rosa Parks, a Latino boy raises his hand to ask, “Where did we sit on the bus?” and his teacher cannot answer the question. In the show, Brian describes what it means to be Latino through the eyes of a child, teenager, and adult.

 

This would be a great opportunity to experience a solo performance and to learn more about contemporary theatre arts. I believe that your contribution will help us to strengthen Pittsburgh community networks and to create a healthy community.

 

Here are some key dates for the show:

 

Fri 2/1 Green Room with music following the show by Noel Quintana 

Fri 2/2 Pay-What-You-Want

Sun 2/10 Post-show talkback

 

City Theatre believes everyone should have access to the arts and a number of promotions and discounts for affordable tickets, to find more information about our promotions here.

 

You can purchase your ticket online or over the phone 412-431-2489.

 

If you are interested in building a partnership with City, please check our community engagement program City Connects.

 

 

City Theatre is committed to enriching the community around us by utilizing theatre as a medium to foster relationships with community organizations and cultivate a greater sense of unity in Pittsburgh.

 

We are located at 1300 Bingham Street. Parking is available for $9 in City Theatre’s lot located at 1317 Bingham Street, directly across from the theatre’s main entrance. Street parking is also available. This event is open to the public for free.

 

Join us for WHERE DID WE SIT ON THE BUS?

January 19 – February 24 | 412.431.2489

Support City Theatre – Text HipHopBus to 41444

More info: CityTheatreCompany.org

Your World. Our Stage.

 

Cave Canem Prize-winner Julian Randall on race and sexuality

Julian Randall   Thursday, February 28 7 p.m.  City of Asylum @ Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue FREE!   Click here for free tickets!   The Cave Canem Poetry Prize is among the most prestigious in America.  Past winners include two poets who went on to become U.S. Poet Laureate. 2017 prize winner Julian Randall is the son of an African American father and a Dominican mother. His breakout poetry collection Refuse is a reflection on this dual identity, set against the backdrop of Obama's America.  Julian explores the relationship between himself and his father amidst their shared history of grief and inherited Black trauma. Julian invokes mythical figures such as Icarus, Narcissus and the absent Frank Ocean to create contemporary allegories about what it means to be black, biracial, and queer today.   Randall's work speaks to his refusal to abide by the expected boundaries and binaries set out for him. As we contemplate how to go forward in an America whose fault line runs deep, an immigrant son entrenched in the American experience, a black man owning his Dominican heritage, a sensualist uncowed by the magnetic poles of sexual appeals, a poet unabashedly forwards, interrogates, and illumines the fulsome measure of his 'I' ...And no matter who would dare an argument, or seek to deny Randall's utter personhood, Refuse is an inscription that won't allow erasure. --Vievee Francis, Cave Canem Prize Judge   Click here for free tickets!     At City of Asylum, we want our events to be welcoming and accessible to all people.  All floors of Alphabet City are wheelchair accessible and there is a reserved parking spot.  Thanks to the generous support of RAD, we also have hearing assistive systems available for all programs, by advance request.  If you have questions or are in need of accommodations, please contact us.     Click here to contact us about accessibility accommodations

Lecture: Kirsten Weld (Harvard University), "Ruins and Glory: The Long Spanish Civil War in Latin America, " Feb. 21nd, Tepper Simmons A 4.30

Dear all, 

 

Kirsten Weld, award-winning author and associate professor at Harvard University, will discuss her new book project: the Spanish Civil War's impact and legacies in Latin America. 

Join us on Thursday, February 21, 2018, Tepper Simmons A, 4.30-6.30

 

https://www.cmu.edu/dietrich/history/events/2019/spring/ruins-and-glory.html

Ruins and Glory - Department of History - Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences - Carnegie Mellon University www.cmu.edu The Long Spanish Civil War in Latin America

 

 

 

This week at Alphabet City: Spanish-language music & poetry, immigrant fiction, and our first gospel concert!

 

Music and Poetry from the Colombian Conflict   Thursday, Jan 31 7 p.m.  An evening of poetry, discussion, and music commemorating and confronting the Colombian armed conflict presented in Spanish (with English translation) by Alia Musica.  Click Here for Free Tickets 1/31 Beyond Borders: An Evening of Immigrant Fiction Friday, Feb 1 5:30 p.m.  Some of the most exciting voices of contemporary fiction—Crystal Hana, Kim Naima Coster, Wayétu Moore, and Shobha Rao—share their reflections on immigration. Click Here for Free Tickets 2/1 Gospel Jazz: Dr. Alton Merrell  & Impact   Sunday, Feb 3 6 p.m. One of the nation's premier gospel jazz ensembles, this dynamic and inspirational instrumental and vocal group is known for dazzling audiences and uplifting hearts. Click Here for Free Tickets 2/3 At City of Asylum, we want our events to be welcoming and accessible to all people.  All floors of Alphabet City are wheelchair accessible and there is a reserved parking spot.  Thanks to the generous support of RAD, we also have hearing assistive systems available for all programs, by advance request.  If you have questions or are in need of accommodations, please contact us.   Click here to contact us about accessibility accommodations Visit AlphabetCity.org for our full line-up of FREE events!

Alfredo Rodriguez & Pedrito Martinez Duo + Edmar Castaneda & Gregoire Maret: Harp vs. Harp

Alfredo Rodriguez & Pedrito Martinez Duo + Edmar Castaneda & Gregoire Maret: Harp vs. Harp

MCG Jazz Concert Hall

Saturday, Feb 2, 2019 6:00 PM

Saturday, Feb 2, 2019 8:30 PM

 

http://mcgjazz.org/_wp/our-2018-19-concert-lineup

 

Film Series Invitation!

Hello all, 

On Wednesday, January 30, the School of Design is presenting the documentary "Life is Sacred" focusing on Antonus Mockus' fight against corruption in Columbia and wanted to invite you and the members of your organizations to join for the film and discussion afterwards. The film will be at 6:00 and will have light refreshments to boot! 

Attached below is the poster for the event if you are interested. Thank you so much and have a wonderful holiday weekend!

--

Langston Wells

--

Spanish And Latin Student Association
Carnegie Mellon University

salsa.cmu@gmail.com

Música y Poesía del Conflicto Colombiano

January 31, 2019

Música y Poesía del Conflicto Colombiano
Music and Poetry from the Colombian Conflict

Alphabet City  - 40 W North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
7:00 p.m.

Three chamber music and multimedia works inspired by different aspects of the 50-year long armed and social conflict, and a special appearance by Colombian poet Piedad Bonnet. 

Federico Garcia-De Castro: Memoria
Nicolás Aguía: La Bonanza del Olvido
Johan Hasler / Piedad Bonnet: La Cicatriz en el Espejo
with Gizelxanath Rodriguez, soprano

Free & open to the public!
Event conducted in Spanish with English translations

For more on Alia Musica: aliamusicapittsburgh.org
For more on City of Asylum: cityofasylum.org
For more on Colombia En Pittsburgh: colombiaenpittsburgh.org
For more on the Center for Latin American Studies: ucis.pitt.edu/clas

 

RSVP TODAY for the FREE evening of Latin Food, Music & Drinks

(at Casa Brasil) to Marketing@primestage.com

In the Time of the Butterflies (showing from March 8, 2019 – March 17, 2019) is a play by Caridad Svich Based on the novel by Julia Alvarez and directed by Ricardo Vila-Roger.

"Julia Alvarez' novel is as lovely as a butterfly at rest, and as moving as one in flight.” ~ Burlington Free Press. Experience the spirit, passions and courageous acts of the Mirabal sisters - "The Butterflies" - as they inspired a fight for freedom in the Dominican Republic. Their legacy led to the UN creating the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

The show is Presented with the NEA Big Read, which is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.

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What’s Going on in Honduras?

 

The conversation over immigration, border walls, and migrant caravans is constantly evolving. BECA believes it is time for us to join this dialogue. 

 

On January 23rd, at 8:00pm ET, BECA (Bi-lingual Education for Central America) will be hosting a Facebook Live event titled, "What's Going on in Honduras?"

That's exactly the question our guest speakers, Andres Galeas and Natalia Salazar will be discussing. Andres is a current BECA teacher, and has been for the last two and a half year. More importantly, Andres is a proud Catracho, and is a product of the BECA school system graduating from San Jeronimo Bilingual School in 2012.

Natalia served with BECA from 2014 - 2016 and has recently returned to volunteer with us. Since 2016, Natalia has been working as a Legal Assistant in Tuscan, Arizona for the Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project learning about the U.S. immigration system and working alongside children and families from Central America. To join the Facebook Live event on Wednesday, please click here.  

PCWS presents: Cristina Garcia

January 31, 2019 - 7:30pm

Cristina García is the author of seven novels, including Dreaming in Cuban, The Agüero Sisters, King of Cuba, and the recently published Here in Berlin. She has edited two anthologies, ¡Cubanísimo!: The Vintage Book of Contemporary Cuban Literature and Bordering Fires: The Vintage Book of Contemporary Mexican and Chicano/a Literature. García also has published two books for young readers, The Dog Who Loved the Moon and I Wanna Be Your Shoebox; a young adult novel, Dreams of Significant Girls; and a collection of poetry, The Lesser Tragedy of Death. García’s work has been nominated for a National Book Award and translated into 14 languages. She has received a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Whiting Award, a Hodder Fellowship at Princeton University, and a National Endowment for the Arts grant.

http://www.english.pitt.edu/event/pcws-presents-cristina-garcia

39th Annual Latin American and Caribbean Festival

PITTSBURGH—The Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) at the University of Pittsburgh’s University Center for International Studies will be hosting the 39th Annual Latin American and Caribbean Festival from noon to 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, 2019 in the Galleria, and Patio of Wesley W. Posvar Hall, 230 South Bouquet Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213.

Beginning at noon, the festival will feature Latin American and Caribbean food, arts, crafts, and information on local and regional organizations. Latin American vendors also will offer handmade and authentic Latin American products. Music and dance performances from Latin America and the Caribbean will take place throughout the day.

Since its inception, the festival has showcased the diversity of Latin American and Caribbean cultures by combining the resources of CLAS with people of Latin American heritage. The growth of Pittsburgh's Latin American and Latino populations has made the festival one of the largest gatherings of these communities in Western Pennsylvania.

For more information, contact:
clasfestival@pitt.edu
412-648-7394

ATTENTION VENDORS: Registration for Arts and Craft, Food, and Information tables will be open on January 22 until February 22.
Website: coming soon!

Los esperamos!