Live music from our stage, a new coffee series, and more

 

Dear Friends,  Our calendar is packed with diverse, free programming. Grab a virtual cup of coffee and cozy up for some conversation. Entertain your ears and your feet with music performed live from our stage. Get behind the scenes with a "Wilsonian" actor. Explore different genres of music with top-notch artists.  There's so much coming up, we couldn't fit it all in here, so please check out the full calendar here. We continue to add programs, so check your inboxes and our channel often. All of the programming is free and streamed online.     SUNDAY, February 28, 3:00 PM* Coffee With Andrés  Run time: 30 minutes, *Please note the special start time  Take a coffee break with City of Asylum's new Executive Director, Andrés Franco, in a new series of online chats called Coffee with Andrés. These sessions feature conversations with writers and musicians, activists and artists, discussing their work and sharing a cup with Andrés—and with you.  The first guest is Vietnamese singer and activist Mai Khoi, the most recent exiled artist-in-residence on Sampsonia Way and an Artist Protection Fund (APF) Fellow in residence at the University of Pittsburgh. Khoi will share her story, her music, and teach Andrés how to make a traditional Vietnamese coffee. Learn more.   Register Now for Free     SUNDAY, February 28, 6:00 PM* Live from Alphabet City: Hugo Cruz and Caminos Run time: 90 minutes, *Please note the special start time Join us for an evening of original music broadcasted LIVE from the Alphabet City stage with Hugo Cruz and Caminos!  Hugo Cruz and Caminos is a Cuban-fusion band led by Hugo Cruz Machado, an award-winning composer, percussionist, and graduate of the Instituto Superior des Artes of Havana, Cuba. Caminos' rhythms and melodies combine Cuban, Afro-Cuban, African, and American jazz sounds to form a unique style that aims to unify the world's music expressions in one experience. Tune in and experience their sound! Learn more.   Register Now for Free     MONDAY, March 1, 8:15 PM* Actors Talk August Presented by August Wilson House Run time: 75 minutes, *Please note the special start time  August Wilson House celebrates America's greatest playwright with a web series of substantial insider interviews. Featured in this episode is LeLand Gantt, who has performed in 8 of the 10 August Wilson American Century Cycle plays, including a powerful Booster in the 1996 professional premiere of Jitney at the Pittsburgh Public Theater. He's interviewed by Chris Rawson, veteran Pittsburgh Post-Gazette theater critic who chronicled Wilson's career and came to know him well. Learn more.   Register Now for Free     THURSDAY, March 4, 7:00 PM Tomoko Omura + Glenn Zaleski Quartet from Alphabet City Run time: 60 minutes The Tomoko Omura + Glenn Zaleski Quartet is an improvisational, modern jazz group, playing original compositions with touches of classical, folk, and traditional Japanese music. Featuring two in-demand NYC musicians and two top-talent Pittsburghers in a pre-recorded concert from the Alphabet City Stage! Learn more. Featured Musicians: Tomoko Omura, 5-string violin; Glenn Zaleski, piano; James Johnson III, drums; and Jeff Grubbs, bass   Register Now for Free     Support City of Asylum's free programs today

Join us next week to learn about studying Seville & Barcelona

 

Reminder: Online Forum Series continues all March Our Online Forum Series continues all of March with our onsite staff and SSA alumni. These sessions are a great opportunity for students and study abroad advisors to learn more about our locations and programs as well as get answers to your questions directly from the experts. Session descriptions for the first two weeks can be found below. Visit our Online Forum Series page to see the full calendar of upcoming sessions and register today! Tues. 3/2 at 12pm ET (9am PT): Chat with the experts - studying in Seville Director of Academic Affairs and Seville Resident Director, Dr. Michelle Durán, will discuss the multitude of programs offered in Seville for all majors and minors with coursework in both Spanish & English. Terms include semester, academic year, quarter programs, Jan Term, May Term, summer terms, Practicum in Education and more. We'll also have Linfield University student Nicholas Mifflin who completed an Academic Year in Seville Fall 2019 / Alicante Spring 2020 to share about his experience! Wed. 3/3 at 3pm ET (12pm PT): Chat with the experts - studying in Barcelona Join Resident Director, Adriana Pajares, and a program alum to discuss studying abroad in Barcelona. This is open to all majors or minors with coursework available in English & Spanish. Semester, academic year and summer programs are offered. Tues. 3/9 at 12pm ET (9am PT): Chat with the experts - studying in Havana Join our Havana Resident Director, Rocío Haro, and Nyasha Franklin (Mount Holyoke College alum) to hear more about our program and course offerings in Havana, Cuba for Spanish majors & minors. Terms include Spring & Fall Semesters, January Term and Summer Term. This is a great location for Spanish immersion with all courses taught in Spanish. Wed. 3/10 at 3pm ET (12pm PT): Business, Econ & European Studies in Barcelona Resident Director, Adriana Pajares, and representatives from our university partners will share details on programs for non-language majors who are looking to study in Barcelona and complete coursework in English for a variety of majors: Business, Economics, Political Science, International Studies and European Studies. We offer semester, academic year and summer programs at two partner universities. Register Now Now Running Online Spanish Courses - Spring & Summer Copyright (C) 2021 Spanish Studies Abroad. All rights reserved. Spanish Studies Abroad 446 Main Street Amherst, Massachusetts 01002

COMING SOON- MARCH 5 @1PM- Webinar- Transnational Dialogues in Afrolatinidad: Education and Anti-Blackness

 

Join us for the final installment of the webinar series – Transnational Dialogues in Afrolatinidad – that seeks to expand transnational, transregional, and interdisciplinary exchange on contemporary and historical issues in Afro-Latin American and Afro-Latinx Studies.  

This webinar focuses on education and anti-blackness, particularly involving experiences in Brazil, Puerto Rico, and the United States. Scholars working at the intersections of Education, History, Latinx, Latin American, and cultural studies will explore the ways that these issues overlap and impact Afro-Latin Americans and their diasporic communities in the U.S.  

 

Webinar Attendee Registration Link: 

https://pitt.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kf3DarRdSvaIU2At5EucQw

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Transnational Dialogues in Afrolatinidad: Education and Anti-Blackness. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Transnational Dialogues in Afrolatinidad: Education and Anti-Blackness. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. pitt.zoom.us

 

See attached flyer for additional details! 

 

Dr. Michele Reid-Vazquez, Director  

Dennis Espejo, Project Coordinator  

Israel Herndon, Project Coordinator  

Transnational Dialogues Project  

Afro-Latin American and Afro-Latinx Studies Initiative   

University of Pittsburgh  

 

American Delirium

(90 min run-time)

From award-winning novelist Argentine Betina González, American Delirium is a dizzying, luminous English-language debut about an American town overrun by a mysterious hallucinogen and the collision of three unexpected characters through the mayhem. Keen readers will catch many direct references to the city of Pittsburgh throughout the novel, inspired by Betina's time in the city. Betina González will be joined in conversation with American Delirium translator Heather Cleary and Pittsburgh-based author Anjali Sachdeva. 

Betina González is the bestselling author of several novels and short story collections, for which she has won several awards, including the prestigious Premio Tusquets. American Delirium is her first book to be published in English. González earned her MFA in bilingual creative writing at the University of Texas at El Paso and her PhD from the University of Pittsburgh. She lives in Buenos Aires and teaches at the University of Buenos Aires and New York University Buenos Aires.

Anjali Sachdeva’s short story collection, All the Names They Used for God, is the winner of the 2019 Chautauqua Prize. It was named a Best Book of 2018 by NPR, Refinery 29, and BookRiot, longlisted for the Story Prize, and chosen as the 2018 Fiction Book of the Year by the Reading Women podcast. The New York Times Book Review called the collection "strange and wonderful," and Roxane Gay called it, "One of the best collections I’ve ever read. Every single story is a stand out." Sachdeva is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and has taught writing at the University of Iowa, Augustana College, and Carnegie Mellon University. She currently teaches at the University of Pittsburgh and in the MFA program at Randolph College.

Heather Cleary translated César Rendueles’s Sociophobia and Sergio Chejfec’s The Planets and The Dark, among other novels and poetry collections. Her translations have been finalists for the National Translation Award and the Best Translated Book Award, and she holds a PhD in Latin American and Iberian cultures from Columbia University. She lives in New York and teaches at Sarah Lawrence College.

"Las mujeres en la historia de México"

El Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, a través de la Galería de Historia, Museo del Caracol, y el Museo de la Mujer en el marco del Día Internacional de la Mujer, invitan al ciclo de conferencias: "Las mujeres en la historia de México"

Viernes 12, 19 y 26 de marzo, 12 horas

Informes de la sesión vía Zoom: servicioseducativoscaracol@gmail.com

Transmisión simultánea por el Facebook del Museo del Caracol

https://www.facebook.com/museo.delcaracol

 

 

INFORMACIÓN:

1ª sesión,
Viernes 12, 12 horas
Tema: "Mujeres Insurgentes"
Imparte: Lic. Ángeles González Gamio
Modera: Dra. Gloria Luz Alejandre (FEMU-INAP)

2ª sesión
Viernes 19, 12 horas
Tema: “Educación y libertad”
Imparte: Dra. Patricia Galeana, directora del Museo de la Mujer
Modera: Mtra. Gabriela del Valle (FEMU)

3ª sesión
Viernes 26, 12 horas
Tema: "De maestras a revolucionarias"
Imparte: Dra. Ana Lau Jaiven (UAM)
Modera: Lucía Guzmán (FEMU)

 

Premiere of animated short, "Cucarachita Martina's Musical Adventure," Tuesday, March 2, 6pm - 7pm

 

The Puerto Rican Heritage Cultural Ambassadors Program presents Cucarachita Martina's Musical Adventure RSVP at https://centropr.nationbuilder.com/CucarachitaMartina The Puerto Rican Heritage Cultural Ambassadors Program invites you to the premiere of Cucarachita Martina's Musical Adventure. This new animated short is inspired by Pura Belpré's first picture book, Pérez and Martina: A Portorican Tale, which tells the story of beautiful Martina who is wooed by sneaky Señor Gato, whiney Señor Pato, proud Señor Gallo, sad Señor Grillo, chatty Señor Sapo, and gallant Señor Pérez, the mouse. Pura Belpré was the first Puerto Rican librarian in New York City and author of one of the first Latino children's picture books. Pura was also a cultural activist who studied, re-interpreted and celebrated Puerto Rican folktales and culture. Pura was a talented storyteller and celebrated puppeteer. As the first Puerto Rican librarian in the New York Public Library system, she pioneered the library's work with the Puerto Rican community. The American Library Association has named an award in her honor. Pura Belpré stated that the story of Pérez and Martina was her, "golden key in opening doors everywhere." She used this story in puppet shows, pantomimes, and plays. It was shown on television and broadcasted over the radio. Pura, Martina and Señores Gato, Pato, Sapo, Gallo, Grillo and Ratoncito Pérez even rode on a float down 5th Avenue for the National Puerto Rican Day Parade. The script for Cucarachita Martina's Musical Adventure was written by the award-winning children's book author Raquel M. Ortiz. Art was created by Tere Marichal, the recipient of two Emmys and the Premio René Marquez. Musical Director Desmar Guevara has created dozens of original scores, songs, and arrangements and has recorded with greats that include Celia Cruz and Tito Puente. The film also features the voices of award winning actress Alejandra Ramos, Mario Mattei and vocalist Elizabeth Pérez. The film was directed and edited by two-time Emmy nominee Waldo Cabrera. Presenters: Raquel M. Ortiz, Author of Sofi Paints her Dreams and When Julia Danced Bomba, and Centro curriculum developer Anibal Arocho, Manager of the Centro Library and Archives Tere Marichal, Folklorist, author of over thirty books and recipient of two Emmys and the Premio René Marquez. Alejandra Ramos, Playwright and Centro eJournal and Digital Humanities Project Manager Waldo Cabrera, Centro Media Producer and Executive Director at the VJ Network Center for Puerto Rican Studies http://centropr.nationbuilder.com/ Center for Puerto Rican Studies | Hunter College | 695 Park Ave | New York, NY 10065

Join us March 1: Afro-Cuban Women: between Democracy and Revolution (1902-1952)

 

March is Women's History Month.

Join us on Monday, March 1 from 12p.m.-1:30p.m. ET for a talk discussing "Afro-Cuban Women: between Democracy and Revolution (1902-1952)" with Manuel Ramírez Chicharro.

 

Register via Zoom