September 28, 2016

Purdue Latino Cultural Center plans several fall events

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Latino Cultural Center will offer several events this fall, including workshops, performance art, cooking demonstration and class, a film series, and the traditional “Día de los Muertos” (Day of the Dead) celebration.

"I would encourage all Purdue students and local residents to visit the Latino Cultural Center and participate in our diverse programs," said LCC director Carina Olaru. "We want everybody to feel welcome here and to experience this vibrant part of the Purdue community."

Scheduled events, which are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted, include:

* 6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 5. Latino Cultural Center, 600 N. Russell, St., West Lafayette. "Next Generation Activisim: Tools to Level Up Your Social Change Game," a workshop by Teatro Luna that explores intersectionality, social location and equity, diversity and inclusion. Co-sponsored by the Division of Diversity and Inclusion, LGBTQ Center, Department of Theatre and the LCC.

* 8-9:30 p.m. Carole and Gordon Mallett Theatre, Pao Yue-Kong Hall of Visual and Performing Arts, 552 W. Wood St., West Lafayette. "I Thought You Could See Me," a performance experience by Teatro Luna. Co-sponsored by the Division of Diversity and Inclusion, LGTBQ Center, Department of Theatre and the LCC. Luna will share original performances, video installations and audience interactivity in this exploration through the gender spectrum.

* 6 p.m. Oct. 12. Patti and Rusty Rueff Galleries, Yue-Kong Pao Hall. "Under Our Skin: Body and Territory," performance art exhibition featuring Verónica Pena and Hector Canonge. Co-sponsored by Reuff Galleries and the LCC. Central to the exhibition is a live, collaborative performance piece, "De La Ajeno" (“Of Others"). Canonge and Pena explore Hispanic stereotypes in relation to national and personal identity.

* 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 14. LGBTQ Center, Schleman Hall, Room 230. "Sugar Skulls Fabulous Friday," co-sponsored by the LGBTQ Center and the LCC. Sugar skulls will be painted in preparation for Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, celebration.

* 3-11:30 p.m. Oct. 13 and noon to 10 p.m. Oct. 22. Turf Recreation Exercise Center (next to the France A. Córdova Recreational Sports Center). "Purdue World Cup," co-sponsored by Sigma Lambda Beta, Purdue's International Programs and the LCC. Event is a two-day soccer tournament featuring friendly competition.

* 4-6 p.m. Oct. 27. "Día de los Muertos," co-sponsored by the LCC, Black Cultural Center, Native American Educational and Cultural Center, the Asian American and Asian Resource and Cultural Center and the LGBTQ Center. Event features a progressive viewing of altars from the Greater Lafayette and Purdue communities at the campus multicultural centers. The event will begin at the BCC, move to the NAECC, then to the AAARCC and end at the LCC. At the LCC, there will be activities, food and altars from the LCC and LGBTQ Center. Día de los Muertos is a celebration of life. The holiday has its roots in the Aztec and indigenous cultures of Mexico and is celebrated there, throughout Latin America and in Latino communities across North America on Nov. 1-2. It coincides with Roman Catholic and other Christian denominations' holidays of All Saints Day and All Souls Day.

* 6-8 p.m. Nov. 3. France A. Córdova Recreational Sports Center Wellness Suite. "Taste of Brazil, Cooking Demonstration and Class," sponsored by the LCC. A cooking class with traditional Brazilian cuisine. Participants will learn about the history of the food being cooked and also will be able to sample the food.

* 6-8 p.m. Nov. 15. Stewart Center, Room 320. "Afro-Latinos: The Untaught Story," co-sponsored by the LCC, BCC, College of Liberal Arts, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, African American Studies, Global Studies Program and American Studies and the Latin American and Latino Studies. "The Untaught Story" is a documentary television series about the estimated 150 million afrodescendants living in Latin America. The seven-part series in English and Spanish depicts the contributions of enslaved Africans who arrived in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

* 6 p.m. Nov. 10. Stanley Coulter Hall, Room 239. Brazilian Film Series: "Nise, the Heart of Madness," co-sponsored by the School of Languages and Cultures and the LCC. Film is directed and produced by Roberto Berliner. 

Writer: Greg McClure, 765-496-9711, gmcclure@purdue.edu 

Source: Carina Olaru, colaru@purdue.edu

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