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April 14, 2004 Latino Cultural Center celebrates first year with 'Dia de la Familia'WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Latino Cultural Center at Purdue University will celebrate its first year with a family day, "Dia de la Familia," on Saturday (4/17). The center, at 503 Harrison St., in Building B of South Campus Courts, was established in 2003 as a place for people to learn about and share Latino culture. Dia de la Familia, which will feature free food and family activities, will be from 1-3 p.m. at the center. "The Latino Cultural Center and Dia de la Familia are not only for Spanish-speaking people, but for everyone who has an appreciation of Latino language and culture," said center director Maricela Alvarado. "We welcome Purdue students, faculty and staff as well as people from the community to come to this and other events and programs at the center. It's going to be a big celebration. We're going to honor some people who helped get the center started and who keep it going. It's time to celebrate them and the future of the Latino Cultural Center." The Latino Cultural Center is Purdue's first center of Hispanic and Latin culture. The center serves to enhance and enrich the general understanding of, and participation in, the diversity of Hispanic/Latino cultures. The LCC strives to provide a venue where people of similar cultures, values, customs and language can unite to share ideas and events with the university and the community. Weekly activities at the center include: • Spanish Conversation Group, every Monday from 6-7 p.m. Guests practice speaking Spanish in a comfortable and welcoming environment. A different guest speaker from a different Spanish-speaking country comes each week to share anecdotes, cultural tidbits and other information about their countries. • Movie Night, every Thursday from 7:30-9:30 p.m. An opportunity to view both independent and mainstream Latin American cinema that may be sometimes difficult to find. Upcoming events include: ¡Adelante Juntos/Onward Together! Chicano Cultural Trip, Saturday, April 24, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. This daylong trip to Indianapolis will take participants to the Indiana State Museum to see the "Chicano Visions: American Painters on the Verge" and "Chicano Now: American Expressions" exhibits temporarily on display at the museum. The trip will include the IMAX movie "Mystery of the Maya" and lunch. A midsummer picnic will take place from 12:30-3 p.m. on Saturday, July 17, on the Purdue Memorial Mall. For information, contact (765) 494-2530, latinocc@purdue.edu Writer: Reni Winter, (765) 496-3133, rwinter@purdue.edu Source: Maricela Alvarado, (765) 494-2530, alvaradm@purdue.edu Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu Related release:
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