Goucher College will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, held from September 15 through October 15, with a series of discussions, film screenings, arts presentations, and social events.
Hispanic Heritage Month recognizes the contributions of Hispanic Americans to the United States and celebrates Hispanic heritage and culture. The observation started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week. September 15 was chosen as the starting point for the celebration because it is the anniversary of independence for five Latin-American countries – Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico declared its independence on September 16, and Chile on September 18.
Goucher’s Hispanic Heritage Month events are free and open to all students, faculty, staff, and the greater community. For more information, contact Visiting Instructor of Spanish Maria Gomis-Quinto at maria.gomisquinto@goucher.edu.
The schedule of events is as follows:
Opening Ceremony
Tuesday, September 18
6 p.m.
Pinkard Room, the Athenaeum
Goucher’s kickoff of Hispanic Heritage Month will include a potluck dinner with ¡HOLA! (Hispanic Organization for Learning and Awareness) and the Department of Hispanic Languages, Literatures, and Cultures.
Tango Concert by Tami Tango Trio
Thursday, September 20
9 p.m.
Hyman Forum, the Athenaeum
The renowned Argentinean Tami Tango Trio, led by noted flautist Eduardo Tami, will demonstrate the tango with dance and flute, guitar, and piano music.
350 Years Evolution of Salsa
Tuesday, September 25
7 p.m.
Hyman Forum, the Athenaeum
José Obando and his trio trace the development of salsa beginning with the manufacture and use of percussion by Africans, which was permitted by the Spaniards in their Caribbean colonies. The presentation also will cover music from Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic.
Movie Presentation: También la lluvia (Even the Rain)
Wednesday, September 26
7 p.m.
Batza Room, the Athenaeum
Professor Florencia Cortes-Conde will present and lead a discussion on this 2010 Spanish drama about a Mexican director Sebastián and his executive producer who travel to Bolivia to shoot a film depicting Christopher Columbus’s conquest.
Movie Presentation: El Ambulante (The Peddler)
Monday, October 1
7 p.m.
Heubeck Lounge
Professor Jeanie Murphy will present and discuss this Argentinean documentary about Daniel Burmeister, a prolific, but unknown filmmaker. Burmeister goes from one backwater Argentine town to another, where, in exchange for room and board, he turns out a feature film in 30 days.
Crafts and Salsa
Wednesday, October 10
9 p.m.
Gopher Hole
Candace Doane will lead a crafts workshop in which the participants will be making the typical Mexican candy skulls that are used to celebrate el Dia de los Muertos.
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Kristen Pinheiro
Media Relations Director
kristen.pinheiro@goucher.edu
410-337-6316