Past Events

SPRING 2013

Welcome Back with Rosca de Reyes | HCC (MUC 213) | 1:30-2:30pm | 01/23/13

This event is open to any student interested in learning about the resources provided by the Hispanic Cultural Center.  There will be Rosca de Reyes bread which is usually eaten during Three Kings Day in Mexico and Spain.

Spanish Game Night/Noche de Juegos | HCC (MUC 213 | 4:30-5:30pm | 01/24/13

Practice Spanish by playing a games such as loteria (Mexican Bingo), Operando (Operation), Oraciones Divertidas (Silly Sentences), Mézclalas (Mix it up and Match), and Mexopoly.

Financial Literacy Workshop | WNDAACC | 11:30am-12:30pm | 01/29/13

This is a relaxed, and informal “safe space” for students to talk freely, and an opportunity for them to hold conversations about topics that may affect them as college students such as dangers of credit card debt and the negative pitfalls of refund checks. FREE snacks will be served.

The Human Experience Film Screening & Discussion | Clement Auditorium | 4 & 7pm

From Grassroots Films of Brooklyn, New York comes THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE – the story of a band of brothers who travel the world in search of the answers to the burning questions:  Who am I? Who is Man? Why do we search for meaning? Their journey brings them into the middle of the lives of the homeless on the streets of New York City, the orphans and disabled children of Peru, and the abandoned lepers in the forests of Ghana, Africa. What the young men discover changes them forever. Through one on one interviews and real life encounters, the brothers are awakened to the beauty of the human person and the resilience of the human spirit. 

Mexican Hot Chocolate  | HCC (MUC 213) | 11:30am-1:30pm

In addition to finding out about upcoming events and resources provided by the Hispanic Cultural Center, come taste Mexican hot chocolate.  This is part of the tradition of Dia de la Candelaria in Mexico.  Traditionally, hot chocolate and tamales is hosted by the lucky guest who finds the Baby Jesus figure in their slice of Rosca de Reyes bread, a ring shaped bread eaten on Dia de los Reyes (Three Kings Day).

Señorita Extraviada: Film on Juarez | MUC 307 | 4:30pm

Señorita Extraviada: Missing Young Women is a documentary that tells the story of hundreds of young woman in Juárez, Mexico who have been kidnapped, raped, and murdered since 1993. A discussion will follow after the film screening.  This event is part of a series of events ¡Ni Una Mas! Not One More!: No More Violence Against Women in  Juarez.

Noche de Juegos | HCC (MUC 213) | 4:30-5:30pm

Practice Spanish by playing games. Featured game: loteria (Mexican Bingo).

Zumba Love | Foy Studio A&B | 4-4:50pm

Free Zumba gear will be given to the first 20 participants.  This dance fitness class combines Latin and world music with unique dance routines. 

Juarez Mothers Fight Femicide Film | MUC 308 | 1-2pm | 02/19/13

The documentary Juarez Mothers Fight Femicide features  Marisela Ortiz, the HCC Spring Speaker and founder of Nuestras Hijas de Regreso a Casa (May our Daughters Return Home).  Juarez mothers provide insight about femicides which has taken place since 1993.  This event is part of a series of events ¡Ni Una Mas! Not One More!: No More Violence Against Women in  Juarez.

Charlar/ Spanish Conversation | MUC 213 | 4:30-5:30pm | 02/19/13

Students with some knowledge of Spanish can practice Spanish with peers.

Noche de Juegos/ Spanish Game Night | MUC 213 | 4:30-5:30pm | 02/21/13

Practice Spanish by playing games. Featured game: Oraciones Divertidas (Silly Sentences).

Linebreaks: An Intimate Evening with Alicia Partnoy | Global Education Center (Nashville, TN) | 8-9pm | 02/21/13

Alicia Partnoy is the 2013 Line Breaks Literary Reading Series Poet.  Dr. Partnoy was the HCC Fall Spring Speaker and presented a poetry reading and a talk entitled Writing for Justice: The Journey of a Former Disappeared Woman.  This event is taking place at the Global Education Center in Nashville.  Transportation for 9 people is provided.  Stop by MUC 213 to sign up for transportation.

Not All About Tacos: Dominican Republic | MUC 103B | 3:30-4:45pm | 02/27/13

This month’s workshop will explore the recruitment of Dominican baseball players into Major League Baseball.  Did you know that over a quarter of all major league baseball players and almost half of all minor leaguers are from the Caribbean?  This event will include a film screening of documentary Ballplayer: Pelotero, discussion and Dominican inspired cuisine. This event is part of Not All About Tacos, a workshop which features a different Latin American country or topics of interest that focus on Latinos. Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=i9jfhRyoljA

Experience the Art of Capoeira | MUC Ballroom | 7-8pm | 02/28/13

Join us for an interactive lecture and performance of Capoeira. Learn about this Afro-Brazilian martial-art form that grew from survival, created by the African slaves during the colonial period. The movements are hidden in dance and influenced by music and songs. Sign-in begins at 6:30 pm. Students participating in the demo must complete a liability waiver release form and loose fitted clothing is suggested. Check out their performance at Celebrate Nashville: http://ow.ly/hS1Aw

Wear Your Letters on Your Heart | MUC Lobby | 11am-1pm | 03/04/13

Along with the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs, the Hispanic Cultural Center is hosting International Badge Day.  Faculty, staff, and students part of a Greek lettered organization and/or society are encouraged to wear your letters such as a pin or t-shirt.  Stop by the MUC Lobby and tell us why you joined your organization.  Group pictures will be taken.

HCC Spring Speaker Marisela Ortiz Rivera: "From Femicide to Hope" | MUC 303 | 5-6pm | 03/05/13

Marisela Ortiz Rivera, a teacher and human rights activist who founded the organization Nuestras Hijas de Regreso a Casa (May Our Daughters Re-turn Home) will talk about her experience of demanding justice for the disappeared women of Juarez.  This event is part of a series of events ¡Ni Una Mas! Not One More!: No More Violence Against Women in  Juarez.

Spanish Game Night | MUC 213 | 4:30-5:30pm | 03/07/13

Practice Spanish by playing games. Featured game: such  Oraciones Divertidas (Silly Sentences).

Spring Fiesta | MUC Ballroom A&B | 7-9pm | 03/07/13

Celebrate the end of the semester with the annual Spring Fiesta which features live music.  The band Revolfusion will play salsa, merengue, cumbia, and bachata classics and original music. Dance instructor Steven Damo will provide dance lessons. 

Charlar/ Spanish Conversation | MUC 213 | 4:30-5:30pm | 03/20/13

Students with some knowledge of Spanish can practice Spanish with peers.

Spanish Game Night | MUC 213 | 4:30-5:30pm | 03/21/13

Practice Spanish by playing games. Featured game: Scrabble.

Donut Day Fundraiser | MUC Lobby. Pre-order by visiting MUC 213. | 8:00-10am | 03/22

Pre-buy fresh Krispy Kreme doughnuts.  If you didn't get a chance to pre-purchase your doughnuts, there will be a limited supply available for purchase on 03/22.  Dozen will be sold for $7 and two dozen for $11.  All proceeds go to the Heidi Leming Hispanic Cultural Center Scholarship.

Not All About Tacos: Guatemala | MUC 213 | 12:30-1:30pm | 04/03/13

This event is part of Not All About Tacos, a workshop which features a different Latin American country or topics of interest that focus on Latinos.

Spanish Game Night | MUC 213 | 4:30-5:30pm | 04/04/13

Practice Spanish by playing games. Featured game: Scrabble.

FALL 2012

Conversation Lab | Hispanic Cultural Center (MUC 213)

Do you need help with Spanish? Conversation Labs and tutoring will take place Monday - Thursday from 11:25am to 12:25pm. Conversation labs and tutoring for students will be facilitated by Dr. Miguel Ruiz.  

Hispanic Heritage Month Kick-Off 09/17 | MUC Ballroom

Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15) is a time to celebrate the history, culture, traditions, and contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans.  This celebration began as a week-long event under President Lyndon Johnson’s administration and was expanded to a month long celebration President Ronald Reagan in 1988.  September 15 was chosen as the first day of celebration to signify the independence of several Latin American nations including Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Stop by the MUC Plaza to listen to a Latin percussion concert from an 8 piece band called Afinke.  There will also be giveaways (small decorated skulls and paper flowers). 

Hispanic Lunch Celebration 09/18 | Cafeteria

AP Dining will be serving Latino inspired cuisine for lunch.

Yo Soy Latina! Play 09/19

Clement Auditorium

Learn about identity and cultural experiences of Latinas in America from the college version of the award winning Off Broadway play “Yo Soy Latina!”

Salsa Night 09/21

MUC Ballroom

APSU students and family members come dance the night away at Salsa Night. There will be a live Salsa band and light refreshments. This event is part of Family Weekend and brought to you by the Hispanic Cultural Center and Student Affairs. 

Experience the Art of Capoeira II 09/26

MUC Plaza

Join us for an interactive lecture and performance in the MUC Plaza. Learn about this Brazilian martial-art form that grew from survival, created by the African slaves during the colonial period. It is an art of self-defense that is hidden in dance and played as a game between two players inside a circle, or roda, led by music and songs.  Sign-in begins at 6:15pm.  Students participating in the demo must complete a liability waiver release form and loose fitted clothing is suggested.

Poetry with Dr. Alicia Partnoy 10/3

Harned Hall Gallery

Dr. Alicia Partnoy is a survivor from the secret detention camps where about 30,000 people 'disappeared' in Argentina. Best known for The Little School. Tales of Disappearance and Survival, Partnoy also published the poetry collection Little Low Flying/Volando bajito. Poems from her Revenge of the Apple/Venganza de la manzana rode the metro in New York, Dallas, and Washington D.C., are sung by Sweet Honey in the Rock, and were translated into several languages, including Hebrew.

Writing for Justice: The Journey of a Former Disappeared Woman 10/3

MUC 303

Dr. Alicia Partnoy is the keynote speaker for Hispanic Heritage Month.  In addition to teaching at Loyola Marymount University, she presides over Proyecto VOS-Voices of Survivors, an organization that brings survivors of state sponsored violence to lecture at U.S. universities.

Not All About Tacos: Chiapas, Mexico 10/10

Castle Heights Classroom 133

Join us for a discussion on Chiapas, Mexico.  This program is part of a monthly series called Not All About Tacos which features a different Latin American country and sample dishes.  Chiapas is home to one of the largest indigenous populations in Mexico.  Learn more about Chiapas from guest presenters who traveled there for a mission trip.

Visiting Writers Series: Poet and Editor Helena Mesa 10/11

Honors Common

Poet, editor, and Albion professor of English Helena Mesa will read selections from her debut collection of poems, Horse Dance Underwater (Cleveland State University Press).  Born and raised in Pittsburgh by Cuban parents, she has published widely in magazines and journals and co-edited the collection of essays Mentor and Muse: Essays from Poets to Poets (SIU Press, 2010).  This program is sponsored by Zone 3.

Day of the Dead Altar 10/29-11/2

MUC Third Floor Gallery

Interested in helping to build an altar for Day of the Dead?  The Hispanic Cultural Center is hosting two planning meetings, October 11 and 25 from 2-3pm in MUC 213) for building an altar in the MUC third floor gallery space.  The altar will be on display from October 29 through November 2.  Altars, altares or ofrendas, are set out on November 1 (for the souls of the children) and on November 2 (to honor adults who have passed away).  Altars are traditionally built for the spirits of loved ones in order to guide them back to the family on Day of the Dead.  Items are placed that represent the person being honored.  Modern altars are made to honor popular icons or bring attention to societal issues.

Sugar Skull Decorating 10/31

MUC Lobby

Stop by to decorate a sugar skull and learn more about Day of the Dead traditions. On Day of the Dead, Mexico and other Latin American countries celebrate life by remembering deceased family members.

Latino Dance Lesson: Salsa and Bachata 10/31

MUC Ballroom

Learn salsa and bachata from instructor Steven Damo. Drop in between 2-3pm and 3:30-4:30pm for lessons.  Steven Damo learned to dance in San Francisco, California under the tutelage of dance champion Ava Apple. He then moved to New York where he studied extensively with Delille Thomas and some of the best mambo instructors in the world. He was a principal dancer with Piel Canela Latin Center of the Arts under the direction of Joe Burgos for over two years before moving to Nashville in 2010, where along with Gwendolyn Clinton he co-founded Sentir El Ritmo Dance Company.

Not All About Tacos: Argentina 11/14

MUC 103B

Join us for a discussion on Argentina.  This program is part of a monthly series called Not All About Tacos which features a different Latin American country and sample dishes.  Learn more about Argentina from guest presenters who traveled there this summer as part of study abroad.

Donut Day Fundraiser 12/04

MUC Lobby.  Pre-order by visiting MUC 213.

Pre-buy fresh Krispy Kreme doughnuts before 12/04.  If you didn't get a chance to pre-purchase your doughnuts, there will be a limited supply available for purchase on 12/04.  Dozen will be sold for $7 and two dozen for $11.  All proceeds go to the Heidi Leming Hispanic Cultural Center Scholarship.