Week of Cuban Culture / La semana cubana
December 1 to December 6, 2008
Come join in the daily events celebrating Cuban culture at Las Positas College during the week of December 1 to 9, 2008. The week will feature traditional Cuban music, dance, art, poetry, food and the Afro-Carribean religion Santeria. On Saturday, the Bembe celebration, honoring the Santeria spirits, or "Orisha," will begin at 2p.m. and include Cuban food, dance and drums.
FREE admission. DONATIONS to purchase shoes for rural-based Cuban school children accepted. Please visit lasemanacubana.org for more information.
Daily Cultural Activities & Guest Speakers
Monday, December 1, 2008
- 12:30 PM: Rueda de Casino (Patio of Cafeteria, 1700)
- 7:00 PM: Meet the Artists (Building 2400 hallway and 2401)
- 7:30 PM: Salsa Master Class (PE 212, Physical Education Complex)
- Syncretism and Afro-Cuban Myths by Marina De Silva-López
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
- 12:30 PM: Talk: Santería and the Goddess Oshun (Cafeteria, 1700)
- 6:00 PM Iván Camvlor, "Introducción al Tres Cuban (2401)
- 7:00 PM: Voces Cubanas (2401)
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
- 12:30 PM FILM: Miel Para Oshun/ Honey for Oshun (Cafeteria, 1700)
- 7:00 PM Pellejo Seco Cuban Salsa and Afro Cuban Band (Cafeteria, 1700)
Thursday, December 4, 2008
- 12:30 PM: Rumba Class (Patio of Cafeteria)
- 7:00 PM: Orquesta La Moderna Tradición (Cafeteria, 1700)
Friday, December 5, 2008
- 12:30 PM Cuban Percussion Class (Patio of Cafeteria)
- 7:00 PM CCN Sponsored Guest Speaker: Lara Greene: Timba Music (2401)
Saturday, December 6, 2008
- 2:00 PM Bembé Closing Ceremony and traditional lunch (Cafeteria)