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Cultural Heritage & Tourism Panel (A&S 100 class)

Cultural heritage is big business in Mexico, with profound implications for the nation’s economy, for the livelihoods and identities of descendant communities, and for the scholarly study and preservation of archaeological sites and materials. This panel will explore the economic, cultural and historical nexus of cultural heritage and tourism in a panel featuring Dr. Patricia McAnany, (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill), and Drs. Sarah Lyon and Chris Pool of the Department of Anthropology at U.K.

Patricia A. McAnany is a Maya archaeologist who has conducted field research and cultural heritage programs through the Maya region. For more information on her work, you can visit the page www.in-herit.org

Sarah Lyon´s research interests include economic anthropology, tourism, globalization, agricultural production and commodity chains, sustainable consumption, Latin America, and Maya culture and identity.

Chris Pool´s research focuses primarily on the evolution of complex societies in the tropical lowlands of southern Veracruz, Mexico, including the Olmecs and their Epi-Olmec.

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Mexican Revolution Day Film - "The Storm that Swept Mexico"

Film about Mexico's Revolution. Watch the film's trailer here.

Ven a ver esta película sobre el Día de la Revolución de México. El corto de la película esta disponible aquí.

 

 

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Day of Dead Ballet

 

Come watch this amazing performance that will follow a Mexican family as they celebrate the Day of the Dead in a small Mexican Village. The performance will include a Spanish-English presentation of the actual Holiday in Mexico. Tickets are available, free of charge, for students, faculty and staff at the Student Center Ticket office.

 

Ven y disfruta de este ballet que seguirá a una familia Mexicana celebrando el Día de los Muertos en un pequeno pueblo Mexicano. El show incluirá una presentación en Ingles y Esapanol con información sobre este feriado y festividad.

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Lexington Opera House
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Day of the Dead Festival

Hosted by the Living Arts & Science Center. The Festival will show how Mexicans and various other cultures around the world remember and celebrate their passed families and friends. The festival will feature traditional Mexican musica, dancers, and a candle light parade. 

 

Ven a celebrar el Día de los Muertos con Living Arts & Sciences Center. Durante el festival habrá música tradicional mexicana, bailes tradicionales, mucho color y una caminata a luz de candelas. Ven a recordar y celebrar a tu familia y amigos como lo hacen los mexicanos y otras culturas lationamericanas. 

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362 N. ML King Blvd.
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Altar Building Workshop

A short workshop on how to build an altar for Mexican Day of the Dead facilitated by Jacobo and Janice Aragon. Learn to make flowers, cut paper, and prepare an altar. Then we will be building various altars for UK, including one featured in the lobby of Patterson Office Tower.

 

Jacobo y Janice Argón darán un taller sobre como construir un altar típico del Día de los Muertos. Se enseñará como hacer flores de papel y diferentes diseños que suelen verse en los altares. Después del taller todos los participantes construirán varios altares que se mostrarán alrededor del campus, entre estos altares se encuentra el que estará en el lobby de Patterson Office Tower. 

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122 Classroom Building
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Day of Dead Slide Presentation

Adalhi Aranda Corn will give a presentation explaining the cultural and historical context of the Dia de los Muertos holiday. The presentation will also address the ballet "Dia de los Muertos: A Mexican Celebration of Life and Death," written by Corn for Lexington's Bluegrass Youth Ballet, to be performed on October 31st and November 1st at the Lexington Opera House. The slide show will be in English and Spanish. 

 

Adalhi Aranda Corn dará una presentación que explicará el contexto histórico y cultural de la celebración del Día de los Muertos. Además, también dará información sobre el ballet: Día de los Muertos: Una Celebración Mexicana de Vida y Muerte” escrita por Corn y que será presentada por Lexington’s Bluegrass Youth Ballet este 31 de octubre y 1ro de noviembre en el Lexington Opera House. La presentación estará disponible en ingles y español.

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UK Art Museum Viva Mexico! Teacher's Workshop

A professional development workshop presented by The Art Museum at the University of Kentucky.

$20 registration* (includes refreshments) 

registration deadline October 4, 2013 (download registration form)



Presented as part of the MUSE ( Museum Support to Educators) series, the Viva Mexico! workshop includes art, historical presentations, and displays of contemporary Mexican art, lesson sharing, cross-curricular ideas, resource materials, time to network with colleagues, a certificate for three professional development hours, refreshments, and lots of inspiration. The registration fee is non-refundable. Paid registrants who are unable to attend may request to receive the resource materials at no additional cost.

For additional information, contact Sonja Brooks, Teacher Outreach Coordinator sonja.brooks@uky.edu or 859.257.1926

 

El Art Museum de University of Kentucky presenta un taller profesional.

La inscripcion cuesta $20 e incluye refrescos.

Las inscripciones se cierran el 4 de octubre (puedes bajar la forma aqui download registration form)

Este talles es presentado como parte del programa MUSE, a traves del proyecto Viva Mexico. El taller incluira arte, presentaciones historicas, presentacion de arte Mexicano contemporaneo, lecciones, ideas transculturales, materiales, tiempo para establecer coneciones, un certificado de tres horas profesionales de desarrolo personal, refrescos, y mucha inspiracion. El valor de la inscripcion no es reintegrable, pero personas que se registraron y no lograran participar tienen  derecho a pedir todos los materiales sin costo adicional.

Para mas informacion contactar a Sonja Brooks. sonja.brooks@uky.edu or 859.257.1926

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Culture & Identity: New Expressions by Latino Artists in the 21st Century (featuring the work of Lexington artists Agustin Zarate, Diane Kahlo, & Adan Utrera)

Come see the work of three Latin Artists from October 14 to November 15 in the Living Arts & Sciences Center. Artists Agustin Zarate, Diane Kahlo, and Adan Utera explore how culture and identity can shape the Latino Immigrant. 

 

A partir del 14 de octubre hasta el 15 de noviembre habrá una exhibicion en el Living Arts & Sciences Center de tres artistas latinos. Agustin Zarate, Diane Kahlo y Adan Utera exploran por medio de su arte el rol que juegan la cultura e identidad en la formación de un imigrante Latino. 

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Living Arts & Science Center - 362 n. Martin Luther King Blvd
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