Festiba - Friday, March 28, 2008
GEAR UP UTPA / REGION ONE, LIBRARIANS' DAY
| 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Mariachi High School and Jr. High Workshop (Music Department) | |
The Mariachi Middle School and High School Workshop will take place on Friday, March 28th, 9:00am-4:00pm at the UTPA Fine Arts Complex. An enrollment fee of $30.00 per student will assure admission for all the mariachi events: Workshop, Competition, and Concert featuring the The Mariachi Sol de Mexico de Jose Hernandez , the UTPA Mariachi, and the UTPA Mariachi Femenil. Call 956-533-7483 or email franciscol@utpa.edu to reserve your space because enrollment will be limited. The Middle School and High School Competition will take place on Saturday 10:00am – 2:00pm at the UTPA Fine Arts Auditorium. Judging the competition will be Jose Hernandez and other Sol de Mexico members. The winners of the Middle School and High School competitions will perform on the concert with Mariachi Sol de Mexico |
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| 09:00 - 09:50 a.m. | NUYORiCAN POETS CAFÉ: Tato Laviera Readings and Performance (GEAR UP students only) (Student Union) - Thursday and Friday |
| 09:00 a.m. - 08:00 p.m. | Viva el Bajo! South Texas Double Bass Masterclass, Music Department |
| 08:15 - 09:55 a.m. | "The Hollywood Librarian", Fine Arts Auditorium This film will take the viewer on both a light-hearted and more serious ride through the history of librarians. It breaks the myth that we often see in the movies, of librarians having nothing more to do than checking out books. Films such as Sophie's Choice, Philadelphia and It's a Wonderful Life show librarians as negative stereotypes. However, librarians in Lorenzo's Oil, Desk Set and The Shawshank Redemption are competent and professional. |
| 10:00 - 10:50 a.m. | Texas Book Festival Author Readings (GEAR UP studnets) - Viola Canales (Media Theater) and Carmen Tofolla (Ballroom) - Thursday and Friday |
| 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Cosecha Voices Writing Workshop - Tato Laviera (Modern Language CAMP and Region One Migrant Students), CAS 107, Albert L. Jeffers Theater |
| 10:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Congressional Round Table on Literacy (Librarians' Day) (Student Union Auditorium) |
| 10:45 - 11:35 a.m. | "Pharr Riots" film and discussion - J. Garza, CAS 225 |
| 10:45 - 11:35 a.m. | Chinese Papercut Class, CAS 349, Lu Zhiying |
| 10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | Modern Dance Observation - D. Shackelford, HPE II.130 Come observe the Modern Dance class. Audience members are encouraged to ask questions. |
12:00 - 12:45 p.m. 12:45 - 01:30 p.m. |
"Mark Twain" (Media Theater) - Thursday and Friday Dr. William F. Strong impersonates Mark Twain, in full costume and makeup. He speaks to the audience as if they are at one of Twain’s lectures, and all the material comes from Twain’s own writings. Dr. Strong is a Professor in the Communication Department at UT Brownsville and was a member of the UTPA Communication Department for a number of years. |
| 12:00 - 12:30 p.m. | Press Conference announcing Region One Literacy Coalition, Student Union Theater |
| 12:00 - 01:30 p.m. | SALSA BAND, PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE and Face Painting by S. Hawks, Quad |
| 01:30 - 03:00 p.m. | Carmen Tafolla at Librarians Day (Student Union Theater) |
| 01:30 - 03:00 p.m. | Sylvia M. Dominguez Distinguished Lecturer Series - Frank de la Teja (Media Theater) |
| 01:45 - 03:15 p.m. | Mexican Folkloric Observation - F. Munoz, HPE II.133 Come observe the Mexican Folkloric class. Audience members are encouraged to ask questions. |
| 02:00 - 03:30 p.m. | Modern Dance Master Class - D. Shackelford, HPE II.130 A master dance class open to all who are interested. |
| 03:00 - 04:30 p.m. | Creative Writing Panel - Dulce Maria Gonzales, Elvia Ardalani, Edna Ochoa CAS 107 |
| 04:00 - 05:00 p.m. | Philosophy Club Aphoria event, CAS 225 |
| 04:00 - 05:30 p.m. | Mariachi Master Class (Student Union Theater) |
| 06:00 - 09:00 p.m. | "Artists Who Write", Clark Gallery A presentation of readings and writings by artists from near and far. All artists are welcome to read their writings. |
| 05:00 - 07:30 p.m. | Sylvia M. Dominguez Distinguished Lecturer Reception (ITT) by invitation |
| 07:30 - 09:30 p.m. | UTPA Dance Concert - Fine Arts Auditorium |
| 07:00 p.m. | Chamber Music Concert (Media Theater) |
