LACU NUEVAS

LACU NUEVAS. 23 de Febrero, 2005. Weekly e-bulletin. Latin American Cultural Union (LACU), Pittsburgh, PA. www.lacunet.org

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Latin Summer in Early March Social Event. Please join the PMAHCC at Bossa Nova's in the heart of the Cultural District in downtown Pittsburgh, PA. WHEN: Thursday March 3,2005

WHERE: Bossa Nova -located at 123 7th St. Downtown (www.bossanovapgh.com). TIME: 6:00 - 8:00 PM

COST: Complementary Tapas Sampling. $1.00 off all Drinks. $5.50 VOXTINI martinis. Dominos, Tango, and Latin flavor!!

PLEASE RSVP TO chamber@pmahcc.org. PMAHCC. 2323-D Main St. Pittsburgh PA 15215. attn: Cameil Williams, Executive director. From: Victor Diaz (diaz@pmahcc.org) P: (412) 628-8394. e: chamber@pmahcc.org

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Comite de la GALA 2005 para celebrar el Hispanic Heritage Month en Octubre 2005.

HI, YOU ARE INVITED TO BE PART OF THE PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR THE 2005 HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH GALA DINNER FOR OCTOBER 2005.

Place: Panera Bread on the Boulevard of the Allies in Oakland. (Free Parking).

3401 Blvd of the Allies. Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Tel: (412) 683-9616.

Date: Friday, February 18, 2005.

Time: 6:30pm-8:30PM (Panera's Conference Room, under name: Brent Rondon.).

2004 WAS A SUCCESS!!!, hagamos de la GALA 2005 el ano preparativo para celebrar los 20 anos de LACU en Pittsburgh en el 2006!!!! Ahí nos vemos. Estan todos invitados!!!

Latin American Cultural Union. www.lacunet.org

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Hola, estas interesado(a) en voluntariar para ENSENAR ESPANOL en una escuela elementaria privada en el area Este de la ciudad de Pittsburgh? (Bloomfield, Friendship areas). Si tienes alguna experiencia ensenando a ninos entre las edades de 6-11 anos seria mejor. Consideralo como una buena experiencia de “Networking” y como un “Internship”. Por favor avisar a Brent Rondon, rondon@duq.edu, 412-396-6233.

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NEED VOLUNTEERS:

Viernes/FRIDAY. March 11: South Fayette High School. Una profesora pidio un show de bailes y musica Latinoamericanos para el Viernes 11 de Marzo. 9-10am.

Viernes/FRIDAY. April 22: Mt. Lebanon High School. La Asociacion de Padres de Familia desean un show de musica y bailes Latinoamericanos. Lunch time. 12:15pm – 1:10pm. Auditórium High School. Contactar a Salome. Salome+@pitt.edu

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Sabado/SATURDAY 19 de Marzo: Aneli Vargas estara a cargo del “Sabado Latino” –CUBA- en el museo Mattress Factory. Si deseas ayudarla, avisanos. 1-3pm. Historia de Cuba, cuentos de Cuba, artesanias de Cuba, danza cubana, y recetas de postres cubanos.

En Mayo: GATEWAY CLIPPER. Se necesitan bailarines!!!

DAY DATE BOARD END EVENT BOAT SHOWNAME

Tue. 5/3/05 5:30pm 9:30pm Student Spanish Majestic

Wed. 5/4/05 5:30pm 9:30pm Student Spanish Majestic

Tue. 5/10/05 5:30pm 9:30pm Student Spanish Majestic

Tue. 5/17/05 5:30pm 9:30pm Student Spanish Majestic

Wed. 5/25/05 5:30pm 9:30pm Student Spanish Majestic

A fines de Mayo: PITTSBURGH FOLK FESTIVAL!!!!!

Contactar a Salome. Salome+@pitt.edu

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Oportunidad para los padres o guardianes de ninos que estan en las escuela publicas de la ciudad de Pittsburgh y que no tienen computadoras en sus casas. Si el padre (o madre, o guardian) asiste a 3 talleres sobre uso de computadoras se les dara una computadora gratis (no es nueva, pero en excelentes condiciones). Los talleres son el 2, 9, y 16 de marzo, en la Frick International Academy, localizada en 107 Thackeray Ave., en Oakland.

Los espacios son limitados y hay que inscirbirse llamando a la Sra. Mirt, al 412-622-5980.

No dejemos pasar esta oportunidad.

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PORT AUTHORITY REMINDS STUDENTS OF 28X, LATE-NIGHT SERVICE CHANGES
Port Authority reminds college students that changes to 28X Airport Flyer service and to late-night service on buses operating in Downtown Pittsburgh, Oakland and South Side will take effect Sunday, March 6, 2005. Students who normally use 28X Airport Flyer service for travel during spring break should be aware that as of March 6 it will no longer serve Oakland on weekends and holidays. While weekday service to Oakland will continue, customers outside Downtown Pittsburgh must use existing service on other routes to reach 28X Downtown stops and must transfer from 28X service to existing service on other routes to reach their destination on weekends. For more information, contact Port Authority Customer Service at 412.442.2000 or the TTY number, 412.231.7007, for the speech and hearing impaired.

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Feb. 24 at 8:00 pm. "Gran Concierto Gran". PNC Music Hall at Duquesne University tickets are available at the door $10 call 412-260-1840. www.TanguerosDeLey.com

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Viernes/FRIDAY March 11. LACU Spanish Lunch in downtown Pittsburgh. Almuerzos en Espanol en el centro de la ciudad de Pittsburgh. Cielito Lindo Mexican Restaurant. 12Noon. 633 Smithfield St. Downtown Pittsburgh, PA. Tel. 412-255-0606. Call to RSVP.

Mar. 11; May 13; July 8; Sept. 9; Nov. 11, 2005.

Viernes/FRIDAY March 11. FIESTA LATINA en Cozumel Mex. Rest. En Shadyside!. 10pm.

LATIN FIESTA at Cozumel Mexican Rest. In Shadyside!. 5507 Walnut St. Tel. 412-621-5100. Fee: $5.00. Let’s move to help! Let’s help to move!...Info. 412-920-0209.LACU.

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The Renaissance and Baroque Society presents Lionheart, vocal ensembles. Saturday, February 26, at 8:00 p.m. in Synod Hall, Oakland. This program of Spanish Renaissance sacred vocal music features works by two of Renaissance Spain’s greatest composers, Cristóbal Morales and Francisco Guerrero. The centerpiece of this program is Morales’s rarely heard Missa Ave Maria.

Tickets can be purchased on the R&B website (www.rbsp.org), by phone at

(412) 682-7262, or at the door. Prices are $30, $22, $15, and $8 for full-time students. Mention this listing and get 20% off single ticket prices: must buy tickets in advance to receive discount.

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Flamenco Quintet. Saturday, April 23, 2005. 8:00pm – Synod Hall, Oakland

Traveling from their native Spain this flamenco quintet is led by Gerardo Nunez who is considered one of the best Flamenco guitarists in the world today. Sr. Nunez is joined by double bass player Pablo Martin, percussionist Angel Sanchez Gonzalez, dancer Carmen Cortes and singer Jesus Mendez. This exhilarating group performs the deeply emotional traditional Flamenco as if on the streets of Spain. For tickets and/or further information on any of the above events, please call 412.281.1910 or email us at info@gsfapittsburgh.org.

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MOVIES: AMIGOS DE CINE LATINOAMERICANO

Every Wednesday at 8.30 pm at the Frick Fine Arts Auditorium (Frick Fine Arts Building if front to the Carnegie Library see: http://www.ir.pitt.edu/fbweb04/general/PGH.PDF and look for FKART). Free admission! / Gratis!

Wednesday, February 23, 2005. Herod's Law. La ley de Herodes (Director: Luis Estrada)

(122 min.) 1999. Juan Vargas is an unassuming government subordinate in the Mexico PRI party with political aspirations far out of step with his influence and abilities. In Spanish with English subtitles.

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University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg: www.upg.pitt.edu Dr. Nancy Estrada at nxe@pitt.edu, 724-832-2428 or Ms. Gerry Enlow at gke@pitt.edu, 724-836-9905.

Feb. 16. Behind the Lens: Discovering Cultures. 7:00pm. Village Hall 118. PowerPoint presentation: An inspiring and fascinating look at other cultures (including the Mayas of Mexico) and their people through the stories, insights, and images of David Farmerie, renowned documentary photographer.

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Thursday, Feb. 17, 11:30-12:30 - Export Banana Production in Brazil, Chatham College. Sunday, Feb. 20, 8 pm - Music from Latin America (flute & piano), Chatham College. Thursday, Feb. 24, 7pm. - PEOPLE OF THE CARIBBEAN & BENEDITA DA SILVA. Chatham College, Coolidge (Academic Building), Margaret Sanger Hall. Info: 412-365-2714. http://www.chatham.edu/show.asp?durki=111.

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Mr. Espada has been called "the Latino poet of his generation" and "the Neruda of North America." The International Poetry Forum, invites the Latin American community of Pittsburgh to join us for a reading by the celebrated Latino poet and social justice lawyer Martin Espada on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 at 8 p.m. in the Carnegie Library Lecture Hall. Tickets are $12 for general admission and $8 for students and seniors. Special group rates are also available. Tickets may be purchased at the box office the evening of the reading or in advance by calling (412) 621-9893.

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Lilly Abreu cantando "Brazilian Bossas, Sambas and More!"

Thursday, March 10th (9:30-11pm). Late Night CLO Cabaret in the Cultural District along with Rick Purcell and Eric Susoeff, in an evening of "Brazilian Bossas, Sambas and More!" www.lillyabreu.com 719 Liberty Avenue. Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Subscription Hotline: (412) 281-2822. Single Tickets: (412) 456-6666
Email: mail@pittsburghclo.org

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Scholarship: Hispanic Association Colleges & Universities (HACU). The deadline is Friday, MAY 27, 2005. Apply online:

https://scholarships.hacu.net/applications/applicants/

https://scholarships.hacu.net/applications/applicants/faq.asp

To receive a HACU scholarship, please know that students must:

1. Demonstrate financial need

2. Meet the criteria specified for the program to which they are applying, and

3. Be attending a HACU-member institution at the time scholarship awards are made.

Scholarships are non-renewable unless otherwise indicated. Renewable scholarships are contingent upon funding and the student’s continuing eligibility. Full-time students are those taking at least 12 credit hours per semester or its equivalent for graduate students.

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La Unión Cultural Latinoamericana (LACU) es una organización voluntaria, que cuenta con el 501(c)(3), donaciones son deducibles de impuestos, sin fines de lucro, y cuya misión es promover y preservar las diversas manifestaciones culturales latinoamericanas en la región de Pittsburgh. LACU cuenta con el boletín bi-mensual, bilingue, “Noticiero”, el programa para niños “Sábado Latino Infantil”, sesiones de conversación inglés-castellano, acceso a grupos musicales latinos, bailes típicos, sesiones de comidas, y todo lo que nuestra cultura latina de 500 años ha producido... estamos en Pittsburgh para compartir todo esto, y ayudarnos entre nosotros. LACU NUEVAS es un boletin electronico que llega a los miembros de LACU para mantenerlos informados de las actividades latinoamericanas en la region de Pittsburgh. Tel.412-362-7730

***Registrese como miembro de LACU. Tarifas Anuales: : $10 estudiantes; ; $15 individuos; $25 familias; $50-Non-profits; $100-Empresas. Enviar por correo a: LACU, PO BOX 19403 , Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Se toman avisos publicitarios en Noticiero y LACU NUEVAS. Brent Rondon, Presidente de LACU. 2003-2005. http://www.lacunet.org

The Latin American Cultural Union (LACU), is a non-profit, 501©(3), tax-deductible organization whose mission is to promote the cultural traditions of Latin America in Pittsburgh through Spanish conversations, a bilingual publication “Noticiero”, the “Sabado Latino program”, and authentic dances and arts, food and lectures, and the excitement of a 500-year latino culture. Practice Your Spanish!!!. Info. 412-362-7730. LACU NUEVAS is an electronic bulletin for the LACU members to keep them informed about the Latin American activities in the Pittsburgh region. ***Become a LACU member***: Annual Fees $10-students; $15-individuals; $25-families; $50-Non-Profits; $100-Corporations. Mail it to: LACU, PO BOX 19403, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Advertise in Noticiero and LACU NUEVAS. Brent Rondon, President. LACU. 2003-2005. www.lacunet.org