March 18, 2013 - March 24, 2013
Monday - Sunday

Exhibitions

• Santitios: International Printmaking portfolio
• The Faculty Show
• "Funambulo de la Noche"
• Photographic Exhibit: "El andar del teatro en español en una mirada"

McAllen Film Commission Clip Competition

Presented by the Department of Communication and the McAllen Film Commission, this competition presents an opportunity for students to earn scholarships by submitting shots/scenes of the Rio Grande Valley.

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March 18, 2013
Monday

Faculty, Student, & Guest Presentations

• The Role of Cultural Relevance in Literacy
• VAO Publishing: The Birth of a Small Regional Press
• (Re) framing the Conversation: An Exploration of How UTPA's MFA Program has Impacted the Growing Community of Writers in the Rio Grande Valley
• Study Abroad and International Programs in the Art Department
• Visiting Artist Rigoberto A. Gonzalez, Lecture and Demonstration
• Ehlen-Tai Piano Duo

March 19, 2013
Tuesday

Faculty, Student, & Guest Presentations

• Poems in Esperanto - A reading of original works by Edwin de Kock
• Collaborative Playwriting in Theatre for Yound Audiences
• Visiting Artist Margery Amdur - Lecture and demonstration
• PACE Student Research Conference
• The Philosophical Significance of Schizophrenia; and Other Problems of the Mind
• Movie Showing: "Intouchables" or "The Intouchables" (2011)
• "Monólogos de la vagina" by Eve Ensler
• Ten-Minute Play Festivals
• The City and City Life in 19th Century American Literature

Academic Conference: "Literacy and the Body Politic: Examining the Intersection of Health, Literacy, and Cultural Politics"

• Medical Spanish for Heritage Learners presents "Las enfermedades en el séptimo arte: Diarios de motocicleta (2004)"

Texas Book Festival - Reading Rock Stars Program

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March 20, 2013
Wednesday

Faculty, Student, & Guest Presentations

• Psychoanalysis Panel Discussion
• PACE Student Research Conference
• Thought Experiments in Philosophy
• Creative Writing Student-Teaching Presentation
• Artist Robert Moreau - Lecture & Demonstration on the Renaissance techniques of Verdaccio, Grisaille and A La Prima
• Poesía Sin Fronteras: A Celebration of Chican@ Poetry

International Book Discussion 2013

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Texas Book Festival - Reading Rock Stars Program

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FESTIBA Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saens

Performance by Shoko and Brendan Kinsella (Duo Piano), Music Dept. Faculty Orchestra and UTPA Modern Dance Co.

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March 21, 2013
Thursday

GEAR UP Days at UTPA

Students from the Region One GEAR ESC GEAR UP Program will visit the campus and experience an exciting, educational and inspiring lineup of presenters and activities, geared towards improving their literacy skills, finding their "voice" within multiple facets of the arts and humanities, and making them cognizant of the importance of reading and writing in their career and life success.

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Faculty, Student, & Guest Presentations

• "The struggle has always been inner": Gloria Anzaldua's (Border)Land Images and the (R)evolutionary Steps toward Environmental Change
• Fiction Along the Rio Grande
• The Three Amigos Write
• Obsessions and Authenticity: A Poetry Reading
• Gravity Series
• Tips for Mixing Multiple Sources and Your Own Ideas and Research into a Strong Paper or Presentation
• The Colonial, Catholic Body: Identity and Self-Relation in Mexican and Irish Diasporas
• In our Words: Poems in Voices
• "Espirales al viento: Spanish Narrative"

Academic Conference: "Literacy and the Body Politic: Examining the Intersection of Health, Literacy, and Cultural Politics"

• Medical Spanish for Heritage Learners presents "Las enfermedades en el séptimo arte: Malos hábitos (2007)"
• "Tu voz, mi voz: La importancia de la capacitación del intérprete médico inglés-español en el área de la salud"

The Colonial Spanish Texas Speaker Series

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Vocacion Incomoda: La Critica Literaria de Emmanuel Carballo en 'Mexico en la Cultura'

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Authors and Presenters Reception

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March 22, 2013
Friday

Librarians and Educators Day

Co-sponsored by the South Texas Literacy Coalition, this event will invite librarians, teachers and administrators to come learn about the latest initiatives and programs available to improve students’ literacy skills.

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GEAR UP Days at UTPA

Students from the Region One GEAR ESC GEAR UP Program will visit the campus and experience an exciting, educational and inspiring lineup of presenters and activities, geared towards improving their literacy skills, finding their "voice" within multiple facets of the arts and humanities, and making them cognizant of the importance of reading and writing in their career and life success.

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Community Festival @ Jardín del Arte

• Meet Roberto Garza - Captain of the Chigaco Bears!
• "Kids in Motion Dance-Theatre"
• Edinburg Public Schools Reading Awards
• Meet the Broncs!
• Zumba live!!
• Wags
• Stage combat workshop

Faculty, Student, & Guest Presentations

• Scene Writing Workshop
• "Fun with Bronce Radio and TV"
• Gender and Women's Studies Presentations on Gender, the body, and Cultural Politics

March 23, 2013
Saturday

Mariachi Competition

More than 600 students from all over the state will face off during the Middle School and High School Mariachi Competition. The culmination of this festive event is an evening concert featuring the world-famous Mariachi Sol de México de José Hernandez, UTPA Mariachi Aztlán, and the winners of the middle school and high school competition. The event is open to the public. An exciting new addition this year is the performance of the UTPA Symphony Orchestra with Mariachi Sol de México de José Hernandez, directed by internationally acclaimed conductor, Alondra de la Parra!

Evening Concert Bands:

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• UTPA Mariachi Aztlán
• Winners of Middle School and High School Competition

Open Easel III

Art walk featuring works by selected art students and the UTPA African Drumming Ensemble under the direction of Dr. Virginia Davis.

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CHAPS Teacher Conference

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March 24, 2013
Sunday

Pan American String Festival, A Day with Alondra

Featuring internationally recognized conductor, Alondra de la Parra. Students from the UTPA Music Program and high schools in South Texas will study orchestral repertoire, technique and musicianship with internationally recognized conductor Alondra de la Parra and UTPA faculty, including violinist and the Marialice Shivers Endowed Chair in Fine Arts Dr. Daniel Andai, violist Dr. Joel Pagan, cellist Dr. Tido Jansen, and bassist Dr. George Amorin.

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March 25, 2013
Monday

Violin & Viola, Together!

The Marialice Shivers Endowed Chair and UTPA Visiting Assistant Professor of Violin Dr. Daniel Andai and UTPA Associate Professor of Viola Dr. Joel Pagan are joined by guest artists Carmelo de los Santos (violinist, Assistant Professor of Violin at the University of New Mexico and winner of the IV "Júlio Cardona" International Competition in Portugal) and Timothy Deighton (viola, Professor of Viola at Penn State University and recipient of the String Teacher of the Year Award by the Pennsylvania-Delaware String Teachers Association) to present an evening of beautiful music,Together!

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