Roger Thayer Stone Center For Latin American Studies

Tulane University

Sixth Annual Celebración Latina

April 18th, 2010
12 pm until 6 pm

Location
Laurence Square on the corner of Magazine and Napoleon Ave. uptown

Sixth Annual Celebración Latina: A family-oriented event that offers a great opportunity for New Orleanians to come together to celebrate the cultures of Latin America and New Orleans.

WHERE: Laurence Square Park, Corner of Napoleon and Magazine Ave.

WHEN: Sunday, April 18, 2010 12 pm – 6 pm

BACKGROUND:
(New Orleans, LA) On Sunday, April 18, 2010 from 12:00 – 6:00 pm Tulane University's Stone Center for Latin American Studies will present the Fifth Annual Celebración Latina. This event, in partnership with Tulane University's Center for Public Service, The Hispanic Apostolate, the New Orleans Public Library, Telemundo, and 1540 KGLA Radio Tropical will be held on the corner of Magazine St and Napoleon Ave at Laurence Square from 12 pm until 6 pm. Celebración Latina is free and open to the public.

Join us at Celebración Latina for food, live music, and other entertainment all with a Latin flavor. Local Latin groups will be performing such as Ovi-G and the Froggies and Casa Samba.

The Pebbles Center and the New Orleans Public Library will host a children's area with art & crafts as well as other hands-on activities including a Brazilian drumming workshop with Casa Samba. The Hispanic Apostolate and the Center for Public Service will host a Community Partner tent which promotes non-profit and community organizations that work to make a difference in New Orleans.

Celebración Latina is a family-oriented event that offers a great opportunity for New Orleanians to come together to celebrate the cultures of Latin America and New Orleans.

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All majors are welcome to apply to spend two weeks in the Andes Mountains of Ecuador. Ecuador: Tropical Field Biology and Conservation gives students the opportunity to apply the theory and knowledge they have acquired in the classroom to the real world. Students will travel with Dr. Karubian and Dr. Duraes to Ecuador for a two-week intensive field course. While on the course, students will experience first-hand the challenges and rewards of conducting field research and implementing conservation activities in tropical environments. These activities will take place within a context of community engagement based on active collaboration and interaction with Ecuadorian local residents in a variety of contexts.

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