An annual celebration of New Orleans' vibrant Latine community! Enjoy live music, community connections, and the rich cultural traditions that make our city so special.

The Roger Thayer Stone Center for Latin American Studies warmly invites guests to the Gran Fiesta, a welcoming gathering for Latin Americanist faculty, staff, graduate students, and friends.

Due to limited space, this event is by invitation only. 

Between the 1760s and the 1820s, the Atlantic world became a theater of political upheaval. People, information, and commerce crossed oceans in service of empires, linking Spain and Spanish America to wars and revolutions on both sides of the Atlantic. Drawing on the exceptional holdings of the Doris Z.

Curated by Art History and Latin American Studies Ph.D. student Sarah Brokenborough, Quiet Reserve traces how H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College’s embroidery program redefined and reinforced ideas of womanhood and needlework in the early twentieth century.