Latin American culture will be in the spotlight as  Celebración  Latina presented by Pan-American Life Insurance  Group  returns to Audubon Zoo on Sunday, September 24, 2023. This  beloved cultural event offers  our community an opportunity to enjoy one of New Orleans’ biggest celebrations of Latin cultures while investing in a local institution dedicated to diversity and inclusivity.  This event  will offer a true taste of the Latin American culture with live music, children's activities,  Latin cuisine, and conservation programing.

Join the Spanish and Portuguese Department for a weekly Portuguese language meet-up! All language levels are welcome and participants will have the opportunity to engage in informal conversation. New mousse desserts will also be provided every week. If you have any questions, please reach out to portuguese@tulane.edu. 

This presentation outlines recent archaeological investigations at Canchas Uckro, a site located in the Conchucos region of highland Peru. A suite of radiocarbon dates is presented to show how the site changed between c. 1100 and 800 BCE. Material culture and transformations in architecture demonstrate different interregional and regional connections that have implications for understanding how Chavín de Huantar formed in the late second millennium BCE. The talk concludes with a short epilogue that considers future directions for research in the Chavín heartland. 

Join the Spanish and Portuguese Department for a weekly Spanish language meet-up! Participants will have the opportunity to engage in Spanish conversation with other individuals. Snacks and coffee will also be provided for those who attend! 

The New Orleans Harp Society will host a Guest Harpist Residency featuring Venezuelan harpist and teacher, Leonard Jacome. The Harp Extravaganza will take place on Sunday afternoon, September 17, 2023, at East Jefferson Regional Library in Metairie, preceded by a harp ensemble workshop session with the guest harpist, Leonard Jacome. The harp workshop will be at 12:30pm and solo recital ending in a group harp ensemble performance starts at 2:00pm.  

Leonard Jacome was born in Rubio, Táchira State, Venezuela. He is a multi-instrumentalist, arranger, composer and producer and one of the World's most prolific and accomplished harpists. He has won numerous awards representing Venezuela abroad and has toured and performed throughout Latin America, United States, South Africa, Europe, Africa, Japan, Malaysia, and UK. Leonard is also working to develop a contemporary identity for the South American harp. He is the creator/inventor of the Venezuelan electric harp, with the support of Camac-Harps of France.

Join this event hosted at NOMA for performances by Louisiana musicians in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month!

Attendance is by invitation only.  A welcoming reception for Latinamericanist faculty, staff, and latinamericanist grad students.  This event is being hosted by Diboll Gallery and sponsored by the Stone Center for Latin American Studies.  For more information please call the Stone Center for Latin American Studies at 504.865.5164.  

Join the Spanish and Portuguese Department for a weekly Portuguese language meet-up! All language levels are welcome and participants will have the opportunity to engage in informal conversation. New mousse desserts will also be provided every week. If you have any questions, please reach out to portuguese@tulane.edu. 

T.K. Coleman is Director of Entrepreneurial Education at the Foundation for Economic Education. T.K. creates workshops and curricula designed to teach the value of economic literacy and entrepreneurial thinking. He was recently featured in the Netflix documentary "Less Is Now." His passion is helping young audiences elevate their aspirations and sense of agency to create and persevere in their individual journeys to live flourishing lives of meaning, achievement and happiness.