Past Events 2009 and prior:
November 26th 2009 From 6:30-8:30 pm:
The Whirling of the Serpent: Quetzalcoatl Resurrected, a book originally written in Spanish by José Luís Díaz and published in Mexico in 2006, under the title of El Revuelo de la Serpiente: Quetzalcóatl Resucitado
The Whirling of the Serpent... is a carefully researched book dealing with the myth of Quetzalcoatl, the pre-columbian god also known as the "Plumed Serpent". Starting from pre-columbian times and continuing to the present day, this myth has transcended its Mesoa
merican origins manifesting itself in other latitudes of the Americas.
The Glendon launching will be under the auspices of York University Bookstores and will take place on Thursday, February 26, from 6:30pm to 8:30 pm, in room 102 Glendon Hall.
Gerardo Ochoa the Cultural Attaché of the Consulate of Mexico in Toronto will also be present at the launching.
There will also be a musical interlude of Mexican traditional and ancient themes performed by Mexican ethnomusicologist Jorge Lopez.
Acknowledgments:
ANTARES Publishing House of Spanish Culture is thankful for the support given by the Office of the Principal of Glendon College and the York University Bookstores.
Thanks as well to the Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes (FONCA), for making this translation possible.
Glendon College is located at 2275 Bayview Ave at the intersection with Lawrence Ave. East. For additional information please contact Feliciano@glendon.yorku.ca
From September 17 to October 30
Visual Arts, Literature and Sí-Sí-Cine Toronto Latin Film Festival
The Organizing Committee of the Festival of Images and Words is pleased to present the general program of the 2009 edition of the Festival, Beyond Frontiers: Manifestations of Hispanic Canadian Creativity.
This program spans Festival activities from September 17 to October 30, 2009.Specific details on each of the events and their respective programs can be found here as well as on the following web links:
www.festivalofimagesandwords.ca
www.sisicinetoronto.ca
For additional information, please write to Margarita Feliciano, Festival Director, at: feliciano@glendon.yorku.ca
For telephone messages, please call: 416-488-2658 or 416-487-6787
SPECIAL SHOWING OF THE FILM "SUEÑO" (DREAM)
In the context of the up-coming SÍ-SÍ-CINE Toronto Latin Film Festival 2009, "MÁS ALLÁ DE LAS
FRONTERAS: MANIFESTACIONES DE CREATIVIDAD HISPANO-CANADIENSE" there will be a special showing for high school
students of the Mexican film "SUEÑO" (Dream) . This film tells the story of a Mexican teen-ager, who leaves Mexico to find a better
life for himself in Los Angeles, California. His talent for music and his aspirations "to make it big" in the musical world lead him to
develop personal relationships and to compete in an important musical contest.
The SCREENING will take place on OCTOBER 1st, at the BLOOR CINEMA, located at 506 Bloor St. West (Bloor and Bathurst). The cost
per student is $8 and chaperones are free of charge. There will be two showings: 10:00 am and 1:00 pm- please let us know which
showing is more convenient for your class.
As usual, we will provide you with a writen synopsis and exercises designed to further enrich your students' learning experience in the
context of the film.
Given the fact that space is limited and time, short, we ask you to contact directly SÍ-SÍ-CINE Festival Organizers, at 416-488-2658 or
Email: feliciano@glendon.yorku.ca . The DEADLINE to register your school and the number of students attending is WEDNESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 30.
(For more details on the entire Festival, please access: www.sisicinetoronto.ca; www.festivalofimagesandwords.ca)
We encourage you to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to promote language learning, and at the same time, involve your students
in a real life experience of Hispanic culture.
Sí-Sí Cine Toronto Latin Film Festival
Sunday September 20, 2009 ♦ Sunday September 27, 2009
Sunday October 17, 2009
Films in Spanish with English subtitles
Students and Seniors - $8.00
General Public - $10.00
Click here for more information, showtimes and synopses.
Concert: Musical Presence
Thursday October 15, 2009 - Glendon Theatre
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Concert: Musical Presence
A concert in the Hispanic-Canadian Mode
Within the context of the Cultural Celebration of the Spanish Language (CCIE), and The Festival of Images and Words 2009 Beyond Frontiers: Manifestations of Hispano-Canadian Creativity, the Principal’s Office of Glendon College and ANTARES Publishing House of Spanish Culture have the pleasure of inviting you to Musical Presence: a concert featuring Marcelo Puente and Andrea Muñoz García .
Marcelo Puente is a Chilean singer/songwriter whose presence on the Latino-Canadian musical scene dates back to the 70s, when he and other Chilean and Greek artists performed songs of social awareness and protest against the dictatorships of their respective countries in the Trojan Horse café.
Andrea Muñoz García has made her debut in Toronto this last summer, as the winner of the Latin Star Performance 2009 competition. Her talent and versatility span across the music of Spain -her native country- other European countries and the Americas.
Friendship Dinner
October 23, 2009
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Glendon’s Antares Publishing House Launches First Publication
Antares Publishing House of Spanish Culture is set to launch its first publication, a collection of works by Mexican poet Francisco Azuela, with the title La Palabra Ardiente (The Ardent Word).True to its trilingual mandate, Antares has published these poems in a single volume, in Spanish, French and English. The original Spanish poems have been translated into French by Noëlle Yabar-Valdez; the English translation was produced by Margarita Feliciano, professor emerita of Hispanic Studies at Glendon and the founder and director of Antares Publishing. “We are very proud of this first publication”, said Feliciano, “a truly Glendon-York product, printed by York University Printing Services and launched by York University’s bookstores.” In fact, this landmark publication will have three launchings in the next few weeks. It will be presented on March 5th 2008 at 4:30 (in the Ballroom of Glendon Hall), as a prelude to the literary competitions taking place immediately following, sponsored by Glendon’s Department of Hispanic Studies, with the title "Matices del Español /Nuances of Spanish/ Nuances de l'Espagnol". On March 6th , La Palabra Ardiente/The Ardent Word/La Parole Ardente will be presented on the Keele campus, (room 201, Stong College), as part of Stong College’s Enrichment Lectures and Events Series, from 3:00- 5:00 pm. The third presentation will take place at Glendon, on March 7th at 4:30 p.m. (in the Senior Common Room, third floor, York Hall), within the context of a literary meeting dedicated to Hispanic women writers, presented by Glendon’s Spanish Club, in celebration of International Women's Day.
Professor Emerita Margarita Feliciano
Everyone is welcome and warmly invited to all three parts of this important literary launching. For further information, please contact the Glendon Department of Hispanic Studies, tel: 416-487-6777, e-mail:
spanish@glendon.yorku.ca ; website: http://www.glendon.yorku.ca/hispanicstudies
Submitted by Glendon communications officer Marika Kemeny |
