Hispanic Heritage Month

Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 12-13

All Day Veterans' Pavilion, Downtown San Benito Texas Mexican Conjunto Festival sponsored by Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center Food booths, arts and crafts, games and family entertainment. For more information, call 361-0110. ..

Sunday, September 13

2:00 p.m.
Academic Voices KMBH 88.9. Prof. Anthony Knopp interviews Prof. Armando Alonzo about his book
Tejano Legacy and the Nuevo Santander Conference.
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Monday, September 14

9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Benito Longoria Conference Room, Library Film Series 9:00 a.m. "Isabel Allende" (56 min) 10:00 a.m. "Gabriel García Marquez" (60 min) 11:00 a.m. "San Patricios" (49 min) 12:00 noon "Like Water for Chocolate" (105 min) 2:00 p.m. "El Palacio de Cortez" (56 min) 3:00 p.m. "Maricela" (58 min)

10:00-10:50 a.m. North Hall 211 Class "Spanish American Literature" (Topics vary) Prof. Cheryl Phelps (Spanish)

1:40-2:30 p.m. North Hall 206 Original Poetry Reading "Los del Valle Profile" Prof. Manuel Medrano

5:30-6:30 p.m. North Hall 234 Lecture/Discussion "Status of Science, Mathematics and Engineering Proficiency of Minority Graduates from BISD" Prof. Reynaldo Ramirez, Jr. .

Tuesday, September 15

9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Benito Longoria Conference Room, Library Film Series 9:00 a.m. "Palacio De Cortez" (56 min) 10:00 a.m. "Spanish Missions of Texas" (60 min) 11:00 a.m. "Gabriel Garc"a Marquez" (60 min) 12:00 noon "Maricela" (58 min) 1:00 p.m. "Ritos, Mitos y Costumbres Aztecas" (56 min) 2:00 p.m. "Tenochtitl·n" (56 min) 3:00 p.m. "House of Bernarda Alba" (100 min)

7:00-10:00 p.m. Historic Brownsville Museum, 641 E. Madison St., Brownsville The Mexican Consulate invites students, faculty, and staff to an evening of traditional Mexican dance and music in celebration of Mexican Independence Day. .

Wednesday, September 16

9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon Benito Longoria Conference Room, Library Film Series 9:00 a.m. "Spanish Missions of Texas" (60 min) 10:00 a.m. "Like Water for Chocolate" (105 min)

10:00-10:50 a.m. North Hall 211 Class "Spanish American Literature" (Topics vary) Prof. Cheryl Phelps (Spanish)

11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Student Center Courtyard Latin American Food Fest at Scorpio Bake Student Activities, International Students, and Adelina Buentello, Marilyn Castillo, Rosie Edwards, Andreina Galvan, Angelica Garc"a, Rosie Gomez, Teresa Henderson, Rosa Marsiglia, Yolanda M. Palmer, Thelma Sullivan

12:05-12:55 p.m. SETB Lecture Hall Kickoff to Hispanic Heritage Month Dr. Juliet V. García President, The University of Texas at Brownsville/Texas Southmost College Presentation "A Hispanic Woman on the Federal Bench" The Hon. Hilda Tagle, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Texas, Brownsville Division

1:00-2:30 p.m. SETB Lecture Hall Welcome Dr. Raymond Rodrigues, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Lecture: "The Short Story" Rudolfo Anaya

7:15-8:00 p.m. Amphitheater Dance Performance "Celebrando Nuestra Cultura" UTB/TSC Ballet Folklorico Tizatl·n, Prof. Zelma Mata, Director. Accompanied by Mariachi Alacr·n, Prof. Antonio Briseño, Director.

7:15-9:15 p.m. SETB Lecture Hall Welcome Dr. Charles Dameron, Professor of English Introduction Dr. Roberto Robles, Member, TSC Board of Trustees Lecture/Discussion and Book Signing Rudolfo Anaya

All Day Closed Circuit TV - Chicano Film Series .

Thursday, September 17

9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon Benito Longoria Conference Room, Library Film Series 9:00 a.m. "House of Bernarda Alba" (100 min) 11:00 a.m. "Isabel Allende" (56 min)

10:50 a.m.-12:05 p.m. North Hall 230 Class "Chicano Narrative" Prof. Cipriano Cardenas

7:00-8:00 p.m. SETB Lecture Hall Theatrical Event "Doña Rosita's Jalapeño Kitchen" (Spanish/English)

7:00 p.m. Academic Voices KMBH 88.9. Prof. Anthony Knopp interviews Prof. Armando Alonzo about his book Tejano Legacy and the Nuevo Santander Conference. All Day Closed Circuit TV - Chicano Film Series .

Friday, September 18

9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon Benito Longoria Conference Room, Library Film Series 9:00 a.m. "Mitos, Rituales y Costumbres Aztecas" (56 min) 10:00 a.m. "Tenochtitl·n" (56 min) 11:00 a.m. "San Patricios" (49 min)

10:00-10:50 a.m. North Hall 211 Class "Spanish American Literature" (Topics vary) Prof. Cheryl Phelps (Spanish)

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Allied Health 140 Presentation "The History of Mexican-Americans and the U.S. Jurisprudence system" The Hon. Filemon Vela

All Day Closed Circuit TV - Chicano Film Series

Nuevo Santander: 250 years of South Texas History (Supported by the Texas Council of the Humanities)

4:30-6:00 p.m. SETB Foyer Artwork/Book/Poster Signing/Concert Jose Moreno, Rigo Garza, and David Champion, Jr. Conjunto, Narciso Martinez Culture Arts Center

6:30-6:45 p.m. SETB Lecture Hall Welcome Dr. Juliet V. García President, The University of Texas at Brownsville/Texas Southmost College Hon. Henry Gonzalez Mayor, City of Brownsville Hon. Ramón Antonio Sampayo Ortiz Municipal President, Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico

7:00-8:15 p.m. SETB Lecture Hall Panel I The Built Environment Prof. Cipriano Cardenas, presiding The Architectural Heritage of the River Town in Tamaulipas Prof. Maribel M. Flaquer Architectural History of the Lower Rio Grande Valley Prof. Stephen Fox

8:15 p.m. SETB Courtyard Reception Conjunto music courtesy of Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center, San Benito. .

Saturday, September 19

9:00-10:30 a.m. SETB Lecture Hall Panel II Colonial Origins of Hispanic Society Prof. Joe Binder, presiding The Formation of a Border Society: Tamaulipas' and South Texas' Colonial Roots Prof. Octavio Herrera Civilian and Missionary Efforts in the Lower Valley to 1821 Dr. Gilberto M. Hinojosa Spanish and Mexican Origin of Ranching: A Cultural Perspective Prof. Joe Graham

10:45-11:45 a.m. SETB Lecture Hall Panel III Trade, Commerce and Ranching in the 19th Century Prof. Manuel Medrano, presiding Commerce and Merchants Along the Rio Bravo, 1848-1900 Prof. Mario Ceutti Staking Claims: Rancheros and Settlers in South Texas, 1730s-1930 Prof. Armando C. Alonzo

11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. SETB Foyer Artwork/Book/Poster Signing/Concert "Estudiantina Sombra Verde" Pace High School

1:30-3:00 p.m. SETB Lecture Hall Panel IV Social and Economic Transformation in the 20th Century Ms. Loyda Poy, presiding The Tribulations of Mexican Workers in South Texas Agriculture and Industry, 1890-1945 Prof. Emilio Zamora A Continuing Reality: Social and Economic Ties between Two Neighbors: South Texas and Tamaulipas in the 20th Century Prof. Manuel Ceballos A Recent History: Women in Industry Along the Border Prof. Cirila Quintero

3:15-4:45 p.m. SETB Lecture Hall Panel V Political History Ms. Maricela Rodriguez, presiding Politics in the Lower Valley Region in the 20th Century Prof. Anthony Knopp The Rise of Hispanic Women Politicians in the Present Era Prof. Lucy Cardenas

4:30-5:00 p.m. SETB Lecture Hall Concluding Remarks Miguel González Professor, University of Nuevo Leon Antonio Zavaleta Dean, College of Liberal Arts, UTB/TSC

5:00-5:30 p.m. Music Mariachi Alacrán Directed by Antonio Briseño, UTB/TSC

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