Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Holidays Around the World


Date: December 16
Time: 8-9 PM
Topic: Holidays Around the World
Presenters: NCVPS Teachers

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Latin Culture Cafe Session

Date: December 16
Presenter:Kathryn Bognolo-Valentine, Edith Keene
Time: 7- 8 PM
Topic: TBA

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Saturday, December 11, 2010

Tuesday, December 14, Francophone Holidays & Traditions


Date: December 14 2010
Time: 7 - 8 PM
Topic: Francophone Holidays & Traditions
Presenters: Elizabeth Lovelady-Alfonso

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Wednesday, December 1, 2010

French: Cool Talk, Slang and SMS (texto)


Date: December 7
Time: 7-8 PM
Topic: Cool Talk: Slang & SMS (texto)
Presenters: Elizabeth, Jennifer and Céline

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Sunday, November 14, 2010

Latin Culture Cafe Session

Date: November 18
Presenter: Lisa Stanioch, Robin Farber, Frank Williams, Tom Sears
Time: 7- 8 PM
Topic: TBA

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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Spanish: Los Mapuches de Chile


Date: November 11
Presenter: Maria Pardo
Time: 7 - 8 PM
Topic: Los Mapuches de Chile
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Friday, November 5, 2010

Le français québécois et les origines du joual


Date: November 9
Time: 8-9 PM
Topic: Le français québécois et les origines du joual
Presenters: Dibrelle Tourret

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Saturday, October 16, 2010

Spanish: Celebraciones culturales de Sudamérica

Date: October 25
Presenter:Yanet Cast
Time: 7- 8 PM
Topic: Celebraciones culturales de Sudamérica
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Thursday, October 14, 2010

Latin Culture Cafe Session

Date: October 14
Presenter: Erin Guzman, Chad Timm, Amanda McCartney
Time: 7- 8 PM
Topic: TBA
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Thursday, September 23, 2010

Spanish: Tropical Diseases of Central & South America: Malaria, Dengue, Yellow Fever and Small Pox


Date: October 13
Presenter:Herman Hall
Time: 8 - 9 PM
Topic: Tropical Diseases of Central & South America: Malaria, Dengue, Yellow Fever and Small Pox
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010


Date: September 22
Presenter: Lyuba Stevens
Time: 8 - 9 PM
Topic: Sochi: Home if the Future Winter Olympics
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Thursday, July 29, 2010

Spanish: TBA

Date: August 3
Time: 6-7 PM
Topic: TBA
Presenters: Haldis Anderson

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Thursday, July 22, 2010

French: Cajun Culture in Louisiana



Date: July 27
Time:
10 AM

Topic: Cajun culture in Louisiana
Presenters: Andrea Jones
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Spanish: Spanish Idioms


Date: July 27
Time: 6-7 PM
Topic: Spanish Idioms
Presenters: María Pardo

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Thursday, July 15, 2010

French: La provence


Date: July 20
Time:
7:30 - 8:30 PM

Topic: La provence
Presenters: Céline Ascas-Wormhood

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Spanish: Monarch Butterflies of Mexico


Date: July 29
Time: 6-7 PM
Topic: Monarch Butterflies of Mexico
Presenters: Teryn Biverns

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Monday, July 12, 2010

French: Francophone Holidays and Traditions


Date: July 13, 2010
Time: 7:30 - 8:30 PM
Topic: Francophone Holidays & Traditions
Presenters: Elizabeth Lovelady-Alfonso

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Spanish: Humor Latino


Date: July 13
Time: 6-7 PM
Topic: Humor "Latino" Venezolano
Presenters: Karina Sequera, José Sequera and Yanet Cast

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Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Spanish Culture Cafe: Soccer World Cup




Date:
June 22

Presenter:
Dolka Vindas

Time: 6-7 PM

Topic: Noticias del mundial del fútbol de Sudafrica

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Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Thursday, May 20

Date: May 20

Presenters:
Temple Eller, Shara Packman, Edith Keene

Time:
7 PM

Topic:
Latin Culture Cafe Presentation

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Sunday, May 9, 2010

Chinese Cuisine: NCVPS Culture Cafe


If you or your students would like to have short presentations (2 - 5 minutes), you are more than welcome to do so. We will introduce various aspects of Chinese cuisine in the presentation . It is a great topic about Chinese culture.

Date: April 22
Presenter:
Henry Ruan
Time: 8-9 PM
Topic: Chinese Cuisine
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Monday, May 10


Date: May 10 William Walker: Invader of Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica and Nicaragua
Presenter:
Herman Hall
Time: 7-8 PM
Topic:
William Walker: Invader of Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica and Nicaragua

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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Thursday, April 22


Date: April 22
Presenter:
Time: 7-8 PM
Topic: Russian Culture
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Friday, April 16, 2010

Monday, April 19


Date: April 19
Presenter: Herman Hall
Time: 7-8 PM
Topic: Tropical Diseases of Central & South America: Malaria, Dengue, Yellow Fever and Small Pox
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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Thursday, April 15

Date: April 15

Presenters:
Shara Packman, Lydia Stewart, Frank Williams, Kathryn Lambert-Scrounce

Time:
7 PM

Topic:
Latin Culture Cafe Presentation

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Sunday, April 11, 2010

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Date: Tuesday April 13, 2010

Presenter:
Teryn Bivens

Time:
6 PM

Topic:
Bullfighting is seen as cruel and gruesome by many people around the world, but it plays a major role in the history, traditions, and culture of Spain. Join us for this session and learn more about the history, tradition, process, art, media, and controversy of bullfighting in Spain. Decide for yourself if bullfighting should continue or be abolished.

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Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Arabic Culture Cafe Presentation

Arabic Culture Cafe Presentation
When: Tue, April 6, 8pm – 9pm


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Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Thursday, March 24


Date: March 24
Presenter:
Time: 7-8 PM
Topic: Russian Culture
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Friday, March 19, 2010

March 22: Cortés, Malinche, Montezuma and the Fall of the Aztec Empire


Date: March 22
Presenter:
Herman Hall
Time: 7-8 PM
Topic: Cortés, Malinche, Montezuma and the Fall of the Aztec Empire
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Thursday, March 18

Date: March 18

Presenters:
Lisa Stanicoch, Robin Farber, Patrice Reaves

Time:
7 PM

Topic:
Latin Culture Cafe Presentation

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Saturday, March 13, 2010

Tuesday, March 16

Date: Tuesday, March 16th

Presenter:
Elizabeth de Jesús & Ebony Obewu

Time:
7 PM

Topic:
Holy Week is celebrated all over the Spanish-speaking world but the city of Antigua, Guatemala hosts one of the most colorful and spectacular Easter events. Join us for this session to learn about the vibrant carpets made of sawdust and flowers that line the streets of Antigua for the Holy Week parades and processionals. Learn how these incredible pieces of art tell the story of how Catholicism brought by Spaniards merged with Guatemala's indigenous Mayan beliefs. How does the way you celebrate Easter compare?

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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

February 25: Traditional Russian Food


Date: February 25
Presenter:
Katya Decker.
Time: 7-8 PM
Topic: Russian food. Traditional Russian dinner.
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Friday, February 12, 2010

Thursday, February 18


Date: February 18

Presenters:
Dara Taylor, Amanda McCartney, Erin Guzman

Time:
7 PM

Topic:
Latin Culture Cafe Presentation

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