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amarElas – Live Concert at the Havana Theatre | Aug. 26 & 27

Havana Theatre 1212 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, B.C.

VLACC is proud to present this all-female Brazilian band. The musical project amarElas is here again after an exciting debut earlier this summer. The Brazilian-female artists will be back on stage at the Havana Theatre on August 26th and 27th, motivated by themes related to immigration, the feminine universe, identity, joy, love, and colours. The […]

Verano de Colores – activities for kids in Spanish

Victoria Park 1425 Victoria Drive, Vancouver, BC

Acompáñanos el sábado 27 de agosto desde las 11:00 am en el Victoria Park  para disfrutar de actividades con títeres, juegos de participación familiar, música y bailes. En un ambiente familiar, este evento es una oportunidad para que los niños y niñas continúen practicando el español y acercarlos a la cultura de Latinoamérica. Al finalizar el evento, cada familia podrá […]

**CANCELLED** Tertulia: Latino-Canadian Documentary Filmmaker at Its Finest 

Rink Mezz room, Britannia Community Centre 1661 Napier Street, Vancouver, B.C.

Unfortunately, due to circumstances out of our controls we need to cancel this event. We apologize for any inconvenience. Join us IN PERSON on Wednesday, August 31st at Rink Mezzanine Room (Britannia Community Centre) for a conversation about the artistic career of Germán Gutiérrez, a Colombian-Canadian filmmaker. Gutiérrez has been actively making documentary films focusing on social […]

Canto Vivo – Choir Fall Term | Registrations

Britannia Community Centre - 55+ Centre 1661 Napier Street, Vancouver, B.C.

Come sing with Canto Vivo!, the Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre Choir! Our choir meets once a week to learn and practice songs that reflect the immense diversity of musical genres from all over Latin America. Songs will be sung in Spanish and Portuguese. Sergio Pires, the choral conductor, is an educator and music researcher who holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts in choral conducting from Boston […]

Fogaréu – film screening

International Village #10 88 W Pender St 3rd floor, Vancouver, B.C.

Join us for the Canadian premiere of the Brazilian film Fogaréu, a narrative feature film by director Flavia Neves. There will be a Q&A after the screening on October 7. In her debut feature, “Fogaréu,” director Flávia Neves interweaves the broader impact of colonialism in Brazil with a close-up tale of insidious goings on in […]

Fogaréu

International Village #10 88 W Pender St 3rd floor, Vancouver, B.C.

Join us for the Canadian premiere of the Brazilian film Fogaréu, a narrative feature film by director Flavia Neves. There will be a Q&A after the screening on October 7. In her debut feature, “Fogaréu,” director Flávia Neves interweaves the broader impact of colonialism in Brazil with a close-up tale of insidious goings on in […]

Making Movies in the Americas: a conversation | FREE event

Vancity Theatre, Studio Theatre 1181 Seymour St, Vancouver, Vancouver, B.C.

Join Brazilian director Flávia Neves in conversation with local Indigenous journalist Tina House on the challenges and opportunities of making movies in the Americas as part of a minority group (women, indigenous, Latin American). The speakers will discuss hot-button subjects such as feminism, cultural traditions, colonization, and more. Date: Sunday, October 9 Time: 10:30 am […]

Xicanx Speaks!  

Museum Of Anthropology at UBC 6393 NW Marine Drive, Vancouver, B.C.

Join MOA for Xicanx Speaks! This new series of artist talks features Xicanx exhibition artists speaking about their works and participating in roundtable dialogue moderated by exhibition co-curator Jill Baird. Xicanx Speaks! is an opportunity to learn more from these artists who are confronting the critical issues of our time,  such as racism, diversity, and […]

Diálogo: A conversation about Latin American art in North America | FREE event

Museum of North Vancouver 115 Esplanade W, North Vancouver, B.C.

For this conversation, Latin Expressions brings together artists and curators from two distinct and exciting exhibitions featuring the work of Latin American artists in North America: Xicanx: Dreamers + Changemakers / Soñadores + creadores del cambio (at the UBC Museum of Anthropology) brings forward the work of 33 self-identified Xicanx artists (Mexican-Americans in the US). […]

Latin American Brilliance

Revue Stage at Granville Island 1601 Johnston Street, Vancouver, B.C.

“One of the debut novels that most stood out this year in Latin America,” said the New York Times of Natalia García Freire’s This World Does Not Belong to Us. Claudia Castro Luna—an Academy of American Poets Poet Laureate fellow, Washington State Poet Laureate, and Seattle’s inaugural Civic Poet—joins us with Cipota under the Moon: […]

Latin Expressions Short Stories Reading Group with Natalia García Freire

Britannia Community Centre - 55+ Centre 1661 Napier Street, Vancouver, B.C.

Join us on Friday, October 21st at 7:00 pm at the Britannia Community Centre, +55, for this special Latin Expressions edition of our beloved Latin American Short Stories Reading Group. Our guest is Natalia García Freire, an Ecuadorian writer who will join us online from Ecuador and, Carmen Rodriguez, a Vancouver-based Chilean-Canadian author, who will facilitate this in-person conversation around […]

Bailando! What is the Latin American dance scene in Vancouver? | FREE event

UBC Robson Square 800 Robson Street, Vancouver, B.C.

DanceHouse has partnered with the Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre to ask, "What is the Latin American dance scene in Vancouver?". Join us for this free event featuring demonstrations from four local Latin American artists and a panel discussion as we explore this intriguing question together. This event is part of Latin Expressions, VLACC's celebration […]