Updated events of interest to #LansingLatinos and a bit beyond in Michigan through the end of the year! (Hispanic Heritage Month)
*PS: I just found out that the Arcus Center in Kalamazoo is hosting Chicano performance artist Guillermo Gomez Pena. I (Allena) saw him perform at Wharton Center in 2004 for a chicano studies course and he is indescribable! Do check it out.
*PPS: Special PBS Programming for Hispanic Heritage Month can be found here.
- 8/29+ Cantinflas movie released from Pantelion, Michigan showings: Celebration Cinema, Rivertown Crossing, GR
- 9/11 Hispanic Heritage Day, Detroit’s Ford Field, MHCC.org
- 9/12 Tejano/Latino Music Fest (Chávez Committee), Old Town Lansing, LansingForCesarEChavez.org
- 9/12 LCC LUCERO Meet and Greet, Lansing, LCC.edu/lucero
- 9/12 Salsa Above the Water, Lansing, MichiganPrincesss.com
- 9/13 Consul Mexico’s Noche Mexicana, Detroit, MHCC.org
- 9/13 La Mar de Tierra Caliente, Grand Rapids, Deltaplex.com
- 9/13 Hispanic Festival of Wayne County CC, Detroit, WCCCD.edu
- 9/15 Amigos de los Campesinos Event, Local 652, Lansing, see ad in current issue of Adelante
- 9/16 ALSAME, Lansing, see ad in current edition of Adelante
- 9/16 Northern Borders Conference, Detroit, Alyssa@miunited.org
- 9/16 Hispanic Heritage Month Kickoff CMU, Mt. Pleasant, Cmich.edu/OID
- 9/17 Lansing Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Breakfast Networking, Lansing, jyanez20@gmail.com
- 9/17 Hispanic/Latino Commission Dinner, Lansing, Michigan.gov/hlcom
- 9/18+ WMU Hispanic Heritage Events (film, women writers, Dia de Los Muertos, Kzoo, Wmich.edu/multicultural/events
- 9/19 Lansing Regional Sister Cities Commission Celebration of Global Diversity, Lansing, LansingSisterCities.org
- 9/19 Lansing Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Golf Scramble, Lansing, jyanez20@gmail.com
- 9/19 Michigan Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights Annual Meeting, Lansing, MichiganImmigrant.org
- 9/20 Film showing: Zoot Suit, Lansing, Downtown Library, CADL.org
- 9/20 Laughalujah Tres Leches Comedy Tour, Lansing, Laughalujah.com
- 9/20 WSU Center for Latino/Latin American Studies Anniversary Gala, Detroit, Wayne.edu/cllas
- 9/20 Espinoza Paz concert, Detroit, ZamoraEntertainment.com
- 9/21 Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull at the Palace of Auburn Hills, Pontiac, Ticketmaster.com
- 9/22+ Siena Heights University Hispanic Heritage Month festivities, Adrian, SienaHeights.edu/studentlife
- 9/23 Capitol/Legislative Hispanic Advocacy Day, Lansing, Michigan.gov/hlcom
- 9/24+ Artprize Exhibits, including “No Soy Quien Crees Que Soy” (Jimenez-Flores), Grand Rapids, Artprize.org
- 9/25 Without Borders conference, inc. G. Gomez-Peña, Chicano Performance Artist, Kzoo, reason.kzoo.edu/csjl/
- 9/26 MSU Latino Spartans Homecoming Activities, East Lansing, trevinosavala@gmail.com
- 10/4 Hispanic Heritage Month Storytime, East Lansing Public Library, ELPL.org
- 10/4 Film showing: Cesar Chavez, Lansing, Downtown Library, CADL.org
- 10/7 Hispanic Heritage Month Storytime, East Lansing Public Library, ELPL.org
- 10/8 Chavez Film showing, Saginaw, Delta.edu
- 10/10 MDCR Hisp/Latino Committee Meeting, Flint, Michigan.gov/mdcr
- 10/16 Chicano Poet Michael Reyes, Saginaw, Delta.edu
- 10/19 LCC LUCERO’s 5K Run, Lansing, LCC.edu/lucero
- 10/23 John Secada at Motor City Casino, Detroit, MotorCityCasino.com
- 10/30+ Julian Samora Institute (MSU) 25th Anniversary Conference, East Lansing, JSRI.msu.edu
- 11/5 Building a Healthy Michigan Conference (Office of Migrant Affairs), Grand Rapids, fuentesa@michigan.gov
- 11/14 Cristo Rey Church K of C Cash Bash, Lansing, 517-394-4639
- 11/14 Arturo Sandoval at Wharton Center, East Lansing, WhartonCenter.com
- 12/5 Michigan Hispanic Chamber Holiday Gala, Detroit, MHCC.org