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Thursday, Nov. 13--Latin American Communication Research: Past, Present and Future, a presentation by José Marques de Melo, School of Communications and Fine Arts, USP. 4:00 p.m. CMA Auditorium 2.320.

Thursday, Nov. 13-Sunday, Nov. 16--Ofrendas del Alma, del Corazón, y de la Mente: Latina-Latino MacArthur Fellows' Reunion. 66 Brees, #14, San Antonio, TX. For more info., contact Nick Calzoncit or Victoria García Galavíz, 210/804-1047.

Friday, Nov. 14--Conversaciones de Comadres: Women in the Public Arena, a panel discussion with Sandra Cisneros, Ruth Behar, and Amalia Mesa Bains. As part of the MacArthur Genius Day. 3:00-5:00 p.m. Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, 922 San Pedro St., San Antonio, TX. For more info., 210/228-0201.

Saturday, Nov. 15--Slide Show and Book Signing. El Alma del Pueblo: Spanish Folk Art and Its Transformation in the Americas by Dr. Marion Oettinger, Curator of Latin American Art, San Antonio Museum of Art; and Mexican Country Style by Joe Carr and Karen Witynski. 6:00 p.m. book signings; 7:00 p.m. slide presentation by Dr. Oettinger. Tesoros Trading Company, 209 Congress Ave. For more info., call 479-8377.

The Mexican Revolution and Its Impact at the End of the Century, a lecture by José Manuel Aguilar. 2:30 p.m. Knopf Room, 4th Floor, Flawn Academic Center. Sponsored by the Mexican Community Center of Austin.

The Local Executive as Democratizer in Latin America's Third Wave, a lecture by David Myers, Professor of Political Science, Pennsylvania State University. 3:00 p.m. Burdine 602. Sponsored by the Dept. of Government, ILAS, LBJ School, and Urban Issues Program.

Urban Politics and the Role of Mayors in Latin American Capital Cities, a lecture by David Myers, Professor of Political Science, Pennsylvania State University. 12:00-1:30 p.m. Hackett Room, SRH 1.313. Sponsored by the ILAS Development Working Group. For more info., contact Bill Talbot, 451 9905, or [email address removed to reduce spam].

Mexico City: New Challenges, New Solutions, a lecture by Joaquin Alvarez Ordoñez, architect. 2:30 p.m. Goldsmith Auditorium, 3rd floor, Goldsmith Hall, School of Architecture. Sponsored by the Mexican Community Center of Austin.

Brazil Center Speakers Series--Paradigmas e Paradoxos na História do Pensamento Social Brasileiro, a presentation by Valter Sinder, ILAS Visiting Scholar, UERJ/PUC-Rio. 3:00-4:30 p.m. Hackett Room, SRH 1.313. For more info., contact David Workman, 232-2416.

Dinner Meeting, Austin Chapter, International Good Neighbor Council- Changing Mexican Politics,, a presentation by Henry Selby, Professor of Anthropology, UT-Austin. Westwood Country Club, 3808 West 35th St. $16.00 per person. RSVP by Nov. 19, 263-2302.