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September 14 - September 20, 1998

Late Entry Friday, Sept. 11-Opening Reception for Four Artists, One Exhibit. Featuring works by Lujan Gaytán de Amaya, painter; Jerome "J. T." Guerrero, photographer; Elzbieta W. Kaleta, scissor cut-outs; and Oscar Lozoya, photographer. 5:30-8:00 p.m. Scarborough-Phillips Library, St. Edward's University, 3001 South Congress. Exhibit will run Sept. 11-Oct. 4. For more info., call 448-8685 or -8620. Monday, September 14 "A edição crítica de Oswald de Andrade-Coleção Archivos da UNESCO": Edição comemorativa do Manifesto Antropófago (1928-1998), a lecture (in Portuguese) by Jorge Schwartz, Tinker Visiting Professor/Universidade de São Paulo. 3:30-5:30 p.m. Tobin Room, Batts 201. Sponsored by the Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese and ILAS. For more info., call Cristina Ferreira Pinto, 232-4540. Friday, September 18 Fulbright Workshop-A writing workshop will be held for Fulbright applicants at 10:30 a.m. in the Study Abroad Office, 105 W. Dean Keeton, SHC 247. Fulbright sessions are currently being held Wednesdays at 3:00 p.m. and Fridays at 10:30 a.m. until Sept. 16. Deadline for Fulbright applications is Sept. 23. For more info., call the Study Abroad Office, 471-6490. Interview with Ida Vitale, Uruguayan Poet-This distinguished poet, now residing in Austin, will be interviewed in celebration of her nearly fifty years of published literary works. Conducted in Spanish by Mexican writer Tita Valencia. 2:30-3:30 p.m. UT Graduate School of Business Room 3.106. For more info., call 473-2305. Conservative Modernization and Military Politics in Brazil: The Role of "Tenentismo," a lecture by Cecília Forjaz, Acting Director of the Brazil Center of ILAS/Visiting Professor, FGV-SP. 3:00-4:30 p.m. Hackett Room, SRH 1.313. Part of the series Military and Politics in Brazil, sponsored by the Brazil Center of ILAS. For more info., call 471-5551. Fiesta del Sol Fundraiser. United Amigos, a campus service organization, will host this benefit for Casa Marianella, a refugee assistance house. Houston band Mango Punch will perform salsa, merengue, and rock. Tickets are $10.00 and include a midnight raffle with great prizes. For tickets or more info., call 919-1479, 445-0561, or 494-1624. Conferences and Calls for Papers Cuba in Evolution, Sept. 28, 1998, Renaissance Hotel, Dallas. A conference sponsored by the Dallas Morning News. For program info., call David Sedeño, 212/977-8491; for conference registration, Elizabeth Lenart, 212/977-7185; or [email address removed to reduce spam].mx; [email address removed to reduce spam].mx; or [email address removed to reduce spam]; [email address removed to reduce spam]; . XXVII Gran Quivira Conference, Oct. 8 -11, 1998, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas. This conference commemorates the 250th anniversary of the colonization of Nuevo Santander (Tamaulipas and South Texas today) and the 400th anniversary of the colonization of New Mexico. Hosted by INAH, the National Park Service, COLEF, ILAS, and the UT Dept. of Geography. Guided tours to Guerrero, Antigua Ciudad Guerrero and Ciudad Mier will be offered. Registration fee $80.00. For more info. contact: Directora Maribel Miro Flaquer at INAH in Ciudad Victoria, tel. and fax 011-52-13-15-12-25; Director Eduardo Enriquez Terrazas at INAH in Saltillo, tel. 011-52-84-10-22-46, fax 011-52-84-10-19-18; or Aaron Mahr Yáñez and Tom Carroll in Brownsville, TX, tel. 956/541-2785, ext. 3, fax 956/541-6356. Call for Papers-International Conference on Crossing Cinematographic Borders: History and Future, Nov. 18 -19, 1998, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. Visit the Website for information on conference themes and paper submission requirements: <http://www.utep.edu/border/inah/; or <p_[email address removed to reduce spam]; p_[email address removed to reduce spam]; or .mx; ricmejia "at" mail.nextgeninter.net.mx; . Deadline for submissions: Sept. 30, 1998. Second Call for Papers-Small Planet: The Southwest and a Changing World, Southwestern Economics Association Meeting, March 31-April 3, 1999, San Antonio. Proposals and participation forms available for consultation at the Mexican Center of ILAS, SRH 1.327. For more info., contact Tahany R. Naggar, Program Chair, tel. 610/436-2834, fax 610/436-3458, or [email address removed to reduce spam]; [email address removed to reduce spam]; . Deadline for submissions: Oct., 15, 1998. Call for Articles-The November issue of El Planeta Plática (The Earth Speaks) will focus on storytelling-good adventures and stories as well as tales from journalists and guidebook writers on how they do their jobs. See the Writer's Guidelines <http://www2.planeta.com/mader/ecotravel/search/guide.html; . Deadline for submissions: mid-October. Call for Articles-Hemisphere magazine seeks articles for an upcoming issue on women in Latin America, including women in politics, women's role in the family and the economy, and women's health; and a future issue on questions of identity in Latin America, including race, religion, and ethnicity. Articles should be no more than 2,500 words and submitted in hard copy and on diskette (MS Word or Word Perfect). Send articles to: Alisa Newman, Hemishphere magazine, Latin American and Caribbean Center, Florida International University, University Park, DM 353, Miami, FL 33134. For more info., call 305/348-2894 or [email address removed to reduce spam]; [email address removed to reduce spam]; . Deadline for submissions: Sept. 15, 1998 (vol. 9:1) and Jan. 15, 1999 (vol. 9:2). Exhibit Call for Submissions-Mexic-Arte, 419 Congress, would like submissions from artists for its upcoming 1999 exhibition Diversity and Emergence. The series spotlights little-known artists and art groups that focus on Chicano, Latin American, and Mexican issues and themes. Diversity and a certain amount of anonymity are the only requirements for artists to submit proposals. For more info., call 480-9373. Deadline: Oct. 1. For Access to the Calendar Archive: http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/ilas/calarc/