UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Las Cafeteras, a Los Angeles-based artivist collective known for protest songs and use of traditional instruments to connect cultures and generations, will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a variety of free community events starting Oct. 9.
Rights and Resistance Rally
From noon-1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 9, on the Old Main patio, members of Las Cafeteras will lead a celebration and testimonial event to the importance of Indigenous Peoples Resistance Day.
The rally will feature short performances by Akwesasne Women Singers and Las Cafeteras, and artists will share their thoughts on what it means to resist from the assembled crowd.
No registration is required. Visit the Rally Event webpage for more information. The event is presented in collaboration with the Center for the Performing Arts and the Indigenous Faculty and Staff Alliance.
'The Feast' culinary and arts event
Join the Indigenous Peoples Student Association, Indigenous Faculty and Staff Alliance, Hispanic Heritage Month Committee, Penn State Student Affairs and the Center for the Performing Arts in a celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day.
"The Feast" will feature performances by Las Cafeteras, Haudenosaunee Elders and Caliente Dance Company. The event will at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 9, in Heritage Hall, HUB-Robeson Center. Food using indigenous recipes will be provided.
The event is free, but registration is required. Support for "The Feast" is provided by Meghan R. Mason Program Endowment.
Discussion and songwriting workshop: 'A People’s History of Music in the United States'
Denise Carlos from Las Cafeteras will present “A People’s History of Music in the United States,” a discussion about how music has long been used as a tool to fight oppression and to hope for liberation. The interactive lecture will include parts of a song at the beginning of the session as a demonstration and culminating with a light writing exercise.
The free public event will be from noon-1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10, in Dewey Room, Pattee Library, Penn State University Libraries. Attendance will be limited to 30 people, and a light lunch will be provided. Registration is required.
Visit the Songwriting Workshop webpage for more information. The workshop is presented in partnership with the center and Penn State Hispanic Heritage Month Committee, Penn State University Libraries and Penn State Educational Equity Equal Opportunity Planning Committee.
Las Cafetas ticketed concert event
The free events will culminate in a high-energy, ticketed concert by the East Los Angeles-based band at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10, in Eisenhower Auditorium.
An informal moderated discussion will be offered one hour before the performance and is free for ticket holders. Seating for the pre-performance talk is available on a first-arrival basis.
Visit Las Cafeteras online or call 814-863-0255 for more information or to purchase tickets.
Additional acknowledgements
Support for accessibility services is provided by William E. McTurk Endowment for Program Support and Gerald B. M. Stein Memorial Endowment.
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