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Community | The FABRIC Arts Festival explores themes of identity and place Diplomacy | U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit Lisbon this week Community | PALCUS celebrates 35th Anniversary with a Leadership Awards Gala in Ponta Delgada Arts Diplomacy | President António José Seguro to meet Pope Leo XIV
 

Community | The FABRIC Arts Festival explores themes of identity and place – Fall River (MA)

The FABRIC Arts Festival, founded in 2019 and now in its seventh edition, returns to Fall River October 8–11, showcasing Portuguese contemporary art, music, performances, exhibitions, food, and storytelling, exploring themes of migration, identity, memory, belonging, and place and connections across borders. With particular significance in Fall River, historically one of America’s leading textile-manufacturing centers […]

Diplomacy | U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit Lisbon this week – Portugal

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to visit Portugal this coming week as part of a European tour from October 5–8, with Lisbon as the final stop. Secretary Rubio is expected in Lisbon on Thursday, October 8, following visits to Reykjavík, Iceland, and Athens, Greece.  He is expected to meet with Prime Minister […]

Community | PALCUS celebrates 35th Anniversary with a Leadership Awards Gala in Ponta Delgada – Azores

The Portuguese American Leadership Council of the United States (PALCUS) prepares to celebrate its 35th anniversary and 28th Annual Leadership Awards Gala on October 17 at the Coliseu Micaelense in Ponta Delgada, Azores. For the first time in the organization’s history, the PALCUS Leadership Awards Gala will be held outside the continental United States, bringing […]

Arts & Letters | Portugal Takes Center Stage at Lincoln Center – New York, NY

Portuguese culture will take center stage at New York City’s Lincoln Center on Saturday, October 3, with a full day of cinema, literature and live music featuring acclaimed Luso-American writer Katherine Vaz, Portuguese musical performances by Expresso Transatlântico and The Gift, and a festival of Portuguese animated short films. The program, titled “Contemporary Portugal at […]

Diplomacy | President António José Seguro to meet Pope Leo XIV – Vatican

Portugal’s President, António José Seguro, arrived in Rome on Wednesday, September 23, for a two-day official visit to the Holy See, with an audience with Pope Leo XIV scheduled for Thursday, September 24, at 9:00 a.m. local time at the Vatican.  The Portuguese Presidency confirms that the official visit program also includes talks with Archbishop […]

Straight from Pico: An interview with the author of ‘The Tenth Island’

25 September 2018

By Millicent Borges Accardi Diana Marcum has worked at the Los Angeles Times as a senior journalist since 2011 covering the Central Valley in California and places beyond.   Her career began with a gig as an editorial assistant and, later, she became a reporter for the San Bernardino Sun and the Fresno Bee. In 2015, […]

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Posted in Azores, Books, Community, Featured, Heritage, Interviews, Organizations, People, Travel, World

Community: 140th anniversary of the first Portuguese migration to Hawaii – Azores

25 September 2018

The Portuguese American community of Hawaii is celebrating the 140th anniversary of the arrival of the first Portuguese migration to the state in the second half of the nineteenth century. The Government of the Azores will be represented by the Regional Director of the Communities, Paulo Teves, in the celebrations. According to the program for […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Film, Heritage, Madeira, Organizations, People, Portugal, World

United Nations: President of Portugal to address General Assembly – New York, NY

24 September 2018

The President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, addressed on Monday the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit at United Nations headquarters in New York, dedicated to the example of former South African President Nelson Mandela. On Monday, after addressing the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa had bilateral meetings with the President of the […]

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Posted in Angola, Community, Featured, Heritage, Mozambique, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, World

São Miguel: Seismic activity considered above normal values – Azores

22 September 2018

The Center for Seismic-Volcanic Surveillance of the Azores (CIVISA) has alerted the population of the archipelago for seismic activity being significantly “above normal values.” Authorities in the Azores have alerted the population of São Miguel in particular for ongoing seismic activity on the island, starting September 20, with over 97 seismic events registered on land […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Organizations, People, São Miguel

Pedro & Inês: Cryptic love story continues to inspire art projects in North America

19 September 2018

By Cristina Ogden The love story of Portuguese King Pedro I (1320-1367) and Inês de Castro (c1320-1355) continues to find a place in recent productions and projects in North America. Crown Prince Pedro, who was married to Castilian noblewoman Constanza Manuel de Villena (c1316-1345), maintained a long loving relationship with his wife’s Lady-in-Waiting, Inês de […]

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Posted in Entertainment, Featured, Film, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal

Book: ‘Take Six: Six Portuguese Women Writers’ by M. Jull Costa – Editor’s Note

14 September 2018

‘Take Six’ is a celebration of six remarkable Portuguese women writers: Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen, Agustina Bessa-Luís, Maria Judite de Carvalho, Hélia Correia, Teolinda Gersão and Lídia Jorge. They are all past mistresses of the short story form, and their subject matter ranges from finding one’s inner fox to a failed suicide attempt to […]

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Posted in Books, Featured, Heritage, People, Portugal, World