15 November 2012
The Government of the Azores, in partnership with the Massachusetts Bristol County Sheriff’s Office, is organizing Thanksgiving celebrations to be held in Terceira (November 15) and São Miguel (November 18) dedicated to the deportees sent back to the islands from the United States. The initiative was launched last year, through the efforts of Graça Castanho, […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Organizations, People, São Jorge, Terceira
14 November 2012
Portugal-based Google search engine users were pleased Wednesday to find a “doodle” featuring Portuguese artist Amadeo de Souza Cardoso on the 125th anniversary of his birth. Born in 1887, he studied architecture at Superior School of Fine Arts of Lisbon before he went to Paris to study painting where he became close with artists and […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Featured, Heritage, People, Portugal, World
14 November 2012
The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture, the Charlton College of Business and the Business Innovation Research Center announce a lecture, “A World of Opportunities: Internationalizing a Business School Based on the Reach and Influence of the Portuguese Language,” by Dr. João Amaro de Matos, Associate Dean of International Development, Nova School of […]
Posted in Conferences, Education, Featured, Heritage, People, Portugal, World
13 November 2012
The JAZZORES’12 International Festival opens November 16 in Ponta Delgada, on São Miguel island, Azores. The festival will run jazz concerts through November 16, 17 and 18. This year the festival will extend to five islands – São Miguel, Santa Maria, Faial, Pico and Graciosa – in an effort to promote cultural decentralization. The festival opens November 16 with […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Community, Entertainment, Faial, Featured, Graciosa, Heritage, Music, Pico, Santa Maria, São Miguel, Spotlight
12 November 2012
The Portuguese airport authority ANA recommended Monday that passengers confirm any flights booked for Wednesday, November 14, the day a general strike will take place across the country. Portuguese flag-carrier TAP Air Portugal has already announced the cancellation of about 40% of its fights scheduled for Wednesday. SATA Air Azores has also issued announcements regarding […]
Posted in Azores, Madeira, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, Travel, World
11 November 2012
By Michael Colson, Contributor (*) The asterisk is one of the most neglected symbols in the history of typography. What is an asterisk? What does it signify? What role does it play in our writing? If there were a Saint Asterisk would she be a faint footnote in the Lives of Saints? These are among […]
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