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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 […]

Biogeography: Miguel Bastos Araújo wins MacArthur & Wilson Award – Évora, PT

17 July 2012

Miguel Bastos Araújo, a visiting research professor at the University of Évora, Portugal, has been selected by the International Biogeography Society (IBS) to receive the 2013 MacArthur and Wilson Award that recognizes an early-research individual for a notable, innovative contribution to biogeography. The award will be presented at the society’s biennal meeting in Miami, Florida, […]

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Posted in Awards, Featured, People, Portugal, Spotlight, World

World Series: Red Bull Cliff Diving competition held in São Miguel – Azores

15 July 2012

The third stop of the 2012 World Series Red Bull Cliff Diving competition will take place Saturday, July 21, on the São Miguel island, in the Azores. Two dives will be performed by 14 athletes from 11 different countries, straight from the rocks off the small islet of Vila Franca do Campo. Diving directly off […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Portugal, São Miguel, Sports, World

Book: Classic “Maiden and Modest” by Bernardim Ribeiro published – UMD, MA

14 July 2012

Tagus Press at UMass Dartmouth, in partnership with the University Press of New England UPNE), released publication of Maiden and Modest: A Renaissance Pastoral Romance by Portuguese Renaissance author Bernardim Ribeiro (1482?–1552?). Maiden and Modest (1554) [Menina e Moça] is the first Iberian pastoral romance, a feminine narrative that is a revealing meditation on love […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Featured, Heritage, People, Portugal, World

TFFMP: University of Porto Women’s Tuna performing in Cambridge – MA

12 July 2012

The Women’s Tuna [Tuna Feminina] from the School of Medicine of the University of Porto, Portugal, will perform on Saturday, July 28, at 7pm, at the community center of the Saint Anthony Church, located at 400 Cardinal Medeiros Avenue, Cambridge, MA. A University Tuna [Tuna Académica] is a traditional musical performing group, formed by university students, […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Community, Education, Entertainment, Featured, Heritage, Music, Portugal, World

Film: “It’s Earth Not the Moon” by Gonçalo Tocha opening – NYC

12 July 2012

The Anthology of Film Archives is presenting “It’s Earth Not the Moon” [É a Terra Não a Lua] by Portuguese director Gonçalo Tocha. The screenings is scheduled for 7:30pm, Friday, July 13, at the Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue, NYC. Released in 2012, the feature was the winner of the Golden Gate Award, for Best Documentary […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Community, Corvo, Entertainment, Featured, Film, Heritage, People, Portugal

Film: Screening of “Trip to Portugal” by Sérgio Trèfaut – UMD, MA

11 July 2012

The Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture and the Portuguese and Lusophone Film Series at UMass Dartmouth announce the screening of Trip to Portugal (2011), directed by Sérgio Trèfaut. The event—free and open to the public—will take place on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. in the Main Auditorium, parking lot 4. Trip to […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Community, Education, Featured, Film, Heritage