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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 […]

2011 International Innovation in Tourism Seminar – Azores

16 April 2011

The International Urban Development Association (INATA), in partnership with the Tourism Observatory of the Azores (OTA), is organizing the Innovation in Tourism and Sustainable Regional Development Summer Course seminar to be held at the islands of Terceira and São Miguel,  in the Azores on September 5-10, 2011. The Course is aimed at both young and […]

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Posted in Azores, Conferences, São Miguel, Terceira

Ukulele craze is taking over – NYT

16 April 2011

The ukulele, brought to America by Portuguese immigrants, is a little instrument making a big splash worldwide, with clubs and festivals sprouting up all over. According to Friday’s  New York Times  the modest four strings ukulele is permeating the American culture. The paper reports that lately the ukulele sales have surged. Everyone seems to want this […]

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Posted in Cape Verde, Faial, Featured, Graciosa, Heritage, Madeira, Music, São Jorge

Portuguese workers to protest on May Day – update

15 April 2011

Portugal’s labor unions are mobilizing workers to protest nationwide on May 1st against the new austerity measures to be announced as part of the bailout negotiations with the European Union, the European Central Bank an the International Monetary Fund, for an estimated €80 billion. The protests are being organized by the two largest national coalitions […]

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Posted in Featured, Politics

“The Originals with Emeril” coming soon – People

15 April 2011

Portuguese American Chef Emeril Lagasse will launch a new primetime televison series – “The Originals with Emeril” — for the Cooking Channel. Series premiers Thursday, May 5th at 10:30pm ET (7:30pmPT). For each one of the thirteen 30-minute episodes, Emeril will visit a new city to feature three famous restaurants and interview Chefs and costumers. […]

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Posted in Entertainment, Food & Wine, People

2011 PAPS Leadership Awards Finalists – New York

15 April 2011

The jury has recognized four finalists for the 2011 Portuguese American Post-Graduate Society (PAPS) Leadership Awards contest. The winner will be announced at the 10th PAPS Forum, to take place in New York, April 16. The finalists are: Vasco Calais Pedro, Ph.D. Vasco Calais Pedro is the founder and CEO of Bueda, a web-focused startup […]

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Posted in Awards, Community, Organizations, People

Fernando Pereira Google research director – People

15 April 2011

Portuguese native Fernando Pereira is easy to come across.  At least online where you can meet him and get to know his professional persona. He is after all Google’s research director. If this doesn’t make him the quintessential Internet communicator, his  virtual personal narrative will do it for him. Let’s follow Fernando Pereira around online where he […]

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Posted in People