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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 […]

Day of the Azores Celebration – Fall River, MA

15 April 2011

 Casa dos Açores da Nova Inglaterra, based in East Providence (RI) and Sociedade Cultural Açoriana, headquartered in Fall River (MA), are organizing the Day of the Azores celebrations for May 7 at 7:00pm. The event takes place at the Sociedade Cultural Açoriana  headquarters,  at  207 South Main Street, in Fall River (MA), and will feature a […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations

Lesley University recruiting student teachers – Scholarships

14 April 2011

Starting this summer Lesley University, based in Cambridge, MA,  is announcing the launching of a collaborative program  with Somerville Public School for a MA in Elementary Education with an ELL Specialization. This is an Initial License — says the announcement. Lesley University is seeking to recruit culturally and linguistically diverse candidates (including African-Americans) for this program. […]

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Posted in Community, Education, Featured, Scholarships

BNP Research Fellowship Program – Portugal

14 April 2011

The National Library of Portugal (Biblioteca National de Portugal), based in Lisbon, in partnership with the Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD), also based in Lisbon, is sponsoring a Research Fellowship Program aimed at American scholars interested in conducting research at the National Library archives. The National Library Research Fellowship is offered every two years. Researchers, teachers, […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Featured, Scholarships

Diving with the sharks – Azores

14 April 2011

The Azores have become one of the most exciting places for divers looking for adventure and a close view at marine life. Tour organizers have been luring adventurous divers to the islands with promises for chilling encounters with Blue and Mako sharks. Based in Madalena do Pico, “Pico Sport”  is the ultimate “shark school,” and […]

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Posted in Azores, Faial, Graciosa, Life Style, Pico, Travel

The Portuguese “Civilizing Mission” in Africa Lecture – UMD

13 April 2011

The Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture, at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, announced a lecture on the topic “The Portuguese ‘Civilizing Mission’ in Africa: Race and Labor in the Third Portuguese Empire, 1870-1930” by historian Miguel Bandeira Jerónimo. The event will take place on Tuesday, April 19, at 12:30 pm, in the LARTS Room […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Conferences, Education

2011 Renewable Energies in the Azores – Conference

13 April 2011

The Assembly of European Regions (AER), headquartered in Strasbourg, France,  is organizing a conference and study visit on renewable energies on  27 May, 2011, in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel,  Azores. The meeting will include presentations of good practice cases from the Azores and a visit to the geothermic park of Ribeira Grande, which produces 52% […]

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Posted in Faial, Flores, São Jorge, São Miguel, Terceira