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<p class=MsoNormal>October 1-31<sup>st</sup> is Hispanic Heritage Month. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Lots of events are coming up for the month including music ,
movies, dancing and more. If you are looking for something different to
celebrate on and off campus in October, add Hispanic Heritage events to your
calendar. Look for the schedule and a poster early next week in your mailbox,
or call Patricia in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages to request
a copy of the schedule via e’mail or to get a poster for your bulletin
board at: 333-5948. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>To kick off the Hispanic Heritage Month celebration…<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Wednesday, October 3, 7-8:30 P.M.,</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=PT-BR>Author, Susana Chávez Silverman </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i>A reading from: “Killer Cronicas and Beyond”<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>“An
inventive, powerful, and funny memoir written in Spanglish”</span><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Susana
Chávez-Silverman</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
is professor of Romance Languages and Literatures at Pomona College in
California. She is coeditor of <i>Tropicalizations: Transcultural
Representations of Latinidad and Reading </i>and <i><a
href="http://www.wisc.edu/wisconsinpress/books/3057.htm">Writing the Ambiente:
Queer Sexualities in Latino, Latin American, and Spanish Culture.</a></i></span><i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Cypress Room, University Center</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>There will be a meet and greet plus a book signing after the
event. Everyone is welcome!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Patricia
A. Stone</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Senior
Secretary</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Modern
and Classical Languages</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Valdosta
State University</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1500
North Patterson Street</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Valdosta,
GA 31698</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>229-333-5948</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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