All Events
The Story of Salsa 2
THE HUB
Legendary salsa musician and his amazing 12-piece band will bring to life the sounds of the Caribbean and New York City's Latino barrios in this unforgettable evening of Latin song and dance. Lebron has played with some of the greatest names in Afro-Caribbean music, among them mambo king Machito, Johnny and Tito Rodriguez, Eddie Palmiere, Willy Colon, and La India. The dance and concert will feature performances by two of Southern California’s most popular dance troupes, Diana Tere and Sensual Emotion, and Oswaldo y Sabor Latino. Free salsa lessons prior to live band by Santa Barbara’s own Hector Sanchez. Tickets $5 UCSB Students/$10 general. Contact the A.S. Ticket Office at 805-893-2064 or buy online at www.mcc.ucsb.edu (extra fees apply).
Cup of Culture
Documented
MCC THEATER
In 2011, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas outed himself as an undocumented immigrant in an essay published in the New York Times Magazine. Documented chronicles his journey to America from the Philippines as a child; his journey through America as an immigration reform activist; and his journey inward as he re-connects with his mother, whom he hasn't seen in person in over 20 years. Jose Antonio Vargas, Ann Raffaela Lupo, 89 min., English, Tagalog, and Spanish, 2013, USA, Philippines. Co-sponsored by UCSB Undocumented Student Services
Children’s Event
The Tree & The Donkey Who Loved to Sing AKA “El Árbol' with Cascada de Flores
MCC THEATER
Children of all ages and their families are invited to sing, dance and play with Cascada de Flores in this bilingual, participatory program telling the story of traditional music and dance inspired by the trio's journey to Veracruz, Mexico. The stories explode with rhyme, poly-rhythms, musical instruments and sweet characters -- you might meet the donkey and its jawbone, the abuelito and the vulture, the marimbol, the dance box, and the little 'mosquito' guitar. Co-sponsored by UCSB Children’s Center
Race Matters Series
Queer of Color Critique and the Failures of Citizenship Chandan Reddy
MCC LOUNGE
In this talk, Chandan Reddy argues for viewing U.S. gay and lesbian politics, such as the movement for gay marriage, as expressing a key tension within contemporary neoliberalism, namely the dual movements to develop more elaborate forms of social recognition through the expansion of rights while restructuring and restricting the role of the political state. Reddy argues that queer of color social practices constitute alternatives to the diminishing horizon of democracy created by this historical moment, not as appeals to the political sphere but as examples of new understandings of violence and publicity. Dr. Reddy is associate professor of English at the University of Washington. Co-sponsored by UCSB Center for New Racial Studies
