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10/09/2018
Fiesta Latina’ to celebrate music, dance, and culture of Latin America
Fiesta Latina’ to celebrate music, dance, and culture of Latin America
Fiesta Latina’ to celebrate music, dance, and culture of Latin America
The Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, in conjunction with Junta for Progressive Action, Inc., will host “Fiesta Latina,” its 16th annual celebration of Latin American cultures, on Saturday, Oct. 13, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
event details
¡Fiesta Latina!
Saturday, October 13, 2018 - 10:00am to 4:00pm
Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, 170 Whitney Ave.
Music and dance performances will begin with Alisa’s House of Salsa at 11 a.m., followed by Eduardo Rocha Mariachi at noon, Ballet Folklorico Mexicano de Yale at 1 p.m., and Movimiento Cultural at 2 p.m.
A live painting event in the Hall of Human Origins will feature the Peabody’s Alana Ladson, who will create a painting titled “Still Dominicana.”
From 1 to 4 p.m., Curious Creatures will present live animals from Latin America, including some exotic ones, that visitors are invited to get up close to and touch. Their program has an emphasis on teaching respect and appreciation for living creatures.
Yale student organizations are offering activities. The Yale Latino Networking Group, an event sponsor, will facilitate a flag coloring activity. The Yale Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science will host a “Meet a Latinx Scientist” station where visitors can meet with Yale Latinx graduate science students and learn about their research. Similarly, the Fair Haven Clinic is offering a “Meet a Latinx Doctor” station. Arte, Inc. will facilitate a hands-on arts activity that represents Latinx culture.
Representing Junta, Celina Fernandez will staff a Nahuatl language station to explain the fundamentals of this Mesoamerican language of the Uto-Aztecan language family. Junta will also host a table where visitors can get information about its services and resources.
There will be Latin American games and crafts and an artifact dig where children can dig through a sand pit to find archaeological treasures. The Ecuadorian Consulate will hand out coloring books and share information on Ecuadorian culture. The New Haven Free Public Library will offer children’s activities and assistance accessing Spanish language resources.
Students in the Peabody’s EVOlutions after-school program will engage visitors with exhibit-related activities using interpretive Sci.CARTS. Specimens and artifacts from Latin America and around the world will be on display. Additional activities and awareness booths will be hosted by visiting organizations throughout the day.
Fiesta Latina is sponsored by AVANGRID Foundation and UNIVISION with additional support from the Yale Latino Networking Group (YLNG).
About Avangrid: Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR) aspires to be the leading sustainable energy company in the United States. Headquartered in Orange, CT with approximately $44 billion in assets and operations in 24 U.S. states, Avangrid has two primary lines of business: networks and renewables. Through its networks business, Avangrid owns and operates eight electric and natural gas utilities, serving more than 3.3 million customers in New York and New England. Through its renewables business, Avangrid owns and operates a portfolio of renewable energy generation facilities across the United States. Avangrid employs approximately 8,000 people and has been recognized by JUST Capital in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 as one of the JUST 100 companies – a ranking of America’s best corporate citizens. In 2024, Avangrid ranked first among utilities and 12 overall. The company supports the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals and was named among the World’s Most Ethical Companies in 2024 for the sixth consecutive year by the Ethisphere Institute. Avangrid is a member of the group of companies controlled by Iberdrola, S.A. For more information, visit www.avangrid.com.
About Iberdrola: Iberdrola is one of the world's biggest energy companies and a leader in renewables, spearheading the energy transition to a low carbon economy. The group supplies energy to almost 100 million people in dozens of countries. With a focus on renewable energy, smart networks and smart solutions for customers, Iberdrola’s main markets include Europe (Spain, the United Kingdom, Portugal, France, Germany, Italy and Greece), the United States, Brazil, Mexico and Australia. The company is also present in growth markets such as Japan, Taiwan, Ireland, Sweden and Poland, among others.
With a workforce of nearly 40,000 and assets in excess of €141.7 billion, across the world, Iberdrola helps to support 400,000 jobs across its supply chain, with annual procurement of €12.2 billion. A benchmark in the fight against climate change, Iberdrola has invested more than €130 billion over the past two decades to help build a sustainable energy model, based on sound environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles.
