The César E

The César E. Chávez Celebration 2009

March 24 - April 18

Schedule of Events

TUESDAY, MARCH 24
Film: "Made in L.A."
2008 Emmy Award Winner
Special screening with Director Almudena Carracedo
7:00-9:00 p.m.
Balch Auditorium, Scripps College

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25
Performance: Unidos of California Samba School
Scripps Tea
3:00-4:30 p.m.
Seal Court, Malott Commons
Scripps College

Performance: Mariachi Divas, Multicultural Ensemble
6:45 p.m.
Athenaeum, Claremont McKenna College

THURSDAY, MARCH 26
"Humor in a Caliente Vein: Satire and its Relationship to Saving the Mexican Race"
Gustavo Arellano, Author and O.C. Weekly Columnist
12:00 noon
Hampton Room, Malott Commons, Scripps College

Dolores Huerta Luncheon
11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Founders Room, McConnell Center, Pitzer College

"Filipinos and the United Farm Workers Union"
John Delloro, Director of Dolores Huerta Labor Institute
4:15 p.m.
Multipurpose Room, Tranquada Student Services Center, CUC

FRIDAY, MARCH 27
César Chávez Day Observed

Dance Performance: Contra-Tiempo
8:00 p.m.
Broad Performance Space, Pitzer College

SATURDAY, MARCH 28
Rockabilly Festival
10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
The Mounds, Pitzer College

MONDAY, MARCH 30
Community Lunch with Simón Silva, Artist
11:30 a.m.
Multipurpose Room, Tranquada Student Services Center, CUC

Reception with Simón Silva, Artist
2:30 p.m.
Platt Living Room, Harvey Mudd College

"Art for a Conceptual Age"
Artist Simón Silva Presentation
6:00 p.m.
Broad Performance Space, Pitzer College

TUESDAY, MARCH 31
Paula Crisóstomo, Social Activist
characterized in the film "Walkout"
7:00 p.m.
Broad Performance Space, Pitzer College

Workshop: Traveling Sóla: Tips for Wandering Women
Stephanie Elizondo Griest, Author
7:30 p.m.
SCORE Office, Scripps College

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1
Book Reading and Signing: Mexican Enough: My Life Between the Borderlines
Stephanie Elizondo Griest, Author
7:30 p.m.
Balch Auditorium, Scripps College

THURSDAY, APRIL 2
Spoken Word: Daniel's Slam
Daniel José Custódio, Poet, Teacher and Community Activist
4:15 p.m.
Broad Performance Space, Pitzer College

THURSDAY, APRIL 9
An Evening with Guillermo Gómez-Peña: Spoken Word Brujo
8:00 p.m.
Seaver Theatre, Pomona College

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15
Performance: "Barber of East LA"
Directed by Luís Alfaro, performed by Butchlalis de Panochtitlán
7:00 p.m.
Rose Hills Theater, Smith Campus Center, Pomona College
For information, call (909) 607-1817

SATURDAY, APRIL 18
César Chávez Pilgrimage
9:30 a.m.
Day Labor Center, Pomona, CA

For more information about the César E. Chávez Celebration, please call Maria Torres, 909.621.8044, Chicano/Latino Student Affairs.
All events are free and open to the public.