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After the excitement of the Basque Event and with
the
approaching holiday season (plus the ACTFL Conference
in Dallas I will attend next week), I am pumped.
There is much to tell you about this week!
Thanks to
everyone who sent information! I need more
eastern
and southwest WA news, though!
I. BASQUE CULTURAL WORKKSHOP: A SMASHING SUCCESS
We learned so much, ad got clock hours to boot.
Thirty-four people attended, 29 from AATSP and
5 from
AATF. ALl eight nonmember Spanish teachers
in
attendance decided to join at the end of the
day!
Marian Thom's gorgeous home overlooking Puget
Sound
was the setting for Kutz Arrieta, Milagros Meza,
Nick
Vroman, Mixele Etxart and others from the Basque
Club
of Seattle to teach us about Basque linguistics,
a few
words of the language, Basque History, Literature
(including the thriving improvisational poetry
tradition known as Bertsolari), politics (including
the Mondragón Cooperative model), and
traditions. We
also feasted on a sumptuous Basque lunch created
by
AATF President Robert Slabodnik and the Culinary
Arts
students from Sedro-Woolley High School.
Thank You, Marian, for all the hard work and efficient
hostessing you provided; thanks also to you Robert,
Eduardo, and the whole Basque Club.
II. UPCOMING CHAPTER EVENTS.
Dec. 4: Tertulia Navideña: Seattle, home
of Jay
Adams-Feuer, 521 11th Avenue East. Directions
forthcoming. RSVP by Dec. 1. Idea
Share, Potluck,
"Spanish/Portuguese only event." Hosted
by Jay and
Paloma Borreguero, NW VP
Sometime in January, TBA: SW Idea Share in the
Vancouver Area, hosted by Oriana Cadman, SW VP.
(ALL
SOCIOS WELCOME FROM WA)
Sometime in February, TBA: Eastern/Central Washington
Idea Share, presided over by Eastern VP Sonja
Hokanson. Any potetial hosts interested? (ALL
WA
SOCIOS WELCOME)
Sometime in March, (probably first weekend, TBA):
Statewide in Seattle, a workshop with clock hours:
"What Every Spanish Teacher Should Know About
Luso-Brazilian Culture and the Portuguese Language."
Hosted by Elwin Wirkala, Portuguese Liaison,
and NW VP
Paloma Borreguro. CLOCK HOURS AVAILABLE.
On the plate for this event:
1. Make Carnival Day before Lent a day your
Spanish
classroom becomes a Portuguese classroom: a language
lesson and a lesson plan for the day.
2. Brazilian Song
3. Brazilian Art
4. Other cultural topics: YOUR input invited
and
encouraged.
5. Meal at Seattle's new Brazilian restaurant
6. Film and narration from Elwin about his
recent
experience as an election observer in
Portuguese-speaking East Timor.
For more info, contact Paloma at
paloma@u.washington.edu
Finally, on May 1, we will announce the film,
location, and time of our outing to a Spanish-language
film at the Seattle International Film Festival.
IF THERE IS INTEREST IN A TOUR OF EL CENTRO DE
LA
RAZA, PLEASE CONTACT ME!!!
III. COASTAL KITCHEN ON SEATTLE'S CAPITOL
HILL HAS A
PATAGONIA THEME THROUGH XMAS. Contact Coastal
Kitchen
for more information.
IV. SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL:
CHILE
A FEATURED COUNTRY
Seattle International Children's Festival - A
Celebration of World Cultures Through the Performing
Arts: Priority Reservations November 8-30.
Featuring
international companies from Japan, Rwanda, Israel,
Vietnam, Germany, the Lakota Nation, Morocco,
India,
Denmark, Chile, England, Denmark and Mali.
Special
activities for K-12 students, discovery centers,
materials and programs for teachers. Festival
performances May 15-20, 2000. For school
reservations/information, call (206) 684-7338.
V. TRYING TO BUILD YOUR PROGRAM? THIS
GUY HAS THINGS
TO SAY ABOUT HOW EARLY LANGUAGE LEARNING HELPS
THE
BRAIN.
Dr. Andrew Meltzoff co-author of The Scientist
In The
Crib -- Minds,Brains and How Children Learn:
Discussion/ Q&A November 12, 7:00 p.m. Barnes
& Noble - University Village. Call
(206) 517-4107.
VI. WORLD CRAFTS FAIR
14th Annual World Crafts Festival: Handmade ornaments
and traditional crafts. Nov. 12 (10-9 p.m.)
and Nov.
13 (10-5 p.m.). Seattle Mennonite Church,
3120 N.E.
125th. Call (206) 361-4630.
VII. HOT NEW YOUNG CUBAN AMERICAN WOMAN POET!
Aleida Rodriguez: Cuba-born poet reads from
newly
published book of poems, Garden of Exile.
Saturday,
Nov. 20, 3:00 p.m. Elliott Bay Book Store.
Call (206) 624-6600.
VIII. CANTICUENTOS MEXICANOS: PUPPETS AND
MUSIC FOR
CHILDREN November 23, 7 p.m. Federal Way 320th
library.
IX. MORRIS DEES: TIME TO TALK RACE.
Anti-hate group activitist and attorney from
the
Southern Poverty Law Center/Teaching Tolerance
Project.
Monday, November 29, 11:30 a.m. Seattle Sheraton.
Sponsor: Urban Enterprise Center (206) 389-7335.
X. BALLET HISPANICO OF NEW YORK COMES TO
WESTERN
WASHINGTON!
February 3-5, 8:00 p.m. Meany Theater, University
of
Washington campus. Call (206) 543-4880.
XI. DUES. A handful of you are not
renewed for 2000
yet. Please visit the chapter web site
at
http://www.users.uswest.net/~eledu/aatsp and
click on
RENEW OR JOIN, print out the form and mail to
Dandy
Porter as per instructions there. Also,
students pay
$23 (15 National, 8 chapter), something not mentioned
on the web page. $48 for regular membership:
includes
chapter!
REPEATED ITEMS:
XII. NATIONAL SPANISH EXAM: CURRENT MEMBERS
MAY
REGISTER BY DEC. 1 TO HAVE THEIR STUDENTS PARTICIPATE.
Deadline Dec. 1. Contact Oriana Cadman,
ocadman@kalama.com
XIII. MAKE PLANS NOW FOR THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE
IN
PUERTO RICO AUGUST 2-6! Contact
lsandste@bentley.unco.edu
Hasta la próxima vez: I hope those of you
who attended
take something Basque into your classrooms this
week.
Saludos,
Jay