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award-winning director Sergio Arau and acclaimed actress Yareli
Arizmendi will be featured Tuesday, Oct. 11, in the University Lecture
Series at California State University, Fresno.
Arau and Arizmendi will speak on “Making the Invisible Visible: The Task
of the Artist” at
7:30 p.m. in the Satellite Student Union, 5280 N. Jackson Ave.
Arau and Arizmendi are a husband and wife duo and co-creators of “A Day
Without a Mexican,” a politically charged masterpiece of wit,
irreverence and social commentary. It not only illustrates the impact of
Mexican and Mexican-Americans on California’s economy, but highlights
the growing cultural presence and power of Latinos in America. Arau’s
and Arizmendi’s multimedia lecture event explores topical news items
with a Latino point of view. Their commentary dissects what it means to
be Latino in post-9/11 America.
The lecture is being held in conjunction with the first campus-community
diversity conference, “Culture and Community Building: Transformative
Practices,” sponsored by the Central Valley Cultural Heritage Institute.
As part of the conference, a free showing of “A Day Without a Mexican”
will be shown on Monday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m. in the University Center,
room 200.
The University Lecture Series is sponsored by the Office of the Provost
and Vice President for Academic Affairs, the University Student Union,
Associated Students, Coke and James Hallowell, KJWL, Borders and
Piccadilly Inn Hotels.
Advance tickets are available at the University Student Union
Information Desk and at Borders. Tickets are $10 general admission; $6
Fresno State faculty, staff, Alumni Association members and seniors; $5
elementary and secondary students; and $2 Fresno State students. Prices
on the day of the event increase by $2 for general admission, faculty,
staff and Alumni Association members.
For information or tickets, contact the University Lecture Series office
at 559.278.2341
(Copy by University Communications student-intern Megan Jacobsen.)
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