Tag: Hispanic Heritage Month

Join this informal conversation group every first and third Wednesday of the month to practice your Spanish language fluency. Our facilitator will bring topics and discussion questions to get the conversation flowing. Intermediate Spanish skills are required.

For more information, call (561) 868-7701.

Join other book lovers every second Friday of the month for a lively discussion of selected books. October’s book will be “I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter” by Erika L. Sanchez. Teenaged Julia is not your perfect Mexican daughter. That was her sister’s role. But after her sister dies in a tragic accident, Julia is left to reassemble the shattered pieces of her family. But was Julia’s sister really as perfect as she seemed? And how can Julia even attempt to live up to this impossible ideal?

Informal book chatter begins at 11:30 a.m. followed by a moderated book discussion at noon.

No registration required. For more information, call (561) 868-7701.

This highly popular, award-winning weekly concert series is the place to be for great music, mouth-watering foods, and great times with family and friends.

Established in 1999, Luis Manuel & The Charambo Band performs classic salsa with a touch of Cuban son, Latin jazz, cha-cha-cha, cumbia and merengue. With members from Cuba, Puerto Rico and Venezuela, this 7-piece band delivers a high-energy performance with the blend of piano, bass, conga, timbal, two trombones and lead singer Luis Manuel.

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The island of Puerto Rico, daughter of the sea and the sun, is a land rich in musical heritage.

The Puerto Rican Cultural Society of Palm Beach County proudly presents this joyous event of música jíbara and other folk music, bomba and plena dancing, and a light cultural refreshment.

For more information, visit WPBCitylibrary.org or call (561) 868-7701.

Join us in welcoming Gladius to the Mandel Public Library!

From Atlanta, Georgia, pupiled by Andrés Segovia’s protégé, and driven to obsession by Eddie Van Halen, Gladius is an award-winning composer and “accomplished classical/flamenco style guitarist” who soulfully “shreds on the electric” (Phil Keaggy), sharing the bill with Grammy winners and mesmerizing audiences nationwide with his electrifying live act since 2016.

For more information, visit WPBCityLibrary.org or call (561) 868-7701.

Widely regarded as a leading ensemble and musical institution in Mexico, the “Miner’s Symphony Orchestra” remains at the musical forefront through eclectic programming and collaborations. Led by their esteemed Music Director, Carlos Miguel Prieto—recognized as the leading Mexican conductor of his generation—their program features pieces by Gabriela Ortiz, Carlos Chávez, and Silvestre Revueltas. The orchestra will be joined by the renowned Venezuelan virtuoso pianist, Gabriela Montero, in a performance of her own composition.

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