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August 15, 2005
Attention: Pittsburgh/Latin American Community
Dear Community Member:
The Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) is pleased to announce that this
year we will be cosponsoring THE 26TH LATIN AMERICAN & CARIBBEAN FESTIVAL with
the Latin American Cultural Union (LACU). As in the past, we would like to
invite you to participate in this event.
The Festival will be held as part of International Week on Saturday, October
1, 2005 in the William Pitt Union, 3959 Fifth Avenue, University of Pittsburgh s
Oakland Campus, from 2:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
The Festival will highlight the diverse cultures of Latin America and the
Caribbean through food, art, crafts, music and dance. In the past you have
generously offered to participate either as a performer, food or craft vendor,
or as an information provider. I once again invite you to do so.
To help make the day unique, the watercolors of Peruvian Artist Victor Beltran
will be exhibited in the Kimble Gallery, WPU, beginning the day of the Festival
and continuing for two weeks (October 1 14, 2005).
This year s event will accommodate six (6) food venders and twelve to fourteen
(12-14) craft and information venders. Over the years the number of craft booths
has decreased. If you know of craft vendors who would be interested in joining
us, please pass the word along or send me their names and addresses. I will
invite them to participate.
The day will begin at 2:00 p.m. with food, art exhibit, crafts, children
activities, and information booths in the Ballroom and Kurtzman room while music
and dance performances take place in the Assembly room. To end the day we
welcome everyone to dance to the sounds of Latin American rhythms from 9:00 p.m.
to midnight.
The following information is provided to assist you in preparing for the
festival:
1. There is a $25 charge for craft booths and a $50 charge for food booths due
with the application. Please make checks payable to the University of
Pittsburgh. This fee will be used to defray Festival costs.
2. Booths will be assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis with a limit of
six (6) food booths and twelve-fourteen (12-14) art/craft/information booths.
3. Note that the schedule for food, crafts and information booths is from 2:00
p.m. 9:00 p.m.
Food booths are required to use chafing dishes or other heating trays to keep
food warm. No microwave ovens or roasting pans are permitted. No exceptions can
be made. This prevents power outages and eliminates the expense of electrical
rewiring of the room.
4. We ask that food be reasonably priced so that students can afford to try all
of the delectable cuisine of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Application Instructions:
Please complete and return an application form for Food, Craft, and Information
Booths and/or one as a Performer. If you are having a booth and
performing please fill out a separate application for each. A check made payable
to the University of Pittsburgh must accompany your application.
Applications must be sent by regular mail. We cannot accept registrations by
telephone, fax, or email. Send the application and check to Ms. Luz Amanada
Villada, Center for Latin American Studies, University of Pittsburgh, 4205
Posvar Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15260.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at (412)
648-7394
Thank you for making our Festival a success in the past, we hope that you will
participate again this year.
Thank you, Gracias, Obrigada
Luz Amanda Villada
Festival Coordinator
Please visit our website at www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas go to Upcoming Events and
Latin American and Caribbean Festival.
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