To celebrate Hispanic Heritage month, here are numerous seminars, panels and cultural events going on in the Washington, D.C. area. The following is a brief list of events going on in the upcoming months. This list is far from complete. If you are aware of an event which is not included here, please contact the webmaster . The Smithsonian Institution presents a variety of Latino themed events in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.
Some events are included here, please visit their site for a more detailed list.
1 pm Two outstanding companies perform the dance and music of Mexico and New Mexico. A director looks for an Afro-Cuban woman to play the leading role in his next film. With a small video camera, he scours the streets of Havana for his star, and by way of this search, we observe some of the underlying currents inherent in Cuban society today. National Museum of Natural History anthropologist Dr. Michael Atwood Mason introduces the film. In Spanish with English subtitles.