March 2023
- 3Tue
English Playgroup at the Library – Afternoon
Weekly meeting and play space for families of all kinds with children between 6 months and 3 years old in which to create friendships in an English-speaking environment.
- 3Tue
Ukulele Club: second winter cycle for adults (all levels)
Winter cycle of the Ukulele Club for adults of the International Institute with Jack Sheehan, in which they learn to play the ukulele in English.
- 8Tue
English Playgroup at the Library – Morning
Weekly meeting and play space for families of all kinds with children between 6 months and 3 years old in which to create friendships in an English-speaking environment.
- 11Tue
- 12: 00 pm - 1: 00 pm
Reading Aloud with Jacob: Love to Our Elders
Special reading session in English of the book "Dear Juno" that will be accompanied by the preparation of a letter for the elderly from the "Love for Our Elders" association. For boys and girls from 4 to 9 years old and their companions. With Jacob as narrator.
- 13Tue
- 7: 30 pm - 9: 30 pm
The Love Light: silent film with live piano music
The International Institute presents a unique cinematographic experience with the projection of silent films with live piano music.
- 14Tue
- 7: 00 pm - 8: 00 pm
Carmen Bravo-Villasante: an intimate look, an international vision
The International Institute presents a conference on Carmen Bravo-Villasante: philologist, folklorist, writer and translator who worked as a professor at Smith College in Madrid, based at this same Institute.
- 15Tue
- 5: 30 pm - 6: 30 pm
Family Reading Aloud at the Library with Sydney: The Teddy Bear
Special reading session in English with a related craft in the library. For boys and girls from 4 to 7 years old and their companions. With Sydney as narrator.
- 21Tue
- 5: 30 pm - 6: 30 pm
Discussion of the book club in Spanish on North American literature with Maria Willstedt
The library meetings return to analyze and debate stories from North American literature with Maria Willstedt as a facilitator.
- 21Tue
Reiteration of diversity: minimal music and American opera of the XNUMXth century
In this series of three-session conferences, we will constantly use specific audiovisual examples that allow us to listen to and visualize the most characteristic features of this musical movement, as well as its concrete crystallization in two emblematic operas by two of its most outstanding composers: Philip Glass and John Adams. .
- 22Tue
- 5: 30 pm - 6: 30 pm
Family Maker Lab with Alex
Activity in English in which adults and children can collaborate as a team to try to carry out a "maker" challenge. For families or intergenerational groups with children from 6 years of age along with at least one adult. This time we will create a video with the "Stop Motion" technique.
- 22Tue
- 7: 30 pm - 8: 30 pm
Cinefórum: “Federico” by Ciro Altabás. Racial diversity in cinema under debate.
Cinefórum on racial diversity in the Spanish audiovisual world. Screening of the short “Federico” by Ciro Altabás and subsequent debate.
- 24Tue
- 8: 00 pm - 9: 30 pm
Mad Rush: Philip Glass Piano Works – Fabio Alvarez Piano
The International Institute presents the pianist Fabio Álvarez in concert performing works by the American composer Philip Glass.
- 25Tue
- 12: 00 pm - 1: 00 pm
Family Reading Aloud at the Library with Kate and Kay: A Tree is Nice
Special reading session in English with a related craft. For boys and girls from 4 to 7 years old and their companions. With Kay and Kate as narrators.
- 27Tue
- 6: 00 pm - 7: 00 pm
YA Fiction: Literary Circle for Teens
New library book club to explore YA fiction for ages 15-17 with Morgan Hogue as moderator.
- 28Tue
- 5: 30 pm - 6: 30 pm
Family Reading Aloud at the Library with Kate and Kay: A Tree is Nice
Special reading session in English with a related craft. For boys and girls from 4 to 7 years old and their companions. With Kay and Kate as narrators.
- 30Tue
- 5: 30 pm - 6: 30 pm
Lego Time at the Library
Free playtime in English in the library with Lego pieces, based on a challenge proposed by Nicholas Callaway and his little helper Sebastian. For children between 5 and 9 years old.
- 31Tue
- 6: 00 pm - 7: 00 pm
Discover the International Institute: a guided tour
To commemorate Women's Month we offer a guided tour of the Institute's headquarters. The building will give rise to the fascinating history of this North American institution and its contribution to the equality of Spanish women through education.