Multilingual Chicago is now offering Parents and Tots and Kids 3-5 Spanish classes at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. Children will learn Spanish vocabulary during an experiential, interactive class through songs, games and laughter! Children will read a thematic book together and then do fun hands-on crafts or sing songs relating to the day’s theme.
Cost: $100/member caregiver and child/series; $140/non-member caregiver and child/series.
To register, call the museum at 773-755-5100, Ext. 5045
Fridays, September 2nd-October 12th
Location:
2430 North Cannon Drive, Chicago, IL 60614.
For more info: http://www.naturemuseum.org/cgi-bin/calendar.pl?month=9&view=Event&event_id=12302&datestring=20110909
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Children ages 1-4 will learn Polish vocabulary during an experiential, interactive class through songs, movement and laughter! Children will read a thematic book together and then do fun hands-on crafts and sing songs relating to the day’s theme.
Cost: 7-week sessions: $100/member caregiver and child/series; $140/non-member caregiver and child/series; $20/single class; 6-week sessions: $90/member caregiver and child/series; $130/nonmember caregiver and child/series; $20/single class. Presented in partnership with Multilingual Chicago.
http://www.naturemuseum.org/cgi-bin/calendar.pl?view=Event&event_id=12295&datestring=20110908
Thursday, September 8
10:00 am -10:50 am
To kick off the fall season and welcome all of our students, Members, and friends, FIAF presents its first ever Open House. Bring your friends and enjoy free programs and activities highlighting all that FIAF has to offer throughout the year.
Including continuous free screenings of shorts; A look into Crossing the Line (FIAF’s fall festival); New exhibition by Nick van Woert; French wine and conversation; and free 30-minute french lessons!
See fiaf.org for more info & complete schedule
When: Tuesday, September 13
Time: 4–8pm
Where: FIAF – French Institute Alliance Française, New York, NY
Phone: (212) 355-6100
Hosted by Confucius Institute at Miami Dade College
Co-hosts: Chinese Academy for Art Industries at Shanghai University and the Office of International Education at Miami Dade College
9:00 – 10:00 am Registration
10:00 – 12:00 pm General Session (Building 7, Auditorium Room 7128)
10:00 – 10:15 am Welcome Remarks
- Dr. Rolando Montoya, Provost, Miami Dade College
- Ms. Alina Interian, Executive Director of The Center of Literature and Theatre @ MDC / Miami Book Fair International
- Dr. Xuejun (Jim) Yu, Director of Confucius Institute at Miami Dade College
10:15 – 12:00 pm Keynote Speakers
- Dr. Hong Shao, Vice Chairman of Wangxuan Foundation (Beijing) and Professor of History at Nankai University: “China’s Popular Historical Studies in the Information Age“.
- Dr. Xinxun Wu, Exec ... 
The University of Miami Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, with the support of the Cultural Services of the French Consulate in Miami, is holding the “Literary Translation Conference” November 18th, 2011.
Two important French literary figures will participate in this conference: author Jean-Christophe Valtat, who has the distinction of writing both in French and in English, and the renowned translator Brice Matthieussent, director of collections at the French publishing house: éditions Christian Bourgois, who has translated many American authors such as Jim Harrison.
When: November 18, 2011
Time: 9:00 AM to 6:00 pm
Where: University of Miami
Alumni Center-Toll Library, Miami, Florida
Contact: Mary Mezzano
Tel: (305) 284-5585
m.mezzano@miami.edu
RSVP: Mary Mezzano (m.mezzano@mi ... 
Think “Wales” and behold images of Celts, choirs, castles, coal mines, coastline and pastoral mountain valleys dotted with sheep. Join filmmaking musicians Monty and Marsha Brown for a memorable journey to Wales: Land of Song.
When: Friday, February 17, 2012
Time: 1:00 pm and 7:30 pm
Where: Miller Center for the Arts,
4 North Second Street, Reading, PA 19601
Tickets: $7 Adults; $6 Seniors (60 years+) and Students
For more info click here.
From Blarney to Killarney and Cobh to Dublin are adventures that celebrate Irish culture and the country’s immigration links with America. The land offers wonders, the people are smiling and friendly, and the tea and scones are a welcome at every stop.
When: Friday, March 16, 2012
Time: 1:00 pm and 7:30 pm
Where: Miller Center for the Arts,
4 North Second Street, Reading, PA 19601
Tickets: $7 Adults; $6 Seniors (60 years+) and Students
For more info click here.
Central America’s Costa Rica nurtures some of the last remaining true natural treasures of the world. Emerald rainforests, marvels of jeweled birds and bugs lined by Caribbean and Pacific golden beaches. Together they create the colors that have lured visitors to Costa Rica’s shores again and again.
When: Friday, April 6, 2012
Time: 1:00 pm and 7:30 pm
Where: Miller Center for the Arts,
4 North Second Street, Reading, PA 19601
Tickets: $7 Adults; $6 Seniors (60 years+) and Students
For more info click here.
Join ICC, Pallium India-USA and thousands of Americans across the country in making future healthcare decisions known to family, friends and healthcare providers, on this day. Share your wishes and complete your Advance Healthcare Directives because……YOUR DECISIONS MATTER.
Learn more and register
Advance Healthcare Directives are instructions for your medical decisions if you are not able to speak for yourself.
This program is meant to inspire, educate,and empower our community about taking charge of theirmedical care at a crucial time in their lives.
When: Sunday, April 22, 2012
Time: 2:00pm
Where: Indian Community Center, CA
For more info click here.
Continuing its highly successful 2011 partnership with The Japan Foundation, Asia Society will once again join with Monkey Business, the acclaimed English-language anthology of newly translated Japanese writing, to present an American-Japanese literary dialogue in conjunction with the PEN World Voices International Festival. Writers Masatsugu Ono and Tomoka Shibasaki will be joined by Stuart Dybek andKelly Link for an intriguing and original cross-cultural encounter facilitated by eminent translators Ted Goossen and Motoyuki Shibata.
Followed by a book sale and signing.
In conjunction with PEN World Voices 2012, April 30 to May 6
Can’t make it to this program? Tune into AsiaSociety.org/Live at 2:00 pm ET for a free live video webcast. Viewers are encouraged to submit questions to mod ... 
