multi-day
¡Té con Té!
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Practice speaking Spanish... Refreshments provided!ALL LEVELS WELCOME Casual environment & student run!5 - 6 PM Every MondayFrom April, 6 to May,...
Past Events
multi-day
The 12th National Symposium on Spanish as a Heritage Language
All day, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
The National Symposium on Spanish as a Heritage Language (NSSHL) is an intellectual forum for the discussion and advancement on...
multi-day
!Té con Té!
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Practive speaking Spanish with your peers every Monday from 5:00-6:00 in Kresge 2-325! All levels welcome. Refreshments provided.
multi-day
Northwestern Festival of Languages & Cultures
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Join the Spanish and Portuguese faculty in celebrating languages and cultures from around the world with events and activities througout...
Apr
15
2026
Book Launch: CORAÇÕES MIGRANTES histórias de recomeços... Traveling through Language, Memories, and Immigration
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Join us in celebrating the launch of CORAÇÕES MIGRANTES histórias de recomeços, a collection of immigration stories and personal memories...
Apr
10
2026
Meet the Artist Reception for Quan Zhou
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities
Join us for a casual open house reception to meet artist Quan Zhou, Spring 2026 Artist in Residence of Spanish...
Apr
9
2026
“The ‘Good Farmers’ of 16th-Century Central Mexico: Soil Taxonomies and Soil Transformations in the Codex Vergara and the Codex de Santa Maria Asunción.”
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
The Codex Vergara and the Codex de Santa María Asunción are two cadastral documents produced in sixteenth-century New Spain. The...
Mar
6
2026
The Monument of Tomorrow: Creative Conservation and the Spanish Civil War
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Miguel Caballero (Spanish & Portuguese, Northwestern University) presents his recent book The Monument of Tomorrow (PSUP, 2025), shortlisted for the...
Feb
27
2026
Capoeira Workshop with Instructor Arrepiado
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Please join Spanish & Portuguese, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, and the Council on Language Instruction for a Capoeira...
Feb
25
2026
Replaying Marc Anthony: Notes of Sonic and Textual Healing
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by The Latina and Latino Studies Program
Join us welcoming Professor Emerita, Dr. Frances R. Aparicio back on campus for a celebration of her latest book! Replaying Marc...
Feb
20
2026
Brazilian Carnaval!
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Join the Portuguese Language Program students for a fun evening of crafts, music, and more! Bring an empty SODA CAN for...
Feb
18
2026
The Spanish Club presents A Conversation with Artist Esmeralda Rodriguez
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Join us for a session with artist Emeralda as she shares her work on Mexican artesanía, exploring memory and identity...
Feb
17
2026
FALA, GALERA
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
You're invited to the new student-led Portuguese speaking group! All levels are welcome. We will have delicious Brazilian snacks and...
Feb
11
2026
D. Pedro II, the Yankee Emperor, a talk by Brazilian Historian Paulo Rezzutti.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Brazil’s history is full of unexpected turns. Many are surprised to learn that Rio de Janeiro was once the only...
Feb
11
2026
WHEN ONE MISSES THE MARK: What Pragmatic Failure Reveals About Culture, Communication, and Learning Spanish A talk by Dr. María Amparo Soler Bonafont, Assoc. Professor - University of Madrid
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Join the Department of Spanish & Portuguese in partnership with the Buffet Institute for Global Affairs for WHEN ONE MISSES THE MARK:...
Feb
10
2026
Vicente Lecuna: A Promising Past: Remodeling Fictions in Parque Central, Caracas
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Join Spanish & Portuguese for a book talk by Vicente Lecuna with a Q & A moderated by Eduardo Bello.
Feb
9
2026
Land Defense and Counterfactual Mourning, a talk by Carolyn Fornoff, Cornell Univ.
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Presented by the Department of Spanish & Portuguese and LACS.
Jan
30
2026
Transitioning a Language Program from Commercial Textbooks to Open Resources
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
A talk by Dr. Giovanni Zimotti, Director of Spanish Language Instruction, University of Iowa.
Jan
28
2026
Spanish Club Elote en Vaso Workshop
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
The Spanish Club presents... How to make elote en vaso! Invite your friends and learn to make this Mexican street food...
Jan
26
2026
Brazilian Baroque Music Talk
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Join the Northwestern Portuguese Department for this wonderful talk with musician Weverton Santos! COME and BRING A FRIEND!! Please register.
Jan
14
2026
Circle of Indigenous Knowledge - Roda dos Saberes Indígenas
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Come to a talk by Brazilian Indigenous Writer & Educator, Dr. Daniel Munduruku. Munduruku is President of the Brazilian Indigenous...
Jan
13
2026
Te he seguido: Jack Arias in Conversation with Jorge Coronado
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Andean Cultures and Histories Working Group
Jack Martínez Arias (Hamilton College) presents his most recent novel, Te he seguido, in conversation with Jorge Coronado. The novel...
Nov
14
2025
Brazilian FILM FESTIVAL at NU November 14th @5pm
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Friday, November 14: Milton Nascimento, one of our greatest Musicians!! His story, his life, his songs!! Milton Bituca Nascimento | Official Documentary Trailer...
Nov
6
2025
Brazilian FILM FESTIVAL at NU! November 6 and November 14! 5pm
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
KASA BRANCA. Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x46ybwdpmp4 This is a story of hope and care for others, that all will certainly enjoy! A teenager...
Nov
5
2025
The Spanish Club Night of Peruvian Dance
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
The Spanish Club, Department of Spanish & Portuguese, Council on Language Instruction, and the Language Resource Center present a 🇵🇪 Night of Peruvian...
Oct
31
2025
Tacita de Café celebra Día de los Muertos
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
The Department of Spanish & Portuguese welcomes all heritage students with a cultural connection to Spanish to join us for...
Oct
29
2025
Filologia Queer y Anarchivismo
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
La crisis de las humanidades obliga no tanto a un repliegue sino a un salto hacia adelante, más y mejores...
Oct
17
2025
The Spanish Club Clay Magnet Workshop
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Join The Spanish Club for a fun afternoon of crafts, snacks, and Spanish culture!
Oct
13
2025
Info Session: Study Abroad in Brazil!
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Come learn about studying abroad in Niterói, Brazil.
Oct
2
2025
Agrarian Questions: The Latin American Novel on the Road to Capitalism
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Latin American and Caribbean Studies
In the half-century running between 1910 and 1970, Latin American literature acquired, more than at any moment before or since,...
Oct
1
2025
Spanish Club Trivia & Tea
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
We hope you will join us for the first Spanish Club event of the year ⁉️ Trivia & Tea🧋 Wednesday, October 1st 4:00-5:00...
May
21
2025
The Spanish Club Boba y Games
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Join The Spanish Club for our final event of the year 🧋Boba y Games 🎲 Wednesday, May 21st, 5:00-6:00 pm Kresge 3535 There will...
May
7
2025
The Spanish Club Craft & Chat
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
All are welcome to join the Spanish Club for an evening of snacks and yarn bracelet making!
May
5
2025
Natalie Belisle: The art of Inhospitality: Caribbean Aesthetics and the Uninhabitable
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Natalie Lauren Belisle is an Assistant Professor of Spanish and Comparative Literature in the Department of Latin American and Iberian...
Apr
11
2025
🪇Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba Workshop🪇
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Join the Spanish Club for a fun and interactive Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba Workshop featuring special guest Ivelisse Diaz! Friday, April 11th...
Feb
28
2025
The Spanish Club Zumba Class
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Join the Spanish Club for a fun evening of Zumba with guest instructor, Sabrina Schmitt!
Feb
27
2025
Rochelle Rives of CUNY will present her new book "The new Physiognomy. Face, Form, and Modern Expression
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Advances in facial recognition, artificial intelligence, and other technologies provoke urgent ethical questions about facial expressivity and how we interpret...
Feb
26
2025
Tacita de Café Juntos a la Mesa!
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
The Department of Spanish & Portuguese welcomes all heritage students with a cultural connection to Spanish to join us for...
Feb
21
2025
The Spanish Club Presents The Black Diaspora in Colombia - New Date!
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Join The Spanish Club as Northwestern psychology student Zosia Alarr (’25) shares about her independent summer research project "The Black...
Feb
13
2025
"Biocosmism Vitality and the Utopian Imagination in Postrevolutionary Mexico" A Book Talk by Jorge Quintana
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Professor Jorge Quintana of Dartmouth College will present his new book, "Biocosmism Vitality and the Utopian Imagination in Postrevolutionary Mexico...
Feb
12
2025
CANCELED The Spanish Club Presents The Black Diaspora in Colombia
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED.
Feb
7
2025
Prácticas inclusivas para un mejor aprendizaje del español, a talk by Bel Olid
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Bel Olid is an Assistant Instructional Professor at the University of Chicago, PhD candidate at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and visiting grad...
Jan
24
2025
Samba 101: Brazilian Dance with Dill Costa
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Join the Portuguese Department to learn to dance samba with renowned Chicago-based dancer Dill Costa! Raised in Rio de Janeiro,...
Jan
24
2025
Spanish Club Game Night!
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Please join us for a fun afternoon of games and pizza. All levels of Spanish speakers are welcome!
Jan
24
2025
Tacos are modernity
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Visit and talk of Professor Ignacio Sánchez Prado, Professor of Spanish, Latin American Studies, and Film and Media Studies at...
Jan
8
2025
Brazilian Music Celebration
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Join the Portuguese 115-2 class for a Brazilian Music Celebration. Familiarize yourself with the Portuguese language and enjoy Brazilian music!...
Nov
22
2024
Spanish Club Cooking Night
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Join the Spanish Club for a fun evening making salpicón de frutas and exploring Colombian cuisine!
Nov
19
2024
A Conversation with Tayhana
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Join the Department of Spanish & Portuguese and Prof. Miguel Caballero for A Conversation with Tayhana Tayhana, Argentinian DJ, music producer and...
Nov
15
2024
Mostra Film Festival
5:00 PM - 8:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
This event features a short film showcase of "Camaco" by Breno Alvarenga and "The Signs are Invisible" by Gabrielle Ferreira....
Nov
12
2024
Snobismos: Experimentalismo y Ruptura en los Años 60
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Este diálogo explorará las estrategias estéticas y políticas que artistas de la generación de la Ruptura como Salvador Elizondo, Leonora...
Nov
7
2024
Mostra: Arte da Diplomacia
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
The Art of Diplomacy—an incredible documentary that bridges World War II with Brazilian art. Join us for a special screening....
Nov
6
2024
Colonial Andean Intellectuals and the Questions of Indigeneity and Racism: A Talk by Gonzalo Lamana
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Gonzalo Lamana's How "Indians" Think: Colonial Indigenous Intellectuals and the Question of Critical Race Theory offers an alternative interpretation of...
Oct
30
2024
Spanish Club Presents Live Music by the NU Latin Music Ensemble
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Join the Spanish Club for a fun evening of dance and live music from the NU Latin Music Ensemble!
Oct
30
2024
Tacita de Café celebra Día de los Muertos
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
The Department of Spanish & Portuguese welcomes all heritage students with a cultural connection to Spanish to join us for...
Oct
23
2024
Transmitting the Word of God through Music and Poetry: The Cases of Luis Jerónimo de Oré and Juan Pérez Bocanegra
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
In 1598, Peruvian-born Luis Jerónimo de Oré published El Symbolo catholico indiano, followed by Juan Pérez Bocanegra’s Ritual formulario in...
Oct
21
2024
Info Session: Study Abroad in Brazil!
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Join us to learn about our study abroad program in Niterói, Brazil! Representatives from the Department of Spanish & Portuguese...
Oct
19
2024
Pre-screening of Juntando orillas
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Join us for a special pre-screening of the documentary Juntando Orillas, followed by an engaging conversation with the director, producers,...
Oct
18
2024
“Juntando Orillas”: Bridging Afro-Diasporic Voices Through Literature
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Building on a partnership between two cultural initiatives, this panel will discuss the tensions between distinction and community, collectivization and...
Oct
17
2024
Crossing Waters: escrituras afrolatinoamericanas. Una conversación sobre enajenada and Tidal Waters
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
The authors Kianny Antigua and Velia Vidal will dialogue about her works with Andrea Change and Mary Hawley. “enajenada, de Kianny...
Oct
15
2024
A talk by Fernando López, philosopher, flamenco dancer and choreographer
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Fernando López will present his book Historia queer del flamenco (recently translated by Ryan Rockmore for University of Michigan Press,...
Oct
11
2024
Spanish Club Chicha & Paint!
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Join the Spanish Club for a fun evening of Peruvian Chicha, snacks, and crafts! Friday, October 11th – Kresge 3-535
May
20
2024
Spanish Writing Center Spring Workshop
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Join us for a one-hour workshop to learn practical strategies to understand and analyze prompts to enhance your Spanish writing...
May
16
2024
Chinese Diaspora in Spain: Introducing Qingtianese Heritage
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Artist, graphic novelist, and podcaster, Quan Zhou, will address stereotypes and discuss the diversity and identity within the Chinese diaspora. Lunch...
May
15
2024
Tacita de Café Una Tarde de Karaoke
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
¡CELEBREMOS EL DÍA INTERNACIONAL DE LA FAMILIA Y CHOSEN FAMILIES! ¡ÚNETE A TACITA DE CAFÉ PARA UNA TARDE DE KARAOKE...
May
13
2024
Figuras Famosas from Afro-Brazilian Literature and History
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
You are invited to join Port 105-8 students in a reception celebrating their work as part of the first Portuguese...
May
13
2024
Álbumes fotográficos del entresiglo (XIX-XX). La construcción de un cuerpo moderno (in)civil.
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
El álbum fotográfico del entresiglo (XIX-XX) constituyó una narrativa fragmentada, intermedial, espectacular, que obedecía a formas modernas de entender el...
May
10
2024
Spanish Club Flamenco Workshop
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Join the NU Spanish Club for an evening of FLAMENCO 💃🏼 with instructor Cezanne Fink Friday, May 10th, 5:00-6:00 pm Locy 111 Learn to dance...
May
10
2024
PORT 210 Student Art Exhibit
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Join the students of PORT 210 - Myths, Icons and Legends of Brazil for a memorable event showcasing their art projects.
May
6
2024
CAPOEIRA at NU!
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
All are welcome to join the Portuguese 105-8 students and the Portuguese Language Program for a performance and workshop by...
May
6
2024
Fables of Development: Capitalism and Social Imaginaries in Spain (1950-1967)
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Lecture by Ana M. Fernandez-Cebrian, Assistant Professor, Columbia University. Fables of Development: Capitalism and Social Imaginaries in Spain (1950-1967) focuses on...