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.
Nov
10
2026
Politics and Poetics of the Archive: una conversation with Marina Azahua / Políticas y Poéticas del Archivo: conversación con Marina Azahua
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Join Northwestern University's Department of Spanish and Portuguese for a conversation between Mexico City-based writer, editor, translator, and anthropologist Marina...
Nov
4
2026
BEYOND THE GRID: BIODIVERSITY AND OFF-GRID SPACES IN LATIN AMERICAN FICTION
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
A talk by Victoria Saramago, Associate Professor of Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Studies, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, The University of Chicago This...
Nov
2
2026
🕯️Tacita de Café Celebra Día de los Muertos 🕯️
4:15 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
2026
HISTORIAS DE ASSOMBRAÇÃO DO BRASIL
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Join the Portuguese Society to learn about and act out Brazilian legends!
Oct
28
2026
Spanish Club Paint & Sip
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Join the Spanish Club and Art Theory and Practice for a fun and creative afternoon of painting canvases and sipping chichi...
Oct
9
2026
Words Made Flesh: Language, Body, and Conversion in Colonial Latin America
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Words Made Flesh: Language, Body, and Conversion in Colonial Latin America Caroline Egan (Spanish and Portuguese) Friday, 9 October, 12:30-2pm Hagstrum Room Words Made...
Oct
7
2026
Spanish Club Noche de Trivia
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Join us for the first Spanish Club event of the year and enjoy pizza, trivia, and prizes! Test your knowledge...
May
13
2026
The Spanish Club presents Sino-Spanish Identity through Comics
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Join the Spanish Club for a conversation with Spanish Artist, Podcaster and Graphic Novelist, Quant Zhou.
May
13
2026
Feminist performance in times of rising fascism, Colectivo LASTESIS (Daffne Valdés and Sibila Sotomayor V.) in Conversation with Marcela Fuentes
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM, sponsored by SOC - Department of Performance Studies
A conversation with Prof. Marcela Fuentes on LASTESIS’s groundbreaking performance research. Join us for an exploration of how the collective...
May
5
2026
Brazilian Movie Night
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
NU Alpha Beta Portuguese Honor Society presents "O Auto da Compadecida", a classic comedy about corruption, redemption, and religion in...
May
1
2026
¡Dale Duro!
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Join Dale Duro’s Katarina Andrade and Gregory Jaime to learn more about Northwestern’s Latin Dance Team and how they represent...
Apr
22
2026
Spanish Club presents RECUERDOS TRANSFORMTERIZAS: FOTO-ARCHIVES OF SAN DIEGO AND TIJUANA
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Join the Spanish Club for a talk and pop-up exhibition on queer and trans life across the U.S.-Mexico border with...
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!