Kendall Campus

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Staff Report

MIAMI – A forum that allows space for both the abstract and the concrete, Arts and Letters, is returning for its 26th consecutive year. Miami Dade College’s (MDC) Kendall Campus will welcome back this year’s theme of invisible voices from March 29 – April 4. All events are free and open to the public.

Throughout the week, ideas will spring forth from the creative minds of professional artists and performers, including faculty and students. The ideas will manifest through art, music, literature, film, science, history, and performance with events for everyone.

The featured keynote speakers are Zorina Frey, spoken word artist, and Chris Del Vesco, *RAINN speaker and author, who will visit the campus on April 3 for a presentation and meet and greet opportunity.

Following are some of the Arts and Letters events, which will all be held at the MDC Kendall Campus, 11011 SW St.

Tuesday, April 3

11:15 – 12:30 p.m

Suicide Prevention Awareness

Room K-413

After watching two brief videos about suicide prevention, including a survivor story, students will actively participate in identifying and evaluating potential realistic action plans to raise awareness about suicide prevention.

11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Silent No More

McCarthy Auditorium, Room 6120

Are you ready to experience the freedom of raising your “voice” through high energy expressions of spoken word performance, improvisation, and music? Come hear the strong “voices” of Zorina Frey and Chris Del Vesco. Chris will empower you with tools, tips, and tricks to liberate your voice and learn to be “silent no more”! *RAINN – www.rainn.org

Wednesday, April 4

12:15-12:45 p.m.

Fight Like a Girl

Room K-413

In this short documentary by filmmaker Agustin Gonzalez, three South Florida women push through the male dominated competitive video gaming scene. “Fight Like a Girl” is a celebration of women in this field and an evaluation of the problems they face.

1 – 2:15 p.m.

Silent Voices: The Hidden Lives of Children

Room R 402/403

Poet and University of Miami creative writing professor Mia Leonin reads from Fable of the Pack-Saddle Child, an illustrated, book-length poem steeped in the world of Micaela, a ten-year old, who uses her imagination to overcome a traumatic experience. The session will include a bookmaking workshop by visual artist Nereida García Ferraz.
For more information on the complete Arts and Letters calendar, contact Prof. Tony Chirinos at achirino@mdc.edu.