Coming Up in ELC:

Scholarship Application: Spring 2022

• Application available online HERE
• Submission Deadline: Monday, November 15 @ 5:00 pm Texas Time
• Two (2) scholarships are typically awarded: one for AEP and one for ELP
• Award will cover $2500 towards intensive tuition for the Spring 2022(15–week) session in either AEP or ELP.

Continuing Student Applications

• For Spring 2022
• Application available online HERE
• We would love to see you again!

Upcoming Social Events:

Talk Time

• Practice your English conversation skills with native English speakers!
• Tuesday, November 2
• 4:30 – 5:30 pm
• On Zoom: Link on Canvas calendar!
• In Person: PAR 208

Game Night Social 

• Join your friends in the ELC to play classic games!
• Thursday, November 4
• 4:30 – 5:30 pm
• In Person: JES A209A

International Open Mic Night at the Cactus Café

• ELC students are invited to this social event hosted by Texas Global’s International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) for International Education Week 2021.
• ISSS is seeking talented musicians, poets, and singer-songwriters to sign up for a special edition of Open Mic Night at the historic Cactus Café, to be held the evening of Monday, Nov. 15, 2021.
• Then sign up online HERE!
• Deadline to sign up: Wednesday, November 3
• Sign up to perform at International Open Mic Night on Nov. 15
  • If you are:
    • An international student or scholar
    • A U.S. student or scholar with a passion for building a global community at UT
  • And you want to:
    • Perform an internationally themed song or poem (non-English performances welcome!)
    • Bring your own instrument(s)
    • Perform one song or poem that is 5 minutes or less in duration
    • Perform solo or with a friend (2 people max)

Día de los Muertos

What is Día de los Muertos?

According to Austin’s Mexic-Arte Museum, “Celebrated by Mexicans and Mexican Americans alike, as well as others in Latin America, Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead is an important religious and cultural event that synthesizes pre-Columbian traditions and Catholic Church practices. Originating in ancient Mexico, the annual celebration is increasingly observed in the United States as part of contemporary Latinx popular culture. Day of the Dead blends indigenous religious and cultural rituals with customs surrounding the Catholic holy days: 

Who is la Catrina? Why do people paint their face like skeletons?

The original image was created by artist Jose Guadalupe Posada in Mexico City in right before the Mexican Revolution. The Catrina is a well-dressed skeleton that pokes fun at the brevity of life, the futility of materialism, and is a commentary on both death impersonated and a historical embrace of the life/ death cycle that started in ancient Mexico.

There will be no parade this year, but you can choose two ways of experiencing the celebration: virtually or in-person.

Virtual:

• Parade/Procession Videos
• Virtual Exhibition Tour – Los Pueblos Originarios – Honoring the Dead – Continuing Traditions, Photos by Mary J. Andrade Exhibition
• Dia de los Muertos Art Activities and Education Guide
• Delicias: Day of the Dead recipes
• Mariposa Plaza: Delicias at Museum
• Xantolo: Day of the Dead Celebration with Music, Performances, and Storytelling
• View online: HERE

In-Person:

• Location: Mexic-Arte Museum, 419 Congress Avenue
• Saturday, October 30th
• 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
• Admission:
  • $4 for Students museum entrance
  • Sidewalk and outdoor activities are Free
  • Visit the Museum’s Visit webpage for more info on admission
• Día de los Muertos Open House:
  • Presented in conjunction with our current exhibitions:
    • MX 21-Resistance, Reaffirmation & Resilience Exhibition
    • Los Pueblos Originarios – Honoring the Dead – Continuing Traditions, Photos by Mary J. Andrade Exhibition
    • Nuestra Comunidad/Our Community – Memory and Remembrance
  • Parade Props – Display of large parade props are called Mojigangas – including La Catrina and others, Bike Zoo Butterflies, and more!
  • Free Pan de Muerto (first 200 with admission)
  • Augmented Mural of Día de los Muertos Ofrenda located on Museum’s north facing wall (Congress Ave and 5th St)
  • Free Papel Picado Art Kits for Children (kids must be present)

Austin’s Mexican American Cultural Center:

Emma S Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center will host a Day of the Dead festival featuring lowriders, communal altars, a butterfly release, food trucks, with live music, and dance performances by more than 10 groups!

• Monday and Tuesday, November 1 & 2
• 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• FREE!
• 600 River St.
• Visit website for more information
• RSVP to the event
• This is a City of Austin event, so masks are REQUIRED.

UT Campus-Wide Ofrenda:

MACC: Día De Los Muertos