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Viva Portugal

When: Saturday, May 7, 2016
1:00 PM - 7:45 PM
Where: New Bedford New Bedford, MA
Cost: FREE
Description: The Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture at UMass Dartmouth invites you to join as we celebrate a great event for New Bedford and the Portuguese community:

VIVA PORTUGAL- A DOWNTOWN NEW BEDFORD FESTA!
a FREE Celebration of Portuguese Art and Culture

Date: Saturday, May 7, 2016
Time: 1:00pm- 7:45pm
Place: Intersection of Purchase and Spring Streets in downtown New Bedford

The Z has brought together the leading Portuguese cultural organizations to create a festa or street party that celebrates the art, music and food of Portugal! You're invited to spend the day delighting in the sumptuous food, beautiful and enchanting music before the evening main stage performance of Fado music with Nathalie Pires & Marco Rodrigues.

Highlights include:
Renowned Portuguese chefs and cookbook authors Ana Ortins, Maria Lawton will offer cooking demonstrations Performances by the Portuguese Kids, Pianist Renato Diz, Raizes, Grupo Ilhas de Brumas and the Madeiran folkloric dance group Grupo Folclorico do Clube Madeirense S.S. Sacramento, among others The Azorean Maritime Heritage Society will showcase their authentic Azorean whaleboat Pico and present master boat builder, Joao Silveira Tavares from Pico, Azores Club Madeirense S.S. Sacremento, also known as The Portuguese Feast, will set the visual tone of the event with decorations and parade floats Portuguese food vendors will offer the classic selections of cacoila and linguisa sandwiches, malassadas, cod fish cakes, favas, and tremos a signature Portuguese salty snack made from lupini beans.

For more information or for tickets to the Viva Portugal: The Afterglow http://zeiterion.org/viva-portugal/

You can also log on to our Facebook page or UMass Dartmouth homepage:
www.facebook.com/CenterPortugueseStudiesCulture
www.portstudies.umassd.edu
Topical Areas: University Community, Portuguese, Alumni Events, Concerts