On Saturday, April 27, Smith College will host an Arabic Cultural Festival for the campus and local communities. The festival is the first ever organized to celebrate Arabic arts and culture at Smith College and in the Pioneer Valley. The festival showcases the arts, music, cuisine, traditions, and, most importantly, the spirit of the Arab [...]
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The group Korean American Students of Smith is holding its final event of the year—Korean Culture Day—on Saturday April 20, 2013. Korean Culture Day is an annual spring social gathering for friends and families to come and indulge in delicious Korean food, and participate in various Korean traditional games and other cultural activities. In the [...] Founded in 1987, student organization EKTA is celebrating its 25th anniversary this academic year. “Ekta” means “unity” in several languages spoken in South Asia and the organization aims to weave together its members’ languages, cultures, faiths, and identities in order to form a community among South Asians and those who are interested in the region [...] The Southeast Asian Alliance is hosting its first Southeast Asian Dessert Workshop this Saturday, April 21, at Unity House. From 1:30-4 p.m. (note the change from 6-8 p.m.) the group will be serving its best-selling leche flan and mango sticky rice, as well as halo-halo. Halo-halo is a popular Filipino dessert that is a mixture [...] This evening marks the first official German Club meeting. All are welcome to attend the meeting, whether they speak German or just have an interest in German culture. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the German Lounge, Hatfield 204. English will be spoken at the meeting and the club will review plans for [...] On November 7, I.S. Day 2011 featured dozens of international dishes prepared by students. Students, faculty, and staff sampled the food and supported the International Student Organization. Yesterday, the International Students Organization and the Office of International Students and Scholars hosted International Student Day 2011 and its annual international food festival. The festival featured [...] Students, faculty, and staff enjoy the offerings at IS Day 2009. Next Monday, November 7, marks International Students’ Day, hosted by the International Students Organization (ISO) and the Office for International Students and Scholars. Students will be selling dishes from all over the world at the Annual International Food Festival from 11:30 a.m. to [...] This afternoon the German Studies department at Smith is hosting its traditional coffee and cake social, Kaffestunde. Students and staff will gather at Hatfield Hall from 4:15-5:15 p.m. to practice their German and enjoy pastries and coffee. The department also hosts Deutscher Tisch, a German-language lunch table, every Tuesday from noon to 1 p.m. in [...] Smith alumna Alice Delcourt ’99 was the winner of the Fourteenth Annual International Cous Cous Fest, an international festival of cultural integration held in Sicily. Delcourt’s recipe featured smoked mackerel on a bed of fruit and herb couscous. A jury made up of journalists, international chefs, and culinary experts awarded Delcourt the overall award for [...] |
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