¡Hola a todos!

We hope all is going well in this Fall term!

As many of the members have graduated and moved on from Waterloo la Sociedad is in need of participants to continue and lead the club through social events and bring its members together to celebrate the Spanish-speaking culture.

We would like to invite those who are interested to visit the Spanish Lounge, ML 245B, and take a look at organizing some social events for the students who share a passion for the culture. It does take a little bit of time but events do not need to be fancy, it is as much as coordinating with some friends to have a movie night, or salsa night or a conversation session.

The Spanish Society hosts, usually in coordination with LASALAS (WLU), an annual semi-formal dinner and dance for students and professors of the department. In order for this to be a success again this Winter, la Sociedad is in need of some students to take the role of participating in the Executive team.

If you are at all interested in participating, in any degree, to keep la Sociedad Española running, please contact Dra. Sillato or Dra. Gutierrez of the Spanish department.

Many thanks for your participation in this matter in advance! Good luck with all your studies this term!

La Sociedad Española

Thank you to all of those who came to the formal, we hope you had a great time. Also thank you to all those who came out to our events, it’s been another a great year at Spansoc. Good luck on exams, have a great summer, and see you in the Fall!

Their members have played with the Buena Vista Social Club
They’ve played around the world and now
They’re coming to Taterloo…

Son Aché
High Energy Cuban Jazz Band

Saturday April 14th 2007
The Starlight Lounge
47 King St. N. Waterloo

Doors open at 6:30 pm
Show starts at 7:00 pm

Tickets are $15
Available at Earthwinds, and your Kitchener Farmers’ Market (Casa Salsa and Northern Roast)

More info contact:
www.nerudaproductions.com (519)502-9677
www.sonache.com/home.htm
www.myspace.com/elsonache

Get involved! If you would like to run for Spanish Society 2007-2008 Executive, please come for more information about positions and general running of the society on Monday, March 19th at 4:30pm in the Spanish Lounge (ML 245B)! This is a great opportunity for students to ask questions to candidates and find out more about the society.

Also, Monday  is the last day to purchase your Carnaval Spanish Formal tickets! So don’t forget to bring $35 with you

Voting for the Spanish Society 2007-2008 Executive will take place on Monday, March 26th at 4:30pm in the Spanish Lounge (ML 245B)!

Carnaval Spanish Formal
Saturday, March 24

6:00pm Cocktails
7:00pm Dinner (followed by awards and speeches during dessert)

Ali Baba Steakhouse
130 King St. South, Waterloo

We recommend the Mojitos made with fresh mint, and the “flambé” drinks available at the Spanish Coffee Bar! Also, Spanish wine bottles will be available at a special price for dinner. The red is the “Concha Y Toro Frontera 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot” (Chile), and the white is the “Cono Sur 2005 Sauvignon Blanc/Chardonnay” (Chile).

TICKETS $35

For $35 you will get a delicious dinner, a night of dancing, and two complimentary tickets to “Sexy Salsa Fridays” at The Club.

Tickets can be purchased from the UW Spanish Society. Just drop by the Spanish Lounge in ML 245B and get your ticket! Last day to purchase tickets is Monday, March 19!

MENU

Each table is set with complimentary fresh baked rolls, homemade creamy butter and fresh dill pickles.

Appetizer
- Soup du Jour
- Garden Fresh House Salad (spring and romaine lettuce mix with three-berry vinaigrette)

Sorbet

Entree (choice made when purchasing ticket)
- Chick

en Cordon Bleu
- Weiner Schnitzel
- 8 oz. Canada AAA Prime Rib
- Vegetarian (made to order at formal)
Served with chef’s vegetable and mini roasted red potatoes.

Dessert
- New York Style Cheesecake
- Chocolate Zinger cake

The UW Spanish Society and LASALAS are looking forward to seeing you at the formal!

Brush up on your salsa moves Monday, March 5th, from 7pm till 8pm in the SLC basement! We hope to see you there.

¡Hola a todos!

We have some unfortunate news: movie night in MC2065 is CANCELLED!!! Due to University of Waterloo policies, since the Spanish Department secretary is not here today, they can’t give us the key to the A/V equipment. So we don’t have a room to show Amores Perros. SORRY!

For those that are looking forward to seeing a movie tonight, we recommend the following alternative:

VOLVER
Princess Cinema @ 7PM
6 Princess Street West, Waterloo
http://www.princesscinemas.com/

Spain 2006, 121 minutes. Directed by Pedro Almodóvar. STARRING Penélope Cruz (OSCAR NOMINEE! BEST ACTRESS).
** In Spanish with english subtitles.

Three generations of women survive easterly wind, fire, madness, superstition and even death through goodness, lies and an unlimited vitality. They are: Raimunda (Penélope Cruz), married to an unemployed worker, and her teenager daughter (Yohana Cobo). Sole (Lola Dueñas), her sister, who earns her living as hairdresser. And their mother (Carmen Maura), dead in a burning, with her husband. This character comes as an apparition first to her sister (Chus Lampreave) and then to Sole, even though the ones she had unsettled affairs with were Raimunda and her village neighbour, Agustina (Blanca Portillo). ‘Volver’ is not a surreal comedy, though it might seem so at times. The living and the dead live together without problems, but provoking hilarious situations and others full of deep and genuine emotion. It is a movie about the culture of death in my native region, La Mancha. My folks there live it in astonishing simplicity. The way in which the dead are still present in their lifes, the richness and humanity of their rites makes it possible for the dead to never really die. ‘Volver’ shatters all clichés of a dark Spain and shows a Spain that is as real as it is opposed. A white Spain, spontaneous, fun, fearless, fair and with solidarity.

Take care!
Hasta pronto

The Spanish Society

¡Hola a todos!

We hope everyone had a Feliz Navidad y un Feliz Año!

Well, the Winter term is well underway so the Spanish Society is back in action after a snow day put things on hold…

We are in the midst of planning a Spanish Department Formal, hopefully in coordination with Laurier’s LASALAS, as well as planning some events for the term.

Monday afternoon meetings have resumed in ML245B (Spanish Lounge) @ 4:30pm for conversation classes and event planning.

We have two movie nights planned; Tuesday February 6th in MC2065 and the second, Tuesday March 6th in MC2065 both start @ 7:30pm. We plan to show Amores Perros and Y Tú Mama También. Both are classic movies which are always well received.

Salsa lessons have resumed at the Turret at Laurier. If you have left over lessons from last term, they are transferable to this term. They take place on Wednesdays at 8pm.

Hopefully we will see some faces this upcoming Monday in the Spanish Lounge and we can talk some more regarding the Society!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Hasta el lunes,

La Sociedad Española

Since the term is winding down and exams are looming :S , we are holding a final event of the term!
Conversation classes will continue and so will salsa at the Turret but one more group event as the UW SpanSoc before crunch time hits!

Monday November 20th we are holding a potluck dinner! It will
take place starting 5:30-6pm and go until ??? We are having it off-
campus, at Jessica’s house, the address is ****************** in
Waterloo. In case travelling off-campus is difficult for you, we will
provide a “shuttle” from the SLC around 5:30pm.
If everyone could plan to bring something..a cooked dish, snacks, or
drinks, ANYTHING would be fabulous. We can also use the appliances at
Jessica’s house so if you need to heat anything up..by all means!
Please send us what you are planning to bring so we can avoid too
much repetition of the same thing..the last thing we want is for
everyone to be full of nachos!
(There will be NO conversation/tutoring class that Monday)

There will NOT be weekly general meetings starting this Monday. We found that it is inefficient for everyone to come out and try to plan events. So instead, we will keep everyone updated via email (like we are doing now!) and will plan general meetings when needed. However, we will be holding conversation classes instead of meetings.

If you are interested in helping run the Spanish Society, we will have weekly executive meetings. Please email us if you are interested in holding a position in the Spanish Society.