WAM Nights: Spanish Night | Noche de español
Schedule
Fri Nov 15 2024 at 06:00 pm to 08:30 pm
UTC-06:00Location
1400 Museum Blvd, Wichita, KS, United States, Kansas 67203 | Wichita, KS
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◆FREE EVENT ◆ WAM Nights: Spanish Night | Noche de español
Friday, November 15, 2024 | 6:00pm
Join us for Spanish Night at the Wichita Art Museum, a lively evening filled with performances, food, and fun for all ages! Friends University students bring the museum to life for Spanish Night!
◆ Dance performances and live music
◆ Guided tours in Spanish
◆ Food trucks serving delicious street fare
◆Interactive StoryTime and family activities in our PLAY space
◆ Hosts & Special Guests 6 PM
• Greeters & Guides: Bilingual HALO students
• Media Coverage: Univision’s Lo que Nadie Nos Preguntó, live streaming and filming segments for broadcast
• Live Streaming by Tavo Nuñez | YouTube channel: @tavonunez7812
• Meet and Greet: Little Miss Kansas Latina, Miss Kansas Latina, and Miss U.S. Latina
◆ Dance & Music Performances 6:20 – 7:15 PM
•DJ Leonardo
• Folklórico LatinX dance performance with dances from Colombia, Mexico, and Chile
• Sagrada Familia Matachin (Aztec) Dancers
• Tavo Nuñez, singer
• La Guera de Sinaloa, singer
◆ Salsa Dance Lesson with with Baila Wichita 7:25 – 7:45 PM, Dance with Conjunto Latino from 7:45 - 8:30
• Learn to salsa with Baila Wichita
• Salsa dancing with Conjunto Latino, Friends University Latin Jazz Band
◆ Gallery Tours 6:30 – 7:30 PM
Experience the collection in Spanish, guided by Friends University student docents Damien Hill, Alex Lopez-Contreras, Faith Smith, and Elijah Zortman in the (im)permanent and Rotunda galleries. Tours depart from the Ablah Gallery at 6:30 pm, 6:50 pm, 7:10 pm, and 7:30 pm.
◆ Bilingual StoryTime 6:30 pm & 7:30 pm
"El Gato Bebe Leche" by Lilly Jo: bilingual story presentation. English read by author Lilly Jo Gattis, Spanish read by Friends University HALO president Abigail Tello.
◆ Family Activities in PLAY 6 – 8 PM
Explore Art-making and interactive programs for family and youth with bilingual HALO students in WAM’s interactive space.
◆ Food Trucks and Beverages 6 – 8 PM
• Street Tacos: Tacos el Tlahco Food Truck
• Churros El Carnaval Food Truck
• Blue Moon Bar: Wine and Beer
◆ Information Tables
• Wichita Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• WPD Hispanic Citizen Police Academy
• Wichita Area Sister Cities
• El Perico Informador y Parlanchin & NPR’s Radio Real
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About WAM Nights:We’re open late on Fridays until 9 pm! Get your weekend started with after-hours access to the galleries, or shopping in the Museum Store. WAM Nights will include programs with artists, musicians, and performers–don’t miss your chance to see the art at WAM in a new way! The museum comes to life with local creatives during WAM Nights!
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Where is it happening?
1400 Museum Blvd, Wichita, KS, United States, Kansas 67203Event Location & Nearby Stays:
