Cultural Heritage Months

2023-2024

Latin American Heritage Month

September 15 - October 15

Calendar of Events

Black Friday w/ALSO

September 15, OAAA, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Join the Afro-Latinx Student Organization @ Black Friday.

Comida y Comunidad

September 15, Latinx Student Center, Newcomb Hall, 3rd Floor, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Join us for arepas & making rep your flag bracelets!

LUL & PMP Cookout

September 17, Lambeth Field, 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Join LUL and PMP for a cookout!

CulturaFest

September 24, Latinx Student Center, Newcomb Hall, 3rd Floor, 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Join COLA for a celebration of Latin American food, music, & culture.

Carne Asada

September 23, Faulkner Gazebo, Afternoon
Join the Afro-Latinx Student Organization for a cookout.

Game Night w/ALSO X MSS

September 26, Multicultural Student Center, Newcomb Hall, 2nd Floor, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Join ALSO and MSS for games about Afro-Latinx history, card games, & dominoes!

Latinx Queer Dinner Dialogue

September 27, LGBTQ Center, Newcomb Hall, 3rd Floor, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Join us in the LGBTQ Center for dinner & discussion!

Make Jarritos de Barro Mexicanos w/the LSC

October 4, Latinx Student Center, Newcomb Hall, 3rd Floor, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Join the LSC for an event celebrating Latin American culture by painting Mexican mud mugs!

STEM Alumni/Internship Panel

October 5, Latinx Student Center, Newcomb Hall, 3rd Floor, Time TBD
Latinx alumni from SHPE will talk about working in STEM.

PMP Jeopardy

October 5, Latinx Student Center, Newcomb Hall, 3rd Floor, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Join PMP for a game of Jeopardy!

LAHM Feel Good FRIDAZE!

October 6, Multicultural Student Center, Newcomb Hall, 2nd Floor, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Join us in the MSC for LAHM Feel Good FRIDAZE!

LAHM Queer Brunch

October 10, LGBTQ Center, Newcomb Hall, 3rd Floor, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Join us for Brunch catered by a queer latinx baker!

PLUMAS & LSC Open Mic Night!

October 11, Latinx Student Center, Newcomb Hall, 3rd Floor, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Join PLUMAS and the LSC for a LAHM open mic night!

Hoo’s Cooking Celebrates LAHM

October 12, UVA Teaching Kitchen, Student Health & Wellness, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Join the UVA Teaching Kitchen for this cooking class! Sign up on TK’s website.

Latinx Health Fair w/the Latino Health Initiative

October 14, Albemarle High School, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Come to this health fair serving the Latinx community.

Parents' Brunch w/LAIC

October 15, Latinx Student Center, Newcomb Hall, 3rd Floor, Time TBD
Join the Latin American Identities Coalition for a Parents Brunch.

Dinner w/CAFE

October 15, The Park (North Grounds), 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Join Central Americans for Empowerment for a Parents Dinner!

LAIC x CAFE World Cup!

Games in September and October, Lambeth Field
Join LAIC & CAFE for a World Cup Tournament w/mini games!

View calendar of events flyer here

LGBTQ History Month

October 1 - October 31

Calendar of Events

Glozet Fundraiser

Oct. 5, Crozet Pizza, 7:00PM-9:00PM

Join QSU and Mutual Aid for this fundraiser!

QSU General Body Meeting

Oct. 5, LGBTQ Center, Newcomb Hall, 3rd Floor, 5:00PM- 6:00PM

Join QSU for a general body meeting and to learn how to get involved!

QVA Fall Weekend

Oct. 6-8, Various Locations & Times

The Queer Virginia Alumni Network Annual Fall Weekend - Print Registration Required

Queer Brunch

Oct. 10, LGBTQ Center, Newcomb Hall 3rd Floor, 11:00AM-12:00PM

Join us for Latin American Heritage Month Queer Brunch! Catered by a local queer latinx baker, BakerNoBakery.

National Coming Out Day Celebration

Oct. 11, UVA Amphitheatre, 12:00PM-3:00PM

Join the LGBTQ Center to celebrate National Coming Out Day with stickers, flags, pins, and temporary tattoos!

National Coming Out Day Dialogue

Oct. 11, LGBTQ Center, Newcomb Hall 3rd Floor, 5:00PM-6:00PM

This is a space to talk about your own personal coming out process or listen to others' experiences. We will not assume level of out-ness at this event. All students are welcome regardless of where they are in their journeys.

Queer-Owned & Queer-Supportive C'Ville Food Tour

Oct. 18, Newcomb Hall Courtyard, 2nd Floor, 1:00PM-3:00PM

Join the MSC for a tour of queer-owned and queer-supportive restaurants in C'Ville. These restaurants provide safe spaces for the celebration of queer culture right here in C'Ville!

Fireside Chat with UVA Data Science

Oct. 20, LGBTQ Center, Newcomb Hall 3rd Floor, 1:00PM-2:00PM

Fireside Chat with Kelsey Campbell, Founder of Gayta Science.

QTBIPOC Hangout

Oct. 23, LGBTQ Center, Newcomb Hall 3rd Floor, 6:00PM-7:00PM

Join the LGBTQ Center for QTBIPOC Hangout.

Aro/Ace Space

Oct. 24, LGBTQ Center, Newcomb Hall 3rd Floor, 6:30PM-8:00PM

Join the LGBTQ Center for a meeting of Aro/Ace Space

Comida y Comunidad

Oct. 26, Latinx Student Center, Newcomb Hall 3rd Floor, 5:00PM-6:30PM

Join the LSC and decorate sugar skulls in honor of Dia de los Muertos. We'll have dinner and information about queer Latin American Historical Figures to honor on this upcoming day of rememberance and celebration.

Black Queer Club

Oct. 26, Pavilion VI, 6:30PM-7:45PM

Join Black Queer Club for dinner with Dean Rucker.

Sapphic Circle

Oct. 29, LGBTQ Center, Newcomb Hall 3rd Floor, 3:00PM-4:30PM

Join Sapphic Circle for a picnic. We'll be meeting in the LGBTQ Center first.

Queer History Month Documentary and Dialogue w/QSU

Oct. 30, LGBTQ Center, Newcomb Hall 3rd Floor, 7:00PM-8:30PM

Join the Queer Student Union for a documentary and dialogue in celebration of LGBTQ History Month.

View Calendar of Events Flyer Here

Indigenous People's Day

October 9

Calendar of Events

The Native American Origins of Classic Southern Dishes

Oct. 9, Latinx Student Center, Newcomb Hall, 3rd Floor, 4:00PM-5:00PM

Join us in the LSC to have some delicious classic Southern staple foods and learn about the actual Native American origins of these dishes.

NASU Game Night

Oct. 9, Multicultural Student Center, Newcomb Hall 3rd Floor, 7:00PM-9:00PM

Join the Native American Student Union for an Indigenous People's Day Game Night in the MSC!

Native American Heritage Month

November 1 - November 30

Calendar of Events

NASU Choctaw Beading Class

Nov. 1, Latinx Student Center, Newcomb Hall 3rd Floor, 6:00PM-9:00PM

A class on the art of making Choctaw Beaded Hoop Earrings!

Lindner Lecture Series: UVA Dept. of Art

Nov. 2, Campbell Hall 160, 6:30PM

"Lecture by Nancy Mithlo (Chiricahua Apache) & Elisabetta Frasca on Curating Native American Art in Italy.

UVA Health Storyteller Series: Kody Grant, UVA Tribal Liaison

Nov. 6, Pinn Hall 1005, 1:30PM-2:30PM

This event is hybrid- Register for virtual here: tinyurl.com/NAHMStorytellersSeriesNov6.

PLUMAS Teach-In

Nov. 8, Latinx Student Center, Newcomb Hall 3rd Floor, 7:00PM-9:00PM

A history of Indigenous, Black, & Latinx organizing & the creation of safe spaces.

CGII Brown Bag Lunch

Nov. 9, Hotel A, One West Range, 12:00PM-1:30PM

Indigenous Communities & Tallgrass Prairie Resilience in the Face of Changing Climate: Research Presentation. Registration Required.

Film & Discussion

Nov. 9, The Center at Belvedere (540 Belvedere Boulevard), 3:00PM-5:00PM

Spirit: A Journey in Dance, Drums, and Song Film and Discussion.

MSC Celebration

Nov. 9, Multicultural Student Center, 6:30PM-7:30PM

More details to come.

PLUMAS Radical Kitchen

Nov. 9, Outside of Clemons Library, 7:00PM-9:00PM

PLUMAS will sell snacks to raise money for mutual aid causes in C’Ville & discuss Indigenous activism in Latin America.

Eel Basket-Making Workshop

Nov. 10, Multicultural Student Center, Newcomb Hall 2nd Floor, 6:00PM-8:00PM

Join NASU for an Eel Basket-Making Workshop with Brad Hatch.

UVA Health- My Story My Voice: Dr. Edward C. Valandra

Nov. 15, Online, 12:00PM-1:00PM

This event is virtual- Register here: https://tinyurl.com/NAHMMyStoryMyVoiceNov15.

NASU Invites Suni Sonqo

Nov. 15, Latinx Student Center, Newcomb Hall 3rd Floor, 6:30PM-8:30PM

Suni Sonqo, a member of the Quechua Nation, will come speak on his art & upcoming film (Hatarimuy).

Comida y Comunidad

Nov. 17, Latinx Student Center, Newcomb Hall 3rd Floor, 5:00PM-5:00PM

Join us for food & an early tribute to the National Day of Mourning (unThanksgiving).

Open Mic: Sounds of the Silenced

Nov. 20, Latinx Student Center, Newcomb Hall 3rd Floor, 7:00PM-9:00PM

Join the LSC and PLUMAS for an open mic night discussing the silencing of oppressed voices

Memory Monday w/NASU

Nov. 27, Multicultural Student Center, Newcomb Hall 2nd Floor, 7:00PM-8:00PM

Join the Minority Rights Coalition for Memory Monday ft. NASU.

Cooking Class with NASU ft. Mary Wilson

Nov. 29, UVA Teaching Kitchen, Student Health & Wellness, 6:00PM-7:30PM

Learn to make homemade cranberry sauce & sweet potato kale pilaf.

View Calendar of Events Flyer Here

Middle Eastern / North African Heritage Month

April 1 - April 30

Calendar of Events

Charity Iftar

April 3, Newcomb Hall, 7:00 PM

Students for Justice in Palestine & the Muslim Student Assoc. will be raising money for Palestinian refugees. Food provided.

Race vs. Ethnicity & the US Census

April 12, Latinx Student Center, 3rd Floor of Newcomb Hall, 4:00 PM-5:00 PM

Join MSS in viewing The 2020 Census: The Risks of Getting It Wrong, highlighting the ways in which many MENA & Latinx people are often forced to identify as white in formal paperwork, including the US Census.

Nowruz Celebration

April 15, Newcomb Ballroom, 4:00 PM

Join the Persian Cultural Society for Nowruz, which marks the first day of spring, to celebrate year 1402 with music, dance, and much more! Food will be provided.

The Queer Revolution in the Middle East

April 19, LGBTQ Center, 3rd Floor of Newcomb Hall, 6:00 PM-8:00 PM

Join MSS for a screening of this documentary in the QC!

MSS Community Gathering

April 28, Multicultural Student Center, 2nd floor of Newcomb Hall, 10:00AM-3:00PM

Come join MSS in the MSC for a MENA community gathering!

Hindustani Music Residency

April 29, McLeod Auditorium, 202 Jeanette Lancaster Way, 6:00PM-8:00PM

Join the Dept. of Middle Eastern & South Asian Languages & Cultures for this musical performance.

Asian / Pacific Islander / South Asian American Heritage Month

April 1 - April 30

Calendar of Events

Thai New Year (Songkran) Celebration

April 8, Observatory Hill or Lambeth Field, 2:00PM-4:00PM

Join the Thai Student Org & Asian Student Union for water balloon games!

Community Gathering & East Asian Film Series: The Phantom Lover

April 13, New Cabell Hall, Room 236, 5:30PM-8:00PM

The Phantom Lover (夜半歌聲) is a 1995 Hong Kong musical romance drama film and is a remake of the 1937 film Song at Midnight. Food will be provided.

Open Mic Night

April 13, Multicultural Student Center, 2nd Floor of Newcomb Hall, 7:00PM-8:30PM

Join the Asian Student Union & Flux Poetry & Spoken Word for open mic night!

Bengali New Years Celebration

April 14, Newcomb Hall South Meeting Room, 2:00PM-8:00PM

Join BSO for a Bengali New Years Celebration!

Barrio Fiesta - Maunawaan Ako: Understand Me

April 15, Martin Luther King Jr. Performing Arts Center, 2:00PM-5:00PM

Join the Organization of Young Filipino Americans for its annual culture show! More details on FB & Instagram: @oyfaatuva

Enactus Kimchi Making Event

April 16, Multicultural Student Center, 2nd Floor of Newcomb Hall, 1:00PM-3:00PM

Join Enactus for a kimchi cooking class with Mama Jen from Umma's

Intertwined Histories: Migration to the US

April 19, Latinx Student Center, 3rd Floor of Newcomb Hall, 4:00PM-5:00PM

Join MSS for a discussion on how migration to the US from countries in Asia & Central/South America have influenced each other's histories.

ASU Movie Screening

April 21, LGBTQ Center, 3rd Floor of Newcomb Hall, 6:30PM-9:00PM

The Asian Student Union will screen Everything Everywhere All at Once!

Hawaiian Cuisine Cooking Class

April 24, UVA Teaching Kitchen, Student Health & Wellness Building, 5:00PM-6:30PM

Join Hoos Cooking & Mochiko's Chef for a lesson in Hawaiian Cuisine!