Cultural activities for the whole family with Mapalé Artes y Letras in Spanish, English and French When:  Sunday, March 12 / 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.            Monday, March 13 / 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Where: Auditorium, Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington Street, Ottawa Daily Fee: $10; Children under 11 $5; Children under 3 Free; One free entrance per family for Mapalé magazine subscribers   185 people enjoyed the cultural activities on Sunday and 145 people on Monday - see photographs

Sunday, March 12 12:30 to 4:00	Place	Activity
12:30 to 4:00	Foyer	Exhibitions • Visual art created by children: Andrea Arciniegas 12, Ixchel Medina-Hernández 11, Sophie Niergarth 10, Timothy Watson 9, Cara DeCoursey 9, Alexandra Allan 9, Laura Song 9, Tikal Medina-Hernández 8, Erin Samant 7, Riley Hembruff 6, María Samper 6, Laura del Mar Arango 6, Jackeline Law 5, Andrew Clark-Alfaro 5, Gabriel Clark 4, Santiago Arango 3. (See gallery) • Photographs from the Mapalé collection: Canada, US, Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina. • Original work in Charcoal from Yao Wen Kui (Portrays of Latin American artists from the Mapalé collection).
12:30 to 12:45	Auditorium	Music: (Preview) Short performance by "Ensamble vocal Latinoamérica" Director, Antonio Llaca.
12:45 to 1:30	Auditorium	Readings • La Doctora Pequeñita by Camila Reimers. (Spanish) • Poems by Elena Blanco (English) • La rosée du matin by Melisa Arias-Valenzuela (French) • Ukuku conoce al sol by Ilse Zandstra. (Spanish)
1:30 to 2:00	Foyer	Storytelling by Mindy Woolcott for children 3 to 6. Children must be accompanied by parents or caregivers. (English)
12:30 to 2:00	Room 154	Workshop - Creating Slam Poetry with Oni, the Haitian Sensation (English) (max. 25 participants 8 to 100 years old!)
2:30 to 4:00	Room 154	Workshop for children: Literature and Visual arts with Alicia Valenzuela and Maria Gómez (Spanish) (max. 10 children from 6 to 10 years old)
2:30 to 4:00	Auditorium	Movie: The Little Prince from one of the most successful and best-selling titles in the world by Antoine de Saint-Exupery.

Enjoy Latin American food March 12 and March 13 It will be for sale by Silvia Quintana (Mexico), Betty Arciniegas (Colombia) and Chef Segundo ( Peru ). Patricia Pinciaroli (Argentinean desserts) See MENU

Monday, March 13 5:30 to 9 p. m.	Place	Activity
5:30 to 6:00	Auditorium	Music: The Gingerbread Choir (English, French and Spanish). Singers on March 13: Moira Acacia, Quita Holm, Sarah Acacia, Tate Holm, Sebastian Acacia, Mano Hooper, Sofia Alpizar, Kloë Kinsman, Catherine Armour, Eden Libant, Alicia Asp-Chief, Ryan Pepper, Lindsay Ballard, Francisca Rolleston Fuentes, Adrienne Brunet, Elli Slavitch, Olivia Ellis, Rebecca Wang, Hazel Forbes, Ariane Wilson, Iris MaGill and Laurel Gregan.
6:30 to 7	Auditorium	Animated Reading: The Tale of the Lazy People from Latin America. Storyteller, Mindy Woolcott For adults and childrens 6 and up. (English)
8:00	Auditorium	Music: Debut of Ensamble vocal Latinoamérica. Director, Antonio Llaca.
5:30 to 9:00	Foyer	Exhibitions • Visual art created by children • Photographs from the Mapalé collection: Canada, US, Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina. • Original work in Charcoal from Yao Wen Kui (Portrays of Latin American artists from the Mapalé collection).

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