Culture, poetry and education were the topics addressed at the literary meeting.

Like every monthly event, this October the traditional Poetic Café of the University of La Serena was held, which was loaded with various current contingency topics on the island of Cuba. 

Dr. Rolando Manzano Concha, who is in charge of promoting these literary meetings in the region, revealed some passages from his trip to the Caribbean country, involving the attendees with his experiences and generating a friendly and enthusiastic atmosphere, where everyone made known their different visions regarding the issues raised. 

Likewise, Dr. Manzano paid tribute to the work of José Martí, a prominent Cuban writer and poet. “We have dedicated the coffee of the month of October to talking about education, about culture, about books in general, taking advantage of my recent visit to Cuba and for the same reason, we were paying tribute to the work of José Martí and we had a nice conversation . This was a more conversational café where ideas are presented, but also - as is customary - there is the space and time to listen to readings and the works of the people who attend this café," highlighted the director of the Mistralian Center for the University of La Serena.

María Elena Marambio, who was attending this literary meeting for the first time, also shared her experience of visiting the Cuban island and described this event as interesting and with high participatory and cultural content, where they manage to exchange different visions regarding a topic. “It was an excellent day and the topic of sharing our experiences was interesting, one learns more, gets ideas and by telling one's own experiences, one complements and interesting topics arise (...). I liked the idiosyncrasy and the direct theme of education, Cuba's own culture, no walls or monuments with stripes, the friendly people, always happy despite their excellent way of life. “This moment is beautiful today,” said the Basic Education teacher.

For his part, Alfonso Casanova highlighted the work and the pleasant atmosphere that the exhibitor generates through his experience and the topics addressed. “This is a group that produces synergy, there is a mystique and above all the teacher, he is a very passionate man (…), I believe that the experience he had in Cuba responds precisely to a type of way of life, of philosophy of life (...), he transmitted a message from poetry and also from experience, about what happens to inhabitants on a daily basis and from everyday life, he transmitted to us that the Cuban is a happy man, who transmits that joy and that he is happy with little and that is the great message,” concluded the auditor.

For those who missed this monthly literary meeting, the ULS Extension Directorate informs that on Thursday, November 27, at 19:00 p.m., in the Exhibition Hall of the state campus, there will be a new Poetic Café that is aimed at all types of public and free entry.

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The appointment is for this Sunday, November 9, at noon, on 94.5 FM.

The academic of the Department of Arts and Letters and director of the Mistraliano Center of the University of La Serena, Dr. Rolando Manzano, is the new guest on the third program of the cycle “Sonidos Mistralianos”, broadcast by Radio Universitaria FM, a ULS station.

“Professor Manzano will talk to us about life, about the intelligence demonstrated in childhood by Lucila Godoy, about her poetic journey until she reached the Nobel Prize in Literature as Gabriela Mistral; He will also tell us how he is interested in the work of our poet and how the Mistralian Center was born,” said musician Raúl “Talo” Pinto, who leads this space that incorporates poems set to music by different composers and performed by various singers.

The appointment is for this Sunday, November 9, at noon, on 94.5 FM or its online signal http://www.userena.cl/index.php/comunicaciones/radio-universitaria.

Media Fund Project 2014

This University Radio space is part of the project “Mistralian Sounds: compositions that rescue the legacy of our Nobel Prize in Literature”, financed by the 2014 Media Fund, of the Ministry of the General Secretariat of Government. 

The initiative of the station, dependent on the Directorate of Protocol and Communications ULS, contemplates the realization of six programs around the figure of Gabriela Mistral, allowing citizens to bring closer the expression of the intellectual values ​​that gave meaning to life and work. of the poetess 

In addition, the “Mistralian Sounds” series will be distributed to more than 70 educational establishments in La Serena and Coquimbo.

The speaker presented a current vision of the origin and evolution of the Universe through observational measurements.

With great participation and interesting questions from the varied audience, the “Top Chef of the Universe” conference was held. The secrets of the Cosmos hidden in a microwave” that the Extension Directorate in collaboration with the Astronomy Group of the University of La Serena, “GAULS”, offered to the community of the region. In the talk, the speaker and academic from the house of higher education, Carlos Lópes Carvallo, addressed in a didactic manner, current topics on the origin and evolution of the Universe, properties of the Milky Way, galaxies and instrumental development in scientific experiments on the Cosmos.

For the academic from the ULS Physics Department, it was very important to present his knowledge to a diverse and interactive audience, especially high school students. Likewise, he expressed the importance of carrying out this type of activities, considering that our region is one of the pioneers in astronomy, highlighting the participation and support that the University of La Serena gives to these scientific matters, in addition to the social link it has by informing to the regional population on these issues.

“There were interesting questions, people both young and old participated and were very interested in the topic (…). The objective is to show that we are researchers with a commitment to the entire community (...). This also helps us tell them, as the title says, that we are a “Star Region”, we have a telescope, also the staff, the desire and a committed University,” highlighted the professional.

The student of the Seminario Conciliar school, Macarena Ordenes, highlighted the topics addressed in this talk and the benefits that this type of activities provides to the region's schoolchildren, as it guides them in their future university choices. “The conference was very good, quite informative and super motivating for the students, because it shows how interesting the career can be, then one gets motivated. I am already interested in astronomy and I think - now that I found out that the degree is here - to stay and study in La Serena," said the 2nd grade student.

It should be noted that the free conference is part of the Cycle “The Star Region: Cradle of the Astronomers of the Future”, being the last astronomical activity of this month. However, new astronomical conferences will be held in November, this time in the different establishments of the Coquimbo Region.

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The opening of the exhibition will take place on Wednesday, November 5, at 17:00 p.m., in the ULS Exhibition Hall.

A selection of the 30 best works from the XXXII painting contest “Valdivia and its River” has toured the different cities of Chile since March. For this month of November the turn is in the city of La Serena, where it will be part of the 2014 exhibition cycle organized by the Extension Directorate of the University of La Serena, in the Exhibition Hall of the university institution.

From November 6 to 28, the traveling exhibition “Valdivia y su Río” will be open to the public, an exhibition that brings together a selection of works from the most recent painting competition called with the same name and which during January of this year will be held. developed in the city of Valdivia. 

The contest is organized by the Municipal Cultural Corporation of Valdivia, and has been held uninterruptedly for 32 years, standing out for its in situ modality and recognized by the artists themselves as a unique space for the practice of painting and coexistence around art and the creativity. In this version, 150 paintings participated, which were subsequently selected by a jury made up of prominent figures in national art.

In this regard, Erwin Vidal, manager of the Municipal Cultural Corporation of Valdivia, referred to the objective of the contest, which is subsequently transmitted by the exhibition. “It is a very personal view of Valdivia that each artist has. It is a city that has many possibilities, it is a city that has a privileged natural environment, it has a river, it is a heritage city, the fourth oldest in the country, it has a university with a great tradition and it is the idea that the contest "They capture these elements and are the most representative from the artist's perspective," he commented.

This exhibition will open on November 5, at 17:00 p.m., and will be open to the public between November 6 and 28, from Monday to Thursday from 11:00 a.m. to 14:00 p.m. and from 16:00 p.m. to 18:30 p.m. and on Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 14:00 p.m. and from 16:00 p.m. to 17:30 p.m. Admission is free to the public at the ULS Exhibition Hall, located at Benavente 950, La Serena.

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Audiences of all ages shared and actively participated in the activity. 

The sixth conference of the “Psychology and Contemporary Society” cycle, organized by the Extension Directorate in conjunction with the Department of Psychology of the University of La Serena, was transformed into an entertaining and participatory workshop. On this occasion, the academic, Mg. Pedro Bolgeri addressed the topic: “Experiences with internal guides: a path to awakening”, an activity that showed an explanatory part, another with the experiences of the public and ended with an imagery exercise that maintained an atmosphere of silence, peace and tranquility. 

The activity delved into the creation of the image of an internal guide, which from a psychological point of view, according to the speaker, corresponds to a kind of archetype that is in the collective unconscious, fulfilling some very important functions. These images represent attributes, for example protection, help, guidance and mainly allow you to face difficult situations. 

The academic addressed the topic from different perspectives, religions, beliefs, even incorporating news cases and films that show the existence of these figures, which they welcome and accompany in consciousness. In the event, attendees shared their experiences, dreams and thoughts, which were listened to attentively by the speaker, who subsequently carried out a guided imagery exercise that kept the audience in total silence, while an atmosphere of concentration reigned.

At the end, those attending continued asking questions and were very grateful for the information and participation. “I found the conference very clear, human and emotional, the professor was excellent, with a sympathy and approach towards us attendees, and the experience itself was wonderful because many of us had experiential experiences with our inner guides, some more than others” , commented Patricia Sepúlveda. 

Regarding the objectives of the activity, Bolgeri commented that the objectives were largely met according to their planning. “It is a topic that was called, according to the testimonies, people liked it, it seems to me that it is a topic that is there, that fit well with the expectations, the searches, the needs of the people who came (…), to I don't like to come to pontificate, to make a presentation where I speak and people listen, I like to do something more interactive, so this was not a conference, rather it was a workshop where some concepts were explained, but the “The idea was for people to talk about their experience,” he said. 

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The musical meeting has the main purpose of linking music lovers with the contemporary line, both national and from the rest of the world, thus contributing to the varied musical activity that our region has. 

With a program that mainly includes concerts dedicated to wind and percussion instruments, from Monday, November 3 to Saturday, the 8th of the same month, the XI Contemporary Music Festival MUSICAHORA 2014 will be held, an event that has brought together performers since 2004. specialized in the performance of Contemporary Music around, first of all, the educational community that includes the Department of Music of the University of La Serena and the Experimental School of Music "Jorge Peña Hen" together with the community in general.

The MUSICAHORA Festival has the main purpose of linking music lovers with contemporary music, both nationally and from the rest of the world, thus contributing to the varied musical activity that our region has. 

The concerts will be at 20:00 p.m. in the MECESUP Hall of the Music Department of the University of La Serena, located in Larraín Alcalde s/n.

On this occasion, the participation of soloists on Saxophone, Trumpet and Oboe stands out, to which is added the participation of two percussion ensembles, a Saxophone quartet and the Symphony Orchestra of the University of La Serena (OSULS), among others.

With the participation of the guest director, Francisco Núñez, the OSULS will offer an interesting program on Friday, November 7 that includes "To the woman who taught me to dance the tango", work by Juan Ángel Ciurleo, and "The Labyrinth of the Minotaur" Martin Letelier, 1st prize winner of the Luis Advis 2013 Competition.

The “Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra” by Launy Grøndahl will also be performed; “…Methusalén, la mimesis… (Variations for wind orchestra and percussion)”, by the Chilean composer Esteban Correa; to conclude with “Divertimento for strings”, by Béla Bartók.

Groups and guest musicians

Another important nuance that this year's version of the Festival has is the participation of foreign musicians who, in the opinion of the organizers, with their visits, will expand the scope of appreciation of what is currently being created. From Buenos Aires, the event will have a visit from the 120dB percussion ensemble; while saxophonist José Vila comes from Palma de Mallorca, and trumpeter Pablo Giw will perform from Köln, Germany.

They join prominent national performers such as Benjamín Vergara, from Valdivia; Percussion Valparaíso, group born in the Valparaíso Region; and the groups Taller Ciclo, Cuarteto Saxofones Oriente and Tricahue from the Metropolitan Region, who will share their work with the OSULS and Musicahoraensamble, which will make its debut this year.

Details of this new version of the MUSICAHORA Festival are available at http://www.musicahora.cl/.