Free & open to the public
Join Southern Arizona and the University of Arizona Community in celebrating the culture, history, and heritage of the noble agave plant as we dance, sip, talk, laugh, and engage for a night of celebration. The reception includes a presentation by Dr. Luis Coronado of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, performances by Som do Sial as well as the chance to meet many of the agave industry's best and most influential.
Schedule
6-6:15pm | opening remarks
6:15-6:45pm | Som do Sisal performs
6:45-7:30pm | Agave and Mezcal Culturecapes: Ever-present Cultural Dimensions of Mexican Identity; a multimedia lecture by Luis Coronado Guel
7:30-8pm | Som do Sisal performs & final remarks by Jose Valdo and Fabio Raya
8-9pm | live DJ
More about the lecture:
For millennia agaves have been associated with North America – more specifically with Mexico and the U.S. Southwest. Agave and its products have embodied not only landscapes, but culture and identity in these vast areas represented in art, cuisine, architecture, narratives, and music. This presentation will guide the audience through popular culture snapshots, symbolic and historical experiences, as well as constructed narratives containing an ever-present array of icos around the agave and mezcal.
