The theme: Film, Fado, and Port Wine

Location:
Casa do Alentejo
1130 Dupont Street
Toronto, ON
M6H 2A2 –
(416) 537-7766

Admission:
Free

2011 Official Program:

Friday, November 11th 2011 (Youth Night)

8:30 pm – TIPFFest’s Opening Ceremony

9 pm – Animation Program
Yoga Class #34 by Claudio Roberto
73V3N S1NS – Gordeeff
Another Song by Livia Holanda
Filomena by Livia Holanda

9:30 pm – What’s New About Love by Mónica Santana Baptista

11:30 pm Luso-Can Tuna Feature Presentation

Saturday, November 12th 2011

6pm – Cinema Brasileiro by Isabella Nicolas

8pm – Life in the Douro by Zel Robinson

10 pm – Heaven’s Mirror by Joshua Dylan Mellars

11pm- Fado Entertainment by Paulo Filipe

Sunday, November 13th 2011

3:30 pm – Fluidos by Alexandre Carvalho

5 pm – A Parideira by José Miguel Pereira
Gente de Fajãs by João António Saraiva

Can’t wait! Spread the word!

Then on Nov 25 we have a Bake Sale at Sid Smith from 9am-4pm. Another Bake Sale will be held at Sid Smith from 9am-4pm on Dec 7. This is the perfect opportunity to enjoy some delicious desserts while you’re studying for exams!

On Nov 26 we will also be hosting a Bowling Night at Playtime Bowl at 6pm. Come out and laugh at my horrible bowling skills!!!

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We are also looking for anyone interested in submitting a written piece along with a picture of a place in Portugal. We are asking that this be emailed to utpa_club@yahoo.com before Nov 25 !

This is the last call for anyone wishing to volunteer with us on adopt a student day this year ! It’s a great opportunity to inspire younger students in the Portuguese community to pursue a university education at the one and only University of Toronto! All volunteers will receive a certificate of recognition for their assistance!

The details for the day are as follows:

Adopt a Student Day will take place this Wednesday, November 2nd at Hart House.
It begins at 8:30am and ends at approximately 2:30pm.
You will need to bring your own lunch for the day.
You do not need to be Portuguese, or even a member of the UTPA, so if your friends are interested, by all means, bring them along. The more volunteers we have, the more fantastic the day will be!
Even if you are not available for the entirety of the day, you can send me your specific availability and we will work something out!

If you would like to volunteer, please RSVP to alexandra.dasilva@utoronto.ca
In the email please include your availability as well as your area of study.

Thanks so much, and looking forward to hearing from you!
Alex

A city with as much charisma to offer as Porto would be hard to accurately portray in a travel guide, and quite impossible in an article. For some, Porto is synonymous with fantastic futebol, and having won the Portuguese Liga five of the last six years, it would be hard to argue that any other city has a comparable team, but the city has so much more to offer.

Historically speaking, this city laying on the Rio Douro puts the Portu in Portugal, with the other half supplied by Porto’s counterpart, Calé, now known as Vila Nova de Gaia.

Porto is a stunning city, holding true beauty on the inside and out, all while doing a good job of containing one of Portugal’s most prestigious universities without being a full-fledged university city, balancing its good looks, strong business sense, and a vibrant personality. Despite being a metropolitan in every sense, its hurried yet friendly inhabitants still find time to help out tourists and do so with smiles on their faces.

The city lays claim to picturesque views from its bridges such as those from the Ponte Dom Luis which instill feelings of connectedness with the bustling of people down below and feelings of being set apart in awe from above. As most other Portuguese cities, Porto maintains a rustic, yet romantic feel to it, despite also having a rougher area down the mountain towards the river in which kids play soccer and stray cats roam free. Boat rides are offered by various port wine companies all along the Rio and it is here that wines are fermented, stored, and sampled. Nas caves, the port companies offer guided tours of their cellars often followed by a kiss from ruby and her older sisters, rose and tawny, each produced in its own meticulous way, giving rise to each distinct flavour. The area is renowned for being the only place in the world to truly make port wine because of its unique climate. The city also has a strong taste for music, notably being home to the Casa da Música, along with musicians Rui Veloso, Clã, Pedro Abrunhoso and many more. With an abundant number of churches and museums, a great transit system, and its very own beaches, it provides a strong example of what any Portuguese city should look like. As no city is perfect, Porto also has a dark side with Francesinha, a typical dish in which ham, roast beef, sausage, steak, pork, and various other meats are covered in copious amounts of cheese with a sauce, served on a bed of french fries, certainly not for the weak of heart. Portuense also have a large appetite for reading, with nearly as many bookstores as cafes. Livraria Lello is highly acclaimed for its extensive collection of books and perhaps more intriguingly, the architecture in its spiralling staircase and the intricate designs in the walls and ceiling. Porto is a wonderful city well worth visiting with plenty to offer for everyone and I highly recommend you go.

We need volunteer mentors to aid us throughout the visit. Volunteers will receive a certificate of recognition. If anyone is interested please email us at utpa_club@yahoo.com or comment on this post. If you are not available for the whole time, please state which times work for you.
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Date: 2011-11-02
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We look forward to seeing you all there!
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