Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at Deschutes Public Library by getting to Know Mexico during the month of September. From tamale making classes to presentations about the history and music of Mexico, your local library branch has something exciting going on. Unless otherwise noted, all programs are free and open to the public.

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Tamales!
Learn to make tamales with Domestic Goddess Ahja King. Class size limited to twenty participants. Register online.



La Guitarra in Mexico
Appropriations and Transformations
This lecture-demo with Freddy Vilches of Lewis and Clark includes classical and popular repertoire, and showcases Mexican variations of the guitar used in different regions and styles of music.



Maps of Early Mexico
Conquest and Resistance
Professor Stephanie Wood from the University of Oregon on European maps of the Americas from the Age of Exploration. Such maps eventually came to include Mexico.



Myths and Realities of the Spanish Conquest of Mexico
Mexico Historian Robert Haskett explores what really happened after Hernando Cortés landed on that fateful day in 1519.



Dear Diego
Letters from Diego Rivera’s Mistress
COCC instructor Robin Martinez explores how the despair of famed Mexican artist Diego Rivera’s Russian mistress, Angelina Beloff, led to a rediscovery of artistic independence and creative will.



For more information about this or other library programs, please visit the library website at www.deschuteslibrary.org. People with disabilities needing accommodations (alternative formats, seating or auxiliary aides) should contact Liz at 312-1032.