Marquette to Host International Conference on
Caribbean Culture and Literature

Released: October 5, 2004

MILWAUKEE – Marquette University will host the international Conference on Caribbean Culture and Literature Wednesday, October 13 - Saturday, October 16, 2004 . The conference will feature discussions on topics ranging from Cuban theater to French, English and Dutch Caribbean literature.

In celebrating Caribbean culture, the journal Caribe and the Department of Foreign Languages at Marquette University proudly present A Concert of the Americas, a concert by world- renowned pianist Martha Marchena on October 13, 2004 at 7:30 p.m. in the Weasler Auditorium at 1506 W. Wisconsin Avenue . Ms. Marchena has been acclaimed as one of today's most innovative and powerful pianists. Marchena has performed all over the world, and in 2001, was the recipient of the Hispanic Caucus Latino Cultural Arts Award from the American Association for Higher Education. This event is free and open to the public.

For more information, please contact Anne Broeker in the Office of Public Affairs at Marquette University .