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During the last week of October, Arte Institute in collaboration with José Saramago Foundation, will promote a week of events that intend to honor and celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Literature Portuguese Nobel Prize winner, José Saramago.


October 25 - Angelika Film Center, 8.30 pm

Screening of the documentary "José & Pilar" by director Miguel Gonçalves Mendes

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October 27 -  Anthology Film Archives, 9.45 pm

Iberian Screening - Portuguese and Spanish Short Films


October 29 - Instituto Cervantes, 6.30 pm

- "The Characters Meet The Author" Lecture with Pilar del Rio and Jorge Vaz de Carvalho
 
- Screening of videos from the Opera Blimunda


October 30 - Poets House, 6.30 pm

- Reading Saramago with Pilar del Rio, Jorge Vaz Carvalho and guests
actresses reading "Women in Saramago"
   
- Photography Exhibition "Saramago by João Francisco Vilhena"
   
- Jazz Concert Malus
   
- Reception


November 1 - Rutgers University, New Jersey - Dana Room Auditorium, 6 pm

- "Women in Saramago" - Reading by Portuguese actresses and Pilar del Rio
   
- Jazz Concert


Saramago´s Week in New York is sponsored by The Lisbon Consortium, Direcção-Geral dos Assuntos Consulares e Comunidades Portuguesas, Instituto Camões, Instituto Cervantes, Carvi Hotel, Adega Mayor and Rutgers University. Media partner: 24 horas.

The event is made possible through Poets House's Literary Partners Space Sharing Program.