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Series discusses commemorative Mexican Ballads\nWHEN: Noon Friday\nWHERE: La Casa Latino Cultural Center, 715 E. Seventh St.\nMORE INFORMATION: As part of the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Latino Studies and La Casa Brown Bag Series, John MacDowell, from the Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology, leads the discussion "Corridos of 9/11: Mexican Ballads as Commemorative Practice." \nPerform Media storms SoFA \nGallery\nWHEN: Gallery opens with reception 7 p.m. Friday and continues until Oct. 14\nWHERE: Hope School of Fine Arts building, SoFA Gallery \nMORE INFORMATION:,/b> Perform.Media is a trans-disciplinary festival and symposium that will explore new technologies of interest to current technoculture, including multimedia and video, interactive and game media, virtual reality presentations, mobile and locative works, video projection installations, net art and audio-visual improvisations. A symposium of performance work will be presented 7 p.m. Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. All events are free and open to the public. For more information visit www.performthemedia.net.