Luncheon Speaker Series

 

 

 

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April 25, 2025

Andrew Connors

Director of the Albuquerque Museum

Albuquerque

April 25, 2025 | 11:45 am to 1:00 PM MST

 

Our informal luncheon speaker series, featuring a local guest speaker, takes place on the last Friday of every month at the Slate Street Cafe.  The space seats about 15 people; RSVPs are accepted accordingly.  Attendees to pay for their own food and beverages.

 

A Southwest native, Andrew Connors studied Art History and Architecture at Yale. He previously served as Senior Curator at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque and as Associate Curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. He has curated dozens of exhibitions primarily in the areas of United States Latino Art, Colonial Art from Puerto Rico, contemporary art, and street art. As a lecturer, guest teacher, or consultant, he has worked with numerous organizations including the National Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Office of Folklife Programs, Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame, Chicano Studies Department at UCLA, and the Royal Government of Bhutan.

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Please RSVP  to: Frank Apodaca frank@shalawnm.com

Location:

Slate Street Cafe

515 Slate Ave. NW

Albuquerque, NM 87102

 

 

 

The March 28th luncheon with Alfred Dennis Mathewson has filled up. 

March 28, 2025  

Alfred Dennis Mathewson

Luncheon Speaker Series

11:45 AM t0 1:00 PM in Albuquerque

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The Yale Association of New Mexico (YANM) is re-starting our informal luncheon speaker series on a monthly basis. These events will be small group lunches featuring a local guest speaker. Our kick off event will be at the Slate Street Cafe and can accommodate up to 15 guests, after which we will not be able to take additional RSVPs. Attendees to pay for their own food and beverages. We look forward to seeing you!

 

Our speaker Alfred Dennis Mathewson is an Emeritus Professor of Law and former Co-Dean of the University of New Mexico School of Law.  Prior to joining the faculty at the University of New Mexico in 1983, he practiced corporate law in Denver, Colorado.  He earned his B.A. from Howard University in 1975 and his J.D. from Yale University in 1978.  From 2009 to 2014, he served as the Acting and Interim Director of the UNM Africana Studies Program. From 1997 through 2002, he served as the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs.  He has taught primarily courses in business and sports law; and has published numerous articles and given speeches in these areas as he brings this expertise to his teaching. 

 

Link to Professor Mathewson's background:  https://lawschool.unm.edu/faculty/mathewson/index.html

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Event Filled   Frank Apodaca frank@shalawnm.com

Location:

Slate Street Cafe

515 Slate Ave. NW

Albuquerque, NM 87102

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