Venezuelan Poet and Musician to Perform

The Department of Classical and Modern Languages will host a presentation in Spanish by Venezuelan poet and musician Víctor Hugo Márquez García, “La Décima en la tradición hispánica” at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 28 in Baldwin Hall 114. Márquez, a faculty member at the University of Zulia, has published seven books on Venezuelan folk music, recorded more than 80 songs, led numerous workshops on the gaita Zuliana, and received numerous awards for his cultural work.