December 19 - January 8, 2011 Share in Facebook  Tweet Submit your Billiken News >>   WINTER BREAK MONDAY 19 - TUESDAY 20 - Final Exams WEDNESDAY 21 - Housing Move-out FRIDAY 23 - Last Day to Submit Grades SUNDAY 25 - Christmas Day SATURDAY 31 - New Year’s Eve THURSDAY 5 - Cabalgata de Reyes FRIDAY 6 - Día de Reyes SUNDAY 8 - Housing Move-in MONDAY 9 - Welcome Session: Visiting Students TUESDAY 10 - Welcome Session: Permanent Students WEDNESDAY 11 - First Day of Classes THIS WEEK IN SPORTS Click here for the latest news from sports director, César Rioja >> CHRISTMAS IN Christmas in Madrid · Tour the Plaza Mayor's Christmas market, the City Hall's Nativity scene and all of the main thoroughfares lit up for the season. New Year's Eve Concert · Say goodbye to 2011 with an evening of Strauss. Dec 15 to Jan 12 · Auditorio Nacional de Música · Metro: Cruz del Rayo Cabalgata de Reyes (Three Kings Parade), parades throughout the city streets to proclaim the arrival of the three wise men with caramelos being distributed to the crowds. Check the itinerary here >> Utopía · Flamenco dancer María Pagés presents a show inspired by the work of Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer · December  15-30 · Teatro Español · Metro: Sol Click here for the complete Programa de Navidad 2011-2012 de Madrid >> SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Congratulations to our Mid-year Graduates! >> Celebrate New Year’s in Madrid… Wherever you are on the 31st of December, join Spain’s ringing in of 2012 by eating one grape with each chime of Puerta del Sol’s clock. Welcome new and visiting students! Click here for information about our Welcome Sessions. If you have not sent your flight information to our Department of Student Life, please do! Saturday 24 - Monday 2  [University Closed] OPPORTUNITIES & INVITATIONS Don't miss the Cabalgata de Reyes on January 5. Meet your friends at the main entrance of the Biblioteca Nacional in Colón to follow the parade. Into AFRICA! Delve into the complexities of African politics on a special study excursion to Namibia during Semana Santa. For more information contact: Ana Aizpún aaizpun@slu.edu Have news to share? Have a question or comment? E-mail billikenews-madrid@slu.edu I SLU Madrid Home