Monday, September 08, 2008

Society Meeting Tonight

Just a quick reminder that the monthly meeting of the Society of Latino and Hispanic Writers of San Antonio will be TODAY, Monday, Sept. 8 at the Barnes and Noble, San Pedro Crossing, at 7:30 p.m. This month's featured poet is Eduardo Cavazos Garza. Eduardo has an interesting way of putting poetry and words to music. I hope you will be able to attend.

Other Notices:

The following invitaiton is from Alfredo Avalos:

El primer Encuentro de Escritores de los dos lados, letras de la frontera, tendra lugar el viernes 12 de septiembre a las 6;00 pm en UTSA Campus 1604. La dirección es JPL 4.03.08. Es en el cuarto piso del edificio de la biblioteca.

Estan invitados todos los escritores de la Sociedad de Escritores Latinos e Hispanos de San Antonio.

Espero verlos ahi.

Loosely translated:

The first Meeting of Escritores de los dos lados, letras de la frontera, will be held Friday, September 12 at 6 p.m. at the University of Texas San Antonio campus on 1604. The building location is JPL 4.03.08. It is in the fourth floor of the library.



VICTOR VILLASENOR
TO APPEAR AT PALO ALTO COLLEGE


SAN ANTONIO—Best-selling writer Victor Villaseñor, author of several critically acclaimed books such as “Macho!” and “Rain of Gold,” will give a presentation in the Palo Alto College Student Center in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, Sept. 22 at 11 a.m.

The presentation, which is free and open to the public, will be followed by a book signing and reception. Books will be available for purchase.

Villaseñor will also speak about his soon to be released memoir, “Crazy Loco Love,” a coming-of-age remembrance of growing up Hispanic in San Diego County.

Palo Alto College, one of the Alamo Community Colleges, is a fully accredited community college located on the Southside, and awards associate degrees, short-term certificates and offers non-credit continuing education classes. The campus is located at 1400 W. Villaret Blvd. at I-410 South and Texas Hwy. 16 or online at www.accd.edu/pac.