John Phillip Santos
From our friends at Bihl Haus Arts:
JOHN PHILLIP SANTOS
Reads @ Bihl Haus Arts
Thursday, April 22, 7 pm
Dear Friends of Bihl Haus Arts,
A one-night-only celebration of text and image awaits you at Bihl Haus on Thursday, April 22, 7 pm, when John Phillip Santos reads from his new memoir "The Farthest Home Is in an Empire of Fire (A Tejano Elegy)." In his acclaimed 1999 Places Left Unfinished at the Time of Creation, John Phillip told the story of one Mexican family--his father's--set within the larger story of Mexico itself. In this elegantly written new book, he tells of how another family--this time, his mother's--erased and forgot over time their ancient origins in Spain.
John Phillip will read at Bihl Haus encircled by the work of many of his artist-friends who have inspired him during the years he spent writing The Farthest Home. He describes San Antonio’s artists as “being at the vanguard of transforming our city,” leading it to become “a cultural capital of the new República Cósmica of the United States.” This ephemeral exhibit, on view Thursday, April 2nd, only, will be extraordinary, reflecting the author’s own sophisticated aesthetic and underscoring his deeply personal relationship with this remarkable group of artist visionaries, including Ricky Armendáriz, Norman René Avila, Rolando Briseño, Joan Frederick, Raphael Guerra, Pedro Luján, Cesár Martínez, Franco Mondini-Ruiz, Angel Rodríguez-Díaz, Terry Ybañez, Davíd Zamora Casas, and more. Books will be available for signing.
See you at Bihl Haus Arts!
Kellen
P.S. A little bit about John Phillip Santos: A San Antonio native, he is the first Mexican American Rhodes Scholar to study at Oxford. His awards include the Academy of American Poets' Prize at Notre Dame and the Oxford Prize for fiction. His articles on Latino culture have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, and the San Antonio Express-News, among numerous other publications. John Phillip served as writer and producer for more than forty television documentaries for CBS-TV and PBS-TV, two of which garnered Emmy nominations. His' 1999 family memoir, Places Left Unfinished at the Time of Creation (Viking / Penguin), was a finalist for the National Book Award. In 2006 it was selected for the "One Book, One City" reading program in San Antonio. After a 21-year stay in New York City, John Phillip moved back to his hometown several years ago, where he resides with his wife, poet Frances Santos, and their infant daughter.
To read more about John Phillip Santos and his new book, click on:
http://www.sacurrent.com/arts/story.asp?id=71085
http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/books/Empire_of_Fire_a_memoir_and_travelogue.html
http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/Review_The_Farthest_Home_is_in_an_Empire_of_Fire.html
Kellen Kee McIntyre, PhD
Executive Director
Bihl Haus Arts
P.O. Box 100806
2803 Fredericksburg Rd.
San Antonio, TX 78201
(210) 383-9723 (cell)
(210) 732-3502 (off)
kellenkee@swbell.net
www.bihlhausarts.org
www.RxArtSA.org
www.OnAndOffFred.org
JOHN PHILLIP SANTOS
Reads @ Bihl Haus Arts
Thursday, April 22, 7 pm
Dear Friends of Bihl Haus Arts,
A one-night-only celebration of text and image awaits you at Bihl Haus on Thursday, April 22, 7 pm, when John Phillip Santos reads from his new memoir "The Farthest Home Is in an Empire of Fire (A Tejano Elegy)." In his acclaimed 1999 Places Left Unfinished at the Time of Creation, John Phillip told the story of one Mexican family--his father's--set within the larger story of Mexico itself. In this elegantly written new book, he tells of how another family--this time, his mother's--erased and forgot over time their ancient origins in Spain.
John Phillip will read at Bihl Haus encircled by the work of many of his artist-friends who have inspired him during the years he spent writing The Farthest Home. He describes San Antonio’s artists as “being at the vanguard of transforming our city,” leading it to become “a cultural capital of the new República Cósmica of the United States.” This ephemeral exhibit, on view Thursday, April 2nd, only, will be extraordinary, reflecting the author’s own sophisticated aesthetic and underscoring his deeply personal relationship with this remarkable group of artist visionaries, including Ricky Armendáriz, Norman René Avila, Rolando Briseño, Joan Frederick, Raphael Guerra, Pedro Luján, Cesár Martínez, Franco Mondini-Ruiz, Angel Rodríguez-Díaz, Terry Ybañez, Davíd Zamora Casas, and more. Books will be available for signing.
See you at Bihl Haus Arts!
Kellen
P.S. A little bit about John Phillip Santos: A San Antonio native, he is the first Mexican American Rhodes Scholar to study at Oxford. His awards include the Academy of American Poets' Prize at Notre Dame and the Oxford Prize for fiction. His articles on Latino culture have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, and the San Antonio Express-News, among numerous other publications. John Phillip served as writer and producer for more than forty television documentaries for CBS-TV and PBS-TV, two of which garnered Emmy nominations. His' 1999 family memoir, Places Left Unfinished at the Time of Creation (Viking / Penguin), was a finalist for the National Book Award. In 2006 it was selected for the "One Book, One City" reading program in San Antonio. After a 21-year stay in New York City, John Phillip moved back to his hometown several years ago, where he resides with his wife, poet Frances Santos, and their infant daughter.
To read more about John Phillip Santos and his new book, click on:
http://www.sacurrent.com/arts/story.asp?id=71085
http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/books/Empire_of_Fire_a_memoir_and_travelogue.html
http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/Review_The_Farthest_Home_is_in_an_Empire_of_Fire.html
Kellen Kee McIntyre, PhD
Executive Director
Bihl Haus Arts
P.O. Box 100806
2803 Fredericksburg Rd.
San Antonio, TX 78201
(210) 383-9723 (cell)
(210) 732-3502 (off)
kellenkee@swbell.net
www.bihlhausarts.org
www.RxArtSA.org
www.OnAndOffFred.org
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