Sunday, January 29, 2012

Book Review: Westmoreland

Here is a link to my latest book review: Westmoreland

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Saturday, January 28, 2012

Resena de Evento Cultural en la UNAM

                                                          Florence and Andres


RESEÑA DE EVENTO CULTURAL EN LA UNAM

El pasado Jueves, 19 de enero, 2012 tuvimos el placer de acompañar en el auditorio de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México en San Antonio a la eminente escritora histórica Dra. Florence Weinberg y a nuestro compañero André Csihas durante el evento cultural organizado por ellos mismos para marcar la culminación del proyecto de traducción al español de la trilogía misterio-policíaca que tiene como personaje principal a Ygnacio (Ignaz) Pfefferkorn, sacerdote jesuita y figura histórica del siglo XVIII.

Durante una agradable velada, la numerosa concurrencia disfrutó del encanto y conocimiento de la Dra. Weinberg quien nos contó cómo surgió su interés por este poco conocido sacerdote jesuita habitante del desierto de Sonora en la segunda parte del siglo XVIII, quien posteriormente fue expulsado del país y apresado por órdenes de la corona española. Una vez iniciadas sus indagaciones, la autora no pudo controlarse. Entre más conocía de su vida, más deseaba descubrir. Así pues, el fruto de su trabajo generó suficiente material para tres novelas históricas y un sinnúmero de anécdotas divertidas.

Acompañada por su traductor al idioma español, André Csihas, quien cabe mencionar realizó una excelente labor al plasmar en la lengua castellana las palabras originalmente escritas en inglés de la Dra. Weinberg, se procedió a una breve lectura tanto en inglés como en español del primer capítulo del tercer libro: “The Storks of La Caridad” o “El Jesuita y La Caridad.”

La plática concluyó tras una sesión de preguntas y respuestas, y los invitados fueron convidados a una recepción donde la Dra. Weinberg y André Csihas personalmente dedicaron los libros previamente adquiridos por los asistentes.

Felicidades a ambos y a la UNAM de San Antonio por orquestar un evento sumamente interesante y por el gran logro profesional en las carreras de ambos.  Les deseamos mucho éxito.

La página de Internet de la Dra. Weinberg es: http://www.florenceweinberg.com/index.html




Monday, January 23, 2012

Voices de la Luna Event Jan. 25

Open mic 7 p.m. Jan. 25. Barnes & Noble La Cantera. Voices de la Luna poetry group meets for an open mic night
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Sunday, January 22, 2012

Awaken the Sleeping Poet


Awaken the Sleeping Poet at Barnes & Noble
Thursday, January 26, beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Margaret Mayberry and Carol Siskovic, are
two of San Antonio's jewels.  The poetry
of these two wonderful poets is both
hilarious and poignant.  They are unique
and wonderful poets.  Superlatives do
not do them justice.  Don't let anything
keep you from experiencing these two ladies.

Margaret Mayberry -- San Antonio, Texas
Since she was a child Margaret has always loved to write, both poetry and prose, but mostly she wrote prose.  In her twenties in England, she did a page regularly for a couple of magazines: one for the Michelin tire company in-house magazine and the other a magazine for truck drivers, i.e. a page for the wife.   They are not what she would call writing.  She wrote stories and essays and later memoirs for pleasure and writing groups, but not publication.   As an adult with children Margaret's life became busy and her writing took a back seat for many years.  Now in her senior years she can find time and started writing seriously about four years ago.   She has been published in The Awaken the Sleeping Poet Anthology, The Voices along the River Anthology, Poetry Society of Texas Book of the Year and the 2009 Texas Poetry Calendar.   She writes poetry because she enjoys it and hopes that her grandchildren will one day be interested in her poems. She belongs to several poetry writing groups, including the San Antonio Poets' Association. 

Carol M. Siskovic -- San Antonio, Texas
Carol said, "When you introduce me, I hope you keep it simple; just say that I love poetry -- reading it, listening to it,  writing it, sharing it.  Enough said.  That being said, here is some bio information about Carol.  She is a retired English teacher who has taught in the Philippine Islands, England, Mississippi, and Texas.  She ended her career teaching for Northside ISD and Alamo Community Colleges.  She has been the editor of several poetry anthologies, including the one for Texas Council of Teachers of English and Language Arts (TCTELA).  She is published in a number of anthologies, including POETRY AFTER LUNCH and Naomi Nye's IS THIS FOREVER OR WHAT?  She is a Founder of the San Antonio Poetry Fair, and a Founder of the Northside May Day Poetry Celebration for high school students.  She has also been a juror for the R&E JOURNAL, a publication of Abydos Learning International for which she is a writing and reading trainer.
Awaken the Sleeping Poet at Northwoods Barnes & Noble
Henderson Pass at 281 and 1604
Open mic from 7:00 to 9:00
Bring yourself, bring a poem, and bring a friend!
Your Host:
Floyd (Michaud) L. Lamrouex
lamrouex@sbcglobal.net
(210) 656-3131


Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Maxine Hong Kingston Free Public Reading

Autograph Series: Maxine Hong Kingston Public Reading with Q&A

Presented by Gemini Ink at San Pedro Playhouse
February 16, 2012
Spring 2012 Autograph Series Presents: Maxine Hong Kingston

Author of The Woman Warrior, China Men, Tripmaster Monkey, The Fifth Book of Peace, and I Love a Broad Margin to My Life, among other works.

Public Reading with Q&A
General admission seating
Free and open to the public
Book signing follows



Monday, January 16, 2012

Bihl House Arts Upcoming Events


UPCOMING JANUARY EVENTS:
Sat., Jan. 28, 2 pm: Gallery Talk by Debora Kuetzpal Vasquez
Tue., Jan 31, 7 pm: Reading by author Ben Saenz

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

Saturday, January 14, 2012

An Invitation


Para todos:

Con el mayor gusto les informo de un evento cultural que tendrá lugar en el auditorio de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) en San Antonio, el día 19 de enero de 2012, ocasión en la que la Dra. Florence Byham Weinberg, autora de siete novelas históricas y galardonada con varios premios literarios, presentará sus obras. Estará también presente el traductor de tres de sus novelas, del original inglés al español, André Csihas, intérprete judicial certificado tanto a nivel estatal como federal y ampliamente conocido en el ámbito de escritores hispanos. Con la traducción de estas novelas, ha extendido su competencia al campo literario. El profesor Juan Carlos Moreno, promotor de la cultura hispana en San Antonio, fungió como editor de estas obras.

El evento incluirá una presentación del trasfondo histórico de las tres novelas, seguido por la lectura en inglés del primer capítulo breve de una de las obras, por su autora, Florence Weinberg, y posteriormente la lectura del mismo capítulo en español por el Sr. Csihas. Las novelas estarán disponibles para la venta al público y dedicadas personalmente por la autora.

Las novelas, en castellano,  El jesuita y el brujo, El jesuita y la tormenta y El jesuita y La Caridad, están basadas en la vida del padre Ygnacio (Ignaz) Pfefferkorn, S. J., un misionero jesuita y personaje histórico del siglo XVIII que vivió en Sonora, México. En estas novelas de misterio policíaco, el padre jesuita aclara un asesinato salvaje para proteger a sus conversos y a otro hermano misionero. El trasfondo histórico de cada novela es sumamente preciso, basado en la investigación, tanto de archivos como sitios históricos. Cada novela contiene un apéndice que detalla claramente la diferencia entre lo histórico y lo ficticio.

Espero que puedan asistir a esta interesante presentación en la que podrán conocer lo que hasta el momento ha sido un período lóbrego pero importante en la historia de México y de la Iglesia Católica, y asimismo tendrán la ocasión de compartir unos momentos con la autora y el traductor de estas interesantes novelas.

Cordialmente,

André

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Highlights of Monday's SLHW Meeting





The Society of Latino and Hispanic Writers of San Antonio held the first meeting for 2012 last Monday, January 9 at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes & Noble San Pedro Crossings.


The society was honored to receive as first guest for the year, five time Emmy Award winner journalist, Mr. Patricio Espinoza.

Mr. Espinoza’s talk dealt with the constant evolution of news broadcasting and the opportunities available for writers in the virtual world. His current project, a hyperlocal news website, AlamoCityTimes.com, is an open forum and Mr. Espinoza encouraged the members of the society to participate and send their pieces in English and in Spanish.

Thank you, Mr. Espinoza for visiting with us and we look forward to working with you this year!

We also received the visit of SLHWSA member, Florence Weinberg, a writer and retired university professor who came to extend an invitation to all members to the upcoming presentation of her Three Pfefferkorn mystery novels which have also been translated into Spanish by SLHWSA member, André Csihas. This event will take place at the UNAMof San Antonio Campus, Thursday, January 19, 2012at 6:30 p.m.

Let’s support our fellow writers and Keep writing!







Friday, January 06, 2012

Monday's SLHW Meeting

Please join us this Monday, January 9, for the monthly meeting of the Society of Latino and Hispanic Writers of San Antoino at the Barnes and Noble, San Pedro Crossing at 7:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.


This month we will be featuring Patricio Espinoza, an experienced and accomplished five time Emmy Award winning Journalist & New Media Creative and Producer.

Patricio's particular interest is the undeserved Latino English market and Spanish language news content. He covers and contributes with related topics to several national news organizations including: ABC.com and ABC News, A&E, Discovery, NPR, PBS, Entertainment Tonight, Billboard Latino, Univision and Telemundo among others.

Patricio Espinoza is the founding News Director of Telemundo, San Antonio (1989-1993) where he built an entire local news team beating the competition after 30 years ruling that market. In 1993 Patricio also founded the Telemundo's Texas News Bureau and acted as their first network Texas Correspondent. He is an active member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.

Patricio was born in Quito, Ecuador, and lives with his family in San Antonio, Texas.



Thursday, January 05, 2012

SLHW Member writes for Krav Maga

Jackie Mendez is now writing for the local Krav Maga Worldwide Gym and Fitness Center in San Antonio. Here is her latest post.

Wednesday, January 04, 2012

Mary Vela publishes new book


THE ODD CHICK


Author: Mary Esparza-Vela www.luvfromabove.com
Artist: Kevin Scott Collier http://kevinscottcollierhomepage.blogspot.com/
Print ISBN: 9781616331924; 1616331925
eBook ISBN: 9781616331948; 1616331941

Rooty Rooster ignores a new chick because he finds him both scary and disgusting. The new chick, a baby vulture, struggles to win Rooty’s heart. And when he does, Rooty invites him to join him in a crowing session on top of the barn roof.





Sunday, January 01, 2012

Good Luck in 2012

Chapter 1