[Sabeswest] Documentary about Esmeralda Santiago Thursday April 17!

[Tzivia Gover]

One-Book  Holyoke Presents… 
 
 
 
Please Join Us:
 Thursday April 17, 6 p.m., WRITING A LIFE, at the Holyoke Public Library. FREE! The popcorn is on us :)
 
Writing a Life is documentary film portrait of best-selling author, Esmeralda Santiago in the midst of a culture-sharing journey. Her ground breaking memoirs, When I Was Puerto Rican, Almost A Woman and The Turkish Lover have a transforming impact on the lives of people she meets face to face in book stores, universities, urban schools, family shelters, libraries, prisons, and projects. This film captures the irrepressible charisma of a woman who is willing to do whatever it takes to open up debates on race, culture and identity. Dreaming in Spanish, writing in English, Ms. Santiago shares the joy and sorrow of living between two cultures. ONE-BOOK HOLYOKE FILM SERIES
 
 
 


ABOUT One-Book Holyoke
 
One-Book Holyoke is a city-wide reading program in which everyone is invited to read the same book, and to build connections and community through literature and literacy. One-Book Holyoke actively reaches out to new and experienced readers to create a fun and educational project that crosses race, class, educational, and economic lines. 
 
 
 
This year's One-Book Holyoke selection is When I Was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago. Our overall theme is "Coming to the USA." 
 
 
 
During our 8-week reading period (March 11-April 30) One-Book Holyoke invites the public to a series of events (see schedule below) that will encourage reflection and conversation relating to and inspired by the book. Some of our events will include films, panel discussions, reading groups, community celebrations, dramatic readings, and more. 
 
 
 
For information about One-Book Holyoke visit: www.onebookholyoke.org
 
For information on this year's book and author visit: www.esmeraldasantiago.com
 
 
 
Who We Are
 
With The Care Center as the lead agency, the project also has collaborators in Holyoke Community College and the Holyoke Community College Library, Holyoke Public Library and Friends of the Holyoke Public Library, Holyoke Public Schools, Juntos Adult Basic Education Collaborative/HPS and Pathways to Family Success/HPS, Career Point/HCC Adult Learning Center, Nueva Esperanza, Wistariahurst Museum and Enchanted Circle Theater. 
 
 
 
For an up-to-date schedule of events or more information, visit www.onebookholyoke.org. You may also contact Tzivia Gover, 532-2900 or info at onebookholyoke.org.
 
Get Involved
 
 Help us spread the word! Forward this email to friends and colleagues. Contact us if you'd like to sponsor an event or to get more information!
 
More One-Book Holyoke Coming Events
 
One-Book Holyoke, a two-month long celebration of the power of the written word, will host a series of events celebrating Esmeralda Santiago’s moving and illuminating memoir When I Was Puerto Rican:
 
 
 
 
 

Monday April 28, 10:30 a.m., STORIES FROM THE ISLAND, at Wistariahurst Museum, 238 Cabot St. A local intergenerational story-gathering program will culminate in this presentation by young mothers from The Care Center and the older residents they interviewed to collect stories of migration and cultural transplantation.
 
 
 

Wednesday, April 30, 7:00-9:30 p.m., LITERARY FIESTA-AUTHOR VISIT & CELEBRATION, United Congregational Church, 395 High Street, Holyoke. Celebrate One-Book Holyoke and our honored guest, Esmeralda Santiago, author of When I Was Puerto Rican, for an author reading, book signing and evening of music and dance from the island at this celebration of literature and community.
 
 
 
All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. Please visit www.onebookholyoke.org for complete and up-to-date information.
 
 
 
 
 
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