[Sabeswest] One-Book Holyoke '08 begins March 11 ... Full schedule included
Charlie Herbert
cherbert at hcc.mass.edu
Thu Mar 6 15:11:38 EST 2008
*Come Read With Us ?** ***
WHAT: */Off The Page: ONE-BOOK HOLYOKE KICK-OFF EVENT/*
*WHEN: Tuesday, March 11, 7 p.m*.
*WHERE*: *Wistariahurst Museum, 238 Cabot Street, Holyoke*
One-Book Holyoke 2008 kicks off its 8-week long city-wide reading
program with an evening of readings and discussion based on /When I Was
Puerto Rican/, this year?s One-Book Holyoke selection. Featured speakers
will include representatives from throughout the community: *Roberto*
*Márquez*, scholar, author and editor from Mount Holyoke College;
*Natalia Muñoz*, editor of /La Prensa/ newspaper; *Maria Pagan*,
director of the Holyo ke Public Library; *Yolanda Robles*, Hampden
County?s 2004 Literacy Champion; *Irma Medina*, coordinator of Holyoke
Community College?s Pathways Program; *Rhonda Soto* of Class Action and
youth from the *Teen Resource Project*. Light refreshments will be
provided. Copies of /When I Was Puerto Rican/ will be available for
purchase.
*Contact: One-Book Holyoke Coordinator: info at onebookholyoke.org,
www.onebookholyoke.org, or 532-2900 ext. 103*
*_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 <http://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 <http://www.onebookholyoke.org/>. You may also
contact Tzivia Gover, 532-2900 or info at onebookholyoke.org
<mailto:info at onebookholyoke.org>.
*_Get Involved_*
Help us spread the word! Forward this email to friends and colleagues.
You can also print the attached poster and hang it up where folks will
see it! Contact us if you'd like to sponsor an event or to get more
information!
*_One-Book Holyoke Events Schedule_*
/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_/:
* Tuesday, March 11, 7 p.m. ? OFF THE PAGE at Wistariahurst Museum.
One-Book Holyoke ?08 kicks off with an evening of readings and
panel discussion based on _When I Was Puerto Rican_. Featured
speakers will include Roberto Márquez, scholar, author and editor
from Mount Holyoke College and youth readers from the Teen
Resource Project, among others. Book giveaways and light
refreshments will be provided. Copies of _When I Was Puerto Rican_
will be available for purchase.
* Thursday, March 13, 6 p.m. * note new time * ? YO SOY BORICUA,
PA?QUE TU LO SEPAS, at Holyoke Public Library. This movie
chronicles actress and filmmaker Rosie Perez's witty and
enlightening quest to rediscover her Puerto Rican culture. Light
Refreshments. /Sponsored by the Friends of the Holyoke Public
Library./ ONE-BOOK HOLYOKE FILM SERIES
* Tuesday, March 25, 7 p.m. - Adio kerida (gOODBYE DEAR LOVE), at
Holyoke Community College, Kittredge Room 301. One?Book Holyoke
and the Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival co-host a viewing of
ADIO KERIDA, in which anthropologist Ruth Behar returns to her
native Cuba to profile the island?s remaining Sephardic Jews and
chronicle her family?s journey to the U.S. as Cuban-Jewish exiles.
The popcorn?s on us! ONE-BOOK HOLYOKE FILM SERIES
* _Thursday, March 27_ * note corrected date *:
o 5 p.m., ECHANDO RAICES/TAKING ROOT, at Café El Mercado, 413 Main
Street Holyoke. In this documentary immigrants from diverse countries
tell stories of their struggles to come to and make it in the United
States. /SPANISH/ENGLISH BILINGUAL. /ONE-BOOK HOLYOKE FILM SERIES
o 7 p.m., COME READ WITH US, One-Book Holyoke Discussion Group, at
Holyoke Public Library. Everyone is welcome to come and discuss _When I
Was Puerto Rican_ by Esmeralda Santiago. Light refreshments will be
served. *
* Tuesday, April 1, 11 a.m., ECHANDO RAICES/TAKING ROOT/Part I, at
Holyoke Community College, Kittredge Rm 301. In this documentary
immigrants from diverse countries tell stories of their struggles
to come to and make it in the United States. ONE-BOOK HOLYOKE FILM
SERIES
* Thursday, April 3, 7 p.m, STAND & DELIVER, Holyoke Community
College, Kittredge Rm 301. In this Oscar-nominated film a
dedicated teacher inspires his dropout-prone, Hispanic students to
learn calculus to build up their self-esteem. They do so well that
they are accused of cheating. ONE-BOOK HOLYOKE FILM SERIES
* _Tuesday, April 8 _
o 11 a.m., ECHANDO RAICES/TAKING ROOT/Part II, at Holyoke
Community College, Kittredge Rm 301. In this documentary
immigrants from diverse countries tell stories of their
struggles to come to and make it in the United States.
ONE-BOOK HOLYOKE FILM SERIES
o 7 p.m., DRAMATIC READING with Enchanted Circle Theater, 4
Open Square Way, Studio 206. Enchanted Circle Theater
presents a dramatic reading and discussion about _When I Was
Puerto Rican_ featuring both seasoned and community actors.
* Thursday, April 10, 7 p.m. THE BALLAD OF A MIGRANT FARMWORKER: A
Film Screening at Holyoke Public Library. This 28-minute film by
Wil Echevarria and co-produced by WGBY-TV Springfield will be
followed by a discussion with the filmmaker. ONE-BOOK HOLYOKE FILM
SERIES
* Tuesday, April 15, 7 p.m. COME READ WITH US, One-Book Holyoke
Discussion Group, at Barnes and Noble, Holyoke Crossing. Everyone
is welcome to come and discuss _When I Was Puerto Rican_ by
Esmeralda Santiago. Light refreshments will be served.
* Thursday April 17, 6 p.m. * note new time * WRITING A LIFE, at
Holyoke Public Library. This documentary film offers a portrait of
Esmeralda Santiago, author of _When I Was Puerto Rican_. The film
reveals how her ground-breaking memoirs have a transforming impact
on the lives of people she meets face to face?in bookstores,
universities, urban schools, family shelters, libraries, prisons,
and projects. ONE-BOOK HOLYOKE FILM SERIES
* 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, 5:30-9:30 p.m., A LITERARY FIESTA-AUTHOR VISIT
& CELEBRATION, LOCATION TBA. Celebrate One-Book Holyoke and our
honored guest, Esmeralda Santiago, author of _When I Was Puerto
Rican_, for a community meal, 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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