A MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR
FALL 2009
Denise Chávez reads from her upcoming book, The King and Queen of Comezón, at The Port Townsend Writer's Conference, Summer 2009 |
Spring 2010
Dear Friends,
Spring is a magical time in New Mexico. All possibility and potential glow and emanate from our beloved earth, in the trees that leaf and bud and in our quirky, windy, lovely and wonderful days.
We welcome you to the 16th Annual Border Book Festival, Shooting Stars. Our theme reflects the shimmering trajectory of our lives and the lives of those we love. In keeping with our theme we have invited distinguished writer, Victor Villaseñor, author of the much-love novel, Rain of Gold, which is the true American story of our immigrant past.
We applaud Victor’s work and welcome him to the Borderland to share his vision of our future as he celebrates his new novel, Rain of Gold 2013.
In addition to Victor’s energy, we have wonderful events planned that compliment and extend our vision: that all life is a radiant expression of energy and is like the shooting star, a magical manifestation of energy and beauty!
We welcome Martha Egan, long-time friend and talented writer who will offer a Writing workshop, Kathleen Contreras, storyteller and author of the lovely children’s book, Trenzas/Braids, who will offer a Lotería/Mexican Bingo event following her storytelling session, Luna de Fuego, the powerful musical/creative team of Nancy Green and César Ivan, and new friend, Carlos Aceves, who will offer a workshop on the Aztec Calendar and its symbology. Híjole, but everything folds and moves into itself and comes full circle in meaning!
We thank our major sponsors, the New Mexico Community Foundation for their help with our Emerging Voices School Outreach program before and during the festival. We are grateful to them for their continued belief in our work.
Ranchway BBQ and Mexican Restaurant, with owners Elsa and Jesús Rodríguez, are sponsors of the 2nd Annual ¡Viva La Vida! Musical concert on the Mesilla Plaza. This year our featured musicians are Sobredosis del Sabor, a 12 member Cuban group we have had the pleasure of getting to know. Originally from Cuba, the group is temporarily located in the El Paso region and offers a brand of music that will make you shiver and shake they are so good! Sobredosis will offer a community concert on Saturday, April 10 on the Mesilla Plaza. Bring your lawn chair, your Honey and a good pair of shoes!
We honor our Premio Fronterizo winner, Victor Villaseñor, who has done so much to heal our global community with his powerful vision. This year we also honor MANRRS, a group of wonderful and talented students from New Mexico State University who have proved to be our best and most faithful volunteers over the years. We look forward to presenting President Thurman “T.J.” Redhouse and his wonderful team the Sunshine Community and Volunteer Service award.
We invite you to join us for our Shooting Stars festival and to come by, when you can, to our little corner of the world, what my husband, artist and photographer extraordinaire calls “The Un-Barnes and Noble of Southern New Mexico.”
We thank all friends for their support and in so many ways. To each and everyone we send a warm abrazo and our thanks.
Once again, let us look to the skies and see that shimmering trajectory of art, culture and beauty that gives us hope and strength in these challenging, profoundly dear days.
¡Viva la Vida!
Denise Chávez
Director
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