Thursday, October 11- 8pm \/Free
\nPOWER OF THE PLUME! OUR STORIES WITH THOMAS GLAVE, RIGOBERTO GONZALEZ , JUANITA DIAZ-COTTO & MARIANO ROMO-CARMONA
\nWriters share their stories and how they got those stories (fiction and non-fiction) published. The Bronx’s Thomas Glave has written extensively about growing up in the Bronx and the tightrope he walks between being Jamaican and gay exemplified in his recent essay collection Words to Our Now. Rigoberto Gonzalez’s recent memoir, Butterfly Boy, tells his story of a gay young man and his Mexican father. Dr. Juanita Dz-Cotto will share her experiences with her award-winning book Chicana Lives and Criminal Justice and the anthology Companeras: Latina Lesbians. Participating in and moderating the panel will be Mariana Romo-Carmona author of several works including Living at Night and co-editor of Cuentos along with Cherrie Moraga and Alma Gomez<\/p>\n
The Bronx Academy of Art & Dance (BAAD!) presents its annual BlakTino Performance Series, a festival celebrating works by Black, Latino and Blatino artists. The festival, first presented in 2002, takes place at BAAD!, 841 Barretto Street in the Hunts Point section of the South Bronx. Take #6 train to Hunts Point Ave. For further information and tickets call (718) 842-5223 or visit www.BronxAcademyofArtsandDance.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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