The Tucson Chapter of REFORMA will raffle off a handmade quilt and a pair of Teresa Villegas’ Lotería giclee prints! “Pan Dulce” and “Pozole”.
Each print is numbered and signed by the artist on archival quality paper. Each image is roughly 6 x 9.5 inches, the exact size of the original painting (the overall paper size is […]

Posted on February 27th, 2007 by Lisa
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[ March 7, 2007; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Silviana Wood, Tucson playwright, actress and director, will facilitate a writing workshop for teens titled, “Quien soy yo?” or “Who am I?”

Location: Sam Lena-South Tucson Branch Library (1607 S. Sixth Ave.)

“Quien soy yo?” is a bilingual journal writing workshop. It will challenge teens to write brief, fast-paced exercises that will allow them to examine, explore […]

Posted on February 15th, 2007 by Lisa
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[ March 7, 2007; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Location: Woods Memorial Branch Library (3455 N. 1st Ave.)

During this children’s workshop, local author and poet Rita Maria Magdaleno, Ms. Magdaleno will present, “My Nana’s Garden: Poems & Stories.” Children will learn about creating a special garden. They will explore words and images related to “things that live” in a garden. Children will consider a […]

Posted on February 15th, 2007 by Lisa
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[ March 6, 2007; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Location: Quincie Douglas Branch Library (1585 E. 36th St.)
During this workshop for adults, local author and poet Rita Maria Magdaleno will present, “Poems from the Garden (& other beautiful places)”. Adults will be encouraged to share their memories of gardens & other special places. The goal is to focus on “sense of place” and […]

Posted on February 15th, 2007 by Adriana
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[ March 4, 2007; 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] REFORMA Tucson will sponsor an afternoon gathering at the Historic Rialto Theatre.  The tardeada will feature bands from the “golden era” of Mexican-American rock and roll in Tucson.  Bring all of your friends and your dancing shoes!

Posted on February 5th, 2007 by Adriana
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[ February 20, 2007; 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] FREE WORKSHOP for Librarians!  RSVP to mue@asu.edu. Space is limited!

¿No Comprende?  Spanish Health Information Resources for English Speaking Librarians.  Do you have a growing Latino population in your community?  Do you need to quickly find health information in Spanish but don’t know where to look?  Are the only words in your Spanish vocabulary burrito and […]

Posted on February 5th, 2007 by Adriana
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[ March 3, 2007; 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] Join us at the Joel D. Valdez Main Library for crafts, music, dance and art demonstrations for all ages.  Book, art and food vendors will sell their wares.

Our featured author, Christine Granados, will share an intimate reading from her collection of short stories titled, Brides and Sinners in El Chuco, University of Arizona Press, 2006.  […]

Posted on February 4th, 2007 by Lisa
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[ February 8, 2007; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Toni has posted the agenda for the February meeting and there are three main topics we’ll be covering:

Nuestras Raíces (raffle, t-shirts, tardeada, volunteers)
Funding requests from Make Way for Books and the Trejo Foster Foundation
Reforma Website

The February meeting will be at the Sam Lena South Tucson Library (1607 S. Sixth Ave.), Thursday, Feb. 8th at […]

Posted on February 4th, 2007 by Lisa
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Join us for films celebrating Mexican-American culture at the Screening Room, 127 E. Congress Street.
Friday night’s feature film will be “Los Lonely Boys: Cottonfields & Crossroads” by Hector Galán, followed by short films by Latino filmmakers (TBA).
Saturday night’s films will feature student films (TBA).

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[ March 2, 2007; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. March 3, 2007; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Join us for films celebrating Mexican-American culture at the Screening Room, 127 E. Congress Street.

Friday night’s feature film will be “Los Lonely Boys: Cottonfields & Crossroads” by Hector Galán, followed by short films by Latino filmmakers (TBA).

Saturday night’s films will feature student films (TBA).

Posted on February 4th, 2007 by Lisa
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