April 25th
The public is invited to the opening reception for the 6th Annual Rio Grande Valley Int'l. Poetry Festival on Thursday, Apr. 25, 2013 at the Edinburg City Auditorium from 7 to 9 p.m. Come and mingle with the anthologized poets and featured poets.
Boundless will be published as a perfect bound edition and will be available on amazon.com. Editors are Katie Hoerth (your fantastically awesome professor), Ileana Garcia-Spitz, and Daniel Garcia Ordaz.
Previous editions include poets from across Texas, New York, Iran, India, Brazil, Portugal, Spain, Bangladesh, and England, etc.
We strongly prefer to communicate by e-mail: rgvipf@hotmail.com.
Copies of Boundless 2013 will be available for purchase.
April 26th
Schneider’s German Gasthaus & Beergarden, 5507 N. Ware Rd., McAllen, TX
Host: Edward Vidaurre
Youth Poetry Slam Contest: 6:15—6:45 p.m.
Featured Poet Reading: Emmy Pérez 6:45—7:05 p.m.
College/University Readings: 7:10—8:20 p.m.
Adult Poetry Slam featuring HBO Def Poet Amalia Ortiz, Lupe Méndez, : 8:20 – 10 p.m.
Note: All participants check in at the stage when announced.
See rules at www.vipf.org/slam.htm
*Note: If you'd like to READ a poem or story at this event, let me know asap! In place of an essay, you can turn in the creative piece you've read. Woot woot*
April 27th -- Rio Grande Valley International Poetry Festival Events
MORNING READINGS: 11 A.M. TO 12:15 P.M.
Jitterz Coffee Bar, 1625 Conway Ave., Mission, TX
Host:
Readers: Diana Dominguez, Vanessa Brown, Corey Mangan, Matthew Nolan, Shirley Rickett
Dustin Sekula Memorial Library, 1906 S. Closner Blvd., Edinburg, TX
Hostess: Letty Leija, Library Director
Readers: Emmy Pérez, Oscar Peña, María Guadalupe Perkins, Fred Rangel, Cesar De León, Celina Gómez, La Lupe, Meliton Hinojosa
Note: Café onsite.
Pharr Library, 121 E. Cherokee St., Pharr, TX
Host: Adolfo García, Library Director
Readers: Trevor Wainwright, Alan Oak, David Barcelona, Christopher Carmona, P.W. Covington, Hector Gómez, Peter Browne, Steve Vera
Note: Meet in the North Star Meeting Room—a free-speech space.
Weslaco Museum, 500 S. Texas Blvd., Weslaco, TX
Hostess: María Arrieta, Program Coordinator
Readers: Tammy Gómez, Mary Ann Escamilla, Katie Hoerth, Linda Romero, Rachel Udow, Yolanda López, Clare Nerio
Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center, 225 E. Stenger St., San Benito, TX
Hostess: Brenda Nettles Riojas, Founder, VIPF
Readers: Lupe Méndez, Mona Sizer, Edward Vidaurre, José Chapa, Daniel García Ordaz, James (Grizzy) Griswold
Galeria 409, 409 E. Elizabeth St., Brownsville, TX
Host: Mark Clark
Readers: Amalia Ortiz, Chip Dameron, Bryan Nichols, Gene Novogrodsky, Rudy García, Julieta La Poeta, Arturo Saldaña, Brenda Nettles Riojas
*Early Lunchtime Readings: 12:30—2 p.m.
Rio Grande Bar & Grill Restaurant, 417 W Van Buren Ave, Harlingen, TX
Host: Edward Vidaurre
Readers: Lupe Méndez, Mona Sizer, Mary Ann Escamilla, Katie Hoerth, Linda Romero, Rachel Udow, Edward Vidaurre, José Chapa, Daniel García Ordaz, James (Grizzy) Griswold
*Later Lunchtime Reading: 12:45—2:15 p.m.
Olivier’s Bakery, 1126 Pecan Blvd., McAllen, TX
Hostess: Olivier
Readers: Emmy Pérez, Tammy Gómez, Diana Dominguez, Yolanda López, Clare Nerio, María Guadalupe Perkins, Celina Gómez, Vanessa Brown, Corey Mangan, Matthew Nolan, Shirley Rickett, La Lupe
Leroy’s Chicken & Burgers, 408 W Santa Rosa Ave. (Hwy. 107) Elsa, TX
Hostess:
Readers: Oscar Peña, Fred Rangel, Cesar De León, David Barcelona, Christopher Carmona, P.W. Covington, Hector Gómez, Trevor Wainwright, Alan Oak, Peter Browne, Steve Vera, Meliton Hinojosa
Hueso de Fraile, 837 E. Elizabeth St. Suite D, Brownsville, TX
Hostess: Brenda Nettles Riojas, Founder, V.I.P.F.
Readers: Amalia Ortiz, Chip Dameron, Bryan Nichols, Gene Novogrodsky, Rudy García, Julieta La Poeta, Arturo Saldaña, Brenda Nettles Riojas
Afternoon Delights (Readings)
*2:45—4 p.m.
Eagle Bean Coffee, 2236 W Trenton Rd, Edinburg, TX
Hostess:
Readers: Emmy Pérez, Tammy Gómez, Diana Dominguez, Yolanda López, Clare Nerio, María Guadalupe Perkins, Celina Gómez, Vanessa Brown, Corey Mangan, Matthew Nolan, Shirley Rickett, La Lupe
*3—4:30 p.m.
Weslaco Museum, 500 S. Texas Blvd., Weslaco, TX
Hostess: María Arrieta, Program Coordinator
Readers: Oscar Peña, Fred Rangel, Cesar De León, David Barcelona, Christopher Carmona, P.W. Covington, Hector Gómez, Trev Wainwright, Alan Oak, Peter Browne, Steve Vera, Meliton Hinojosa
3:45—4:45 p.m.
Paragraphs On Padre, 5055 Padre Blvd., South Padre Island, TX
Hostess: Joni Montover
Readers: Lupe Méndez, Mary Ann Escamilla, Katie Hoerth, Linda Romero, Rachel Udow, Edward Vidaurre, José Chapa, Daniel García Ordaz, James (Grizzy) Griswold, Rudy García, Bryan Nichols
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