Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined WHYY/EAC Latin Rhythms & Reels Miniseries
Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined WHYY/EAC Latin Rhythms & Reels Miniseries
Esperanza Arts Center proudly announces LATIN RHYTHM & REELS, a new watch party mini-series in collaboration with WHYY. This unique series features Latin food, live music, and a screening and discussion of recent films. Join us for our opening night with Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined.
Event Details:
Date: Thursday, November 21, 2024
Location: Esperanza – GRAN SALON & LA PLAZA
Address: 4261 North 5th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140
Parking: Free and on site
Program Schedule & Event Information
6:00 PM – Opening Reception with Latin food & live music
6:45 PM – Pre-Show Live with Everett Robinson
7:00 PM – Screening of Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined
8:00 PM – Conversation and Q&A session
Explore the life and career of Julia Alvarez, one of the most influential Latina writers of her generation. Since bursting onto the American literary scene in 1991 with her autobiographical novel, “How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents,” the widely acclaimed book that sold 250,000 copies, followed by “In the Time of the Butterflies” (1994), which raised global awareness about three sisters assassinated by Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo, Alvarez has blazed a trail for Latina authors to break into the literary mainstream. One of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful writers, Alvarez’s work spans multiple genres and audiences, including three books of nonfiction, three collections of poetry, 11 books for children and young adults, and seven literary novels.
Live Music will be performed by:
The Latin Jazz Ensemble Quartet led by Tino Serrano
Catering by Empanadas United
Host: Anjoli Santiago M. S. Ed
PANELISTS
Alba Martinez
Keila Cordova
Caliph Gamble
Rita Mejias
Antony Rivera
Dave Peth
Special Offer from the Julia de Burgos Bookstore courtesy of our event partner, Taller Puertorriqueño
Purchase a book by Julia Alvarez and other Dominican authors ahead of time and pick them up at the event.
By Julia Álvarez:
The Cemetery of Untold Stories
El cementerio de los cuentos sin contar
How The García Girls Lost Their Accent (Paperback / Hardback Collector’s Edition)
De cómo las muchachas García perdieron el acento
In The Time of the Butterflies (Paperback)
In The Time of the Butterflies (Hardback Collector’s Edition)
Books by Dominican authors:
Gloriana, Presente (Spanish version)
Angélica and the Güira (English)
Angélica y la güira (Spanish)
How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water
The Girl, The Ring, and the Baseball Bat
November 21 @ 6:00 pm - 08:00 pm