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One-Book Holyoke, a two-month long celebration of the power
of the written word, will host a series of events celebrating
Esmeralda Santiago’s moving and illuminating memoir When
I Was Puerto Rican:
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Tuesday, March 11, 7 p.m. OFF THE
PAGE at Wistariahurst Museum: One-Book Holyoke
'08 kicks off with an evening of readings and a panel discussion
based on When I Was Puerto Rican. The evening will feature
community leaders including Roberto Marquez, scholar, author
and editor from Mount Holyoke College and youth readers
from the Teen Resource Project, among others. Book giveaways
and light refreshments will also be provided. Additional
copies of When I Was Puerto Rican will available for purchase.
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Thursday, March 13, 6 p.m. YO SOY
BORICUA, PA'QUE TU LO SEPAS, at Holyoke Public Library:
The Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York City jump-starts actress
and filmmaker Rosie Perez's witty and enlightening quest to
rediscover her Puerto Rican culture. The film combines Perez's
personal story and thought-provoking history. Narrated by
actor Jimmy Smits. ONE-BOOK HOLYOKE FILM SERIES
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Tuesday, March 25, 7 p.m. Adio kerida
(GOODBYE DEAR LOVE), at Holyoke Community College,
Kittredge Room 301: One Book Holyoke and the Pioneer Valley
Jewish Film Festival are teaming up to host a viewing of ADIO
KERIDA, in which anthropologist Ruth Behar returns to her
native Cuba to profile the island's remaining Sephardic Jews
and chronicle her family's journey to the U.S. as Cuban-Jewish
exiles. Highlighting themes of expulsion and departure that
are at the crux of the Sephardic legacy, Behar seeks reconciliation
with Cubans and advocates for the possibility of return and
renewal. ONE-BOOK HOLYOKE FILM SERIES
- Thursday, March 27:
- 3p.m., Reception for “The History of Puerto
Ricans in Holyoke” exhibit, located on the
3rd floor of the Frost Building. Students from YouthBuild
Holyoke who created the exhibit will be the guests of honor.
The reception will be held in the 3rd floor lobby area and
refreshments will be served.
- 5 p.m., ECHANDO RAICES/TAKING ROOT, at
Café El Mercado, 413 Main Street Holyoke. In this
documentary immigrants from diverse countries tell stories
of their struggles to come to and make it in the United
States. SPANISH/ENGLISH BILINGUAL. ONE-BOOK HOLYOKE FILM
SERIES
- 7 p.m., COME READ WITH US, One-Book Holyoke
Discussion Group, at Holyoke Public Library. Everyone is
welcome to come and discuss When I Was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda
Santiago. Light refreshments will be served.
- Tuesday, April 1, 11 a.m., ECHANDO RAICES/TAKING ROOT/Part
I, at Holyoke Community College, Kittredge Rm 301.
In this documentary immigrants from diverse countries tell stories
of their struggles to come to and make it in the United States.
ONE-BOOK HOLYOKE FILM SERIES
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APRIL 3 Thursday, 7 p.m, STAND &
DELIVER, Holyoke Community College, Kittredge Room
301. In this Oscar-nominated film A dedicated teacher inspires
his dropout-prone, Hispanic students to learn calculus to
build up their self-esteem. They do so well that they are
accused of cheating. ONE-BOOK HOLYOKE FILM SERIES
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Tuesday, April 8
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11 a.m., ECHANDO RAICES/TAKING
ROOT/Part II, at Holyoke Community College, Kittredge
Rm 301. In this documentary immigrants from diverse countries
tell stories of their struggles to come to and make it
in the United States. ONE-BOOK HOLYOKE FILM SERIES
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7 p.m., Enchanted Circle Theater,
Artisan's Cafe, Open Square, Holyoke. Enchanted Circle
Theater presents a dramatic reading and discussion about
When I Was Puerto Rican featuring both seasoned and community
actors.
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Thursday, April 10, 7 p.m. THE BALLAD
OF A MIGRANT FARMWORKER: A Film Screening and Discussion at
Holyoke Public Library, Community Room. This 28-minute
film by Wil Ecevarria and co-produced by WGBY-TV in Springfield
will be followed by a discussion about the film and how it
relates to local history and When I Was Puerto Rican. ONE-BOOK
HOLYOKE FILM SERIES
- Tuesday, April 15, 7 p.m., COME READ WITH US,
One-Book Holyoke Discussion Group, at Barnes & Noble Booksellers,
Holyoke Crossing. Everyone is welcome to come and discuss When
I Was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago. Light refreshments
will be served.
- Wednesday, April 16, 10:30 a.m, ECHANDO RAICES/TAKING
ROOT, NEFWC, 225 High St. at 10:30 a.m. In this documentary
immigrants from diverse countries tell stories of their struggles
to come to and make it in the United States. ONE-BOOK HOLYOKE
FILM SERIES / MORNING EVENT
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Thursday April 17, 6 p.m. WRITING
A LIFE, at Holyoke Public Library. Writing a Life
is documentary film portrait of best-selling author, Esmeralda
Santiago in the midst of a culture-sharing journey. Her ground
breaking memoirs, When I Was Puerto Rican, Almost A Woman
and The Turkish Lover have a transforming impact on the lives
of people she meets face to face?in book stores, universities,
urban schools, family shelters, libraries, prisons, and projects.
This film captures the irrepressible charisma of a woman who
is willing to do whatever it takes to open up debates on race,
culture and identity. Dreaming in Spanish, writing in English,
Ms. Santiago shares the joy and sorrow of living between two
cultures. ONE-BOOK HOLYOKE FILM SERIES
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Monday April 28, 10:30 a.m., STORIES
FROM THE ISLAND, at Wistariahurst Museum, 238 Cabot
St.: A local intergenerational story-gathering program will
culminate in this presentation by young mothers from The Care
Center and the older residents they interviewed in an effort
to record stories of migration and cultural transplantation
- Wednesday April 30, 7:00-9:30 p.m. ., A LITERARY FIESTA-AUTHOR
VISIT & CELEBRATION, United Congregational Church,
395 High Street, Holyoke. Celebrate One-Book Holyoke and our
honored guest, Esmeralda Santiago, author of When I Was Puerto
Rican, for an author reading, book signing and evening of music
and dance from the island at this celebration of literature
and community.
All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise
noted.
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