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One
Book Holyoke 2008
Event Schedule
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. (note
new time) 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 *
this is a new event! *
- 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. *
this is a new event! *
- 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 * this is a
new event! *
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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 *
this is a new event! *
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7 p.m., Enchanted Circle Theater,
Artisan's Cafe, Open Square, Holyoke. *note
new location* 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. * new event *
- 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 * new event
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Thursday April 17, 6 p.m. (note
new time) 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. ., *note
new time* , 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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