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Schedule of Events — July 14-16, 2006

Friday, July 14

10 am to 5 pm

  • Paint Our Little Faces, Dallas Baptist University, Children's 2nd floor
  • All Day Film Festival, Performance space 4th floor

10 am

  • Book readings in the Dallas West Room
    • Pull Up your Pants before you cross the street, Elizabeth D. Woodworth, author and David Boston, illustrator
    • The Adventures of Lemmon Head and Mudd Duck, James Spikes
    • Hurry up!, Jennifer Kindert - illustrator
  • Escribiendo Poesía - Taller- por Tomas Ayala-Torres, Dallas East Room
  • Bilingual Storytime, Las Mil y Una Noche & Arabian Nights, Children’s 2nd floor
  • Readings from Caribbean Blue: A Novel of Loss & Out of the Fringe, Contemporary Latino/Latina Theater and Performance, Dr. Teresa Marrero (UNT), Auditorium

11 am

  • Book readings in the Dallas West Room
    • Vivir con el Vecino, por Gustavo Morales
    • Cartas a un fantasma reo, Lucía Gonzalez
  • Writing Short Fiction -- Workshop, by David A. Bedford, Texas Christian University, Dallas East Room
  • Como Escribir una Obra de Teatro, Juan Rivera Saavedra, Auditorium
  • Dance and Play with Us, music from India, Hawaii, Mexico and Russia, Children’s 2nd floor
  • Hip Hop Dance Performance, Girls Inc., Girls Incorporated of Metropolitan Dallas is a nonprofit agency whose mission is to empower girls to take charge of their lives. Breezeway.

12 Noon

  • Book readings in the Dallas West Room
    • The cheese chase: why dogs chase cats, Toni Simmons
    • No Bows!, Shirley Smith Duke
    • Becoming what you already are, Olga Cilia
  • The Ugly Truth about Small Business, by Ruth King, Dallas East Room
  • How to Publish Your Book, with Liliana Valenzuela , Alfredo Marroquin (Chulainn), Carmen Rivera (Lectorum) and Teresa Carbano (Imaginador) Auditorium
  • 1 pm

    • Book readings in the Dallas West Room
      • Dona Nobis Pacem, Danilo Lopez
      • Vision y ceguera de Concha Espina, Elizabeth Rojas-Auda
    • How to Get Rich with a Purpose, by DeWayne Owens, Dallas East Room
    • Immigration Issues, with Margaret Donnelly, Auditorium
    • Movie and Discussion, Manuelita, based on a book by Maria Elena Walsh, Children’s 2nd floor

    2 pm

    • Book readings in the Dallas West Room
      • Now and Forever by Gretchen Craig
      • Celia my Life by Ana Cristina Reymundo
    • Lectura de cuentos, with David A. Bedford, Ivan Miño, Edwin Zapata Dallas East Room
    • Spanish Language Books in the U.S. Market, with Liliana Valenzuela, Alfredo Marroquin, Carmen Rivera, Maria Theresa Carbano and Jesus Gras, Auditorium

    3 pm

    • Book readings in the Dallas West Room
      • Azucar, Ivar Da Coll
      • El peinado de la tia Chofi, Vivian Mansour
    • Haiku Poetry, bilingual presentation by Michael Moore, Dallas East Room
    • El Arte de Aurora Díaz-Marta, escultura, México D.F., Auditorium
    • Let’s Make a Mural with Kids from Around the World, Children’s 2nd floor

    4 pm

    • Book readings in the Dallas West Room
      • Lucha Libre-The Man with the silver Mask, Xavier Garza
      • El gato negro, Richard Dominguez
    • La Literatura Andina, por Ivan E. Miño, Assistant Professor, Tarrant County Community College, Dallas East Room
    • History and Origins of the Traditional Mexican Toy (Spanish), by Claudia Hermann, Auditorium
       

    Saturday, July 15 - 10 am - 5pm

    All Day

    • Umbrellas for Peace
    • Dallas Museum of Art Craft Activities
    • Film Festival, Performance space 4th floor

    10 am

    • Book readings in the Dallas West Room
      • Asalto al desnudo, Edwin Zapata
      • En Mexico las flores son azules, Araceli Calderón
      • Liliana y el espejo, David A. Bedford
    • Poetry Writing Workshop, by Tomas Ayala-Torres, University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas East Room
    • Writing and Publishing Children’s Books, with Shirley Smith Duke, Elizabeth Woodworth, Toni Simmons and Catherine Carrasco Lynch, Auditorium
    • Bilingual Storytime, Las Mil y Una Noche & Arabian Nights, Children’s 2nd floor  

    10:30 am

    • Bilingual Program, Cuentes y Canciones, Stories and Songs, Children's 2nd floor

    11 am

    • Book readings in the Dallas West Room
      • Missing in America: Freedom, Justice and Honor, David Hernandez
      • The church in the Barrio: Mexican-American Catholicism in Houston, Dr. Roberto Treviño
      • My Struggle for the Land: Autobiography of Reies Lopez Tijerina, Jose Angel Gutierrez
      • Mexican Coal Mining Labor in Texas and Coahuila, Roberto Calderon
    • Los papeles del dragon típico, Shelby Vincent, translator and Benjamin Vincent, illustrator. Bilingual reading and "real-time" illustration. Dallas East Room
    • Escribiendo y Publicando Libros para Niños, with Ivar Da Coll, Yanitzia Canetti, Vivian Mansour and Araceli Calderón, Auditorium
    • Let’s Make a Piñata, Children’s 2nd floor
    • Umbrellas for Peace, Solange Mariel, Children's 2nd floor
    • African Drumming, with Melody Bell, Breezeway

    12 Noon

    • Book readings in the Dallas West Room
      • Poetas leen de sus obras with Danelo Lopez, Lucia Gonzalez, Margarita Hernandez, Maria Cabeza, Dolores Morales Owens
    • Challenge a Chess Champion, Alexey Root, author of Children and Chess: A Guide for Educators and 1989 US Women's Chess Champion, plays a 15-board simultaneous chess exhibition. All ages welcome, Dallas East Room
    • Un Encuentro de Periodistas: Role of the Community Newspaper
    • (Spanish), with Claudia Torrescano (moderador), Yoshi Kambayashi (El Hispano News), Jose Rodríguez (El Lider USA), Saul Pereda (El Extra), Marcos Suarez (El Hispano News), Orestes Galleguillos. Auditorium

    12:30

    • Bilingual Stories with Araceli Calderon, Children's 2nd floor

    1 pm

    • Book readings in the Dallas West Room
      • The spirits of Venezuela, Margaret Donnelly
      • They called them angels, Kathi Jackson
      • There’s beauty in the rainbow, Kayla Tucker Adams
    • Composicion de Cuentos, por David A. Bedford, Texas Christian University Dallas East Room
    • Letra y Música, Spanish language poetry reading and songs, Auditorium
    • Host: Josué Gabriel de Montemayor poeta/escritor, México
      • Raúl Caballero, poeta/escritor, México
      • Ricardo Garza, poeta, US / Texas
      • Margarita Hernández, poeta (méxico)
      • Sofía Basto, poeta Colombia
      • Raúl Beryón, actor Perú
      • Yoshi Kambayashi, escritor, México
      • Will Richey, poeta, Puerto Rico
      • Glaide Gómez, actriz, Brasil
      • Anasiri Valdéz, fotógrafa, México
      • Lilia Goldin, actriz, Argentina
      • Ernesto Rangel, cantautor, México
      • Jacobo Domínguez, cantautor, México
      • Natalia Novoa, cantautor, México
      • Andrés Costilla, cantautor, México
      • Eduardo Morales, cantautor, México
      • Horacio Cárdenas, DJ, México
    • Theatre Demonstration with children’s participation, Children’s 2nd floor
    • Sultan’s Dreams Middle Eastern Dancers, Breezeway

    2 pm

    • Book readings in the Dallas West Room
      • Mi Abuelita, Catherine Carrasco Lynch
      • El principe azul, Yanitzia Canetti
    • How to Say No and Keep Your Friends, Sharon Scott, Dallas East Room
    • Immigration Roundtable, with Margaret Donnelly (City of Dallas Ethics Advisory Committee), Roberto Calderon (UNT), Auditorium

    3 pm

    • Dyeing Pyansky - Ukrainian Easter Eggs with Carolyn Garner, Dallas East
    • Awards Ceremony
      • Short Story Contest, International Book Fair Short Story Contest, Auditorium
    • Mom, Dad and Me Aprendemos Español, by Gloria Novak, Children’s Pavillion, 2nd floor
    • Let’s Make a Book, Tell Me a Story Hagamos un libro Cuentame un Cuento, Children’s 2nd floor
    • I Colori Italiani Dancers, Traditional Italian Dance, Breezeway

    3:30 pm

    • Los Humanoides, a Spanish language play by Juan Rivera Saavedra performed by Grupo MACA, directed by Raul Beryon. Author and playwright. Juan Rivera Saavedra (Peru) will be in attendance to answer questions from the audience. Auditorium
    • Los Humanoides obra de teatro en español de Juan Rivera Saavedra, actuada por grupo MACA, dirigida por Raul Beryon. El autor Juan Rivera Saavedra (Peru) estará en la audiencia y contestará preguntas al final de la obra. Auditorium

    4 pm

    • How to Write and Illustrate Graphic Novels and Comic Books, with Richard Dominguez and Xavier Garza. Dallas West Room

    5 pm

    • Gathering of Librarians / Encuentro de Bibliotecarios, Dallas West Room
      Open to librarians attending the 1st Annual International Book Fair
       

    Sunday, July 16 - 1 - 5 p.m.

    • Paint Our Little Faces, Dallas Baptist University, Children's 2nd floor
    • Film Festival, Performance space 4th floor

    9 am

    1 pm

    • Contemporary Estonian Literature, readings by Terje Saar-Hambazaza, Dallas West Room
    • Cooking with Andrew Smith, Join a lively discussion of Texas’ culinary history investigating food traditions and their many influences. Andy promises to not only reveal the real history of such delicacies as chili con carne and Texas barbecue but to discuss the culinary effect our great state has had on the rest of America. Auditorium
    • Dallas International Folk Dancers, Breezeway
    • Mayan Stories, a performance by David Lozano and Nestor Salazar, Children’s Center 2nd floor

    2 pm

    • El corazon de Voltaire, by Luis Lopez Nieves, Dallas West Room
    • The Inca Writing System, by David Bruce Jones, Dallas East Room
    • Let’s Dance and Play Music, a performance by Melody Bell, Children’s 2nd floor

    2:30 pm

    • AfroCaribbean Poetry, with Tomas Ayala-Torres, Ivan E. Miño and Nestor Salazar. Breezeway

    3 pm

    • Literary Translations, with Liliana Valenzuela and Tomas Ayala-Torres, Dallas East Room Inspired Writing, with Dolores Morales Owens, Phil Porter, C. Robert Umaña and Kathi Jackson, Dallas West Room
    • Let’s Make an International Puppet, Children’s 2nd floor

    3:30 pm

    • Los Humanoides a Spanish language play by Juan Rivera Saavedra performed by Grupo MACA, directed by Raul Beryon. Author and playwright. Juan Rivera Saavedra (Peru) will be in attendance to answer questions from the audience. Auditorium
    • Los Humanoides obra de teatro en español de Juan Rivera Saavedra, actuada por grupo MACA, dirigida por Raul Beryon. El autor Juan Rivera Saavedra (Peru) estará en la audiencia y contestará preguntas al final de la obra. Auditórium Traditional Chinese Dance and Music, Breezeway

    4:00 pm
     

    • Readings from Caribbean Blue: A Novel of Loss & Out of the Fringe, Contemporary Latino/Latina Theater and Performance, Dr. Teresa Marrero (UNT), Dallas West


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