Palabristas

Please join and hear about the NEW Latino Anthology!!
Monday October 7th @ Riverview Library!! Listen, Participate and Connect!
Gracias!!

https://www.mnhum.org/event/latino-poetry-places-we-call-home/
About Latino Poetry: Places We Call Home seeks to foster nationwide conversation on this vital form of literature through a groundbreaking new anthology edited by Rigoberto González, events around the country, an online media archive, and a wealth of library resources meant to spur in-depth reflection and discussion on key figures and themes.

Lupe Castillo
612-470-5873

St. Paul - Latino Poetry: “Places We Call Home” - Minnesota Humanities Center Poets Ray Gonzalez and Lupe Castillo share readings from Places We Call Home, an anthology that celebrates and explores the multifaceted legacy of Latino poetry.

Two of our Palabristas Gabriela Rico Spears and David Mendez are joining other poets and dope musicians THIS SATURDAY

At the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts 7:30 pm

Check out the link below for reduced ticket pricing.

SATURDAY IS THE DAY!
LISTEN! An Evening of Poetry and Music at the ORDWAY!

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This is your chance to enjoy a unique performance that promises to be a highlight of the Ordway’s 2024 fall season.

You Can't Afford to Miss This Rare Event!
Experience the kinetic energy that will flow from the poets of Saint Paul Almanac to the musicians of Walker|West Music Academy to you the audience in this unprecedented performance of dynamic lyrical and musical genres, moods, and styles.

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We look forward to seeing your face in the place!

Support a couple of Palabristas, other wonderful poets and dope musicians THIS SATURDAY 7:30pm at Ordway Center for the Performing Arts! Get your tickets soon!

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We're days away from "Listen! An Evening of Poetry and Music" at The Ordway on Saturday, September 7, 2024 at 7:30 pm.

Enjoy 50% off your tickets when you use the promo code 50%OFF at checkout.*
This is your chance to enjoy a unique performance that promises to be a highlight of the Ordway’s 2024 fall season.

PURCHASE TICKETS NOW!
Call ORDWAY Ticket Office: 651-224-4222
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Saint Paul Almanac Poets at the Ordway!

Come to our highly anticipated performance, Listen! An Evening of Poetry and Music, at the Ordway on Saturday, September 7, 2024. Listen! will spotlight Almanac poets Marie Chanté, Arleta Little, Ardie Ann Medina, David Mendez, Michael Kiesow Moore, Loren Niemi, Gabriela Spears-Rico, Mary Turck, Clarence White, and Nerys Zimmerman.

Walker|West music instructor and band leader Kevin Washington will lead an ensemble of Walker|West faculty, including Jack Breen, Kavyesh Kaviraj, Ted Olsen, and Solomon Parham, to build a musical soundscape in concert with the poets.

This dynamic performance will delight both artists and audiences alike with an eclectic, dynamic flow of genres, moods, and styles.

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Fellow Palabristas Gabriela Erandi Spears and David Mendez are taking the stage at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts on September 7th. Scan the code below to get tickets. Let's spread the word and support local artists!

Two of our Palabristas will be taking the stage on September 7th. Check out the post below for ticket info.

Saint Paul Almanac Poets at the Ordway!

Come to our highly anticipated performance, Listen! An Evening of Poetry and Music, at the Ordway on Saturday, September 7, 2024. Listen! will spotlight Almanac poets Marie Chanté, Arleta Little, Ardie Ann Medina, David Mendez, Michael Kiesow Moore, Loren Niemi, Gabriela Spears-Rico, Mary Turck, Clarence White, and Nerys Zimmerman. Walker|West music instructor and band leader Kevin Washington will lead an ensemble of Walker|West faculty, including Jack Breen, Kavyesh Kaviraj, Ted Olsen, and Solomon Parham, to build a musical soundscape in concert with the poets. This dynamic performance will delight both artists and audiences alike with an eclectic, dynamic flow of genres, moods, and styles.

On September 7th, Saint Paul Almanac will launch a year-long celebration of its 20th year anniversary. An America’s Cultural Treasures award recipient, Saint Paul Almanac is a literary arts nonprofit organization that builds and supports an inclusive community of new, emerging, and established poets, writers, editors, and videographers for collaborative change.

Founded in 1988, Walker|West Music Academy is one of the oldest African American community conservatories in the United State. It continues to foster a diverse community rooted in the African American cultural experience, where everyone from infants to elders can explore, perform, and grow through music. A Regional Cultural Treasures award recipient, the work of Walker|West Music Academy continues to flourish. Due to a successful three-year capital campaign that began in 2021, “The Power of Music to Heal Our Community,” Walker|West will move into its new state-of-the art facility in the Rondo community during the fall of 2024.

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Commemorate Latino Cultural Heritage Month through FOOD, on 10/05/23 from 6:00 - 8:00 PM, featuring LaLupe La of Palabristas & our friends at the Minnesota Humanities Center

Please register & read more using the link - https://www.mnhum.org/event/feeding-our-souls-latino-joy

St. Paul - Feeding Our Souls: The Essence of Latino Joy - Minnesota Humanities Center The aroma of inviting cuisine continues to fill the halls as we commemorate Latino Cultural Heritage Month through food for Feeding Our Souls: The Essence of Latino Joy.

More info here at https://www.writingtheheartland.com
Please consider submitting your art (by 10/15/23) and help editors Vanessa Ramos & Jessica Lopez Lyman spread the word.
It will be published by the MN Historical Society Press.
- Palabristas

Poetry Encuentro: A Latine Poetry Gathering (09/09/23)

Palabristas, in collaboration with the Minnesota Humanities Center and the Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center, are proud to invite our Latine community to MN’s first ever Poetry Encuentro. All writing levels are welcomed and encouraged, even if you've never written poetry or prose before! This gathering will offer an opportunity for writers of all levels to break bread, produce and perform together in a shared space on the grounds of the beautiful Minnesota Humanities Center.

Poetry Encuentro: A Latine Poetry Gathering
September 9, 2023 from 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Minnesota Humanities Center
987 Ivy Avenue East
Saint Paul, MN 55106

We are inviting our gente of MN based Latine writers, poets and community members to partake in what will be a historic and memorable encuentro celebrating the written and spoken word! The event will feature welcoming and encouraging spaces to share your work, and writing workshops led by teaching artists, working poets, and professional writers. We will close the day with an Open Mic/Poetry Cafe. Come vibe with us!

*Registration is required for this full day event and includes breakfast, lunch and all workshop supplies. Use the code COMMUNITY to waive the $30 participation fee. Please register on the Humanities website to reserve your ticket(s) as space is limited - https://www.mnhum.org/event/poetry-encuentro-latine-poetry-gathering



The Palabristas Poetry Encuentro 2023 is a sponsored project of the Minnesota Humanities Center and the Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center, with funding also provided by the Department of Chicano and Latino Studies, U of MN. Featured Poster Art Design by: Jorge Amerigo

Questions for Palabristas? Contact [email protected] and/or [email protected]
Questions for The Humanities Center regarding registration? Contact [email protected]

Thank you - PALABRISTAS.ORG > Larry Lucio, Gabby Erandi Spears, Marion Gomez, David Mendez, Teresa Ortiz

Palabristas and friends in Minneapolis for our Ten Year Reading (2010)

Palabristas gathered in Minneapolis, two years ago today, during the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2021 (most members were off camera but connected via Zoom)

Palabristas with Eden at The Minnesota Humanities Center in January 2023

Palabristas with our friends from the Minnesota Humanities Center and (Neo) Muralismos at Pajaritos in October 2022

Palabristas performed at El Colegio on 11.01.2022 for Dia de Los Mu***os

Thanks for all of your support!

David Mendez of Palabristas is performing November 10 in St. Paul, MN

David Shove Midstream Reading Series for November 2022 There is an accessible entrance from the small church parking lot just east of the Holly Avenue entrance. Go through the accessible automatic door at the parking level to the elevator just to the right as you enter the first floor.  

First ever Día De Los Mu***os at the State Capital! 10am Nov 1st.
Join in honoring -Muralismos de MX-MN, local artists and community members as they bring Honor, History and Legacy to Minnesota’s Latin@s Community in celebrating our Ancestors. ***os

Capitol to host altar in observance of Día de los Mu***os for the first time Organizers and artists say this is the first time the Capitol has hosted such an observance of the holiday. And they say this historic event is a significant way to recognize Minnesota's Latino community.

Honoring our Ancestors is Honoring Ourselves. Join El Colegio, MRAC and Chicano Latino Studies-U of MN for Día de Los Mu***os! Family, Community and Community Offrendas! Poetry after the Procession at El Colegio!! Palabristas Palabrista Poetry after the procession. ***os

Minnesota Public Radio released an article about the 20-Year Reading. More updates coming soon. Thank you for the support.
- Palabristas

Latino poets group Palabristas marks 20 years Palabristas emerged in 2002 as a national poetry reading event came to town. The group’s co-founder says Latino voices were missing from it.

see you in twelve hours…

register for tickets to reserve a seat at http://PALABRISTAS.ORG

- Palabristas

TONIGHT in Minneapolis - PALABRISTAS Lucio, Jr. promoting Palabristas: A 20-Year Reading Friday, September 9, 2022 at 6:30pm in Minneapolis, MN El Colegio / 4137 Bloomington Ave, Minneapo...