Global Reading Series with Dagoberto Gilb

Experience this once-in-a-lifetime celebration of Chicano and Chicana Letters and Visual Arts.

Literary legend Dagoberto Gilb returns to Houston for Nuestra Palabra's Global Reading Series brought to you by the Brown Foundation. NP is proud to launch two new books by this icon: New Testaments: Stories & A Passing West: Essays From the Borderlands.

The evening is hosted by NP founder Professor Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante.

They are joined by Texas Poet Laureate ire' ne lara silva who will read selections from Gilb's new work.

Special Guest:

Chicano visual artist Cesar Martinez is one of America's most imporant painters. His works are collected at The Cheech, The Musuem of Fine Arts Houston, MOMA, and he is 100% Community. He created images for Gilb's new book A Passing West: Essays From the Borderlands. NP commissioned him to create a special limited run print based on those works in the book which you can purchase exclusviely from NP.

Make signed copies of Gilb's two new books and Martinez's print part of your family library, public library, or underground library. Proceeds benefit Nuestra Palabra.

The evening will feature these intelletual and artistic giants, lite bites, sprits, a visual arts exhibit, and sounds by DJ Rodrigo Bravo Jr.

Get your tickets and your art right now. Visit: www.NuestraPalabra.org.

Admission is free courtesy of the Law Offices of Carolina Ortuzar-Diaz, PLLC.

Thank you to fellow Houston Cultural Treasure Co-horts MECA-Multicultural Education and Counseling Through the Arts for donating use of the the theatre at MECA East End. Honored to unite agian, and again, and again.

Special VIP Opportunity: $300:

• This includes VIP Seating.
• A copy of the limtied run print by Cesar Martinez, value $200.
• A signed copy each of Dagoberto Gilb's book: New Testaments: Stories
• A signed copy each of Dagoberto Gilb's book: A Passing West: Essays From the Borderlands
• VIP Meet and Greet with Dagoberto Gilb.

The Global Reading Series is funded in part by The Brown Foundation.

Nuestra Palabra's programming is funded in part by The BIPOC Arts and Network Fund.

If you miss this thrilling in-person event, visit our on-line store at www.NuestraPalbra.org to purchase signed copies of Dagoberto Gilb's new works and this special print by Cesar Martinez.

Host or Publisher Tony Diaz