Floricanto graphic ©Magu 2009
Floricanto graphic ©Magu 2009
Plan to attend all three days of Festival de Flor y Canto. Yesterday • Today • Tomorrow. Each day comes with its own artistic delights and once-in-a-lifetime engagement with poets and writers in a small intimate setting.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010Veteranas / Veteranos Day |
Thursday, September 16, 2010 |
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| 12:30-1:00 | Registration. Hospitality. | Registration. Hospitality. | |
| 1:00-1:15 | Welcome. John Carlos Rowe, Michael Sedano, Sy Abrego, Mary Ann Pacheco. | Welcome and introductions by Michael Sedano. | Lunch |
| 1:15-1:30 | Conrad Romo | ||
| 1:30-1:45 | Alejandro Murguía | Daniel Acosta | Student poetry section introduced by Billy Vela, Director, El Centro Chicano. |
| 1:45-2:00 | Ernest A. Tony Mares | Melinda Palacio | |
| 2:00-2:15 | Estevan Arellano | Amarilis Mari Martinez | |
| 2:15-2:30 | Veronica Cunningham | Danny Romero | |
| 2:30-2:45 | R Rolando Hinojosa | Gloria E. Alvarez | Marco Dominguez |
| 2:45-3:00 | Ron Arias | Estella Gonzalez | Lisa Alvarez |
| 3:00-3:15 | Vibiana Aparicio-Chamberlin | Manuel Ramos | Daniel Olivas |
| 3:15-3:30 | Roberto Vargas | Reyna Grande | Daniel Cano |
| 3:30-3:45 | Dorinda Moreno | Luis Rodriguez | Rigoberto González |
| 3:45-4:00 | Frank Sifuentes | Adelina Anthony | 3:45-5:00 Readings featuring Spanish. Introduced by Gloria Arjona, USC Dept. of Spanish |
| 4:00-4:15 | Break / book signings | Break for refreshments and book signings | reina alejandra prado |
| 4:15-4:30 | Nancy Alcala | ||
| 4:30-4:45 | Javier Huerta | ||
| 4:45-5:00 | Rakel Delgado, La Pocha Catalana | ||
| 5:00-5:15 | 5:00-6:15 p.m. Readings featuring Spanish, introduced by Gloria Anjona, USC Dept. of Spanish | 5:00-6:00 p.m. Readings featuring Spanish, introduced by Consuelo Sigüenza-Ortiz, USC Dept. of Spanish | Sueños by the Sea: Celebrating Los Festivales de Flor y Canto at USC. Gallery opening and reception for photographic exhibition featuring photographs by Michael Sedano taken during 1973's El Festival de Flor y Canto. |
| 5:15-5:30 | Alurista | Francisco Alarcón |
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| 5:30-5:45 | Marco A. Dominguez | Xánath Caraza-De-Holland | |
| 5:45-6:00 | Juan A Contreras | tatiana de la tierra | |
| 6:00-6:15 | Juan Felipe Herrera | Olga Garcia | |
| 6:15-6:30 | Jose Montoya, introduced by Richard Montoya | "Celebrando Chicana Poetry: Sponsored by Letras Latinas in partnership with the Poetry Society of America Introduction Rob Casper, Poetry Society of America |
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| 6:30-6:45 | Richard Montoya and members of Culture Clash, "One More Canto", documentary film on a 1978 Flor y Canto | Maria Melendez | |
| 6:45-7:00 | Diana Garcia | ||
| 7:00-7:15 | Emmy Pérez | ||
| 7:15-7:30 | "Celebrando Chicana Poetry: Diana Garcia, Maria Melendez, Emmy Pérez" sponsored by Letras Latinas and the Poetry Society of America. Travel sponsored by Southwest Airlines in association with Inter-University Program for Latino Research at University of Notre Dame.
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| 7:30-7:45 | After-hours jaunt to Boyle Heights' fabulous Eastside Luv Winebar y Queso. | ||
| 7:45-8:00 |
| FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2010 MORNING SCHEDULE | ||
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10:00-10:15 |
Welcome and introductions by William N. Vela and Michael Sedano. | |
10:15-10:30 |
Karen Cordova | |
10:30-10:45 |
Odilia Galvan Rodriguez | |
10:45-11:00 |
Ruben R. Mendoza | |
11:00-11:15 |
Mónica Teresa Ortiz | |
11:15-11:30 |
Sarah R Garcia | |
11:30-11:45 |
John-Michael Rivera | |
11:45-12:00 |
Special Presentation by Juan Felipe Herrera. UCR Tomás Rivera Lifetime Pioneer Award to Cuca Aguirre. | |
12:00-1:30 |
Lunch. Click here for Friday Afternoon Schedule. | |
Vagabond Inn Los Angeles
3101 S . Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90007.
Reserve by phone only to 2137461531. You will get the $74 per room rate when you tell the reservations clerk you are part of "Yesterday • Today •Tomorrow".
From the airport call SuperShuttle or Prime Time Shuttle to take you to the Vagabond Inn Los Angeles 3101 S .Figueroa Street Los Angeles, CA 90007 213.746.1531. The Vagabond Inn is a short walk to Doheny Memorial Library.
Subway (Red, Purple, Blue lines) to the 7th Street Metro Center.
At the NW corner of Flower and 7th Street, take the $0.35 DASH F line to USC.
Parking at USC costs $8.00 per day. The closest public parking lot is across from the Shrine Auditorium on Jefferson near Hoover. There is no admission charge to the readings.
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