Updates/Calendar
This is the general update page, listing upcoming events in music, writing/books, acting and workshops!For April as of 3/27/08: BOOKS: Chasing The Jaguar out in paperback on April 8th!On April 5th I will be at the Taft HIgh School Passport to Reading Event, presenting at 10 and 11 a.m.On April 10th I will be at east L.A. college (third time!) to discuss Chasing The Jaguar with Linda Wilbur’s class, always a pleasure! On April 17th, I will be at San Gabriel High to meet with a Chasing The Jaguar reading group. MUSIC: In the studio remixing Luna Roja and recording tunes for my Americana project, My Father’s Daughter. Gigs in the works, check back!
I HAVE BEEN SO REMISS!! HERE ARE THE LATEST UPDATES!
THE PAPERBACK OF CHASING THE JAGUAR WAS RELEASED LAST MONTH AND KLIATT HAS GIVEN IT A STARRED REVIEW!
I WILL BE DOING A BOOK SIGING WITH A TERRIFIC GROUP CALLED FIRST BOOK AT THE BEA (BOOK EXPO AMERICA 2008) AT THE LOS ANGELES CONVENTION CENTER ON MAY 31ST 4-5PM. FOR MORE INFO ON FIRST BOOK GO TO http://WWW.FIRSTBOOK.ORG/BEA.COME ON OUT AND CHECK OUT THIS GREAT EVENT, GREAT BOOKS, AUTHORS, LITERACY JUNKIES AND MORE!
ON MAY 29TH I HAVE THE HONOR OF PRESENTING THE LATINO CHILDREN’S AND YOUNG ADULT BOOK AWARDS AT THE BEA. IT BEGINS AT 4PM IN ROOM 308A MANY THANKS TO JIM SULLIVAN OF LBFF FOR INVITING ME TO PARTICIPATE.
CHECK OUT THE INTERVIEW THAT I DID WITH TEENFAZE.COM, A HIP TEEN SITE THAT OFFERS UP INTERESTING, COOL INFO ON A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS FOR TEENS!
IN APRIL I PAID A SCHOOL VISIT TO SAN GABRIEL HIGH SCHOOL AND VISITED THE CLASSES OF NORMA MOTA.WOW! WHAT AN IMPRESSIVE GROUP OF KIDS. SO BRIGHT, MOTIVATED, FUNNY. POLITE…THEY WERE AMAZING. ALL HAD LEARNED ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE AND THEY WERE STARTING STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS, INVOLVED IN ALL KINDS OF ACTIVITIES, REALLY GIVING BACK TO THEIR SCHOOL COMMUNITY. THESE ARE THE KINDS OF KIDS THAT WE ALL HOPE OURS WILL TURN OUT TO BE. I AM GOING BACK NEXT WEEK AND WE ARE GOING TO SET UP A WRITING WORKSHOP THAT WILL MEET ONCE A WEEK. CAN’T WAIT TO GET INTO IT WITH THESE KIDS, THEY ARE GOING TO TEACH ME A LOT!
THE MARTIKA GALVEZ WEBSITE WILL SOON BE DONE. I NEED TO ADD ABOUT 12 HOURS TO EACH DAY….!
ACTING: JUST DID AN EPISODE OF ‘BONES’ CHECK OUT MY BLOG ON THE ACTING PAGE!
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