Sun, Dec 13
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Xavier Garza – Reading and Discussion

Host:
Network:
Global
Date:
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Time:
3:00pm – 4:30pm
Location:
The Alameda Regalo Gift Shop and Botánica
Street:
101 S. Santa Rosa
City/Town:
San Antonio, TX

Description

The Museo Alameda’s Regalo Gift Shop and Botánica invites you to a reading and disscussion featuring Xavier Garza. The reading will be immediately followed by a book signing. Born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley, author and luche libre aficionado Xavier Garza is a prolific author, artist, and storyteller whose work focuses primarily on his experiences growing up in the small border town of Rio Grande City. He published his first book, Creepy Creatures and Other Cucuys (Arte Publico Press), in 2004. Lucha Libre: The Man in the Silver Mask was released in Spring 2005 and quickly became a hit among children and lucha libre fans. Lucha Libre won an Honor Book, Américas Award and a STARRED REVIEW from Críticas Magazine. Garza released Charro Claus & the Tejas Kid: The story of Santa’s primo and his little sidekick in Fall of 2008.

Xavier Garza is the eighth author of the Regalo Gift Shop and Botánica Author Signing and Reading Series. Other authors have included Las Mujeres Writing Group, Dr. Roberto Treviño, Ward Albro, Ruben Cordova, Ernesto Nieto and Robert Chavez. Contact the Regalo Gift Shop and Botánica for more information on upcoming events

Refreshments will be provided.

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