Extra Credits

Throughout the semester, you will have the opportunity to attend community-based arts events that will help inform your collaborative project. Attending one of these events is highly recommended. For each event you attend, write a one page review of what you saw and how it relates (or doesn't) to the discussions we have in class.

For each extra credit paper you turn in with your portfolio at the end of the semester, you'll receive 5 EXTRA POINTS TO YOUR FINAL GRADE (ZOMG! -- take advantage before Ms. Hoerth regains her sanity and changes her mind!)

REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES PLAY

For its final spring Main Stage production, The University of Texas-Pan American Theatre presents the comedy "Real Women Have Curves," written by Josefina Lopez.
The play will run April 23-26 at 7:30 p.m. and at 2 p.m. on April 27 at the Albert L. Jeffers Theatre in the Arts and Humanities Building (ARHU) located on the corner of University Drive and Sugar Road. "Real Women Have Curves" is about Ana Garcia, a Mexican American teenager living in a barrio in East Los Angeles trying to balance her mother’s traditional view of women with her own contemporary ideas while dealing with self-image issues and exploring a new romantic relationship. Reserve seating is $12, general admission is $8 and $3 for non-UTPA students with their school ID. UTPA students/faculty/staff receive free admission in general admission seating with a UTPA valid ID plus one free guest. This production contains language and situations that might be offensive to some audience members, rated PG-13. No children below the third grade will be admitted. For reservations, group reservations or special accommodations, you may call the University Theatre Box Office at (956) 665-3581

 

El Retorno: El Valle Celebra Nuestra Gloria" Anzaldúa at UT Pan American

Thursday, April 24th, 5:30pm

Borderlands Room EDUC 3.204

featured presenter: Dr. Inés Hernández Avila

"Moyocoyani/The One Who Invents Herself: Mi Hermana Gloria, Nepantla, Coyote, y mi LuzEspiritú"

"This talk will focus on how I work, think, and create, revealing the ancient indigenous underpinnings of my scholarly/artistic performance(s). I will draw from ancient Nahuatl philosophical traditions, via my own work and that of our elder Gloria Anzaldúa, as well as my Nimipu/Nez Perce understanding as a daughter of Coyote." -IHA

with a special performance by W.A.K.E.-U.P! collective (Women Artistically Collecting Experiencias—Unidas Prosperando) 

and readings from "El Retorno: Our Serpent's Tongue" chapbook

Thursday, Apr. 24: Boundless 2014 Anthology Release

McAllen Chamber of Commerce: 7 to 9 p.m.

Note: BYOB and/or wine. Pastries, cheese & crackers, veggie trays/fruit: all welcome.

 

Friday, Apr. 25: Poetry Slam

Schneider's German Gasthaus & Biergarden

Youth Slam: 6:30 p.m.; College Readings: 7 to 8:30; Featured Poets: 8:30 to 9:30; Slam: 9:30--??

 

 

 Saturday, April 26th
Yes, each of these events counts as a separate extra credit. Go crazy in a last ditch effort!

* MORNING READINGS: 10 A.M. TO 11:15 P.M.

 

McAllen Creative Incubator, 601 N. Main St., McAllen, TX

Hostess: Julieta La Poeta, Featured Poet

M.C.: Celina Gómez

Readers: Sylvia Vera, Arturo Saldaña, Kyle Sherman, Laura Reagan-Porras, David González, Celina Gómez, Shirley Rickett, Mateo Mansilla Moya, Daniel García Ordaz

Note: Readers have 7 min. and featured has 10—12 min. The public is welcome as an audience!

 

Pharr Memorial Library, 121 E. Cherokee St., Pharr, TX

Host: Adolfo García, Library Director

Featured Poet: Katie Hoerth

M.C.: Lina Suárez

Readers: La Erika Garza-Johnson, Lady Mariposa, Priscilla Celina Suárez, Olga Valle-Herr, Oscar Peña, Juan M. Pérez, Alejandro Pinkman, David Jamison

Note: Readers have 7 min. and featured has 10—12 min. The public is welcome as an audience!

 

Paragraphs On Padre, 5055 Padre Blvd., South Padre Island, TX

Hostess: Joni Montover

Featured Poet: Amalia Ortiz

M.C.: Brenda Nettles Riojas, Founder, VIPF

Readers: Gene Novogrodsky, Kathy Trenfield Raines, Bryan Nichols, PW Covington, Verónica Solís, Jim Griswold, Rudy H. García, Brenda Nettles Riojas, Linda Romero

Note: Readers have 7 min. and featured has 10—12 min. The public is welcome as an audience!

 

Lunchtime Readings

 

11:30 to 1 p.m.

Rio Grande Bar & Grill Restaurant, 417 W Van Buren Ave, Harlingen, TX

Featured Poets: Amalia Ortiz and Rodney Gómez

M.C.: Edward Vidaurre/Brenda Nettles Riojas

Readers: José Chapa V, Beto Conde, César De León, Meliton Hinojosa, Jr., Trevor Wainwright, Edward Vidaurre, Gene Novogrodsky, Kathy Trenfield Raines, Bryan Nichols, Brenda Nettles Riojas, PW Covington, Verónica Solís, Jim Griswold, Rudy H. Garcia, Linda Romero

Note: Readers have 5—7 min. and featured have 7—10 min. The public is welcome as an audience!

 

12 to 2 p.m.

LeeRoy’s Chicken & Burgers, 408 W Santa Rosa Ave. (Hwy. 107) Edouch, TX

Hosts: Ileana García-Spitz and Joseph Wilson, LeeRoy & Co!

Featured Poet: Katie Hoerth

M.C.: La Erika

Readers: La Erika Garza-Johnson, Lady Mariposa, Priscilla Celina Suárez, Olga Valle-Herr, Oscar Peña, Juan M. Pérez, Alejandro Pinkman, David Jamison, Daniel García Ordaz

Note: Readers have 7 min. and featured has 10—12 min. The public is welcome as an audience!

 

Afternoon Delight (Readings)

 

1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

Narciso Martínez Cultural Arts Center, 225 E. Stenger St., San Benito, TX

Host: Rogelio Nuñez, Narciso Martínez Cultural Arts Center

Featured Poet: Amalia Ortiz

M.C.: Brenda Nettles Riojas, Founder, VIPF

Readers: Gene Novogrodsky, Kathy Trenfield Raines, Bryan Nichols, PW Covington, Verónica Solís, Jim Griswold, Rudy H. García, Brenda Nettles Riojas, Linda Romero

Note: Readers have 7 min. and featured has 10—12 min. The public is welcome as an audience!

 

1:45—3 p.m.

Paragraphs On Padre, 5055 Padre Blvd., South Padre Island, TX

Hostess: Joni Montover

Featured Poet: Rodney Gómez

M.C.: Edward Vidaurre

Readers: José Chapa V, Beto Conde, César De León, Meliton Hinojosa, Jr., Trevor Wainwright, Edward Vidaurre

Note: Readers have 10 min. and featured poet has 15 min. The public is welcome as an audience!

 

2 to 3 p.m.

Olivier’s Bakery, 1126 Pecan Blvd., McAllen, TX

Host: Olivier Nicol

Featured Poet: Julieta La Poeta

M.C.: Kyle Sherman

Readers: Sylvia Vera, Arturo Saldaña, Kyle Sherman, Laura Reagan-Porras, David González, Celina Gómez, Mateo Mansilla Moya, Shirley Rickett

Note: Readers have 7 min. and featured has 10—12 min. The public is welcome as an audience!

 

3 to 4:30 p.m.

Pharr Memorial Library, 121 E. Cherokee St., Pharr, TX

Host: Adolfo García, Library Director

Featured Poets: Katie Hoerth, Julieta Corpus, and Amalia Ortiz

M.C.: Lady Mariposa/Linda Romero

Readers: La Erika Garza-Johnson, Lady Mariposa, Priscilla Celina Suárez, Olga Valle-Herr, Oscar Peña, Juan M. Pérez, Alejandro Pinkman, David Jamison, Sylvia Vera, Arturo Saldaña, Kyle Sherman, Laura Reagan-Porras, David González, Celina Gómez, Mateo Mansilla Moya, Shirley Rickett, Gene Novogrodsky, Kathy Trenfield Raines, Bryan Nichols, PW Covington, Verónica Solís, Jim Griswold, Rudy H. García, Brenda Nettles Riojas, and Linda Romero

Note: This is an optional event and some poets may not be in attendance. Readers have 5 min. and featureds have 7  min. The public is welcome as an audience!