Author Rigoberto Gonzalez To Read At Milagro Theatre 4/26

In conjunction with PEN American Center's 2010 World Voices Festival in New York, Literary Arts & Miracle Theatre Group present Rigoberto González.

Rigoberto González (Mexico/U.S.) is the author of eight books, including the poetry collections, So Often the Pitcher Goes to Water Until It Breaks, a National Poetry Series selection, and Other Fugitives and Other Strangers. His most recent books are the young adult novel The Mariposa Club and a short story collection, Men Without Bliss. He is the recipient of the Guggenheim and NEA fellowships, winner of the American Book Award, and The Poetry Center Book Award. He writes a Latino book column for The El Paso Times, is a contributing editor for Poets & Writers Magazine, serves on the board of directors of the National Book Critics Circle, and is Associate Professor of English at Rutgers-Newark, State University of New Jersey.

The evening will feature a reading by Rigoberto González, an in-depth conversation between poet and former Miracle Theatre Board President Cindy Williams Gutiérrez and Mr. González, a Q & A session from the audience, followed by a reception and book-signing in the lobby.

General admission tickets are $10 from 503-236-7253 or www.milagro.org or from the community box office at the Hollywood Theatre daily 1-9 p.m.

ABOUT MIRACLE THEATRE GROUP
For more than 25 years, the Miracle Theatre Group has been dedicated to bringing the vibrancy of Latino theatre to the Northwest community. In addition to its national tours, Miracle provides a home for Spanish and Latin American arts and culture at El Centro Milagro, where it enriches the local community with a variety of community outreach projects and educational programs designed to share the diversity of Latino culture. For more information about the Miracle Theatre Group, visit www.milagro.org or call 503-236-7253.

ABOUT LITERARY ARTS
Literary Arts is a statewide, nonprofit organization that enriches the lives of Oregonians through language and literature. The programs of Literary Arts are Oregon Book Awards, Oregon Literary Fellowships, Portland Arts & Lectures, Poetry in Motion®, Writers in the Schools and Delve: Readers' Seminars. For more information about the programs of Literary Arts, please contact James Rishky at 503.227.2583.

WHEN: 7:30 p.m., Monday, April 26, 2010
WHERE: Milagro Theatre, 525 SE Stark Street, Portland, Oregon 97214
ADMISSION: $10 from 503-236-7253 or www.milagro.org

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