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There’s always something doing (and something to do) at Gemini Ink —

classes, events, performances, readings — and more good stuff.

:: CLASSES

Gemini Ink classes — writing workshops in various genres, reading and conversation groups, personal storytelling, and literary performance — are offered through two different areas.

Writers in Communities (WIC) workshops are always free to participants, who are generally chosen by the workshop’s host or sponsor from among the people they serve. Recent WIC hosts/sponsors include Any Baby Can, Martinez Street Women’s Center, and Harlandale School District.

The WIC program sends published, professional writers into schools, institutions, and other community settings to work alongside students of all ages and abilities. While in residence, the writers and their students create dynamic creative writing projects that challenge, celebrate, inspire and enlighten. Our innovative programs have been recognized and written up in The New York Times and San Antonio Express-News, among others.

Throughout the year, WIC and our collaborators sponsor public readings and celebrations to honor our participants and share their work with the general public. Check the calendar or the WIC web page for updates.

University Without Walls (UWW) classes are open to all, accessibly priced, and held in our home classrooms and performance space at 513 S. Presa St. The UWW program offers a wide range of classes and workshops for anyone with an inquisitive mind. Whether you’re a reader curious about ideas or a writer deeply committed to the craft of writing, you’ll find the bookworm’s camaraderie you’re looking for at Gemini Ink.
For a schedule and details on our Fall 2010 classes, click here.
For additional UWW info, call 210.734.9673.

:: MORE GOOD STUFF

That’s what we call our many free and audience-friendly programs and events at Gemini Ink. NOTE: You can also find these listed on p. 16 of the fall catalogue. On schedule so far: READING SERIES, WRITERS IN COMMUNITIES READINGS/EXHIBITIONS, A COMMUNITY TALK, and 2 TO WATCH. Put them on your to-do list. Our OPEN WRITING WORKSHOPS are held once a month for free at Gemini Ink. Also, this semester we’re working alongside Aztlán Libre Press, The University of Texas at San Antonio, and the Alamo Colleges/Palo Alto College to bring pioneering poet of the Chicano Movement, alurista. He’ll be on a BOOK TOUR throughout Texas. alurista will stop in San Antonio to promote his latest book Tunaluna (Aztlán Libre Press, 2010). We’re also joining the City of San Antonio in celebrating MEXICO 2010, the Bicentennial of Mexico’s 1810 Independence and the Centennial of Mexico’s 1910 Revolution.

FREE READING SERIES Our Fall semester is just around the corner, and we have a full slate of instructors on board to read during the duration of our semester. Check out which faculty members will read. Click on the teacher’s name to see class details.

Thursday, Sept. 2; 6:30 pm
Central Library • 600 Soledad
Jordan Dane
Gregg Barrios

Saturday, Oct. 9; 7 pm
Gemini Ink • 513 S. Presa
Lee  and Bobby Byrd of Cinco Puntos Press
Ámbar Past of Taller Leñateros

Friday, Nov. 5; 6:30pm
Gemini Ink • 513 S. Presa
Patricia Preciado Martin
Jacqueline Kolosov

Friday, Dec. 3; 6:30pm
Gemini Ink • 513 S. Presa
Dobie Paisano fellowship winner John Pipkin

Cruzando Fronteras: A Photography Exhibit by Migrant Youth
Gemini Ink’s Writers in Communities (WIC) program partnered with migrant youth in a Texas Immigrant Detention Center for a recent poetry and photography workshop with writer in residence Ben Olguín and photographer in residence, Fadela Castro. The children’s works will be featured during this month-long exhibition.
WHERE: C4 Workspace, 108 King William St., San Antonio, TX. 78205
WHEN: Sept. 3-30, 2010; First Friday exhibit opening Sept. 3, 6-9pm
COST: Free and open to the public.

COMMUNITY TALK
4:30pm, Sunday, Sept. 19
C4 Workspace • 108 King William
Featuring panelists Benita Veliz, a local college graduate and activist for the DREAM Act, along with MALDEF staff attorney Diego Bernal, this fall’s Community Talk will delve into the issue of immigration and the multi-dimensional perspectives that accompany such a topic.

2 TO WATCH
6:30-8 pm, Thursday, Nov. 4
Artpace • 445 N. Main San Antonio, TX 78205
Join Gemini Ink and Artpace as we pair horror/sci-fi writer and local homicide detective Joe McKinney with visual artist William Betts for an evening of conversation exploring the commonalities of their work and processes. The event is free and open to the public.

OPEN WRITING WORKSHOP
Join this peer-driven workshop facilitated by longtime Gemini Ink student and volunteers Dario Beniquez, Jim Dawes and Roland Huff. Share your writing and get feedback on works-in-progress in a relaxed and supportive atmosphere. The workshop is held from 6:30 p.m – 8:30 p.m., on the last Monday of every month at Gemini Ink. Bring 6 – 10 copies of your work to share!
DATES: Aug. 30, Sept. 27, Oct. 25, Nov. 29, and Dec. 27; 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
WHERE: Gemini Ink, 513 S. Presa, San Antonio, TX 78205
COST: Free and open to all writers
CONTACT: (210) 734-9673 or info@geminiink.org

alurista book tour

Tuesday, Oct. 5 at UTSA Downtown, Southwest Room
6:30-9pm: Public Reading, Plática, & Book Signing with reception

Friday, Oct. 8 at Palo Alto College, Student Center
12-1pm: Public Reading & Plática

Saturday, Oct. 9 at Palo Alto Performing Arts Center, Recital Hall
10am – 12:30pm: Chicano Poetry Workshop (Free, but requires registration through Gemini Ink. Workshop is capped at 20.)

Sponsored by Aztlan Libre Press, Gemini Ink, The University of Texas at San Antonio, and Alamo Colleges / Palo Alto College

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