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SUMMARY:Walk Out and Speak Up: Final Celebration & Performance
DESCRIPTION:Date: Friday\, June 27\, 2025\nTime: 6:30–8:30 PM\, FREE and Open to the Public\nLocation: Esperanza Peace and Justice Center\, 922 San Pedro Ave\, San Antonio\, TX 78212 \nJoin us to celebrate San Antonio teens sharing powerful stories inspired by the historic 1968 Edgewood Walkout! Hear original performances from workshop participants and community members\, highlighting youth voices for justice and change. \nEveryone is welcome—bring your friends and family for an inspiring evening of storytelling and community! \nQuestions?\nContact Catherine Burianek at cburianek@geminiink.org \nLet’s celebrate the next generation of changemakers!
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/walk-out-and-speak-up-final-celebration-performance/
LOCATION:Esperanza Peace & Justice Center\, 922 San Pedro Ave\, San Antonio\, Texas\, 78212
CATEGORIES:Event
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SUMMARY:LitMinds Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the LitMinds Book Club at Gemini Ink. We’re reading My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante.\nRegister\n\nNow an HBO series\, book one in the New York Times bestselling Neapolitan quartet about two friends growing up in post-war Italy is a rich\, intense\, and generous-hearted family epic by Italy’s most beloved and acclaimed writer\, Elena Ferrante\, “one of the great novelists of our time.” (Roxana Robinson\, The New York Times) \nBeginning in the 1950s in a poor but vibrant neighborhood on the outskirts of Naples\, Ferrante’s four-volume story spans almost sixty years\, as its protagonists\, the fiery and unforgettable Lila\, and the bookish narrator\, Elena\, become women\, wives\, mothers\, and leaders\, all the while maintaining a complex and at times conflictual friendship. Book one in the series follows Lila and Elena from their first fateful meeting as ten-year-olds through their school years and adolescence. \nThrough the lives of these two women\, Ferrante tells the story of a neighborhood\, a city\, and a country as it is transformed in ways that\, in turn\, also transform the relationship between her protagonists. \n“An intoxicatingly furious portrait of enmeshed friends\,” writes Entertainment Weekly. “Spectacular\,” says Maureen Corrigan on NPR’s Fresh Air. “A large\, captivating\, amiably peopled bildungsroman\,” writes James Wood in The New Yorker \nFerrante is one of the world’s great storytellers. With My Brilliant Friend she has given her readers an abundant\, generous\, and masterfully plotted page-turner that is also a stylish work of literary fiction destined to delight readers for many generations to come. \n\n\nAbout the Author\n\nElena Ferrante is the author of The Days of Abandonment (Europa\, 2005)\, Troubling Love (Europa\, 2006)\, The Lost Daughter (Europa\, 2008) and the Neapolitan Quartet (Europa 2012-2015). She is also the author of a children’s picture book illustrated by Mara Cerri\, The Beach at Night.
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/litminds-book-club-2/
LOCATION:Gemini Ink\, 1111 Navarro St\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mandy Lynn Lara":MAILTO:mllara@geminiink.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20250716T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20250716T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T164337
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SUMMARY:Veterans Writing Collective with Sarah Colby
DESCRIPTION:The Veteran’s Writing Collective (VWC) encourages the art of writing in a workshop environment where participants are offered honest\, positive\, and constructive peer-to-peer and mentor feedback. The workshop is open to all active-duty military\, veterans\, retirees\, and their immediate family members. Writers of all levels working in all genres are welcome. \nThe VWC meets monthly online via Zoom.\nIf you would like an invitation to this class\, send an email to veteranscollective@geminiink.org\n\nSarah Colby was born in northern New Mexico and raised in the Rocky Mountains. She is married to a retired Army Chaplain and is mother to a son in the Navy. Sarah has an MFA in Creative Writing from Sierra Nevada College and an exuberant interest in making the ordinary luminous. Her war-time experiences have motivated her to be a voice for the mostly untold stories of families and loved ones during these years of protracted conflict. She is currently working on a manuscript of poems about her experiences as a military family member.\n \n 
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/veterans-writing-collective-2020-07-15-2021-11-17-2023-08-16-2023-12-20/2025-07-16/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Event,Online Workshop,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah Colby":MAILTO:veteranscollective@geminiink.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20250719T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20250719T120000
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SUMMARY:Poets & Coffee
DESCRIPTION:Join Us for Coffee & Conversation\nJoin Gemini Ink’s Executive Artistic Director\, Alexandra van de Kamp\, for a relaxed and insightful discussion about the current landscape of poetry. Explore what’s happening now in the world of contemporary verse. \nWe’ll have the coffee ready—just bring a friend and settle in among fellow poetry lovers. Alexandra will share a few of her current favorite poems and spotlight contemporary poets who are making waves both on the page and on the stage. \nThis is your chance to join the conversation! Share the poems that have moved you and tell us why poetry matters in your life. You’ll leave with a sense of community\, a fresh collection of poems to explore\, and creative prompts to spark your own writing journey. Whether you’re a seasoned poet or simply curious\, everyone is welcome at our poetic gathering. \n__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ \n​​Alexandra van de Kamp is the Executive Director for Gemini Ink\, San Antonio’s Writing Arts Center. Her third book of poems\, Ricochet Script\, was published by Next Page Press in 2022. Her previous full-length collections include: Kiss/Hierarchy (Rain Mountain Press 2016) and The Park of Upside-Down Chairs (CW Books 2010). She has also published several chapbooks\, including A Liquid Bird Inside the Night (Red Glass Books 2015) and Dear Jean Seberg (2011)\, which won the 2010 Burnside Review Chapbook Contest. Her poems have been published in journals nationwide\, such as The Cincinnati Review\, Connecticut Review\, The Texas Observer\, and Denver Quarterly. 
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/poets-coffee/
LOCATION:Gemini Ink\, 1111 Navarro St\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mandy Lynn Lara":MAILTO:mllara@geminiink.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250720T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250720T160000
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SUMMARY:Rosemary Catacalos: On the Life and Work of an American Master
DESCRIPTION:Gemini Ink\, URBAN-15\, and the University of Houston / Unsung Masters are proud to present a book launch event in celebration of Rosemary Catacalos: On the Life and Work of an American Master\, the 17th volume of the Unsung Masters Series.\nJoin us to honor Rosemary’s life and legacy with an afternoon of readings by contributors to the book\, including Naomi Shiab Nye\, ire’ne lara silva\, and Jim LaVilla-Havelin. Books will be available for purchase\, and refreshments will be served. \nJoin us:\nSunday July 20th\, 2-4pm CST\nURBAN-15 Studios 2500 S. Presa\nLearn more at urban15.org
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/rosemary-catacalos-an-american-master/
LOCATION:Urban-15\, 2500 S. Presa\, San Antonio\, Texas\, 78212
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Alexandra van de Kamp":MAILTO:avandekamp@geminiink.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20250806T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20250806T203000
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SUMMARY:Gemini Ink Veteran’s Writing Collective Community Reading & Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we celebrate our military writers with an evening of readings\, refreshments\, and conversation.\nWhether you’re a writer\, a supporter\, or simply curious\, this event welcomes all! \nDate: Wednesday\, August 6\nTime: 6:30–8:30 PM\nLocation: Gemini Ink\, San Antonio \nEnjoy readings and presentations by Amanda Cerreto\, Scott McClean\, Herb Nordmeyer\, Miranda Serra\, Rhett Smith\, Philip Verges\, and other talented members of the Veterans’ Writing Collective. There’s still room for more—if you’d like to share your work\, please contact Sarah Colby. Participation is optional and open to anyone interested! \nWho can attend?\nEveryone is welcome—bring friends\, family\, and fellow community members. \nInterested in sharing your writing?\nSlots are still available for readers and presenters. Simply reach out to reserve your spot: veteranscollective@geminiink.org \nWe look forward to an evening of storytelling\, creativity\, and connection. See you there! \n— Hosted by Sarah Colby\, Veterans’ Writing Collective
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/veterans-writing-collective-community-reading/
LOCATION:Gemini Ink\, 1111 Navarro St\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mandy Lynn Lara":MAILTO:mllara@geminiink.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250816T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250816T160000
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SUMMARY:Live Storytelling: Voices of San Anto Showcase
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to a live storytelling show featuring students from our Voices of San Anto Bilingual Storytelling workshop!\nStudents from our workshop\, led by local writer\, performer\, and San Antonio Poet Laureate Eddie Vega\, will share deeply personal stories. Each participant will read a 5-7 minute piece about a significant moment in their life. \nCome experience the power of live storytelling and hear these moving narratives firsthand. \nWe hope you can join us!
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/voices-of-san-anto-showcase/
LOCATION:Mission Branch Library\, 3134 Roosevelt Ave\, San Antonio\, Texas\, 78214
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Catherine Burianek":MAILTO:cburianek@geminiink.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20250820T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20250820T203000
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SUMMARY:Veterans Writing Collective with Sarah Colby
DESCRIPTION:The Veteran’s Writing Collective (VWC) encourages the art of writing in a workshop environment where participants are offered honest\, positive\, and constructive peer-to-peer and mentor feedback. The workshop is open to all active-duty military\, veterans\, retirees\, and their immediate family members. Writers of all levels working in all genres are welcome. \nThe VWC meets monthly online via Zoom.\nIf you would like an invitation to this class\, send an email to veteranscollective@geminiink.org\n\nSarah Colby was born in northern New Mexico and raised in the Rocky Mountains. She is married to a retired Army Chaplain and is mother to a son in the Navy. Sarah has an MFA in Creative Writing from Sierra Nevada College and an exuberant interest in making the ordinary luminous. Her war-time experiences have motivated her to be a voice for the mostly untold stories of families and loved ones during these years of protracted conflict. She is currently working on a manuscript of poems about her experiences as a military family member.\n \n 
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/veterans-writing-collective-2020-07-15-2021-11-17-2023-08-16-2023-12-20/2025-08-20/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Event,Online Workshop,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah Colby":MAILTO:veteranscollective@geminiink.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20250821T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20250821T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T164337
CREATED:20250414T215248Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250821T180708Z
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SUMMARY:Luminescence and Grit: An Evening with Gemini Ink Teaching Artists & a Community Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Join Gemini Ink for a night of poetry\, prose\, and performance as we celebrate the personal artistry of our Gemini Ink teaching artists and staff. Every day\, these professionals bring their passion for the writing arts to community spaces\, inspiring students of all ages. Tonight we hear their stories! \nOur featured writers will include Teaching Artists Daniel Ramirez\, Ana Ortiz Varela\, Joyous Windrider\, and Gemini Ink staff  Florinda Flores-Brown\, Catherine Burianek\, Mandy Lynn\, and Cloud Cardona. \nFollowing the featured reading\, we will host a community open mic. Bring your poems\, stories\, and thoughts to share (there will be a 3-minute limit for each reader). Open mic sign-up in person\, starting at 6pm.
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/luminescence-and-grit-reading-2/
LOCATION:Artisan Distillery & Craft Bar\, 402 Austin St\, San Antonio\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mandy Lynn Lara":MAILTO:mllara@geminiink.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250906T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250906T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T164337
CREATED:20250814T153600Z
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SUMMARY:The Big Give Drop-In at Gemini Ink
DESCRIPTION:  \nWe’re kicking off Big Give 2025—and we need your voice to help us reach our Goal of: $20\,000 for Public Class Scholarships!\nYour donation helps open the door for more writers everywhere to take our creative writing classes—regardless of their financial situation. \nCome by for good company and conversation. Las Palapas is generously donating cheese enchiladas\, so you can enjoy a meal while connecting with friends. \nWe’ll also have a filming station where you can record a short video message of support—your voice makes our story stronger. \n\n\n\n“Gemini Ink helped me find my path to becoming a poet.” –Gerald S.\nHow You Can Support\nJOIN – Stop by our Drop-In event on Sat\, Sep 6\, from 10am-2pm.\nGemini Ink\, 1111 Navarro\, San Antonio\, TX 78205\nFree & Open to the Community\nSHARE – Spread the word. Every post\, every text\, every email helps.\nSEND – Share your story. Write it down or record it (60 seconds or less) and let the world know why Gemini Ink matters. \nEvery gift\, large or small\, counts. Together\, we’ll make sure more stories are written\, more voices are heard\, and more writers thrive.\nQuestions? Reach out to Mandy Lynn Lara\, Public Class Coordinator at Gemini Ink. \n \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/big-give-drop-in/
LOCATION:Gemini Ink\, 1111 Navarro St\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mandy Lynn Lara":MAILTO:mllara@geminiink.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20250910T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20250910T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T164337
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SUMMARY:LitMinds Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the LitMinds Book Club at Gemini Ink. We’re reading H.G. Wells’s novellas The War of the Worlds\, and The Invisible Man.\nRegister\nThe Invisible Man is the startling tale of a man who uncovers the ultimate secret of invisibility and with it — instead of power and wealth — his own destruction. \nThe War of the Worlds has stirred the imaginations of countless readers — and writers. The first novel to describe the Menace from Space — in the form of a calamitous invasion from Mars– it also gave the first detailed description of mechanized warfare and introduced the world to the terrifying weapon known as the Heat-Ray. \n\nby Elliott & Fry\, sepia half-tone reproduction of a photograph\, 1901 \nThe son of a professional cricketer and a lady’s maid\, H. G. Wells (1866-1946) served apprenticeships as a draper and a chemist’s assistant before winning a scholarship to the prestigious Normal School of Science in London. While he is best remembered for his groundbreaking science fiction novels\, including The Time Machine\, The War of the Worlds\, The Invisible Man\, and The Island of Doctor Moreau\, Wells also wrote extensively on politics and social matters and was one of the foremost public intellectuals of his day.
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/litminds-book-club-3/
LOCATION:Gemini Ink\, 1111 Navarro St\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mandy Lynn Lara":MAILTO:mllara@geminiink.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250911T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250911T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T164337
CREATED:20250814T150113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250815T174824Z
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SUMMARY:Krier Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:(Private Book Launch for one of our Partner Classes) \nEach year\, Gemini Ink collaborates with the Krier Juvenile Correctional Treatment Center to offer creative writing workshops for teens and publish a collection of their work. This year’s launch will debut the newest anthology—a powerful testament to the creativity\, resilience\, and truth-telling of its young authors. Though this event is closed to the public\, we celebrate and honor these emerging voices and the transformative power of writing.
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/krier-book-launch/
LOCATION:Poetic Republic Coffee Co.\, 2330 S. Presa St\, San Antonio\, Texas\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Mandy Lynn Lara":MAILTO:mllara@geminiink.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250912T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250912T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T164337
CREATED:20250814T151504Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250828T192625Z
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SUMMARY:Metro Health Storytelling Final Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Photo from Metro Health 2024.\nPrivate Reading for one of our Partner Classes.
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/metro-health-storytelling/
LOCATION:Landa Branch Library\, 233 Bushnell Ave\, San Antonio\, Texas\, 78212\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Catherine Burianek":MAILTO:cburianek@geminiink.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20250917T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20250917T235900
DTSTAMP:20260403T164337
CREATED:20250817T123921Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T120433Z
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SUMMARY:The Big Give SA 2025
DESCRIPTION:Join us Sep 17–18 in raising $20\,000 to support writers.\nHelp Us Reach Our Big Give Goal!\n \nLearn about the Cary Clack Scholarship Fund in the video above! \nDouble Your Impact for Emerging Writers! \nEvery gift to the Cary Clack Scholarship Fund during The Big Give helps bring writing to life—for 160 San Antonians. \nAll donations from The Big Give are in support of the Cary Clack Scholarship Fund. Gemini Ink established this fund for emerging writers in honor of esteemed journalist Cary Clack\, a beloved member of the Gemini Ink board. Born and raised in San Antonio\, Cary Clack became the first Black journalist on the metro desk at the San Antonio Express-News\, where he has covered local and national news and social issues for three decades. He is the author of Clowns and Rats Scare Me and More Finish Lines to Cross and was inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters in 2017. \nThis year\, all donations support the Cary Clack Scholarship Fund—honoring San Antonio journalist Cary Clack by granting free writing classes to new storytellers. Your gift is matched dollar-for-dollar by generous donors\, doubling its power. \n“A lot of people don’t see themselves as writers and just need the encouragement to do it.” –Cary Clack \n\nYour gift is matched dollar-for-dollar by our generous donors Dr. Karen A. Waldron and Patricia Pratchett\, doubling its power.\nHelp us honor San Antonio journalist Cary Clack by granting free writing classes to new storytellers through our popular Cary Clack Scholarship Fund.” \n\nGemini Ink’s mission is to teach the craft of writing to people of all skill levels. We believe everyone has a story\, and writing that story is powerful. By 2026\, our strategic vision is to teach 15\,000 people how to bring their stories to life. \nAnyone can apply to the Cary Clack Scholarship Fund. Learn more about our scholarships. \n 
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/the-big-give-sa-2025/
LOCATION:Gemini Ink\, 1111 Navarro St\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Valeri Aragon":MAILTO:varagon@geminiink.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20250917T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20250917T203000
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SUMMARY:Veterans Writing Collective with Sarah Colby
DESCRIPTION:The Veteran’s Writing Collective (VWC) encourages the art of writing in a workshop environment where participants are offered honest\, positive\, and constructive peer-to-peer and mentor feedback. The workshop is open to all active-duty military\, veterans\, retirees\, and their immediate family members. Writers of all levels working in all genres are welcome. \nThe VWC meets monthly online via Zoom.\nIf you would like an invitation to this class\, send an email to veteranscollective@geminiink.org\n\nSarah Colby was born in northern New Mexico and raised in the Rocky Mountains. She is married to a retired Army Chaplain and is mother to a son in the Navy. Sarah has an MFA in Creative Writing from Sierra Nevada College and an exuberant interest in making the ordinary luminous. Her war-time experiences have motivated her to be a voice for the mostly untold stories of families and loved ones during these years of protracted conflict. She is currently working on a manuscript of poems about her experiences as a military family member.\n \n 
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/veterans-writing-collective-2020-07-15-2021-11-17-2023-08-16-2023-12-20/2025-09-17/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Event,Online Workshop,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah Colby":MAILTO:veteranscollective@geminiink.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250917T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250917T200000
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SUMMARY:The Big Texas Author Talk featuring Joaquín Zihuatanejo
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Wednesday\, September 17th\, 2025\, via Zoom for a conversation with Joaquín Zihuatanejo\, to discuss his new book\, OccupyWhiteness (Deep Vellum). Moderated by Natasha Carrizosa.\n\n\n(Virtual Readings Quarterly @ 7pm CST) \n\n\nRSVP \n\nStarting from long-form works of literature by straight\, white men\, Joaquín Zihuatanejo occupies their pages\, erasing words and sections\, leaving only his poetry behind — the white space that remains becoming colonized Brown verse. \nOccupy Whiteness is an act of rebellion that reclaims spaces and highlights a history of erasure of Brown life. An unflinching look at the present day\, the collection is haunted and blessed by the image of ancestors who braved the river and desert to travel into border states for the opportunity of freedom. These are poems meant to agitate and create unease\, to make the reader realize that neither their author nor the immigrant children he describes are Other. Through poems and interspersed photography from the border\, Zihuatanejo poignantly depicts this equally beautiful and brutal place we call home. \n\nAbout the Author\nJoaquin Zihuatanejo is a poet\, spoken word artist\, and award-winning teacher. Born and raised in the barrio of East Dallas\, in his work Joaquín strives to capture the duality of the Chicano culture. He’s been called\, “one of the most dynamic and passionate performance poets in the country\, melding equal parts comedy\, poetry\, and dramatic monologue into a crowd-pleasing display of verbal fireworks… always thrilling\, Joaquín’s hilariously manic presentation is full of compassion and nuance\, never sacrificing substance for style.” Joaquin was a National Poetry Slam Finalist\, a Grand Slam Spoken Word Champion\, and HBO Def Poet\, performing at universities\, conferences and poetry slams all over the North America and Europe. \n\nAbout the Moderator\nNatasha Carrizosa is a vessel of the word – poet\, writer\, speaker\, and teaching artist. Her grounding work is deeply rooted in her BIPOC living experiences\, mindfulness\, and truths. Author of mexiafricana\, heavy light\, and crown. Her work has been published in Manteca! – an anthology of Afro-Latino poets\, CONTRA: Texas Poets Speak Out\, The Ascentos Review\, Learn Then Burn 2\, defunkt & cutthroat magazines\, R2: The Rice Review\, huizache #9\, and AfroLatinas and LatiNegras (Critical Africana Studies.)
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/the-big-texas-author-talk-featuring-joaquin-zihuatanejo/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mandy Lynn Lara":MAILTO:mllara@geminiink.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20250918T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20250918T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T164337
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SUMMARY:The Big Give SA 2025
DESCRIPTION:Join us Sep 17–18 in raising $20\,000 to support writers.\nHelp Us Reach Our Big Give Goal!\n \nLearn about the Cary Clack Scholarship Fund in the video above! \nDouble Your Impact for Emerging Writers! \nEvery gift to the Cary Clack Scholarship Fund during The Big Give helps bring writing to life—for 160 San Antonians. \nThis year\, all donations from The Big Give are in support of the Cary Clack Scholarship Fund. Gemini Ink established this fund for emerging writers in honor of esteemed journalist Cary Clack\, a beloved member of the Gemini Ink board. Born and raised in San Antonio\, Cary Clack became the first Black journalist on the metro desk at the San Antonio Express-News\, where he has covered local and national news and social issues for three decades. He is the author of Clowns and Rats Scare Me and More Finish Lines to Cross and was inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters in 2017. \nAll donations support the Cary Clack Scholarship Fund—honoring San Antonio journalist Cary Clack by granting free writing classes to new storytellers. Your gift is matched dollar-for-dollar by generous donors\, doubling its power. \n“A lot of people don’t see themselves as writers and just need the encouragement to do it.” –Cary Clack \n\nYour gift is matched dollar-for-dollar by our generous donors Dr. Karen A. Waldron and Patricia Pratchett\, doubling its power.\nHelp us honor San Antonio journalist Cary Clack by granting free writing classes to new storytellers through our popular Cary Clack Scholarship Fund.” \n\nGemini Ink’s mission is to teach the craft of writing to people of all skill levels. We believe everyone has a story\, and writing that story is powerful. By 2026\, our strategic vision is to teach 15\,000 people how to bring their stories to life. \nAnyone can apply to the Cary Clack Scholarship Fund. Learn more about our scholarships. \n 
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/the-big-give-sa/
LOCATION:Gemini Ink\, 1111 Navarro St\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Valeri Aragon":MAILTO:varagon@geminiink.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250918T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250918T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T164337
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SUMMARY:Art Above Everything: An Evening with Stephanie Elizondo Griest
DESCRIPTION:Northwest Vista College\nInnovation Center at Manzanillo Hall\n3535 N. Ellison\, San Antonio\, TX\nFree and open to the public \nCelebrate Latinx Heritage Month 2025 with award-winning author Stephanie Elizondo Griest! Moderated by Cecilia Ballí.\nJoin Gemini Ink on Thursday\, September 18th\, as we partner with Northwest Vista College to showcase Stephanie Griest and her new book\, Art Above Everything: One Woman’s Global Exploration of the Joys and Torments of a Creative Life\, which features interviews with women artists from around the world.  \nStephanie will highlight the profiles of several Latina artists featured in Art of Above Everything. She will then sit down for an intimate conversation with journalist Cecilia Ballí about her book\, the joys and heartache of women living a creative life\, and the reality of being a Latina artist. A live performance and audience Q&A will follow. \nLight refreshments will be served.  \n\nSee what readers are saying about Stephanie’s book: \n“Art Above Everything is a quest\, a cascade of questions\, and especially a celebration: of art\, of lives dedicated to art\, and of the difficult choices such dedication requires. This is required reading for anyone who is compelled to create.”— Kirsten Valdez Quade \n“In this brilliant exploration of women’s creativity\, Stephanie Elizondo Griest asks over 100 artists\, ‘Is art enough?’ Is the visual art\, dance\, music or writing really worth the sacrifices\, misogyny\, violence and hardships? From Iceland and India to Cuba and Rwanda\, these artists will tell you their answers.”— Ms Magazine \n\nStephanie Elizondo Griest is a globetrotting writer from the Texas-Mexico borderlands. Her six books include: Around the Bloc: My Life in Moscow\, Beijing\, and Havana; Mexican Enough; and All the Agents and Saints: Dispatches from the U.S. Borderlands. She has also written for the New York Times\, Washington Post\, The Believer\, BBC\, VQR\, and Oxford American. Her work has won a Margolis Award for Social Justice Reporting\, an International Latino Book Award\, a PEN Southwest Book Award\, and two Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism prizes. Professor of Creative Nonfiction at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill\, she has performed as both a Moth storyteller and as a literary ambassador for the U.S. State Department. Visit her website at: www.StephanieElizondoGriest.com \nCecilia Ballí is a writer and journalist who has been writing for magazines for more than twenty years. In 2000\, she became the first Latina or Latino writer at Texas Monthly\, where she published longform stories and essays as a writer-at-large. She has written extensively about Tejano history and culture\, immigration\, the sexual killing of young women in Ciudad Juárez\, U.S.-Mexican border drug violence\, and Mexican military disappearances and torture\, among other subjects. She has also published stories in The New York Times Magazine\, Harper’s Magazine\, and Columbia Journalism Review. She began her journalism career as a high school senior writing for her hometown newspaper\, The Brownsville Herald\, and later worked as an education reporter for the San Antonio Express-News.
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/art-above-everything/
LOCATION:Northwest Vista College\, 3535 N Ellison Dr\, San Antonio\, Texas\, 78251
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mandy Lynn Lara":MAILTO:mllara@geminiink.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20251015T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20251015T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T164337
CREATED:20191105T075945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251006T163820Z
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SUMMARY:Veterans Writing Collective with Sarah Colby
DESCRIPTION:The Veteran’s Writing Collective (VWC) encourages the art of writing in a workshop environment where participants are offered honest\, positive\, and constructive peer-to-peer and mentor feedback. The workshop is open to all active-duty military\, veterans\, retirees\, and their immediate family members. Writers of all levels working in all genres are welcome. \nThe VWC meets monthly online via Zoom.\nIf you would like an invitation to this class\, send an email to veteranscollective@geminiink.org\n\nSarah Colby was born in northern New Mexico and raised in the Rocky Mountains. She is married to a retired Army Chaplain and is mother to a son in the Navy. Sarah has an MFA in Creative Writing from Sierra Nevada College and an exuberant interest in making the ordinary luminous. Her war-time experiences have motivated her to be a voice for the mostly untold stories of families and loved ones during these years of protracted conflict. She is currently working on a manuscript of poems about her experiences as a military family member.\n \n 
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/veterans-writing-collective-2020-07-15-2021-11-17-2023-08-16-2023-12-20/2025-10-15/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Event,Online Workshop,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah Colby":MAILTO:veteranscollective@geminiink.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20251112T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20251112T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T164337
CREATED:20250520T185328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250914T130710Z
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SUMMARY:LitMinds Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Note: This title replaces Empire of the Summer Moon by S. C. Gwynne\, which appeared in our previous class schedule. \nRegister\n\n\n“A riveting tale of perseverance and the lengths humans will go to help each other in times of struggle.”—Dave Eggers \nONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review\, NPR\, The Washington Post\, San Francisco Chronicle\, Vulture\, She Reads\, Kirkus Reviews \nTrip. My parents started using that word about a year ago—“one day\, you’ll take a trip to be with us. Like an adventure.” \nJavier Zamora’s adventure is a three-thousand-mile journey from his small town in El Salvador\, through Guatemala and Mexico\, and across the U.S. border. He will leave behind his beloved aunt and grandparents to reunite with a mother who left four years ago and a father he barely remembers. Traveling alone amid a group of strangers and a “coyote” hired to lead them to safety\, Javier expects his trip to last two short weeks. \nAt nine years old\, all Javier can imagine is rushing into his parents’ arms\, snuggling in bed between them\, and living under the same roof again. He cannot foresee the perilous boat trips\, relentless desert treks\, pointed guns\, arrests and deceptions that await him; nor can he know that those two weeks will expand into two life-altering months alongside fellow migrants who will come to encircle him like an unexpected family. \nA memoir as gripping as it is moving\, Solito provides an immediate and intimate account not only of a treacherous and near-impossible journey\, but also of the miraculous kindness and love delivered at the most unexpected moments. Solito is Javier Zamora’s story\, but it’s also the story of millions of others who had no choice but to leave home. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the author\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJavier Zamora was born in El Salvador in 1990. His father fled the country when he was one\, and his mother when he was about to turn five. Both parents’ migrations were caused by the U.S.-funded Salvadoran Civil War. When he was nine Javier migrated through Guatemala\, Mexico\, and the Sonoran Desert. His debut poetry collection\, Unaccompanied\, explores the impact of the war and immigration on his family. Zamora has been a Stegner Fellow at Stanford and a Radcliffe Fellow at Harvard and holds fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation.
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/litminds-book-club-4/
LOCATION:Gemini Ink\, 1111 Navarro St\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mandy Lynn Lara":MAILTO:mllara@geminiink.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251113T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251113T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T164337
CREATED:20250814T163233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250814T163233Z
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SUMMARY:Writing in the Land with Emmy Pérez
DESCRIPTION:Literary Masters Lecture Series\nThursday(s)\, November 13 & 20\, 6:30–8pm CT\, online via Zoom\nNonmember $90; Member $75; Student?Educ/Mil $63 \n*EARN CPEs\nTWO SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE\n \nHave you been seeking a more intentional connection to nature? Writing about the land is an intimate way to slow down and reconnect to earth with purpose. Join us for the last Literary Masters Lecture of the year! Each session features an engaging craft talk\, actionable writing strategies\, and a live Q&A with the author. \nIn this two-part lecture\, led by 2020 Texas Poet Laureate Emmy Pérez\,  we will discuss poems\, songs\, and prose that center the land and our connections to places and the environment. We will use these discussions and short writing activities to examine nature through a creative lens\, explore attention to detail\, integrate historical and cultural contexts\, and encourage an eco-justice approach to the writing. We will leave the lecture with our own research plans to explore a place of personal interest. \nThis lecture is open to writers of all skill levels 18+. \nIn this lecture students will: \n\nDiscuss poems and short prose pieces\nStart drafting a poem or short prose piece \nDevelop a research plan to include online and in-person exploration of a land or a waterway of interest\n\n\nEmmy Pérez\, Texas Poet Laureate 2020\, is the author of Solstice\, With the River on Our Face\, and the forthcoming Boxes with Zero Tolerance\, and Paper america: New and Selected Poems. She is a recipient of fellowships from the Academy of American Poets\, United States Artists\, the National Endowment for the Arts\, and CantoMundo. A member of the Macondo Writers Workshop since 2008\, she is a professor at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley\, where she also serves as chair of the Department of Creative Writing.
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/writing-in-the-land/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Event,Lecture,Online Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mandy Lynn Lara":MAILTO:mllara@geminiink.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251114T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251114T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T164337
CREATED:20250814T164903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T190329Z
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SUMMARY:Celebrating Our Stories: A Night with Gemini Ink
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, November 14\, 2025 | 6:30–9:30pmRoosevelt Library\, San Antonio \nView sponsorship opportunitiesRegister now / Buy tickets \nThe Roosevelt Library \nThe Gemini Ink Board and team invite you to our autumn fundraiser\, Celebrating Our Stories: A Night with Gemini Ink—an unforgettable evening that uplifts San Antonio storytellers and honors those who keep our literary community thriving. \nThis year\, we’re moving the celebration to the Roosevelt Library\, a stunning venue that reflects the beauty and history of San Antonio’s artistic spirit. \nAn Evening of Stories\, Flavor\, and Connection\nEnjoy a culinary journey of small plates—from gumbo to Cacio e Pepe—paired with select wines and beverages. Hear from our Honorary Chair and Gemini Ink founder\, Nan Cuba link\, and mingle with fellow literary enthusiasts\, including our recent Inkstravaganza honorees Cary Clack\, Dr. Norma Elia Cantú\, Jenny Browne\, and Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson. \nFeaturing Live Performances\nExperience riveting performances from some of San Antonio’s most dynamic voices\, including Poet Laureate Eddie Vega\, and Gemini Ink’s Voices of San Anto alums Dragonfly and Enedina Irene\, sharing their powerful personal stories. \nA Special Reveal\nBe among the first to learn who will be honored at Inkstravaganza 2026—the announcement will be made exclusively during the event! \nSupport the Literary Arts\nWhen you purchase a ticket link or become a sponsor\, you directly support Gemini Ink’s year-round programs—helping us nurture the creative voices of tomorrow through initiatives like Partner Classes for under-resourced youth and our Writing for Resiliency workshops for frontline professionals. \nJoin us for this very special celebration of the writing arts. None of this would be possible without you! \nView sponsorship opportunitiesRegister now / Buy tickets
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/fundraiser/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Valeri Aragon":MAILTO:varagon@geminiink.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251115T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251115T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T164337
CREATED:20250814T165353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T171826Z
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SUMMARY:Live Storytelling: Voices of San Anto Showcase
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to a live storytelling show featuring students from our Voices of San Anto Bilingual Storytelling workshop!\nStudents from our workshop\, led by local writer\, performer\, and San Antonio Poet Laureate Eddie Vega\, will share deeply personal stories. Each participant will read a 5-7 minute piece about a significant moment in their life. \nCome experience the power of live storytelling and hear these moving narratives firsthand. \nWe hope you can join us!
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/voices-of-san-anto-showcase-2/
LOCATION:Pan American Branch Library\, 1122 W Pyron Ave\, San Antonio\, 78221
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mandy Lynn Lara":MAILTO:mllara@geminiink.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20251119T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20251119T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T164337
CREATED:20191105T075945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251006T163820Z
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SUMMARY:Veterans Writing Collective with Sarah Colby
DESCRIPTION:The Veteran’s Writing Collective (VWC) encourages the art of writing in a workshop environment where participants are offered honest\, positive\, and constructive peer-to-peer and mentor feedback. The workshop is open to all active-duty military\, veterans\, retirees\, and their immediate family members. Writers of all levels working in all genres are welcome. \nThe VWC meets monthly online via Zoom.\nIf you would like an invitation to this class\, send an email to veteranscollective@geminiink.org\n\nSarah Colby was born in northern New Mexico and raised in the Rocky Mountains. She is married to a retired Army Chaplain and is mother to a son in the Navy. Sarah has an MFA in Creative Writing from Sierra Nevada College and an exuberant interest in making the ordinary luminous. Her war-time experiences have motivated her to be a voice for the mostly untold stories of families and loved ones during these years of protracted conflict. She is currently working on a manuscript of poems about her experiences as a military family member.\n \n 
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/veterans-writing-collective-2020-07-15-2021-11-17-2023-08-16-2023-12-20/2025-11-19/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Event,Online Workshop,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah Colby":MAILTO:veteranscollective@geminiink.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20251211T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20251211T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T164337
CREATED:20221110T202340Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251210T220554Z
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SUMMARY:Gemini Ink Holiday Open House
DESCRIPTION:Save the date for Dec 11!\n  \nJoin our community of writers\, readers\, and friends to share your work\, make connections\, and close the year on a high note. \nWe’ll also be celebrating our Partner Classes Teaching Artist of the Year for 2025 is Daniel Ramirez! Daniel is our TA of the Year for the amazing work he has been doing\, especially with youth\, for his wonderful creativity\, and his ability to be a great co-teacher and to take the lead when the situation calls for it. He has an excellent way of building rapport quickly with students\, whether they are reluctant 5th graders or busy public health workers. Through this rapport\, he helps participants feel safe enough to take risks in their writing and play creatively with ideas and words. We are so excited to honor Daniel this year! \nOpen mic sign-up starts at 6:30pm.Hosted by Mandy Lynn\, Public Classes Coordinator. \nWine\, non-alcoholic drinks\, coffee\, and snacks will be served. \nThank you to our sponsors! \n \n 
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/holiday-open-house-3/
LOCATION:UTSA Southwest Campus – Coates Chapel\, 300 Augusta\, San Antonio\, Texas\, 78205
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mandy Lynn Lara":MAILTO:mllara@geminiink.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20251217T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20251217T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T164337
CREATED:20191105T075945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251006T163822Z
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SUMMARY:Veterans Writing Collective with Sarah Colby
DESCRIPTION:The Veteran’s Writing Collective (VWC) encourages the art of writing in a workshop environment where participants are offered honest\, positive\, and constructive peer-to-peer and mentor feedback. The workshop is open to all active-duty military\, veterans\, retirees\, and their immediate family members. Writers of all levels working in all genres are welcome. \nThe VWC meets monthly online via Zoom.\nIf you would like an invitation to this class\, send an email to veteranscollective@geminiink.org\n\nSarah Colby was born in northern New Mexico and raised in the Rocky Mountains. She is married to a retired Army Chaplain and is mother to a son in the Navy. Sarah has an MFA in Creative Writing from Sierra Nevada College and an exuberant interest in making the ordinary luminous. Her war-time experiences have motivated her to be a voice for the mostly untold stories of families and loved ones during these years of protracted conflict. She is currently working on a manuscript of poems about her experiences as a military family member.\n \n 
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/veterans-writing-collective-2020-07-15-2021-11-17-2023-08-16-2023-12-20/2025-12-17/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Event,Online Workshop,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah Colby":MAILTO:veteranscollective@geminiink.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251217T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251217T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T164337
CREATED:20250814T161317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251208T201759Z
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SUMMARY:The Big Texas Author Talk featuring Cyra Sweet Dimitru
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Wednesday\, December 17th\, 2025\, via Zoom for a conversation with Cyra Sweet Dimitru\, to discuss her new book\, Words Make a Way Through Fire: Healing After My Brother’s Suicide (Simon & Schuster).\n\n\n\n\n(Virtual Readings Quarterly @ 7pm CST) \n\n\nRSVP \nWords Make a Way through Fire is an intimate\, courageous memoir of a woman shattered by witnessing her eldest brother’s horrific suicide when she was a teenager. The book traces her creative journey of recovery and healing with poetry as a constant companion. \nThe primary means of Cyra Dumitru’s healing process\, from age sixteen through adulthood\, is writing poetry and journaling. During this decades-long journey\, Cyra experiences a transcendent\, loving presence called Voice who guides her and helps her imagine wholeness. She finds community with others through the sharing of poems. She studies poetry as craft and as medicine—becoming a published poet with multiple books\, an award-winning college instructor of poetry writing\, and a certified practitioner of poetic medicine who creates spaces where others can heal through poetry. \nIn Words Make a Way through Fire\, Cyra explores the specific medicinal properties of poetry—giving order to interior anxiety\, trusting the wisdom within—and invites her brother David to speak through her as he reflects upon his final hours. In doing so\, poem by poem\, she shifts gradually from being traumatized and feeling haunted to feeling empowered and spiritually expansive. \n\nAbout the Author\nCyra Sweet Dumitru is a published poet and instructor of poetry\, and one of four certified practitioners of poetic medicine in Texas. Her poems have appeared on the walls of City Hall\, been spoken on national public radio and in museums\, and appeared in city newspapers and national literary journals. Her collections of poems include What the Body Knows\, Listening to Light\, Remains\, and Elder Moon. She offers therapeutic writing circles for adults learning to live with trauma\, bereavement\, depression\, anxiety\, and religious trauma. Cyra lives in San Antonio\, Texas with her family. \n\nAbout the Moderator\nNatalia Treviño‘s fiction appears in Mirrors Beneath the Earth (Curbstone Press)\, The Platte Valley Review\, and her non-fiction appears in Wising Up Anthologies\, Complex Allegiances and Shifting Balance Sheets: Women’s Stories of Naturalized Citizens. Her first book of poetry\, Lavando La Dirty Laundry\, is available from Mongrel Empire Press and most online bookstores. A member of the Macondo Writers’ Workshop\, Natalia has been working to increase young adult literacy since 1992 in her teaching career and through programs sponsored by the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center\, Gemini Ink\, and the Bexar County Juvenile Detention Center.
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/the-big-texas-author-talk-featuring-cyra-sweet-dimitru/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mandy Lynn Lara":MAILTO:mllara@geminiink.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20251218T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20251218T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T164337
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SUMMARY:MOSAIC Poetry Reading & Print Sale
DESCRIPTION:We’re celebrating the work of high school students who created original visual art and poetry in this special series of workshops\, in partnership with MOSAIC Studio\, Contemporary at Blue Star. The celebration will be held at MOSAIC Studio at Contemporary at Blue Star. \nLearn more about our Partner Classes Program!
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/mosaic-poetry-reading/
LOCATION:Contemporary at Blue Star\, 116 Blue Star\, San Antonio\, Texas
CATEGORIES:Event,Youth
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ORGANIZER;CN="Catherine Burianek":MAILTO:cburianek@geminiink.org
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SUMMARY:LitMinds Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the LitMinds Book Club at Gemini Ink. We’re reading The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini.\nRegister\n\nThe #1 New York Times bestselling novel beloved by millions of readers the world over. \nNew York Times Readers Pick: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century \n“A vivid and engaging story that reminds us how long his people [of Afghanistan] have been struggling to triumph over the forces of violence—forces that continue to threaten them even today.”—The New York Times Book Review \nThe unforgettable\, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father’s servant\, caught in the tragic sweep of history\, The Kite Runner transports readers to Afghanistan at a tense and crucial moment of change and destruction. A powerful story of friendship\, it is also about the power of reading\, the price of betrayal\, and the possibility of redemption; and an exploration of the power of fathers over sons—their love\, their sacrifices\, their lies. \nSince its publication in 2003\, Kite Runner has become a beloved\, one-of-a-kind classic of contemporary literature\, touching millions of readers and launching the career of one of America’s most treasured writers. \n\n\nAbout the Author\n\nKhaled Hosseini is one of the most widely read and beloved novelists in the world\, with over thirty-eight million copies of his books sold in more than seventy countries. The Kite Runner was a major film and was a Book of the Decade\, chosen by The Times\, Daily Telegraph and The Guardian. A Thousand Splendid Suns was the Richard & Judy Best Read of the Year in 2008. Hosseini is also a Goodwill Envoy to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees\, the UN Refugee Agency\, and the founder of The Khaled Hosseini Foundation\, a not-for-profit organization that provides humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan. He was born in Kabul\, Afghanistan\, and lives in northern California. \nVisit our LitMinds page to see what we’re reading next!
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/litminds-book-club-5/
LOCATION:Gemini Ink\, 1111 Navarro St\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mandy Lynn Lara":MAILTO:mllara@geminiink.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20260121T183000
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SUMMARY:Veterans Writing Collective with Sarah Colby
DESCRIPTION:The Veteran’s Writing Collective (VWC) encourages the art of writing in a workshop environment where participants are offered honest\, positive\, and constructive peer-to-peer and mentor feedback. The workshop is open to all active-duty military\, veterans\, retirees\, and their immediate family members. Writers of all levels working in all genres are welcome. \nThe VWC meets monthly online via Zoom.\nIf you would like an invitation to this class\, send an email to veteranscollective@geminiink.org\n\nSarah Colby was born in northern New Mexico and raised in the Rocky Mountains. She is married to a retired Army Chaplain and is mother to a son in the Navy. Sarah has an MFA in Creative Writing from Sierra Nevada College and an exuberant interest in making the ordinary luminous. Her war-time experiences have motivated her to be a voice for the mostly untold stories of families and loved ones during these years of protracted conflict. She is currently working on a manuscript of poems about her experiences as a military family member.\n \n 
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/veterans-writing-collective-2020-07-15-2021-11-17-2023-08-16-2023-12-20/2026-01-21/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Event,Online Workshop,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah Colby":MAILTO:veteranscollective@geminiink.org
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