Join the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center during National Poetry Month and meet with author Guadalupe Garcia McCall on Friday, April 12. She will be reading from her new book, “Hearts of Fire and Snow,” and Matthew Tavares who will be sharing his new poetry collection “In Search of Venusian Oceans” at the Latino Bookstore. National Poetry Month is a special occasion that celebrates poets’ integral role in our culture and that poetry matters.
The April series will be hosted by Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante, Literary Curator at the Latino Bookstore, located at 1300 Guadalupe Street. A book signing and reception will take place with books available for purchase. This Texas Author Book Series is free and open to the public, taking place every second Friday of the month.
When: Friday, April 12, 2024, 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Where: The Guadalupe Latino Bookstore, located at 1300 Guadalupe Street
The Guadalupe Cultural Art Center’s Latino Bookstore and Gift Shop is not a typical enterprise. It is an official Visitor Center for the state of Texas and home for books ranging from best sellers and icons to self-published authors from our community. They also have books for children, young adults, and teens in English, Spanish, and Spanglish.
The Latino Bookstore is not just a place to shop, it is a place to experience and come together with your community. It is housed in the Guadalupe Cultural Art Center’s complex, across the street from the historic Guadalupe Theater. The bookstore is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Guadalupe Cultural Art Center’s Latino Bookstore and Gift Shop is a foundation for our community’s heart, soul, and voice. Even our stories tell stories. Our shelves house a curated selection of writers and books whose art, history, and culture are linked to the 40-year legacy of the GCAC or one of the fields or artists under its umbrella. This ranges from theatre and visual arts to dance, music, and film, all of which have just as rich a legacy as our literary roots.
Although we focus on Texas Latino writers, Mexican American Studies, Chicano Scholars, and Icons, we go out of our way to showcase the many facets of our Community’s voice. So, you will also find representation from the entire Latino family tree, California, New Mexico, and New York.
The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center was founded in 1980 as a nonprofit, multidisciplinary organization. Located in the heart of San Antonio’s Westside, the Guadalupe is one of the largest community-based, multidisciplinary organizations in the U.S. The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center cultivates, promotes and preserves traditional and contemporary Chicano, Latino and Native American arts and culture through multidisciplinary programming. Through Chicano, Latino and Native American arts and culture, the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center revolutionizes how we imagine the world.
