SMA Literary Sala Winter Season Calendar 2018 Writers’ Conference
PREMIER SPONSOR
HOLIDAY BOOK FAIR
SAN MIGUEL BOOK FAIR
Find great books and gift items!
Meet local authors!
December 9, 2017
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Casa Europa
Calle San Francisco #23
Literary Sala Special Event
CALVIN TRILLIN RETURNS TO SAN MIGUEL
One of the all-time favorite Writers’ Conference keynote speakers!
“Family Man”
January 25, 2018
5:00 PM
Hotel Real de Minas Ballroom
$20 usd online; $300 pesos at the door
Tickets available online at litsalamarketplace.com
BIG READ DISCUSSION GROUPS
January 30–February 2
The Big Read book this year is Through Black Spruce by Joseph Boyden. Copies are available in the Tesoros Bookstore in the Biblioteca. Discussion Group participants will be invited to a gala private reception for Joseph Boyden on Sunday, February 11. Sign up HERE.
MOVIE ABOUT THE SUBJECT OF THE BIG READ BOOK: THE ANGRY INUIT
Monday, January 22
5:00 PM
Santa Ana Theater in the Biblioteca
Admission: Free
PANEL DISCUSSION ABOUT THROUGH BLACK SPRUCE
Monday, January 29
5:00 PM
Hotel Aldea, Ancha de San Antonio #15
Admission: $50 pesos for Sala members; $100 pesos for nonmembers
POETRY ALIVE! CELEBRATES RITA DOVE
(Former U.S Poet Laureate, SMWC Keynote, February 15, 2018)
FILM – A LIFE IN POETRY AND MUSIC
Thursday, February 1
5:00–6:00 PM
Centro Cultural “El Nigromante” Bellas Artes
$100 pesos
LOCAL POETS READING RITA DOVE
Thursday, February 8
5:00 PM
Centro Cultural “El Nigromante” Bellas Artes
Admission: Free
Solamente En San Miguel Book Publication Party!
We are bursting with excitement to celebrate the publication of our third volume of our anthology of stories, essays, and poetry about San Miguel by San Miguel writers: Solamente En San Miguel, Volume III.
GALA PUBLICATION PARTY
Tuesday, January 23
5:00 PM
La Casona, Salida a Celaya #77
Admission: $25 usd or $450 pesos, includes your copy of the book!
Purchase your ticket to the party, the book, or both for a reduced rate at litsalamarketplace.com
Literary Sala Author Presentations
MERILYN SIMONDS: “The Future of the Book”
and
JOSEPH TOONE: “Enjoying the Holidays in San Miguel”
Thursday, December 14
5:00 to 7:00 PM
Hotel Aldea, Ancha de San Antonio #15
Admission: $50 pesos for Sala members; $100 pesos for nonmembers
BERNARD BECK: “One American Dream”
and
MALINE MCCALLA & EZEQUIEL MORONES: Presenting a short film and book about San Miguel historic figure, Cossio del Pomar, founder of Bellas Artes.
Thursday, January 11
5:00 to 7:00 PM
Hotel Aldea, Ancha de San Antonio #15
Admission: $50 pesos for Sala members; $100 pesos for nonmembers
GERARD HELFERICH: “An Unlikely Trust”
and
JANET STERNBERG: “Taboo or Not? In a Memoir, Can You Use Your Imagination to Make Things Up?”
Thursday, March 8
5:00 to 7:00 PM
Hotel Aldea, Ancha de San Antonio #15
Admission: $50 pesos for Sala members; $100 pesos for nonmembers
February Special Event
SANDRA CISNEROS
“Hecho en Mexico: New Poetry”
Special Event to Benefit the Spanish Language Book Festival: FELISMA
Wednesday, February 14
2:00 PM
Real de Minas Ballroom
Tickets: $200 pesos
(Included in Full and Whole Enchilada Conference Packages)
Available online or at the door.
Annual San Miguel Writers’ Conference and Literary Festival