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Interview by jaz papadopoulos
Rios de la Luz’s debut novella,
Itzá (Broken River Books, 2017), tells the story of a young water witch, Marisol, and explores trauma, healing, and growth.
jaz papadopoulos: First, I want to say that I loved
Itzá so much. I connected with it on a personal level as a watery witch, the child of an immigrant, and someone with a rather particular affection for my grandmothers. A friend recommended it to me years ago, and I understand why.
But first, a warm up question: Who/what inspires you? Who are the authors you turn and return to, and what other practices spur your creative world?
Jun 09, 2021
An exhibition of vintage Hmong clothing and 21st-century reinterpretations of traditional Hmong clothing by Hmong designers was part of ArtReach St. Croix’s 2021 NEA Big Read activities around
The Latehomecomer by Kao Kalia Yang. Pictured here are Sai Chang and Ashaley Yang, exhibit co-curators. For its 2021-2022 NEA Big Read grant, ArtReach St. Croix will focus on
An American Sunrise. Photo courtesy of Ashaley Yang and ArtReach St. Croix
Washington, DC The National Endowment for the Arts, in partnership with Arts Midwest, is pleased to announce 61 grants totaling $1,070,000 to support NEA Big Read projects in 2021-2022. These grants, managed by Arts Midwest, will support dynamic community reading programs designed to encourage conversation and discovery, all inspired by a book from the NEA Big Read library.
Contoocook River region town criers for May 16, 2021
Published: 5/15/2021 1:45:14 PM
BOW
Spring sale
■The annual Bow Garden Club Spring Plant Sale will go on! This year s sale will be an outdoor event held on May 29 from 9 a.m. to noon at the edge of the Bow Community Building parking lot under popup tents. The sale will be held rain or shine.
■The Bow Garden Club invites you to a free event, “Cooking & Gardening with Edible Flowers” on June 14 at 6 p.m. on Zoom. Join expert gardener and renowned chef Liz Barbour as she explores the varieties of edible flowers you can grow in your garden and the many ways you can incorporate them into your cooking. Chef Barbour will take you on a tour of her cottage-sized gardens and will demonstrate two delicious recipes featuring edible flowers from her own gardens. Virtual seats are limited and registration is required. Email president@bowgardenclub.org to register.
(Courtesy of Little Llama Peruvian Tacos! )
Dine and Drink Deals
Here are a few options from restaurants and bars as we work our way back toward normal.
Casa Vega in Sherman Oaks teams with The Chainsmokers for two new menu items available through the end of May a sparkling grapefruit margarita with JaJa Reposado ($13) and a Crispy Papas Tacos entree ($16.50) with potatoes, spinach-jalapeño pesto and crema served with Spanish rice and refried beans
. Profits from these items, which will be sold through the month, benefit back-of-house restaurant workers through
Filipino restaurant Sisig opened last month in Westlake, offering lumpia, BBQ pork, crisp pata (pork skin attached to tender meat) and, of course, sisig a dish made from pig’s head and chicken liver.