Well-RED features Soad Grayeb and authors appearing in the latest issue of La Raíz Magazine, Pedro Rivas López & Ruben Zamora. Special guest appearance by La Raíz Magazine editor & publisher Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo!
Tuesday, September 10th, 7:00 p.m.
Co-sponsored by Works/San José
Well-RED features Soad Grayeb and authors appearing in the latest issue of La Raíz Magazine, Pedro Rivas López and Ruben Zamora. Special guest appearance by La Raíz Magazine editor & publisher Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo!
Co-sponsored by Works/San José art and performance center!
New address: 38 South Second Street, downtown San José.
Come visit and celebrate the new gallery space for Works/San José!
Open mic to start the show!
If you are unable to attend in person, we welcome you to join via Zoom! Register in advance for this event via Zoom.
Link: https://bit.ly/3yXv4ei
Soad Grayeb was born in Mexico City on the first day of December 1965 into a large family, and with big dreams. “I have always fought for these dreams and this book is the clearest example of them.” Author of Poemas de Amor y Desamor.
Pedro Rivas López is a Teatrista, stage storyteller, and visual artist born in Guadalajara Jalisco. Pedro uses art to speak truth to power, uplift oppressed voices, amplify social change, and expand his storytelling into the visual world, using art to uplift BIPOC communities and take space to inspire other queer brown folks to tell their stories.
A native of San José, Ruben has lived in the Santa Clara county for most of his life. He writes about his experience, people and observations throughout his life. A lover of nature, sporting events and chile verde. He currently writes and reads in Sunnyvale.
Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo is a poet, visual artist, and facilitator whose work is informed by her Indigenous ancestry, Mesoamerican philosophy, Mexika & Mixtec art, Mexican culture, Chicano history, and her experiences as a woman. Her poetry is published widely in both print and online journals such as Somos en escrito and Harvard’s PALABRITAS, and in several anthologies including Nos pasamos de la raya. She has facilitated and presented at various colleges and universities. She earned a BFA in Pictorial Art and a BA in French from San José State University, served as Creative Ambassador of the San José Office of Cultural Affairs, received a Commendation from the City of San José, and was awarded a Creative Corps Initiative grant from the California Arts Council and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. She serves as a Board Member of Poetry Center San José, and is the Founder La Raíz Magazine. www.ejmontelongo.com/poetry
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