Feliz Navidad! Our holiday event was such a hit last year, we're doing it again! This year we are delighted to have with us Westchester's renowned writer, Esmeralda Santiago, who will read from and talk about her anthology, Las Christmas. Musician and traditional arts expert, Eddie Rosa will perform with his group, Renacer Trovero, and will feature aguinaldos (Christmas carols) and much audience participation, especially by those who took our November 23rd Writing Aguinaldos workshop. Traditional holiday foods will also be on hand. Admission free!

Esmeralda Santiago of Katonah is the author of a novel, América's Dream, and two memoirs, When I Was Puerto Rican and Almost a Woman, which was the basis for an ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre presentation that premiered in September 2002. In addition to co-editing Las Christmas, she and Joie Davidow co-edited Las Mamis: Favorite Latino Authors Remember Their Mothers.

Eddie Rosa and his group, Renacer Trovero, are committed to keeping Latino cultural traditions alive through musical performances, lectures, and other activities.

Both this event and the Writing Aguinaldos workshop are being offered free to all thanks in part to a Westchester Arts Council Municipal Challenge Grant, funded by the Board of Westchester Arts Council and Fuji Photo Film, USA Inc., in partnership with the Village of Sleepy Hollow.

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