HEAT!
Be
carried by the spell of stories from the frozen Hudson shores to the warmth
of California!
Manuel Muñoz, who was born and raised in California and now lives in NYC, will read from his powerful first story collection, Zigzagger. His bold and vivid stories bring to life the challenges of Latinos - particularly young gay males - within the rural Chicano communities of California's Central Valley.
Muñoz's work has appeared in journals such as Glimmer Train, Boston Review, and Colorado Review, and he is the recipient of an Individual Artist Grant from the Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts.
Rigoberto
González, who was born in California, grew up in Mexico, and
also lives in NYC, will read from his new novel, Crossing Vines.
Inspired by the work of Tomás Rivera, the book explores family and labor
issues, sexuality, and race through a rich story that spans a single day
in the lives of migrant grape pickers in southern California.
González's other works include So Often the Pitcher Goes to Water Until It Breaks, a 1998 selection of the National Poetry Series, and Soledad Sigh-Sighs, a book for children. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship and numerous writing residencies.
Introductions by Sergio Troncoso.
Suggested Donation: $5 ($3 for HVWC members and those under age 18)
The readings at the HVWC are made possible in part by a grant from the Bydale Foundation; the David G. Taft Foundation; and the Thendara Foundation; with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts; and by Westchester Arts Council with funds from Westchester County Government, corporations and individuals.