Spend a week in Far West Texas writing with Joe Nick
5/02/12 • Comments Off •
July 22-27 I’ll teach a seminar at Sul Ross University in Alpine in Far West Texas “Writing With A Sense of Place.” The seminar, part of the summer writing retreat sponsored by the Writers League of Texas, will cover basics of writing with the emphasis on place, including field trips, talks with locals, and writing [...]
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Talking Texas High School Football in Abilene May 7
5/01/12 • Comments Off •
I’ll be closing out the Texas Authors’ Series in Abilene on Monday, May 7 @ noon at the Abilene Public Library, 202 Cedar Street, sponsored by the Friends of the Abilene Library and the Texas Book Festival. Most of the talk will center on the Texas High School Football: More Than the Game exhibit I [...]
Big Squeeze finalists
5/01/12 • Comments Off •
On to Houston, and Miller Outdoor Amphitheater on June 2 for the Big Squeeze finals and the Texas Accordion Kings and Queens concert. Here are the four finalists: from left: Michael Ramos, Luis Gonzales, Peter Anzaldua, Omar Garza Photo by Michelle Mejia, 2012, Texas Folklife The wrap: TEXAS FOLKLIFE’S BIG SQUEEZE ACCORDION CONTEST FINALISTS ANNOUNCED [...]
Big Squeeze semis in Austin, Sat April 28
4/25/12 • Comments Off •
I’ll be emceeing the semi-finals of the Big Squeeze competition this Saturday at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, 2-5:30 pm. Also featured will be the Grammy Award-winning squeezebox maestro Joel Guzman, young zydeco/conjunto sensatino Ruben Paul Moreno, and 2011 Big Squeeze champ Ignacio Morales. And it’s free, as in GRATIS, GRATIS, GRATIS!! Deets [...]
Could Texas Go It Alone? from NPR’s All Things Considered
3/31/12 • Comments Off •
National Public Radio correspondent John Burnett did a piece on Friday pondering What If Texas Seceded from the United States? I was one of those playing along. Adelante Los Vaqueros! Lone Star State Of Mind: Could Texas Go It Alone? by John Burnett Listen to the Story All Things Considered [8 min 54 sec] Add [...]
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