Boca de Oro - Free Literature Readings & WorkshopsCoinciding with the DTSA 1st Saturday Artwalk, the Boca de Oro Arts & Literature Fest is an enticing mixture of 30+ keynote presentations, literary reading, poetry slams, panel discussions, writing workshops, book signings, and live performances happening across Downtown Santa Ana. On Saturday March 3rd, Downtown Santa Ana will be transformed into the Literary Capital of Orange County. Over a dozen art galleries, restaurants, historic buildings and secret spaces will double as houses of letters for literary fans to connect with local and regional writers. 12pm - Opening Session Luis RodriguezOpening the festival leading a line-up of over 35 events is the Poet Laureate and presenter, Luis J. Rodriguez, an author who has won national recognition as a poet, journalist, fiction writer, children's book writer, and critic. Location: Orange County Center for Contemporary Art Curated by: Michelle Duman & Marcus Omari 2pm-4pm - Phase 1 Express Yourself (Youth Workshop)Express Yourself is a multi-workshop event put on by Triple Threat Mentoring’s STUDIO3. At the event, youth will be provided a platform to explore their individual creativity through a variety of mediums, including sketching, DJ-ing, beatmaking, grafitti art and spoken word. (Note: STARTS AT 3PM) Location: 4th Street Market Produced by: Studio 3// Triple Threat with Ben Thomas  Image the Body: A Workshop in Radical EnvisioningAuthors Natalie Graham and Cynthia Alessandra Briano will share a workshop in radical envisioning. Location: Good Beer Co. Curated by: Natalie Graham and Cynthia Alessandra Briano  Latina Power!Review the works of author Dr. Nogales including her newest release is Latina Power: Using Your 7 Strengths to Say No to Abusive Relationships (a Latina Power Workbook) which provides practical information and resources for women facing domestic violence and was awarded First Place at the 2011 Latino Literacy Now International Book Awards. (Note: This event occurs from 2-5pm.) Dr. Nogales' professional career is anchored by her commitment to combat violence, especially violence against women and children. She uses many avenues of communication including the media and is an award winning author, playwright, songwriter, and currently working on a script for a movie about human trafficking. Location: Orange County Center of Contemporary Art Curated by: Dr. Ana Nogales  La Vida Tiene ValoresIn 2009, Councilman Juan Villegas published La Vida Tiene Valores /Life Has Values, which won first place at the International Latino Book Awards Literacy Now for Best Parenting/Family Book in 2014. From that came a prestigious recognition for Juan, as he was recognized as the Award Winning Author of 2014. (Note: STARTS AT 3PM) Location: Orange County Center for Contemporary Art Curated by: Councilman Juan Villegas  Children's StorytimeAvantGarden will host two Award-winning, best-selling children's authors A.J. Cosmo, Andrea Ruygt, Meadow Griffith along with Romina Ramirez and returning children's author Mitch Robinson. Location: AvantGarden Curated by: Laura Robinson  Writers ResistIn “Convince me! An interactive discussion and workshop on writing (creatively) to persuade,” K-B and Sara, authors and founders of Writers Resist, an online literary journal, will engage the participants in a discussion, prompts, and writing scenarios. Location: Alta Baja Market Curated by: KB Gressitt & Sara Marchant  Breath of Fire Audition for Musical TheaterAuditioning individuals explore scene structure, action, events, voice, and dialogue. We will actively discuss work. This class’s emphasis is on process, risk-taking, and finding one’s own voice and vision. Location: Grand Central Arts Building Curated by: Diana Burbano & Sara Guerrero  The Art of Persuasion - SAUSD Public Speaking PerformancesStudents from the Santa Ana Unified School District’s (SAUSD) national award-winning Speech and Debate team will showcase their skills. Location: Frida Cinema Curated by: Councilman Sal Tinajero, Santa Ana Unified School District  La Gloria de Nuestro Pueblo/ The Glory of our TownsComing from all over Orange County. Octogenarians come together to discuss the history of the barrios in “The Glory of Our Towns” where they will revisit the places they grew up and call home. On Saturday, current and former residents of one of Santa Ana's oldest Latino barrios gathered for a reunion in a neighborhood where, for many, life began. Location: Santora Arts Building, Room 205 Curated by: Dylan Almendral with Paul Guzman & Sam Roman  Community Expression Through Art, Literature and EducationDuring the 2-4 and 4 -6 blocks a series of performances and panels will take place, linking the way that the arts serve to aesthetically express community talent, as well as share concerns, and efforts all with the ultimate aim of engaging and educating our communities. In the first session, one panel will follow poetry, narratives and art to engage the participants and audience. In the second session, community artists will perform, and then debrief their stance in how their art is an expression and affirmation of culture, politics and solidarity. Location: Chapman’s Centro Comunitario de Educación Curated by: Anaida Colon-Muniz 4pm-6pm - Phase 2 Breaking Tables: Arts & Literary ExperienceBreaking Tables is a literary arts event whose title represents dismantling tables of privilege and power and reconstructing tables of inclusion, innovation, and equality, in our personal lives, communities, and society at large. We have an amazing lineup of readers and artists who, through their own interpretation, will breathe life into the theme and make it their own. Location: Chapter One - Red Room Curated by: Darlene Kriesal  Santa Ana Forgiveness ProjectThe Santa Ana Forgiveness Project seeks to illuminate the healing power of art through the use of collage and storytelling. Participants represent a small cross section of Santa Ana’s population, including students from middle schools and high schools within Santa Unified School District, social workers, interns, community intervention workers, probation officers, local nonprofit staff and leaders, teachers and administrators, and residents of Santa Ana. The project seeks to heal a community one individual at a time … together … not in isolation. Forgiveness on an individual level with a ripple effect throughout the community. Location: AvantGarden Gallery Curated by: Teri Arana  QUIERO MASLocation: La Rinconada Curated by: Michelle Duman  PILLOW TALK: Works from Female & Queer VoicesAlternative art & performance comes into focus with PILLOW TALK, celebrating female, queer and POC voices in art, food and culture. Let performances by Aman K Batra (Huffington Post, Bustle), Portia Bartley (All Def Poetry), Linda Ravenswood (Melrose Poetry Bureau) and Lauren White soothe your soul! Location: The Good Beer Company Curated by: Sarah Armstrong  El Otro Lado de Pared/The Other Side of the WallPresentación de lectura de poesía contemporánea en español. Lectura de poemas de mis libros, El Otro Lado De La Pared y Arboles De Vida.Temas relacionados con experiencias personales de la vida, Historias cortas con moral profunda y la belleza d la creación. Spanish Poetry reading performance. Reading poems from my books, The Other Side Of The Wall and Trees Of Life,Topic related with personal life experiences, short stories and the beauty of creation Location: Alta Baja Market Curated by: Jose Lozano 6pm-8pm - Phase 3 Tongue and GrooveTongue and Groove is a monthly literary variety show, produced and hosted by Conrad Romo. It has featured nearly 400 writers over the past 10 years and has been praised by Sunset Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, Poets & Writers as well as Ploughshares and Time Out as one of L.A.’s Best Reading Series. In this Second Annual Boca de Oro: Art and Lit Fringe Festival Conrad Romo will be hosting Daniel McGinn, Debra Diaz, Sheila J. Sadr, Cynthia Romanowski and Steve Ramirez at Chapter One's Red Room in Downtown Santa Ana. Don't Miss it! Location: Chapter One - Red Room Curated by: Conrad Romo  The Prose Poem As Poetic Revolt: Generative Workshop and DiscussionFrom its rebellious roots to now, the prose poem has been loved by writers such as Walt Whitman, Naomi Shihab Nye, Charles Simic, and Anne Carson; and it is constantly re-imagining itself. Russell Edson said, “A good prose poem is a statement that seeks sanity whilst its author teeters on the edge of the abyss.” Participants in this generative workshop should arrive willing to seek new and gorgeous paths to bringing their unruly craft into light. After reading and discussing samples of prose poems, participants in this generative workshop will attempt to write their own non-lineated verses. All will be encouraged to write poems that are unpredictable and gorgeous, pieces that are not obliged to obey traditional poetic structures, but instead stage their revolts with brave delight. Location: Chapter One - Red Room Curated by: Danielle Mitchel  Black Out Poetry (Workshop)Black Out Poems: Want to learn something new? Take one our creative workshops taught by SAUSD Librarian Tami Davis. 1. Take any print resource: newspaper, book, magazine, etc. Use original or make a copy. 2. Choose the words that will make up your poem; circle them or put a box around them. 3. Black out, color in, draw, or paint over everything except your selected words. Location: M. Lovewell Curated by: Tami Davis  Women's VociesWomen’s Voices: Celebrating Women Authors in Literature. 2018 is the year of women, join us as we celebrate women’s voices from various literary genres in a two-hour segment of readings from authors Diana Giovinazzo Tierney, Jennifer Laam, Holly Kammier, Heather Reinhardt, J.J. Gesher (Joyce Gittlin and Janet B. Fattal), Christina Cigala, Rolonda Watts and Christina Julian. Location: Alta Baja Market Curated by: Diana Tierney  Sister SpitSister Spit was a lesbian-feminist spoken-word and performance art collective based out of San Francisco, signed to Mr. Lady Records. They formed in 1994 and disbanded in 2006. Founding members included Michelle Tea and Sini Anderson, Other members included Jane LeCroy and poet Eileen Myles. The group were noted for their Ramblin' Roadshow, performing at feminist events such as the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival. The Boston Phoenix described it as "the coolest (and cutest) line-up of talented, tattooed, pierced, and purple-pigtailed performance artists the Bay Area has to offer". (STARTS AT 7PM, THIS SHOW HAS A COST FOR ENTRY). Location: Makara Center for the Arts Curated by: Marytza Rubio  Creating with Text and MusicJoin in for a unique discussion and workshop as three composers share thoughts and insights from their own practices on creating with text and music. This interactive event will also include live, in-the-moment composing of vocal music, as the composers set crowd-sourced poetry from the audience to music (and possible surprise guest vocalists in a unique pop-up performance). Location: AvantGarden Gallery Curated by: Steve Homestead  OC RYSEOC RYSE will share performance poetry featuring teams of students from OSCA. The goal of OC RYSE is to increase the exposure of poetry to a general public audience by featuring the engaging, dynamic performances of talented local young poets. In this performance, students will choose a classic poem to dramatically recite. Second, students craft and perform an original response poem that echoes elements of the classic choice. This synthesis of academics and artistry promises audiences a stimulating exploration of poetry’s broad power. Location: Frida Cinema Moderated by: Josh Wood  Boca de Oro: Master ClassAt Boca de Oro in a team of graduating performances throughout the day this MFA Master Class with Alina Nguyen and Victoria McCoy share their skills as touring performers of the poetic arts to provide both artistic stimulation for performing students as well as visitors excited by the literary arts who are aspiring to have a career in the field. Masterclasses are understood as one of the most effective means of artistic development, along with competitions, examinations, and practice. Location: Frida Cinema Curated by: Marcus Omari 8pm-10pm - Phase 4 Poetic Reform PartyPoetic Reform Party believes in the indispensable value of the poetic arts in the NEW American culture. The organizations mission is to promote the emergence of fresh poetic voices engaged in literary arts, to encourage the professional development of artists through community based initiatives and to cultivate an environment in which poetic artistry is appreciated and accessible to the widest possible public. Boca de Oro: Art & Literature Fringe Festival was formed through a joint partnership between many people: Santa Ana Business Council and Downtown Inc.; Santa Ana Unified School District and SanArts; Conrad Romo, producer of Lit Fest Los Angeles and Melrose Bellows; Author and Art Commissioner and Makara Center for the Arts founder Marytza Rubio; and Orange Coast Magazine book journalist Cynthia Romanowski.
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