I knew it was going to be a good day, but I couldn't have guessed just how good. Back on September 8th, 2014, at the very beginning of Crisalida, I posted a blog called Indio TriFecta where I described going to the SCRAP Gallery, the...
La Virgin de Guadalupe procession at San Jose Center, Thermal The patron saint of Mexico gets her day every December 12th in an array of celebrations and processions – some monumental, others more humble and home spun. I remember visiting the San Jose Community Center in...
Is Anybody Listening – A film screening at the Indio Performing Arts Center, with psychologist and filmmaker Paula Caplan. Big thank you to Paula Caplan for making an important film about how non-veterans can help returning soldiers re-connect to civilian life through compassionate listening. Another big thank...
Sitting down to read a new play aloud with actors and a director for the first time is nothing short of thrilling – we mark our scripts, highlight our lines, and prepare ourselves for discovery. It is an adventure in imagining, and it is hard...
I would like to thank David Gonzalez, the Crisalida Community Arts Project and the McCullam Theatre for inviting me to visit the Eastern Coachella Valley from November 16 to November 20 to tell stories. David and Moises Huerta did a wonderful job of putting together...
Today was the kind of day that gives me hope -- a day filled with art, commitment, promise. MECCA COMMUNITY CENTER It started with a visit to the Mecca Community Center where I gave a workshop on how to recite poetry out loud to a group of...
It seems that the deeper we go into Crisalida the less time I have for writing blogs...
We've had a terrific week hosting storyteller Olga Loya. Enjoy the clips, and check her out online www.olgaloya.com VIDEO OF OLGA'S RESIDENCY...
EAST VALLEY REPERTORY THEATER 10 MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL ...
There was a full house at Coachella Valley Art Center to watch the second and final performance of "Tacos, Teardrops and Tequila", East Valley Rep's 10-Minute Play Festival. According to the audience during the Q&A session after the performance, the plays were entertaining, humorous and...