Unless indicated, all events are FREE and open to the public.

time	event	location	Macarturos participating	contact
Thu., Oct. 4, 2007
2 p.m.	Press conference and reception	Esperanza Peace and Justice Center 922 San Pedro	Sandra Cisneros, Ruth Behar, Luis Alfaro, Ramon Gutierrez, Rueben Martinez, Baldemar Velasquez, Camilo Jose Vergara, Paul Roldan	Graciela Sánchez graciela@esperanzacenter.org 210-228-0201
5 p.m.	City Council meeting City Council presents Macarturos with City Proclamation	City Council Chambers Municipal Plaza Building 103 Main Plaza	Sandra Cisneros, Ruth Behar, Luis Alfaro, Ramon Gutierrez, Rueben Martinez, Baldemar Velasquez, Camilo Jose Vergara, Paul Roldan, Cecilia Munoz, Stacy Ingber (Joan's asst.)	Felix Padron City of San Antonio Office of Cultural Affairs
6 p.m.	Reception, opening ceremony Photo exhibit of first SA MacArturo gathering Public invited to attend. Reception 6-7 p.m. Sponsored by UTSA Opening ceremony 7-8 p.m. Featuring UTSA President Ricardo Romo, Councilwoman Mary Alice Cisneros, Dr. Henry Cisneros, Sandra Cisneros and the MacArturo Geniuses	UTSA, Downtown Campus Buena Vista Building 501 W. Durango Blvd. Reception: Assembly Room (BV 1.338) Opening Ceremony: Aula Canaria (BV 1.326)	Sandra Cisneros, Ruth Behar, Luis Alfaro, Ramon Gutierrez, Rueben Martinez, Baldemar Velasquez, Camilo Jose Vergara, Paul Roldan, Cecilia Munoz, Stacy Ingber (Joan's asst.)	Ellen Riojas Clark clark-ellen@sbcglobal.net 722-0024
Fri., Oct. 5, 2007
10 a.m. - 12 p.m.	Cuéntame un Cuento, Aunque Sea la Verdad (Tell Me A Story, Even If It'sTrue!) Stories and testimonies Invited students from Tejeda Academy, McCullom HS and Fox Tech HS. Closed to general public.	City of San Antonio Central Library 600 Soledad	Rueben Martinez, Sandra Cisneros, Baldemar Velasquez	Michele Brinkley brinkleym@earthlink.net 210-414-3372 Ramiro Salazar rsalazar@sanantonio.gov 210-207-2626 or 210-381-6153 (cell)
10 a.m. - 12 p.m.	Border Crossers: Art in a Time of Crisis	Jump-Start Theater 108 Blue Star (in the Blue Star Art Complex off South Alamo Street)	Guillermo Gómez-Peña, Amalia Mesa-Baines, Dr. Pedro Greer, MD, Maria Varela	Paul Rodriguez paul@jump-start.org 210-227-JUMP Zet Baer 837-2866 (cell)
10 a.m. - 12 p.m.	Dream of a Perfect World: What is San Antonio's vision for the future? Human rights, education, politics	University of the Incarnate Word 4301 Broadway Marian Hall Ballroom	John Bonifaz, John Jesurun, Paul Roldan	Rosie Castro Castromom@yahoo.com 273-7942 Dr. Gilberto Hinojosa hinojosa@uiwtx.edu
2 p.m. - 4 p.m.	Envisioning a World Without Borders Immigration and demographics	Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center 1300 Guadalupe St.	Cecilia Muñoz, Baldemar Velásquez, Hugo Morales, Guillermo Gomez-Pena	Victor Azios vazios@aefc.org 365-5385 Ramon Vasquez vasquezramon@sbcglobal.net 744-2243 Dan Gonzalez GCAC Interim Director Dan.Gonzalez@mail.com
2 p.m. - 4 p.m.	Honoring La Madre Tierra	San Antonio College 1300 San Pedro Room 120-Visual Arts and Tech Center (VATC) located at the corner of Lewis and Dewey.	Camilo Jose Vergara, Ramon Gutierrez, Maria Varela	Oscar San Miguel osanmigu@accd.edu 733-2496
5 p.m.	Brujas Locas Photo exhibit of first SA MacArturo gathering	Esperanza Peace and Justice Center 922 San Pedro	Ruth Behar, Amalia Mesa-Baines, Cecilia Munoz, Sandra Cisneros, Maria Varela	Graciela Sánchez graciela@esperanzacenter.org 210-228-0201
8 p.m.	The Spirit That Moves Us: Testimonies and Songs of the Spirit	San Fernando Cathedral 115 West Main Plaza	Baldemar Velásquez, Sandra Cisneros, Luis Alfaro, Reuben Martínez, Paul Roldán	Victor Azios, Jo Azios joazios@hotmail.com Fr. David Terry Collins
Sat., Oct. 6, 2007
10 a.m. - 12 p.m.	Heroes and Saints: Looking Backwards and Forward Testimonials	Trinity University Holt Conference Center (corner of Shook and Oakmont Avenues)	Ruth Béhar, Ramón Gutiérrez, Amalia Mesa Baines	Arturo Madrid amadrid@trinity.edu
10 a.m. - 12 p.m.	Dreaming of a Space of Our Own Housing and community planning	Our Lady of the Lake University 411 S.W. 24th St. Providence West Social Room (PWSR), located in Providence Hall. Guests can park in lots B and C. (There's only a handful of visitor spaces in lot A.)	Paul Roldán, María Varela, Sandra Cisneros, Camilo Jose Vergara	Rosie Castro castromom@yahoo.com 273-7942 Marisela Chavez chavma@lake.ollusa.edu
10 a.m. - 12 p.m.	Dream of Well-Being: Body, Mind, and Spirit Health	Texas Diabetes Institute 701 South Zarzamora St.	Dr. Pedro Greer, Baldemar, Rueben Martinez, John Jesurun	Jo Azios joazios@hotmail.com 492-2807, wk 358-0225 Theresa De La Haya 210-358-7000
10 a.m. - 12 p.m.	Voto y Voz Voting	St. Mary's University One Camino Santa Maria Conference Room A	Joaquín Avila, John Bonifaz, Cecilia Muñoz, Hugo	Rosie Castro castromom@yahoo.com 273-7942 Patricia Mejía pmejia@stmarytx.edu 210-431-5064
3 p.m. - 5 p.m.	Latin@ Genius: Our Visions Photo exhibit of first SA MacArturo gathering Salient points from Dream Circles discussed. Light snacks sponsored by UTSA.	UTSA, Downtown Campus Buena Vista Building 501 W. Durango Blvd. Aula Canaria (BV 1.326)	All Macarturos	Ellen Riojas Clark clark_ellen@sbcglobal.net
8 p.m.	The Mexorcist 2: America's Most Wanted Inner Demon Performance Local Locos include Marisela Barrera, Pablo Martínez, and Rita Urquijo- Ruiz	UTSA, Downtown Campus Buena Vista Building 501 W. Durango Blvd. Theatre (BV 1.326)	Featuring Guillermo Gómez-Peña, Luis Alfaro (TBD)	Ellen Riojas Clark clark_ellen@sbcglobal.net

 

 

 

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