Charles Rice-Gonzalez
CULTURALLY LITERATE:
THE SAN DIEGO MULTICULTURAL LGBT LITERARY FOUNDATION by caleb rainey
The San Diego Multicultural LGBT Literary Foundation
is celebrating its first year onSaturday, November 9 and its organizers are excited to do so. The foundation—the first of its kind in the country to focus on work by LGBT artists of color—was founded last November.
Initially conceived as a book club, the organiza-
tion has grown immensely over the past year and includes many expanded programs, among which are the Visiting Writers Program, the Pat Parker and Arturo Islas Literary Series and a fledg- ling not-for-profit bookstore. The Visiting Writers Program seeks to build cul-
tural, social and economic support for LGBT writ- ers of color by introducing them and their work to San Diego, often for the first time, by physically bringing authors from all over the country to our beautiful city for readings, talks and signing, etc. The Pat Parker and Arturo Islas literary series
organizes reading groups and discussions on special topics related to queer authors of color. Included in the current series is the work of Emanuel Xavier and Charles Rice-González, two gay Puerto Rican writers en route to San Diego. The final meeting for this particular series will take place onWednesday, November 6 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the University Heights Library. The Foundation’s original program, which
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includes the groups monthly Book Club/Literary Discus- sion Group, meets at the San Diego LGBT Community Center’s Library on the first and third Saturday of every month from 4:45 to 6:45 p.m. Finally, the literary foun-
dation is in the first stages of launching a nonprofit
bookstore that will focus on literature by LGBT authors of color. As a part of the Visiting Writers Program, Emanuel Xavier and Charles Rice-González will be coming to San Diego for several events in No- vember, one of which is a free reading and signing taking place on Friday, November 8 at the Centro Cultural de la Raza from 7 to 9 p.m. Then on Saturday, November 9 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the new Central Library in Downtown San Diego, the LGBT Multicultural Foundation and the Lambda Literary Foundation will host a free reading and panel discussion. Saturday’s festivities culminate with the Foun-
dation’s main event, the organization’s one-year anniversary celebration, held at and catered by the Bamboo Lounge at 1475 University Avenue in Hillcrest from 7 to 9 p.m. The celebration prom- ises to draw local scholars and artists, community leaders, including the best and brightest from various organizations and will serve as a premier
literary event in San Diego. Both Rice-González and Xavier will conduct
brief keynote addresses and give readings followed by discussions, allowing attendees to enjoy the intimate company of these two gifted writers from New York City. New books by both authors will be available during the gala and at all Literary Foundation events for donations that match cover prices. San Diego Multicultural LGBT Literary Foundation Co-founder and CFO Stephany Farley commented, “This is such an incredible opportunity for San Diegans to be able to partake in a cultural and literary scene that has not been available before. This is also particularly exciting given our organization’s dedication to spotlighting voices of LGBT people of color who are too often ignored.” Don’t miss your chance to share in a San Diego
first and welcome two talented and award-win- ning writers to our diverse community. Tickets for the anniversary celebration are a mere $30 and can be purchased
atbrownpapertickets.com. To find out more about the visiting writers Emanuel Xavier and Charles Rice-González, visit them online at
emanualxavier.com or charles-
ricegonzalez.com. If you have questions about the San Diego
Multicultural LGBT Literary Foundation or want to find out more about this organization, “like” them
atfacebook.com/sandiegomulticulturalLGBT- bookclub or go
tosdliteraryfoundation.org.
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