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Wednesday, October 19, 5:30pm
Geek & Coffee, Fabrica Aurora
free
Todo y Nada with Gaia Schilke, Jose Luis Mendoza Aubert, and Soledad Son Jarocho
Each month Todo y Nada features accomplished local writers and musicians while showcasing voices from the community at our open mic. Music, poetry, stories, and more. All mediums welcome! This month we are excited to feature poet Gaia Schilke and poet/musician Jose Luis Mendoza with his Mexican folk music ensemble Soledad Son Jarocho.
Hosted at Geek & Coffee on the grounds of Fabrica La Aurora. No cost for entry. We will pass the hat for our musicians and food/drink purchases are encouraged to support the venue. All seating is outdoors. See you there!
For details and to sign up in advance for the open mic contact Matthew at matthewbrouwerpoet@gmail.com. Whatsapp or text: (360) 510-9686.
Gaia Schilke is a poet and visual artist who has lived in San Miguel de Allende since 2016, and for 3 years before that in Costa Rica. A spoken word poet during the 80s and 90s in NYC, Gaia’s poetry and illustrations have been published in numerous literary magazines, journals and books internationally. Gaia was the curator of reading series at The Knitting Factory and The Nuyorican Poets Cafe in NYC, and co-founder of the multicultural arts magazine A Gathering of the Tribes. Gaia’s book of illustrated poems & stories, From the Margin (Stray Dog Press) was published in 1997. Schilke’s most recent collection, A Coney Island State of Mind, was published in 2020.
Jose Luis Mendoza Aubert is an actor, director, playwright, and poet who has worked for over 35 years in theater and cultural activities in Canada, the United States and around Mexico. He founded and directs the theater company "La Comedia del Universo," and has been involved in countless productions for the past 15 years in San Miguel de Allende, Queretaro and elsewhere in Mexico. He's a musicologist, has been a judge for the International Film Festival for 9 years, is a board member of the alternative cultural center “El Sindicato”, and gives visual arts and theater classes in grade schools and universities.
These days, you’ll find Jose Luis and Soledad Son Jarocho warming hearts and inciting spontaneous dancing with their vibrant classical Mexican folk musical arrangements, including every Thursday evening at Geek & Coffee.
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