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Last Chicago Events of 2011
Next week is the last Palabra Pura of the year, featuring Luis Humberto Valadez and Tim Z. Herna'ndez in a poetry face-off. (Fortunately they're old friends, so any blood-letting will be in good fun.) If you haven't heard Luis or Tim live, it's one of the most unique experiences you'll have with poetry. For example, check out Luis in action.

Palabra Pura: Luis Humberto Valadez & Tim Z. Herna'ndez
Wed., Nov. 16, 2011, 7:30pm
at La Bruquena restaurant (upstairs), 2726 W. Division, Chicago

Then the next night in Hyde Park, we're presenting the contemplative fiction and non-fiction of Sergio Troncoso. He'll be reading from his new books From This Wicked Patch of Dust (University of Arizona Press) -- a novel about the Martinez family, who struggles to stay together despite cultural clashes, different religions, and contemporary politics across the U.S.-Mexico border -- and Crossing Borders: Personal Essays. Learn more about Troncoso here.

Reading with Sergio Troncoso
Thurs. Nov. 17, 2011, 7:00pm
University of Chicago's International House
1414 East 59th Street

{From La Bloga: Also check out Daniel Olivas's interview with Sergio Troncoso this past Monday here.}

Finally, in Donation Watch: thanks to generous gifts from people like you--or maybe the person next to you--we are half-way to our $400 matching gift goal for December 1st, and one step closer to our overall fundraising goal for the year-- huzzah! Please help us keep up the momentum!

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