The Ninth Annual Border Book Festival
April 3-6, 2003
Mesilla, New Mexico
Schedule
We are delighted to present this year's Schedule of Events. Please visit this page to get the most up to date information about activities at the Festival.
Not all events require tickets; however, if there is a cost associated with the event, tickets are required. We encourage you to reserve your tickets early. Now you can make Reservations for all events online!
VENUE CHANGES!!!
- Please note that the Saturday night readings and awards ceremony has been moved from the Mesilla Community Center to the Hershel Zohn Theatre on the NMSU campus.
- The Dance is now at the Palacio Bar with music by Dulce. The address is 2600 Avenida de Mesilla. 505-525-2910.
SOLD OUT!!!
- Friday Showing of "Señorita Extraviada"
- Friday night Readings by Denise Chávez, Benjamin Saénz, Luis Urrea, and Rubén Martínez
- Saturday night Readings by N. Scott Momaday and Sandra Cisneros; Presentation of the Premio Fronterizo and other awards
- Sunday tour of Mesilla
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Thursday April 3 |
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Time |
Event |
Location |
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Various
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School visits
by featured visiting writers Stella Pope Duarte, Rich Yañez,
Loida Maritza Pérez, and Oscar Casares
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Las Cruces and
Mesilla, NM
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10 AM
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Presentation
of "The Hunt for Pancho Villa" by Paul Espinosa
Q and A following |
Doña Ana
Community College (DABCC)
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11:30 to AM to 1 PM
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Visit with An Author with Loida Maritza Pérez,
Oscar Casares, and Las del Jueves. In Spanish/En Español
Cost: Free |
Frietze Store, Mesilla
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12 Noon
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Presentation
of film "Y No Se Lo Tragó La Tierra" by Tóma
Rivera
Q and A following |
Doña Ana
Community College (DABCC)
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4:30 to 6:30
PM
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Showing of "Uneasy
Neighbors" a film by Paul Espinosa
Welcome by Fountain Board Members Followed by a discussion with Paul Espinosa Cost: $6 |
Fountain Theatre,
Mesilla
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7:30 PM
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Reading by Demetria
Martínez, Loida Martiza Pérez, and Oscar Casares
Cost: $7 |
Mesilla Community
Center
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Friday, April 4 |
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Various
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School Visits
by Featured Visiting Writers Stella Pope Duarte, Rich Yañez
and Maritza Pérez
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Las Cruces and
Mesilla, NM
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9 to 10 AM
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Storytelling
Presentations
Mesilla Elementary School, Lynn Middle School Call for information |
Mesilla
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2:30 to 4 PM
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"Voices
from Texas" film by Ray Santisteban
Special Student Showing Cost: $6 adults, $4 students |
Fountain Theatre,
Mesilla
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4:30 to 6:30
PM
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SOLD
OUT!!!
Showing of "Señorita Extraviada" a film by Lourdes Portillo Followed by a dsicussion with Ms. Portillo Cost: $6 |
Fountain Theatre,
Mesilla
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7:30 PM
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SOLD
OUT!!!
Readings by Denise Chávez, Benjamin Saénz, Luis Urrea, and Rubén Martínez Cost: $7 |
Mesilla Community
Center
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Saturday, April 5 |
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10 AM to 5 PM
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Trade Show, Libros
y Más, featuring books by national, regional and local presses
and authors
Cost: Free |
Mesilla Plaza
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10 AM to 5 PM
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Day long Storytelling
and readings at the Storytelling Tent
Cost: Free |
Mesilla Plaza
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10:30 to 11:30
AM
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"Voices
from Texas" a film by Ray Santisteban
Cost: $6 |
Fountain Theatre,
Mesilla
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10:30 AM to Noon
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"Whose Land?
Whose Water? Whose Language? Whose Culture?" Panel with Luis
Urrea, Demetria Martínez, Rubén Martínez, Oscar
Casares, and others
Cost: $5 |
Mesilla Community
Center
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11 AM to Noon
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Author signings
Cost: Free |
Mesilla Plaza
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11 AM to 3 PM
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La Posta Courtyard
Storytelling
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La Posta Restaurant,
Mesilla
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TBA
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Presentation
and film by Lourdes Portillo
Call for more information Cost: Free |
Tierra Madre
Community Center
Sunland Park, NM |
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12:00 Noon to 12:3-30 PM
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Showing of "Uneasy Neighbors", a
film by Paul Espinosa
Cost: $6 |
Fountain Theatre, Mesilla
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1 to 2 PM
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Author signings
Cost: Free |
Mesilla Plaza
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1:30 to 4:30
PM
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Homenaje/A Tribute
to the work of Arturo Islas, author of "The Rain God"
with special guests Barbara Glenn Momaday, Denise Chávez
and Benjamin Alire Sáenz Directed by Marcy Hundley
Cost: $5 Discussion following moderated by Margo Chávez-Charles |
Fountain Theatre,
Mesilla
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5 to 7 PM
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Four new videos
by Willie Varela including "Detritus The Remix," "Black
Cadillac," "Ambiens Series VIII: Houston," and "His
Hidden Presence"
Films followed by a panel discussion with Varela, Kate Bonansinga,and Stephanie Taylor Cost: Free |
JME Studios
Las Cruces |
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7:30 to 9 PM
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SOLD
OUT!!!
Reading by N. Scott Momaday and Sandra Cisneros Presentation of the Premio Fronterizo and other awards Cost: $10 |
Hershel
Zohn Theatre |
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9:30 PM
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¡Pachanga!
Dance for festival artists and attendees
Cover charge |
Palacio Bar
2600 Avenida de Mesilla 505-525-2910 |
Sunday, April 6 |
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9 AM to 1 PM
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Champagne Brunch
Reservation required Cost: $22 |
The Double Eagle
Mesilla |
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1 to 2 PM
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SOLD
OUT!!!
Tour of Mesilla including the historic home of Representative Paul Taylor Led by Dr. Jon Hunner, Professor of History at NMSU Reservations required Cost: $7 |
Mesilla (meet
outside the Double Eagle)
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1 to 4 PM
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Trade Show, Libros
y Más, featuring books by national, regional and local presses
and authors, Mesilla Plaza
Cost: Free |
Mesilla Plaza
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1 to 2 PM
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Author signings
Cost: Free |
Mesilla Plaza
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1 to 3:30 PM
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Viewing of "Señorita
Extravidada" a film by Lourdes Portillo
Followed by a Filmmakers Panel with Lourdes Portillo, Paul Espinosa, Willie Varela, and Ray Santisteban Cost: $6 |
Fountain Theatre,
Mesilla
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4 to 5:30 PM
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Reading with
Featured Writers Stella Pope Duarte, Rich Yañez, and Ricardo
Aguilar Melantzón
A special reading by Las del Jueves Cost: Donation |
Mesilla Community
Center
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Please make your reservations early, as there is limited seating at all venues. Daytime panels are $5, movies are $6, $4 for students. Thursday and Friday night events are $7 and the Gala Reading with Sandra Cisneros is $10. We offer a 10% discount for students and seniors. The Champagne Brunch is $22 to be payable to the Double Eagle. Following the Brunch, Dr. Jon Hunner, History Professor at NMSU will lead a tour of Mesilla. The tour fee is $7. Reservations must be made for both the Brunch and the Tour. All festival events are within close proximity to each other. For more information contact the BBF office at 505-524-1499 or by email at bbf@zianet.com.
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The Border Book Festival does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sex, age, or disability. If you need accommodation due to a disability to attend and participate in any of these events, please call us at 505-524-1499. For TTY communication, call us using the New Mexico Relay Network at 1-800-659-8331 and ask them to place a call to us.
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