Books and Roses - Sant Jordi 2019
Friday, April 19
POEZIO, foreign languages poetry festival: Intermediate Catalan II students will read their poems.
Tuesday, April 23
A special edition of CAFÈ CATALÀ: exchange of books and roses and Catalan refreshments. Catalan speakers of any kind, past, present or future, all welcome!
Saturday, April 20
St. Paul & St. Andrew Church
263 West 86th Street New York, NY
10:00am Doors open
10:15am Program:
Greetings
Legend of Sant Jordi, written by Verónica Sánchez
Music and poetry by Marc Migó
The voice of Meïa
And a Broadway finale with Gara
Program for children: Readings and workshops: roses, dragons and more.
Sardanes
Catalan refreshments
Organized by Catalan Institute of America, in collaboration with Ferragut Fund for Catalan Culture in the US.
April 19-28 – discover Catalan literature at the Gallimard bookstore in Montreal!
Tuesday April 23 – 1 :30-5 :00pm – Exchange of books and roses at the Carrefour interdisciplinaire et interculturel (CII), Département de littératures et de langues du monde, Université de Montréal, followed by a party from 6 :00 to 8 :00pm!
Saturday April 27 – Reception offered by the Cercle culturel Catalan at Maison des écrivains in Montreal.
Organized by Cercle culturel catalan du Québec, Librairie Gallimard and Médiathèque en études catalanes de l’Université de Montréal.
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMHERST
Tuesday, April 23
12:00pm to 2:00pm
Herter 301
“Joan Brossa: Can Visual Poetry Be Translated?”. A Talk by Hillary Gardner (MFA, University of Iowa), Poet and Literary Translator
6th Annual Sant Jordi Translation Contest. Award Ceremony. Poem “Clau de serres lletrades” by Joan Brossa (1919-1998)
Lady Lamp. A Dramatic Reading of Marta Aran's play La noia de la làmpada. English translation by Dr. Elena Igartuburu (PhD candidate, Comparative Literature). Directed by: Tatiana Godfrey. Actors: Vishnupad Barve, Maegan Clearwood, Bianca Dillard, Elena Igartuburu
Pa amb tomàquet Cooking Tutorial. An introduction by Vera Balmont, UMass exchange student from Barcelona.
Open Literary Reading. Bring your favorite literary texts in any language!
Red roses, coffee and treats for all!
April 20th, 10:30-11:30pm
57th Street Books
1301 E. 57th St., Chicago
Dragons, Knights & Royalty, Part III: A St. Jordi's Storytime
April 23rd, 6:00pm
1301 E. 57th St., Chicago
Sant Jordi Day 2019: Francesc Parcerisas - "Still Life with Children"
With author Francesc Parcerisas
RSVP required
April 25-27
The North American Catalan Society (NACS) Colloquium
University of Chicago
Tuesday, April 23
2:00-3:00pm Roses in Red Square
3:30-4:45pm Catalan Cinema in ICC 302-P
5:00-6:00pm Lecture in McGhee Library: Prof. Vicent-Lledó-Guillem: The Making of Catalan Linguistic Identity in Medieval and Early Modern Times
7:00pm Catalan dinner in ICC 450
VII Jocs Florals at CU Boulder: Literary Contest. Deadline: April 20th, 11:59pm
Tuesday, April 23
9:00am-4:00pm Book Exchange, EC Lobby, Eaton Humanities and UMC Hall
6:00pm VII Jocs Florals Ceremony and Dinner, RAMY C250
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
Tuesday, April 23, 5:00-7:00pm
Room 1090, Lincoln Hall (note: not FLB)
Sant Jordi - Catalan Movie Night: ESTIU 1993 (Summer 1993), director Carla Simón
In Catalan with English subtitles
Popcorn provided :)
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY
Tue, April 23, 12-2:00pm
5215 Dwinelle Hall (Library)
A Catalan celebration with roses, books "dracs" & snacks! Bring a book to exchange with someone!
