DECEMBER NEWSLETTER

Hola, Comadres!

We thank Comadre Melanie Iglesias Perez and Simon & Schuster for hosting us this month. And, we thank all of you who brought in contributions for the Canned Food Drive.

Save the Date! Friday, January 5, 2018, for our annual outing to the Three Kings Day Parade.  We’ll meet at El Museo del Barrio and go from there to the parade; we’ll end with lunch at La Fonda.

#MyComadres Campaign.  We are looking for photos and mini stories about how YOU became a Comadre, and how this group has inspired or helped you in any way. We want to share our stories as we connect with each other and with other Latinas in our city and everywhere. Please send your photos and stories to lascomadresNY@gmail.com.

We Thank You All for your support this past year, and wish everyone a Feliz Navidad and a

Happy New Year!

Las Comadres NYC Network Facilitators

Gladys, Maria, Miriam & Nydia

Las Comadres Book Club Discussion Leaders

Maria, Dora Maria, Nikki & Tess .

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Bronx Comadrazo.  Comadres Yadhira Gonzalez Taylor and Vivian Cotte have started a Comadrazo in the Bronx. Their second Comadrazo is Saturday, December 16, 12noon, at Poe Park Visitor’s Center. For more information, email viv@arteacreative.com.

Job Opportunities. Please remember to let us know of any job opportunities, volunteer positions or upcoming events you come across that would be of benefit to a fellow Comadre. Email us at lascomadresNY@gmail.com.

NEW COMADRES!  Welcome! Please make sure to sign up for our group list serv by registering at:  http://lascomadres.com/lco/join-las-comadres/.  

INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE FOR NEW YEAR!

Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience. – Paulo Coelho

  
  

#MYCOMADRES. MEET COMADRE C.C. AMAYA

C.C. Amaya is a writer, editor, and consultant residing in New York City. After 10 years of editorial and communication experience, C.C. Amaya has launched its digital media marketing, content creation, and writing services to small businesses and the general public. With a focus on imagination and sophistication, C.C. Amaya aims to create beautiful and effective content for all of her clients and collaborators. Writing for C.C. Amaya is not only a passion, but a way to document beauty. You can follow her journey to document the beautiful on: Facebook (@ccamayainc), Instagram (@c.c.amayainc), and Twitter (@cyndiamaya).

NOVEMBER 13: CHATTING WITH LAS COMADRES COMADRAZO

Join us on Monday, November 13, at 6:00 pm at Credit Suisse for our second CHATTING WITH LAS COMADRES COMADRAZO.

TOPIC:  Your Social Media Story: How To Optimize Each Outlet For Your Purpose.   

Our speakers are Comadres Dora Maria Abreu and Cyndi Amaya, both experts on the social networks.  

Dora Maria Abreu is the Social Media Coordinator for the Las Comadres & Friends National Latino Book Club and a NYC Book Club Discussion Leader since 2007. Dora Maria is also an avid technology and education professional with progressive work experience in IT support and as a software engineer / developer but also in career and professional and personal skills. She has helped youth of all ages and community at large through mentoring, coaching and providing a variety of programs and workshops on internship preparation, leadership / professional development as well technical classes for those within and outside the STEM field.  By being part of the John C. Maxwell Team she has been able to build on these skills and reach a wider audience. Dora Maria enjoys music, dance, sports, photography, poetry and reading.

C.C. Amaya is a writer, editor, and consultant residing in New York City. After 10 years of editorial and communication experience, C.C. Amaya has launched its digital media marketing, content creation, and writing services to small businesses and the general public. With a focus on imagination and sophistication, C.C. Amaya aims to create beautiful and effective content for all of her clients and collaborators. Writing for C.C. Amaya is not only a passion, but a way to document beauty. You can follow her journey to document the beautiful on: Facebook (@ccamayainc), Instagram (@c.c.amayainc), and Twitter (@cyndiamaya).

RSVP by November 10, 12 noon.  

As always, bring your ID and a friend or two.  Also, bring food and drink to share.  

We'll see you there.  

Las Comadres NYC Facilitators

Gladys, Maria, Miriam & Nydia

Email:  lascomadresNY@gmail.com

Facebook: @LasComadresNYCNetwork

Book Club: www.latinolit.com

Blog: www.lascomadresnyc.blogspot.com

Use our hashtags:  #ComadresFun, #ReadLatinoLit 

OCTOBER NEWSLETTER & CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Greetings, Comadres!

Happy Hispanic Heritage Everything! We celebrate our Latinidad all year long!

Many thanks to Comadre Kimberly Hernandez and Univision for hosting us this month.   

NEW COMADRES!  Welcome! Please make sure to sign up for our group list serv by registering at:  http://lascomadres.com/lco/join-las-comadres/

We want to remind all Comadres to take advantage of our website-blog and Facebook page.  They are great resource tools for you to keep track of our meeting dates and activities.  We promise there will be at least one activity every month. 

We also encourage all Comadres to join the Book Club.  Join us even if you don’t finish the book; the discussions are amazing.

Last, but not least, please join us in praying for families in Florida, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Las Vegas.

Best wishes for a Happy Fall!

Las Comadres Facilitators       

Gladys, Miriam, Nydia & Maria

Las Comadres Book Club Discussion Leaders    

Maria, Dora Maria, Nicole & Tess

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Calendar of EvenTs

October 7, Sat –LitCrawl, 6:00pm

sponsored in part by Latinx in Publishing

Havana Outpost, 757 Fulton Street, Brooklyn (corner of South Portland).   

       6pm—poetry reading from La Pluma y La Tinta

       7pm—Literary Loteria sponsored by LxP      

October 17, Tues –Book Club, 6:00pm

New Location! Pershing Square Atrium on the corner of 42^nd Street & Park Avenue; across from Grand Central Station. (Doesn’t have visible address but it is to the right of 60 W 42^nd St.)  Look for the Comadres table.

                  Book of the Month:  Affections by Rodrigo Hasbun (Pushkin Press).  
It’s a fascinating tale of a Nazi family who flees to Bolivia after WWII and then embarks on an expedition to search for the lost Inca city of Paititi.  It’s a family’s voyage of discovery with unexpected consequences.

October 28, Sat – Women With Wings exhibit, 12noon

Artist and curator is Comadre Andrea Arroyo.

Maggie’s Garden, 564 West 149^th Street, Bronx

Meet in front of Garden entrance.  FREE.

October 30, Mon -- Book Club Teleconference, 8:00pm EST
Register for the teleconference with authors Rodrigo Hasbun and Jorge Argueta. We will be speaking with them about their new books.  Early registrants may win a free book.  Register now at www.latinolit.com. 

November 13, Mon:  Comadrazo / Chatting with Las Comadres informational series on Social Media.

November 14. Tues:   Book Club    

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Announcements

Visit our blog site—www.lascomadresnyc.blogspot.com—to find the latest Comadres news, calendar of events and member bios.

Job Opportunities. Please remember to let us know of any job opportunities, volunteer positions or upcoming events you come across that would be of benefit to a fellow Comadre. Email us at lascomadresNY@gmail.com.

Friday Fun. Join us on Friday’s on our Comadres Facebook page @LasComadresNYCNetwork, and share your photos. Use our hashtag #ComadresFun.

  Email:  lascomadresNY@gmail.com

  Facebook: @LasComadresNYCNetwork

  Book Club: www.latinolit.com

  Blog: www.lascomadresnyc.blogspot.com

  Use our hashtags:  #ComadresFun, #ReadLatinoLit 

September 2017 -- Comadres Newsletter

Greetings, Comadres!

Many thanks to Comadre Dora Maria Abreu and Credit Suisse for hosting us this month.  And thanks to Comadre Karen Valentin and her publisher Hachette Books for the free copies of her novel,

THE MOTHER GOD MADE ME TO BE.

Gladys, Miriam and Maria are also happy to announce that Nydia Marsella is joining them as a Comadres Facilitator.  Together they will make the Comadres NYC Network a better, richer community for Latinas.

Nydia began her professional career as an architect in Venezuela.  In New York City, she spent eight years working for the nation's first public Hispanic television network as a producer, writer, editor, and on-camera talent. Nydia has been nominated for three Emmy awards, and is currently producing and hosting her own cooking show called Mi Cocina Virtual.

Welcome, Nydia.

And welcome to all new Comadres.  Please make sure to sign up for our group list serv by signing up at:  http://lascomadres.com/lco/join-las-comadres/

Be sure to check out our Calendar of Events and Announcements, and best wishes for a

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month!

Las Comadres Facilitators       

Gladys, Miriam, Nydia & Maria

Las Comadres Book Club Discussion Leaders    

Maria, Dora Maria, Nicole & Tess

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Calendar of EvenTs

September 19: Comadres & Friends Book Club

Book of the Month:  THE MOST BEAUTIFUL: MY LIFE WITH PRINCE by Mayte Garcia.

September 21:  Comadrazo, 6:00pm 

September 23:  Free Museum Day at Museum of the City of New York to see the “Rhythm & Power: Salsa in NY” exhibit.  Meet in front of Museum at 12 noon. 

Get your tickets in advance at:

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/venues/museum-day-live-2017/?state=NY

September 25:  Comadres Teleconference with author Mayte Garcia. Free registration at www.latinolit.com.

October 3:  Comadrazo, 6:00pm

November TBD:  Comadrazo / Chatting with Las Comadres informational series on Social Media

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Announcements

Las Comadres & Compadres Writers Conference / Master Writing Classes on October 6 was cancelled.

Visit our blog site—www.lascomadresnyc.blogspot.com—to find the latest Comadres news, calendar of events and member bios.

Job Opportunities. Please remember to let us know of any job opportunities, volunteer positions or upcoming events you come across that would be of benefit to a fellow Comadre. Email us at lascomadresNY@gmail.com.

Friday Fun. Join us on Friday’s on our Comadres Facebook page @LasComadresNYCNetwork, and share your photos. Use our hashtag #ComadresFun.

SEPTEMBER CALENDAR OF EVENTS

  
COMADRES & FRIENDS WELCOMED!

Join us for All or any of these events.

Remember to wear your flowers!

RSVP at lascomadresNY@gmail.com

SEPTEMBER 19 (TUESDAY)  -- COMADRES & FRIENDS BOOK CLUB

Meet at 6:00pm at the "Reading Room" at Bryan Park on 42nd Street & 6th Avenue.  IF it rains, meet at the Bank of America Atrium across the street on 6th Avenue.  All readers welcomed.

Book of the Month:  
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL:  
My Life with Prince by Mayte Garcia

Music icon Prince is revered not only for his remarkable music, but also for his enigmatic and mysterious public image.  Few knew him as intimately as his first wife, Mayte Garcia, his longtime muse and mother of his only child. Mayte shares an intimate, candid and deeply loving look inside the personal and professional life of one of the world's most beloved artist-- Prince.

SEPTEMBER 21 (THURSDAY) -- COMADRAZO

Meet at 6:00pm at Credit Suisse at 11 Madison Avenue at 23rd Street.  
We thank Comadre Dora Maria Abreu for hosting us.

Please RSVP by September 18 so we have an accurate count for the Security Desk.  
Bring you ID, a friend or two, and food / drink to share.

We will have a special presentation from Comadre Karen Valentin, author of THE MOTHER GOD MADE ME TO BE.  Free books courtesy of her publisher Hachette Book Group.

SEPTEMBER 23 (SATURDAY) -- FREE OUTING TO THE MUSEUM OF NEW YORK

We are meeting at 12 noon outside the Museum of New York at 1220 Fifth Avenue (at 103 Street).  September 23 is Free Museum Day.  Get your ticket (good for 2!)  in advance at:

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/venues/museum-day-live-2017/?state=NY

We will be viewing the "Rhythm & Power: Salsa in New York" exhibit.  

#ComadresFun

AUGUST EVENTS CALENDAR

COMADRES & FRIENDS WELCOMED!

Join us for All or any of these events.

Remember to wear your flowers!

RSVP at lascomadresNY@gmail.com

August 15 (Tues) – Comadres & Friends Book Club, 6:00pm, 

Bryant Park Reading Room, 42^nd Street & 6^th Avenue

Look for the Comadres table and the balloons!

NEW BOOK!  LUCIA ZARATE by Cecilia Velastegui.  
The book is based on the poignant, real-life odyssey of the world's smallest woman. Pretty and gregarious, Lucia Zárate was just twenty inches tall. A celebrity after her 'display' at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial International Exhibition, Lucia's extraordinary, heartbreaking story is one of exploitation by greedy sideshow hucksters and a fishbowl existence on the road, from New York to Victorian London. We follow the adventures of diminutive Lucia Zárate and her devoted governess as they grapple with life and death, finding joy and adventure in their bumpy sideshow journey of more than fourteen years. This is an artfully balanced novel that is a mesmerizing tale of survival, resilience, and the uplifting force of friendship.

 PLUS! Our “Conversations with book” is THE QUEEN ENCHILADA COOKBOOK by Sylvia Casares.

August 16 (Wed) – Movie Night.  “Girls Trip” at the AMC Loews Theatre on 19 Street & Broadway.  

Meet in front of theatre at 6:45pm. 

August 28 (Mon) – Comadres & Friends Book Club Teleconference & Twitter Chat, 8:00pm EST

Register at www.latinolit.com. Listen in as we interview the month’s authors about their books and 

new projects. Join us on the TwitterChat as well. Our hashtag is #ReadLatinoLit

August 31 (Thurs) – Chihuly Night at the Bronx Botanical Garden, tickets are $35. 

Show starts at 6:30pm. Get tickets at:  https://www.nybg.org/event/chihuly-2/chihuly-nights/

September 21 (Thurs) – September Comadrazo at Credit Suisse, 6:00pm

#ComadresFun

AUGUST 2017 -- LAS COMADRES NYC NEWSLETTER

Greetings, Comadres!

Many thanks to Yvette Martinez and AARP for hosting us this month.

We have sad news and good news.  Sadly, Raesha Cartagena has had to step down from being a Comadres Facilitator for personal reasons, but she will continue to be a Comadre and will join us when she can. A search for another Comadre to join the Facilitator Team is underway.

The good news is the launch of our new Blog Site, where Comadres can find the latest newsletters, events calendar and member bios. We want more ways to connect with You!  Hence, our Facebook page and now this blog site.  Check us out at www.lascomadresnyc.blogspot.com.

#ComadresFun!  We had lots of fun at July’s events and have planned two activities for August – a movie night and a trip to the NY Bronx Botanical Garden for the Chihuly night exhibition; see back for more details. Join us and feel free to bring a friend. Use our hashtag #ComadresFun when posting to social media.

We’ve posted some photos below of our July activities, including the Chatting with Comadres information series at the July Comadrazo. Many thanks again to Julie Anna Alvarez and Vanessa Peters for talking to us about “Career Services.”  The next “Chat with Comadres” will be in November, and per your requests, it will be on Social Media.

Please check the Calendar of Events and Announcements on the other side. Join us for all or any of the events!

Las Comadres Facilitators                                             

Maria, Gladys & Miriam

Las Comadres Book Club Discussion Leaders           

Maria, Dora Maria, Nicole & Tess

JULY EVENTS PHOTO ALBUM

CHATTING WITH LAS COMADRES

Informational Series

Comadres Julie Anna Alvarez and Vanessa Peters 

on Career Services

TEMPLE OF SOULS THEATRE PRODUCTION

Julie Anna, Friend, Clara, Tess, Maria, Gladys & Miriam

not show Viv Cotte

#ONDISPLAY AT THE HIGHLINE

Lovely, Maria, Gladys, Lillian, Miriam, Dora Maria, Nicole

MEET A COMADRE!  DORA MARIA ABREU

Dora Maria Abreu is the Social Media Coordinator for the Las Comadres & Friends National Latino Book Club and a NYC Book Club Discussion Leader since 2007. 

Dora Maria is also an avid technology and education professional with progressive work experience in IT support and as a software engineer / developer but also in career and professional and personal skills. She has helped youth of all ages and community at large through mentoring, coaching and providing a variety of programs and workshops on internship preparation, leadership / professional development as well technical classes for those within and outside the STEM field.  By being part of the John C. Maxwell Team she has been able to build on these skills and reach a wider audience. Dora Maria enjoys music, dance, sports, photography, poetry and reading.  

WE WANT YOU!  Comadres are invited to email a mini bio and photo to be featured in an upcoming newsletter. Tell us about yourself and how long you’ve been a Comadre.

   

CALENDAR & ANNOUNCEMENTS

• August 15 (Tues) – Comadres & Friends Book Club, 6:00pm. 

·         August 16 (Wed) – Movie Night.  “Girls Trip” at the AMC Loews Theatre on 19 Street & Broadway.  Meet at 6:45pm.

·         August 28 (Mon) – Comadres & Friends Book Club Teleconference & Twitter Chat, 8:00pm.  Register at www.latinolit.com. Listen in as we interview the month’s authors about their books and new projects. #ReadLatinoLit

·         August 31 (Thurs) – Chihuly Night at the Bronx Botanical Garden, tickets are $35.  Show starts at 6:30pm.

Get tickets at:  https://www.nybg.org/event/chihuly-2/chihuly-nights/

·         September 21 (Thurs) – September Comadrazo at Credit Suisse, 6:00pm

JOB OPPORTUNITIES!  Please remember to let us know of any job opportunities, volunteer positions or upcoming events you come across that would be of benefit to a fellow Comadre. Email us at lascomadresNY@gmail.com.

ARE YOU ON THE LIST SERV?  If you are not receiving Las Comadres’ event emails, join the group at:  http://lascomadres.com/lco/join-las-comadres/

COMADRES FUN FRIDAYS ON FACEBOOK! Like our Facebook Page—@LasComadresNYCNetwork.

Comadre Miriam Molina is posting our upcoming events and monthly notices on our Facebook page. AND, every Friday we want YOU to share your photos with us of Comadres having fun. Use our hashtag #ComadresFun. Our link is

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1649438118686362/?ref=bookmarks

QUOTE OF THE MONTH                               

    Well behaved women                                   

    Rarely make history.                                      

          ---Eleanor Roosevelt                         

Email:  lascomadresNY@gmail.com

Facebook: @LasComadresNYCNetwork

Book Club: www.latinolit.com

Blog: www.lascomadresnyc.blogspot.com

Use our hashtags:  #ComadresFun, #ReadLatinoLit