FEBRUARY CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Hola, #MyComadres.

Here's our group photo from the January 2018 Comadres Birthday Celebration:

Happy 2018. Happy Birthday.

Now we are gearing up for fun in February; see below.  Join us!

February 6 (Tuesday) – COMADRAZO – WEAR RED!

Join us on Tuesday, February 6, 2018, at 6:00pm at the American Diabetes Association at 333 7th Avenue, btwn 28 & 29 streets.

Remember to bring your ID, a friend or two, and something to eat /drink and share. And, to wear RED.

**RSVP to the eventbrite invitation or email us to confirm attendance.**

February 20 (Tuesday) – NEW!  TWITTER BOOK CLUB CHAT

NEW!  We are starting an online Twitter Book Club Chat on Tuesday, February 20, 6:30pm EST.   Follow us at @ReadLatinoLit, and please use our hashtags #ReadLatinoLit and #MyComadres.

Our Book of the Month is THAT WAS THEN by Julia Amante. 

Book Summary:  Dr. Grace Montoya won a battle with cancer five years earlier, but now she is sick again, and while Grace thinks it’s time to pass down lessons to her daughters before it’s too late, those who love her plan to save her. Her colleagues have medical cures, her mother has made a deal with God, but it’s her 17-year-old daughter, Jessica who devises the most unexpected medicine of all – finding her Mom’s true love.

February 26 (Monday) – BOOK CLUB TELECONFERENCE

Every month we chat with our Author of the Month. On Monday, February 26, 8:00pm EST, we’ll be chatting with author Julia Amante (THAT WAS THEN).  Members are welcomed to send in questions on the book or the author.

Register today at www.latinolit.com.  Early registrants may win a free book.   

We hope to see you at any or all these events. 

LAS COMADRES NYC NETWORK MODERATORS

Gladys, Maria, Miriam & Nydia

Las Comadres Book Club Discussion Leaders

Maria, Dora Maria, Nikki & Tess

#MyComadres

#ComadresFun

#ReadLatinoLit

JANUARY 2018 -- CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Happy New Year, Comadres!   Felicidades! 

Here is our calendar of events for January 2018:

Jan 4 (thurs)— An Evening with Author Erika Sanchez, 6:00pm, Solas Bar, 232 East 9th Street.  Free admission. Cash Bar. Bring friend and munchies to share.

Jan 5 (fri)— Three Kings Day Parade. Meet at 10:30am at El Museo del Barrio (1230 5th Ave at 105 St). We’ll end with lunch at La Fonda.  If you are interested, please email us at lascomadresNY@gmail.com so we have accurate number for restaurant. 

Jan 9 (tues)— Comadrazo Birthday Celebration

6:00pm Institutional Investor (1120 6th Ave at 43rd St).  

We are celebrating the New Year and everybody’s birthday!  

We’ll provide the cake! You bring ID, munchies to share AND a small birthday gift for a fellow Comadre.  Watch for the Eventbrite invitation coming soon. 

Jan 16 (tues)— Comadres Book Club Meeting, 6:00pm, Atrium Lobby, Philip Morris Bldg, 120 Park Ave at 42nd Street (across from Grand Central Station). Look for Comadres table. Our first book of the year is IT'S NEWS TO ME by Olga Campos Benz.

Jan 27 (sat)— Mosaic Workshop with El Barrio artist Manny Vega. Cost= $25. Workshop is limited to 15 people. If you are interested, please email us at lascomadresny@gmail.com. 

Las Comadres NYC Network Facilitators

Gladys, Maria, Miriam & Nydia

Book Club Discussion Leaders

Maria, Dora, Nikki & Tess

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 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